Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

When the eldest lady said this, the young master of the Gao family felt a pang in his heart.

Old Madam Gao had always been dissatisfied with the first wife, not only because she was born in a humble family, which made her lose face in the circle of noble ladies for a while, and her eldest son's affair with a merchant girl was mentioned to everyone she met. It was also because although this daughter-in-law came into their family with a generous dowry and a grand wedding, she was like a stingy person. For several years, no matter how she tried to persuade him, she was unwilling to give some of her private money to support the family.

She had also thought about taking people to open her daughter-in-law's private vault and acting first and reporting later.

But the old man was very proud and refused to let her do so no matter what. He was also always worried that the matter of them forcibly seizing his daughter-in-law's dowry would be spread out and he would definitely be reported to the Censorate in front of all the civil and military officials in the court. Then he would lose his old face.

Ah, what's the point of her talking about career or not? Look at today, the emperor has confiscated his property and exiled him. How can she still expect that one day, he can be called back and used?

I want to eat shit.

I should not have listened to the old man. It would have been more practical to get the benefits first.

Look, now both the money and the people are gone, and everything is broken.

Mr. Gao had not expected these yamen runners to be so greedy, but it would definitely be impossible to ask them to spit out what they had eaten.

At this time, he only thought that when the family was searched, more than 100,000 taels of silver were confiscated from his daughter-in-law, and it was extremely difficult for his daughter-in-law to hide more than 2,000 taels. He did not expect that his eldest daughter-in-law concealed the money from him and was unwilling to pay.

So, Mr. Gao turned his gaze to his wife again. When the master turned his gaze to her, the old lady hugged herself tightly in alertness. If she was not being pinched by Lin Xiaoyue at this moment, she would have shaken her head like a rattle.

She only had more than 3,000 taels left. If she had to pay out 1,500 taels at once, it would be like asking for her life. She couldn't do that.

"Mother... Mother... please save... save me." The eldest son, who was delirious due to fever, slowly woke up. He was delirious due to fever just now, but he could still hear the chirping sound in his ears.

At this moment, he felt as if his internal organs were burning, as if he was thrown into a furnace and roasted. If he continued to burn like this, he would be burned to death.

But all his hopes are in his mother's hands, but his mother is unwilling to save him...

"Girl, we really don't have that much money, can you..."

"No." Before Young Master Gao could finish his plea, Lin Xiaoyue retorted, "If your family has no money, don't treat him. With just two words from you, you want us to save him for nothing. Even the yamen runners have to pay for the treatment. What? Do you think your status as an exile is more valuable than that of a yamen runner? Or do you think that you..." As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue looked Young Master Gao up and down several times with ill intentions.

Young Master Gao had never met such an outrageous and rude woman before. This, this, this is clearly a female gangster.

"Does this brother think that he is as handsome as Pan An, and that just a word from you is enough for my sister to help him for free? No way, no way, is this the way you so-called young masters behave?"

Everyone around him woke up and sat up to watch the show. Although Young Master Gao had his own thoughts, being watched by so many people made him feel as if he was stripped naked and extremely embarrassed.

Lin Xiaoyue felt bored. If it weren’t for the one thousand taels, she would have felt that the trip was in vain and a waste of time. She might as well have a good sleep.

"Let's go." He waved his hand, left the old lady of the Gao family as if throwing away garbage, called Chun Xing and left, leaving no room for the other party to bargain.

"Dad... save me... save... cough... cough... cough..." Feeling that his mother was about to abandon him for money, the tall young man could only turn to his father and make a weak cry for help.

"Tsk tsk tsk, old lady Gao is really stingy. She is well-known for being stingy."

"You just said you wouldn't save your own son's life. Tsk, tsk, tsk, how pitiful."

"She was born into the wrong family. Who told her that the one who manages the money in her family is a miser who doesn't know the difference between money and people."

"It's pitiful. He's going to die at such a young age. I don't know if Mr. Gao can count on his youngest son to survive in the future."

"Come on, everyone knows that the youngest son of the Gao family is a badass and spends the most money. If you count on him, you'll end up laughing."

When Mr. Gao was in power, everyone respected and flattered him. Who would be so unscrupulous as to ridicule someone in person and not offend him?

Now that everyone has been sentenced to exile, there is nothing to worry about. They will naturally step on each other as much as possible.

Mr. Gao was so ashamed by the mockery and ridicule from those around him that he shouted at his wife in frustration, "Why don't you take it out? Which is more important, your son's life or the money?"

Since Madam Gao married into the Gao family, she had never been scolded so harshly by the master, "Master..."

Young Master Gao: "Dad..."

"Na, don't you understand what I'm saying?"

Old Master Gao usually doesn't care about women's affairs and is only focused on his official duties. But now he has been ridiculed to such an extent. If he doesn't show some dignity, he will be trampled upon and will never be able to stand up again.

Finally, under the threat of Mr. Gao, Mrs. Gao reluctantly gave Chun Xing 1,500 taels of silver, and said viciously, "If you take the money, you must save the person well. If you can't save the person well, she will not only return the money, but also pay with her life."

Haha, who pampers this old hag? Who does she think she is?

Whoever wants to serve can do so.

Seeing Lin Xiaoyue pulling Chun Xing away for the third time, the Gao family was so furious that Lin Xiaoyue finally saw the opportunity and raised the price by another three hundred taels, calling it "mental trauma treatment fees."

The three members of the Gao family were furious, but they could do nothing. Now that they were being roasted on the fire, if they really didn't save them, they would definitely be accused of not saving their blood relatives, and they were afraid that no one would associate with their family anymore.

Lin Xiaoyue asked Chunxing to put the money away, and Chunxing did not delay. This was earned by her own ability. She would go down the mountain and go to the town to take Sister Sanya to eat delicious food.

The people around were just there to make a fuss and watch the Gao family's fun, but they didn't expect that they would end up paying money. They couldn't tell how they felt. Now that they thought about it, they remembered that someone in their family was also caned. It wasn't as severe as Mr. Gao's, but it wasn't much better either.

When I think of my family members who are also suffering from pain, and think of the fact that it costs more than a thousand taels to treat a disease... In the past, when life was prosperous, no one took this little money seriously. But now, more than a thousand taels, how many families can secretly hide it when their homes are searched.

It was fun to watch the fun, but when the time came, everyone was more concerned about their own interests. They all blamed the girl for being so heartless. She charged so much money for treating a minor illness. She was really money-conscious.