The family of three then left.
"What a great day! I've seen a real joke." Old Mrs. Qiao laughed, bending over with laughter.
Old Man Qiao patted her on the back: "Old woman, take it easy, don't laugh yourself sick."
Grandma Qiao stopped laughing.
"Old man, I've found that I can't see human nature when I'm poor, and I still can't see it when I'm rich."
"Then how can we see it clearly?"
"You either go from being poor to rich, or you go from being rich to being poor. You have to experience both to truly understand people."
Old Man Qiao nodded: "That makes sense."
Once at the dinner table, the Qiao family stopped mentioning the matter.
Da Yong said, "We'll collect taxes for one more day tomorrow, and then our mission will be over. The soldiers were much more well-behaved today; we only managed to catch two."
"As for Song Laosan, the soldiers were causing trouble everywhere under his name, and it was all blamed on him. The villagers couldn't stand it anymore, so they cornered him and gave him a good beating. Now he's been carried back to the camp."
"We went to clean up his mess, and the people stopped the chaos, so we did a small favor."
Everyone was delighted to hear this, and they ate with even more gusto.
It's likely that Song Laosan didn't initially expect that sending his three brothers to collect taxes would actually be a way of fulfilling their wishes.
The next evening, after the men finished collecting taxes, Old Mrs. Qiao stewed a goose and roasted a leg of lamb.
The lamb leg was roasted right in the yard, brushed with oil, sprinkled with spices, and a layer of golden-brown skin was baked on the outside, sizzling and dripping oil.
A strong aroma wafted out of the courtyard and permeated half the village.
The villagers passing by the Qiao family couldn't help but take a few deep breaths.
Sigh, I can't envy such a good life.
This time, General Chu also came, bringing two trusted confidants. Everyone filled a table.
"During the past few days of your collection, the order was well maintained, the atmosphere was peaceful, and the people had no grievances. You have restored the reputation of the Guan Ning Iron Cavalry's garrison."
"I will report your achievements. Even if you don't get promoted, you will still get some more manpower under you."
"Keep up the good work, you have a bright future ahead of you."
A plate of sliced lamb leg was placed in front of each person.
Eating mutton and drinking wine, it was pure bliss; the women all drank about two ounces.
Sure enough, good news came the next day. Overjoyed, General Guan waved his hand and immediately promoted the three brothers to the rank of captain, giving them command of 300 more subordinates, bringing their total to 500.
The total is 1,500, which is considered a small scale.
On the contrary, Song Laosan, after being severely beaten by the villagers, is still unable to get out of bed.
But General Guan wouldn't let him die; he even forced the spoiled food into his mouth.
Song Ruier secretly went to the camp. He climbed a tree and, through his view, saw Song Laosan's situation.
He was startled; the renowned general had fallen to such an end, far more tragic than he had imagined.
As soon as he returned to the village, he went to find Qiao Lian'er.
In preparation for Shi Murou's marriage, some members of the Qiao family went to town to select gifts, some were busy in the warehouse, and some went to gather firewood and find pig feed.
Qiao Lian'er lay on a rattan chair under the osmanthus tree, tidying up the space.
As the process accelerates, the high-end item space will be open in two months, at which point we can put all our money in there.
"Qiao Lian'er, I have something to discuss with you." Song Rui'er said coldly at the courtyard gate.
Out of fear of Da Shun, he did not dare to come in.
Qiao Lian'er rolled her eyes at him and ignored him.
"It concerns our future, you really don't want to hear about it?"
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