Chapter 2707: Compensation

The weirdo chuckled, saying, "Oh, so it’s the Eldest madam. Eldest madam, come quickly, the Master is about to be poisoned by your family’s food. How do you plan to settle this account?"

"What account?" No matter what, the Eldest madam was still a woman, and upon hearing the weirdo’s words, she was taken aback.

The weirdo’s facial features were nearly scrunched together, looking extremely painful as he said, "The Master was harmed by your family’s food. Shouldn’t the Gu Family compensate?"

At this, the townspeople began whispering again, similar to before, all suspecting whether Old Master Gu had harmed the weirdo, causing him to lose his limbs, prompting him to come to the Gu Family to cause trouble. Otherwise, ordinary people wouldn’t dare to pick a fight with the Gu Family.

Indeed, Old Master Gu was the Richest Man Under the Heavens, naturally possessing considerable power, and ordinary families wouldn’t dare provoke him, or else they might not even know how they died.

This weirdo in front, if he truly held no grudge against Old Master Gu, would he dare to cause a scene here?

Beat everyone, and none would believe it.

The Eldest madam heard the discussions, her brow furrowing ever tighter, realizing that this was disadvantageous to Old Master, and it would be better to quickly handle this weirdo. She asked, "You want compensation?"

The weirdo replied as if it were only natural, "Exactly! The Master’s stomach suffered, so of course, there should be compensation."

Eldest madam: "How much do you want?"

Weirdo: "How much are you giving?"

The old maid standing behind the Eldest madam was displeased, gently tugging on the Eldest madam’s sleeve and whispering, "Madam, he ate our vegetarian meal, and we’re compensating him. How does that make sense in this world?"

The Eldest madam didn’t want to go back, but the public’s speech was becoming harsher, and she feared it would ruin Old Master’s reputation.

The Eldest madam also whispered, "Forget it, a little silver can resolve this matter, and we’ll just consider it as dismissing a beggar."

The old maid didn’t agree, saying, "Then in future, if others are like him, extorting us door-to-door, do we have to give money each time?"

The Eldest madam replied helplessly, "Old Master is sick. Once he’s well, we’ll have a backbone, and everything will be fine."

The old maid fell silent; the madam was right. Once Old Master regained his health, others wouldn’t dare bully them.

The Eldest madam looked at the weirdo on the ground, saying, "Is ten taels enough?"

"Ten taels?"

"Yes!"

"Ahahaha...!" Suddenly, the weirdo who was just in great pain burst into laughter.

Everyone didn’t know what was happening and was bewildered when the weirdo abruptly stopped laughing and sinisterly asked, "Eldest madam, are you insulting my intelligence, or are you dismissing the Master as a beggar?"

The Eldest madam, bewildered, looked down at the weirdo on the ground and asked, "What do you mean?"

"A prestigious Gu Family, the Richest Man Under the Heavens, dares to offer ten taels of silver as compensation, treating the Master as a beggar?"

In conclusion, he scoffed and added, "Aren’t you afraid of making others laugh their teeth out?"

The Eldest madam’s expression suddenly turned extremely unsightly; indeed, she had planned to dismiss the weirdo with a little silver.

To regular folks, ten taels of silver was substantial and could last a while.

Moreover, seeing that the weirdo had no hands or feet, she assumed he’d lack experience and might be fooled by her.

Who knew, her attempt would be seen through by the weirdo, who even mocked her publicly.

"Dear brother, you misunderstood. What I meant was ten taels of gold. Are you satisfied with that?" The Eldest madam, being a product of a wealthy family, skillfully maneuvered the family’s strategy with finesse.