Chapter 517: Chapter 517 Triangular Eyes Glare Chapter 517: Chapter 517 Triangular Eyes Glare “Madam Xie, you foul woman, what has your family been up to these days?” Old Lady Mo was typically the type to bully the weak and fear the strong; she only dared to come to bully Madam Xie, the soft persimmon, when Big Bull was not around.
“Mother-in-law, you’ve come.” Madam Xie was somewhat surprised to see Old Lady Mo.
Ever since the old hag had been frightened by Big Bull, she hadn’t come over to cause trouble for several days.
“What? Your family makes a fortune and I, the old woman, can’t come over?” With Big Bull not around, Old Lady Mo’s tone became arrogant and domineering again, looking down on Madam Xie with great disdain.
“Mother-in-law, you know that’s not what I mean.” After all, Madam Xie had been enslaved by Old Lady Mo for over a decade, and seeing her was like a mouse seeing a cat—a mentality she just couldn’t shake off.
“I heard your family grew some big watermelons?” Old Lady Mo stood in front of Madam Xie, brimming with smugness.
Helpless, Madam Xie immediately hunched her back and lowered her head, displaying a completely servile demeanor—it almost felt wrong not to bully her.
“It was all Xuexue’s doing; I don’t understand it,” she said.
“You grow them and send them to the village head, but don’t even think to give one to your grandmother here. Has your conscience been eaten by a dog? Just a bunch of heartless cunning people. Don’t forget, you are alive today because you’ve been eating the Mo family’s rice.”
There were still two big watermelons at home.
Upon hearing this, Madam Xie hurriedly ran into the house and brought out both watermelons: “Mother-in-law, please take these to eat.”
Only then did Old Lady Mo’s face soften and she stopped her grumbling: “That’s more like it.”
One watermelon weighed over ten pounds, and with two together, they totaled more than twenty pounds—far too much for an old woman to carry. Plus, having not had the chance to boss Madam Xie around for a while, Old Lady Mo’s shifty eyes flickered: “This old woman can’t carry them, you help me take them back to the Mo family.”
“This…”
Madam Xie’s face showed her dilemma, with a big tub of clothes yet to be hung up to dry and plans to rush to the fields later since Shopkeeper Fan’s carriage was arriving soon. Xuexue and the others might be too busy in the fields, and she needed to go help them as well.
“What? Now that you’re away from the Mo family, you don’t even listen to me anymore?” Old Lady Mo stared her down with piercing eyes.
Weighing her options, Madam Xie figured that if she didn’t comply, the old hag certainly wouldn’t let her be. So, she reluctantly grabbed two baskets in the yard, placed a watermelon in each, and prepared to carry them to the Mo family. The other chores could wait for a little longer.
“Hold on a moment.”
Just as she was about to leave the yard, Old Lady Mo suddenly called out for Madam Xie to stop.
“What is it?” Madam Xie halted and turned around, looking at Old Lady Mo with a puzzled face.
“Since your family is about to get rich, you surely won’t be lacking silver. Hengjian at the Academy has no expenses, but he needs to save on every front or he’ll be looked down upon. Hurry up and bring me some silver, I’ll send it to him in a few days,” Old Lady Mo commanded indisputably.
“Mother-in-law, I don’t have any silver!”
Most of the silver in the house was in Xuexue’s hands. Madam Xie was afraid that the Mo family would come asking for silver, and in a moment of weakness, she would give it all away, which is why she had Xuexue keep the accounts.
“You must be joking.” Old Lady Mo looked unconvinced.
“Why would I lie to you? All the family’s silver is held by Big Bull.” Now, Madam Xie had learned her lesson and knew Old Lady Mo feared Big Bull the most.
“Don’t use that fool Big Bull to scare me. Even if he has the larger share, you must have a smaller share. I don’t care about the specifics; just bring out the silver right away.” Old Lady Mo stood hands on hips, completely unreasonable, with the air of someone who wouldn’t rest until she got the silver.