A transmigrated woman ruined my whole family; I was reborn, seized a spatial ability, and had a full

Su Li was taken aback for a moment, then nodded quite calmly under the steward's gaze:

"Yes, sir. To be honest, I did initially intend to take revenge. My brother was injured by him for no reason, and as his sister, how could I swallow this insult? But during the investigation, I discovered that Sun Mao's evil deeds went far beyond that."

His actions not only harmed my brother, but also seriously damaged the order and interests of the dock. If this continues, it will surely cause great harm to everyone! You have always been committed to maintaining the stability of the dock, and if he continues to stay at the dock, it will be a great obstacle to your management.

Therefore, I hope that with your fairness and authority, he can receive the punishment he deserves, which would also rid the docks of a scourge!

After hearing Su Li's words, Steward Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, carefully examining her. After a moment, he slowly said:

"You are quite extraordinary, woman. If most people only think about revenge, they would probably use some underhanded methods, but you can think of things from a broader perspective, which is truly rare!"

The steward immediately decided to dismiss Sun Mao as a warning to others.

Sun Mao tried to argue his case, but the evidence was irrefutable, and he could only be taken to the government office amidst the contemptuous gazes of the crowd.

Several days later, a passerby discovered Sun Mao huddled in a street corner. He was dressed in rags, covered in wounds, and his former arrogance had vanished. He looked dejected and miserable.

Although the incident has been resolved, Zhao Ji felt guilty and grateful towards Su Li, and from then on, he listened to Su Li's every word and often helped Su Li's business at the dock, which made Su Li's business even more prosperous.

Su Li did not abandon the family after using them. She often brought medicinal herbs to visit Zhao's mother, and gradually, Zhao's mother's health improved.

As time went on, rumors about Su Li spread like wildfire through the docks and villages.

Everyone whispered among themselves that Su Li was shrewd and resourceful. One of the two people who bullied her brother was subdued by her, and the other met such an end. She was definitely not someone to be trifled with!

From then on, no one at the dock dared to provoke Su Li's family again.

Upon hearing about Zhao Ji and Sun Mao's ordeal, Su Erbo's family looked at each other in disbelief, their faces filled with shock.

Uncle Su frowned and said incredulously:

"How could a little girl like her manage to get things done like this? Zhao Ji and Su Mao are such cowards, they can't even handle this simple matter! When they were collecting the money, they made all sorts of promises to us, what a bunch of idiots!"

Su Zhen remained silent, but a hint of worry appeared in her eyes: "Father, Mother, do you think Su Li might have already guessed that we were the ones behind this?"

What a useless piece of trash! He can't even manage a maid, yet he dares to accept so much silver.

“We gave him a full twenty taels of silver back then, and we made it very clear that the money wasn’t just for the job, but also for keeping quiet. If he’s smart, he’ll keep his mouth shut.”

Mrs. Ma held her daughter's hand, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"Besides, things have already come to this point. What good would it do to expose us? Don't we already offend enough people? Let's wait a few days until things calm down before sending Granny Cai to sound out what they think."

However, there has been a wave of unrest.

The next morning, a group of people rushed towards the Su family's house, saying they wanted to demand an explanation from Su Lao Er.

Aunt Zhang, who was in the lead, had a flushed face and was waving her mallet wildly in the air, shouting loudly:

"Second Brother Su, you'd better give us an explanation today! Your husband has been telling everyone that your fourth daughter is making a lot of money at the docks and is trying to get us to raise the price of beans!"

Our whole family emptied our savings, even our coffin money, to stockpile beans. We even guaranteed it to our relatives, and now look what's happened—it's all gone!

The people behind them chimed in, all with angry expressions and eyes that seemed to spit fire.

"You have to give us an explanation for this!"

"Yes, you two really screwed us over!"

"Get out here right now!"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Su rushed out of the house. He was just looking for a way to vent his anger, and this was just asking for a scolding.

"Pah! Did I tell you to hoard beans? You were greedy and now you want to blame me? No way! Get out of my way!"

Hearing this, the crowd became even angrier and surged forward in a swarm, shouting, "If you don't give us an explanation today, don't blame us for being impolite!"

Seeing that things were going badly, Uncle Su quickly hid behind the door, bracing himself against it with both hands, leaving only his head sticking out, muttering to himself:

"If you've got the guts, then come in! I'm not afraid of you!"

Hearing the commotion outside the courtyard, Grandpa Su and Grandma Su hurriedly came out of the house. The scene before them made them dizzy and almost fall to the ground.

What a huge crowd! What did the Su family ever do to deserve this? Are these people going to tear down their courtyard walls?

Grandpa Su took a deep breath, suppressing his anxiety, and strode forward: "Fellow villagers, what's going on? What happened? Let's talk this out. Why resort to violence?"

"Pah! How could you, as the father, not know what your own son has done?"

"That's right! Open the door and let us in!"

In the crowd, everyone was talking at once, and Grandpa Su's voice was quickly drowned out.

He waved helplessly, forced to retreat step by step by the crowd, while Uncle Su behind the door finally realized that things had gotten out of hand, his eyes filled with fear.

The door creaked painfully, clearly on the verge of collapsing...

At this moment, Su Li walked out of the courtyard on the side at a leisurely pace.

The moment she appeared, everyone fell silent, their eyes fixed on her.

A faint smile played on Su Li's lips, her voice soft yet firm:

"Uncles and aunts, please calm down. Although I'm no longer in that business, seeing how difficult things are for you all, I'll take the loss and buy them for five coins a pound."

"What? Only five coins!" someone in the crowd exclaimed.

Aunt Zhang was so anxious that she stamped her feet, her eyes reddening: "Li'er, this won't do! Our purchase price is more than that, this is going to kill us!"

Everyone shook their heads and sighed, their faces full of frustration. But seeing Su Li's stubbornness, they couldn't think of any other way and had no choice but to grit their teeth and agree.

Anyway, it's better than letting it rot in my hands...

After everyone had left, Madam He frowned, her face full of worry, and asked:

"Little sister, why did you buy so many beans? Didn't we agree not to sell tofu pudding rice anymore?"

Su Li blinked: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I have my own plans and I won't let us suffer any losses."

She stood quietly in the courtyard, her posture upright, her sharp eyes piercing like swords towards the figure behind the second room's window, like a cheetah about to pounce on its prey.

With a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth carrying a hint of coldness, Su Li unconsciously clenched her fists, her body tensing up.

Previously, she was focused on her business and had no time to deal with the second wife's petty actions. Now she can finally free up some time to properly settle the accounts!