As soon as Wushuang said this, everyone's eyes fell on Liu Laoyi. Originally, these people felt very pained when they were about to give the silver to Wushuang.
But if they let Liu Laoyi write them a promissory note now, they could wait until Wushuang leaves and then go to Liu Laoyi with the promissory note to ask for the money.
It was obvious that Wushuang hated Liu Laoyi's family the most. They were just unlucky to be implicated because they shared the same surname as Liu Laoyi.
So when they asked Liu Laoyi for money, Wushuang would definitely not support Liu Laoyi and might even be very happy.
Not only did these villagers think so, but even the village chief believed this.
If he hadn't been supporting Old Liu, would he have been so unlucky as to lose fifty taels of silver for nothing?
This loss was caused by Liu Laoyi, so it was only natural for Liu Laoyi to compensate him.
Of course, Liu Laoyi was unwilling to do it. If he did so, he would not only have to spend a lot of extra money for nothing but also lose all his family fortune.
He immediately refused: "I don't want to write an IOU; I don't agree to this!"
Wushuang ignored Liu Laoyi and said to the village chief: "Village chief, I don't like quarrels. You should take him aside and solve this matter.
Also, I can read, so I need to read both the IOU and the gift book. If I am not satisfied with what is written, this matter will not be over today.
I only care about the results. Today, I remember all the families with the surname Liu here, and no one can escape."
After Wushuang finished speaking, she called out the names of all the people with the surname Liu present, completely putting an end to the idea of these people secretly escaping without paying.
The village chief said in frustration, "I understand." He pointed at Liu Laoyi and said to the villagers next to him, "Catch him and go to his house."
Wushuang didn't know how the village chief handled the situation. Anyway, half an hour later, the village chief's son drove a horse-drawn carriage and brought the village chief to find Wushuang.
The village chief handed Wushuang one hundred and fifty-eight taels of silver, along with the IOU and the gift book.
Wushuang accepted the silver and the gift book, handed the IOU to the village chief, and said happily: "Today the matter is settled. My mother and I are going to the city to enjoy our lives."
The village chief accepted the IOU and said, suppressing his displeasure, "You must remember that we are even now."
Wushuang helped Mrs. Bai get on the carriage and sat on the shaft, looking at the village chief as she said, "Don't worry, I wish I would never have anything to do with you again.As long as you don't let Liu Laoyi and his family come to the city to annoy me, I won't think of you annoying people."
After saying this, Wushuang shook the reins and shouted, "Go!"
The horse pulling the cart shook its head and pranced forward. Wushuang leaned against the carriage, humming a little tune comfortably.
The village chief stood there, watching the carriage leave leisurely.
Listening to the melody as the carriage gradually moved away, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief, finally sending this evil star away.
The village chief felt sad when he thought of the lost fifty taels of silver. He could only tell himself that losing money would avoid disaster and he could still get it back from Liu Laoyi.
The village chief felt that he had sent away the evil star, so he kept himself calm and did not appear to be running away. Wushuang, who had been worried, also let go of her worry after the carriage completely left Liujia Village.
Lifting the carriage curtain, inside the carriage, Mrs. Bai was sitting slumped over with a pale face, holding the silver. The scene just now was really too exciting for her.
Wushuang saw that Mrs. Bai's face was too ugly and hurriedly said, "Mom, are you okay? We have left Liujia Village and are safe."
Hearing that they had left Liujia Village, the distraught Mrs. Bai finally came to her senses.
She looked at Wushuang and said in fear, "How dare you be so bold! If we had not been careful just now, we could have been separated."
Wushuang's hands were shaking with nervousness. If she hadn't been sitting, she would probably have collapsed by now. It was truly a matter of life and death just then.
She was a peaceful child who grew up under the tricolour flag and was raised with love .Although she had face many tough situations but it was her first time experiencing such a life threatening scene, and it was so thrilling that she almost had a heart attack.
"Mom, we have to leave here as soon as possible. I just used a false backer to get away so quickly.But this tiger skin is fake after all. Although they are afraid of offending me and dare not verify it, if someone suspects it, we will be in trouble."
Mrs. Bai hesitated and said, "But we don't have a pass, so we can't leave."
Wushuang slapped her forehead, wondering how she could have forgotten this. Ancient times were not like modern times. If you wanted to leave, you couldn't just pick up your bag and go.
You needed a pass to go anywhere in this place; otherwise, you couldn't enter the city, stay in a hotel, and would be chased and investigated by soldiers.
Not having a pass or having information on the pass inconsistent with the person would result in punishment.
Wushuang thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go to the county town and live next to the county government office. These people are afraid of seeing officials and will definitely not dare to come here.
Besides, we are no longer of the same ethnic group as them, so they cannot take us away in the name of our ethnic group.
Even if they find out that I have lied to them and want to cause trouble, I can just shout and attract the people from the county government.
With the gift book in hand, Liu Laoyi could not use the silver and carriage to argue.
As for the money of others, it was given to Liu Laoyi, and it is also Liu Laoyi who owes the money. It has nothing to do with us."
Wushuang had been acting very strong these past two days. Mrs. Bai was used to listening to Wushuang. When Wushuang said that they would go to the county town and live near the county government office, Mrs. Bai agreed immediately.
Wushuang turned around and started driving the car.
But she found something wrong when she started driving the carriage because she only knew how to drive the horse and didn't know how to command the horse in any other way.
Wushuang could ride a horse, but riding a horse and driving a carriage were two completely different things.
Moreover, this horse was quite picky. When Wushuang asked it to move forward, it insisted on sliding to the side, eating the dry grass on the roadside as it walked. It was even slower than an ox cart.
Wushuang tried for a long time but failed to control the horse. It was Mrs. Bai in the carriage who noticed something was wrong. She came out and took the reins from Wushuang's hand, guiding the horse back onto the right track.
Wushuang was shocked and asked, "Mom, can you drive a carriage?"
Mrs. Bai smiled and said, "When your father bought the carriage, he taught me how to drive it when he had time. This horse is the same one from that year. It recognizes me."
With the carriage, Wushuang and Mrs. Bai arrived at the county town in less than an hour, which was much faster than taking an ox cart.
After paying the entrance fee and seeing the county town again, Mrs. Bai felt a different feeling in her heart.
When she came here before, Mr. Bai came with the idea of seeing something new and didn't think this was a place where they could stay.
But now, looking at the county town, Mrs. Bai thought that she was about to live here, integrate into this place, and become a city dweller.
It was a very wonderful feeling, very magical, and Mrs. Bai did not feel panicked.
Maybe it was because she had money in her hands, so she had the confidence. With so much money in her hands, she could live in the county for ten years without doing anything.
Besides, her daughter was very capable. She could earn two taels of silver from a plaque. She would definitely make money in the future.
When they arrived at the county town, it was already dark. It would take more than a day or two to find a house, so Wushuang took Mrs. Bai and found an inn to stay in first.
In the evening, Wushuang and Mrs. Bai ate the food provided by the inn: two bowls of white rice, braised pork, and a two-pound fish.