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Chapter 416: Chapter 419 Don’t Take Our Money_1
"If you haven’t woken up, go back to sleep. Don’t come here to daydream!" Hu’s Clan said disdainfully.
"Then you’ll see whether I’m daydreaming or not."
Tan Zhengyuan looked at Hu’s Clan coldly, then walked over to the worn-out wardrobe.
The storeroom was pitifully small, with only a bed and a wardrobe inside. The silver must definitely be hidden in the wardrobe.
Seeing Hu’s Clan’s nervous demeanor, he became even more certain of his conjecture.
Inside the wardrobe, clothes were neatly folded.
Tan Zhengyuan hurriedly searched, and at last, he indeed found a purse in the corner.
He hadn’t expected to find what he wanted so easily!
But the moment he picked up the purse, Tan Zhengyuan’s face slowly darkened.
Because, by his estimation, there was at most twenty to thirty wen money inside—what’s this amount of copper coins good for?
Upon counting, there were twenty-five wen in total.
"Is this all the money you have?" Tan Zhengyuan glared at Hu’s Clan.
Hu’s Clan reached out to grab it: "I and the child have barely managed to save this much money. What will we do if you take it away?"
"Do you think I’m a three-year-old child? Fourth Boss and his wife have taken such good care of you and the child, even paying you wages. There’s no way you only have this little. Hurry up and hand over the rest!"
Tan Zhengyuan weighed the purse in his hand, grinning sleazily.
He crudely estimated that Hu’s Clan must have at least two taels of silver on her person.
But Hu’s Clan had only brought out twenty-five wen—anyone with a bit of brains would know there’s a trick.
Hu’s Clan, irritated, said: "Don’t mother and daughter need to eat and wear clothes? Anyway, this is all we’ve saved. If you think it’s not enough, then give it back to us."
While she spoke, she reached out to grab it again, as if the purse was more important to her than her own life.
Tan Zhengyuan couldn’t help but suspect that what Hu’s Clan said was true.
Otherwise, why would Hu’s Clan be so anxious?
At this moment, Da Ya and Er Ya also ran in, the two girls began to plead.
"Dad, you can’t take our copper money. Fourth Uncle’s house has no work anymore. We need this money to buy food this month, or we’ll starve to death."
"Er Ya doesn’t want to starve to death either. I want to eat. I don’t want to be hungry!"
Hu’s Clan had already grabbed the purse, begging: "Please don’t take the purse away, let me buy some food for the children."
The reaction of the three of them forced Tan Zhengyuan to believe this was their only remaining copper money.
Tan Zhengyuan tucked the purse into his own bosom: "Da Ya, Er Ya, do you want to live with dad in the future? That way, no one will bully you, and you’ll have enough to eat."
He squeezed out a smile that he believed to be kind, hoping to improve the girls’ impression of him.
He was short of silver now and needed someone to work, and Hu’s Clan was the most suitable person for that.
Hu’s Clan was strong and hardworking; he hadn’t realized what a blessing he had before.
Er Ya immediately shook her head: "Da Sister and I only want mom. Dad, Aunt Xu, and our little brother are living together; they wouldn’t care about us."
Da Ya didn’t speak, but her expression made it clear she felt the same.
"Ungrateful wretches, not even acknowledging me as your father anymore! Believe it or not, I’ll throw you out right now!"
Tan Zhengyuan looked at his daughters with hatred.
He had often been mocked because of these two daughters, and now they dared to mock him with Widow Xu and even contemplated not recognizing him as their father. What use were such daughters?
Suddenly, an idea popped into his head, growing stronger and stronger.
He hoped that when the time came, no one would blame him—he really had no other choice.
