Transmigrated Little Farm Girl Bringing Great Fortune

Jiang Zifeng ran over and opened the door.

A middle-aged couple and an old man were standing outside the door.

His body was patched up.

"Who are you looking for?"

Jiang Zifeng looked at the man who resembled his father with curiosity.

Lu Qingyao stepped forward for a closer look and found it somewhat familiar.

She remembered that the Jiang family had a relative in Jiangzhou, who was her husband's cousin.

She only met him once after he married into the Jiang family.

The mother-in-law said that her cousin was of bad character and often bullied her and her child back in their hometown. Later, when he saw that her husband had become rich and powerful, he would often come to their house to beg for money.

The mother-in-law used to help them out several times a year, but after they had a falling out, they stopped communicating.

The middle-aged man's eyebrows and eyes resembled his husband's somewhat, but he was far less handsome than his husband and looked like an ordinary farmer.

His leg... is still slightly lame.

His eyes were clear and bright, unlike the rat-like creature his mother-in-law described.

"Big brother, please come in!" Lu Qingyao called out tentatively.

"I didn't expect Madam to still remember me. I dare not call you 'elder brother'." Jiang Yunhu sneered and walked in with the old man, followed closely by the woman.

He glanced at Jiang Zifeng and Jiang Ziyan, and frowned slightly when he saw the mess in the courtyard.

"Brother and sister-in-law, please come inside!" Lu Qingyao felt a little embarrassed that the kitchen had been set on fire as soon as they arrived.

After Jiang Yunhu sat down, he glanced around the room. The furnishings and utensils were exactly the same as before his cousin left. There was still only a set of old tables and chairs, and a few paintings and calligraphy.

The only difference is.

The house was cleaned and tidied up.

Once they sat down, the two children had nowhere to sit and had to stand there.

Jiang Zifeng thoughtfully stepped forward and poured tea for the group.

“This is your eldest uncle and aunt…” Lu Qingyao introduced them to her two sons.

Lu Qingyao had never met her cousin's wife, Liu Yuniang, and had only heard of her briefly.

Her mother-in-law handled all the people and affairs of her husband's family; she never interfered.

She believed whatever her husband and mother-in-law said, and never had any doubts.

In her eyes, no matter how much discord arose between the two families, they could never erase the blood ties between them.

Regardless of what the Jiang family was like in her mother-in-law's words.

No proper etiquette should be omitted.

The two brothers stepped forward, bowed, and said in unison, "Greetings, Uncle and Aunt!"

"No need for that, we can't accept your kind of courtesy!" Jiang Yunhu waved his hand, avoiding the two men's polite gestures.

The tea on the table remained untouched.

He got straight to the point: "This is Uncle Fu, the village chief of Taoxi Village. I invited him here today to be my witness."

"witness?"

Lu Qingyao asked herself if she had ever had any interaction with them.

Then Jiang Yunhu took out a stack of somewhat worn and yellowed Xuan paper from his pocket and spread them out on the table.

“Since Jiang Yunze and his mother are unwilling to acknowledge us as their poor relatives, we will not shamelessly try to climb that high branch. But it is only right to pay back debts. No matter how high an official he becomes, he will eventually have to pay back his debts.”

Pay back your debts?

Lu Qingyao was taken aback; she had never heard her husband mention this matter before.

Who owes whom?

Seeing her blank expression, Jiang Yunhu assumed she was trying to renege on her debt, and a hint of anger appeared on his face. "I never imagined that Jiang Yunze and his mother would be such ungrateful wretches, otherwise I would never have lent them the money in the first place..."

Now that things have come to this, he doesn't want to say anything more; he just wants his money back.

As for anything else, I no longer dare to even dream of it!

That money meant nothing to these wealthy families, but to his family, it was a lifeline.

Even the smallest bit of food that peeks out from between their fingers would be enough to feed them for a year.

“Madam Jiang, I have been turned away by your gatekeeper many times before. I had no choice but to endure it because I had nowhere to seek justice. Now that you have come here, please pay back all the money your husband owes. From now on, our two families will live in peace and have no debts to each other.”

Lu Qingyao was completely confused and had no choice but to ask her son to bring her the IOU.

It really is... Jiang Yunze's handwriting!

The amount of money borrowed is clearly written down, along with the date.

It doesn't seem like a fake.

"Mother, it's one hundred and ten taels of silver in total..."

Everyone looked in surprise at Jiang Ziyan, who had spoken up.

The boy had just scanned it once...

He has already calculated everything; he is truly a genius.

Lu Qingyao looked at her youngest son with great satisfaction.

He was exceptionally gifted from a young age, possessing a photographic memory. He was already well-versed in the Four Books at a young age and was also quite skilled in arithmetic.

It was her pride, and also the Lu family's hope for a turnaround.

"Brother, was Yan'er's calculation correct?"

"Yeah that's right."

Jiang Yunhu stared wide-eyed at the little boy in front of him. He was only seven or eight years old, yet he was already so amazing!

Village Chief Uncle Fu found it even more unbelievable, as even the schoolteacher in their village couldn't calculate that quickly.

Jiang Miaomiao lay in her mother's arms, sucking her fingers while listening intently to the conversation, her eyes darting around at the group of people.

She finally understood that her mother had an ungrateful in-law family.

Her scumbag father borrowed his cousin's savings to take the imperial examination, and when the cousin succeeded, he turned his back on him and kicked him aside.

What an ungrateful wretch!

No wonder my mother and brothers came to this remote and impoverished place.

Seeing Lu Qingyao's stunned expression, Jiang Yunhu was somewhat displeased. "Does Madam not believe me?"

“I believe you.” Lu Qingyao came to her senses. “Big brother, I’ll pay you back this money…”

If it were before.

One hundred taels is really nothing.

But now, I have to pawn my jewelry to pay it back.

Even so, she still had to repay it, even if it wasn't for her in-laws whom she had long since lost all hope in.

We also need to plan for the future.

"If you believe me, then I will be your witness here today. After the money is paid off, our two families will have no further connection."

The village chief was very pleased; after all, she was a girl raised in a wealthy and powerful family, and she was very understanding.

Unlike her husband and mother-in-law.

"Brother, I only have fifty taels on me right now. Could I pawn the remaining sixty taels for jewelry tomorrow and then pay you back?" Lu Qingyao looked troubled and had her son bring out the silver.

I left the capital in a hurry and didn't bring much silver with me. I also spent some money on the way, so now I only have fifty taels left.

Jiang Yunhu and his wife exchanged a glance, thought for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then we'll come back tomorrow to pick up the rest."

I had heard before that his cousin had married a woman from a wealthy family, but now this woman was in this poor, remote place.

It’s incredible to think about it.

Although she was worried that she wouldn't be able to find anyone tomorrow, seeing the pitiful state of the mother and her two children, with a baby in their arms and no servants, and having to pawn their jewelry to pay off their debts, she was very grateful.

I'm afraid they've encountered some kind of trouble?

I wonder how that ingrate Jiang Yunze is doing?

It seems I'll have to find someone to inquire about it another day...

Jiang Yunhu took the silver and got up to leave, but saw that his wife was still sitting.

Liu Yuniang hesitated for a moment before asking, "Sister-in-law, are you planning to stay here permanently, or just for a few days?"

Is this because they're worried she'll run away?

Lu Qingyao looked up at the shrewd-looking woman and said, "Sister-in-law, we plan to stay here for a long time."

"Sister-in-law, I didn't want to say these things, but seeing that you are a well-educated and polite person, I'll just speak my mind..."