Chapter 4 Export Assistance
Obviously, Su Luo's words were more in line with Widow Li's wishes, but at the same time, they also deepened her guilt towards her husband. She burst into tears. Miss Xie frowned. It seemed that she was really well educated, and even her frown looked very elegant.
"Ms. Su, we are talking about a human life!" Miss Xie spoke up for justice and was very indignant.
Su Luo finally understood that what Miss Xie said was actually Mandarin. "But that person is already dead." She turned her head and looked at the shopkeeper of Xiangji. "The dead cannot be resurrected. Why should the living make things difficult for the living, right?"
Xiangji nodded quickly, and after finding some reasons in his own cash flow and living difficulties, he agreed to raise the compensation to twenty-five taels of silver.
He pulled Su Luo over and whispered, "I have people in both Zhuxian Town and Kaifeng Prefecture. If I didn't want to trouble you all, I wouldn't be afraid of going to the government. What's more, what evidence does she have? How can there be evidence to prove that she bought her things from me? I am willing to compensate her, and I have already been wronged."
Su Luo nodded, turned around to look at Miss Xie and Widow Li, raised an eyebrow, "Look how good they said it is."
Miss Xie pursed her red lips, already a little angry. Su Luo smiled and said to the shopkeeper of Xiangji: "Twenty-five dong is still too little. If her husband were alive, he would earn more than this. Besides, she is grieving over the loss of her husband and will certainly not be able to take good care of the children. Without the love of her parents, the chances of the children becoming problem teenagers are greatly increased. In addition, Mrs. Li is so young, the physical and mental pain she has suffered from losing her husband is beyond words. There are also the parents who have lost their son, the in-laws who have lost their son-in-law, and so on. It is not justifiable to give her twenty-five dong. I can't persuade them."
Those who were present were stunned by his words. Xiangji thought about it for a long time, probably considering the possibility that Widow Li would sue in Nanjing. Finally, he clapped his hands and said, "Thirty taels of silver. If it's more, I'd rather go to court."
Su Luo glanced at Widow Li. Widow Li was obviously very satisfied with the extra ten dollars out of thin air. Miss Xie was not satisfied and had already started to get angry. Su Luo was also not satisfied, thinking it was too little.
"You are so insincere. Why should I get involved? Mrs. Li, get ready to leave for Nanjing." Su Luo scratched his ears and turned to leave.
Widow Li was so stunned that she even forgot to cry. Miss Xie finally snorted without caring about her image, "Such unscrupulous merchants should be severely punished. Why are you talking to them for no reason...?!"
Su Luo glanced at Miss Xie and intuitively thought that her last sentence was about "what nonsense" but she felt it was indecent and forced herself to hold it back.
Xiangji must be afraid that Widow Li would really report it to Hai Rui. All bad guys are afraid of Hai Qingtian, and Xiangji is no exception.
"My business is not very big." Xiangji hung his head, no longer as arrogant as before, "You name a price, and we can discuss it ."
These words were said to Su Luo, which again caused Miss Xie to roll her eyes.
"Let's try one thousand taels first." Su Luo quoted a price. He didn't know what one thousand taels meant, so he tried it out first.
The crowd let out a sound similar to surprise. Widow Li turned pale and secretly counted on her fingers how many copper coins there were. Xiangji waved his hand and said, "Go, go to Nanjing. I'll pay for your travel expenses."
When he saw this posture, Su Luo knew that he had set his goal too high.
This cannot be blamed on her, because the smallest amount of money shown on TV is always 1,800 taels, which gave her a misunderstanding of the concept of silver.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Su Luo was never afraid of arguments. "If I really go if you're in such a hurry, everyone will hear it. You said you'd pay for the trip."
Xiang Ji turned around angrily, as if he had suffered a great injustice. Widow Li stared at Su Luo nervously, afraid that she would mess up the matter.
Su Luo weighed it and held up three fingers, "Three hundred taels."
Xiangji also held up three fingers, "Thirty."
Su Luo walked over and pressed down one of his fingers. "Two hundred taels, one hundred for each wipe. Is that good enough?"
"Three, thirty-one...thirty-two!" Xiangji stretched out three more fingers.
"One hundred! No less." Su Luo looked back at Widow Li, who was shaking with nervousness.
It was obvious that Xiangji really wanted to use money to settle the matter. After all, it would not be good for his business if the matter was reported to the government. Although he was selling fake goods, he had to take care of his reputation. So he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, "Fifty dollars, plus you can kill me."
Seeing Xiangji's yellow teeth almost bitten off, Widow Li's eyes lit up, and Miss Xie's eyes were full of anger. Su Luo turned around and glanced at him, "Eighty, one price!"
"You..." Xiangji was a little anxious.
Su Luo sighed in embarrassment and advised, "Those with bare feet are not afraid of those with shoes. If a woman gets mad, she can do anything. A desperate dog will jump over the wall, and a widow will get on the kang. She will make trouble for you every day."
Xiangji's lips trembled for a while, "Okay!"
Su Luo made a "please" gesture to Xiangji and said, "Go and get the money. We'll wait for you here."
Xiangji gave some instructions to the two waiters, and they turned and left. It was not far from here to Zhuxian Town, but not close either. If they went back now, they would be able to be back in the afternoon. Xiangji stayed behind to look after the money basket.
Miss Xie was angry for a while, but suddenly calmed down, probably because she saw Widow Li's surprised and happy expression. She tried her best to hide the trace of shame in her eyes, turned around and was about to leave.
Su Luo grabbed her wrist and said, "Ms. Xie, don't leave in such a hurry."
Miss Xie frowned even more tightly, "Since you have reached a consensus, there is no point for me to stay any longer. Out of sight, out of mind."
Su Luo wanted to ask her about Zhou's incident, but she just walked away, apparently she no longer had a good impression of Su Luo. Su Luo didn't force her, because the village was so small anyway, and if something happened in someone's family, it would spread throughout the village in less than a meal.
"I heard that Brother Zhou went to Miss Xie's house to propose marriage?" Su Luo asked the person in the crowd who had just provided the information.
"Rejected." Everyone answered her in unison. It seemed that this was a secret known to the whole village.
Su Luo had a headache and asked why.
"Money. Mr. Xie wants ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift. How can Brother Zhou have that much?"
Su Luo heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing that, and then he stuck his nose out in the direction where Miss Xie disappeared. As for money, as long as it didn't involve his own interests, he could always shamelessly act as the messenger of justice.
Widow Li was still crying while holding her child. It was unclear whether she was crying for her husband or for something else. Su Luo was a little irritated by her crying. The crowd began to disperse at this time. It was probably the halftime break. They should be able to gather again after the two guys came back.
Su Yi walked to Su Luo and said, "Sister, you...what's wrong..." After talking for a long time, he failed to express his intention clearly. Perhaps this simple child finally realized that his sister was different, and this difference was not caused by stimulation, but was fundamental.
Su Luo touched his head and said with a smile: "Who am I to you?"
"sister."
"Yes, I am your sister."
After Su Luo finished speaking, he stopped talking and just looked at Widow Li, which made her feel creepy. It was not until the two waiters came back that Su Luo looked away.
The clerk brought a small cloth bag with six ingots of snow-white silver in it. A gossiping vendor immediately offered his scale and weighed the silver. Adding the two baskets of money on the ground, it was exactly eighty taels. The next procedure was simple. As long as Widow Li signed the disclaimer issued by Xiangji, the transaction was officially completed.
Widow Li hesitated while holding the statement. Su Luo took the ink pad and stepped forward. After a while, a red fingerprint and a circle representing a signature appeared on the statement.
There were two copies, one for each party. Xiang Ji was finally relieved and became arrogant again. He pointed at Su Luo and Widow Li's noses and cursed them. Widow into tears again, but Su Luo smiled and held back Su Yi who wanted to come forward.
Xiangji left, leaving behind eighty taels of silver, which was a huge sum for a poor farmer. However, the villagers and vendors who were watching the fun around all chuckled at the same time and then dispersed.
Su Luo understood what that meant. This money was exchanged for Widow Li's happiness for the rest of her life.
Widow Li thanked Su Luo profusely, picked up a silver ingot and reluctantly handed it to Su Luo, but Su Luo just took out the declaration from Widow Li's hand, rubbed the red ink mark on his finger, and said with a smile: "Do you know why I didn't let you press it?"
Widow Li was a little confused. Su Luo held the statement to her chest, spread her hands, and tore it into pieces. "Go to Nanjing and find Hai Qingtian. It should still be in time."
