Old Ma looked at the villagers' reactions and knew that she would not be able to get the silver by force.

If she really asked for the money, Doctor Shen would be determined not to treat other people. These villagers would not hate Doctor Shen, but would only hate their family.

If she offended everyone in the village, how would her family survive in the village?

Old Ma felt more and more that it would be better to try a different approach.

In the Shen family's courtyard, everyone was still talking at once about denouncing old Ma.

Old Mrs. Ma pretended to wipe away her tears.

"Chief Shen, I don't want to embarrass Doctor Shen, but my family can't make ends meet anymore. We only have two acres of land and so many mouths to feed. We have to tighten our belts to make ends meet. Now that Xiaocao is in such a state, we have no other options..."

Old Ma complained, and the villagers could not blame her anymore. Many families in the village had a hard time, especially when there was a sick person at home, then life was even more difficult. Old Ma's complaints touched everyone's hearts.

"Oh! Forget it. God won't let me live. I can only accept my fate. Doctor Shen, please don't argue with me. I won't mention the compensation. It's just..."

Before Doctor Shen could say anything, Old Ma wiped her face and changed the subject, "Now that the child has become like this, I have no other choice but to ask Doctor Shen to lend me ten silver coins to take care of the child."

Ten taels of silver, plus the money she had saved, was enough to marry two wives.

No one expected that after failing to extort money, old Ma turned around and shamelessly asked Doctor Shen to borrow money. She was so shameless!

The onlookers were all stunned, but after thinking about it, they could understand Old Ma.

Patriarch Shen didn't know what to say at this moment. It was Old Ma's freedom to borrow money from anyone, and even he was the patriarch of the clan, he couldn't do anything about it.

He looked at Shen Lianchuan with a serious expression on his face.

Mrs. Ma said she was borrowing money, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the money was like throwing meat buns at a dog, and it would never come back.

If Doctor Shen doesn't lend any money to Mrs. Ma after she made such a fuss, I'm afraid she will never have peace in the end.

Shen Lianchuan glanced at the twenty or so strong laborers of the Gu family and sighed silently.

"Since my sister-in-law has spoken, I am not an unreasonable person. I can lend you the money, but this money is for the child's medical treatment. I hope you can treat the child well." Doctor Shen said and glanced at Shen Rong.

Shen Rong knew what her grandfather meant, and she took out ten taels of silver from the cloth bag in her arms.

When Mrs. Ma saw this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and the members of the Gu family behind her were so surprised when they saw the huge pile of silver that their eyes could not even move.

They had never seen silver in their lives, and it was this big.

Shen Rong ignored the other members of the Gu family and walked straight to Lou who had already climbed up from the ground.

"Aunt, this money is lent to you and sister Xiaocao for medical treatment. You must keep it well." Shen Rong looked at Lou and reminded her in a low voice.

Considering the situation of Gu Laotian's family and the treatment of Lou's mother and daughter in the Gu family, Lou was afraid that she would not be able to keep the money.

Shen Rong was very clear about all this.

Because of these people, she lost ten taels of silver in vain. Shen Rong was unwilling to accept this, so she couldn't help but say one more word. She hoped to arouse Lou's love for her daughter and do something for this. After all, the child is innocent, isn't she?

Lou held her daughter's hand and looked at Shen Rong blankly. After a while, she stared blankly at the silver in Shen Rong's hand.

Old Ma was extremely anxious. If there hadn't been so many people present, she would have reached out and snatched the silver.

"Old man, are you stupid? Why don't you answer it!"

"Yes, sister-in-law, hurry up and take the money!"

"Sister-in-law, this money is lent to your child for medical treatment. Please don't waste Doctor Shen's kindness!"

When the sisters-in-law saw that Lou had not received the money for a long time, they became extremely anxious.

Others may not know this, but how could they not know this? The money was taken back to marry the child, but it was impossible to use it to treat the girl.

As for repaying the money, whoever borrowed the money should repay it.

Lou's sisters-in-law have never thought about paying back the money. At worst, there are still their parents-in-law!

Anyway, they got the money for free, so it’s no wonder they were anxious.

Lou's eyes swept across the faces of her sisters-in-law, then looked at her countless nephews, and then at her silly daughter. She pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and took the silver.

She knew that she took the silver today because she, Lou, was doing a favor, but she was afraid that the silver would not be used to treat her daughter. However, Lou still held a little hope in her heart.

If the mother-in-law didn't give her the last bit of hope, the worst that could happen would be...

When the people from the Gu family saw Lou accept the silver, their expressions relaxed.

Lou's hand tightly grasped the silver. She quickly glanced at Shen Rong and whispered, "I'm sorry, thank you!"

After saying that, she turned around and left, taking her daughter's hand.

Lou left the Shen family's yard with her daughter and the money. The other members of the Gu family had no reason to stay in the Shen family, so old Ma left the Shen family's yard with a group of sons, grandsons, and daughters-in-law and went home.

Everyone in Gu Laotian's family had left, and the villagers who had come to watch the fun dispersed in twos and threes when they saw that there was nothing fun to watch.

The farce seemed to have ended just like that.

Before leaving, Patriarch Shen patted Shen Lianchuan's shoulder helplessly.

Shen Lianchuan didn't say anything, just smiled bitterly twice.

Changsheng looked at the family that was leaving and muttered, "Bad guys! Beat them! Bad guys! Beat them!"

Shen Rong saw Changsheng sweeping the yard with a broom while mumbling something. Every time he muttered, he swept the yard vigorously with the broom, as if this could drive away the bad guys.

When Shen Rong came closer and listened, she was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Okay, he just borrowed money and he didn't say he wouldn't pay it back, so stop complaining." Shen Rong just said this and hurried into the house.

My two sisters-in-law and my brother came back suddenly. Did something happen in the shop? And how is my younger brother's marriage going?

Shen Rong didn't have time to ask just now, but now she has a lot of questions in her mind.

In the main room, Shen Rong's parents, brother and sister-in-law were all there.

"Uncle Six, why don't you move to the city too? There are not so many things going on in the city, and our two families will have someone to take care of us in the future."

When Shen Rong came in, she happened to hear what Shen Wu said.

"Dad, are you and Mom planning to move to the county?" Shen Rong was shocked.

"I don't have such plans now. But today I saw that old Ma was blackmailing me. So I thought that you and your family should just move to the city. There are not so many things to do there." Mrs. Lu said.

Shen Wu nodded, "I think so too. Your brother will also be in the city in the future. If your three brothers are all in the city, they will definitely not be able to take care of the village. If you live in the city, you don't have to worry about being bullied."

When Shen Lianchuan said that his three sons would all live in the county town in the future, he was not just saying it casually.

The eldest and second sons' businesses have already established a firm foothold in the city.

Shen Dongting fell in love with a girl from the county town, so it was natural that he would live in the city in the future.

In the future, there will be only two old people in the village. If conditions permit, they may go to the city to take care of their grandchildren.

Shen Wu and Lu were worried about leaving Shen Rong alone in the village, so they might as well take this opportunity to persuade the two old people to go to the city.

Sixth Grandpa frowned and thought.

He and his wife brought Changsheng back not because they had to go back to Taohua Village, but because he thought it was better for people to return to their roots. Secondly, he planned that after they were gone, the tribe would take care of Changsheng for his sake. But today, when he looked at the villagers' reactions coldly, he felt cold in his heart.

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