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Li Ruyi's guess turned out to be correct. When Patriarch Li arrived, the first thing he did was to question Li Ruyi.

"How did you protect your brother? Why did you let him fall into the hands of these people?"

The words of Patriarch Li carry much more weight than those of the village head. As soon as he finished speaking, the discussions around him fell silent.

Li Ruyi clearly felt an invisible oppression coming.

She did not respond immediately, but stood there watching Chief Li approach.

"Grandfather of the clan."

Li Ruyi greeted people as usual, but Patriarch Li did not look at her. Instead, he walked past her and came to the front of the crowd with his crutches.

Because of seniority, the village head was even half a step behind him.

When Li Zhuzi saw the person coming, he cried even louder.

"Grandpa, save me, save me, I'm scared!"

Patriarch Li is obviously old, but his aura is stronger than that of young people.

As soon as he appeared, it was as if he had given the final verdict to everyone. Every expression and every word he said carried something that was unquestionable.

Li Ruyi did not speak rashly. She had to wait for an opportunity.

"Everyone, you have come from afar, and we are sorry for not hosting you well! But if anything happens, we can't take it out on the children. If we have something to say, we should talk it out. Our Li family will not let others bully us, but we are not without rules. Explain the reasons clearly. If the responsibility is ours, then we will naturally give you an explanation."

Patriarch Li finished his words by knocking and hitting, and the thug leader put away his knife.

It seemed like he was giving face to Patriarch Li, but in fact, he was just looking for a way out because he was embarrassed by Li Ruyi's argument.

"You are right, old man. In this case, we will give you some face."

"Your family sold his sister. The money has been collected and the indenture has been signed. It is only natural for us to come and take her away. What do you have to say?"

Patriarch Li's expression flickered.

He looked at Li Zhuzi, then at the man, and laughed.

"That's true, but outside of legal principles, there are only human feelings. We have to make things clear. Li Zhuzi is only eight years old this year. How can we take seriously what an eight-year-old child says and does?"

Patriarch Li would not allow anyone to talk about him, and he would not accept this indenture.

Li Ruyi tried hard to stand next to the village head. The more Chief Li did this, the more passive she would become when he attacked her.

The thug sneered.

"You are going to default on your debt. I have figured out that the people in your village are either small-time or old-time liars. If I don't show you our methods, you will think that we are easy to bully! Right!"

As he said this, he took out the knife again.

Patriarch Li shook his head and quickly stopped him.

"Wait a minute! This child is young and acted rashly without the consent of adults. He should be given a chance to make up for what he did!"

"I believe that you brothers are here for money, not to kill people. So, why don't we discuss how to resolve this matter?"

After hearing this, the village head frowned even more.

Patriarch Li's conciliatory policy seemed to be effective, and the other party put away the knife again.

"Okay! Then tell me, what do you want to do?"

Patriarch Li hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

"Well, we'll return the silver to you and take back the indentures. Of course, you brothers can't make a trip in vain. We'll give you another two strings of silver as a fee for running errands. How do you think?"

Two strings of money is two taels, which is already a lot!

But those people were unwilling to leave like this. Originally, this was a matter of asking for a sky-high price to pay back the money. How could it be reasonable not to raise the price?

"Two strings of cash? You want to order us around with just two strings of cash? You're dreaming!"

Patriarch Li sighed deeply.

"This child's family is poor. Both his parents are gone. He doesn't have enough food to eat every day, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of selling his sister. Two strings of coins is already the limit. So, as the clan leader, I will give an additional 500 coins, a total of 2,500 coins. Thank you for your help!"

Whenever those people bargained, Patriarch Li would increase the price, which gave them strong confidence.

The atmosphere of the original game changed immediately. The upper hand that Li Ruyi originally had was completely dispersed by Patriarch Li in just a few words.

The people burst into laughter.

"Five hundred coins? Hahaha..."

"This old man thinks we are beggars!"

"I can see that these people are really not afraid of death, hahahaha... Brother, cut off one of his fingers first and let them see."

The man holding Li Zhuzi also laughed, but there was a hint of fear in his laughter. He was worried that he would really anger the villagers and they would not be able to leave the village.

They have been asking for money for so many years, so they naturally know what kind of people can be offended and what cannot.

They are not in the right this time, and if this matter is not resolved properly, I am afraid there will be no way to resolve it peacefully.

They are in charge of the casino, not the building. They were just getting together to do a private job, so there was no need to risk their lives.

"Old man, my brother is right! How about I give you a finger first and then we can continue the discussion?"

Li Zhuzi, who had just held back his anger, panicked again and screamed loudly.

Chief Li's forehead was covered with sweat as he shouted to stop them.

"Don't hurt the child, don't hurt the child. Give me a number!"

The head of the village took a deep breath and turned to look at Patriarch Li.

Li Ruyi was not surprised, but just found it a little funny.

Why do they all think that if they can control Li Zhuzi, they are controlling their sisters!

"Ten taels! Give us ten taels of silver, and the matter will be settled!"

When Patriarch Li heard the ten taels, he refused to agree no matter what.

A new round of bargaining threats and re-bargaining began.

Finally, they agreed on five taels of silver.

At this time, Patriarch Li turned to look at Li Ruyi.

"Pandi, how much money did your mother leave for you when she passed away? Take it out and gather it together to get Li Zhuzi out first."

Li Ruyi looked at Patriarch Li and said calmly.

"My mother didn't leave a penny when she left."

When Chief Li heard this, he looked filled with bitterness and hatred.

"Then what should we do with the five taels of silver?"

He wanted to use this incident to bring up the matter of borrowing money, and then have Li Ruyi sign a document to borrow money from him.

But how could Li Ruyi do as he wished? It's just acting, everyone can do it!

Her eyes were filled with shock.

"What? Grandfather, you are so excited about the talk, but you didn't pay for it?"

Patriarch Li was also shocked by Li Ruyi's words.

"This... naturally has to be paid for by you. You couldn't protect your brother, and let him go out and cause trouble, and also caused so much trouble for the clan. Naturally, the responsibility is yours to bear! Otherwise, if all the clan members follow your example, wouldn't the Li family be in chaos?"

Li Ruyi blinked her big eyes and waited until he finished saying those high-sounding words before mercilessly peeling off his face.

"When you stepped forward, you said it was for the clan, and when you asked for money, you said it was for us!"

"But before you came, we had already agreed to let them take their money back and cut off Li Zhuzi's fingers and be done with it. But now you're here, and you want me to owe you five taels!"

"What does it have to do with me? I didn't cause the disaster. I'm also a victim, okay? I haven't asked anyone to compensate me yet!"

"I don't care anyway. If the tribe wants to care, then they can. If not, then just keep chopping off your fingers!"

As soon as Li Ruyi finished speaking, Patriarch Li's expression changed instantly.

"Li Pandi, you don't want to save your brother anymore?"