Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 523: Run away

Lian Fang Zhou laughed leisurely.
“Relieve my anger? What are you talking about? What happened that day has passed and I didn’t lose anything.
I have nothing to be angry about.
As for ‘letting it go’, I find this funny.
I don’t seem to have done anything, what kind of fuss is your family making?”

Old Man Qiao was furious but he forced himself to say: “Miss Lian, please spare us! Please! We are a good family that has never done anything immoral.
If you hadn’t set us up, how could my grandson suddenly get into gambling? He has never been involved in this kind of thing!”

Lian Fang Zhou did not admit or deny it, just shook her head and smiled: “I really don’t understand what you are talking about! You guys leave quickly! If you don’t leave, I will have someone tie you up!” When she finished speaking, she turned around and left without looking at them.
The gate closed behind her.

Regret? It was too late!

If she let them off today, it would be her who regretted it in the future!

Why didn’t they think about the consequences when they did immoral things? Don’t rely on old age to protect you if you teach your children and grandchildren badly.
If they didn’t taste the bitter fruit themselves, who would taste it?

Seeing that there was no hope, the Qiao family started yelling.
Bringing over twenty people, Wang Da rushed over with sticks and ropes.
Seeing this, the Qiao family got up and stumbled away in a hurry.

The crowd sighed and many people couldn’t bear it.
But at this moment, everyone firmly remembered Lian Fang Zhou’s coldness.
Even Uncle Mai’s wife didn’t dare to scold Lian Fang Zhou anymore.

The Qiao family was really stupid, thinking that they could borrow money from Lian Fang Zhou.
Things had torn apart like this, how could Lian Fang Zhou really lend them money?

Madam Qiao and Lian Hai couldn’t ignore the Qiao Family.
Reluctantly, they had to go and beg Lian Fang Zhou for mercy but couldn’t even enter the gates of the Lian family’s house.

Lian Hai glanced coldly at Madam Qiao and said: “Are you satisfied now?”

Startled, Madam Qiao cried in despair.

Since Lian Hai and Madam Qiao couldn’t borrow any more money, the Qiao family panicked.
They were so anxious, they were almost ready to explode.
They could only turn to Madam Qiao and ask her to find them a way out.

With a cold face, Lian Hai hid again.

Help? How could he help?

They would never be able to pay back two thousand taels! Besides, even if he helped this time, who knew if there would be a third time? What would he do then?

Seeing Lian Fang Zhou’s appearance, he didn’t want to give up so easily.

Madam Qiao also realized this and insisted that she had no money.
When she heard her brothers and sister-in-laws suggest that she sell her house and land without a shred of shame, she was both furious and heartbroken.

How could they say this!

Angry, the two sides fought loudly and their words were becoming more and more heated.

In the end, it was Old Man Qiao who put a stop to it.

He sighed.
“Okay, don’t say anything else.
Don’t force your sister, this matter is a bottomless pit.
She helped this time, can she help every time? Listen to me first.”

Looking at his son and daughter-in-laws, he waved his hand.
“Instead of trying to use money to fill a bottomless pit, it’s better to spend it in useful places.
Third girl, give them some travel expenses so they can escape quickly.
Let’s go! We will leave Yuhe county and never come back in the future!”

As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned.

Leave Yuhe county? Their ancestors had lived on this land for generations and they had never left in their entire lives.
How could they bear to leave their homeland so suddenly?

A feeling of bewilderment, like a rootless duckweed, hit everyone’s heart hard.

Eldest Madam Qiao burst into tears.
She gave Madam Qiao a resentful look and cried: “Father, I won’t go! I won’t go! After leaving the village, I will have no one to rely on! We won’t have anywhere to stay! This is no different than killing us!” She pointed at Madam Qiao: “This is all your fault! If you didn’t instigate me, would I have done such a thing? It’s all your fault! You have such a vicious heart, you deliberately harmed us! You risked us just so you could keep your hands clean!”

Saying this, she rushed over to fight with Madam Qiao, still sobbing.

Madam Qiao was caught off guard and two long scratches appeared on her face.
They fought so hard, they became a ball.

Old Man Qiao hurriedly asked someone to pull them apart and slapped the table angrily: “What’s the use of complaining about it now? Would it change anything? That Lian girl is poisonous! Who would have thought a girl in her teens would have such a vicious heart!”

If Lian Fang Zhou heard this, she might have smiled.

“Third girl, no matter what you say, this matter did happen because of you.
You have to take out money to help us escape, understand.” Old Man Qiao said gravely.

Madam Qiao did not want to admit this but under their eyes, she couldn’t say anything.

Seeing her nod, Old Man Qiao continued: “It’s not too late.
Pack up quickly and leave tonight.
Go and prepare now.”

This matter was inevitable and both Eldest Madam Qiao and Second Madam Qiao had to accept their fate.
They hated Madam Qiao so much that even when they followed her to pack their things, their eyes flashed and they would grab anything good thing they found.

Anyways, they would leave soon and never come back, so why worry about it?

Madam Qiao wanted to refuse but she couldn’t win against them at all.
The three of them argued bitterly as they packed.

In this matter, Madam Qiao’s power was weak.
She was still wearing shoes, naturally she was no match for her barefooted sister-in-laws.
Not to mention her good clothing, they even took away her nice soaps and combs.

There was also a nice quilt on the bed.
Eldest Madam Qiao and Second Madam Qiao’s eyes lit up and they also snatched it away.

This was worth hundreds of taels of silver!

Madam Qiao rushed forward to protect it, refusing vehemently! But where would those two sister-in-laws be polite? They just ripped it away.

There was a lot of noise coming from the room but the people outside just pretended not to hear anything.

Eldest Master Qiao and Second Master Qiao both had some resentment towards their sister in their hearts.
If it wasn’t for her bad idea, why would they have been so unlucky?

Besides, they were about to leave their hometown.
They needed every advantage that they could get, otherwise, how would they live in the future?

 

Eldest Madam Qiao and Second Madam Qiao worked together to snatch away most of Madam Qiao’s clothes and many of Lian Li’s clothes for their husbands and sons.
It happened that a few days ago, a friend of Lian Li had invited him over and he was not home.

Madam Qiao was angry and impatient, and quarreled with her sister-in-laws until her face was red, but she couldn’t change anything.

In the end, the two women each took out two big bundles and the quilt, followed by a red-eyed Madam Qiao.

“Everything is packed?” Old Man Qiao said, glancing lightly at the bundles.
“Then let’s get a good rest and leave when it gets dark.”

Everyone agreed listlessly, all of them in a bad mood.