The History of the Empress of the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 68
"How much is a little more? Five taels? Ten taels? It can't be more than ten taels, right?"

Ruojin blinked her eyes and asked intentionally.

In fact, everyone understands that this attendant is only referring to one or two taels of scattered silver. If it is really more than ten taels and twenty taels, is it still called extra money?

No one would believe that a servant would give so much money, and it would be fine if he could not withhold it.

The attendant was still proud of his cleverness, but he didn't know the real number, so he can always be fooled by saying something vague?A little more who knows how much.

However, now that Ruojin has asked, he can't say too much, he can only follow the public's opinion, that is just one or two taels of scattered money.

Fortunately, looking at the silver on the ground, it is about 25 taels or more, and he still has this bit of vision.

"Miss, you are joking. How can this servant have so much money? It's just one or two taels of silver."

The attendant sneered, and immediately retreated far away, as if he would run away if he failed.

"So, the money you gave to Qiu Erniang is only 26 seven taels, right?"

Ruojin confirmed that under the watchful eyes of everyone, the attendant could only nod his head.

"Very well, I won't weigh the silver anymore. With so many people looking at it, it's about 26 taels. It doesn't matter if it's a little less or more. No one can figure it out so clearly when trading, probably That's the number."

If Jin picked up the silver one by one, the attendant was so sure just now, she must have known it well, presumably the silver is not bad, and she would not be so stupid as to weigh it herself.

Hearing her words, everyone around nodded, and the working people can naturally estimate the weight.

Seeing this, Chen Datong secretly rejoiced, but after hearing Ruojin's next words, his joy immediately turned into sadness, and his face sank.

"But, you are lying at all!"

"Because you have never agreed on a price, and you have never given money to the aunt. Just now, in a panic, you secretly stuffed some money on the aunt in order to blame her."

"So, you don't know how much money you stuffed. You just thought that it all fell out, so you guessed it. But you don't know, not all the money you stuffed fell to the ground!"

After Ruojin finished speaking, without giving them a chance to argue, she turned around and said to Qiu Erniang on the ground:
"Ma'am, take out the silver in your arms."

Only then did Qiu Erniang let go of her sleeves. She was really afraid that if the sleeves fell off again, the crime would be even greater, so in desperation, she could only protect her tightly to prevent it from falling off.

But she didn't want this unintentional move to prove her innocence!

Handing over the money in the sleeve to Su Ruojin, Qiu Erniang was almost trembling to cry with joy.

Everyone gasped for a while, this large piece of silver, you don't need to weigh it, it's at least ten taels!
"You agreed to pay 25 taels of silver, but now it is more than 35 taels. You also said it just now, but you just gave one or two taels more... that's all!"

Ruojin deliberately highlighted the word "just", and with a hook of the corner of his mouth, he looked at Chen Datong.

"Mr. Chen, how can we explain this?"

If Jin pressed on step by step, then Chen Da stepped back step by step, intuitively he could hardly breathe.

"I just gave her 25 taels, who knows where I stole those [-] taels!"

Chen Datong shamelessly cheated, and was going to beat him to death for not admitting it!

(End of this chapter)