At this moment, Yang Xiaocui had no idea she was being followed and was on the verge of being exposed.

All her thoughts were on how to deal with Yang Daniu soon.

This time, she arrived early, and Yang Daniu wasn’t on the mountain. After waiting a while, Yang Daniu finally appeared.

As soon as Yang Daniu saw Yang Xiaocui, he spoke up, "Did you bring the silver?"

Yang Xiaocui replied hesitantly, "Brother Daniu, I really couldn’t get the silver!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Daniu’s expression changed immediately. He had given her so much time, and now she said she couldn’t get it. Wasn’t she just playing him?

This time, he didn’t grab Yang Xiaocui by the collar but instead slapped her in anger, "Yang Xiaocui, you’re getting bold, aren’t you, not bringing the silver over. You must want Yang Dong to know about the fainting act. Let me tell you, Yang Dong already knows I have a silver hairpin."

Yang Xiaocui was slapped to the ground. Before she could get up, she heard this shocking news, and her eyes were full of fear. She was scared Yang Dong would find out she gave the hairpin to Yang Daniu, and even more afraid he’d know about her faking a faint.

"Brother Daniu..." Yang Xiaocui stumbled to her feet, wanting to share her plan with Yang Daniu.

But before she could say anything, Yang Daniu slapped her again, leaving her dazed.

Yang Daniu took the knife out of her basket and pointed it at her, "Yang Xiaocui, you’re brave, aren’t you? You even brought a knife. Is this to deal with me?"

Yang Daniu’s aggressive posture terrified Yang Xiaocui, worried that the knife might stab her. She quickly shook her head and explained, "Brother Daniu, no, it’s not like that. I only brought it to look prepared for going up the mountain, definitely not to deal with you."

But the silverless Yang Daniu wouldn’t believe Yang Xiaocui’s words. He had seen this knife last time, and she brought it again this time. She was planning to deal with him, a mere young girl trying to confront him. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Didn’t she know who he was?

At this moment, everything about Yang Xiaocui displeased Yang Daniu, especially recalling how he got thrown out of the brothel over the hairpin incident, seen by Yang Dong, and laughed at by people on the street. His anger had nowhere to go.

He couldn’t even enter the brothel now or find a girl.

Once a person gets crooked, there’s no limit. He blamed it all on Yang Xiaocui, not reflecting on his own actions.

He looked at the skinny little Yang Xiaocui on the ground with vicious contempt, grabbed her collar, and lifted her up, "You little wretch, still daring to argue? I think you’re sick of living!"

As he spoke, he noticed Yang Xiaocui’s collar pulled open by him, revealing her frail collarbone.

A wicked gleam appeared in his eyes. Yang Xiaocui, though small and thin, was still a woman, right?

He’d been unable to visit the brothel these days and was desperate. Here was a solution.

Initially wanting to get some silver from Yang Xiaocui, now with that plan ruined, he might as well have her body pay the debt.

Once she marries into the Yang Family and gets some silver, he can use this to blackmail her for life, and he’ll continually receive silver.

With that thought, he threw Yang Xiaocui to the ground and lunged towards her.