After Transmigration, I Picked Up A Husband and Daughter-Chapter 80 - Carnivorous Animals
Chapter 80: Chapter 80 Carnivorous Animals
Chapter 80: Chapter 80 Carnivorous Animals
Like countless needles, one after another, they pricked her heart.
“Playing innocent just a moment ago, now you’ve slapped your own face.”
“Admit it and take responsibility, there’s no way you can deny it!”
The voices of the people were filled with obvious disdain and dissatisfaction.
Su Yu maintained a superior demeanor, her lips curling into a cruel smile, “Everyone is a witness, these are your own words.”
Her words were filled with an unmistakable firmness that made it difficult for anyone to refute.
Fang Qin felt her sanity crumbling bit by bit as she stammered to question Su Yu, suddenly realizing something, “You, you’re deliberately leading me on… ”
Her voice was full of shock and unwillingness.
Feigning surprise, Su Yu put on an innocent face, “How could that be? You should know better than anyone what’s in the soup. I haven’t wronged you in the slightest.”
Her words were watertight, leaving Fang Qin even more panicked and at a loss.
Chaos reigned in Fang Qin’s heart, all hope seemed to shatter in that moment, and her tears nearly spilled from her eyes.
Thinking of Dazhuang, she became even more frantic, “Dazhuang just had his milk, what are we going to do now?”
Her cries were filled with despair and pleas for help.
In the crowd, finally someone spoke up, an older woman with a hint of compassion, breaking the indifferent atmosphere, “Youfu’s family, the child is innocent, is there any way to make amends?”
Su Yu’s eyes flickered with cunning, as if everything was going as she had anticipated.
“There’s certainly an antidote, but well, it will depend on the sincerity of our dear third sister-in-law.”
Her smile held a deeper meaning, as if she was enjoying the drama she had meticulously orchestrated.
Fang Qin stared fiercely at Su Yu, her eyes filled with both rage and helplessness, “Stop beating around the bush, how much silver do you want?”
Her voice carried weariness and humiliation.
The curve of Su Yu’s lips became more pronounced, knowing this was the best time to negotiate.
She feigned hesitation on the surface, “Although pork ribs are common, those medicinal herbs are indeed precious, costing two taels of silver at Ning County’s most reputable Jishi Hall. Matching family words to family words, all you need to do is compensate me for the cost of the herbs.”
“Two taels of silver?”
Fang Qin’s voice trembled with shock; to her, this was unquestionably an astronomical figure.
The market was buzzing with noise, with various cries of street vendors intermingling.
Fang Qin stood in front of the stall, weighing the one-pound piece of pure meat in her hand.
Listening to the vendor’s price—merely thirty wen money.
By comparison, the meats with bones were priced even cheaper, while on the other side of the stall,
that small packet that supposedly contained precious medicinal herbs, was actually priced at two taels of silver, which made Fang Qin frown, pondering: Even for top-quality herbs, such a price was too outrageous, it didn’t make sense.
In response to Fang Qin’s skepticism, Su Yu wore a nonchalant expression, nodding lightly to confirm, “Indeed, if third sister-in-law has any doubts, you may personally inquire at Ning County’s Jishi Hall. All herbs have a traceable source, there is absolutely no falsehood. Once you have confirmed the truth, naturally, you should compensate me for the loss of the herbs, and then, I shall disclose the secret recipe of the antidote meal.”
After speaking, Su Yu’s gaze revealed an unquestionable firmness, and she added in a soft tone, “However, the sooner the better, do not delay the opportunity.”
Ning County, that distant place, for Fang Qin, who held a baby in her arms and had limited mobility, it was almost an unreachable shore.
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The onlookers around her began to talk in various tones, with some trying to persuade her, others applying pressure.
“Youfu’s family, what are you hesitating for? Why would someone deceive you for no reason? Think of the child in your arms, if something really goes wrong, it’ll be too late for regrets.”
Another person took over the conversation, the tone tinged with a mix of blame and sympathy, “Ah, after all this talk, it was just to try something new, but it ended up being your own flesh and blood who suffered. Now that you can settle it with silver coins, why do you hesitate?”
Amidst the genuine and feigned concern from the crowd, Fang Qin felt an intangible pressure weigh upon her.
Despite her innermost unwillingness, she ultimately couldn’t resist this force and slowly stood up, fumbling from the cloth pouch close to her body for those few heavy pieces of silver.
For her, this two taels of silver was by no means a trivial amount.
The partiality of her natal family had given her limited benefits, and with her husband Jiang Youfu not engaging in proper work, the family’s finances were even tighter.
The little more than three taels of silver in her hands was the sum of all her savings, scrimped and scraped together.
Being compelled to take out two taels felt like the flesh of her heart was being ruthlessly carved out, leaving a pain that cut to the core.
Fang Qin clenched her teeth tightly, passing the silver to Su Yu, her fingers involuntarily tensing from resentment.
Su Yu accepted the silver with ease, feigning a thorough inspection before putting it away carelessly.
She put it into her bosom as if everything was as expected.
“The silver is paid, you should tell me now how to counteract the effects of that medicinal meal,”
Fang Qin pressed her anger down and demanded.
Su Yu answered without hurry, “It’s extremely simple, drink more water and refrain from breastfeeding Dazhuang for the next three days; after that, it’s fine to feed him again.”
Upon hearing this, Fang Qin grew even more dissatisfied, wasn’t this obviously dismissive?
“That’s as good as saying nothing! Dazhuang has just been fed!” Her voice involuntarily rose a few notches.
Su Yu revealed an expression of “you don’t understand,” and rolled her eyes at Fang Qin, “Feel your abdomen, could the food you just ate immediately turn into milk? What Dazhuang drank just now was the previously stored breast milk, which will not harm him.”
“You…”
Fang Qin’s fingers trembled as she pointed at Su Yu, the rage and sense of being deceived almost leaving her speechless.
If what Su Yu said was true and the child was unharmed, why did she have to pay such a steep price?
Su Yu clearly ran out of patience, swatted Fang Qin’s hand away, and said coldly, “I’ve told you what should be said. Take care of yourself and try to accumulate some good karma in the future to avoid reaping what you’ve sown.”
Having said that, she turned around and entered Fang Qin’s humble dwelling, ready to retrieve her earthen pot, leaving Fang Qin alone amid her tumultuous thoughts, unable to calm herself for a long time.
Seeing Jiang Youfu foolishly leaning against the table with a foolish grin on his lips.
Su Yu’s eyebrows raised slightly, her eyes shimmering with a sly light as she asked softly, “Do you have a special fondness for meat?”
“Hmm, like, hehe.”
Jiang Youfu returned a simpleminded smile, his eyes brimming with pure joy.
“Then, if you follow what I say — Fang Qin is a big fool — this delicious meat will be yours to enjoy.”
Su Yu’s lips curled into a mocking smile, deliberately using a seductive tone.
“Okay, follow… follow and say…”
Jiang Youfu’s eyes lit up, then he tried to mimic her, but his exaggerated expression made him look even more foolishly comical.
Unable to contain her amusement amidst her cunning glances, Su Yu slowly enunciated each word clearly: “Fang Qin, is, a big fool!”
Jiang Youfu parroted like a mimicking parrot, repeating, “Fang Qin, is, a big fool.”
His voice carried a hint of unwitting glee.
