“This silver is mine,” Qiao Lian’er said immediately upon seeing it. “There’s a crescent moon mark on it.”
But she wasn't in a hurry to pick it up.
Seeing this, Lu the Cripple quickly picked it up and then covered it up.
"It's mine, it's my money. I saw it, so it's mine. Hmph, little brat, don't think I'm afraid of you just because you have a knife."
Qiao Lian'er slowly sheathed her dagger: "You picked it up just now, but now that you know it's my silver, you're taking it for yourself right in front of me and refusing to return it. That's robbery."
Lu the Cripple had lost all patience with her, and seeing that she actually put the dagger away, he became even bolder and sneered, "So what if I take it? Even if you drop it on the ground, if you dare to bring this silver in front of me, I'll just snatch it from you."
Qiao Lian'er clapped her hands when she saw that the time had come: "Someone come here."
The soldiers who were already prepared rushed out from the vicinity and pinned down Lü the Cripple.
"What are you doing? What crime have I committed?" As soon as Lu the Cripple saw these people in military uniforms, he became nervous and stammered.
"Robbing people on the street, and they're even robbing children's money, what do you think?"
“We’ll send you to the yamen, give you dozens of lashes first, and then you’ll inevitably have to do hard labor for two or three years.”
The soldiers took Lü the Cripple away.
Qiao Lian'er clapped her hands. It was just a minor problem, solved.
Lu the Cripple was being led past the Ling family's gate, his mouth stuffed with cloth, and he was shouting defiantly.
Seeing this, Qiu quickly asked Qiao Lian'er, "Lian'er, what's going on? Lu the Cripple did have this intention, but it's hard to justify arresting him for this."
Although she hoped that Lü the Cripple wouldn't run around tipping people off, it was against the law to arrest someone and take them to the authorities based on mere speculation.
The county government couldn't convict him either.
Most importantly, she was worried that the Qiao siblings would be implicated in this matter. What if someone said they were abusing their status and causing trouble? Wouldn't that ruin their future?
Qiao Lian'er said, "Auntie, Lu the Cripple picked up my silver and refused to return it. Then he robbed me right in front of you. He was caught red-handed. Robbery is a serious crime."
Qiu then realized that it was Qiao Lian'er who had orchestrated this.
After taking another good look, and seeing that Qiao Lian'er was alright, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good, that's good. I can finally rest easy now that Cripple Lü has been taken away."
Because the Qiao family was going home, dinner was cooked early. The Ling family slaughtered a chicken, stewed soybeans and pig's trotters, prepared wine, and treated them to a good meal.
Lingyin didn't want Dayong to see her after she put on makeup, so she washed her face before sitting down at the table.
Then he and Qiao Lian'er exchanged a knowing smile.
Da Yong observed this and couldn't help but ponder it.
Only after Qiao Lian'er drove the carriage back did she ask, "Lian'er, are you and Yin'er hiding something from me?"
Qiao Lian'er coughed and said, "Well, you'll know on the day of the wedding, brother."
Da Yong couldn't figure it out, but he knew it would be a good thing on the day of his wedding, and he silently looked forward to it.
When I got home, the sun had just set, and villagers from other villages were still coming to buy greenhouse film.
Looking out, the vast fields of Datian Village are already covered with white plastic film.
Qiao Lian'er glanced around and felt as if she had returned to a modern rural area.
A thought flashed through her mind: if that's the case, why not turn Datian Village into a model village?
Having plastic greenhouses isn't enough; she can also bring out chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which can greatly increase yields.
That's a story for later; let's sell the film first.
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