"Ahhhhh..."
"You vile woman! You wicked hussy! You'll die a horrible death!"
"I'd rather die than let you go, you whore!"
When Yuan saw her husband being hacked to death by Lu Changping, she knew in her heart that Lu Changping would not let her go. Her hair was disheveled, her eyes were bloodshot, and she began to curse loudly with a ferocious expression.
Lu Changping ignored Yuan's insults and turned around, her face covered in blood.
Bathed in candlelight, they resembled demons crawling out of an abyss.
She took the knife, walked up to Liu Dahang, and pointed the tip at the base of his trouser leg.
When Liu Dahang saw the kitchen knife pointed at him, he was so frightened that he cried out loudly.
"Didn't you want to leave an heir for the Liu family? Now that the thing is ruined, let's see how you'll leave it behind," Lu Changping said sarcastically.
"No!" Madam Yuan cried out in terror. "I was wrong! I apologize! Please don't hurt Hang'er!"
"It's too late! On the night you bullied and humiliated me, it was all too late!"
After saying that, Lu Changping chopped off the leg that had injured her!
Liu Dahang fainted from the pain.
Yuan could no longer restrain herself. She twisted her body wildly and roared, "You poisonous woman! I'm going to kill you!"
Lu Changping picked at her ears, finding her too noisy, and stepped forward to cover Yuan's mouth, slashing her neck in one swift motion—even killing a chicken wasn't this smooth.
Having avenged her great grudge, Lu Changping quickly changed her clothes and packed her luggage.
Under the cover of darkness, they set the house on fire and fled Heping Village with their daughter.
...
Daylight broke.
Lu Changping brought her daughter to Qingshui Town.
In her bundle, there were only fifty coins she had plundered from Yuan's room, her household registration, and a copper coin that Yuan had already taken from her.
The baby cried incessantly when hungry. Lu Changping was premature and hadn't had a decent meal since giving birth, so having breast milk was simply a pipe dream.
Passing by a street vendor, Lu Changping ordered a bowl of porridge and a piece of flatbread, which cost five coins.
She fed the child a few mouthfuls of thin porridge, and the rest went into her own stomach.
Just then, a group of yamen runners passed by Lu Changping, who was so frightened that she quickly hugged her child, lowered her head, and shrank back.
After the constables left, Lu Changping looked at the child in her arms and felt that she could barely protect herself, let alone take care of a troublesome child.
Lu Changping looked up and saw the sign for Xiaochunlou.
She had an idea and got up to walk into Xiaochunlou.
When Lu Changping came out of the building again, she was carrying a money bag in her hand and only a bundle on her shoulder.
She remembered that she still had a piece of copper on her, and since she needed to escape, she needed to have more silver on her.
Every little bit helps, even if it's just for the price of a steamed bun.
Therefore, Lu Changping walked towards Tongfu Pawnshop, which was diagonally opposite.
The pawnshop owner's fingers trembled as he looked at the copper coin with the scroll pattern in his hand. He asked, "Where did you get this copper coin, young lady?"
She had snatched this copper coin from the Lu sisters, so Lu Changping was naturally not going to tell the truth. She said, "This is my mother's keepsake. How much can it be worth? If you can't, give it back to me!"
Lu Changping reached out to the shopkeeper to ask for the copper coin, fearing that it might cause trouble, since Lu Qiqi's mother was a woman of unknown origin.
Based on the information from above, the shopkeeper concluded that Lu Changping was indeed the eldest young lady's daughter, and said with teary eyes, "Young lady, we've finally found you!"
...
The news that a house in Heping Village caught fire and a family of three was burned to death spread throughout the streets and alleys of Qingshui Town and its villages in less than two days.
Lu Qiqi sat upright in the room, while Zeng Shi, who was bored, was putting hairpins on Lu Qiqi's head with her big pregnant belly.
Zeng had been fiddling with it for half an hour, and Lu Qiqi felt like her neck was about to break.
Lu Qiqi suggested, "Aunt Zeng, you've been standing for so long, why don't you sit down and rest?"
Seeing that his prized work was nearing completion, Zeng was not about to stop. He smiled and said, "I'm not tired."
After saying that, she remembered something and chuckled, "It'll be ready soon. I've only done a simple style for you. If it's for your wedding, it will take much longer."
Madam Zeng put the last hairpin on Lu Qiqi's head, looked at Lu Qiqi in the bronze mirror, and smiled, "All done, you look really good."
Lu Qiqi looked up at herself in the bronze mirror. Her skin was as smooth as jade, her eyebrows were delicate and charming, her eyes were bright and beautiful, and her teeth and lips were red. She was slightly amazed by her appearance.
"I wish I could have a daughter too," Zeng said with emotion.
Lu Qiqi recalled Zeng's pulse and said, "You will get what you wish for."
As soon as Lu Qiqi spoke, Zeng was overjoyed and wanted to tell Hu Jinfei the good news.
After Zeng left, Lu Qiqi left the room.
We arrived at the main room.
Li and Lu are making collars for their family members using rabbit fur.
Madam Lu said, "I went to the village today and heard everyone talking about a family that died in Heping Village. I heard they were refugees who fled to Luzhou Prefecture."
"How did you die?" Li asked.
"I heard that Lu was burned to death. Three people died. When the government went in to carry them away, there was no one there. They were all burned to a crisp, and their bones were brittle."
Mrs. Li was terrified when she heard this. She looked at her youngest daughter sitting next to her, who was eating a piece of bread and hadn't noticed what was being said at all, and then she felt relieved.
She said, "Sister-in-law, please stop talking. We have many children in our family. It would be bad if we scared them during the New Year."
Madam Lu felt that Madam Li's words made sense, so she pursed her lips and said nothing more, but felt a little sad.
After hearing this, Lu Qiqi felt that fire prevention awareness was very important, so she said, "Auntie, Third Aunt, our house is a wooden house, so we must pay attention to fire prevention. After cooking rice, we must move flammable materials away from the stove. Before going to bed, we must also check whether the stove fire, charcoal fire and candle fire are extinguished."
After hearing this, Madam Lu and Madam Li dared not hesitate. They had learned from past mistakes and needed to be careful, otherwise their good days would be over in just two days, which would be too much of a loss.
It was the New Year, and the people of Lijia Village had all fled here, so visiting relatives and friends to exchange New Year's greetings was out of the question.
Lu Qiqi's family was originally the same, but since she came to Luzhou Prefecture to recognize Old Madam Hao as her godmother, she still had to show basic courtesy.
The Hao family has everything, and Old Madam Hao lacks nothing except for the company of her family.
When Lu Qiqi went to the Hao residence, she heard that Magistrate Hao was busy collecting grain for the border and preparing to donate grain to the frontier. He was extremely busy.
Old Madam Hao had no children to please her, and even on New Year's Eve, she only had a quick and hasty dinner with Lord Hao.
Lu Qiqi felt a little sad upon hearing this, but smiled and said, "I've been taking care of you, and Ayao often asks me if you're still in good health. Grandmother, would it be alright if I brought Ayao over to see you these next few days?"
How could Madam Hao not know what Lu Qiqi was thinking? She smiled and said, "It's good that you have this thought. It's too cold these days, so don't bother her to go out. When the weather gets warmer, you can bring her to keep me company."
After Madam Hao finished speaking, Lu Qiqi didn't say anything more. She opened the wooden box she had brought and said, "Grandmother, this is a tonic I prepared. You should drink a sip tomorrow, and you will see results in less than seven days."
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