Transmigrated Little Farm Girl Bringing Great Fortune

On the table.

A wintersweet plant in the porcelain vase is particularly eye-catching.

Beside the porcelain vase were stacks of books, and handwritten copies with the ink still wet.

in the corner.

A pot of green bamboo remains vibrant even in the dead of winter.

The red-tasseled spear leaning against the wall was very eye-catching.

Although the house was simple, it was elegant and clean.

Zhang was invited into the house by Lu Qingyao.

He glanced around and then found a seat opposite Lu Qingyao.

She underestimated Lu Qingyao.

This woman was unlike any other woman she had ever met.

Even dressed in coarse linen clothes, like a country woman, she still couldn't hide her imposing presence.

Both sons were also exceptionally handsome.

These tiny little people, yet their every move is just like two little adults.

The little girl in Lu Qingyao's arms was even more beautiful and fair-skinned, with a pair of big, watery eyes that seemed to speak volumes.

He rolled his eyes at her.

The whole family are clever.

When Jiang Miaomiao noticed someone staring at her, she stopped playing with her doll and stared straight at Zhang Shi.

She had seen Liu Fugui's concubines before; they were all dressed in flamboyant clothes and were plump and healthy.

In comparison, Madam Liu in front of them seemed like their old mother.

Zhang was thin and had a face full of wrinkles.

She looked like she had dressed up deliberately today; the hairpins and jewelry on her head clashed somewhat with her gaunt skin and heavy makeup.

It has a somewhat flashy feel to it.

It seems that life wasn't very comfortable before.

Seeing that Madam Zhang was staring blankly at the baby in her arms, Lu Qingyao broke the silence and asked, "Madam Liu, is there something you need today?"

As the saying goes, no one visits the temple without a reason, and the Jiang family and the Liu family have become so estranged.

Madam Zhang sat upright, exuding the air of a matriarch. "Madams, I've come today to apologize on behalf of my husband. I only recently learned of the outrageous things he did to the Jiang family. Please accept this small token of my apology!"

After he finished speaking, the maid behind him presented two more bolts of brocade.

It was the first time Liu Yuniang had ever heard someone address her as "Madam," and she was somewhat flattered.

Looking at the two bolts of brocade, their eyes gleamed.

Then he looked at Lu Qingyao with expectant eyes, waiting for her to make a decision.

Lu Qingyao didn't like beating around the bush and went straight to the point, "We accept Madam Liu's apology, but these two bolts of cloth are too valuable for us to accept. Please speak frankly about what you have to say."

Lu Qingyao knew exactly what was going on.

As Liu Fugui's wife, how could Zhang not know what he had done?

The people of Taoxi Village have been more wronged than the Liu family. Instead of apologizing to them, she came to their home.

In that case, it seems they have something to ask of you.

Zhang looked up in surprise at the woman sitting opposite her, her expression indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger.

I thought it would take some detours.

She bit her lip, pondered for a moment, and said, "To be honest, I came here today to ask Madam Jiang for some advice..."

Seeing that the two people opposite her were staring at her, she paused for a moment before speaking again: "May I ask Madam Jiang a question?"

"Please say."

"Madam Jiang, I wonder how you, a woman raising a child alone, manage to survive in this world?"

Lu Qingyao and Liu Yuniang were both taken aback.

Lu Qingyao had also heard some things about the Liu family's inner quarters.

Zhang's handling of the matter was not inappropriate.

It was probably because of the recent spate of thefts at the Liu family's home that she was in a predicament.

That's why I came to her for advice.

After all, she has many female relatives; stealing some money is one thing, but what if it's something else...?

Lu Qingyao smiled. Others thought she lived an easy life, but who knew that she and her children had faced countless life-threatening situations?

"If Madam is asking about me, then it is about treating others with kindness, not offending others unless they offend me, showing them courtesy only when they offend me, and repaying them in kind if they offend me again... eliminating them completely..."

Her tone was somewhat fierce.

She picked up the baby in her arms, gently rocked him, and took a few steps.

She was afraid that her imposing manner of speaking might have frightened the child.

Her tone was extremely gentle, "Miaomiao, be good. Mommy wasn't talking about you, or about bad people..."

Jiang Miaomiao responded with a few babbling words.

This woman is beating around the bush...it's so annoying...

She even made the baby's head hurt from all the twisting.

Lu Qingyao looked up at Madam Zhang, "Is there anything else Madam Liu would like to know?"

Zhang felt a lump in her throat, her face darkened, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

After a long pause, he finally uttered a few words, "Then what should I do if I want to protect the Liu family?"

Lu Qingyao, holding the child, sat back down some distance away. "It's not easy for a woman to run a household, let alone manage so much gold and silver and have such beautiful young women. It's inevitable that there will be more trouble. It's not that we're afraid of thieves stealing, it's that we're afraid of thieves eyeing us..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang's already furrowed face became even more contorted.

What Lu Qingyao said was exactly what she was worried about.

That really hit the nail on the head.

No longer caring about anything else, he moved a stool and sat down next to Lu Qingyao.

“What you say is true, Madam. I’m not afraid to admit it, but as you all probably know, my family is in dire straits. My husband is gone, my son is mentally unstable, and our household is full of women. I’m very worried about what’s happened to us…”

Once Zhang started talking, it was like she had opened a floodgate, and she was no longer as reserved as before.

"I've heard that Madam Jiang comes from a distinguished family, is well-read, skilled in both literature and martial arts, and raised three children single-handedly. It's truly admirable, which is why I've come specifically to seek her advice..."

As she spoke, Zhang took Lu Qingyao's hand and looked at her expectantly.

"Madam, we're both women, you'll definitely help me, right?"

Lu Qingyao smiled, withdrew her hand, and patted the back of her hand.

She was genuinely unaccustomed to the way these women interacted.

They immediately try to get close to you; compared to that, it's much easier to get along with Liu Yuniang.

"Madam Liu, in the end, you will have to rely on yourself to overcome your difficulties. There is always a limit to how much help others can provide..."

"I can only offer you a few words: Spend your wealth to ward off misfortune!"

"What do you mean by that?" Zhang asked, looking puzzled.

She's already spending money to avert disaster...

Lu Qingyao wasn't afraid of offending her and spoke frankly, "Madam Liu might as well think more about how many people your husband has offended over the years, and how much ill-gotten wealth he has amassed from the villagers of Taoxi Village?"

Zhang lowered her eyes guiltily.

Liu Fugui never consulted her before doing anything, treating her as if she were invisible.

But she knew everything.

Most of the Liu family's fertile land was obtained by swindling and cheating the villagers.

They lend money to villagers at exorbitant interest rates.

The result of compounding interest is that the villagers will never be able to pay off their debts.

Ultimately, they could only use fertile land to pay off the debt.

Even though she was a woman...

She could easily understand that most of the people who broke into her home were those who had been bullied by Liu Fugui in the past and harbored resentment towards the Liu family for a long time.

Zhang smiled bitterly, "It's laughable, really. The mistakes my husband made are being paid for by us women and children..."

"Madam Liu, aren't you accomplices? Your clothes, food, housing, cosmetics, silks, and satins—aren't they all ill-gotten gains obtained by him?"

Lu Qingyao shook her head helplessly, "Can you really stay out of this?"

Zhang was speechless; she had no way to refute it.

"How can I scatter money to avert disaster?"