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"Mother, I lied to him, how could you believe me!"

"He doesn't even know what he is, a lowly soldier. How dare he covet me? He's just delusional."

After Jiang Meier finished speaking, she proudly raised her head. If there was anyone here who could be worthy of her, it was Lu Jingchuan.

Now that Lu Jingchuan's legs have fully recovered, she must create an opportunity for herself so that she will have someone to rely on on her journey of exile and no one will dare to mess with her anymore.

Hearing this, Old Madam Jiang patted her chest in relief, but remembering that Li Cong was a reckless scoundrel, she whispered and pressed for an answer:

"Mei'er, shall we accept this wolf meat? But what if he causes you trouble? We're outnumbered and outmatched, what should we do?"

"Mother, don't worry, I have a way to deal with this."

Jiang Meier explained confidently that her most urgent task now was to find a solution that would satisfy both sides.

On the carriage side, Lu Yunqi had already cut up the two wolves. As Lu Jingchuan had instructed, the wolf meat and bones were separated. The wolf bones were put into bags and placed in the back of the carriage. The bloodstains on the wolf skins had also been cleaned and were placed on the roof of the carriage to dry.

While Lu Xieyue was gossiping with Song Qingqian, she suddenly heard the heart-wrenching screams of the Lu family's eldest branch.

Not only was their wolf meat stolen, but Lu Haofeng was also severely beaten by the soldiers.

After Li Cong led his soldiers away from the main house of the Lu family, they went to the Bai family, which was the closest to them.

The Bai couple were not to be trifled with. As soon as Bai saw Li Cong leading soldiers over, she stood in front of him with her hands on her hips and said:

"My husband killed this wolf with a stick by his own hands. What right do you have to take it?"

"Besides, where were you when we were killing the wolves? Did you protect us? As officers and soldiers, you neglect your duties and only think about taking advantage of some girl. Do you have any shame?"

Just as Li Cong was about to retort, he saw Bai Beimu striding over menacingly with the bloodstained, sharp stick, feigning ignorance:

What do you want?

"My dear husband, they're trying to steal our wolf meat! When the wolves came, they all hid like cowards, and now they have the nerve to try and steal our wolf meat! Shameless! Bah!"

After cursing, Bai turned around and waved to Song Qingqian, who smiled and nodded back.

In the past, Bai would not have dared to do such a thing; she would have been at least somewhat wary. But now, after what happened with Song Qingqian, she has come to understand that one must act a little ruthless at the right time so as not to be bullied.

"How can you prove that this wolf really died at your hands!"

Li Cong looked at the wooden stick in Bai Beimu's hand and prepared to try to negotiate, after all, he was unwilling to leave just like that.

Bai Beimu chuckled and said, "That's easy, just like that!"

As Bai Beimu spoke, he demonstrated with a wooden stick how to stab a wolf in the abdomen, killing it instantly.

The soldiers behind him shivered involuntarily. Li Cong forced himself to remain calm and asked, "Is there anyone who can testify for you?"

"Can Lady Lu be considered a witness?"

Mrs. Bai said with a smile, "I personally witnessed these dozen or so wolves being killed by the young couple. Logically, the wolves should all belong to them..."

"Fine, since you killed the wolf, it's yours!"

Li Cong never expected that the Bai family would bring up Song Qingqian. It would be a losing proposition; losing a wolf is nothing.

"Thank you, sir. Please take care!"

Bai waved his hand in high spirits, then grabbed Bai Beimu and said:

"What did I tell you? They're just bullies who prey on the weak. Look, the moment I mentioned the young lady of the Lu family, they didn't dare utter a sound. What a bunch of corrupt officials!"

"Alright, now that we've got the wolf, let's not talk about these things anymore. These soldiers are ruthless; we'd better be careful!"

Bai nodded in agreement and fell silent.

"Third Sister-in-law, do you think they might come and steal our wolf meat?"

Lu Xieyue spoke with concern. The exiled people only had a few wolves in total, and seeing that the soldiers had already taken back five or six, she was extremely worried.

Song Qingqian patted her shoulder and reassured her, "Don't worry, they won't come."

"why?"

"Jiang Ce and Zhang He were both injured in our hands and then abandoned. Do you think Li Cong has much guts?"

Song Qingqian said with some disgust, "His mind is full of filth, he wouldn't be so stupid as to go against us."

"Won't these women be doomed?"

Lu Xieyue spoke with concern, saying that women are inherently vulnerable, and if they are targeted by government soldiers, how many can escape unscathed?

“Every family has its own difficulties, but selling one’s daughter is really unethical.”

After a moment of silence, Song Qingqian sighed. The original owner of this body was sold by Song Qianchou and his wife. Not only did they sell her, but they also hired a Taoist priest to kill her and silence her. She thought that dying in the Lu family would have nothing to do with them. She was so angry that she wanted to get angry every time!

"Third Sister-in-law, Second Uncle... the second branch of the Lu family actually left behind half a wolf's meat, this..."

Lu Xieyue was speechless: "They...they really want to hand Sister Qiqi over to the soldiers...that's so shameless."

"Everyone has their own destiny! Stop looking. Either go smoke wolf meat with your second brother, or go back to the carriage and rest!"

Song Qingqian nudged her. Having witnessed too much of the darkness in human nature, one would become depressed. Out of sight, out of mind.

"Oh!"

Lu Xieyue nodded and went back to the carriage. Before getting in, she made a point of glancing back at Lu Qiqi and found her sitting in the corner crying. She was only two years older than them...

The officers and soldiers urged the exiles to set off as soon as they had the wolf meat back. The exiles, carrying the wolf meat, walked very slowly, and the procession stretched out for quite a while.

The eldest branch of the Lu family had always been at a distance from the second branch, trying to get a small piece of wolf meat, but the second branch refused, so the two families started fighting.

Among the exiled people, quite a few coveted wolf meat, and it could be said that fights broke out here and there along the way, with lawsuits constantly arising in the streets.

Seeing her husband's legs trembling from carrying wolf meat for so long, Bai felt extremely distressed, but she couldn't afford to throw away the miscellaneous things in her hands.

She glanced back at her elderly mother-in-law, sighed repeatedly, and quickly caught up with the Song family's carriage, apologetically saying:

"Miss Lu, I have a favor to ask of you. Please let my youngest son ride in your carriage. I'll give you money. My mother-in-law really can't carry the child anymore."

"Do you think 800 coins is enough? I really can't afford any more. Tonight, after we rest, I'll have the child's father also make a carriage. That way, we'll be in your hands."

Song Qingqian turned and glanced at the pale-faced Old Madam Bai, who was leaning on a cane, and nodded with a smile:

"It's alright, give Ziwang to us!"

"Oh, thank you, thank you!"

Overwhelmed with gratitude, Bai handed her youngest child to Song Qingqian and then insisted on giving her eight hundred coins, explaining:

"Take it, it's not much. Although we are short of money, this is what we should give you. Otherwise, if they see this and follow suit, they will start talking about how unfair you are."

Song Qingqian nodded and smiled gently: "Auntie, you're so kind. I'll accept it then!"

"Uh-huh!"

Bai chuckled twice, then turned around and tied everything to the wolf's waist and abdomen. Together with Bai Beimu, they carried the wolf away!