Chapter 482: People from the neighboring village came to ask Wei Ruo for help (2)
A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 482: People from the neighboring village came to ask Wei Ruo for help (2)
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“That’s right! How can you be so heartless?” a woman clutched her child in her arms, her face filled with resentment. “Our children are still so young—how can you bear to watch them starve to death?”
“Young Master Xu, we all know about what you did for Shitou Village,” a burly man shouted, gripping a hoe. “You can’t hide this no matter how hard you try! Stop lying to us!”
Although information did not travel quickly in ancient times, there was never a lack of people who spread news. The story of Shitou Village living well under the help of a “wealthy merchant” had already circulated among several nearby villages.
Xiaoxi Village was close to Shitou Village, so its villagers naturally heard about it as well. They were told that this wealthy merchant, Young Master Xu, was generous and kind, that he had given Shitou Village all sorts of benefits. Now the villagers of Shitou Village not only had thriving rice seedlings but also extra income, living enviably good lives.
Wei Ruo did not know how these people had learned that she possessed late-season rice seeds, but faced with their demands, she said:
“If you want late-season rice seeds, that can be arranged. I can help you inquire where such seeds can be purchased. You can buy them at the market price. As for whether it will still be in time to raise seedlings after you buy them, I can’t say.”
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Xiaoxi Village villagers immediately darkened.
“Young Master Xu, you’re so wealthy—why are you still asking us to pay for rice seeds?”
“That’s right! You didn’t charge Shitou Village any money. Why do we have to pay?”
“Young Master Xu, please see this through to the end. You’ve already helped Shitou Village—helping us as well won’t make much difference. We’ll be just as grateful to you for the rest of our lives!”
“……”
Wei Ruo remained unmoved, her stance unmistakably firm. “Who I choose to give things to is my own business. Rice seeds don’t fall from the sky—they’re meant to be sold for money. If you want them, then take out the money and buy them.”
“T-this… where would we get any money? We can’t even survive anymore!”
“That’s right! We don’t even have enough to eat—where would we get the money to buy your rice seeds? You can’t be this heartless, Young Master Xu! To you, it’s just a few sacks of rice seeds, but to us, that’s our lives!”
“Young Master Xu, please be kind to the end and help us! I’ll kneel and kowtow to you with my child!”
“……”
Listening to their pleas, Wei Ruo’s expression remained unchanged. “Don’t you know I’m a merchant? A merchant exists to make money—who cares whether you live or die? When did I ever say I was a good person?”
Several people who had been about to kneel and kowtow froze on the spot.
“But… but didn’t you help Shitou Village—”
“That was a fair exchange. They worked for me, and I paid them. You haven’t made me any money, so why should I care whether you live or die?” Wei Ruo shot back.
This was Wei Ruo’s temperament. She was willing to help those in need on her own initiative, but once others demanded that she perform acts of charity, her rebellious streak surfaced—she would rather play the villain than be the ‘good person’ they wanted her to be.
After Wei Ruo finished speaking, the people of Xiaoxi Village were left dumbfounded.
After a brief moment of shock, the villagers of Xiaoxi Village surged toward Wei Ruo again:
“Young Master Xu, you can’t just watch us die!”
“You helped Shitou Village, so you should help us too!”
“You’re rich and powerful—you don’t lack this bit of money!”
“If you don’t agree to help us today, Young Master Xu, we’ll kneel here until you do!”
“……”
Though they said they were begging, the way they swarmed around Wei Ruo made it seem more like an attempt to force her into agreeing.
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