Chapter 41 22 Silver
Shen Yiyi covered her porcelain-white face with her hands, her voice so loud that it split into two parts, and hid directly behind Jiang Zuo, looking very scared.
“……………………”Jiang Zuo.
He looked at the Crown Princess behind him speechlessly. Is it necessary to act so fake? This acting is really a bit too much.
Looking at the man lying straight on the ground, still spitting
There was no need to guess, I knew he had been poisoned by the Crown Princess's poison powder, and I was shocked once again.
He was clearly following the Crown Princess closely, but he didn't even see how the Crown Princess drugged the man!
Even Shang Zhanchen, who was sitting on the ox cart, was shocked and stared at Shen Yiyi with narrowed eyes.
"……………………"
He also kept staring at the woman, never leaving his sight, and did not even notice how she drugged the man.
I'm afraid that Doctor Sun's medical skills are much inferior to this woman's.
Seeing their master fall to the ground, several servants surrounded him.
"master!"
"Master, are you all right?"
No matter how they shouted or filmed, the middle-aged man continued to foam at the mouth.
His eyes were staring straight at Shen Yiyi, as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out.
Seeing her grandson's eyes wide open with anxiety, Shen Yiyi curled the corners of her mouth in satisfaction.
"……………………"
This is all his own fault. He originally wanted to come here to ask what was going on.
If it's not a big deal, just say a few good words and the matter will be over.
I never thought that this old bastard was actually a pervert and had feelings for me.
Since this grandson is bad to the core, there is no need to say anything else.
The people around were also frightened and stretched their necks to look over here.
"……………………"
He was fine just now, how come he was spitting all of a sudden? Even the old man and the little girl looked terrified.
Especially the little girl, who looked only about twelve or thirteen years old, was so scared that she kept hiding behind the old man.
Seeing that their master didn't respond no matter how they called him, the servants were terrified. They hurriedly carried him onto the carriage and left quickly.
After seeing the carriage leave, Shen Yiyi came to the old man.
"Grandpa, what's going on?"
After hearing Shen Yiyi's question, the old man finally recovered a little and staggered to his feet from the ground.
"Alas, last year's harvest was bad, and I couldn't pay the rent. Mr. Zhang insisted that my granddaughter pay off the debt. I refused, so he brought people here to rob me."
After the old man finished speaking, he sighed helplessly. Last year's harvest was poor and it was difficult for his family to have enough food.
How can I get the money to pay the rent? Although Mr. Zhang is gone now, who knows when he will come back.
Now he and his granddaughter are the only ones left at home. If his granddaughter is taken away again, what's the point of living as a lonely old man?
Seeing her grandfather wiping his tears again, the little girl started crying too.
He also didn't want to leave his grandfather and didn't want to follow Master Zhang, according to what the grandmothers in the village said.
None of the girls taken away by Master Zhang survived.
Looking at the old man who had difficulty even straightening his back and the thin little girl in front of him, Shen Yiyi frowned tightly.
"Then how much money do you owe them?"
"One tael and two silver coins are a lot!" said the old man, and then sighed.
Although this year's harvest seems to be quite good, it would be good enough to just get the rent this year. I'm afraid I won't be able to pay back the one or two taels of silver.
When he thought about how Master Zhang would come to snatch his granddaughter away, tears welled up in his cloudy old eyes again.
Seeing how pitiful the grandparents and grandchildren looked, Shen Yiyi hesitated for a moment, but still reached her hand into her arms.
After groping for a long time, he finally took out two pieces of silver, but was reluctant to hand them over.
"These two taels of silver should be enough for you to pay the rent."
He stuffed the silver into the old man's hand. Although he felt distressed, it was still within his ability to afford.
What's more, it can save the little girl's life, so it's worth it.
Looking at the change in his hand, the old man was stunned for a moment, and quickly stuffed the money back.
"This is impossible!"
Even though the family is very short of money now, how can I have the nerve to ask for money from this stranger?
Although the girl was well-dressed, she didn't look like she came from a wealthy family. I guess these two taels of silver were not a small amount of money for her.
"Just take it if I tell you to." Shen Yiyi pushed the money back again.
Seeing that his granddaughter was about to be snatched away by someone, he was still pretending to be poor. Seeing that the old man was about to say something, Shen Yiyi quickly interrupted him.
"Actually, I'm not giving you this money for nothing. I want you to show me the way and see which family in this village is good.
We would like to stay here for one night and leave tomorrow morning."
As Shen Yiyi spoke, she pointed to the village in front, since the grandparents and grandchildren were embarrassed to ask for her money.
Then let them do a little favor and see which family in the village ahead is good.
When the time comes, I can stay there for a night so that I can get to know them better, and avoid being led directly into a bandit’s lair like last time.
The old man, who was about to refuse, suddenly brightened up his eyes after hearing Shen Yiyi's words.
"I still have two vacant rooms at my house, why don't you come to our house?"
Ever since their son and daughter-in-law died, their house has been vacant, so it's a good opportunity for this girl to stay there for a night.
"Really? That's great." Shen Yiyi's eyes lit up.
You really asked the right question. Since there is a spare room in this old man's house, there is no need to ask elsewhere.
Just when I was about to ask how far his home was from here, the old man handed me more change.
"Girl, you still have to......"
Before the old man could finish his words, he was decisively interrupted by Shen Yiyi.
"I've already said that this money is for you. Besides, aren't you afraid that your granddaughter will be taken away?"
It seems like this old man is stuck in his head. Even though we've given him the money, he keeps pushing it back.
He is not afraid that when someone comes to collect rent and he has no money to pay, they will snatch his granddaughter away.
The old man, who originally wanted to return the silver, after hearing what Shen Yiyi said.
He was obviously conflicted, holding the two silver pieces in his hand, his eyes red again.
I'm asking so much money for someone I don't even know, and I feel really bad about it, but if I don't want it.
Next time Mr. Zhang and his people come, they will definitely snatch my granddaughter away.
After hesitating for a while, the cloudy old eyes looked at Shen Yiyi again.
"Girl, let me kowtow to you, old man."
After saying that, he pulled his granddaughter to kneel down to Shen Yiyi, but was stopped by Shen Yiyi.
"No, no, no, you really don't have to kneel."
Shen Yiyi jumped to the side and avoided the old man in front of her.
At such an old age, kneeling down to a little girl like her would shorten her life. She doesn't want to die so early.
Seeing the Crown Princess jumping as fast as a monkey, Jiang Zuo on the side held back his laughter and looked at the grandparents and grandchildren in front of him.
"My eldest lady is kind-hearted, so you should get up now!"