So, when Lü the Cripple saw her, Qiu became a little nervous.
She turned her back and hugged the box in her hands tightly.
"This is none of your business."
"Hehe, the Qiao family is so rich, it must be at least ten taels, any less and they won't be able to afford it." Lu the Cripple chuckled twice, his eyes still fixed on the box.
The box was wrapped in fine red cloth; that piece of cloth alone was worth two hundred coins.
He was so engrossed in his speculation that he was practically drooling.
"What's it to you? You're meddling in everything, even coming to someone else's doorstep. You're shameless and persistent. Get out of here!" Qiu Shi scolded him for his shamelessness.
"Sigh, with such a large dowry, even if those grain requisition teams don't come back, in this world, with food shortages and thugs and bandits running rampant, you'd better be careful."
"You don't need to pretend to be kind; you can't steal the money from my house."
Qiu simply walked over and slammed the courtyard gate shut.
So that Lü the Cripple wouldn't see which room she kept the silver in.
But what Lu the Cripple said made her feel uneasy.
The grain requisition team has gone far away, but what if he tipped off those bandits so they could steal her family's money?
Today was supposed to be a happy day, but now a shadow has fallen over Qiu Shi's heart.
Holding this box of betrothal money, I felt it was unsafe to put it anywhere.
Qiao Lian'er came out of Lingyin's room. She had just heard someone shouting outside and vaguely heard some of the content, and then she saw Qiu Shi's expression.
"Auntie, what happened?"
Qiu sighed: "That cripple Lü in the village is a wicked man. Last time when those grain requisition teams came, someone hid some silver, and cripple Lü secretly told the grain requisition teams, which caused that family a lot of trouble."
“Now that your family has come to present the betrothal gifts, he has his eyes on these betrothal gifts. I originally wanted to put them in the house, but now I don’t know where to put them.”
"When Lü the Cripple saw this box just now, although he didn't know the quantity inside, he could guess that there were quite a few. He probably won't be able to sleep peacefully tonight."
"So I think you should take back the betrothal money first and give it to us when it's safe. If it falls into the hands of those thieves, wouldn't that be a betrayal of your good intentions?"
Qiao Lian'er thought for a moment and said, "Auntie, you should keep it. I'll think of a way to deal with this cripple, Lü."
“What else can we do? As long as he has legs and a mouth, and can walk and talk, he will definitely find a group of people to steal the betrothal money.” Qiu Shi looked worried.
Qiao Lian'er had already come up with an idea: "Auntie, you wait at home."
This time, the eldest brother also brought eight soldiers with him.
Qiao Lian'er beckoned over and called four people over. She whispered some instructions to them, and they nodded in understanding.
These soldiers realized that in the Qiao family, this girl was the backbone, and the leader listened to her, which indirectly meant that they listened to him as well.
Qiao Lian'er then asked Qiu Shi which direction Lü the Cripple had gone, and then headed in that direction.
Lu the Cripple walked along the country path, humming a tune, in a contented mood.
He certainly wouldn't report it to the grain requisition team; instead, he planned to gather a few people together and split the money.
The box looked heavy; it must weigh at least twenty taels. He was overjoyed at the thought.
As he sang, he muttered to himself, "Making money doesn't require hard work in the fields; it's as carefree as being an immortal."
"Oh dear, a person can only live in this world with a brain. Without a brain, you can only be a peasant, facing the loess soil and turning your back to the sky."
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