"Second sister, look how beautifully these wildflowers in the countryside are blooming! Without human intervention, they thrive so much."
"What are you trying to say? Don't think I can't hear the hidden meaning in your words."
"The dishes on that table at Steward Zhao's house are probably a treat they only get during holidays, but to you, they're hard to swallow. They're like wildflowers, thriving with just a little rain, while you're like a greenhouse flower, easily succumbing to wind and rain."
Xu Jinwei closed her eyes and remained silent for a while.
She scoffed, "Life is inherently unequal. They were born destined to suffer, while I was born into a wealthy family."
Bai Qianmo looked at Xu Jinwei with a deep gaze: "Nothing lasts forever. Throughout history, not to mention wealthy families, even royal families have experienced the changes and upheavals of the times. The Xu family may seem to be extremely wealthy, but now the situation is chaotic and war is raging. Who can guarantee that the Xu family will always prosper?"
As far as she knew, the Xu family would experience a major upheaval in the near future, which nearly led to the annihilation of the entire clan.
Xu Jinwei is going to experience that upheaval. If she continues with her current spoiled and arrogant nature, she might fall into a deep abyss of despair when that time comes.
Xu Jinwei glanced at Bai Qianmo: "You've certainly thought this far ahead."
"Second sister is a smart woman, you must know that I'm doing this for your own good."
"Hehe, I can't be bothered to hold a grudge against those tenant farmers. I've calmed down, let's go."
Xu Jinwei and Bai Qianmo got up and walked towards the carriage. Just as they were about to get in, the sound of clattering hooves caught their attention.
Then they saw a group of people riding horses coming towards them.
"Why do these people look so familiar?" Xu Jinwei muttered to herself.
Bai Qianmo had already clearly seen who the newcomer was.
The man in the lead was in his thirties, burly and dark-skinned, with a pair of sinister eyes staring fiercely at her.
It was none other than Wang Zhenshan, the legendary bandit patriarch of the Wang family.
"It's...it's those bandits! Get in the car!" Xu Jinwei finally recognized who it was, and she was so frightened that she cried out and pulled Bai Qianmo into the car.
Seeing that things were going badly, Xiao Huan, Bi'er, and the two women also ran towards the car behind.
However, before they could get into the car, more than a dozen tall horses had already surrounded the two cars.
"Drive!"
Wang Zhenshan reined in his horse, stopping just beside the carriage, looking down at Xu Jinwei and Bai Qianmo who were hiding inside.
"Hey, aren't these the two girls I saw the other day? I never expected to run into them in this desolate place. Don't you think this is fate?"
"Who are you people?" the driver shouted angrily.
"This is none of your business, shut up!" Wang Zhenshan's men raised their guns and aimed them at the driver.
Upon seeing this, the driver's expression changed drastically, and he became so nervous that he dared not say another word.
Wang Zhenshan squinted at the driver and sneered.
"Those who don't want to die, get out of the car and walk by yourselves. I'm taking these two girls with me."
"These...they are young ladies from the Xu family. How dare you offend the Xu family?" the driver said in a low voice.
One of the henchmen laughed loudly: "What is the Xu family? My brother even dared to break into the governor's mansion, so what is the Xu family? We're just here to kidnap these two girls from the Xu family."
The dozen or so brothers looked at him with mocking expressions.
The driver glanced at the dozen or so burly men in front of him and noticed that they all carried guns on their waists. He realized that even if he stayed behind, he, as the driver, couldn't protect the two girls.
Moreover, there's no guarantee they won't get riddled with bullets and turned into honeycomb briquettes.
Thinking of this, the driver stammered, "I'll get out of the car, please don't shoot, I'm not carrying anything with me."
"Uncle Lin, you can't get out of the car!" Xu Jinwei grabbed the driver's sleeve.
The driver hurriedly pushed her away: "Miss, don't blame me for being heartless. They outnumbered me and I had no choice."
"Uncle Lin, our Xu family has never mistreated you! You can't do this to me! You can't leave!" Xu Jinwei cried out in despair.
If I were captured by these bandits, they would certainly not let me off easily, given both old and new grudges.
The driver ignored Xu Jinwei's pleas, opened the car door, and got out.
Seeing this, the driver of the car behind also got out of his car.
"Miss!" Xiao Huan got out of the car and ran to Bai Qianmo's side.
Bi'er was already trembling with fear inside the car. The two burly old women exchanged a glance and immediately followed the driver out of the car.
"Boss, this little maid is quite pretty too." One of the brothers' eyes lit up when he saw Xiao Huan.
Xiao Huan turned pale with fright, but remembering that her young mistress was still in the car, she mustered her courage and ran towards Bai Qianmo.
"Boss, there's a little maid in this car." Bi'er was roughly pulled off the car by one of the brothers.
"No, please don't kill me! Waaah, I'm just a servant, please spare my life, my valiant men!"
Wang Zhenshan's gaze was fixed on Bai Qianmo inside the car.
"Hmph, little girl, I told you, we'll meet again."
His gaze never left Bai Qianmo after he saw her.
From the moment they appeared until the driver jumped out of the car and fled, the girl's face didn't change at all.
Isn't she afraid?
Bai Qianmo lifted her eyelids and looked at Wang Zhenshan through the car window.
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