Chapter 1020: Chapter 1020: Give Me Twenty Taels_1 Chapter 1020: Chapter 1020: Give Me Twenty Taels_1 If it hadn’t been for the matter of borrowing money from Li Rou and herself, Qiao Xiaomai definitely wouldn’t be extending her hand towards Qiao Changshun now.

She had just refused Li Rou and slapped her in the face, and here Qiao Changshun was, doling out twenty taels silver just like that, considering what? Kinship? Right now, Li Rou was probably figuring out how to mock her!

Encountering such a foolish father was infuriating!

“He is your in-law, you can spend your own silver to help him out. He is not my in-law. I’ve said it before, apart from Tong Sanlang and Grandpa Tong, I don’t recognize anyone from the Tong Family,” Qiao Xiaomai said with a cold face.

Qiao Changshun “…”

He rubbed his hands together, his face turning beet red as he stammered out an explanation, “It doesn’t have to be like this… you see, Sanlang’s parents are locked up, and the elder brother, he is quite simple and honest…”

He knew something about the situation of the Tong Family. Tong Sanlang’s success in the imperial examinations hadn’t brought any financial benefits to his family; previously, they had even had their property confiscated. Compared to the Qiao Family, they were downright destitute.

Moreover, since Tong Dalang had been working here for so many days, he had always been diligent and honest. Considering the New Year’s season, giving ten more taels silver wasn’t too much, was it…

“Their being locked up is the result of their own deeds; I never said I would forgive them. Father, listen to me clearly, anyone from the Tong Family, except for Tong Sanlang and Grandpa Tong, I do not acknowledge. The twenty taels silver, give them to me.”

Qiao Changshun “…”

His mouth opened and closed, but he didn’t know what to say; Qiao Xiaomai’s loathing for the Tong Family…

Wasn’t this a bit too severe…

He sighed and turned to go inside the house, soon returning with four small ingots, each worth five taels.

Qiao Xiaomai accepted the small ingots without expression and turned to leave.

“Xiaomai, you…”

“Father, eat your meal. I’ll go and talk to her,” Tong Sanlang cut off Qiao Changshun, reaching for a plate and loading it with five or six steamed buns before chasing after Qiao Xiaomai.

In the house, Qiao Xiaomai lit a candle and sat on the edge of the kang, sulking.

Seeing Tong Sanlang come in, she rolled her eyes. “Is that all, just a few steamed buns?”

“Don’t you have soup and milk tea in your space? It’s perfect with the steamed buns,” Tong Sanlang said with a smile as he walked over, placed the plate of steamed buns on the small table on the kang, then sat down beside her, wrapped an arm around her shoulders, and said softly, “Don’t be angry. See, I’m not even upset.”

“It’s my own father and not yours—he only knows how to hold me back!”

“What front legs and hind legs, you aren’t a pig,” Tong Sanlang teased, tapping her nose with his other hand.

Qiao Xiaomai immediately glared at him, “Are you calling me a pig?”

“I’m the pig,” Tong Sanlang admitted his mistake at once.

Qiao Xiaomai rolled her eyes. “Later on, we’ll boil hot water, scrape off the hair and split open the belly!”

“Later on, I’ll take a bath myself, and then you can do whatever you want to me on the bed,” Tong Sanlang cooperated fully.

Seeing his serious face, Qiao Xiaomai couldn’t help but slap him lightly, “You might as well hold it in!”

Upon hearing this, Tong Sanlang clicked his tongue in mock disappointment. “Then stop being angry. It’s just a small incident. It’s not worth getting upset over something so trivial during the New Year.”

Qiao Xiaomai glared at him, raised an eyebrow, and said, “If this couple acts up, I’ll have Grandfather lock them up too.”

“Lock them up,” Tong Sanlang agreed without hesitation.

Only then was Qiao Xiaomai satisfied. She huffed and said, “Tomorrow, call Uncle Fan. You two go to the village and sell those hundreds of bicycles; I won’t go back.”

“Rest well,” Tong Sanlang nodded again.

His body now could not handle heavy work, but with the help of a few people, he could still manage the task of selling the bicycles.

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