118 Chapter 118: Must Settle It By Today
It was a sharp contrast to her tyrannical attitude from before.
Wang Dashi frowned and wanted to shake off this unbecoming pestering from Madam Qian.
However, Madam Qian held on to him tightly and refused to let go.
The villagers around them started pointing and gossiping, which made Wang Dashi even more irritated.
“Ahem… I don’t give a hoot about your Wang family’s drama!” Zhang Mazi suddenly spoke up.
“Even though Madam Qian has been repudiated by your Wang family, the indenture that she had made which was signed by Wang Xiaomei, is still valid. How is your Wang family going to resolve this matter?” As he spoke, he looked at Wang Laoshuan.
Wang Laoshuan’s expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously looked at his second brother and mother.
He was someone who didn’t have his own opinion.
He divorced Madam Qian today because he was forced to by his mother and second brother. Otherwise, he would not have had such courage.
“Go to whoever received your silver!” Old Grandma Wang said straightaway. After she finished speaking, she looked at Madam Qian with furious resentment.
“That’s right! The money was taken away by this woman. If you want the money, go to her!” Wang Dashi added.
Zhang Mazi’s face instantly darkened.
“Get it from her? Hmph! She’s not the one who signed a contract with me. It’s your family’s Wang Xiaomei!”
“If you don’t give me money, then give me the girl!” As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Wang Xiaomei.
Wang Xiaomei began trembling at once and hid behind Wang Dashan.
Wang Dashan quickly blocked his sister from Zhang Mazi’s sight.
Just as he was about to ask Zhang Mazi to give him a few more days, Madam Qian suddenly spoke.
“I’ll return it… I’ll go back to my parents’ house and get the money back! But you have to take back the divorce documents! Boo hoo hoo… I’m a member of the Wang family in life and in death. I’ll never leave the Wang family! Boo hoo hoo…” Madam Qian cried loudly.
She had no other way out now that things had progressed to this point.
If she was really divorced, she would have to return to the Qian family.
Her parents were no longer around, and her brother and sister-in-law might not accept her.
Moreover, she was already at such an advanced age. She had given birth to the Wang family’s children. She had also raised her son into an adult and was about to become a grandmother.
If she were to be divorced now, wouldn’t all the suffering she had gone through before be in vain?
Upon hearing these words, Old Grandma Wang did not reprimand Madam Qian this time.
Wang Dashi also chose to remain silent.
The Wang family definitely had to get the ten taels of silver back somehow.
As for Madam Qian, when she had gotten the money back, wouldn’t they be the ones to decide how to deal with her?
“Fine! If you can get the silver back, then you can continue to stay in the Wang family.” Old Grandma Wang finally relented.
“But if you can’t get it back…” Old Grandma Wang’s voice turned ominous.
“Then don’t come back! And our Wang family will personally go to your family and ask for it!”
Madam Qian’s body shrank back.
“I will get it back! I will definitely get it back!” she hurriedly said.
Old Grandma Wang’s face was full of disdain.
“Then what are you waiting for? Get lost now! Go and get the money back!” she said sternly.
Madam Qian’s body trembled momentarily.
She looked up at Old Grandma Wang and wanted to say that it was already late and that she would leave tomorrow.
However, seeing that everyone was looking at her angrily and Zhang Mazi was pressing them aggressively, she didn’t dare to say anything.
“Alright. I’ll go! I’ll go back to my parents’ place now to get the money!” Hence, she said as she cried.
Thereafter, she stood up and glanced at Wang Laoshuan and her son, Wang Dashan, before turning around and leaving.
“Bah!” Old Grandma Wang was still furious as she watched. She spat on the ground behind Madam Qian’s departing figure. She simply hated Madam Qian to the core.
“Go back to where you came from. Madam Qian has already gone back to get the money. Once we get the money back, our Wang family will return it to you.” Old Grandma Wang quickly turned to look at Zhang Mazi.
Zhang Mazi’s face, however, turned very dark.
“No! We’re all here today, so either you return the money or give me the girl!”
“Hmph! Let’s not even talk about whether that Madam Qian can get the money back. Even if she can, I don’t trust your Wang family.”
As he spoke, Zhang Mazi turned his gaze to Wang Laoshuan.
“After all, the indenture doesn’t only have Madam Qian’s thumbprint!” he said somewhat sarcastically.
Wang Laoshuan immediately avoided his gaze.
Indeed, it was not just Madam Qian. He had also signed his thumbprint on his daughter’s indenture.
Although he was forced by Madam Qian, but…
As he felt his daughter and son’s stare boring into him at the same time, Wang Laoshuan wanted to bury his head in the ground.
Old Grandma Wang and Wang Dashi also stared at Wang Laoshuan in shock.
They didn’t expect Wang Laoshuan to do such a thing as well.
“Village Chief Li, since you’ve come forward, I must ask you to uphold justice and settle this matter today.”
“If things don’t work out, I can only take the indenture and go to the town’s brothel to exchange for silver. At that point, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
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“Don’t you dare…” Wang Dashan immediately yelled out when he felt Wang Xiaomei tugging at him.
The surrounding villagers also began to discuss among themselves. They felt that Zhang Mazi was pushing the other party too far.
However, there were also quite a few people who could understand Zhang Mazi’s point of view.
The Wang family’s matter might very well turn into a bad debt.
If Zhang Mazi didn’t act ruthlessly, he might not be able to get back the ten taels of silver.
“Hmph! Your Wang family is just so despicable! You refuse to return the money and are still being unreasonable!”
As he spoke, Zhang Mazi looked at the village chief.
“Or are all the people in Brook Falls Village this despicable?”
Upon hearing these words, the village chief’s face immediately darkened.
The surrounding villagers also became furious.
They were angry that Zhang Mazi had scolded them in tandem with the Wang family. They were even more angry that the Wang family had dragged the reputation of the entire village through the mud.
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“Alright. Then we’ll settle the matter between your two families today.” The village chief said in a solemn voice.
The Wang family was indeed in the wrong in this matter, and Zhang Mazi had some connections with the town official.
If this matter was not handled well, he was afraid he would not only offend the town official but it might also affect the reputation of the entire Brook Falls Village.
“Village Chief…” Old Grandma Wang frantically called out to the village chief.
However, the village chief only glanced at her indifferently.
“Although Madam Qian hasn’t gotten the money back yet, it’s impossible for your Wang family not to have money. You guys think of ways to gather the money to return them!”
“After Madam Qian gets the money back, she can return it to you!” The village chief said in a solemn voice.
His gaze turned to Wang Laoshuan and Wang Dashi.
The two of them stiffened and did not say anything.
Seeing this, Wang Dashan rushed to the two of them.
He grabbed Wang Laoshuan’s arm and asked, “Father, how much money do we have at home?”
Wang Laoshuan withdrew like a turtle. After a long while, he raised his head and looked at his son.
In the end, he uttered these words, “We have no money.”
Wang Dashan’s expression changed drastically.
“How can you not have money? Didn’t you and Mother save up some money after so many years? And where’s the money that I brought back from working in town? I’ve given it all to you. Where did the money go?” He grabbed Wang Laoshan’s arm and asked urgently.
At this moment, Wang Dashan was really panicking.
He suspected they didn’t have much money at home, but it was impossible that they didn’t have any at all!
If that was the case, how was their family going to come up with those ten taels of silver!
“We really… have no money,” Wang Laoshuan said with a pained expression.
“Your mother brought all the money to the Qian family. It was not just the ten taels of silver but also… the money to buy gifts and to thank the matchmaker. She spent… quite a bit.”
At this point, Wang Laoshuan’s face was thoroughly contorted with guilt.