Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm

Chapter 1017: Chapter 1017: Situation_1 Chapter 1017: Chapter 1017: Situation_1 “`
Holding this thought, Qiao Zhaodi and Qiao Yindi, the sisters, took the forty taels of silver they had saved and together boarded a carriage back to the village. When they reached the entrance to the village, the sisters got off and went to their own home while Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang continued on the carriage to the new residence.

After giving Tong Tiehu a sack of copper coins, they went to the old Tong family compound.

The two didn’t go inside. Instead, they knocked on the door, and when a villager answered, they stood at the entrance and explained that they had come to provide for the elders. Then they counted out two hundred and forty taels of silver and asked the villager to deliver it to Tong Xingda.

Tong Xingda and the Zhang Family were locked up together, while Zhu Hongyun and Tong Erlang were confined together. All four stood inside the room, listening to Qiao Xiaomai’s words, each of them seething with impotent rage.

Zhang Family, puffing with anger, slapped the pillow and shouted loudly, “Look, look what you’ve done! Do you hear that? Not releasing us even during the New Year, the first day of the lunar year, they plan to keep us locked up for life!”

“Are you really resigned to being imprisoned for the rest of your life? It has come to a point where it’s either Qiao Xiaomai’s death or ours!”

It’s either Qiao Xiaomai’s death or ours.

With those words, Tong Xingda’s flushed face finally showed a change. He gritted his teeth, nodded, and said, “Done! We’ll go to the Capital together when the time comes!”

He had always felt he was wrongly accused, fantasizing that Qiao Xiaomai would one day see the error of her ways.

But the harsh reality told him that if he didn’t get rid of Qiao Xiaomai, he might well end up spending the rest of his life locked in this rundown house.

The situation was too serious.

Resistance, they must resist, resist for their freedom!

Qiao Xiaomai must die!

Qiao Xiaomai was unaware that most of the Tong family had already resolved to kill her. She saw that the villager had delivered the silver to Tong Xingda and then urged Tong Sanlang to leave.

The two did not wait for Qiao Zhaodi and Qiao Yindi and went straight back to the manor.

Once they arrived at the manor, they took Dami to the town.

Although it was the New Year, Bailu Academy was not as crowded as on regular days because the scholars had gone home for the holidays. With the scholars gone and their servants following suit, the population of Bailu Town was significantly reduced.

Still, compared to Anping Village, it was bustling here, with many people selling snacks on the streets, sword dancing, and breaking stones on their chests. Qiao Xiaomai bought two skewers of candied haws for Qiao Dami, then went to the Academy to pay a New Year’s visit to Principal Gu.

Principal Gu’s home was bustling with an endless stream of visitors coming to pay New Year’s visits, which did not cease until noon.

Having had lunch at Principal Gu’s place, the two adults and a child drove the carriage to town for another walk.

After buying a pile of snacks, the three of them went to Jiwei Residence.

Shopkeeper He wouldn’t go back to the Capital during the New Year. Seeing them come over, he eagerly led them to his own room.

After sitting down and chatting idly for a while, Tong Sanlang asked, “How are things?”

“Good, very good. The detailed accounts will be available when you go to the Capital,” replied Shopkeeper He jovially.

Ever since Tong Sanlang and Qiao Xiaomai were married, Jiwei Residence had been continuously victorious in their endeavors, thoroughly suppressing Zuixian Building from making a comeback.

Now, when people in the Capital City speak of famous large restaurants, they only mention Jiwei Residence, with hardly anyone bringing up Zuixian Building anymore.

Jiwei Residence was not only known for its culinary excellence but also for branching out into side businesses. Whether it was Mahjong, poker, or sleds, they took the Capital by storm, known to all.

At this rate, Jiwei Residence would soon become an established brand, and in the future, its products would fetch even higher prices.

“Hey, by the way, Shopkeeper Zhou of Zuixian Building has returned to the Capital, and this time he goes back, I’m afraid he won’t be coming back,” said Shopkeeper He, his spirits high.

[Seeing that there are little cuties saying the Zhang Family wouldn’t dare to go to the Capital, if it were under normal circumstances she definitely wouldn’t. But now she’s been driven into a corner, and even if she lacks courage, it will be forced out of her.]
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