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âWhat nonsense are you talking about?â she scowled at him, âJust take the
money Iâll give you ana go mre a prostitute tomorrow!â
Seeing her so angry, he was amused instead, âWife, I canât walk. I have no strength left, how can I go?â
âThe same way you got into the secondary bedroom, thatâs how you will go hire a prostitute.â
He honestly replied, âI crawled here. The two rooms were close so I managed to crawl, but the town is too far away. Iâm afraid Iâll tire out just getting out of the yard, let alone getting all the way there. Or, dear, how about you carry me there tomorrow?â
âIn your dreams!â she glared at him.
He tenderly touched her little face, âDearest, donât be angry. Look, even your recently-healed pus sores are getting worse because of your angerâ¦â âShut your wretched mouth!â she threatened.
Frightened by her ferocious eyes, he quickly shut his mouth.
Looking around the room and finding no hiding place, he asked, âWife, how did you suddenly appear behind me just now? Werenât you sleeping on the bed?
Where were you hiding earlier?â
âIf I tell you, we will call off our gambling agreementâ¦
âYou can keep those three words â âIn your dreamsâ!â he refused, âIf youâre not going to tell me, forget it.â
âThen I wonât say anything.â She wouldnât reveal her secret of hiding on the beam. She reiterated seriously, âWhen I said I would pay for you to hire a prostitute, I meant it. I, Su Qingyue, am a woman of my word.â
âIâm waiting for the good woman to give me the moneyâ¦â His voice was much quieter.
She was filled with pent-up frustration.
The idea of hitting someone, even killing them, crossed her mindâ¦
Even counting the money became an irksome task for her.
Seeing her angry expression, Xiao Yuchuan teased, âWife, if the money in your hands were soft, you wouldâve made it flat by nowâ¦ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âReally?â The more she counted, the more she found the money adorable. She took each silver ingot worth ten taels and put them into her sleeve pocket. Unfortunately, she only had three. She wished she had more to store away.
Seeing her put away the last silver ingot, Xiao Yuchuan said with an awkward smile, âWife, actually, hiring a prostitute isnât that expensive. If youâre willing to give me more, that would be greatâ¦â
âYou already said itâs not that expensive.â She replied seriously, âSo Iâll just give you change.â
âSounds good.â Xiao Yuchuan nodded, âAfter all, itâs not easy for you to earn money. Iâve lost count of how many times youâve counted the money youâve earned.â
âI just finished counting it. It hasnât been counted many times.â She took another piece of thread and started counting and stringing the copper coins together one by one.
Four hundred should be half a tael, right?
Seeing that she had strung three hundred of them, Xiao Yuchuan quickly interrupted, âWife, I think we should be more economical. Three hundred is already quite a lot.â
âItâs not too many, itâs notâ¦â she insisted.
âIt is a lotâ¦â he countered.
When she finished stringing the three hundred and ninety-fifth coin, she tied the string into a knot and handed it to Xiao Yuchuan.
Just as he was about to accept the string of coins, she swiftly put it back into her sleeve pocket.
She thought to herself that this must be why the pockets on ancient sleeves were made so large â to conveniently hold money.
He looked disappointed, âWife, didnât you say you were going to give me money?â
âYes, I did.â She agreed wholeheartedly, picking up the last five copper coins from the bed and generously handing them over to him, âHere, all this money is for you. Go and have fun, third brother! Donât hold back on my account!â
Holding the five copper coins in his hand, Xiao Yuchuan complained, âWife, youâre really âgenerousâ..â