Phi-Fic Chapter 108: If You Can’t Get It, Destroy It: Harvest All the Rice
Chapter 108: If You Can’t Get It, Destroy It: Harvest All the Rice
Old Mrs. Qiao muttered for a long time before respectfully inserting the incense into the incense burner.
The reason why she was obsessed with building a big yard was because when Qiao Yunni came back, everyone moved around and made room for her and her daughter to live in.
Only then did she realize that she had never considered the future of her married daughter.
She felt extremely guilty about this and felt that she was not a competent mother.
So when building a house, you have to build it big enough.
The human heart is hard to predict and unpredictable. Even if you meet someone you think is nice, what if they reveal a different nature in the future?
Even if your life is smooth sailing, when you go back to your parents' home to reunite with them, you will feel different if you have a spacious room to live in.
When Old Mrs. Qiao came out, the three sisters were sitting in the yard dividing things as if nothing had happened.
Looking at their sweet smiles, Old Mrs. Qiao hopes that such smiles will remain on their faces forever.
Qiao Lian'er picked out hairpins, hair ornaments, and facial ointments for the women in the family.
There were headwear of different styles, for adults, for girls, and for little girls. After Xier and Zhizhi picked them out, she gave them to her three aunts. She even bought a hairpin and a dark-colored flower for Old Mrs. Qiao.
As for her brothers and uncles, she bought a pendant to hang around her waist, which was a sandalwood incense pendant with the word "peace" engraved on it, used for praying.
Everyone was very happy after receiving the gifts and was looking forward to tomorrow.
The lights in the room were off, and Qiao Yunni tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Qiao Jianer was harvesting in the space, and he still felt a little painful when he thought about the 30,000 gold coins that were deducted.
We simply used pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides to the maximum extent, and another wave of harvest came.
Qiao Jianer poked until his hands were tired, and gold coins came into his account. He would work hard to earn back 20,000 gold coins tonight.
She seemed to hear Qiao Yunni asking something outside of her consciousness, and then she stepped out.
"Mom, what did you say?"
"Sickle, tomorrow, are you going?"
Qiao Jianer could tell that his mother was a little frightened.
"Mom, I'm such a little girl, no one would want me even if I went there."
She knew that even if she had some clever ideas, the two bosses would have more ideas than her when it came to using the mountain trails. Their years of travel were not in vain.
And if she encountered anything, her family would first think of protecting her, so she could not fight wholeheartedly, but would put themselves in danger.
She was not afraid of death, nor was she afraid of those bandits and robbers, but it was best if she didn't go.
"That's good. Mother was just afraid that you would follow him. Jian'er, you are my only child. You must promise me that you will protect yourself and be well at all times."
"Mom, I will." Qiao Lianer promised her.
"I'm not selfish. If you were a boy of sixteen or seventeen, I'd think you were a coward if you didn't go. But you're still so young, and that kind of mountain road is inherently risky."
"Yeah, mother, I understand."
Qiao Yunni fell asleep peacefully.
In order to have more time for training, the men in the Qiao family all got up early.
It was just the second wife's turn, and Mrs. Wan got up early to make breakfast for everyone.
I put enough meat filling in each pancake and boiled more than 20 eggs in the house.
Each man had three meat patties, a bowl of millet porridge, and a hot egg in his pocket, ready to set off.
Qiao Jianer also filled everyone's water bags. In order to ensure that everyone could drink the most water with the magical medicine, everyone brought a water bag. They only regretted that there were no extra water bags at home, otherwise they would have brought a spare one.
She had already told everyone the place and time of the meeting. She watched everyone leave, got on the carriage at the village intersection, and silently prayed for everyone in her heart.
"Old man, why haven't you had your breakfast yet?" Old Mrs. Qiao said, "If you don't eat now, it will get cold."
She had already comforted Old Man Qiao before going to bed last night.
"Hmph, if they were dead, we could just have a feast and there would be no need for breakfast." Old man Qiao sat under the eaves sulking, his hands on his knees, his head lowered, his face wrinkled.
"You old man, they just left the house, and you are speaking so harshly." When Old Mrs. Qiao heard this, she was furious and hit Old Man Qiao with a stick.
"I wonder if you dare to say it. I wonder if you dare to say it."
"Do you think I'm really afraid of you? You've always been the one making the decisions in this family, so they just listen to you and go escorting obediently. If anything happens to them, can you take the responsibility?"
Old man Qiao also picked up a broom and blocked it when old lady Qiao's stick was about to fall on him.
The two men started fighting back and forth, and the ground was covered with dust and flying yellow soil.
This was the first time the old couple had fought in all the years they had been married.
"Okay, you old man, I tried to comfort you last night, but you said nothing. I thought you had let it go, but it turns out you had a big trick up your sleeve."
"You old fool, no matter how powerful my tricks are, they are not as powerful as yours. You just let the children die."
"Say it harder, say it harder."
The Qiao family was frightened and rushed forward to pull the two elders apart.
"Oh my god, I don't want to live anymore. I've been married to him for so many years, and now he hits me. He wants to kill me." Old Mrs. Qiao sat down on the ground, slapping her legs and crying.
"Look at your father, look at your grandfather, what do they look like?"
Old man Qiao looked at the broom in his hand that was beaten to pieces, and felt the dull pain on his arm from being hit by a stick.
"You just saw clearly who started it first and who wanted to kill whom."
Everyone tried to persuade them and finally they calmed down.
Old man Qiao went into the room, closed the door, and didn't come out even though his breakfast had gotten cold.
Old Mrs. Qiao walked back and forth in the yard, cursing all morning until her throat was dry.
"Sister Jian'er, look at our grandparents. Will something happen to them?" Qiao Zhizhi asked worriedly.
"Once my uncles come back safely and bring back some silver to prove their abilities, I'll slowly feel at ease. I rarely get angry with my family because I'm too scared," said Qiao Jianer.
She thought it was no problem. Everyone could carry 300 kilograms and could knock someone back several steps with one punch. Besides, she had learned some skills, so she could go for it without worry.
"Well, I hope they are safe." Qiao Xier placed her hands on her heart and prayed silently.
"Hey, look down, the Shen family seems to be heading towards the paddy fields by the river, and each of them is carrying a sickle." Qiao Zhizhi went out of the yard to pour water, and hurried back when she saw this scene.
Everyone in the yard became alert. The rice had just formed ears and was beginning to grow full. Everywhere you looked, it was green. It was not yet harvest season.
If the Shen family does this, they will destroy what they cannot get.
How could they possibly succeed?