Chapter 137 Blackmail
"Gold and silver?"
Jiang Genshan looked confused: "What kind of gold and silver?"
He can only count the copper coins on his body when digging for food in the field. Where does the gold and silver come from?
Seeing that he had taken the bait, Zhou Ran's smile grew wider: "What else could it be? Of course it's your neighbor, Jiang Anning!"
"Peace?"
Jiang Genshan looked panicked, always feeling like he was going from one abyss to another.
"Yes!"
Zhou Ran put her arm around his shoulders: "Look, why is Jiang Anning being plotted by the Zhao family? Isn't it just because she is rich and can make money?"
"I specifically asked about it. Some time ago, an embroidery competition was organized in the county. Even the county magistrate personally participated in the competition!"
"I heard that those who can participate in this competition can earn one tael of silver for any piece of embroidery they bring out!"
"Think about it, if this is the embroiderer who wins first place in this competition, how much would that piece of embroidery cost?"
Jiang Genshan's mouth trembled: "How many, how many?"
"At least twenty taels of silver!"
After Zhou Ran finished speaking, he couldn't help but feel guilty.
In fact, he didn't know how much the top embroiderer's embroidery could be sold for.
He only found out that the most expensive embroidery from an embroidery shop in the county cost twenty taels of silver, and the price was non-negotiable!
I heard that this embroidery studio only got second place in the competition. When I mentioned the first place, I was quite convinced.
Thinking about it this way...that famous embroidery can be sold for twenty taels, isn't it too much? Quite reasonable, right?
Jiang Genshan was also frightened by the number "twenty taels of silver".
"Two, twenty taels?"
He looked at the person dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.
Twenty taels was enough for his family to eat, drink, and live with meat and wine for three to five years.
It only costs two taels of silver to build three mud houses.
Twenty taels...hey, this is more than enough to build a big brick house with tiles, right?
Jiang Genshan couldn't help but think about how much money he would need to build a large brick house with tiles.
As I thought about it, I couldn't help but think of Jiang Anning's high courtyard walls, spacious yard, several main rooms with good east-west access... and also the things Jiang Anning gave to the Zhao family after she got engaged to Zhao Hai. Those old good things, chicken, duck, fish and so on.
How can you make so much money selling embroidery?
No wonder the Zhao family would try every possible means to shamelessly try to undermine others...
This is indeed a money-making mountain of gold and silver!
If, if anyone marries Jiang Anning, not only for the rest of their lives, but also for the next three generations, they will have no worries about food and drink, right?
Seeing him like this, Zhou Ran felt even more proud.
He patted the person on the shoulder and sighed: "Isn't it true? I was shocked when I heard the price!"
"Who do you think came out on top?"
Jiang Genshan already had the answer in his heart, but he just didn't dare to believe it. He asked in a very cautious voice: "Who?"
"Guess!"
"Could it be An, An Ning, girl?" Jiang Genshan swallowed, feeling even more panicked.
My daughter-in-law has a good relationship with An Ning. If he tried to harm An Ning for his own selfish reasons... then my daughter-in-law would probably not be able to see anyone again in the future.
Just thinking about it, Jiang Genshan felt that he was a bastard, a beast, and not a thing!
With Zhou Ran's affirmative answer, Jiang Genshan became even more helpless and guilty, wishing he could just plunge into the water and drown himself.
Why did he get into this kind of thing?
"Uncle Genshan is smart!"
Zhou Ran patted the person's shoulder proudly: "The embroiderer who comes out on top in the embroiderer competition in this county is really Jiang Anning."
"And I have heard that Sister An Ning's embroidery is more valuable than that of ordinary embroiderers. It is possible to sell it for not only twenty taels of silver, but even hundreds of taels."< br>
"A very wealthy lady in the county especially likes sister An Ning's embroidery."
Jiang Anning, who was sitting in the teahouse and heard this, felt a chill in her heart.
I really want to tear open the mouth of a man who says "Sister An Ning" to the left and "Sister An Ning" to the right!
Although she could see and hear their conversation clearly, in reality, the teahouse was still far away from where they were.
Even if she shouted loudly, the other party would not hear her at all.
There were so many people coming and going in this teahouse, but she was the only one who could see them.
Zhou Ran was still bragging to Jiang Genshan about how valuable Jiang Anning's embroidery was: "...Sister An Ning, she can make money like this. Even if she shows her fingers casually, what falls out is enough for us to eat and drink. For several years.”
"Tell me, are you holding on to a mountain of gold and silver and not being able to use it?"
"Based on the relationship between my aunt and sister An Ning, it would be easy to borrow three to five hundred taels."
"What do you think, Uncle Genshan?"
Zhou Ran patted Jiang Genshan on the shoulder: "Besides, didn't Sister An Ning's house key be given to our aunt for safekeeping?"
"Uncle Genshan wants to go in with the key and just take out something and sell it for money. That wouldn't be easy."
Jiang Genshan suddenly jumped up: "No, no...how can I take the things from the An Ning family?"
Taking it without asking is stealing.
What's the difference between him and a thief?
An Ning is willing to hand over the key to his wife, because he can trust his wife and their family.
If they insist on stealing in the end, it will not be in vain that An Ning's trust in them has been betrayed.
No, this is absolutely not okay.
"What can't be taken?" Zhou Ran was very dissatisfied with Jiang Genshan's attitude and shouted angrily: "Or do you want Miss Xing'er to come to your door and talk to my aunt face to face about who will do the big things and who will do the small things? ?”
"Uncle Genshan, those who understand current affairs are heroes."
"I advise you not to be ignorant of good and evil."
"Jiang Anning is so rich and so good at making money. What's wrong with you just taking a few things from her?"
"She must have a lot of valuable and good things at home. Even if you take a few random things, she may not be able to find them. What do you have to be afraid of?"
"Not to mention how generous he was to the Zhao family back then."
"Then the Zhao family is her neighbor. Aren't you and my aunt also her neighbors?"
"Why can that thing be sent to Zhao's house but not to ours?"
Jiang Genshan stared: Isn't this unreasonable?
"Then, the Zhao family was related by marriage, so there is nothing wrong with giving some things. We are just the neighbors of An Ning girl..." How can there be any saying of giving heavy gifts to neighbors for no reason?
Zhou Ran straightened his face when he saw people refusing again and again: "Just tell me whether you want to do it or not?"
Jiang Genshan shook his head repeatedly, wanting to say no. Zhou Ran directly pushed the person away, pushed the person to the ground, and then kicked him up.
"Jiang Genshan, I think you are really shameless."
"Do you really think that if I call you uncle twice, you can act like an elder in front of me?"
"You have to do this today whether you do it or not."
Faced with Zhou Ran's aggressiveness, Jiang Genshan endured the pain and begged for mercy: "I'll collect money for you, I'll borrow it, I'll sell it, I can do anything, but it's just the things from the An Ning family. I really can't, can't steal them." Take it!”
"Borrow?"
Zhou Ran slapped the person in the face angrily, showing no mercy, with a ferocious expression: "How much money can you borrow? Three to five hundred coppers are enough to support the sky. Do you think I'm a beggar to get rid of?"
"Who cares about your few copper coins?"
"Sell?"
"You, an old-timer like you, really think you are a toy when you praise me a few times? You want to imitate others and eat soft food, but you don't even want to see if you have the figure and looks, ah! It's not disgusting! Old man Don’t be ashamed!”
Jiang Genshan was so embarrassed after being scolded that he wished he could immediately find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
"Besides, even if someone likes a veteran like you, how much money can you make from selling it?"
Zhou Ran reached out and patted the person's face: "Are there any valuable things that were taken directly from my sister An Ning's house?"
"My sister An Ning may have three to five hundred taels of silver in her home. How long will it take you to sell it for so much money?"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to sell it for the rest of my life."
Zhou Ran sneered: "Let me tell you the truth, we brothers are short of five hundred taels of silver on hand. I won't ask you for more this time. I just want you to get one hundred and eighty taels of silver from Jiang Anning's house." How about we let you go once the things come out?”
When these words fell on Jiang Genshan's ears, he was completely blind.
Whether it's three to five hundred taels or one hundred and eighty taels, it's not something he can get.
Zhou Ran, is Zhou Ran blackmailing him?
Jiang Genshan didn't dare to think how sad it would be if he accepted it today and would be entangled like a snake in the future.
No... we can't go on like this.
There was a flash of cruelty in his eyes, but in the end he was just powerless.
Even if it doesn't work, what can he do?
Are you going to kill someone?
Just thinking about this thought made him tremble with fear.
Seeing that the person was distracted, Zhou Ran kicked the person in the face even more dissatisfied: "I'm talking to you, do you hear me!"
"Listen, I heard it." Jiang Genshan succumbed to Zhou Ran's power and responded timidly.
Zhou Ran slapped the person a few more times, and then snorted slightly with satisfaction: "Three days later, I'm still here. I want to see something worth at least eighty taels of silver. If you dare to play tricks on me, Don’t think about the peace of your home!”
Jiang Genshan said "Hey", feeling desolate in his heart.
what to do?
What is he going to do?
After much deliberation, I couldn't come up with an idea.
Jiang Genshan got up from the ground, raised his hand and touched his red and swollen cheek, and hissed in pain.
Zhou Ran has left.
He sat on the ground even more depressed, not knowing what to do.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Where can he get eighty taels of silver?
When the people gradually disappeared from Jiang Anning's sight, she was still shocked.
After a while, she had to admit one thing: she was being targeted again as a piece of fat!
But...
It's so funny, when can she sell an embroidery for twenty taels of silver, and get two or three hundred taels off of her fingers if she doesn't care?
She is not a virgin who scatters wealth.
Except for a few embroidery products that can be sold for a high price, most embroidery products with not complicated craftsmanship cost only three hundred coins.
Do you really think she is the God of Wealth?
There is endless gold, silver and jewelry at your fingertips.
There was a hint of anger in Jiang Anning's eyes.
This Zhou Ran is not a good thing!
"Girl..."
After the grandmother selling fried tofu came back with the chili seeds, a few more people came to the stall to buy fried tofu. It took a long time before she had time to come over and give Jiang Anning the chili seeds.
Jiang Anning came back to her senses after hearing the sound, and a friendly smile appeared on her face: "Grandma."
"Here, these are the pepper seeds I left behind after planting them at home. You can take them back and plant them for fun."
Grandma is very happy that someone likes her chili.
Jiang Anning took it over with a smile and said a few sweet words: "Thank you, grandma."
The two chatted a lot more casually.
Jiang Anning repeated what she had said to the teahouse owner to her grandma.
Grandma recalled her memories carefully, and she also remembered that there were a few people heading to Sandaohezi in large and small packages: "...the accent doesn't sound like our local people."
From Grandma's description, Jiang Anning was almost certain that the teahouse owner was talking about the same group of people.
She stopped prying and just chatted casually with her grandma, either talking about the children at home, or talking about interesting things about selling fried tofu every day. From time to time, the teahouse owner would also make a few remarks, which made her laugh. People laughed, and it was quite a joy.
Seeing the sun setting in the west, Jiang Anning took a break for tea. After paying the bill, she stood in front of the teahouse and waited for a while. She saw an ox cart in the distance and hurriedly waved to people.
When the bullock cart approached, he found out that it was going to the next village. Jiang Anning gave the money without hesitation and chose a relatively stable place to sit.
"Grandma, I'm leaving."
When the ox cart set off, Jiang Anning greeted her grandmother and teahouse owner very warmly.
After the bullock cart had gone a little further, the teahouse owner couldn't help but sigh to his grandmother: "This little lady is wearing ordinary clothes. She doesn't look like a person who knows how to live. It's only a short distance from Sandaohezi." It was only about an hour after walking on the road, so she was lucky enough to drink tea here all afternoon, just waiting for the ox cart to come along. "
Grandma quite liked Jiang Anning, but she didn't quite agree with what the teahouse owner said.
"It's really a bit lavish. It doesn't look like he knows how to live."
She shook her head and added: "Everyone has his own way of living. Maybe he is just low-key and simple and doesn't like to show off? It's okay to ride in a bullock cart."
The teahouse owner shook his head and sighed, not quite approving it.
Jiang Anning didn't know that she was still being discussed for a while after she left.
She was listening to several old sisters-in-law picked up by the bullock cart on the road, discussing things in Jiangjia Village.
"Have you heard? There's something going on in Lao Jiang's village!"