FID – Chapter 487

Chapter 487: 50,000 taels, Buy a Corpse

  Seeing Matriarch Li’s eyes slightly fluctuate, Liu Zhiqiu then shifted the conversation, “But as far as I know, the current Li family is not as prosperous as it seems. The Li family’s descendants submit to defeat or failure without putting up a fight, the family’s ceramic business has been unprofitable year after year, constantly tearing down the east wall to patch the west wall((same as the idiom robbing Peter to Pay Paul)). The hole is getting bigger and bigger, the end of the year, and I’m afraid you can’t even earn 10,000 taels of silver. I thought 50 thousand taels can solve the urgent needs of your family. Since Matriarch Li looks down upon it, you take the corpse away and throw her to a mass grave, as casually as dumping 50 thousand taels of silver. The reputation of the Li family is indeed not something that 50 thousand taels can buy.”

  Silence spread in the room. The rest of the people were still immersed in the shock of Liu Zhiqiu buying a corpse for 50,000 taels.

  Matriarch Li raised her eyes and looked directly at Liu Zhiqiu for the first time. The other party acted casually. He spoke and moved as usual, but she couldn’t see through him, whether he was indeed acting off handedly or pretending.

  Is this retreating for the sake of advancing?

  No, Liu Zhiqiu was definitely not as simple as he appeared from the outside.

  Could a simple person know the situation of the Li family like the back of his hand?

  Would he have a good grasp of her mindset?

  Naturally, she would not really give up the 50,000 taels, and instead set heart on choosing a corpse that was all but worthless.

  Fleeing from marriage, staying out all night alone; even if she was dead, these scandals wouldn’t be the same as if they never happened.

  It would still smear the lintel of the Li family.

  But if she severed ties with her, the Li family’s reputation would be saved instead.

  Even if someone were to know afterwards that she had sold her own granddaughter’s corpse for 50,000 taels, so what? What did it matter if it caused criticism?

  Once the Li family rose to their feet and made a comeback in front of the public, those who criticized her behind her back would still nod and bow to her!

  ”50 thousand taels, plus the supply orders of all the wine jars in the Liu family’s winery, we can immediately sign the document.”

  Liu Jinfu immediately jumped up and scolded her, “How awfully shameless! Bargaining with the corpse of your own granddaughter! All orders for wine jars in the winery? Why don’t you just go back and daydream?! The pottery of the Li family has always been high-priced ornamental ceramics, but now you’re trying to steal business from someone selling penny-worth wine jars! It’s only now that I witnessed how greedy the well-renowned Li family can be!”

  The Li family produced colored porcelain, and all their products were high-end ornamental porcelain costing by the hundreds and thousands, so why ever would she eye such low-end porcelain wine jars? This was something they had never dabbled in.

  Nobody ever thought that even at this juncture, this plan popped in her head.

  Good thinking!

  The annual output of the Liu winery was gradually increasing, and the winery might continue to expand in the future.

  If the Li family could clutch this business in their hands, it would be equivalent to having a steady income. Their annual income would be extremely substantial!

  But at the same time, it was also equal to cutting off the livelihood of other small workshops!

  How greedy and vicious!

  Liu Zhiqiu sneered. “Old Madam, goodbye!”

  His response made everyone waiting in the room drop the heavy stones in their hearts.

  Just now Liu Zhiqiu suddenly offered 50,000 taels to Li Junyue. They were really afraid that he was bewitched.

  The guards of the Li family had already arrived at the door. Matriarch Li was staring intently at Liu Zhiqiu, trying to capture any emotional fluctuations in his face.

  But there was none at all.

  He allowed her to move freely, without any intention of stopping her or hesitating.

  The servants moved quickly, wrapped the corpse with a sheet, and walked to the yard to wait for the Old Madam’s orders.

  She only had to open her lips, and they could leave immediately.

  Matriarch Li was unable to speak for a long time.

  The moment she ordered them to leave, there would be no room for change.

  Was she really going to throw 50,000 taels of silver into the mass graves?

  The Li family hasn’t reached that posh yet, and she couldn’t bear to give it up!

  ”Draw the documents, I will sign this agreement!”

  The hearts of Liu Erlin and Du Juan followed the development of the plot. The ups and downs were so stimulating beyond comparison.

  Kang Shiming was present, and there were two more village chiefs to testify, as well as a group of yamen officers brought in.

  Shortly after, a family severance document was written, signed by both parties, affixed with the seal that Kang Shiming carried.

  As soon as the pen was put down, the banknotes were handed over, and the matter was thus settled.

  From then on, Li Junyue has nothing to do with the Li family.

  Matriarch Li didn’t even ask what would be done with the corpse. She didn’t even spare a glance, and left with her entourage.

  After resolving the dispute between the Liu family and the Li family, Kang Shiming also got up to leave. He also needed to make arrangements to continue investigating the case. Even if he knew that the investigation couldn’t produce any results, he should at least pretend on the surface.

  Besides, he also felt guilty about Li Junyue’s affairs.

  If it wasn’t for Ziyu’s personal actions, Miss Li would not have ended up like this.

  In the end, no trouble arose. The two village chiefs who came to lend a hand got up and left.

  As soon as Liu Jinfu stepped out of the Liu family courtyard, he found himself seemingly still caught in a dream.

  ”Old bastard, did Zhiqiu really buy a corpse with 50 thousand taels? 50 thousand really? Not 5000? 500?”

  ”50 thousand, you’re not deaf yet.” An Cai put his hands behind his back, his angular face calm.

  ”Why aren’t you shocked at all? That’s 50 thousand! 50 thousand!—”

  ”Without 50 thousand, do you think that old witch of the Li family would agree? Do you think there’s someone like you who can faint with laughter while holding 500 taels?”

  ”…” Liu Jinfu’s face darkened. “I can’t see eye to eye with you!”

  ”Good riddance.”

  The two immediately hit the road towards the sky on their respective sides. Neither gave the other one more glance.

  When they reached the entrance of the village, they found that the villagers they dispersed were still gathered there. They also found that the Xinghua and Xiapo villagers were sitting and actually chatting together under the big acacia tree. Liu Jinfu’s face immediately turned black.

  One is simpler than the other. Could they get in touch with those Xiapo villagers?

  Later, they’ll probably learn all the thuggish behaviors of those people!

  ”Break a leg, get up, and go back to work!” Don’t learn from those who fish for three days and bathe in the sun for two days.

  An Cai glanced at him from the corner of his eyes. “You’ve got the heart of a villain.”

  ”Mind your own business!”

  They each snorted coldly and stomped in opposite directions.

  The older they got, the funnier they were.

  The two were of the same mind and did not mention the 50 thousand taels.

  So as not to cause any more trouble for the Liu family.

  An attempted assassination; in the heart of Liu Jinfu, he was more inclined in believing that some people covetted the Liu family’s wealth, and those assassins were trying to help them get the money.

  Wasn’t this the case everywhere? Wasn’t this the reason those rich and powerful people had so  many bodyguards around them? It was for personal safety. 

  An Cai thought more, things must not be so simple.

  From the spying to the arrival of the assassins, the interval was not long. It could be presumed that those people belonged to the same group. He feared that this involved a larger conspiracy behind the scenes.

  Otherwise, how could black-clad assassin suddenly appear in a remote mountain?

  Ruffians and local thugs have no time to dress up so meticulously. They had no money to buy such attire.

  At most, they would cover their faces with a cloth over the eyes and ears, which he did when he was young.

  When everyone left the Liu family courtyard, it returned to calm at long last.

  With only her own family left, Du Juan said, “Son, you have already bought her, but you can’t keep her in the small consultation room. Since you want her to be buried properly, let’s go find a place now, shall we?”

  ”Although Li Junyue is not from our village, we can look for a place and dig a grave. The villagers won’t say much. How about burying her near Axiu’s mother?”