Chapter 543: Qian Qian Hongyan in the Black Coal Mine

In the past period of time, Qian Qian Hongyan could be described as living like a year. 【543-

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

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

However, Qian Qian Hongyan could be considered the one among the same batch of people sent to the black coal mine by Ye Chen who had the most comfortable life.

Those men were now all tortured until they didn't look human; they had to work fifteen or sixteen hours a day in the black coal mine, and they were neither fed nor clothed well, each one already gaunt and emaciated from hunger.

The card shark He 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 of the men.

The reason Qian Qian Hongyan had it slightly better was that she was essentially a young mistress by nature, looked decent, and had maintained herself well. Although she was a bit older, she still had some lingering charm, which in the eyes of the foreman was truly a unique flavor.

Thus, Qian Qian Hongyan half-reluctantly became the mistress of the black coal mine foreman, using every trick in the book every night to serve the filthy and smelly foreman, which was the only reason her life was a bit easier.

At the very 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, such a life was still an incomparable torture for Qian Qian Hongyan.

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

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

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

Qian 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 Qian Hongyan wash them for him.

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

At the thought of his feet emitting a foul stench, Qian Qian Hongyan shed tears of grievance.

That bastard foreman didn't know the first thing about being gentle with women, leaving her body aching all over now.

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

A life like this was just like hell, and she didn't know if she would ever have the chance to leave this place where the sun never shone.

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

The look He He Lian gave her was full of hatred and jealousy.

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

Moreover, her whole family had been working under high load from the day they arrived until now, and what about Qian Qian Hongyan? Just because she maintained herself better than her, she could become the foreman's mistress!

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

Hearing her mock her, Qian Qian Hongyan was naturally full of anger as well and cursed, "He He Lian, watch your mouth, or else be careful that I don't let you eat tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, He He Lian was instantly enraged: "Qian Qian Hongyan, what are you acting so arrogant 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? Once he gets tired of playing with you, at that time, won't you be the same as me?"

Qian Qian Hongyan was incredibly furious and blurted out, "He 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 tomorrow? I might as well just work your family to death!"

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

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

He 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 have come here to suffer this misery?"

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

Hearing this, He He Lian was instantly enraged!

She had worked hard as a dealer in Macau for so many years and saved some money, intending to return to Jin Ling to retire. As a result, Qian Qian Hongyan asked her to set a trap for Ma Lan. This trap didn't matter, but she ended up trapping herself in this small coal mine, and then lived this life of darkness, worse than hell. So how could she not hate Qian Qian Hongyan?

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

Qian Qian Hongyan never expected that this stinking woman would dare to hit her!

And she used an iron hook right from the start, scaring her so much she scrambled away in a panic, but she was a step late in starting, so her calf was hooked by the iron hook!

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

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

Qian Qian Hongyan was scared silly. She knew very well that everything in this small coal mine 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 He Lian before her had clearly lost her mind and posed a significant threat to her!

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

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

After saying this, she used a sudden burst of strength to pull the iron hook out of her calf and was about to hook it toward her face!