Chapter 999: Chapter 999 **Ah Murder Ah_1 Chapter 999: Chapter 999 **Ah Murder Ah_1 The Tong Family mbers tossed and turned restlessly again tonight, unable to find peace in slumber. The next morning, after breakfast, Tong Tiehu led out the ox cart while the other twenty-nine people had already been waiting. Everyone boarded the two carts and set out for the manor.
After a busy morning, when noon arrived, Wang Tiesheng and his wife had prepared lunch, and Tong Tiehu left for Mai Yuan. The remaining thirty people, including Tong Dàláng, stood in the Courtyard holding their bowls to eat.
Lunch consisted of glass noodles stewed with cabbage. The noodles, made from the sweet potatoes grown by Qiao Xiaomai, were fragrant and soft, and their taste was beyond reproach. Moreover, the dish contained large slices of pork, each as thick as a finger. Biting into them was incredibly satisfying.
The food was excellent, and everyone ate until their faces were oily. Tong Dàláng, holding his bowl, constantly felt as if the others were laughing at him.
Awkwardly finishing his lunch, he worked silently throughout the afternoon, not uttering a single word.
That evening, upon arriving ho, the Qian Family and Li Rou had already prepared dinner. No one spoke at the dinner table, and when they finally lay down on the kang after eating, Li Rou spoke up, “I went to the old Courtyard to visit mother today, and she told her plan… it’s like this…”
After hearing it, Tong Dàláng couldn’t help but exclaim, “Can this really work?”
“Whether it will work or not, we’ll see next spring. As long as our mother can go with us to the Capital City, then the plan is already half successful,” Li Rou said with full confidence.
“Half successful? Our mother has never been to the Capital City. When she gets there, completely unfamiliar with the place, how can she accomplish anything?”
“The enemy of an enemy is a friend. Do you still rember that Qiao Xiaomai once competed in culinary skills with a certain princess?” asked Li Rou.
The story of Qiao Xiaomai’s competition with Bai Zhi was initially just a rumor in Bailu Academy, but gradually, the whole town and now many in Anping Village were aware of it.
Back then, Qiao Xiaomai had defeated a princess; her cooking skills were truly impressive!
Others saw Qiao Xiaomai’s talent, whereas the Tong Family thought of the grudge ford between Qiao Xiaomai and Bai Zhi.
A noble princess, publicly bested by a re village girl, must have been so humiliated that not even slicing Qiao Xiaomai into a thousand pieces would appease her.
This great hatred couldn’t go unavenged.
Once in the Capital City, if they sought out Bai Zhi, she would surely help them.
With Bai Zhi’s capabilities, finding a noble lady better than Qiao Xiaomai for Tong Sanshao in the Capital City would be a simple wave of her hand.
And in the Capital City, such a flourishing and vast place, the occasional occurrence of rape or murder was practically normal!
“What, you actually…” Tong Dàláng’s eyes widened, a flicker of fear crossing his face.
Li Rou frowned and said, “This is their affair; I won’t get involved. What we need to do now is to endure and wait to see how things unfold next spring. I don’t believe grandfather will keep them locked up forever. As soon as they are released, there’s hope for the plan.”
“We won’t be the villains; we’ll just give a little help when it’s appropriate.”
“This…” Tong Dàláng’s eyes were wide, still finding it hard to accept.
Though he detested Qiao Xiaomai and desired to snatch her silver, he had never imagined such a fate befalling her.
Li Rou looked at him and patted his shoulder, “Pretend you don’t know about this, as will I. Let’s just get through this year first.”
Because of the confinent, Zhang Family and Zhu Hongyun harbored bone-deep hatred toward Qiao Xiaomai.
It was perfectly normal for them to have such strong feelings of hatred and various ideas about dealing with Qiao Xiaomai.
Let these two go ahead with their plan; after all, she and Tong Dàláng wouldn’t be leaving the village when the ti ca. If the plan succeeded, they would both feel vindicated. If it failed, it would be none of their concern.
All they needed to do was wait and endure.
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