Chapter 1764: Chapter 1764: You Continue to Keep an Eye on It
âLetâs hurry up and leave,â Wu Lingxi said as she tucked the 200 silver into her bosom.
âOkay,â Wu Changcai hurriedly followed her, taking the main road. He also took quick glances at the bundle Wu Lingxi carried while she wasnât paying attention.
They had left Wu Family Village, never to return. She went under the tree to get money, surely carrying all her money on her. All he needed was to find a chance to steal it.
She always concealed it, claiming it was the masterâs money given to her. Who would be so generous? He thought the money she had was illicitly acquired.
Even if he stole all her money, she likely wouldnât dare report it to the authorities.
Wu Changcaiâs scheming mind clicked away, growing increasingly pleased with himself.
...
If it hadnât been for the night obscuring vision, Wu Lingxi would have definitely noticed the occasional sly smile on Wu Changcaiâs face.
The pair was only focused on leaving quickly, still unaware that someone was watching them from a close yet safe distance.
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The next day.
âThey ran away?â Xue Shi was washing his face when he heard the report, pausing mid-wash.
âMm, she ran away with that Wu Changcai. Her brother owes the gambling house one thousand two hundred taels. They asked her for money, but she refused to give it, feeling she couldnât stay at home anymore, so she ran away. A Zheng is still keeping an eye on them.â
Xue Shi then said, âYou continue to keep an eye on them as well.â
âYes!â
*
Wu Lingxiâs younger brother realized in the morning that Wu Lingxi was gone and was furious, almost wanting to flay her alive. At that time, Wu Changcaiâs family also realized that Wu Changcai was gone, and they knew the two had left together. Consequently, Wu Changcaiâs family demanded Wu Lingxiâs family return their son while her family made the same demands for their daughter, causing an immense uproar.
The village head couldnât manage the situation and just told both families to report to the authorities and let the magistrate handle it.
However, since both families knew their children had been sneaking around together for a long time, they knew it wasnât a case of abduction and the two must have left together willingly. This knowledge made them feel guilty, worried that if the magistrate investigated, he might reprimand them for not raising their children well, possibly even punishing them. Naturally, they didnât dare to involve the authorities, and the feud between the two families grew even deeper.
Meanwhile, Wu Lingxiâs younger brother also had to deal with the debt he owed to the gambling house. He tried borrowing money everywhere, but given his reputation, even relatives were reluctant to lend to him.
When the three-day deadline arrived, the gambling house saw that he had only managed to gather a little over four hundred taels and couldnât make up the rest. They beat him up, spared his limbs but cut off two of his fingers, and told him to work for the gambling house until he paid off the debt.
Of course, he hated his elder sister Wu Lingxi even more, thinking that if she had not refused to give him the money and run away, his fingers wouldnât have been chopped off.
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The day Wu Lingxiâs younger brother had his fingers chopped off, Wu Lingxi and Wu Changcai had already settled into an inn in the county.
Originally, they had planned to stay in an inn in the town, but since the town was closer to their homes and villagers often went there to sell goods, they feared being spotted.
The county was much further away, making the chances of an encounter much slimmer.
However, the cost of living in the county was much higher than in the town. Staying at an inn indefinitely was not as sensible as buying a house. Yet, Wu Lingxi had only told Wu Changcai she had four hundred taels left, and houses in the county were more expensive than those in the town. She was hesitant to reveal having more money to buy a house, and what kind of decent house could four hundred taels buy in the county?
Moreover, having left home, shouldnât they at least live comfortably?
Wu Lingxi was certainly conflicted.
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