Chapter 35: You Make Us Chase Chickens, We Absolutely Won

Qu knew this matter made her quite angry, but she dared not tell her husband, so she could only bring people here.

Zhang San and his group followed Qiao Sheng's "lion's big opening," each demanding three hundred taels of silver as compensation. Since there was evidence, if they refused to pay that much, they'd go to the Yamen.

Qu didn't want her son to go to jail and be beaten, so she endured the pain and gave six hundred taels of silver notes.

Got the money.

Zhang San and his group shouldn't be too happy, but knowing now wasn't the time to show it, they covered their heads, took the money, and left.

They arrived at an empty alley.

Zhang San, holding the money, cheerfully said to Qiao Sheng: "Girl, this money is too easy to earn. How about we keep doing this, and later the three of us will split the money just like now."

Zhang Quangang wanted to echo.

Qiao Sheng poured cold water on them.

"Stop that kind of thinking. If it drags me in, I'll throw you into the mountains to feed the wolves at once. Do you think everyone is a fool? This kind of thing is a no‑go. Moreover, the reason I chose this is because Zhao Yingjun wronged me first. I only need a hundred taels of silver; you can split the rest."

He didn't wait for them to speak.

Qiao Sheng added, "This counts as swindling money; if discovered, you'll end up in jail. If you don't want to spend your future in prison, watch your mouths. No one closest to you may even know about this!"

Hearing that, Zhang San looked at Qiao Sheng and said, "Girl, rest assured, we'll do as you say. If you tell us to go east, we'll never go west."

As soon as his words fell.

Zhang Quan chimed in, "Exactly, you make us chase chickens, we will absolutely not chase dogs."

Seeing they behaved reasonably well, Qiao Sheng gave them the so‑called Antidote, saying it was an Antidote, though it was actually a mud pellet molded from spatial earth.

Zhang San and Zhang Quan took it and fed it into their mouths.

They swallowed.

Zhang San said to Qiao Sheng, "Girl, we didn't really want to treat you that way before, but we needed the money too much."

"Right, right, right."

Zhang Quan said from the side.

Qiao Sheng didn't care whether they were truthful; after all, she had no intention of dealing with them further.

"Alright, let's each return to our own homes."

Suddenly thought of something.

Qiao Sheng called them back: "If your family's circumstances aren't great, don't go buying this and that all at once; otherwise people will suspect you, and that'll be troublesome."

Zhang San responded with a nod and left.

Qiao Sheng withdrew her gaze, saw her own son staring at her silently, and said, "Mother didn't really want to do that, but Zhao Yingjun forced me to…"

After hearing her finish.

Xiao Shitou stared at her and said, "Mother, what do we do now? If Qiao Jinzhi and the others see that you're still fine, will they strike at you again?"

"Let's not think too much for now; we'll take it one step at a time."

Qiao Sheng took Xiao Shitou back to the village.

They hadn't been back in the village long.

Hu Cuicui arrived at the Mountain God Temple with a smug smile, and said to Qiao Sheng, "Qiao Lianhua, you still don't know, do you? My daughter is now Zhao Yingjun's concubine."

She became Zhao Yingjun's concubine?

Qiao Sheng was a bit surprised, regained composure and said, "Look at you, all smug. This uninformed person even thought your daughter had become a primary wife!"

The smile on Hu Cuicui's face vanished instantly.

She shouted at Qiao Sheng, "Don't be smug. Once my daughter bears Zhao Yingjun's child, she'll surely become his primary wife. Then see how she deals with you!"

(End of Chapter)