Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 273 - 273 274 Watch Your Skin_1

Chapter 273: Chapter 274: Watch Your Skin_1 Chapter 273: Chapter 274: Watch Your Skin_1 The embroidery room is now working at full capacity to finish cushions, and Madam Liu is also constantly busy there. Yet, as soon as a daughter-in-law entered, she said, “Qiao Muniang, I just saw Mrs. Liang outside at the entrance. She asked me to call you out for a moment.”

This embroidery room has already become Mrs. Liang’s forbidden territory—after all, it is Muniang’s domain, and she really wouldn’t dare to barge in recklessly.

Madam Liu’s eyebrows knitted together, “What does she want?”

“I’m not clear on that, ah. Maybe her injury has just healed. Could it be about the last time your son and her son Shitou made a fuss all the way to the County Government Office?”

Madam Liu was originally too lazy to bother with her, but when it came to her own child, she still felt somewhat uneasy. After all, Mrs. Liang was infamous for causing serious harm, so she decided to go and take a look, and thus she rose and went out.

As soon as Madam Liu stepped out, she saw Mrs. Liang eagerly waiting there.

“What do you want with me?” Madam Liu asked in a very unpleasant tone.

Mrs. Liang smiled and said, “I heard that your Tianniu is now studying with the County Chief’s family. That’s quite a stroke of good fortune.”

Madam Liu looked at her oddly, “And then what?”

Mrs. Liang cursed inwardly, was this woman not giving her any face? But seeing Madam Liu’s attitude, she also couldn’t be bothered to beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

“What I mean is, your Tianniu can now study with the County Chief’s family, and it’s actually a blessing in disguise. Your two sons got beaten, and because of that, they acquainted themselves with the County Chief, which also brought such great honor to your daughter. Tell me—”

Madam Liu impatiently interrupted, “What are you trying to say?” She really couldn’t stand listening to Mrs. Liang talk; it was maddening.

“If it weren’t for our Shitou’s incident, could you have met the County Chief? You probably wouldn’t even have seen his face once, let alone have Tianniu’s opportunity to study with his family! Now your family is happy, but our Shitou endured a beating in vain, without receiving any benefit!”

Madam Liu’s eyes bulged with fury, “What do you mean ‘endured in vain’? Your son stole and framed others—are you saying I taught him that? Mrs. Liang, you’d best watch your mouth. I, Liu Cuiliu, am not someone you can bully!”

Mrs. Liang shrank her neck before saying, “Had the incident been delayed a few more days, there would have been the Emperor’s general amnesty, would my Shitou still have to suffer this injustice?”

Madam Liu said sternly, “Whether your son suffers has nothing to do with me. It’s the Heavens’ will that he missed the amnesty; it means even the Heavens couldn’t stand by!”

Mrs. Liang’s face immediately changed, “Hey, how can you talk like that?”

Madam Liu, tired of listening to her, turned around and was about to enter when Mrs. Liang suddenly grabbed her, “That’s not right, why should your family reap all the benefits? Tianniu is just a village girl, illiterate at that. Why should Lord Lu allow her to be Miss Lu’s study companion? Isn’t it just because of the relationship built from the last case? I was also injured, didn’t get up in time, and missed the chance. You can’t monopolize all the good fortune yourself, can you? Our Qingmei is not inferior to Tianniu. Next time, you also speak to the County Chief, let her go study with Miss Lu as well. After all, their family wouldn’t mind one more.”

Madam Liu shook off Mrs. Liang’s hand with force, her eyes glaring, “You want that, you go talk to him yourself. If you have the ability, send your own girl over! I can’t afford to lose that sort of face!”

With that, she didn’t care for Mrs. Liang’s clutching and forcefully pushed her away, turned, and entered, slamming the large door shut with a “snap”.

Mrs. Liang, left with a metaphorical bloody nose, seethed with rage. Humph, feeling proud, are we? If Madam Liu can seek relations with the County Chief, her ties with the County Chief aren’t so bad either! After all, the County Chief had once turned a blind eye for her son. No, she must latch onto the County Chief, this towering tree, at all costs!

The next morning, Mrs. Liang dragged Wang Qingmei to the town, even dressing her up a bit, in her newest floral spring top and shoes without any holes. This was the first time Mrs. Liang had ever taken her to town; she normally never got to partake in such good fortunes, but at this moment, there was no joy in her heart, only a deeper fear. Could it be that her mother was about to sell her off?

Mrs. Liang, with a fierce look on her face, said, “You better behave when we get there, speak nicely, and make sure both the County Chief and Miss Lu like you. If you can stay here as a study companion, I might just let you off. But if you can’t, watch your skin!”

Qingmei shivered in fear, the timid look in her eyes growing even more intense.

Arriving at Lu Mansion, Mrs. Liang was stopped by a young servant at the gate.

“Just let me in, I’m well acquainted with Lord Lu!” Mrs. Liang declared, feeling entirely justified.

But the young servant was having none of it: “Lord Lu isn’t someone just anyone can meet. If you have grievances, you are free to go to the County Government Office to beat the drum. Unless someone submitted a formal request, they cannot enter.”

Unfamiliar with any such formal request and a mere commoner at that, Mrs. Liang had no choice but to play the rogue: “I have urgent business, you must let me in quickly. It’ll be on your head if there’s a delay!”

“No way, please don’t make things difficult for us servants.”

Seeing the firmly closed gates and the unmoving servant, Mrs. Liang resorted to screaming at the top of her lungs, “My Lord! Lord Lu! I am Shitou’s mother, please let me in. I have urgent business with you, you can’t just leave me standing at the gate!”

The servant glared at her and said, “What are you doing? Aren’t you ashamed? Causing a ruckus in the street at someone’s door, people who don’t know any better might think the lord of the house has caused some public outrage.”

Mrs. Liang ignored him and kept shouting loudly.

At that moment, Tianniu, who was in the middle of a lesson, perked up. Wasn’t that Mrs. Liang’s voice?

Lu Qi pouted and complained, “Why is it so noisy? Who is outside? Such a loud voice—Father hates noisy people the most.”

Tianniu opened her mouth but in the end said nothing; she didn’t want to be dragged into any mess caused by Mrs. Liang.

A maid hurriedly reassured, “It seems someone has come for the Master, and someone has already gone to inform him. The Master should be dealing with it soon. Miss, please focus on your studies.”

But Lu Qi’s eyes lit up, and with a “whoa,” she stood up and declared, “Then I want to go see!”

Tianniu felt helpless; although Lu Qi was amiable enough, she really disliked studying. The purpose of finding a study companion was actually just to find someone to play with. The only reason she would sit quietly here listening to the Master was out of consideration for Tianniu. The moment something novel happened, she’d naturally grow restless.

Yet, Tianniu was also truly curious about what Mrs. Liang was doing here; with the natural curiosity of a child, she too excused herself to the Master, “I will go watch over the Miss,” and followed Lu Qi outside.

Lord Lu ended up inviting Mrs. Liang inside after all; if he hadn’t, her shouting in the street would have left others thinking he was a heartless official who had wronged the common people.

In the drawing room, Lord Lu glanced at Mrs. Liang and asked, “What’s the matter?”