"Thirty taels." Xia Qianqian stretched out her slender fingers, and her pretty little face smiled like a spring flower in March, so beautiful.
Xia Dinghai thought Xia Qianqian was poisonous. Thirty taels of silver, wouldn't that be the death of him? He would rather help Xia Qianqian rebuild a kiln: "I will help you rebuild the kiln."
"No, I don't trust your kiln-building skills. What if you tamper with it?" Xia Qianqian said.
Xia Dinghai cursed the bad girl in his heart, why is she so smart? But he vowed: "Don't worry, I will build a kiln well, and I guarantee it will be bigger and more useful than your original kiln!"
"No, I still don't believe you. You pay me and I'll build the kiln myself." Xia Qianqian said. This kiln was her first work, and she discovered its flaws after using it for a long time. Since it was destroyed by Xia Dinghai, she could just build a bigger and better one.
"Then I'll compensate you ten taels of silver." Xia Dinghai gritted his teeth.
Xia Qianqian looked at Xia Dinghai steadily, her face darkening little by little, and she said indifferently: "No bargaining! Thirty taels of silver, not a cent less. If you pay even a cent less, I will see you at the government office."
"Xia Qianqian, I'm your uncle!"
"Heh, you still know that I'm your niece? Why didn't you remember it when the kiln was destroyed?" Xia Qianqian sneered.
Fan Ming said: "Xia Qianqian, this is not about money. Even if he compensates you now, he will still do evil in the future. It is better to send him to the authorities and put an end to the trouble forever!"
"Yes, let him go to jail and don't let him do evil again." The villagers echoed.
Xia Dinghai was terribly scared. He was greedy for money but afraid of officials. He said tremblingly, "Your grandmother is in charge of the money. I can't make the decision. Please let me go home and ask her for money..."
"No need, I've already asked someone to notify her." Xia Qianqian said.
Xia Dinghai was almost biting his teeth. He felt like a fool for jumping into Xia Qianqian's trap. However, it was a secret that he was going to destroy the kiln tonight. How could Xia Qianqian know about it
"Are you wondering how I knew you were coming tonight?" Xia Qianqian saw through his thoughts and asked deliberately.
Xia Dinghai nodded.
"I guessed. You have been squatting at the entrance of the village for several days. You suddenly withdrew today. You must have thought of a backup plan. As expected, you want to destroy my kiln." Xia Qianqian smiled, but her eyes were cold. "So, am I right?"
"No, I don't. I don't believe you're that powerful!"
"It turns out that I'm just that capable." Xia Qianqian shrugged. "I spread the word that I wouldn't go home tonight just to wait for you."
Xia Dinghai's face was blue and red.
After a while, the person Xia Qianqian sent came and handed Xia Qianqian a bag of silver: "Miss Xia, this is from the Xia family."
Xia Qianqian opened it and counted it. Thirty taels was not a small amount. She smiled with satisfaction: "Second Uncle, you can go back now. Next time you go out to do something bad, take the silver with you, so I don't have to send someone to ask for it."
Xia Dinghai was frightened by the plot and didn't dare to leave. He looked at her with doubt: "Are you really going to let me go?"
Xia Qianqian took a few steps forward and whispered, "Second Uncle, to be honest, I built this tile kiln just to extort money. The money I got from you and the Jiang family is not enough to make even if I sell tiles for two years!"
"You, you, you..." Xia Dinghai was so angry that he vomited blood after learning the truth, "Xia Qianqian, I want to tell everyone that you are a liar!"
"Go ahead and tell me if anyone believes you." Xia Qianqian didn't care. "You destroyed the kiln secretly. Everyone saw it. If you really don't agree, let's go find the official."
I wish my lovely apprentice a happy birthday and may you be happy every day!
(End of this chapter)