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Scarred-face Man. “….”

By now, if he still didn’t understand Jian Xiu’s intentions, he would have lived all these years in vain.

But since things had come to this point, if money could settle the matter, he would celebrate with both hands raised.

“What? Did I say something wrong?” Seeing the scarred man remain silent, Jian Xiu raised her eyebrows again and asked.

“No, no, the heroine is absolutely right! Compensation is definitely necessary, of course, of course.”

“Hmm, good. Let’s start calculating from now!”

“Of course, of course!”

“First, let’s talk about the pots, bowls, and dishes that were smashed in the house! I just went in and saw that you broke them all. If we were to buy new ones, it would cost at least one tael of silver, right?”

“That’s fair, that’s fair!”

“Hmm, you also heard earlier—my sister-in-law said you come every month, but later, you increased it to twice a month. But let’s just count it as once a month. Five years, twelve months a year, that’s sixty times. One tael per time, so for the kitchenware, you owe sixty taels. Did I miscalculate?”

Scarred-face Man: “……”

He had no idea how the compensation, which he thought would be just one tael, suddenly became sixty.

But right now, he was at the mercy of Jian Xiu’s blade. Did he dare say no?

Thinking about the sixty taels he had to pay, he gritted his teeth. It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford it—he just felt unwilling.

Of course, even if he was unwilling, he wouldn’t dare say it out loud.

Jian Xiu naturally saw the unwillingness in his heart, so she asked again, “What? You look dissatisfied?”

Hearing this, the scarred man shivered and quickly shook his head.

“No, no! I accept it! Heroine, I accept it wholeheartedly.”

Jian Xiu was very satisfied with his response.

She gave a slight nod and continued, “That calculation is done. Now let’s move on to the next one.”

Hearing this, the scarred man scrambled up in a panic and exclaimed, “Another one? What other one? Where is there another one?”

“Why are you so agitated? Are you refusing to accept it?”

Scarred Man: “…….”

“My family members were beaten by you. Do you think hiring a doctor and buying medicine costs nothing? Look at my elder brother—he can’t even stand without support. Do you think it’s unreasonable for me to ask for compensation?”

“No, no! It’s reasonable, very reasonable!” The scarred man quickly responded.

“Just today, we already spent nearly two taels on a doctor. And that doesn’t include the recovery costs. Adding that up, at least three taels. Am I being unreasonable?”

“N-no… not unreasonable… not unreasonable!” The scarred man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said respectfully.

“As we just calculated, over five years, that would be sixty times…”

“Heroine, please spare me! You must have misunderstood! This is the first time I’ve beaten them this badly. Before, it was just minor scuffles. Most of the time, they only had to repay the interest, and I wouldn’t even lay a hand on them. You can ask them if you don’t believe me!”

Before Jian Xiu could finish speaking, the scarred man was already panicking and explaining.

Joking aside, if he had to compensate based on five years, even if he sold everything he had, he couldn’t afford it.

“Oh? Is that so? Then I should ask my sister-in-law and confirm whether that’s true.” Jian Xiu said lightly.

After saying that, instead of directly asking Qian Hongmei, she fixed her gaze on the piece of pork in Zhang Xuemei’s hands.

Scarred Man: “……”

So the issue of the pork wasn’t over yet?

Of course, he didn’t dare ask.

“Jian Xiu, maybe we should just let it go. As long as they don’t bother us again—”

“Sister-in-law, one cannot be too merciful, especially with certain people. I don’t understand why you tolerated them for five years!” Jian Xiu interrupted Qian Hongmei, her voice filled with frustration.

In her eyes, such people didn’t deserve any mercy.

She hadn’t dealt harshly with those at the old house because of their family ties.

Even though Zhang Zixuan wasn’t biologically related to Old Lady Liu, she had raised him.

In this era, filial piety was paramount. If she was too ruthless, it would surely be used against them when Liu Tou and Qi Tou took the imperial exams in the future.

She had to consider the consequences.

But the scarred man was different.

The reason he had dared to repeatedly attack them, getting worse each time, was that he had found their weak spot.

To Jian Xiu, that was sheer stupidity.

“Xiuer, maybe we should let it go. As long as they leave us alone, we’ll be satisfied,” Jian Ming chimed in.

Hearing this, Jian Xiu felt a bit helpless.

This was her family—they were kind-hearted and easy to please.

When she first arrived in this body, she resented it. She thought she had terrible luck to have transmigrated into such a family.

But now, she felt content.

At least she wasn’t in a cold, emotionless world anymore.

Here, she had gained the warmth of family—something she had never experienced before.

Since she had taken over this body and gained something she had always longed for, it was only right for her to give back.

Jian Xiu made a vow—she would protect this family.

Not only would she improve her own life, but she would make sure her family lived better and better.

“You hear that? My elder brother is pleading on your behalf. So this time, I’ll let you go. But you’re not getting away from paying every single tael we just calculated.”

As she spoke, Jian Xiu suddenly remembered something.

“Oh, I almost forgot—what about Fenjie? She was beaten so badly by you. How do you plan to compensate for that? A woman’s face isn’t a trivial matter. You do realize this could affect her entire future, don’t you?”

Scarred Man: “…….”

He swore to himself—he would never dare provoke this demoness again.

He had only slapped the girl a few times. Once the swelling went down, wouldn’t she be back to normal?

Besides, hadn’t she hit him too? How was that going to be settled?

But no matter what, he wouldn’t dare say that.

Even thinking about it made him feel guilty, as if he were a thief.

“I won’t ask for too much. Adding up the previous sixty taels, the medical fees, and Sister Fen’s injury, let’s round it to seventy taels. Just give me seventy taels, and you can scram.”