A blessed wife leads her husband to wealth and prosperity!

I pinched my thigh hard, ouch...

Lin He'er rushed to the gate, flung it open, and cried out, "Grandma Qian, please, please let me go! My family owes you money, but you can't just sell me! My poor little brother is still sick, and He'er has to help her mother take care of him. I can't just go with you like this!"

The piercing cry was truly heart-wrenching! The commotion startled almost everyone in the village!

This is the time when most families are eating, and everyone is carrying their bowls, listening to the noise and hurrying over here.

What's wrong? What's wrong? Whose pig died? Who's crying like that? It sounds so creepy!

Uh, I lacked experience and used too much force...

The play had to continue, so Lin He'er quickly got into character, lying on the ground and shouting as the people who suddenly surrounded her gathered around:

Dear uncles, aunts, grandfathers, and grandmothers, He'er begs you all to do me a favor and speak up for me. My younger brother is sick, and my mother went out to borrow money to get him medicine. Today, Aunt Qian came to our house to collect a debt. Although He'er is young, she knows that debts must be repaid! But this debt is being demanded so urgently. We borrowed the money, and we had just finished dinner when Aunt Qian came running over, saying that we must pay it back today. If we can't pay, she'll sell He'er to pay off the debt!

Wow! When did this old woman start doing human trafficking, selling other people's daughters like this!

If you don't want to lend money, then don't. I just lent it out, and now they're demanding repayment tonight. Are they playing me for a fool?

Upon hearing such explosive gossip, the crowd erupted into a frenzy, chattering excitedly.

Inside the house, Granny Qian was startled by the commotion Lin He'er was making outside. What nonsense was that brat spouting, even bringing up selling herself to pay off debts? How dare she slander this old woman! I'll tear her mouth apart!

He rushed out of the house, his face full of anger, and looked at Lin He'er lying on the ground. He immediately wanted to slap her!

Unexpectedly, although Lin He'er was kneeling on the ground, she had been paying close attention to the movements inside the house. When she saw the person running frantically out of the main room, she was already prepared to avoid them, and at the right moment, she shouted in a panic:

Mother-in-law, please, don't arrest me! He'er doesn't want to be sold, please give my family a few more days. He'er kowtows to you here.

After saying that, he kowtowed several times on the ground!

Lin Niangzi, who had run out right after Granny Qian, saw her daughter crying pitifully outside the house. Thinking that she, an adult, couldn't even protect her two children, she was overcome with grief and immediately ran to her daughter's side, hugged the child, knelt down, and wept bitterly.

The onlookers were furious, as if they had witnessed a tragic scene of a widow and her child being bullied by their wicked neighbor. They shouted for Granny Qian to stop! Just because she was a creditor didn't mean she had to push her to such a point!

"What do you all know? When did I, this old woman, ever say I was going to sell this girl? It's all nonsense she's spouting, a bunch of stupid donkeys braying away!" Granny Qian shouted to the crowd.

"Hey, Granny Qian, you old hag, why are you cursing people now? You heartless bastard, you've bullied people like this, are we blind? We've all been watching!" An aunt who usually didn't get along with Granny Qian stepped forward, hands on her hips, and started to argue.

Exactly, exactly. What a piece of trash! He doesn't even take a piss and look at his own stupid face, yet he calls us stupid donkeys. The villagers who were watching the spectacle are not having it.

Granny Qian was truly bewildered by Lin He'er's antics, so she immediately switched sides and started arguing back. Fighting multiple opponents single-handedly, she held her own quite well. He'er, observing her fighting prowess, was truly impressed!

Taking advantage of this moment, He'er winked at her mother, who was hugging her and had a heartbroken look on her face.

Lin Niangzi: …………?

What are you all yelling about? Why aren't you at home eating properly at night? Why are you out here causing trouble?

The village chief is here!

When everyone heard that the old village chief had arrived, they stopped arguing and hurriedly made way for him, who was unable to squeeze in from outside.

Lin He'er looked up and saw an old man in a blue cotton-padded jacket walking over with his hands behind his back.

"Hello, Grandpa Village Chief," He'er greeted the visitor.

Heya, get up. There's no need for such a grand gesture.

Uh, it wasn't because of the plot that I hadn't had time to get up yet! Thinking this, I quickly helped my mother up from the ground.

Lin Niangzi, looking embarrassed, stepped forward and called out: "Uncle Village Chief!"

Tell me, what's going on here?

Just as Madam Lin was about to speak, He'er quickly pressed her mother's hand down.

This way, we won't have to say a word; someone else will speak for us.

Sure enough, the auntie who had first started arguing with Granny Qian stepped forward and started babbling on and on…

He quickly explained the situation clearly, adding his own heavily biased opinions along the way, which He'er found quite satisfying. With others adding their own sharp comments from time to time, Lin He'er thought these villagers were truly a group of lovely and simple people!

"You want to sell people? You're the one who did this!" The village chief frowned and asked Granny Qian after hearing this.

"Village chief, that's not how it is at all!" Granny Qian thought to herself, after hearing what these people were saying, she really wanted to strangle them. They were helping that thieving girl slander this old woman!

Selling people is something you can't just admit to doing. Doing it will make you a laughingstock in the village. Only in years of famine or disaster when people can't survive would someone think of selling their children, and even then, it would be done secretly. No one would dare to buy or sell people casually on ordinary days. The village takes its population very seriously.

Granny Qian was a sensible person at this point. She sat down on the ground and shouted, "I came here to collect a debt, but I didn't say I wanted to sell people. I won't do such a morally reprehensible thing. You can't wrong me just because there are many of you." As she spoke, she grinned and slapped her thighs, wailing loudly!

"Speak up! What are you doing? Get up right now! You're a grandmother now, yet you're acting like a child throwing a tantrum. It's truly shameful!" The village chief, seeing Qian's behavior, was greatly annoyed and scolded her with a long face.

Oh, oh, after being yelled at by the old village chief, Granny Qian knew when to stop and quickly stood up straight, trembling.

Village Chief: Lin family, you should also speak.

Lin Niangzi understood what her daughter meant when her palm was gently scratched.

Uncle Village Chief, Aunt Qian did indeed lend our family two taels of silver.

Granny Qian: See what I said...

"What are you shouting for? Let the Lin family finish speaking!" Qian Shi jumped up and down, which annoyed the old village chief.

I did borrow money from my aunt. It's true!

It's true that my aunt came to collect the debt after dinner. Xia Xiang used the money to buy medicine for my child, and Uncle Village Chief knows about that. We really can't pay it back right away.

Qian, since you gave the money to the Lin family, why are you asking for it back?

Ah, this isn't… Granny Qian suddenly didn't know how to begin. She couldn't very well say that she had seen Widow Lin borrowing money and was plotting to trick her into exchanging her daughter for silver. If she said that, given the village chief's usual impartiality in handling matters, he wouldn't let her off the hook.

Unable to think of a solution immediately, he could only stubbornly shout: "The money is mine! I can come and get it back whenever I want. What does it have to do with anyone else? Anyway, I never said I would sell that girl."

Village chief: This is utter nonsense!

You're not sincerely lending money to the Lin family. You're only causing trouble for them when they're in trouble. If she doesn't want to lend you money, she can borrow from somewhere else. It's not like everyone else is like you, borrowing money here and then going back to ask for it back in the time it takes to eat a meal.

"Yeah, yeah, what's wrong with you? You're just bored, aren't you?" A bunch of people around them chimed in.

Granny Qian: Can my family suddenly need money too? I can't go wrong if I need my money.

It's not wrong for you to want money, it's wrong for you to lie! The old village chief could tell from Qian's behavior just now that the old woman was lying.

Living in the same village for a long time, you get to know what kind of people they are and what kind of character they have. That stingy woman, Qian, wouldn't just throw money away for nothing. Who knows what she's up to behind the scenes? I'm too lazy to get involved with this ignorant village woman.

Village Chief: Well then, the Lin family is indeed having some difficulties lately. Xia Xiang also came to my place to borrow some money. I'll have her write you an IOU, and I'll pay you back when I have more money.

"Two taels of silver! Her family doesn't even have a man in them. When are you going to pay me back? I don't want things to get messy again." Old Woman Qian was unwilling.

Village Chief: What are you afraid of if you have an IOU? I'll vouch for you. If you don't get the money back later, you can come to my house and get it from me, okay?

"Fine, fine," the village chief said, looking like he was ready to abandon the matter if she didn't agree. Afraid the money would run away again, Granny Qian could only reluctantly nod in agreement.

Granny Qian: It's really a case of not being able to get what you want and even losing two taels of silver!

Alright! The Qian and Lin families, come with me to write IOUs. Everyone else, disperse and go do what you were doing!

The village chief waved his arm at the crowd!