"Su Guang, take all this gold and silver you want. It's okay if you take it all; I can just go buy more."
Looking at the pile of things used by the dead, Su Guang's face instantly changed from joy to that of someone who had risen from the dead.
"Su Luo, you dare to play me."
"You tricked me first. Mother Su is dead. If I don't give her things for the dead, should I give her things for the living?"
These things were all bought to invite Chen Lao Er's memorial tablet. Zhao Ruyun was worried that Chen Lao Er's incense offerings in the underworld wouldn't be enough over the years, so she specially asked Su Luo to buy more.
"You idiot, if you don't give me a hundred taels of silver today, I'll overturn the banquet outside. Don't forget you were saved by my mother, I'll make you pay."
That's why I gave these to your mother.
Su Luo stood up straight, completely unfazed by the threats in Su Guang's words.
"You... I'll beat you to death!"
Su Guang's fist came from behind Su Luo, but Su Luo bent down and Su Guang's fist missed.
Su Luo didn't tolerate him. She grabbed his arm and threw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.
She kicked him in the shoulder, pressed her knee against his back, and flipped him over, making him unable to get up or move.
"You still want to hit me? Do you think I'm still the Su Luo you used to beat and scold? Don't think I don't know that the first thing you did after Su's mother died was to sell me to the Chen family."
You still want money from me? Don't you know who you are?
Before you came here, didn't Chen Dazhi tell you how badly I beat him? You dared to come to me without even checking the facts.
Su Guang stopped struggling. Chen Dazhi only told him that Su Luo had money and that today was the day she was holding her banquet. The house was full of guests, and he could just come and make a scene.
Su Luo would definitely give him money to save face, but Chen Dazhi didn't tell him that Su Luo knew martial arts. This fool only knew how to eat before.
"Su Luo, let me go."
"Let you go, let you go ahead and disrupt my banquet? Let me tell you, if you dare to disrupt my banquet today, tomorrow will be your death day."
Su Guang scoffed: "Hahaha... Who are you threatening? You're just a woman, do you think you can kill me?"
Su Luo knew he wouldn't believe her, but she never intended to do it herself.
“You’re laughing… Do you know who’s sitting in the main seat in the courtyard? That’s Magistrate Jiang of Yongle County. You’ve disrupted my banquet, and the first person the magistrate will arrest is you.”
Of course, even if you are arrested, you will only be detained for a few days. But murderers pay with their lives. You killed your wife with your own hands and buried her by the roadside. Do you think you can get away with it?
"Given my relationship with the magistrate, whether you die at midnight or dawn is not up to the King of Hell."
Su Luo wasn't the original owner of this body. Now that she had come to this world, she was determined to find out about her past. With just a little research, she learned about this Su Guang.
After losing money gambling, he got drunk and accidentally killed his wife.
“You have to provide evidence to support your claims. How could I possibly kill someone?”
Su Guang didn't let anyone find out about this, so how did Su Luo know?
“I have the evidence. Do you remember the daughter you sold? She saw you kill someone with her own eyes. She knows how you killed him and where the body is.”
I have testimonies to prove it, and witnesses to prove it too. If you don't want to die, get out of here...
Su Guang's daughter was sold to a brothel by him. When Su Luo found out about this, she thought that since Su's mother had saved her life, she should repay the debt and give her granddaughter a way to live.
Unfortunately, she was unlucky and eventually died of illness, leaving Su Luo with evidence that Su Guang had killed her mother.
Unable to defeat Su Luo with force, and unable to overcome her with gentleness, Su Guang slunk up from the ground.
"Su Guang, the next time you appear before me, you'll be facing the magistrate."
He glanced back at Su Luo, gritted his teeth, and ran out.
As soon as they stepped out of the Chen residence, Chen Dazhi ran over to greet Su Guang: "How did it go, Brother Su? Did you get the money?"
Chen Dazhi's expectant eyes seemed to say, "Give me some quickly."
Su Guang's clenched fists turned ashen. He had been inside and Su had left him feeling like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat. He hadn't received a penny.
"Chen Dazhi, you almost killed me, and then used me to deal with Su Luo. Before I die, I'll take you down with me."
She pushed Chen Dazhi away and left, leaving Chen Dazhi completely bewildered. What was going on? Why was this different from the original plan?
She left without even causing a scene, and then blamed him. How exactly did Su Luo manage to make Su Guang run away in such a sorry state?
Su Luo sat back down at the banquet table. Zhao Ruyun, seeing that she seemed unaffected, asked, "Luo Luo, where is that person?"
Zhao Ruyun refers to Su Guang.
"He's gone. We have nothing to do with each other anymore, and he won't come looking for us again."
"That's good!"
Zhao Ruyun was in a good mood today and said to Su Luo, "Luo Luo, aren't we going to hire people to work in the fields next year? I've taken the liberty of suggesting that your aunt and uncle go too, to take care of them. Do you agree?"
Su Luo nodded, and Aunt Zhao was waiting for Su Luo's reply.
“Great! Once my house is built, my aunt and uncle can come over, and Brother Chengyun can come too. It will be more convenient for the whole family to be together.”
Zhao Chunlan raised her wine glass and smiled, "Luo Luo, thank you for thinking of Cheng Yun for our family. This glass is for you."
The two drank a glass of wine, and Zhao Ruyun asked them to sit down, saying, "Look at you two, neither of you can drink, why are you drinking? Eat your food."
As the banquet was nearing its end, Du Xiuyuan approached Su Luo and said, "Madam Su, would you like to go to the magistrate's table?"
Su Luo sat on the women's side, while the village chief and Chen Ping'an helped her entertain them.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Su Luo picked up a glass of wine, stood up and went to Nangong Qing's side, saying, "I'm sorry everyone, I've been busy today and haven't been able to entertain you properly. Please forgive me. I'd like to offer you all a toast."
Su Luo downed a glass of baijiu in one gulp, the burning sensation spreading from her throat throughout her body; she liked this feeling.
"You're too kind, Madam Su."
Everyone raised their glasses and drank. Only after they finished did the magistrate say, "Madam Su, I just heard the village chief and your uncle mention that you planted three more acres of rice by the river this year."
Now the rice stalks have all grown tall. We're all amazed that rice can be grown at this time of year. Could you show me?
After picking up the cow dung, Nangong Qing never returned to Changping Village. According to the village chief, Su Luo's rice really grew.
At the time, he thought Su Luo had gone mad and was doing something unprecedented.
If Su Luo's rice is successful, Nangong Qing can't even imagine what it would be like for Nanning Kingdom to be able to harvest two rice crops a year.
With ample grain reserves, reduced grain taxes, and people having enough to eat, the people were well-fed.
If that's the case, what harm is there in making Nangong Qing carry manure a hundred more times?
“Magistrate Jiang, you can take a look, but you can’t use your official power to force me to hand it over to the imperial court. This is my own grain.”
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