"Qiao Rong".
The woman's name was Qiao Rong.
Qiao Rong replied upon hearing the voice, "Husband, why are you back?"
Although Qingfeng Village was a bandit stronghold, it only robbed ill-gotten gains. The money it robbed was not enough to cover the expenses of everyone in the village. Some areas in the village were relatively flat and could be used to grow crops, which Sun Qingwei was in charge of. Normally, he should be busy at this time.
"I have something to tell you when I get back."
"What is it?" Qiao Rong asked casually, clearly not taking it too seriously, thinking it was just some trivial matter in life.
Sun Qingwei: "Cheng Xiuting and her mother were taken up the mountain by people from the village."
Qiao Rong was stunned when she heard this, and for a moment she wondered if there was something wrong with her ears.
Who are you talking about?
She asked again.
"It's your stepmother and her daughter who abused you."
Qiao Rong finally understood, but her expression remained blank.
Sun Qingwei continued, "You're a young lady from a wealthy family, and you're willing to live with me. I can't just watch the person who harmed you live a good life while he's locked up in the village dungeon. I'll do whatever you say."
Qiao Rong opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but for some reason, she couldn't say anything.
Finally, she couldn't stop her tears from falling.
“My husband, I don’t feel wronged at all. You don’t need to take such a risk for me.”
The Cheng family was able to commit so many evils because they had powerful backers. Although life in the mountain stronghold was hard, she didn't have to deal with the intrigues and power struggles in the inner quarters, so she lived a comfortable life and never felt anything was wrong. She was also willing to marry Sun Qingwei.
She never expected that this person would do all this for her.
How could she not hate her stepmother and sister? But what could she do? Life had to go on. She hoped that everyone in the village could live in peace and safety.
If the village were to be disturbed because of her, she would truly be unable to eat or sleep properly.
Sun Qingwei smiled and said, "Don't worry, Fifth Brother's plan will be fine."
Hearing him mention Sun Qingfeng, Qiao Rong felt slightly relieved, which showed that Sun Qingfeng indeed had great prestige in the village.
"You can do whatever you want with those two, Madam. If you need help, just go and call someone."
Most of the people in this village are unfortunate and hate evil. If Qiao Rong were to call for help to deal with the Cheng family mother and daughter, she would definitely receive a great deal of support.
Qiao Rong finally smiled and said, "Okay."
Qiao Rong always felt that marrying Sun Qingwei was the only stroke of luck in her unfortunate life.
Then, the live-streaming equipment followed Qiao Rong into the dungeon.
Calling it a dungeon isn't accurate; it's more like a basement, a small cage enclosed by thick wooden poles. The dungeon is quite dark, with only a small, square skylight letting in light.
The live streaming equipment is good and has night vision, so it doesn't have much of an impact.
Qiao Rong entered the dungeon alone and looked at the disheveled mother and son. It was the first time she had ever seen the two of them so unkempt.
Upon hearing someone enter, Madam Cheng hurriedly said before even seeing who it was, "Release us, and I'll give you silver. I can give you a lot of silver."
Qiao Rong scoffed upon hearing this: "It's rare to see Madam Cheng being so magnanimous. In the past, Madam Cheng always said that the Cheng family's business was difficult, there were many expenses, and we had to be frugal with food, clothing, and daily necessities. I could hardly swallow the food I was eating. What, is Madam Cheng not short of money now?"
Madam Cheng found the voice very familiar. She looked up abruptly and shuddered in fright: "How come you're still alive?!"
She was shocked and terrified. How could someone who should be dead still be alive?
When Miss Cheng Xiuting learned that the person who came was her deceased older sister, she was terrified.
Why are the mother and daughter so scared?
It's all because they feel guilty.
If you've done something wrong, of course you'll be afraid.
"What, am I supposed to die?"
Madam Cheng dared not speak.
Qiao Rong continued, "I thought you two would never be afraid! After doing so many evil deeds, how does it feel to be punished now?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Cheng was filled with regret. She finally understood why she had been abducted to the mountain by the bandits. She felt that she hadn't been ruthless enough to kill the people before throwing them out of the mansion.
However, despite her inner thoughts, Madam Cheng put on a humble expression and begged for mercy, saying, "I was wrong, please forgive us this time! As long as you are willing to let us go, I will definitely have someone pick you up when we return to the Cheng family."
Qiao Rong scoffed, "Why would I go back? A place like the Cheng family should be completely wiped out, in my opinion. Not a single good person among them is left."
As soon as she said that, Madam Cheng knew that Qiao Rong would not let them go.
"what you up to?"
"What I do is simply an eye for an eye. I'm returning the favor to you and your daughter for how you treated me back then. Don't worry, it's just a return of favors. I won't do anything unnecessary. Instead of begging for forgiveness, you should think about what you did back then and how to deal with it next!"
Qiao Rong's life in the Cheng family was a living hell. Despite being the eldest daughter of the first wife, she lived a life worse than the maids who served the daughters of the second wife. She ate food that even servants wouldn't eat, and her clothes were only presentable on the outside, with her inner garments patched upon patched. As for her monthly allowance, it was naturally withheld by Madam Cheng on some random pretext.
These were just basic necessities like food, clothing, and daily necessities. Although life wasn't easy, she could still endure it. After all, she was just a woman confined to the inner quarters, and even if she was unwilling, there wasn't much she could do.
What she hated most was that the mother and daughter, for the sake of the title of the eldest legitimate daughter, actually knocked her unconscious and sent her to a beggar's den in a dilapidated temple. If it hadn't rained heavily halfway there and the two old women who were taking her away hadn't been lazy and just left her on the side of the road to the dilapidated temple, where Sun Qingwei picked her up, she would have been dead long ago.
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