Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 78 - 78: 75: A Chilling Heart

“20 taels? In your dreams! No!”

Ms. Zhao was the first to yell, not caring that she was still half-hanging onto Di Yelei’s arm: “Even if you send us to the authorities, I still won’t have it!”

Ms. Wang beside her didn’t hold back either: “20 taels of silver? Do you think this silver was washed up in a flood? Send us to the authorities just do it, even if you send me to the county government, at most I’ll be an accomplice!”

Di Yelei suddenly laughed coldly!

This usually calm person suddenly became truly angry, and his towering fury almost directly burned people to ashes.

“You don’t have to give! If I don’t see the silver by 5-7 a.m, I won’t mind breaking his arms and legs to repay the debt!”

As soon as he said this, Ms. Zhao’s arrogance was instantly extinguished.

“Put Ah-Bao down first, put him down!”

Ms. Zhao desperately tore at Di Yelei’s sleeve.

“You can also choose to believe that I, Di Yelei, am lying, but bear the consequences yourself!”

After finishing speaking, Di Yelei threw Di Ah-Bao to the side with a bang.

“Ah-Bao! ——”

Ms. Zhao exclaimed in surprise and threw herself at the Di Ah-Bao on the ground.

“Don’t worry! He’s not hurt right now!”

Having said that, Di Yelei turned his head and looked at Ms. Wang: “As for you, Second Sister-in-law, you just took 20 taels of silver from Third Brother the day before yesterday evening, there is the IOU in third brother’s possession, stamped with Mr. Land Officer’s personal handprint. If the Second Sister-in-law finds prison food tasty, please indulge!”

After that, he didn’t stay any longer and led Liu Sisi and the two children straight out of the Di Family main entrance.

Di Gaoyuan stood silently in the dark corner, almost blending in with the surrounding darkness, not saying a word from beginning to end.

In the silent night sky hung a few dim stars.

The faint crescent moonlit all the surroundings with a hazy glow.

As they left the old house, a gentle mountain breeze blew their clothes and messed up their hair.

Liu Sisi couldn’t help but look back at the old house hidden in the darkness, a chilling coldness rose up her spine, causing her to subconsciously hold Ying’er tighter in her arms.

On the other side, Di Yelei also lowered his head and held Di Xuan in his arms.

“Let’s go!”

He didn’t say much but simply moved forward in silence.

Liu Sisi hurried to catch up.

Both walked quietly.

From a distance, occasional frog croaks and cricket chirps could be heard, as well as an owl flying by with flapping wings, emitting a series of eerie screams.

Liu Sisi quickened her steps, trying hard to approach the tall and sturdy figure in front of her.

The figure stopped and reached out a large hand back toward her.

“It’s chilly at night, are you cold?”

Liu Sisi hurriedly moved closer to his side and shook her head vigorously: “Not cold… it’s the heart that’s cold.”

Heart cold!

Di Yelei tried to take Ying’er away: “Yes! Heart cold…”

He murmured to himself.

Liu Sisi shook her head to stop his action, trying to walk shoulder to shoulder with him as much as possible. He deliberately slowed down, and the two of them moved forward at a leisurely pace.

“I plan to ask Zhang Peng and Li Wu for help, to see if I can borrow some!”

Liu Sisi nodded silently, remembering that the other person couldn’t see her, and quickly said with a soft hum, “Hmm! Brother Zhang’s family should be prepared, and as for Brother Li’s side…”

“Li Wu, he’s the fifth ranked brother in his family, so when his Uncle Li named him, he simply named him Li Wu to save trouble.” Di Yelei cut off the conversation.

“Oh, I’m afraid that the amount from Li Wu and Brother Zhang may not be much.”

This wasn’t Liu Sisi deliberately pouring cold water, but in her feeling, one tael of silver here far exceeded the actual purchasing power of 10,000 RMB in her previous life. Twenty taels of silver was far beyond 200,000 RMB, and who among ordinary farming families would have such a large sum of silver available? It seemed impossible.

Di Yelei unconsciously stopped in his tracks, looking back at her.

“I only have more than 3 taels of silver on hand from you, and the rest… is gone.”

Speaking of this, Di Yelei found it somewhat difficult to utter.

He had always told himself that he would give Sisi a good life, but as soon as she married him, she had to help him with his debts.

Now that the debts were finally gone, they were about to incur new ones immediately!

And this new debt hasn’t landed yet!

“There should be some silver from Zhang Peng, but Li Wu recently arranged a marriage for his son, so he may not have much silver…”

A barely audible sigh had not had time to be emitted, dissipating into the air.

“Dad! Dad, Xuan’er has money here!”

Di Xuan, who had been quietly nestled in his father’s arms, suddenly spoke up.

“Dad, Xuan’er has 43 copper coins at home. Mom gave 21 copper coins that day, and the New Year’s money given by the others, Xuan’er has been saving it, and it’s kept at home. When Xuan’er goes back to get it, give it to Grandfather to cure his illness!”

“Xuan’er…”

Di Yelei’s voice trembled slightly.

These sudden words from the young child touched the oppressed bottom of his heart.

He couldn’t help but hug the child in his arms tightly.

Even a seven-year-old child knows the principle of filial piety, so do the adults inside really not understand it?

“Xuan’er, you have a kind heart, and your grandfather would be very happy to know that…”

Liu Sisi tried to comfort him, but halfway through her sentence, she couldn’t continue.

Di Xuan once again emphasized, “Dad, Mom, what Xuan’er said is true! And there’s that set of four treasures of the study, Mom, you can give it to the doctor. Xuan’er hasn’t used it yet, they’re all new!”

“Or, should I go to Mr. Land Officer’s house to borrow some?”

Di Yelei suddenly thought of a way out and couldn’t help but say, “Although I don’t know how much I can borrow, Mr. Land Officer is a good person, and he will usually lend some. When the Dou Family went to him, Mr. Land Officer gave them 2 taels of silver.”

It’s true that money can topple heroes. At that time, Land Officer gave Di Yelei 2 taels of silver directly, saying it was a reward for the younger generation.

Since it was a gift from the elders, Di Yelei had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.

In this situation, if it wasn’t for being pushed to the point of having no alternative, he wouldn’t want to open his mouth to the old man.

“How about I go to the Land Officer’s house? In this situation, it’s more appropriate for me, a married woman, to come forward. You just go to Brother Zhang’s house and Li Wu’s house. We’ll act separately and borrow as much as we can.”

Liu Sisi suddenly suggested, and in fact, this was also the result of her thinking for a moment.

Di Yelei was reluctant to speak out, but a married woman could, even if she said something wrong, it wouldn’t matter.

“Alright… Sisi, you’ve worked hard.”

Di Yelei held Liu Sisi’s hand tightly, and he couldn’t say anything more.

“Husband and wife are one, so there’s no need to talk about hardship. For the fact that you were willing to let me stay at that time, it’s worth doing all this for you. However, I must tell you, Di Yelei, you can’t fail me in the future, otherwise…”

Liu Sisi pretended to be angry, trying to alleviate the tense atmosphere.