"Thank you for your kindness, brother, but we won't take the money."
Although Qin's father was tempted, he felt somewhat unable to accept it.
Having a daughter is one thing, but having a daughter-in-law is another. He can't bring himself to cuckold the Qin family.
In addition, Qin Laoda strongly opposed it, and he was unwilling to fall out of sync with his son over ten taels of silver.
With my daughter here, I can earn several tens of taels of silver sooner or later. There's no need to give up a daughter-in-law.
“It’s alright,” the young man in the Taoist robe said indifferently. “I said I wouldn’t force you, so I won’t. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave first. Please make yourselves at home.”
Having lost ten taels of silver for nothing, Qin Lao Er felt as if his own flesh had been cut off. "Brother, don't you think it's a pity?"
I don't think so.
"That's ten taels of silver!"
"So what if it's ten taels? If you want to make money, send your wife over here."
These words left Qin Lao Er speechless.
No matter how much he wants to make money, he would never willingly cheat on himself and offer his wife to someone else. Where would he put his face then?
"I can't argue with you." Qin Lao Er snorted coldly and walked away.
Inside the temple, after hearing the three men reject the proposal, Qin's eyes turned an even colder, more chilling gaze.
"Very good, really very good!" Qin Shi gritted her teeth and spat out these words, her nails digging into her flesh but she still felt no pain.
They'd rather protect outsiders than protect their own Qin family bloodline. These relatives are truly wonderful.
Sure enough, I was the most dispensable one.
"Sister Qin," the young man in the Taoist robe subconsciously took a step back, "Try to think positively, just pretend they don't exist from now on."
He hadn't realized it before, but after today's comparison, he suddenly found the woman in front of him to be truly pitiful.
Although it's said that a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl, she's still your own flesh and blood. Even if you're pushing your daughter into a fire pit for money, you don't have to go to such extremes.
There are many people who sell their children for money, but it is extremely rare for someone to be less capable than their own daughter compared to someone else's.
He would rather protect his outsider daughter-in-law than his own daughter. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought this was something that only happened in plays.
"Try to think positively, just pretend they don't exist," Qin's dark eyes grew deeper and deeper, the fierce light intensifying. "Why? Why did you hurt me to this extent, and then tell me to pretend nothing happened?"
As she spoke, she smashed everything on the table onto the floor. "This is impossible! I won't let them get away with this! I will never let them get away with this!"
As he spoke, he threw everything he could in the room onto the floor.
Seeing that Qin was becoming increasingly frantic, the young man in the Taoist robe immediately reported the matter to the steward.
"Don't worry about her, just wait until she's vented."
“Manager, Sister Qin is extremely hostile towards the Qin family, and even tried to bribe the Qin father and son to betray their daughter-in-law,” the young man in the Taoist robe stammered. “She’s ruthless and cunning. Shouldn’t we be on guard?”
"We definitely need to take precautions, since we got involved in this too. But we don't need to worry too much. The grievances have their source, and the debts have their debtors. In the end, it was the Qin family who did this."
"Are you sure you don't need to worry about her? She's very cunning and ruthless," Gan Luo reminded her again.
“There’s no need,” the steward said calmly. “She was harmed to such an extent by the Qin family, it would be strange if she didn’t hate them. As for us, we’re not even accomplices. We even gave her a place to stay. She has no reason to hate us.”
"The supervisor is right, I understand." Qin Feng said, then bowed and stepped back.
As they reached the door, they suddenly heard the steward instruct them, "Be on good terms with Madam Qin, don't offend her. She's useful now, so don't ruin things."
"clear."
When the Taoist-robed youth returned, unsurprisingly, the room was a complete mess. "Oh, you're back from tattling?"
Upon hearing this, Gan Luo froze for a moment, then quickly regained her composure. "Sister Qin, I'm innocent! I never tattle."
Upon hearing this, Madam Qin remained noncommittal, saying, "Clean the room and then do me a favor."
"Okay, Sister Qin, I'll do my best to handle it perfectly."
The three people on the oxcart were very happy on the way.
The feeling of lying down and collecting money is so comfortable that it makes one lose all motivation to work.
Everyone in Qin Family Village is busy preparing their land, but the Qin family is in no hurry and hasn't started work yet.
"Father, how about we spend half a tael of silver to hire laborers to till the fields?" Qin Lao Er lay on the oxcart, crossed his legs, and swayed back and forth as he spoke casually. "We work every year, so this year is a good year to rest. It's not like we can't afford the money."
"It's easy for you to say. How much money can you make from a year's worth of grain?" Qin's father scolded with a stern face. "If you take out half an ounce for spring planting, won't you have to spend even more for summer harvest and autumn planting? At this rate, we'll have to lose money to farm. It's better to leave the land uncultivated."
“We can’t leave it deserted,” Qin said urgently. “We still have taxes to pay; we can’t let it go to waste.”
“I didn’t say I wouldn’t pay,” Qin Lao Er said, pursing his lips. “I was just discussing with Dad about hiring a day laborer.”
As he spoke, he transferred money to Qin's father, saying, "Father, it's not that I want to shirk my responsibilities, but I feel that you've worked hard your whole life without resting, so you should take a good rest too."
"It's enough that you understand your father's thoughts," Qin's father sighed. "I've done so much just so that the family can live a better life. In the end, it's all for you."
What would an old man nearing his grave need so much money for? It's all for the sake of his children and grandchildren.
Qin Lao Er nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, "Father is right. What do you think about hiring a day laborer?"
"Please, please. This is a one-time thing, and we won't do it again. It's our duty as farmers to grow good crops."
Upon hearing this, Qin Lao Er smiled and said, "Father is right. I will definitely remember these words."
Although Qin, the eldest brother, felt it was inappropriate, he did not object.
He had just finished his corvée labor and hadn't had a proper rest before having to work again, which he didn't want to do.
In previous years, there was no other way; if we didn't work, we wouldn't have any food to eat. This year, we have the money to hire temporary workers, so we can finally take a break.
The three chatted and enjoyed their wonderful future together, unaware that danger was lurking nearby.
"Brother Ganluo, are they the three of them?" a masked youth asked.
The young man in the Taoist robe nodded slightly. "That's right, it was them. They knocked the man unconscious, stole all the silver, and even slaughtered the cow."
"Okay, just you wait and see, your little brother will definitely handle things perfectly."
"Yes, after it's done, I'll tell the manager to let you serve at the temple."
"Thanks, bro. Just you wait and see."
After the masked youth finished speaking, he led his men toward the three of them.
The three members of the Qin family were neither wealthy nor good-looking, so he didn't understand why Gan Luo wanted to target them himself.
But that doesn't matter.
After completing this order, I can enter the temple, which is a rare opportunity.
Although the temple was just as chaotic, it didn't have to be filled with fighting and killing every day, with people constantly risking their lives.
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