Chapter 33: Corvée



The next day,

"Bang, bang, bang!" A huge gong sounded.

People in the fields and at home dropped what they were doing and rushed to the ancestral hall!

"Dad, go quickly!" Liu went to the backyard and shouted, her face not looking very good!

"I'll be right there!" Qiao's father hasn't changed much! This happens every year!

He was used to it, but it was a pity that he couldn't see his eldest daughter get married in person!

When Liu saw Qiao's father leave, she rubbed her hands and looked nervously at her daughters who were still busy in the backyard!

"Big sister!" Qiao Erya pushed her big sister!

Qiao Daya understood and walked towards Liu!

"Mom, this year we'll give Dad money so he won't have to do corvée labor. With Dad at home, we'll have a backbone!"

Liu was delighted, but then embarrassed! Although the family still had some savings, they all belonged to the eldest and youngest daughters. She and the head of the family had nothing!

No matter how shameless she is, she doesn't have the nerve to ask her daughters to pay for it!

"Mom, you don't have to worry. In the past, our family had no money, so Dad had to suffer. But now it's different. Our family has money, so Dad doesn't have to work hard! Every year when he comes back, he suffers a lot! Money can be earned again after it is spent!" Qiao Daya comforted carefully!

"Okay, okay! Mother will listen to you!" Liu smiled with satisfaction and breathed a sigh of relief. The head of the family was in poor health and could not afford to go many times. In the old house in the past, the responsibility was always put on the head of the family. Even if he didn't want to go, he had to go because of filial piety!

Now I finally don't have to be suppressed by the old house anymore!

"Mom, go get some silver and give it to Dad! Otherwise, with Dad's temper, he definitely won't let us use the silver to exempt us from corvee labor!" Qiao Daya thought of her honest and simple father Qiao! She sighed in her heart!

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Liu turned around and left!

"Big sister, Daddy's side..." No matter what, he is her biological father, Qiao Erya still doesn't want her father to suffer!

I don’t know if Mom can stop Dad…” Qiao Daya murmured, looking towards the ancestral hall.

"Sister, sister, what are you doing?" Qiao Qiuyue pushed a big rock into the backyard!

"Yadan, the stones should be enough! Take a break and don't get tired!" Qiao Daya said worriedly as she looked at the stones that her younger sister had found all over the backyard.

"Oh, it's all a small matter!" Qiao Qiuyue waved her hand!

Liu, who was chasing after him, saw that Qiao's father had returned before she even reached the ancestral hall!

"Dad, this is some silver. Take it quickly. You can't do corvée labor anymore. Your body is..."

"It's okay! The family needs to build a house, and Daya is getting married. Both times require money, so we need to save as much as possible. This is the only role I can play! The house will be left to you and your daughters!" Father Qiao smiled naively!

Liu fell silent and tightened her grip on the silver. The boss was right!

"Go home! Pack your luggage and leave early tomorrow morning!" said Father Qiao with a smile.

"Okay!" Liu no longer mentioned the matter of money!

When the couple returned home, their daughters came to greet them!

Although Qiao Daya, Erya and Sanya didn't say it, they were still very concerned about Qiao's father in their hearts!

"Silver is useless?" Qiao Qiuyue blinked.

Her only answer was the silence of Qiao's father and Mrs. Liu!

"Erya and Sanya, light the fire and cook, and mom, you go and pack clothes for dad!" Qiao Daya was silent for a while and made the arrangements helplessly.

Since the eldest sister has spoken, Qiao Erya and Sanya can only follow her instructions!

"Daya..." Father Qiao shouted!

Qiao Daya held her little sister's hand and left him with only her back!

Father Qiao: "......"

"Don't think too much. Your daughters are all concerned about you!" Liu reluctantly comforted her.

Father Qiao: "......"

The situation here is still good, but the situation at the old house is just chaos!

The home team is of course Chen's. She just found out not long ago that the second branch had separated the household at some point. Although she was surprised, she didn't think it was a big deal!

But regarding today's incident, she has to make a fuss. Don't even think about targeting her family!

"This is outrageous, women, please stand aside!" The eldest Yuan slammed the table, trying to scare the second wife, because she was the one making the most noise right now!

"Pa!" Chen wasn't frightened, but became even more ferocious! Her clap was even louder than Yuan's!

"I'm putting this out there today. Three of you, either one from each family, or we're all done for! Don't even think about taking over my family!"

"Second sister-in-law, don't be angry, I will definitely go to my house!" Qiao Si Niu only found out today that his second brother had separated from his family. In name, they were two real families. The moment he knew it, he was mentally prepared!

"Fourth brother!" Big Yuan glared at the second brother's family!

"Mom! That's enough! I'm going to my house anyway! I don't care about other people!" Qiao Siniu left after saying that, too lazy to talk nonsense anymore, and turned around and left!

"Be careful of retribution!" Chen glared at the others fiercely, dragged Qiao Sanniu away!

Qiao Sanniu didn't finish his words because he knew that as long as his wife was around, no one could take advantage of him. That's right! Neither of his two brothers-in-law is a pushover!

"Old man! You just let them go like that!" said Mrs. Yuan tremblingly.

"What else can you do? Can you let them come back?" Is Old Man Qiao really not angry? How is it possible! The second brother's family is out of control!

The fourth son has his own ideas and his words have no effect. The third son is a coward who only listens to his daughter-in-law and will never listen to himself!

The eldest brother's family has long been lazy because they rely on me!

"Dad, I don't want to go either. I can't bear this hardship. Can you make up for it with money?" Qiao Daniu was angry with the second brother. Why did such a good family split into two families!

But it is also clear that it is too late to say more now!

The most important thing now is to avoid labor service!

Money is my lifeblood, and since I can't touch it, I can only ask my dad for help!

"What the hell are you dreaming of? You want to touch my money? Unless I die!" said Mrs. Yuan angrily.

Old man Qiao has his own plans. The eldest brother's family can no longer indulge him, otherwise...

"Old man, why don't you go and pack the boss's luggage? What are you waiting for?"

"Ah..." Little Yuan was still waiting. She didn't want the head of the family to suffer like this!

"What? How about Yicheng go?" The eldest Yuan family only has the eldest son. Now that the eldest son is going, the eldest son's family must go too!

"No!" Little Yuan looked at her husband, then at her eldest son! She gritted her teeth and said, "I'll go clean it up!"

Qiao Daniu sat down with a dejected look on his face! He grabbed his hair! He wanted to refuse, but he didn't dare to open his mouth!

The eldest Yuan's mind is still in a mess. She handled such a big scandal when the eldest family happened, but now she has done this again today!

She wanted to strangle Qiao Yidu to death!

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