[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-springtime-farming-a-happy-wife-at-home":3,"chapter-springtime-farming-a-happy-wife-at-home-springtime-farming-a-happy-wife-at-home-chapter-1709":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Springtime Farming: A Happy Wife At Home",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1134627,1463,"Chapter 1709","springtime-farming-a-happy-wife-at-home-chapter-1709",1709,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1709: Stifled Chapter 1709: Stifled Editor: Henyee Translations If the Huo Family and the Mei Family refused, Old Lady Fan wouldn’t summon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the other families were holding nearly 200,000 taels in IOUs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Madam Shao had seemingly slapped her own face, Old Lady Fan felt compelled to retaliate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They doubted they would actually receive payment this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two families secretly rejected Shao Yunduan’s request but didn’t dare to refuse openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every family knew Old Lady Fan’s temperament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they dared to decline, they risked earning her enmity, making their future interactions challenging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might as well collectively voice their grievances to the government to reclaim the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Xuan, unwilling to ask Shao Yunduan for the promissory note, left the other party bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Xuan chuckled, saying, “Since you’re here to collect the debt, why didn’t you bring the IOU?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps you forgot that I’m expecting you, so let me go back and fetch it now!” Her words left them feeling awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncertain whether Qiao Xuan intended to genuinely repay the money or not, they found themselves cornered and unable to back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hurriedly went home to retrieve the IOU.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The total amount was 230,000 taels of silver, and Qiao Xuan counted out 10,000 taels each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were 23 banknotes, neatly arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few debt collectors were stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the banknotes, they felt no joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, an unexplainable guilt crept in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rare sight to see debt collectors in such a mood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they departed the state office, their footsteps seemed a bit lighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Fan was furious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Fan felt as if she had been slapped in the face once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is that possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can the Shao Family have so much money?” The total amount, including their family’s funds, was 310,000 taels of silver—ready-made banknotes, not assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for the Fan family, it wasn’t easy to produce such a sum at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to accept defeat, Old Lady Fan compelled her two sons to approach the Mei Family and the Huo Family, hoping to exert pressure on Shao Yunduan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three families had long stood together, facing challenges and victories collectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shao Yunduan’s actions had not only embarrassed the Fan family but also deliberately suppressed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two families couldn’t afford to stay aloof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By defending the Fan family’s honor, they would prevent Shao Yunduan from sowing discord among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the three families turned against each other, Shao Yunduan could pick them off one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their perspective, the new Prefect Lord seemed oblivious to their longstanding alliances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he immediately clashed with the three families upon his arrival, refusing to compromise on the seed issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with the debt repayment at hand, they were left feeling somewhat resentful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shao Yunduan had anticipated that the Fan family would try to influence the other two families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already made arrangements for the required funds, but the sheer amount raised questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he truly have such resources?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the three big families refused to provide seeds, Shao Yunduan would have to purchase them himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With 17 towns and numerous villages in Anze Province, the number of seeds required was substantial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Procuring them would incur significant 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