In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

He Qiudi snorted coldly and said, "Why? Do you want to deny it?"

"Will I default on my debt?" Du Yueqing was so angry that her eyes bulged out like a frog.

He Qiudi was really worried that she had suffered from hyperthyroidism when she was a child. If she stared any harder, her eyeballs might pop out.

Du Yueqing said: "I didn't even look carefully. How can you say I lost? Who knows if you bribed the shopkeeper and deliberately teamed up to bully me?"

He Qiudi had no choice but to take out the cloth bag and pour the pearls onto the tray: "Look carefully. Is such a big pearl worth a hundred taels of silver?"

Du Yueqing looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "How much is this kind of Dongzhu worth?"

The shopkeeper shook his head: "Miss Du, I'm not sure. But the price of this one will not be less than 100 taels. As for the six together..."

"If we take it to the capital, it will be worth more than a thousand taels of silver."

At this time, the owner of Zhenbaoxuan on this street also came over to eat the melon.

Seeing such fine pearls, he couldn't help but come in and say, "These six Dong pearls may not be sold for a thousand taels of silver in Ningyuan County, but if you take them to the state capital or the prefectural capital, you should be able to sell them for a good price. The lowest price will not be less than eight hundred taels."

In the past, when Huangquan Pass still belonged to the Great Zhou Dynasty, Ningyuan County was also a provincial capital, and my ancestors had once been very wealthy.

He started as an apprentice at Zhenbaoxuan and stayed in Ningyuan County on and off for decades. He had been to the provincial capital as a shopkeeper and had also been to the capital as a manager. He was a knowledgeable shopkeeper.

As he got older, he wanted to return to his hometown, so he asked his boss for the position of the owner of Zhenbaoxuan in Ningyuan County.

When it comes to jewelry and jadeite, he is 90% sure about it.

Du Yueqing had to admit that the price of these Dongzhu pearls was more than one hundred taels.

He Qiudi put the Dongzhu away.

He looked at the silent Du Yueqing provocatively.

While the two of them were frozen in place, everyone started talking one after another.

"It was Miss Du who proposed the bet. Is she not going to accept it?"

"If it were me, I wouldn't have the face to crawl out of the store in front of so many people and bark like a dog."

"However, the young lady of the He family probably doesn't dare to offend her and doesn't dare to let her really crawl out like a barking dog."

"That's right. After all, Miss Du is the granddaughter of Lord Du. Lord Du's son is a fifth-rank prefect."

"That's not necessarily true. The young lady of the He family must have known that the price of this Dongzhu is over a hundred taels. If she was afraid of Miss Du, she would have taken her nieces away long ago."

"It's going to be a good show. Guess if Miss Du will crawl out of this door today?"

"It's not just about crawling out, you also have to bark like a dog..."

Du Yueqing listened to the chatter of the onlookers and became so angry that she almost vomited blood.

She looked at He Qiudi hatefully, hoping that He Qiudi was afraid of her father and grandfather and would give her a way out and let her leave Xiufangzhai.

Breaking the bet and embarrassing oneself in front of everyone.

It's just that others talk about it for a few days.

But if she crawled out of the embroidery studio in front of so many people, she would be socially doomed and would become a laughing stock among the residents of Ningyuan County.

She could imagine that a hundred years later, the voices of a grandmother and her grandchildren would suddenly be heard in some corner.

——"As for me, I still remember my grandma told me that she was at this spot and saw the granddaughter of the county magistrate at the time crawling on the ground and barking like a dog, and crawling out of the store. Don't you think it's funny or not..."

Suddenly thinking of something, Du Yueqing looked at the shopkeeper of Zhenbaoxuan: "Shopkeeper Li, can you guarantee that this Dongzhu is worth a thousand silver coins?"

"I can guarantee that these six Dongzhu are worth a thousand taels of silver in the capital."

"That's easy." Du Yueqing grabbed He Qiudi's hand as if she had something on him, sneering, "Your father and mother are just farmers, and your eldest brother is just a teacher. Where did you get the money to buy a pearl worth a thousand silver coins?"

As he said that, he forcefully pulled He Qiudi in front of him, sneered at her, and asked aggressively: "Tell me, is this stolen property?"

When these words were spoken, the onlookers were shocked.

There are only a few wealthy families and a few officials in the city, and their wealth and strength are obvious to everyone.

He Qiudi is just the teacher's youngest sister. How could she possibly carry such precious oriental pearls with her?

Unless, it’s stolen goods!

"Don't talk nonsense!" He Sanlang stretched out his hand to pry Du Yueqing's hand, and shouted angrily, "My aunt would never steal anything. Let my aunt go."

"Let's go!" Du Yueqing held He Qiudi's hand and refused to let go. "Come with me to see the official! Who did you steal and how did you steal it? Tell the truth! Otherwise, I'll have my grandfather spank you!"

"This is something someone gave me." He Qiudi's face turned dark and he pulled his hand back suddenly.

Du Yueqing sneered, "You said someone else gave it to you, so it was someone else's gift? Which thief would admit that he is a thief?"

He Qiudi had to admit that Du Yueqing was quite quick to react. If she were to participate in a debate competition, she would definitely be able to leave her opponents speechless.

He Qiudi said calmly, "You are not slandering me, I stole it. According to what you said, no matter who takes out something valuable, it was stolen by someone else. If someone loses such a valuable thing, someone will definitely report it to the police. If you slander me again, I will sue you for ruining my reputation."

Du Yueqing argued, "Others are others. You are you. The highest official in your family is just a teacher. All of us are farmers. You said that this property was given by someone else. Who gave it to you? Who gave you such a valuable gift? And you slandered me. If you can tell me who gave you the Dongzhu, I will not only crawl out like a dog barking, but also bark like a dog three times when I see you next time, and even stand upside down and walk home barking like a dog! If you can't tell me, I will follow you to the government office and give you twenty lashes first!"

Does Du Yueqing like gambling so much and like barking like a dog so much?

It would be a waste not to accept the head that is offered to you.

He Qiudi had no choice but to oblige her, saying, "This was given to me by the new county magistrate, Lord Yan Shiyan. Your father-in-law is the county magistrate anyway, so you can just ask him directly. I know the gift he gave me was not cheap, but I didn't expect it to be so valuable."

"Haha!" Du Yueqing burst out laughing and fell forward and backward with laughter.

If she didn't know Yan Shi's identity and thought he was just an ordinary disciple from a noble family, she might have believed He Qiudi's nonsense.

But she happened to eavesdrop on the conversation between her grandfather and Yan Shi, and knew that he was the son of the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

He Qiudi has extraordinary abilities, could he be favored at the banquet?

"This is what Lord Yan gave you? Why didn't you say it was a gift from His Majesty the Emperor? You? Why? If you don't have money to buy a mirror, do you want me to give you one? If you are so beautiful that you can make fishes sink to the bottom of the water and geese fall to the ground, or the moon and flowers blush, Lord Yan will give you six priceless oriental pearls. He is not blind!"

At this moment, a low and pleasant voice like a bell sounded.

"The Dongzhu of the He family's wife was indeed given by me."

As the voice sounded, the onlookers looked back one after another, and when they saw the person coming in wearing a scarlet official uniform, they involuntarily made way for him.

At the banquet, dressed in red official uniform, he approached with extraordinary bearing and calm steps, and appeared in the embroidery studio with a natural aura that only those in a higher position could possess, which was majestic without anger.

Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, he opened his thin lips and said, "If you make irresponsible remarks about His Majesty and the officials appointed by the court, you must open your mouth according to the law. Both crimes must be punished together. You must open your mouth in public 30 times as a warning to others. Considering that this woman is a first-time offender, she will be dragged to the door, made to kneel in the direction of the capital, slapped in the face ten times, and sentenced to hard labor. She will be forced to repair the city wall for 100 days!"