northernbook Chapter 26 Is she the woman of destiny?
Chapter 26 Is she the woman of destiny?
After Xia's father agreed, Hu Zhi immediately took out a contract and said, "This can be considered our first formal transaction. Let's sign a contract so that we can both have a guarantee."
Before Hu Zhi handed the contract to Xia's father, Xia Mo quickly scanned it with his divine sense.
When I went to the county town at the end of summer, I used my divine sense to collect information and looked at the contracts signed by those merchants.
The contract that Hu Zhi handed over was exactly as described in those contracts, so there were no problems.
Xia Mo condensed his divine sense into a thin thread and extended it outwards, directly reaching the Wei family in Ping'an County, 1.5 kilometers away, to the courtyard where Ma Yiyi lived.
Ma Yiyi had a bruise on her chin and her legs were splinted. She was sitting by the window with a book in her hand, pretending to read. Her mouth opened and closed quietly from time to time, as if she were talking. Anyone who didn't know her would think that she was reading the contents of the book.
In reality, Ma Yiyi was talking to the person on the screen in front of her.
“Sixty taels of silver in compensation is far too little, far too cheap for them,” Ma Yiyi murmured, her lips moving slightly.
The following text appears on the screen:
Immediately, he exclaimed: "The woman of destiny is indeed blessed with great fortune. Even when she pushed him into the river last time, she didn't collapse..."
Administrator #1 said: The Xia family lives in the countryside, they just lack experience, but they're not stupid...
Eight-Pack Abs said: "Sixty taels of silver is a reasonable compensation price. If it exceeds sixty taels, the Xia family will not sign..."
……
The comments on the screen continued to appear.
Inside the main hall of the Xia family's house in Anjia Village—
Xia Mo covered her aching forehead with her hand, the veins in her temples throbbing wildly.
Her body was barely able to withstand the pressure from her projecting divine sense; if this continued, her body would collapse!
Xia Mo withdrew her outward-directed spiritual sense, exhaled a long, silent breath, adjusted her breathing, and relaxed her body.
However, she couldn't help but recall the subtitles that had popped up on the screen.
"Immediately, someone said: 'The woman of destiny is indeed powerful. Even when I pushed her into the river last time, she didn't collapse...'"
Is she the woman of destiny? Her story matches the incident of being pushed into the river mentioned in the text.
Whether she possesses any "qi" or what kind of "qi" it is, she herself cannot see.
Most importantly, to see the "qi" on someone else's body, she needs to use more spiritual power, and she's afraid her body won't be able to handle it and will collapse.
Xia Mo came to her senses and looked at Brother Xia.
It was Brother Xia's voice coming from the main room.
Brother Xia read the contents of the contract to his father and the others.
The contract not only protected the interests of the Wei family but also those of the Xia family. It clearly stated that if the Xia family successfully delivered the goods, the Wei family could not delay payment under any pretext.
Similarly, if the Xia family fails to receive the goods on time, they must pay sixty taels of silver, double the price stipulated in the contract.
Xia's father thought that the steps for smoking meat were deliberately made to seem complicated, but in reality, they were quite simple, and twenty days would be more than enough.
“Okay, I’ll sign it now and go get the pen and red clay,” Xia’s father agreed.
"Wait a minute," Xia Mo released her hand from her temple and gave her father and the others a sweet smile.
Everyone in the main room looked at Xia Mo, puzzled.
Xia Mo feigned confusion, furrowing her cute little brows, and said, "It's exactly twenty days. What if it takes twenty-one days? Or maybe twenty-five? After all... who can predict whether the weather will be sunny or cloudy?"
Hu Zhi thought Xia Mo's concerns were very reasonable.
"How about we add a clause to the contract that if the delay is due to weather and is five or ten days, it won't be considered a violation?" Hu Zhi asked Xia's father sincerely.
Hu Zhi felt a little sorry for Xia Mo. Such a smart girl, and in the end, she could only find a husband in the village or county. Sigh...
Hu Zhi relaxed the contract after hearing this, which surprised Xia Mo a little.
It seems that Ma Yiyi's scheme went unnoticed by Hu Zhi.
After his initial surprise, Xia's father was flattered and overwhelmed, never expecting Hu Zhi to be so magnanimous.
"That's good!"
Xia's father nodded repeatedly.
Brother Xia brought over the writing materials again, and Hu Zhi rewrote the contract in front of everyone present. Then, in front of everyone, she tore up the old contract.
Brother Xia looked at Xia Mo, thinking that his little sister always thought of more details; girls are indeed more meticulous.
"Is everything alright?" Xia Mo looked at her father and older brother with her bright eyes, blinking and looking confused.
In front of her family, Xia Mo is a well-behaved girl. Even if she came up with a suggestion just now, she still has to maintain her image.
“No problem, let’s write the contract in duplicate, one for you and one for me,” Hu Zhi said, looking at the pretty and lovely Xia Mo with a dreamy look in her eyes and a lot of thoughts flashing through her mind.
At the end of summer, she's destined to marry a farmer. Could he perhaps try to win her over?
Hu Zhi gave Xia Mo another serious look.
After signing two copies, Hu Zhi left with one copy of the contract.
Hu Zhi confirmed that a hundred wild game animals would be delivered tomorrow.
Xia's father nervously ran to the village head's house and asked him to lend him a few people to help out, with wages provided.
After all, killing and plucking a hundred wild animals in one day is a very troublesome task, and even if all the people in his family were employed, it would be impossible to complete.
* * *
Early the next morning—
In the Xia family courtyard—
The constant coming and going of people made the Xia family courtyard somewhat noisy.
The lively atmosphere at the Xia family's house broke the morning tranquility of Anjia Village.
As soon as it was light, people from Huzhi's side delivered cages of wild birds to the Xia family.
Xia's father stood at the front to receive the gifts. Behind him were the five people in the village who were best at slaughtering and plucking poultry, as arranged by the village head.
Gao Lizheng was also watching from a short distance away.
Besides Gao Lizheng, other villagers also stood not far away watching.
The villagers thought that even if the Xia family resolved the casino issue, life would return to normal. But unexpectedly... the Xia family's life got better and better!
First, his three sons went hunting, then he took on a job smoking meat for others. They must have made a lot of money from that, right?
Most people just think about it in their hearts, but some people ask it out loud.
Wang Daniu, acting as if he were on good terms with Xia's father and brothers, asked, "You guys must make a lot of money smoking meat, right?"
When Xia's father thought about how he could get thirty taels of silver for completing this deal, the corners of his mouth turned up. But then he realized that it was inappropriate to be so boastful, so he immediately said, "It's alright."
Wang Daniu pressed on relentlessly, saying, "Tell me, how much did you make this time?"
After being repeatedly pestered by Wang Daniu, Xia's father almost couldn't hold back and revealed how much money he had made from this deal.
"Father, Mother," Xia Mo's sweet voice appeared at just the right moment.
Xia's father quickly stepped in front of Xia Mo and said softly, "Didn't I tell you there were too many people around? Stay in your room."
Just because Hu Zhi didn't have any malicious intentions doesn't mean that the people Hu Zhi arranged to do things wouldn't have malicious intentions either!
What if...