"Tsk!" Bai Nuo glanced down at the pile of gold and silver valuables on the ground, looking at it with mockery, and said coldly, "What? You came here to steal?"
“What do you mean we’re here to steal? We’re relatives of this family. Since they’re all gone, it’s only natural that we should take care of their belongings!” the woman who started said.
"Ha!" Bai Nuo sneered, "Your daughter killed my father's entire family. You still want to take their things? And everyone's gone? Do you think we're dead?"
Nine times out of ten, these people thought that the Bai family was no longer alive, so they came to take the things. But it's really strange. Since they knew so quickly that Bai Dalin's whole family had been wiped out, why didn't they ask around to find out that they also lived in the town?
Actually, Bai Nuo had really misunderstood Hu Lingling's relative. While Hu Lingling's family did live in the countryside, one of them lived in the town. Yesterday, that relative happened to come to visit Hu Lingling, but found her house locked up tight. Upon inquiring, he learned that something had happened. Hu Lingling had only been married into the family for a short time, and Bai Nuo and Bai Dalin were at odds, so he had no idea that Bai Dalin had a daughter and a son. He had always thought that Chen Qiuling was his first wife. He was both surprised and frightened by Hu Lingling's murder, but then he thought that Bai Dalin was still very wealthy, so he quickly went back to the countryside to get people to move his belongings.
After all, it was a place where people had died. Despite their fear, the group looted the entire house before they were willing to leave. However, they did not expect to run into Bai Nuo as soon as they came out.
"You've also cut ties with Bai Dalin! You're even worse off than us!" Hu Lingling's mother thought for a moment. She had indeed met Bai Nuo in the countryside, but she had also inquired about Bai Nuo's relationship with Bai Dalin. These guys had already severed ties, so why were they still pretending to be experts? "I'm telling you, stop playing dumb! If you don't, we'll teach you a lesson!"
Hu Lingling's mother immediately became more assertive. There were five of them, but only three of Bai Nuo's side, one of whom was a child. Even in a one-on-one fight, they could still beat Bai Nuo's group.
"Hey, Donglai!" Bai Nuo just smiled and said to Xia Donglai, "They're going to deal with us!"
Xia Donglai said calmly, "Madam, please stand aside with the young master!"
"oh!"
Bai Nuo nodded expressionlessly and pulled Bai Yu to stand aside.
Bai Yu remained silent, but when he stood to the side, he gave the group a pitying look.
They didn't understand why Bai Yu would pity them, but they soon did, because Xia Donglai personally showed them what it meant to subdue them even with fewer people.
Several people lay on the ground groaning in pain. Xia Donglai turned to look at Bai Nuo and asked her what to do. After Bai Nuo picked up all the money from the ground, she said, "Tie them up with a rope and say they are relatives of the murderer. Let Lord Li handle it!"
Xia Donglai nodded, and instead of bothering to get the rope, he untied their belts and tied them up one by one, then led them out in a line.
Knowing what was inside, there was no need to look. Bai Nuo followed behind, came out, closed the door, and locked it.
Winter goes and the village comes again. In the blink of an eye, winter has passed and spring has arrived, when the ice and snow melt and the flowers bloom.
"We're going back after the Lantern Festival. Are you all packed?" Bai Nuo asked Jiang San Niang. The two stood on the second floor, looking down at the bustling crowd below.
"We don't have much to pack, just a few clothes and some money!" Jiang Sanniang said with a smile, her whole being exuding gentleness. Upon closer inspection, her belly was already slightly protruding.
"I always thought I would live in this town for the rest of my life, I never thought there would be a day when I leave." Jiang San Niang laughed, suddenly feeling that it was all a dream. Although those things had been over for a long time, when she thought about it carefully, it felt like they had just happened yesterday.
Bai Nuo nodded; she felt the same way.
"But have you done the talking to Grandma? Should I go and talk to her?" This topic was too sad, so Jiang San Niang changed the subject.
“Aunt Liu has already persuaded her!” Bai Nuo said calmly. “She just can’t bear to part with Bai Dalin and Aunt Liu.”
Although the old woman never said it, she still missed Bai Dalin. Aunt Liu had taken care of her for a long time, and the old woman couldn't bear to part with her.
"Bai Dalin is not..." Jiang San Niang didn't finish her sentence.
"How can a mother and son hold a grudge overnight?" Bai Nuo said calmly.
At the entrance on the first floor, Hu Mingmei, Lu Ying, and Xia Donglai stepped in. Bai Nuo said, "Let's go, they're back!"
Jiang San Niang nodded. "I'll go check the accounts. I need to sort out the money that can be taken away and the money that can be left behind."
In the backyard, Hu Mingmei stood in the room with his back to the door. Bai Nuo went in, took off Hu Mingmei's cotton coat and put it on the hanger. After pouring him a cup of hot tea, she sat down and asked, "How did things go?"
Hu Mingmei sat down and said calmly, "Hu Quan is dead, but those three small workshops have been making good profits!"
Besides producing goods for Duobaoge, those three small workshops also took on other orders, and the money they received went into their own pockets.
The outside world always thought that the boss was still the Hu family, but in reality, the Hu family had become just Hu Mingmei alone.
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