Chapter 543

Over the past period of time, Qian Hongyan could be said to be living like a year in a day.

She was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, so she had never suffered any hardships or endured any crimes. On the contrary, during the years when the Xiao family was glorious, Qian Hongyan's life was also very glorious.

So Qian Hongyan couldn't say she had lived a life of luxury her whole life, but she had lived a good life all along. Now, being reduced to digging coal in a black coal mine day and night, this kind of life was simply more painful than hell.

However, Qian Hongyan was considered the most comfortable one among the batch of people sent to the black coal mine by Ye Chen.

Those men were now tortured until they didn't look like humans, having to work 15 or 16 hours a day in the black coal mine, and they were underfed and underclothed, each one of them already emaciated from hunger.

The card shark He Lian didn't have an easy life either, because she was ugly and didn't please the foreman, so her daily routine and labor were no different from those men.

The reason Qian Hongyan had it slightly better was that she was originally a young mistress, looked good, and was well-maintained. Although she was a bit older, she still had some charm, and in the eyes of the foreman, she really had a unique flavor.

So Qian Hongyan half-reluctantly became the mistress of the black coal mine foreman, using all her skills every night to serve the filthy and smelly foreman, which made her life a little easier.

At least she didn't have to do as much work, could have more time to rest, and more importantly, ate better than the others.

But even so, this kind of life was still an immense torture for Qian Hongyan.

Although that foreman had supreme status and authority in the black coal mine, to put it bluntly, he was just a rough old man from the countryside, very sloppy, and didn't pay attention to personal hygiene, sometimes not taking a bath for two weeks.

But Qian Hongyan had no choice; she could only force herself to endure the disgust to please him and cater to him.

At night, Qian Hongyan had just finished serving the foreman and came out of the brick house with her clothes in disarray.

Qian Hongyan was still holding a plastic basin in her hand. Although this foreman didn't like to bathe, wash his face, or brush his teeth, he loved to soak his feet every day, and whenever he soaked his feet, he would make Qian Hongyan wash them for him.

Every time Qian Hongyan brought a basin of clear water for him to wash his feet, the water in the basin would be pitch black after he finished.

Thinking of his foul-smelling feet, Qian Hongyan shed tears of grievance.

That bastard foreman didn't know how to cherish the fairer sex at all, leaving her body aching everywhere now.

Her originally delicate skin was gradually becoming rough in this environment full of dust and coal powder.

Such a life was simply like hell, and she didn't know if she would ever have the chance to leave this sunless place in this lifetime.

Qian Hongyan carried the basin toward the hot water room and happened to see He Lian's family, their faces pitch black, by the coal pile, moving coal into the pile basket by basket.

He Lian looked at her with eyes full of hatred and jealousy.

In her view, if it weren't for this stinking woman Qian Hongyan dragging her into setting a trap for Ma Lan, she wouldn't have ended up in this place.

Moreover, her whole family had been working at high intensity since the day they arrived, and what about Qian Hongyan? Just because she was better maintained than her, she could become the foreman's mistress!

So, looking at Qian Hongyan, she was furious and cursed through gritted teeth: "Some women are truly shameless; to get a little benefit, they go and sleep with the foreman. Truly shameless!"

Qian Hongyan naturally was full of anger when she heard her mocking her and cursed: "He Lian, watch your mouth, or else be careful that I don't let you eat tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, He Lian was instantly furious: "Qian Hongyan, what are you showing off for? Aren't you just sleeping with the foreman? Do you think that with him as your backer, I wouldn't dare do anything to you? When he gets tired of playing with you, at that time, won't you be the same as me?"

Qian Hongyan was extremely furious and blurted out: "He Lian, I see that your whole family doesn't want to live anymore. Believe it or not, with one word from me, I'll increase your daily working hours from 16 to 20 hours tomorrow? I'll just work your family to death!"

Upon hearing this, He Lian was instantly enraged: "Qian Hongyan, do you have any conscience? My whole family ended up in this state because of you! Not only do you not have a shred of guilt, but you actually say such things to me! You are not human!"

Qian Hongyan said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense with me here. You agreed to cooperate with me for money, so if you want to earn this money, you have to bear the risks behind it! Why blame me?"

He Lian gritted her teeth: "If I don't blame you, who do I blame? If it weren't for you, my whole family would be eating and drinking well in Jin Ling right now! How could we come here to suffer this?"

Qian Hongyan said disdainfully: "This just proves that you don't have the fate to enjoy happiness! You are destined to spend your old age in this small coal mine in this life! Either you work yourself to death here, or the small coal mine collapses and crushes you to death at the bottom of the well. In any case, you will never be able to turn your life around!"

Upon hearing this, He Lian was instantly furious!

She had worked hard as a dealer in Macau for so many years, saved some money, and returned to Jin Ling to retire, but Qian Hongyan asked her to set a trap for Ma Lan. This trap was no small matter; she trapped herself in this small coal mine, and then lived this dark, hellish life. So how could she not hate Qian Hongyan?

Now hearing Qian Hongyan say this, she was completely out of her mind! Feeling her brain go numb, she grabbed an iron hook from the ground specifically used for raking coal and swung it toward Qian Hongyan!

Qian Hongyan didn't expect that this stinking woman would dare to hit her!

And she used an iron hook right from the start, scaring her so much that she scrambled to escape, but she started a bit late, so she was hooked in the calf by the iron hook!

That iron hook could even hook into hard coal chunks, let alone flesh. Qian Hongyan only felt that the hook, like a fishhook, pierced through the meat on her calf, followed by a sharp pain, causing her to stumble and fall to the ground.

At this time, her calf was already bleeding profusely, looking terrifying.

Qian Hongyan was scared silly. She knew very well that in this small coal mine, everything was dirty, and this iron hook was rusty and covered in coal dust. She didn't know how many bacteria were on it; being pierced through by it, she might get an infection!

Moreover, the He Lian in front of her had clearly lost her mind and was quite a threat to her!

So she hurriedly roared: "He Lian, you actually dare to touch me, do you not want to live anymore?"

He Lian's eyes were already red, and she gritted her teeth: "You drove me to this point, leaving me in darkness for the rest of my life, so I might as well die with you!"

After saying that, she used force and pulled the iron hook out of her calf, then prepared to hook it toward her face!