Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside

Chapter 947 - 949: Signed Agreement

Afterwards, Yang Ming went to the carriage and took out the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.

The eldest of the An Family hurriedly moved a table into the courtyard to prepare a place for Yang Ming to write.

Yang Ming swiftly wrote a promissory note for the repayment of the silver, in duplicate, and both parties sealed it with a thumbprint.

To avoid any criticisms from the Zheng Family, Yang Ming suggested giving the two hundred wen of interest to Old Man Zheng.

Old Man An agreed. He didn’t want to take advantage of others; after all, they did indeed borrow twenty taels of silver from them.

Old Man Zheng, frustrated from being thwarted at the An’s, gritted his teeth as he took the silver and the repayment receipt, ready to leave.

But then, the terrifying voice of the young man came from behind, "Wait a moment."

Old Man Zheng’s face turned rather ugly, being belittled by a youngster not even twenty. It was quite humiliating, "What else do you want?"

Yang Ming smiled slightly, a smile that gave Old Man Zheng a sense of foreboding. Sure enough, Yang Ming spoke, "To be honest, the magistrate of this county and I have a bit of a connection. I’ll make sure the magistrate keeps an eye on the An Family’s matters. If anything happens to the An Family in the future..."

The last word, Yang Ming deliberately prolonged, sending shivers down one’s spine.

The implication of Yang Ming’s words was that if anything unfortunate happened to the An Family in the future, the first ones to be suspected would be the Zheng Family, so they better not pull any tricks.

Even Yang Ming knew how to deliver a blunt threat. It’s just that he himself hadn’t made a name yet, so he could only rely on the magistrate for now.

He hoped that the magistrate wouldn’t blame him after finding out.

Madam Chen, upon hearing Yang Ming’s words, was frightened and hurriedly wanted to flee. After all, she was the one who initiated this whole thing.

Old Man Zheng saw Madam Chen running away, and as he had no other outlet for his anger, he furiously went to settle accounts with her. He needed to get back those two taels of silver and make Madam Chen pay for it.

The troublemaker finally left the An Family’s courtyard, and the villagers who had gathered immediately started buzzing with gossip.

"Old Man An, your family must have accumulated virtue in a past life to encounter this young man, otherwise your An’an would have had to marry that fool."

"Yes, indeed. Just now, the young man spoke only a few words, and Old Man Zheng turned green with anger."

"So satisfying! His face wasn’t just green from anger; it was twisted too."

"Twisted and green!"

"Hahaha."

"..."

"..."

The villagers, speaking with great satisfaction, completely forgot that they had just been too frightened of the Zheng Family to say a single word in defense of the An Family.

"Folks, we’ve had guests at home today, so we won’t entertain everyone. Please, return to your homes," Old Man An began.

"Right, Old Man An, you should indeed entertain them well. Without them, today’s issue wouldn’t have been resolved so easily."

"Exactly, hurry up. You have a distinguished guest at your house, one who knows the magistrate, so don’t neglect them."

"Right, right, everyone disperse now, don’t hold them up."

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"..."

The villagers, talking amongst themselves, left the An Family’s courtyard. Such a big event, they needed to hurry and go talk about it with others.

The small courtyard finally only had the An Family members and Yang Ming left.

Each member of the An Family was very excited, especially Old Man An, who was on the verge of tears, "Child, we’re so grateful for what you did today. If it weren’t for you, our An’an would have had to marry that fool. We don’t know how to repay this great kindness!"

"Uncle An, let’s discuss it indoors, shall we?"