How did finding a wife for the villain become giving away a husband?

It’s not too much to ask him for a pair of legs, right?

"Sink the pond! Sink the pond!" everyone shouted.

Liu Fujin said pitifully, "Auntie, please, please don't do this to me."

The man in gray said, "I once saw Liu Fujin walking with a handsome man."

Someone reacted and said, "Now that you mention it, I have some impression of him. The man's attire shows that he is the son of a wealthy family. No wonder Liu Fujin would try so hard to get Liu Yan'an to marry him in his place."

"That's right, those rich young masters just want to have fun."

"How could he possibly marry Liu Fujin? That's just a foolish dream."

"Hahaha."

"He's just a country boy, how can he be worthy of it? He really has no self-awareness..." Someone shook his head and said.

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Their mocking and sarcastic voices soon brought tears to Liu Fujin's eyes.

Her eyes were red and she looked pitiful, which made the eyes of all the men present brighten.

The married women, however, spat at him and cursed him, saying, "You really look like a brothel boy. You dare to seduce men openly? You have no shame."

"Bah! Bitch, you should be drowned in the pond."

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Looking at the current situation, Father Liu shouted at Mother Song, "That's enough. What do you want? We are still relatives now, and Yan An is your son's husband."

"There's no need for us to make such a scene, right? Tell us what compensation you want, and we'll do our best to give it to you." Now it's not so important to worry about right or wrong.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that it was all Liu Fujin's doing. Sure enough, he was spoiled too much. He should have been locked up earlier.

Now I don’t know how much money I have to pay in compensation.

"I've been running around for more than two months looking after my son's legs, spending nearly 50 taels of silver. And then there's the matter of his replacement bride. When his father was still alive, we gave the Liu family taels of silver as a betrothal gift."

"When I got married three days ago, I gave your Liu family one or two taels of silver." Song's mother said.

"50 taels of silver? How could it be so much?" Mother Liu was shocked.

Mother Song snorted coldly: "If you don't believe me, you can ask the doctor to confront me. Anyway, I have a clear conscience."

Father Liu was more rational. He asked, "We have already married Liu Yan'an to your Song family. This betrothal gift cannot be returned."

"The betrothal gift was given to Liu Fujin, but he didn't marry into our Song family. Since Liu Yan'an married into our Song family, she is a member of our Song family. When Liu Yan'an married, she only had a tattered quilt and ragged clothes."

"Is this your Liu family's dowry? I don't recognize it. So I'll take the initiative and take out the six taels of silver as a betrothal gift to Liu Yan'an. You just give me the silver."

"If you don't give it to me, you can look forward to your future life. My husband has many good friends. Ha! Guess if I can..." Song's mother threatened.

Everyone looked at Liu's father silently. They knew what Song's mother said was true. The Song family did not have 50 taels of silver. It can be imagined that most of the silver was borrowed from friends by Song's mother.

Song's father's friends were not ordinary people. When Song's father died, many dignitaries wanted to help Song's mother, but were rejected by Song's mother.

Father Liu took a breath. He understood that what Mother Song said was true: "Is 56 taels too much? We can't afford it now." Isn't this asking for his life?

Song's mother laughed out loud: "Hahaha, you don't think that 56 taels of silver can solve this matter? My son can't stand up now, and there is no way he can take the imperial examination."

"Do you understand? Hahaha, you don't understand how I feel at all." Tears filled Song's mother's eyes, but she still tried hard not to cry.

Father Liu was silent. Liu Fujin carefully protected her belly, lowered her head and said nothing.

Liu Fujin's attitude has already shown that he has done everything Song's mother said.

"Then...what do you want?"

"One hundred taels of silver." Mother Song said calmly to Father Liu.

Although she appeared calm on the surface, her heart was in turmoil. If possible, she would rather have her son be healthy than take the one hundred taels of silver.

"You...you...this is too much." Father Liu felt his eyes darken. One hundred taels of silver, how could he possibly come up with that?

He could save six taels of silver a year, and that was without any unexpected events.

"That's none of my business. Anyway, if you don't give me a hundred taels of silver, I will take away everything in your house. And these things will not be counted towards the hundred taels of silver."

"Write me an IOU. My patience is limited." Song's mother took out three IOUs, which had various forms of compensation written on them. It was obvious that she came prepared.

"Three IOUs, one for you, one for me. I'll give one to the county magistrate for safekeeping. Isn't it a coincidence? My husband happens to be friends with the county magistrate."

In fact, she could have made a great living with these relationships, but... she didn't, because she knew that she had to rely on herself for everything.

Relying on others will never last long. Instead, she will be worried every day, which is not what she wants.

Father Liu's back bent a little. With so many people present, he had no choice but to sign three IOUs.

Mother Song collected them with satisfaction, then asked everyone to let them go. She stared at the jade pendant on Liu Fujin's waist and said, "This jade pendant looks valuable. Maybe if you sell it, you can pay back the money."

"Are you going to pay me back now? If not, we'll happily take these chickens."

"No, I don't agree." Mother Liu said loudly, and she looked at Father Liu helplessly.

Liu's father stared at Liu Fujin's jade pendant thoughtfully, and Liu Fujin's heart suddenly turned cold.

Liu Er looked at Song's mother and waited for her to say something.

Seeing that Father Liu didn't say anything, Mother Song said directly, "Take these chickens, go back and stew them for everyone to make wine and food, and everyone will have a share."

"Okay." Liu Er said with his teeth bared.

When everyone heard this, they immediately cheered, thinking that the trip was worth it.

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