Chapter 44 Pay Me Two Tael
People were selfish in nature. As long as their own interests were not influenced, they would rather to be onlookers and watch such hilarious scene.
But if their interests were involved just like Wang Guifang's behavior, they had to interfere.
Yang Fugui felt very annoyed as he couldn't risk whole villagers' life.
"Mrs. Wang, what do you want on earth? The problem needs to be solved in the end unless your family would rather waste time guarding this well than live your own life."
Of course, Wang Guifang did this for a purpose. She uttered slowly, "Well, it's easy to get over such matter. My daughter-in-law was instigated to run away by Wu family, so it's their fault. My family gave Yang Dali two tael for marrying off his daughter. If Wu family can give the same tael to me, then I won't stop them to fetch the water."
Two tael was not a small sum for ordinary people. Everyone gasped in astonishment at Wang Guigang's unreasonable demand.
This matter was totally an unexpected disaster for whole Wu family, so they refused to agree Wu's demand. Liu Cuihua spit, "Really? Shame on you! You're so cheeky. Obviously, your daughter-in-law was beaten away by you and your son, but now, you dare to ask us for compensation? No Way!"
Wang Guifang humphed and said with unscrupulous attitude, "Then, just keep the stalemate. Let us see who will be the final winner. The village head, what do you think?"
Yang Fugui certainly thought that Wang Guifang and her son were making trouble for no reason, but a thought flashed through his mind. The whole Xia family was just two people now. The village head, Yang Fugui believed only two people couldn't guard this well all the time. Could this matter be solved only if his Yang family fetched two more piculs of water to Wu family.
The village head looked at Liu Cuihua, his eyes full of apologies.
Although the village head didn't say his final solution, Liu Cuihua could still get his point.
Liu Cuihua knew it's a difficult situation for the village head to handle. Indignant as their Wu family, Liu knew clearly if she didn't make a concession temporarily, they would set themselves against all the villagers.
A thoughtful consideration led her to a temporary compromise. Meanwhile, Liu Cuihua firmly believed that Wang Guifang couldn't guard that well for a lifetime. As long as Wang left only for a moment, Liu won't cut Wang some slack.
Giving Wang Guifang a dirty look, Liu Cuihua snorted with a disdainful look, turned around and walked away.
Unwittingly, Wu Xiyuan just looked around. Su Jiuyue followed Liu Cuihua, her hand holding Wu Xiyuan's twist.
Back home, Liu Cuihua slammed the door heavily. Knowing Liu Cuihua was back, the rest of Wu family all rushed out to ask the result.
"Did everything go well, my kids' mom? Did you get the water?"
Seeing her family eagerly asked, Liu Cuihua became more angry, "Water? No! Wang Guifang is totally a mad woman. They even don't think about accumulating more virtue to offsetting future disaster. They are bound to be punished sooner or later."
Knowing Liu Cuihua was too angry to narrate the whole process, Wu Chuan then asked Tian Xiuniang what happened.
Tian Xiuniang just explained straightforwardly, scolding Wang Guifang the same time.
Wu Chuan was also exasperated and worried about the terrible predicament of lack of water.
"How much water is left?" Wu Chuan asked with vexation.
"Only the bottom-level of jar. Who could imagine Wang Guifang would do such a dirty deed! I washed two garments this morning, and I almost used them all up. " Tian Xiuniang replied dejectedly, and her nose wrinkled.
Wu Chuan, as the head of the family, made up his mind immediately, "Well, first, we need to borrow some water from our neighbor, Dajin's home so that we can still make a meal today. When day gets darker at night, Dacheng and Ercheng, you two furtively fetch some water from that well to fill up the urns in the kitchen and the jars in the yard."
Dacheng and Ercheng agreed and Chen Zhaodi also hurriedly ran to the kitchen to get a basin, hoping to borrow water from their neighbor.