The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 43 - 41 Debt Collection_2
Chapter 43: Chapter 41 Debt Collection_2
Chapter 43 -41 Debt Collection_2
Madam He was relentless, “No way! My daughter cannot be divorced; if she is, no one will ever marry her!”
Ruo Xuan saw that the Heavenly Dao had only flattened the top of Butcher Zhao’s head and he hadn’t suffered any injuries, just looked a bit uglier.
She took a look at Butcher Zhao’s face and was slightly surprised: although he was a butcher and his face bore the fierce look due to the heavy karma of killing, he was actually a man who deeply loved his wife and children and was filial to his parents.
She then glanced at Madam He, oh, this one had come to collect debts! Even the children she bore were here to collect debts!
Husband and wife are one, their fates intertwined; if it hadn’t been for marrying Madam He, Butcher Zhao’s life would probably be much better.
But this too was a debt Butcher Zhao had owed in his past life.
She said in her baby voice, “Butcher Zhao, your grandson is promising, as long as you accumulate virtue and do good deeds, you can enjoy your grandson’s blessings! If you end up in a big prison, leaving a record with the government, even when your grandson becomes successful, he won’t be able to study and enter officialdom; you’ll have ruined your grandson’s future!”
Ruo Xuan had also heard from the constables at the Governor’s Office that the crimes of parents could prevent three generations from studying and entering officialdom.
When they were taking the Zhaos away, they said, luckily, it was a false pregnancy; otherwise, they’d pity the unborn child. If the mother had a criminal record, her descendants for three generations would be unable to enter officialdom and would be commoners for life.
What goes around comes around, retribution is certain.
Butcher Zhao was nearly done repaying his debts, which is why his grandson was promising, but if he committed evil and broke the law, there would also be retribution.
Butcher Zhao was startled awake by Xuanbao’s words! That’s right, his grandson was so good at his studies!
He looked up at Ruo Xuan and felt that the tiny figure was glowing all over, like a Fairy Child descended from the heavens.
He had been so angry earlier, blinded by greed. His daughter was divorced by the Ruo Family; where could he find a family as kind-hearted as the Ruos, who wouldn’t scold or beat his daughter for her supreme foolishness?
Yet, his own sons and daughters were unremarkable, but his grandson loved to study. He was already enlightened at the Academy, and the Master there had praised him for having a natural gift for learning, predicting that he would likely bring glory to his ancestors!
He couldn’t ruin his grandson’s future!
He waved his hand, signaling Ruo Shui to release his grip; Butcher Zhao had been nearly suffocated by the elephantine leg of Ruo Family’s fourth.
Ruo Shui lifted his foot.
Butcher Zhao stood up, looking at Ruo He with a complex expression.
Initially, it was his wife and daughter who had given Ruo He the knockout drug, and he hadn’t known about it, focusing solely on seeking justice for his daughter. It was only the day after they got married and the daughter returned to her parents’ home that he overheard the conversation between mother and daughter and found out, but by then his daughter was already married, and he was also selfish; he admired Ruo He, and the Ruo family was renowned for their benevolence, so he was reassured his daughter was married into the Ruo Family.
Alas, his daughter simply didn’t have such fortune!
It’s done; if his daughter couldn’t be married off, he’d support her himself; he couldn’t ruin his grandson’s prospects.
He pulled out his money bag, the silver within it earned from selling pork today. He took out one Tael of Silver and handed the rest to Granny Lei: “Here is eleven Taels of Silver, from now on our families owe nothing to each other!”
Ruo Xuan leaned out her small body and happily took it, kindly reminding, “What you receive from others, you always have to pay back. If not in this life, then in the next; remember, Butcher Zhao, to always do good and accumulate blessings, don’t incur debts.”
Butcher Zhao then thought about the time he had given a biscuit to a wandering monk, who had said something similar, telling him that much of his life was spent repaying debts and advising him to do good deeds and accumulate virtue for late-life blessings.
He looked at Ruo Xuan with a complex expression.
Madam He was dissatisfied, “No way! Why are you giving her silver? With silver, she cannot be divorced; Ruo He has to take responsibility for having silver in our family!”
Butcher Zhao rarely glared at Madam He, saying fiercely, “Shut your mouth! Don’t you want Zhiyuan’s future? Do you not care about having silver’s injury? Do you want her to bleed to death? Or do you want to go to jail? Take back this silver; if not, you take the butcher’s knife and go harm someone yourself, I’m done with it. After all, this mess was caused by you and our daughter!”
After finishing speaking, he walked briskly towards his daughter.
Madam He, of course, didn’t dare to chop anyone, for she was only fierce within her own nest.
She glanced at her daughter, whose face had turned so white it resembled a ghost’s, and since she was faint-hearted at the sight of blood, had screamed and then fainted long ago.
In the end, without saying anything more, they knew saving a life was the most important thing.
Butcher Zhao directly squatted down and hoisted Mrs. Zhao onto his back. As a pig butcher, he was strong, but Mrs. Zhao was even heavier than a two-hundred-catty fattened pig, and Butcher Zhao almost couldn’t carry her!
Granny Lei pointed to the several packs of luggage in the corner and said to Madam He, “Mrs. Zhao’s belongings are right there, you might as well take them with you!”
Upon seeing only a few bundles, Madam He was dissatisfied, “Where is my daughter’s dowry?”
Granny Lei looked at Madam He with an expression that suggested she still didn’t understand her daughter, “Guess it was all lost in gambling! You wait for her to wake up and ask her yourself, anyway, my family doesn’t have a single hair of hers left!”
Madam He: “…”
After the Zhao family had left, everyone in the courtyard breathed a sigh of relief, sat down, and then realized their legs had turned to jelly!
The village chief’s wife patted her chest, “That scared me to death, but Xuanbao is impressive! With just a few words, she turned hostility into peace! I really thought someone was going to lose their life today!”
“Exactly, when that cleaver was flying towards us, I thought my head was going to hit the ground today. Xuanbao is really amazing, such a young age and yet so articulate!”
“Xuanbao is coming into her own, some children are just like that, late to talk, but once they start, they’re exceptionally smart.”
“People of worth speak late! Just look at Xuanbao’s pudgy appearance, you can tell she’s blessed with good fortune, she’s bound to marry into a good family in the future!”
With the village chief’s wife saying this, the women of the village couldn’t help but scrutinize Xuanbao. Before, the Ruo family wouldn’t dare to bring Xuanbao out, and not many had seen her; they didn’t expect that a village child could be raised so well, hardly distinguishable from those from wealthy families.
“Indeed, Xuanbao is just like the God of Wealth from the New Year’s paintings! Such good fortune!”
“The little Fairy Child from the heavens probably looks just like her…”
…
Listening to everyone’s praises, Xuanbao happily gnawed on half a pig’s trotter and, after finishing, still wanted to nibble on the remaining half.
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No, isn’t Xuanbao eating too much? Ruo Shui looked at his beloved daughter’s round belly and tugged at his wife’s sleeve, hoping she would stop Xuanbao from continuing to eat.
“Isn’t Xuanbao eating too much? Wife, tell her to stop eating.”
Today, he had suddenly realized that Xuanbao had gained a frightening five or six catties in just two or three days!
Madam Liu glanced over, and seeing Xuanbao eating so delightfully, she didn’t have the heart to stop her.
Ah, the sky full of stars, how beautiful! Madam Liu counted the stars, one, two, three…
There were too many, too busy to count them all. She couldn’t bear to be assigned such a cruel task, thank you very much ^_^
Ruo Shui: “…”
Just then, a star streaked across the night sky, and Ruo Xuan seemed to sense it, holding onto the pork knuckle, her little head tilted up to gaze at the sky.
She sniffed again, detecting the moisture in the air, her small brow furrowed into a little tuft: The Water Star in the Five Elements is showing signs of an active disaster star…
