Dong Huiying held Zhou Dachun hostage, her face also full of dark lines.
Well, there it was; she had transmigrated. She was ugly, short, her body covered in scars, not only did she have six fiancés, but she was also a pimp? She had nearly sold Yixuan for two copper coins, and on top of that, she was a lousy gambler? She owed the gambling house two taels of silver and had refused to pay, forcing them to come knocking for the debt?
"Ahem, sorry, but I still need to ask you sisters to give me a few more days of leeway, I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment?" In fact, her pockets were cleaner than her face, and she was quite melancholic.
Zhou Dachun quickly said, "Alright, alright, we'll do as you wish, Miss, but look at this knife of yours?"
Dong Huiying put away the small knife, then sent off Zhou Dachun and the others with a simple and honest demeanor.
Outside the Liang family's courtyard, a shady middle-aged fat woman was gnashing her teeth with repressed anger and unwillingness.
......
The previously tidy courtyard was now in complete disarray, and the expressions of the Liang Family Brothers were identical—each face showed indifference, tinged with a hint of mockery and sarcasm.
Dong Huiying felt uncomfortable, "Sorry?"
She blinked, then straightened up her small stature. "Each person is responsible for their own actions. I'll figure out a way to settle these two taels of silver myself, I assure you it won't happen again?"
"Ha!"
It won't happen again? A woman's words, the lies of this world!
Yue Ning rubbed his cheek, having taken a few punches in the previous chaos, and felt some discomfort on his face.
He bent down to pick up a small stool and set it aside, then propped up the overturned table. Seeing the trampled steamed buns on the ground and the spilled wheat porridge, his heart ached.
This was all food, after all. In earlier years, droughts and floods in the mountains had caused many people to starve to death, and several families in the village, driven by hunger, had resorted to cannibalism.
He sighed, picked up the steamed buns, and tried to dust off the dirt, thinking he could tear off the dirty outer layer and the inside would still be edible.
But then he suddenly realized that all of this was Dong Dabao's fault, and a wave of anger brewed within him, surging toward his forehead.
He suddenly stood up, and Dong Huiying took a step back in fright.
Yue Ning said indignantly, "My Liang family has never done anything shameful, yet how did we end up with a woman like you? Do you only intend to rest when you've driven us to our graves, huh?"
Dong Huiying: "...I know I was wrong, and I promise to change?"
She remembered a popular anecdote from the Han Dynasty.
"There once was a man named Han Xin, who was poor in his early years and not good at business, often relying on others for food. People despised and loathed him; there was even a Butcher from Huaiyin who humiliated him publicly, forcing him to endure the humiliation of crawling between his legs. Later, he resolved to serve his country, but his past made it difficult for him to be trusted, until he met a Prime Minister named Xiao He. The Prime Minister, with his insightful vision, recognized Han Xin's military potential and recommended him as a Great General. After that, he fought on the battlefield and became one of the most renowned generals in history."
Standing tall, she continued earnestly, "Yesterday's faults have died with yesterday. I know I had a bad reputation before, but I truly intend to reform. I hope you can get to know me anew? Of course, I understand this is difficult, but I will never repeat those past mistakes."
Yue Ning stared at her, "I just want to know one thing."
"Hmm?"
"Why didn't Zhou Dachun go to other families to collect debts, but came specifically to our Liang family instead?"
Dong Huiying was at a loss for words.
Fury roiling within him, Yue Ning sneered, "I don't know of this Han Xin, and the authenticity of this story is questionable. But 'a leopard can't change its spots.'"
"Dong Dabao, it's been a year. How you are as a person, my brothers and I couldn't be clearer. Now that things have come to this, you put on an act of seeking forgiveness—what do you want? Do you expect us to forget about the past, to let bygones be bygones? Where do you get the gall?"
Dong Huiying was filled with a sense of powerlessness and deep frustration.
The Original Master Dong Dabao had caused too much trouble; this little body was like a huge pitfall. Anyone who ended up in such a body was sure to be tainted.
Yue Ning sneered, "What's wrong, feeling wronged now?"