Chapter 5 Entering the city
Lu Qingqing immediately understood what was going on.
"Ning Xiuwen, the land belongs to my family. If you want to embezzle it, then come to the yamen!"
Seeing that Ning Xiuwen was dragging his feet and didn't want to write, Lu Qingqing lost her patience.
Anyway, she had no burdens, while Ning Xiuwen was concerned about his future!
She didn't linger and got up to leave.
Before leaving, he even kicked down that small, dilapidated door.
The rotten, hollow wood was full of worm droppings, just like the wicked hearts of the Ning family mother and son.
"Gone?" Liu got up, her face turning pale with anger.
"Xiuwen, is Lu Qingqing possessed by a ghost? That money belongs to our family, we have to get it back!"
"Don't worry, she'll get it back!" Ning Xiuwen said confidently.
Lu Qingqing acted impulsively, beating and scolding him as if he were anyone else.
She'll regret it when she figures it out.
However, even if she kneels down and begs for forgiveness, he will not forgive her!
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Lu Qingqing didn't know where the Lu family's fields were; the original owner of this body had never been there!
Even during the busiest time of the autumn harvest, he never once brought a meal to his tired father and brothers!
Not only that, before Feng Xiaowan married into the family, the Lu family father and son would cook for her when they got home after a long day of work!
They refused to eat even though there was no meat!
The more I think about the original owner, the worse he/she seems, with such good family members...
Lu Qingqing knew where Lu Jiatian was without even asking.
Because a crowd had already gathered there!
In the days before cell phones, I don't know how everyone was so well-informed.
She saw that Granny Liu, who had lost all her teeth, was also pushing her way forward, wanting to see what was going on.
Leaning on a wooden stick, she stretched her neck until the skin was wrinkled, and her hunchback was almost straightened!
"I won't let you plant! You can forget about planting this year!"
"Ning Xiuwen! You bastard!"
"You good-for-nothing who can't even farm the land, yet you want to ruin my land!"
A distorted roar came from the field, filled with resentment and hatred.
Lu Yun only knew that he sold the land to pay off the loan sharks.
But I only found out today that this land has gone around in circles and been bought by Ning Xiuwen.
Use the Lu family's money to buy the Lu family's land.
Is there anything more frustrating than this?
He was so angry that he made a mess of the field, throwing hoes and scattering seeds, trying to prevent anyone from planting.
Even though he was so angry, and the villagers thought he was crazy, he didn't explain why.
"You little brat, you deserve a beating!"
"Dare to spread the seeds of crops!"
"This land is no longer yours, get out of here!"
"If he won't leave, beat him! Beat him until he can't get up!"
Lu Yun was forced to press his head into the ground.
Just as Lu Qingqing was about to rush over, someone grabbed her arm from behind.
It turned out to be Ning Xiuwen who had caught up with them.
"Lu Qingqing, don't talk nonsense. I'm about to take the provincial examination. Once I pass and become a scholar, I'll come to your house to propose marriage. You'll be a scholar's wife from now on!"
I will also help pay off your family's debts.
If memory serves, this is the first time Ning Xiuwen has spoken to her in such a gentle yet firm voice.
If it were the old Lu Qingqing, she would have been coaxed into becoming a placenta!
"Damn it! What debt is mine?!"
With a face as red as a monkey's bottom, pretending to be affectionate, how disgusting!
"Keep dreaming!"
Lu Qingqing shoved him away and rushed into the field.
He kicked the two villagers who were kicking and hitting Lu Yun several times.
The two plunged headfirst into the ground.
"Lu Qingqing!" Ning Xiuwen shouted, his eyes filled with panic as he stared intently at her.
Lu Yun was covered in dirt, with blood streaming from his brow; he looked disheveled and pitiful.
He scrambled to his feet like a mad beast, and when he saw Lu Qingqing standing with Ning Xiuwen, his bloodshot eyes deepened even further.
"You're going to see him again! You're going to see him again!" he cried out in despair.
"Lu Qingqing! What exactly do you want?!"
The boy's dying screams were like those of a wild beast, his eyes filled with a helpless frustration at his lack of progress.
Lu Qingqing suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart.
It's strange. She's all alone and has seen countless deaths, yet she's almost never experienced such strong emotions.
The original owner of this body only knew how to take and had no affection for this family whatsoever.
Seeing Lu Yun like this, she felt genuinely heartbroken and distressed, like a younger sister.
"Lu Qingqing! Don't think I don't hit women! I've disliked you for a long time! You bullied my sister again yesterday! Who do you think you are!"
The two men on the ground got up. One of them, named Lin Zhuang, was the one who bought the land from the Lu family. In fact, the money was given by Ning Xiuwen. He just helped to resell it and made a profit of one or two taels of silver for nothing.
Now he has been hired by Ning Xiuwen to farm.
You're quite pleased with yourselves for colluding with each other, aren't you?
"And who are you! You're involved in this fraud with Ning Xiuwen. He'll go to jail, and you won't escape either!"
"You filthy woman! What did you say?"
Lin Zhuang glared angrily and reached out to push Lu Qingqing.
Lu Yun was stunned by Lu Qingqing's words, but when he saw Lin Zhuang's actions, he reacted quickly and threw a punch.
"You dare touch her!"
"Lu Yun, your whole family is sick! You treat this troublemaker like a treasure, she'll drag you down with her sooner or later!"
"My family's affairs are none of your business!"
The two started fighting again.
Suddenly, the villagers let out a series of "Oh my!" sounds.
Lu Qingqing was seen carrying tools scattered in the field: plows, rakes, buckets, corn seeds, and Lin Zhuang's clothes, which she threw one by one at the edge of the field.
The crowd scattered to avoid being hit.
That's incredibly powerful!
She could not only lift such a large plow, but also throw it so far.
It almost fell apart the moment it landed!
This doesn't belong to Lin Zhuang; it's borrowed.
"Lu Qingqing! What are you doing?" Lin Zhuang didn't care about fighting with Lu Yun anymore.
Lu Qingqing clapped her hands and addressed the crowd with a stern voice:
“I’m telling you, this is my family’s land! I was tricked by Ning Xiuwen into lending money at exorbitant interest rates…”
Ning Xiuwen's body went limp, and his face turned ashen.
Lu Qingqing really disregarded her own reputation and was willing to perish with everyone!
It's over, it's over!
The villagers were in an uproar.
That's incredibly audacious.
How dare an unmarried girl touch that kind of thing!
He even borrowed eighty taels at once!
They looked at Ning Xiuwen with disbelief, but at Lu Qingqing, they were even more contemptuous and shocked!
Lu Yun was also stunned.
I thought I misheard when I heard Lu Qingqing cursing Ning Xiuwen, and now I think I'm seeing things.
How could she possibly side with her own people?
But when he heard Lu Qingqing mention usury, he immediately became alert.
"No, no! The loan sharking was borrowed by my older brother, not her!"
"Lu Qingqing, are you crazy! You'll never get married!" he roared angrily.
Even at this point, he was still thinking about protecting his sister's reputation.
Lu Qingqing felt a pang of sadness in her heart again.
"I'm not crazy. I'll take responsibility for my own actions. Second brother, I won't do anything foolish again."
What, what?
She called out: Second Brother?
Lu Qingqing calls him "Dad" because she wants money, calls him "Big Brother" because she's gotten into trouble and wants him to handle it, and calls him "Sister-in-law" because she needs her sister-in-law to cook for her.
He was the only one who had nothing and a bad temper; she always called him Lu Yun or Lu Lao Er.
What's going on?
Ignoring Lu Yun's dazed expression, Lu Qingqing called out to someone in the crowd, "Uncle Shi Tou, do you have time to go to the county town? I'll give you thirty coins!"
Cui Shitou was a driver in the village, and he was also a cripple.
Liuyun Village is far from the county seat, and it takes half a day to get there. It usually costs three copper coins, or three copper coins, and six copper coins for a round trip.
It's already afternoon. We can probably get to the county town from the city gate, but we won't be able to get back until dawn tomorrow. We'll need to spend the night in the town.
Sometimes Cui Shitou would take villagers to the city for medical treatment, and occasionally they wouldn't be able to come back from the city. People would usually give him a few extra coins for overnight stay.
Thirty coins?
That's too many!
Cui Shitou remained silent, stunned.
But it wasn't because Lu Qingqing gave him a lot of money.
Is it because... Lu Qingqing called him "uncle"?
Did you hear that right?
"Brother Stone, she said she'd give you thirty coins!" A woman sighed and nudged Cui Stone.
"Me? Was that me you were calling?"
"Aren't you Cui Shitou?"
Yes, that's him!
Cui Shitou scratched his head.
This girl used to call him Crippled Cui!
"Uncle Stone, are you going or not?" Lu Qingqing called out again.
"Ah, ah, go away, go away..."
I heard you clearly this time.
Putting the money aside, she called him "Uncle!"
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