Muniang cast a cold glance, "If I really wanted to be cruel to you, I wouldn't have given you even this one tael and four hundred silver coins. Don't think that just because you have a glib tongue you can spout nonsense. I have only this much patience left for you, so either take the money and scram, or if you have the guts, leave the money and get lost. I'd like to see what you're really made of!"
Upon hearing this, Niu Tieshu was stunned. He thought she would surely have to argue with him, and with his gift of gab, was he afraid he couldn't outtalk this young woman? In the village, he was known as a rogue, and he agreed to help with the work because he saw that Qiao Muniang was but a woman and Er Liang was a fool – both naturally easy to bully. That's why he brazenly shirked his duties. It just so happened that his wage was the least, and of course, he wanted to claw back a tenth of it!
