At that time, Yuzhu had already filed a complaint with the old lady.
Hearing that her two daughters had already left home, Mrs. Qiao was so angry that she almost fainted.
She tripped and fell onto the armchair, prompting the plump woman beside her to fetch Old Man Qiao.
"This is terrible, this is terrible, this... this... how can this be allowed?"
That man isn't a good person, he's a thief, isn't he? And my two daughters, they're not daughters anymore, they've become thieving women!
Qiao Xuan, are you still sitting there? Hurry up and take your men to tie up your two precious daughters and hang them up for a beating! Tie up that man and send him to the authorities, but pull out his tongue before you do.
Otherwise... otherwise...
If this gets out and the neighbors see it, all the women in our family will be killed.
The elderly mother was furious.
When Qiao Jingjing arrived at Sangyuanzi, she wasn't much better off.
This is the time of year when the summer trees are lush and the chickens and ducks roam freely.
Her mulberry trees are still there, but they're half-dead and half-alive. The leaves have all been pulled off, leaving only one or two trees with fruit for some unknown reason. The chickens and ducks in the garden are all so hot that their tongues are hanging out, and they don't even have a sip of water.
There were a few servants who were playing cards around the side gate.
There were wine jars lying next to the servants.
“Sister, look at our garden. It’s managed by people like this, and we still pay them wages. It’s just outrageous. We hired these people to work, not to support them.”
It's Qiao Manman who doesn't understand.
Throughout history, unruly servants and wicked slaves have always been difficult to deal with.
The reason why a cunning and wicked servant is not as lovable as a loyal servant is precisely because he is cunning, wicked, and knows how to cheat and sly.
After visiting the mulberry orchard, Qiao Jingjing went to see her fishpond.
The fishpond reeked of a foul odor, and dead fish of all sizes floated on the surface. There were four servants nearby, supposedly in charge of raising the fish, but in reality, they were just loafing around.
Not to mention the rice paddies at home, which were riddled with holes and couldn't be drained. Some fields leaked water, while others were overflowing. A large number of rice seedlings had been blown down by the wind and were lying in the dried mud.
Qiao Jingjing thought that her whole family would be starving this winter.
well!
“Miss Qiao, your servants need to be disciplined.”
Lü Meng said.
Doesn't Qiao Jingjing know she needs treatment?
Behind these people is her elderly mother.
Her mother was a crazy old woman who had suffered in those years.
The reason the Qiao family could still afford maids, servants, and household servants all these years was entirely due to the two catties of gold that Prefect Liu had rewarded them with in those two years.
well.
Qiao Jingjing sighed the whole way.
Back home, Qiao Jingjing didn't go looking for trouble with anyone.
Yu Zhu, Old Fatty, and her mother, Qiao, had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time.
Several servants surrounded them, each wielding a stick.
When Qiao's mother finally saw Qiao Jingjing return, her face was ashen. She held a huge, thick cane in her hand and stomped it on the ground with a thud.
Kneel down! All of you kneel down!
Come on, let's apply the family discipline!
Mrs. Qiao never considered what the basis was for the family rules she spoke of.
She believed that she was the family law.
The reason she disciplined the Qiao sisters was because she had all sorts of reasons, but the most fundamental reason was that they didn't listen to her. Sometimes they would listen on the surface, but they would do the opposite behind her back.
She wouldn't allow it.
She absolutely would not tolerate such double-dealing.
Qiao Jingjing and Qiao Manman were already preparing to kneel down.
Lu Meng reached out and stopped him, saying, "Wait!"
As long as he's in this house, he absolutely cannot let Miss Qiao or Miss Qiao suffer the slightest grievance.
Otherwise, how could he live up to General Sun's trust?
Lu Meng reached out and stopped Qiao Jingjing's knees from falling.
Mrs. Joe was already furious.
"Come on, grab this thief first!"
Arrest him immediately! Twist him around and take him to see the authorities!
"And also, grab Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao and hang them in this courtyard! Hurry up, what are you looking at!"
In the past, whenever Mrs. Qiao gave a speech, the people around her would start to act.
Regardless of right or wrong.
She spoke up today, and the people around her are ready to get started.
However, they were all beaten down by Lü Meng in just a few moves. The men were completely powerless to fight, and the fat old women were thrown to the ground and couldn't get up.
Mrs. Qiao, leaning on her cane, trembled with anger.
"Useless! You're all a bunch of useless trash. Get up! I told you not to catch even one person, and you couldn't even do that..."
Seeing that the situation was beyond repair.
Old Man Qiao and Second Brother Qiao finally dared to speak up and try to persuade Old Man Qiao:
"Madam! Madam, please don't be angry. This brave man is General Sun's man. How can you keep calling him a thief?"
“That’s right, Mother, let’s talk this out! This strong man taking my elder sister and Xiao Qiao out of the garden is indeed against our family’s rules. Mother, please consider that he’s new here and doesn’t know any better, don’t hold it against him!”
Of course, we should also take a look at Lü Meng's powerful fists.
The entire Qiao family couldn't afford to argue with him.
Under Qiao Er's persuasion, Qiao's mother finally felt that she had regained a little bit of her dignity.
She was still glaring angrily at Qiao Jingjing.
It was as if all these problems and entanglements lay entirely with her.
"Alright, Qiao Er is right! You're new here, you don't understand. Now I'll tell you, I'm the mistress of this house, these two girls are the ones I carried for ten months, gave birth to with great difficulty, and raised with great care. They're as beautiful as flowers, I can't let them run wild!"
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