"Really?" Old Master Ling was taken aback.
"It's not true. We watched those people enter the villages ahead of us, and they're about to come here."
Ling Laosan was so anxious that he paced back and forth, feeling both angry and helpless.
"It's only autumn harvest time, and we've already paid the grain tax. Now they're levying so much more, not only demanding grain but also money. Isn't this making it impossible for people to survive? Yin'er is getting married soon, and if she can't provide a decent dowry, she won't look good in front of the Qiao family."
"Lian'er has given us an idea." This means that Qiao Lian'er's idea was mentioned again.
"Alright, let's do it that way. There's no better way. It's best if we don't have it in our hands." Old Man Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
Then they immediately got to work. Lingyin and Qiao Dayong also came into the yard, and everyone helped move the grain.
This year, Ling Laosan's family harvested 1,800 jin, "sold" 1,500 jin, leaving only 300 jin.
Even if all three hundred pounds were taken away, I wouldn't feel too bad.
Seeing them carrying sacks of rice out, a villager asked, "Are you going to sell your rice?"
"Yes, the Qiao family girl bought it and took it to the county town to sell. The price she offered was a bit high, so I thought I'd sell it first and then buy it back later."
They just said what they had agreed on in the carriage.
"The Qiao family, isn't that the family you married into?"
"Wow, really? You're even making money off your in-laws? That's a bit unfair."
"Sigh, life is tough these days. The Qiao family is willing to give us more because we're in-laws. Since they're so kind to take care of us, we should accept their kindness. Once Yin'er marries into the family, we'll repay them properly."
Qiu secretly gloated, thinking, "The Qiao family is good to us and they're going to give us more money. What can we do about it?"
Why can't they find a suitable in-law?
"They have one request: they want our family to lend them all the money. We're in-laws, so it's a give-and-take relationship. You think of me, and I think of you."
Qiu was carrying a money bag filled with copper coins and loose silver, a large bag full.
"Aren't you afraid that the Qiao family will deceive you? They say they'll spend more money to buy your grain, but they'll ask you for money. What if they throw good money after bad?"
"Nonsense." Ling Laosan put on a stern face: "Do you think we, who are about to get married, don't know what kind of people the Qiao family are? If anyone dares to talk nonsense again, I will turn against them."
Qiao Dayong also said in a serious tone, "We need to borrow money because we have a financial shortfall that we need to cover. We will definitely repay it, so please don't worry about it."
The villagers grimaced, all feeling that Ling Laosan's family had been cheated. Although some people had specifically inquired and found that the Qiao family was indeed wealthy and had built a beautiful courtyard with green walls and red tiles, which was now completed.
But sometimes wealthy people will even covet a few taels of silver.
Once the men carrying the grain were out of sight, they began to discuss the matter.
"The Qiao family is already asking the Ling family for money and grain. I suspect this marriage is a sham, a pretense. The wedding hasn't even taken place yet, and the Qiao family has already shown their true colors. The Ling family is still foolishly believing it."
"When they cry, they can forget about getting this money and food back."
"I just know why the Ling family is so unlucky. They got scammed once, and now they're going to get scammed again."
"In the end, it's because they're stupid. I'm sure the Qiao family will soon find an excuse to say that this marriage is not suitable and that it's off."
The villagers laughed, originally thinking that the Ling family's daughter was going to marry into a rich family and enjoy a life of luxury, but it seemed that this was unlikely, and they would have to put all their money and grain into it.
They felt a sense of balance, and then a little more sympathy arose in their hearts.
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