Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Chapter 430 Envy

"Twenty taels! Give me twenty taels of silver, and you can take the person away right now!"

"Furthermore, her uncle and I can sign a dissolution document with you, as long as you give me this amount."

Xu Zhaodi was actually quite worried that Qiu Zhen and the others wouldn't accept it.

The widower who was willing to pay ten taels of silver to marry Qi Caixia died mysteriously. In addition, Qi Caixia had a bad reputation for losing her father and mother since childhood, and was afraid that Qi Caixia would become a burden to her.

What she did today was a one-off deal.

From now on, whether Qi Caixia lives or dies is none of their business.

Of course, even if Qi Caixia can't give birth to a son, the old woman in front of her can't return the person and make her pay back the money!

Zhou Renbin originally wanted to persuade his mother again, but after hearing Xu Zhaodi's words, he suddenly didn't want to persuade her anymore.

OK.

They hadn't even brought up severing ties yet, but the other party had already brought it up themselves. It seems they really couldn't wait to sell Caixia off.

After hearing this, Qiu Zhen turned her head and winked triumphantly at her youngest son.

How about that? Your mother's tactic of feigning retreat to advance was pretty good, wasn't it?

The eye contact between the two men had a different meaning in the eyes of Xu Zhaodi and Sun Lei.

Fearing that Qiu Zhen would be unwilling, Xu Zhaodi quickly added before Qiu Zhen could speak, "Eighteen taels, that's it, eighteen taels, no less."

She turned her head and found Qi Caixia in the kitchen. She went up to her and pulled her from the kitchen to Qiu Zhen, and began to promote her product.

"Big sister, take a good look at my niece. Look at her face, look at her figure. Let me tell you, you won't regret paying eighteen taels."

Qi Caixia was dragged to a secluded spot by Xu Zhaodi and publicly humiliated, which made her blush with anger and tears streamed down her face.

Zhou Renbin, sitting opposite, felt a pang of heartache and slapped Xu Zhaodi's hand away from Qi Caixia's grasp.

"Enough! How can you humiliate your niece's aunt like this! It's just eighteen taels of silver, I..."

Qiu Zhen, who was standing nearby, quickly interjected, "I heard that your niece has a bad background, having lost both parents at a young age? I also heard that a widower was willing to offer ten taels of silver to marry her, but unfortunately, that widower later died?"

"You're asking me for eighteen taels of silver, don't you think that's too much?"

"Where is there too much?"

Xu Zhaodi glanced awkwardly at Qiu Zhen, "Then, sister, what do you think is a suitable price?"

Qiu Zhen held up one finger to her, and before Xu Zhaodi could speak, she held up five more fingers.

"I can only offer fifteen taels at most, no more than that. Besides, my youngest son doesn't necessarily need your niece."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Renbin unconsciously tightened his grip on Qi Caixia's wrist and gave her a reassuring look.

Xu Zhaodi was somewhat conflicted.

"That was a really brutal cut..."

She felt most cheated by losing five taels of silver for no reason.

Sun Lei, who had been silent all along, suddenly tugged at her arm and whispered to her, "Zhao Di, fifteen taels it is. Let's sell the person quickly, otherwise if something happens to the other party's family after tonight, it will be really difficult to sell them."

Xu Zhaodi frowned and thought for a moment before reluctantly saying to Qiu Zhen, "Alright then, fifteen taels it is, cash on delivery."

"Wait a minute."

Qiu Zhen suddenly stopped Xu Zhaodi and glanced at her youngest son.

"Renbin, bring out the dissolution document and have both parties sign and put their fingerprints on it first."

Xu Zhaodi and Sun Lei looked at each other in surprise, assuming the other was an expert, so they didn't think too much about it and pressed their fingerprints on the severance document handed over by Zhou Renbin.

With tears in her eyes, Qi Caixia suppressed her emotions and stepped forward to press her handprint.

Qiu Zhen put away one copy of the severance document with Qi Caixia's fingerprint on it, and handed over the other copy of the severance document along with fifteen taels of silver to Xu Zhaodi and Sun Lei.

Xu Zhaodi took the silver and quickly bit it with her teeth.

Qiu Zhen scoffed and turned to leave.

"Renbin, take Caixia with you, let's go."

Zhou Renbin immediately replied crisply, "Okay, Mom."

Before Qi Caixia could even pack her clothes, Zhou Renbin pulled her away.

Zhou Renyu and the others turned and left.

As soon as they left, the neighbors who had been gathered in front of Xu Zhaodi's house started gossiping. Some were envious that Xu Zhaodi and Sun Lei had gotten fifteen taels of silver for nothing, and couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.

"Oh my, congratulations to Madam Xu on getting fifteen taels of silver for nothing! Look around, no one is as lucky as you, right? Our niece, who was raised like a cat or dog, can bring her uncle and aunt more than ten taels of silver in the blink of an eye. We are so envious."

"That is to say, it's a pity I don't have a niece. If I did, I would definitely raise the price even higher."

Some people couldn't stand it and made sarcastic remarks from the sidelines.

"Hmph, what a piece of trash. He only got the money by selling his own niece. What's there to envy?"

Xu Zhaodi stuffed the silver into her pocket and impatiently shooed the person away.

"Go away, all of you, get out of here! Don't gather in front of my house for no reason. If you want to say something, go back to your own house and say it!"

After chasing everyone away to a distance of about ten feet, she clapped her hands and went home with Sun Lei.

The neighbors were envious, but since it wasn't their own money, they could only sigh and disperse.

……

After Qiu Zhen and her men had walked quite a distance away, she suddenly took out a few taels of silver from her bosom and stuffed them into her youngest son's hand.

"Renbin, your brother and I will go back first. Take this money and take Caixia to buy some fabric and some other things that a young lady needs."

Zhou Renbin gripped the silver tightly, his eyes brimming with confidence.

"Oh, don't worry, Mother, I understand."

Hearing the conversation between the mother and son, Qi Caixia bit her lip tightly and refused to let go, tears welling up in her eyes.

She finally escaped from her uncle's house.

"Aunt Zhou, thank you..."

Qi Caixia looked at Qiu Zhen with gratitude, but she wouldn't say anything more.

Qiu Zhen smiled gently at Qi Caixia, took her hand and said affectionately, "Caixia, don't be so polite with me. We'll be family soon. Family doesn't need to be so formal. I just hope that you and Renbin will love each other for the rest of your lives."

Speaking of this, Qi Caixia quickly glanced at Zhou Renbin, then lowered her eyes and looked down at her feet, quite embarrassed.

"Ah."

Qiu Zhen was afraid that Qi Caixia would be embarrassed if she continued talking, so she told her youngest son and then took Zhou Renyu and the others home first.

After Zhou Renbin and the others walked away, he suddenly grabbed Qi Caixia's wrist and led her into the street.

"Caixia, come with me."

"Ah."

Qi Caixia smiled shyly and obediently let Zhou Renbin lead her forward.

Zhou Renbin took his beloved woman to town and bought a lot of nice things, so many that he could hardly carry them all.

Seeing that there were far too many, Qi Caixia quickly called for a halt.

"Brother Zhou, this is enough."

Seeing this, Zhou Renbin gave up.