Quick Travel: Crazy Literature

Chapter 322: Poor Little Child in Ancient Times (5)

When a thick account book was presented to him, Heshan was delighted. Did he rob so much?

Her expression remained unchanged as she took it and opened it to take a look.

Wow, even the door frames, stone roads, flowers, plants and trees are included.

Mother Su's face turned a little red. Originally, she was right, but now that the young master of the Shen family had suffered a disaster, her account book seemed a little inhumane.

"Madame Liu, you are such a fool. Why do you write everything down?"

Su's mother coughed lightly and frowned as she pushed the responsibility away. Nanny Liu, who had taken out the account book, immediately knelt on the ground and admitted her mistake. It was the basic etiquette of servants to help their master take responsibility, and she was very conscious of it.

He Shan glanced at her sideways, then said nonchalantly: "It's okay, auntie, this is what I should do."

She waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, these only add up to... 300,000 taels, right? We will compensate you in full without a penny less!" She was kind enough to round it up to an integer. It's reasonable to make 210,000 taels into 300,000, right?

Su's mother's pupils shrank. Is this girl crazy?

"... Yongen, are you serious...?"

"Real! It's more real than real gold. But aunt, you know I can't come up with so much money right now..."

Mother Su: You are waiting here, right? Her face froze for a moment, and just as she was about to show her displeasure, she heard the other party continue:

"So let's sign a written agreement first, and I'll compensate my parents once I contact them!"

Su's mother thought that she was trying to threaten her with her family, but she didn't have that idea. Without waiting for her answer, she turned around and asked the maid to get paper and pen to draft a compensation agreement.

This document has to be signed. If she doesn't sign it, Heshan will stare at Su's mother coldly, saying that she looks down on their General's Mansion and is looking down on others!

Heshan was firm in his attitude. Su's mother felt like she was being roasted on a fire and was prevented from leaving. She had no choice but to sign the contract. Then she watched her future daughter-in-law run to the backyard to get Young Master Shen, who had a broken leg, to sign as well.

In the end, Su's mother returned home dizzy with the freshly-made agreement. She dared not to tell Su's father about it until he repeatedly asked her. After hearing this, Su's father felt that his wife was asking for too much and his future daughter-in-law was a fool. He got very angry about this, but things had come to this point, so he could only wait for Shen Ping to come back and explain it properly to avoid a rift between the two families.

On the other hand, at the Shen Mansion, Heshan was smiling happily at the huge debt of 300,000 taels. The signature of Shen Xiuwen on it was real, because she said that it was he who started the fire that caused the chaos at the Su Mansion. The Su Mansion came to them and strongly demanded compensation of 300,000 taels of silver, otherwise they would arrest him and put him in jail.

Of course Shen Xiuwen didn't believe it, as the two families were relatives. But Heshan said that the Su family was not satisfied with her future daughter-in-law at all, and her parents were not around, so she had no power to resist if she was bullied. Even though her father was a general, he was not around and was out of reach. If she didn't follow the Su family's wishes, it would be too late to take revenge in the future.

"Do you really want to test whether they dare to do it? Xiaowen, your leg is broken. If you go to jail, you might even lose your life!"

Shen Xiuwen's face looked extremely ugly. His second sister was wrong. Although he and his sister grew up together with Su Chengan, he had eyes. Su Chengan was nice to his second sister on the surface, but in fact, he looked down on her and was not nice to him either. Otherwise, if he knew that he was injured, why wouldn't he come to see him?

Besides, he really didn't dare to gamble. He was the son of a great general. How could he be sued to the government?

"Sister... Three hundred thousand taels of silver, can our family afford it?"

He Shan spread his hands and said, "Of course... I can't take it out."

Shen Xiuwen's pupils were shocked: "...then you still!"

"But we have parents. Think about it, we are their children too. But Xiaowen, you also know that our parents have been away from the capital for so many years, and they have only sent us a few silver and letters. As the saying goes, if you give birth to a child but don't raise him, you are not worthy of being a parent!"

"Dad and Mom took my elder brother and sister away, leaving us alone in the capital to face the bullying and murder of others. Don't they owe us anything?"

“Xiao Wen, it doesn’t matter to me now that I’m older, but I feel sorry for you. Your parents were so cruel to abandon you when you were only two years old. I feel so sad!”

He Shan started to cry as he spoke, his eyes full of heartache for him, which made Shen Xiuwen feel sad. He couldn't help but think, yes, even if they wanted to stay back then, it should have been the eldest brother and the second sister. I was still so young, how could my parents have the heart to let them stay...

As for why he thought he should keep the second sister instead of the older eldest sister, it was because the eldest sister secretly sent him a letter some time ago. In the letter, the eldest sister said that she missed him day and night, and she wrote to him many interesting things about the frontier.

He could tell from every word in the letter how heroic and valiant his eldest sister was. A girl who yearned for freedom like that shouldn't be hidden in the backyard like his second sister and become a dull and boring girl in the house. Shen Xiuwen's eyes fell on Heshan, and sadness turned into disgust.

Heshan knew from his dead face that he was up to no good. He felt sorry for him and was afraid that he would have a chance to stand up again in the future, so he secretly gave him a good medicine.

"Xiao Wen, let alone 300,000 taels, even if it's 500,000 taels or 1 million taels, as long as you're in trouble, your parents will have to pay you this money. This is what they owe you. Think about your elder brother. He has been with your parents for so many years. Could he have spent less than you?"

"If it was you that your parents took away back then, maybe you would be the young general on the frontier today, enjoying the love of your parents! So I owe you something, and I should do my part for you. It's easy to imagine that your parents will definitely help you."

"Why!"

Shen Xiuwen was angered by these words, and the resentment in his heart burst out. These thoughts often popped up in his mind over the years. If he followed his parents, he would definitely be better than his eldest brother!

His eldest brother took away everything from him, why should his parents still help him!

Seeing that he had listened, Heshan smiled with relief: "Alas, this is fate. What's more, you have a broken leg now, and you are even worse than your elder brother. How can your parents value you?"

Shen Xiuwen looked down at his broken leg and pounded it viciously. It was all his elder brother's fault. If he had gone to the border, it would be his elder brother who had his leg broken instead of himself! He didn't want to be a cripple!

"It's all his fault! It's all their fault! Why didn't they take me away in the first place!"

Even the Shen couple hated him.

"Xiao Wen, then these three hundred thousand taels..."

"Sign! Second sister, you are right, they owe me all this, they harmed me!" He gasped and snatched the paper and pen from Heshan's hand, signed his name in two quick strokes, and actively put his fingerprints on it.

"Send them a letter and ask them to pay!"

Of course Heshan nodded happily, but there was no need to rush, because those guys would be back in less than half a year anyway, so just sit back and wait!

At the Su Mansion, because of what Su's mother had done, Su's father was worried that it would be difficult to explain when Shen Ping came back, so he asked his son Su Cheng'an to visit the Shen Mansion more often. The two children are already married, so they should not be estranged from each other.

Su Chengan was somewhat unhappy with his father's order: "Dad, I only treat Shen Yongen as my sister. Can't this marriage really be cancelled?"

Father Su looked at him strangely and said, "We don't have the custom of giving hairpins to my sister every year during the Qiqiao Festival and Lantern Festival."

Moreover, I can't give birth to a prodigal daughter who can take the initiative to reduce the debt of 210,000 taels to 300,000 taels. Father Su felt upset when he thought of this. But he had to marry such a prodigal woman to his son in the future. It's no wonder that his son is unwilling.

Father Su understood Su Chengan instantly, and reprimanded him softly in a low voice: "Okay, you are old enough. If you really don't like it, you can raise two more, but you have to figure out the priorities. You have to know what status the head lady of the Su family needs."

After hearing what his father said to this point, Su Chengan could only bow his head and agree, then leave. Then he went to his mother's house and went to the next door with a few casual and inconspicuous gifts.

At this time, Heshan, who was about to be visited, was squatting in the yard happily sipping wine. The maids and servants were all driven out of the door, using the excuse that she was under too much pressure and did not want to be disturbed. However, due to the relationship between the original owner and Su Chengan, as soon as he arrived, the maid would report outside the gate.

Hearing that someone was waiting in the living room, Heshan remembered that he had forgotten to put up a sign at the door saying "Su Chengan and animals are not allowed to enter".

"You didn't come yesterday, and you didn't come yesterday, but you came today. Are you asking us to pay you back the three hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"Humph, let him leave immediately and tell him that our General Mansion will never do anything like not paying back the money owed!"

She shook the wine glass, and the sound penetrated the door and reached the ears of Su Chengan who was waiting impatiently.

"...Yongen! What do you mean?"

Su Chengan was stunned. He didn't know about the compensation, but now he knows. But isn't it right to compensate? Their Su family was implicated by the Shen family! If Shen Yongen has eyes and wants to marry into their family, she should take the initiative. Is 300,000 a lot of money? !

"Shen Yongen, I always thought you were a reasonable person. I don't want to hear those offensive words again. I don't want to talk to you now. Just reflect on yourself at home!"

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for the other party to answer, Su Chengan turned around and left with a cold face. Although he treated Shen Yongen as his sister, he would never be as humble as her and flatter others. He was here today, but she was still hiding in the yard and pretending to be important. She was really ungrateful.

Heshan didn't bother to pay attention to him. He immediately called two capable maids and asked them to go directly to the gate of the Shen Mansion to have a good talk. After all, he couldn't deny the Su family's rights.

Chunhe and Xialiu were a little hesitant: "Miss, do you really want to do this?" If so, wouldn't the Su family be embarrassed?

The young lady raised her chin and said, "I want to remind everyone about the source of the fire. It's so hot and dry out here. I want them to avoid being as unlucky as Xiao Wen, who had a broken leg and a disfigured face. His life would be ruined."

"...?"

The two maids opened their mouths slightly, looked down at each other, and were secretly frightened.

The young lady has changed a little in the past few days. Although she still cares about the young master and checks on him every day, and talks to him and makes him laugh to prevent him from being depressed, she doesn't seem to care about him that much at other times. For example, now, isn't this clearly telling everyone that everything is the young master's fault?

Heshan drooped his eyelids and sighed, "Our Xiaowen is the son of a great general, how can he be such a coward? He faced his mistakes positively and admitted what he should have done. He can also use this to warn the world not to follow his path. This is a great kindness!"

Chun He and Xia Liu suddenly understood and stood in awe, straightening their bodies like a board: "Miss, you are right, it is us who are narrow-minded. Don't worry, we will go right away and will never let you down!"

"Well, that's good, go ahead."

As Heshan nodded and smiled with satisfaction, two maids and a group of people chased Su Chengan and set foot on the gate of Shen Mansion. Under the puzzled eyes of the people coming and going not far away, Su Chengan's left eyelid twitched wildly.

“Bang~~~~——”

The sound of gongs rang out. Chun He and Xia Liu, as expected of the head maids, were very eloquent. In a few words, they explained the fire incident in the Shen Mansion a few days ago and pushed out the culprit, Young Master Shen Xiuwen. Su Cheng'an, who was standing next to them, was shocked when he felt something was wrong and wanted to stop them with a changed face.

“…Our young lady even signed a huge compensation of 300,000 taels of silver for the Su Mansion!”

Su Chengan was furious: "You bastard! Shut up!"

Although Su Chengan thought that he should take the compensation, because of the relationship between the two families, if he did, it would definitely be his own reputation that would be damaged. So he had to secretly compensate him with the money. How could it be like what this slut said, that his family went to the door to force him!

Chunliu winked at the old woman next to her and stopped Su Chengan who was about to slap her.

"Su, Mr. Su... Don't be angry, we, the Shen family, will definitely pay back the compensation! My young lady said that our master is a general, a military commander who keeps his word and is very disciplined."

"This matter was indeed our young master's fault. Even though his legs were broken and his face was disfigured and he became disabled, we will not blame Madam Su for coming to our house with the account book! We will not blame your family for not even saying a word of greeting. This is our young master's fate! Wuuuuuuuuuu"

The people around them started to talk loudly: "Although the Shen family was indeed at fault, this seems a bit inhumane?"

"Master Shen is disabled!"

"The two families are related by marriage, but you don't even show some concern for them. Aren't you too cold-hearted?!"

"Well, what do you know? General Shen is not in the mansion. Isn't it normal to be bullied and looked down upon?"

Su Chengan's head was buzzing and his face turned red with anger. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out why the servants in the Shen Mansion did this.

He swung his fists twice but was stopped. The people were surrounding him, but he was still rational and knew that he should just do it in a moment of desperation. If he beat them in public at the gate of Shen's house, he would definitely face worse consequences.

"Just wait for me!" He uttered harsh words, glanced sinisterly at the gate of Shen's residence, and left.

Chunliu and the servants breathed a sigh of relief and went back to report.

However, Heshan was no longer in the yard at this time. She was as narrow-minded as a needle tip and had been concentrating on ambushing in Su Chengan's room in the Su Mansion.

Beat him today!