Chapter 99

Fengli said, "Big brother, from what you just said, who is this Li Yao?"

"Yeah, you all seem to be afraid of him. Could it be that he is from an official family?" Luo Chaoyan echoed.

Li Da looked at his parents who looked miserable, and then at his sister who was crying non-stop. He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "He is a bully and a shameless villain. There is no girl in the farmers' families around here who has not suffered from his murderous hands. Now he...he actually wants to take advantage of my sister."

"This! Is Li Yao so bold and presumptuous? Why didn't you report to the police?" Luo Chaoyan said.

Li Da shook his head and smiled bitterly: "We have thought about it, but we don't dare!"

"Why is that?"

"Li Yao..." Li Dacai wanted to explain but was interrupted by Old Man Li.

Old man Li looked at his son and said sternly, "Ada, do you want to become a sinner in the village?"

"Dad, are we really going to have to go on like this?" Li Da said angrily, "Let Li Yao continue to harm the girls in the village and force every family into a desperate situation?"

Luo Chaoyan and Fengli looked at each other and realized that there was indeed a story here.

Luo Chaoyan said seriously, "Uncle, as the saying goes, good people are often bullied. We can avoid trouble, but we can't be afraid of it, otherwise even dogs will come and bite us."

"Can you really bear to be separated from your daughter? Where can you let her escape to?"

Mrs. Li embraced her daughter with a look of pity on her face, and said, "My poor Shuang'er."

"But what can we do?" Old Man Li said sternly, "Let's not talk about whether we can enter the government office. Even if we see the officials, will they dare to intervene in the affairs of Master Huo's family?"

"Uncle, what do you mean? Isn't Li Yao's surname Li? What is his relationship with Master Huo? Are they relatives?" Luo Chaoyan said.

"Dad, now that we've come to this, there's nothing to hide." Li Dadao said.

So he ignored the warning in Old Man Li's eyes and told him everything about the collusion between Li Yao and the manager of Huo's farm over the years.

Luo Chaoyan and Fengli were shocked when they heard this. He is just a small manager of Lianzhuang, yet he is so bold. Not only did they raise the rent, but they also took advantage of the poor harvests in the early years and pretended to be kind enough to lend them money in exchange for high interest. The interest has been compounded over the years, and even when the harvests have been good in recent years, they are still insolvent. Those who cannot pay back the money can only buy a second wife or sell their daughters.

Luo Chaoyan looked at the family with a serious expression and bowed, saying, "Uncle, aunt, don't worry, my relative is a kind and fair man. If he knew about this, he would definitely report it to the higher authorities and investigate the matter thoroughly to give you justice." If the old lady knew this, she would probably be furious.

Mrs. Li felt a little embarrassed, but also a little expectant. With tears in her eyes, she asked, "Will there really be such a day?"

"Yes!" Luo Chaoyan said affirmatively.

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After Luo Chaoyan and Fengli left the Li family, they quietly returned to the farm. After the two of them looked through the personnel roster on the farm, she wrote a letter and had someone send it back to the Huo Mansion by express horse, asking Fengli to go and find Nanny Jiang.

She had just sat down on the chair and poured a cup of tea when she saw Shu Lan walking in with Huo An.

"Mother!"

Huo An looked at her accusingly and said, "Mother, you are bad!"

Luo Chaoyan was stunned and asked, "What's wrong with me?"

Huo An pointed at her, then at himself, and said, "Leave me and go play!"

His eyes flashed, he covered his heart, looked hurt, and said: "Mother, no... vegetarian food tonight!"

Luo Chaoyan laughed when she heard this. This was just another excuse for not eating vegetarian food! Deliberately teasing him, she said, "It's not the first time I've left you to play, why aren't you used to it yet?"

Huo An threw himself on her, his face accusing, "Mother!"

Luo Chaoyan tapped his little head and said with a smile: "You don't want to eat vegetarian food, then..." Seeing his face full of expectation, she immediately changed the subject and said: "That's impossible."

"Mother, you're bad!" Huo An said angrily.

Luo Chaoyan took out a grasshopper woven out of wild grass from her sleeve. She bought it from a child on the way back.

Huo An really liked the grasshopper when he saw it. His angry face disappeared immediately. He was so happy that his teeth were showing and his eyes were not. He said, "Mother, that's great!"

Forget it, this little fat boy will probably become a materialistic person when he grows up.

"Young Madam, Madam Jiang is here."

Fengli led Nanny Jiang in.

Nanny Jiang bowed her head and saluted Luo Chaoyan, saying respectfully, "Young Madam!"

Luo Chaoyan stared at her for a while but didn't say anything.

Nanny Jiang pursed her lips. After waiting for a long time, the young lady still didn't speak. She felt a little strange and asked, "Does the young lady have any instructions?"

Luo Chaoyan smiled gently and harmlessly, and asked, "How long has Madam Jiang been here?"

Nanny Jiang didn't know what she meant, and said a little stiffly, "Madam, I have been at the farm for ten years."

"It's been so long? I guess Madam Jiang knows everything about the farm?" Luo Chaoyan raised her eyebrows.

Madam Jiang pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and said, "Young Madam, this old servant is only responsible for the training and transfer of the maids on the farm."

The implication is that she is not sure about the rest.

Luo Chaoyan chuckled and said, "Madam Jiang, I heard that your family bought a house in the city before the New Year. I'm a little curious, is your allowance so much?"

When Nanny Jiang heard this, her heart skipped a beat. She opened her mouth and said, "Young Madam, this... I can't save that much money with my salary. This was all bought with the money my husband earned."

"It seems that your husband knows some ways to make money. I wonder if Nanny Jiang would be willing to introduce him to someone I can call his own. You also know that my uncle's family is in business, so I also like to make money." Luo Chaoyan said.

"This..." Nanny Jiang looked flustered and said, "Young Madam, are you kidding me?"

Luo Chaoyan waved her hand and said, "Just make the recommendation. When we make money, you will get the benefits."

"Young Madam, this old slave..."

Luo Chaoyan pretended to be angry and said, "Why? I just asked you to introduce someone to someone, not to kill or set fire to someone. Why are you so reluctant? Or have you done something wrong?"

Huo An tilted his little head and saw that his mother seemed angry. He immediately raised his hand and slapped the table with a snap.

Everyone saw him with his eyes wide open, pointing at Madam Jiang angrily, and saying, "How dare you, you naughty slave!"

Nanny Jiang was originally feeling guilty and a little flustered, and was startled when he slapped her like that.

She quickly knelt down and said, "Madam, Master An, please spare my life!"

Who did this little fat boy learn this from?

Luo Chaoyan was confused by his action. She was very sure that she had never taught him.

Pineapple touched her nose awkwardly, blaming her for always reading stories to him when she had nothing to do, and letting him learn from them.