Chapter 989 - 987: Why?

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Dive into Chapter 215 of "The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure": Chapter 989: Chapter 987: Why? Zhang Qiuju had not yet collected herself, let alone howl, she... Find out more!

Chapter 989: Chapter 987: Why? Zhang Qiuju had not yet collected herself, let alone howl, she hadn’t even moved an inch. Lady Chen and Tian Wuhu beside her were even more desperately shaking their heads. This Scholar’s Lady is terrifying, tearing the house apart at a single disagreement. Only then did Wang Yongzhu take out that piece of Golden Leaf from her chest and handed it in front of Zhang Qiuju: "Remember this?" Lady Chen and Tian Wuhu looked at the Golden Leaf and didn’t understand for a moment. "Scholar’s Lady, isn’t this the piece of Golden Leaf from my husband’s family?" Lady Chen mustered up the courage to ask. Wang Yongzhu looked at Zhang Qiuju, with a meaningful expression: "Is that so? Whose Golden Leaf this actually is, that remains uncertain!" Only then did Zhang Qiuju regain her clarity, looked at her situation, her leg pressed by a brick, her ankle unsure if it was twisted or broken, a piercing pain, she opened her mouth preparing to howl. Tian Wuhu acted swiftly, pouncing over to cover Zhang Qiuju’s mouth: "Mother, don’t make a sound! Do you want to keep your arm?" Zhang Qiuju shivered violently, trembling as she nodded repeatedly. Tian Wuhu reminded again: "Mother, whatever you do, don’t howl! Otherwise, not even son can save you!" Only then did he cautiously release his hand. Zhang Qiuju didn’t dare to breathe, watched Wang Yongzhu in fear and vigilance, afraid she would kick her again. Wang Yongzhu shook the Golden Leaf in her hand once more: "Take a closer look, do you remember this Golden Leaf?" Upon seeing that piece of Golden Leaf again, Zhang Qiuju’s eyes shrank abruptly, showing fear and panic, just shaking her head desperately. "Do you need me to remind you? This Golden Leaf was bought from your daughter-in-law, reportedly it’s Tian Family’s heirloom? I’d like to ask, back then when Tian Family was so poor, and Zhang Family was so destitute they had to give away daughters, where did this Golden Leaf come from?" Wang Yongzhu stared into Zhang Qiuju’s eyes. Zhang Qiuju felt a blank in her mind, how could it be? How did this Golden Leaf end up in their mother and daughter’s hands? Did they all know? Meanwhile, she glared resentfully at her eldest son Tian Wuhu, it was all him, had not collected this thing himself, how did it get sold by Lady Chen? Her mind was in a mess, so Zhang Qiuju simply lowered her head, refused to speak. Wang Yongzhu laughed: "Not talking, are we? I’m not a patient person, and my temper isn’t good. I’ll count to three, if you don’t talk, I see this house is quite old and broken, the brick bed is so unstable, I guess this house isn’t any better?" She said, walking to the wall, tapping on the wall with her hand, creating two holes the size of a fist! Lady Chen and Tian Wuhu were so frightened they knelt before Zhang Qiuju with a thud: "Mother! Mother, what exactly is the origin of this Golden Leaf, you’d better say something!" Lady Chen added another sentence: "Mother, if you don’t speak, we won’t be able to keep this house!" Zhang Qiuju bit her teeth and said nothing. Old Granny Zhang actually laughed: "Isn’t this lovely, if the house can’t be kept, you won’t have a way to keep an eye on her, by rights, a woman like her who’s been to the court, with no one to look after her, should be sent back to her family and clan! Although Zhang Family has fallen now, your mother-in-law’s family still has a few brothers——" At this, Zhang Qiuju shivered all over again, her eyes filled with resentment as she looked up at Old Granny Zhang. Old Granny Zhang, however, didn’t mind: "As I see it, if your mother-in-law returns to her own family, the good days are just beginning! No need to wait, daughter, just give her a kick——" Just as Wang Yongzhu raised her foot, Zhang Qiuju shouted hoarsely: "I’ll talk, I’ll talk——this Golden Leaf was taken out from the lining of your old jacket at that time. Back when life was hard, I went back to my family to ask for that jacket of yours, planning to rework it into clothing for Eldest Brother, not expecting to find these pieces of Golden Leaf sewn inside." At this point, Zhang Qiuju couldn’t help but gasp. Tian Wuhu and Lady Chen beside her were dumbfounded, couldn’t help but look at that Golden Leaf in Wang Yongzhu’s hand. Having revealed the most embarrassing part, Zhang Qiuju simply decided not to hide it anymore: "Later, we relied on these Golden Leaves to move to the city, the rest were sold off, this last piece, I couldn’t bear to part with and left it to Eldest Brother." At this point, she couldn’t help but glare at Tian Wuhu once more, if she had known, she would have kept this Golden Leaf herself. Having confirmed the origin of this Golden Leaf, Wang Yongzhu asked a few more questions, finding nothing more getting out of Zhang Qiuju’s mouth, finally let it go. Putting away the Golden Leaf, Wang Yongzhu pulled Old Granny Zhang to leave, but as she reached the door, recalled something, turned back to look at Tian Wuhu and Lady Chen: "By the way, I forgot to tell you, the judgment for Tian Family is out." "What?" Tian Wuhu and Lady Chen along with Zhang Qiuju who was still in the collapsed brick bed all looked over. Though Shopkeeper Tian wasn’t a good father, after all, he was his father, and they couldn’t help but care somewhat. It’s just that these days the couple had to keep an eye on Zhang Qiuju, also afraid of gossip, hardly left the house, naturally didn’t know. "Your father was sentenced to execution with a reprieve, Tian Sihai was sentenced to two years in prison." Wang Yongzhu straightforwardly disclosed the fate of Shopkeeper Tian and Tian Sihai. Upon hearing Shopkeeper Tian was sentenced to execution with a reprieve, Tian Wuhu and Lady Chen were dumbfounded as a couple. After all, he was his father, though he’d been bitterly hurt by Shopkeeper Tian and them, but knowing he was to die, Tian Wuhu still found it hard to accept, pleading with his eyes toward Wang Yongzhu: "Could, could it be——" However, Zhang Qiuju laughed madly: "Well sentenced! Well sentenced! That heartless, inhumane old beast, deserves it! Dead is good! Dead is good——" Laughing and shedding two streams of tears, washing out two tracks on the dusty face, wiping it off with a sleeve, turning into a huge mess without realizing. On this side, Tian Wuhu finally spoke up: "Scholar’s Lady, Old Madam, I know, my mother has wronged you! I have no face to ask you for anything, but as a son, I can’t just watch my father die! I beg you, could you please help plead for him? We’ll give up everything, all of Tian Family’s assets, could you, in exchange, save my father’s life?" Before Wang Yongzhu could speak, Zhang Qiuju hearing this, ceased crying and laughing, sharp-tongued: "No! Why spend so much silver to buy that old beast’s worthless life? Not a single tael of silver will be spent! I want him dead! Want him dead——" Wang Yongzhu sneered: "Tian Family’s assets? Forgot to tell you, it’s all been confiscated, most of it has to be returned to Huang Family, the rest to the government. What you Tian Family have left now is that original house." "What? My money! That was all mine, why should it go to Huang Family?" Zhang Qiuju was nearly hysterical. "Why? Because of those twenty-three lives of Huang Family in Shopkeeper Tian’s hands! It’s due to the Huang family’s kindness, now only requiring the life of one person from your family, if it were up to me, risking all assets, I’d want all you Tian Family members to pay with your lives for Huang Family! The father’s debt the son pays, that’s heaven’s justice! Now that they’ve spared you, allowing you to have a roof over your head, be content! Don’t push it, or you’ll all be going down to compensate Huang Family with your lives!" Old Granny Zhang, unable to listen anymore, spat a curse with hands on her hips.

Chapter 989 - 987: Why?

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