"No." Xia Qianqian refused.
Father Jiang and Mother Jiang were in despair! If they couldn't sell the house, how could they raise the twenty taels of silver to compensate Xia Qianqian
Xia Qianqian observed their expressions and continued, "It's too expensive."
Jiang's mother's eyes lit up. It sounded like there was something going on! She said hastily, "I'll give you another ounce of silver!"
"No." Xia Qianqian said firmly, "We have some savings now, and I plan to build a new house after the New Year. I can build my own house and make it any style I want, and it will be comfortable to live in in the future."
It sounded reasonable. Thinking about Xia Qianqian's usual style, Jiang's mother's tone became much weaker: "Two taels cheaper!"
Xia Qianqian said, "Stop nagging me and pay me back quickly. I still need to go to town to buy a quilt."
Jiang's mother and father looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Looking around the whole village, only Xia Qianqian could afford to buy a house.
Aunt Liu saw that she also wanted to buy, so she stepped forward and said, "I think you should compromise. The Jiang family has no money, and Xia Qianqian's family is short of a house, why don't we offset the two?"
Xia Qianqian frowned and looked at Jiang's father and mother: "You really don't have any money?"
"It's really gone." Jiang's mother said quickly, "The money I used to compensate you last time was borrowed from my mother's family."
“Is that so…” Xia Qianqian seemed very unhappy.
Jiang's father and mother's hearts were in their throats, and they looked at Xia Qianqian eagerly, as if she was their judge. What she said next would determine the fate of their son!
Xia Qianqian knew they were insecure, so she deliberately kept them on suspense until Father and Mother Jiang were sweating from nervousness, then she said, "I personally want the silver. But if you really can't pay it back, just do as Aunt Liu says! Otherwise, people will accuse me of taking advantage of someone's misfortune."
"Okay!" Father Jiang quickly agreed. He was afraid that Xia Qianqian would go back on her word, so he told the villagers, "Everyone, you have heard this. My family is using the house to pay off the debt. I will not let Xia Qianqian down in the future."
"Be a good person in the future." Xia Qianqian was secretly happy.
Mother Jiang said, "We will move out right away."
"Let me know when you've finished moving, and I'll go check it out," said Xia Qianqian.
"Okay, okay."
The Jiang family hurried back to pack their things, and everyone dispersed.
Xia Qianqian returned to her room and said to Qin happily, "Mom, we have a house to live in now."
"That's great, now we have a house. We don't have to worry about a draft when we sleep tonight." Qin was so happy that she finally didn't have to live in this shabby thatched hut!
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The news of the Jiang family using the house as collateral for the debt spread to the old Xia family, and everyone in the old Xia family hated and feared Xia Qianqian. Song sighed: "Who does Xia Qianqian resemble in character? The eldest brother is kind and the eldest sister-in-law is cowardly, so how could such a strong Xia Qianqian be born?"
"Maybe it's like..." Yang glanced at Grandma Xia, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
The most powerful woman in the Xia family is her mother-in-law, who oppresses her three daughters-in-law.
Grandma Xia suddenly felt proud: "That's right, Qianqian looks like me! It's a cross-generational inheritance!"
"Yes, Qianqian looks like your mother. She has inherited all the advantages of our Xia family. She will become a great person in the future!" Old man Xia also raised his head proudly.
Yang and Song looked at each other in silence.
Song was not convinced. Why did the second branch always let the first branch suppress them? It was fine that they were suppressed by Xia Dingshan at the beginning, but now Xia Qianqian was expelled from the family tree and was no longer a member of the old Xia family!
Song took a deep breath and deliberately asked, "Mother, when will my sister come back? Shanshan keeps talking about going to the county to play with her aunt!"
(End of this chapter)