In the darkness of the night, crackling flames erupted from the Song family's house, lighting up half of the sky. The fire grew bigger and bigger, and thick smoke filled the air.

The villagers carried buckets and basins, drew water, and ran to the Song family to put out the fire.

The whole village took action.

From inside, one could hear the miserable screams of the Song family members being burned. A figure covered in flames was also seen running wildly, but like a headless fly, he could not find a way out. He then fell to the ground, struggled for a few times, and then became motionless.

Gradually, the voices of the Song family became quieter until they disappeared, leaving only the fire devouring everything wantonly, and the entire yard was in a sea of ​​fire.

The villagers stood far away holding buckets. They had tried their best, and some even suffered burns on their skin.

Everyone was silent for a long time, and then someone asked, "Are all the Song family members at home?"

The families nearby all spoke up.

"They're all here. Song Daming and Song Xiaoming sold everything they could at home, and today they came back to plunder the furniture. I seemed to hear them shouting that they wanted to sell off this yard and this piece of land."

"I saw Shen catch a chicken and stew it. The whole family was eating at home. Maybe she put something in the chicken soup."

"I heard Shen scolding me yesterday. If this family is gone, it would be better for everyone to die. Could it be that—"

Everyone understood that it seemed that Shen had knocked the whole family unconscious and then set the fire.

One can't help but sigh. Once a person becomes a gambler, he will drag his entire family into the abyss.

She lost all her money, her land, and even had to sell her home. No wonder Shen didn't want to live anymore.

The Shen family was in the crowd, watching this scene, their expressions were even more silent than those of the villagers.

I never thought the Song family's ending would be so shocking.

If they hadn't insisted on going against the Qiao family from the beginning, things wouldn't have come to this.

Even if the Qiao family had no involvement in the current situation, the evil cause had been planted and the situation would only develop in an uncontrollable direction.

These days, they have been hesitant, feeling that there is a lot of resentment stuck in their hearts, but now it seems that nothing is better than being alive.

Moreover, the Qiao family is wealthy and powerful, and they have an army. Now killing a few people is easier than stepping on an ant.

But as long as they don't cause trouble, the Qiao family won't target them.

Therefore, the Shen family still has great prospects for the future.

In one night, the Song family's house was reduced to ruins.

The next morning, when the villagers went to check, they saw only a few corpses that had been burned to bones.

Everyone shook their heads. The Song family was completely wiped out. It was all their own fault. It was hateful and pathetic.

The Qiao family did not make any comments, nor did they gloat over the misfortune. They maintained extremely high composure in the face of death.

It was only during lunch that Old Man Joe banged on the dishes for emphasis.

"If anyone from the Qiao family dares to gamble, I'll chop off his entire hand. If he still refuses, I'll chop off both hands."

After we finished eating, two people came to the door, Mr. Shen and Mr. Shen II.

"Is there anything wrong?" Old Mrs. Qiao's attitude was very indifferent.

The Song family members are all seeking death. If the Shen family still holds hatred, let them be.

Anyway, the Qiao family never causes trouble, but they are never afraid of trouble.

The Song brothers also knew that the Qiao family would never invite them in.

"Auntie Qiao, we'd like to wholesale rice and seeds from your family. We need about 2,000 kilograms of rice and 300 kilograms of seeds. I wonder if you can make it easier for us."

"As long as you pay the money, we have no problem selling it to you. However, for several kinds of good rice, we only sell shelled rice, not seeds. For some, we can sell seeds." said Old Mrs. Qiao.

The Shen family had bought things from the Qiao family before, including plastic greenhouses, fertilizers and pesticides, but there was no other way, they had to buy them. Moreover, the Shen family was not as brainless as the Song family, who only cared about grudges and not interests.

This is the first time that such a large quantity of goods has been delivered.

Does this mean that the Shen family has begun to let go of their worries?

Old Mrs. Qiao thought again, no matter what the Shen family thought, it was their own fate, and the Qiao family just had to do what they should do.

"Ms. Feng, take them there and introduce them properly." Old Mrs. Qiao instructed Ms. Feng.

"Come with me." Feng took the two of them to a warehouse in the back room.

Knowing that the Shen family and the Qiao family were at odds, two soldiers followed.

From ordering rice and grain seeds to paying the money, the Shen family has always followed the rules.

They first placed the weighed rice and seeds at Qiao's house, and then went to the town to find a carriage.

"The sun rose in the west today." Feng couldn't help but say.

"It's unbelievable. I thought Shen Lianghao was dead, but the Shen family is going to start making trouble again." Dayong said.

Qiao Jianer said: "The Shen family saw what happened to the Qiao family and they are afraid."

"The most important reason is that the Shen family is completely unable to compete with the Qiao family. Also, they can gain huge benefits by cooperating with us."

Think about it, if you don’t have to face such terrible consequences and can still gain benefits, even a fool would know what to choose.

The Shen family now has no money, so they mortgaged their land and took out loans to buy the shop, and then started selling rice.

Thanks to his rich experience and the delicious taste of the rice, his business quickly took off.

The Shen family had some extra money, so they came to the Qiao family to buy more goods.

It only took half a month to pay off the loan.

They now truly see the benefits of letting go of hatred, and it turns out that everything will really get better quickly.

Yes, focusing on your own family will certainly help you make progress instead of wasting time and energy on others.

Fortunately, they understood quickly.

On an ordinary day, Qiao Jianer met Shen Liang on the road again. He clasped his hands and bowed: "County Lady."

Qiao Jianer nodded slightly and left.

Shen Liang has now changed his direction. He decided to take the Ming Suan exam. Although this category is not very important in the imperial examination, if he does well in the exam, he can become a minor official of the ninth rank or so.

If you only learn surveying, you can only be a surveying clerk, which is only half a civil servant. You will stay at home most of the time and will only go to the government office when summoned.

He used to think of taking shortcuts, but now he wants to make things more difficult for himself so that he can reach the next level.

He focused his energy on his studies and stopped thinking about other things. Looking back on the past, it seemed like a dream.

The autumn examination was approaching, and Qiao Jianer also arrived in the capital, taking Mu Xinghe and Qiao Xier to Yuezhou.

The examination place was not far from the Chu family, so Mu Xinghe stayed at the Chu family, which was very convenient. Old Master Chu was a person who valued talents. Seeing that Mu Xinghe was introverted but full of talent in poetry and literature, he knew that after he passed the exam, he would definitely be a steady official. He couldn't help but encourage him a few more words and asked the chef to pay attention to the ingredients of the dishes so that no one would get stomachache at the critical moment.

On the day of Mu Xinghe's exam, Qiao Xier was a little nervous.

"Sister Xier, let's wait for good news." Qiao Lianer was very calm.

Mu Xinghe is sure to pass the exam, and what she cares about is the ranking.

The first place in the provincial examination is called Jieyuan, the first place in the metropolitan examination is called Huiyuan, and the first place in the palace examination is called Dianyuan. If one gets first in consecutive examinations, he is called Sanyuan Jidi, and his future is limitless.

The Qiao family has military generals but few civil officials, and she hopes that Mu Xinghe can stand out.

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