The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1189: Would I Fear Just a Zhou Family?

Chapter 1189: Chapter 1189: Would I Fear Just a Zhou Family?

The Zhou family’s shamelessness had reached a depth that none of them could have predicted; rifling through her chest was nothing. If she had truly been docile, she might have been bullied to an unforeseen degree.

Moreover, she had anticipated Madam Zhou’s scheme early on. After all, suddenly becoming poor is something no one gets used to easily.

She speculated that if Brother Ming had not caught Madam Zhou searching her chest and if there had indeed been valuables inside, Madam Zhou would have stolen them without admitting to it.

It was likely she would have told them that some guests who came to celebrate the wedding took advantage of everyone’s distraction to sneak into the bridal room and steal her belongings.

After all, with no witnesses, she could rest easy.

"Brother Ming, didn’t you earlier feel that we had wronged the Zhou’s? Now you see their true colors, don’t you?"

Hearing her words, Lie Ming had to admit that she was absolutely correct.

"I was wrong."

The Zhou’s feast was entirely funded by the prefecture, the Zhou’s contributed nothing.

Yet, outsiders would think that the Zhou’s spent a great deal of silver to purchase fine wine and dishes for the banquet. The key point being that Elder Mr. Zhou, with his scowly face, made it seem as if the people of Ya Village owed him a great deal.

And Madam Zhou, in front of guests who came for celebratory drinks, uttered base remarks, implying they had slighted the Zhou’s with their modest gifts.

Just the thought of Yurui marrying into such a family was distressing.

Fortunately, this was only a temporary solution. Once everything settled down, he would definitely take Yurui out of the Zhou’s. By then, not even the prefect himself would be able to do anything about it.

"Rui’er, once Seventh Brother leaves for Jian’an City, I too must leave. Here, you..."

"Brother Ming, you go with ease. I have yet to take the Zhou family seriously," Feng Yurui reassured him.

They had already decided that Lie Ming would join the army next year. With his martial skills, he was sure to be valued in the military. Even if things didn’t work out greatly, as long as he tried his best, they would be content with the path they chose.

"Don’t forget, I come from the backyard of the prefecture’s residence. If a great prefecture’s residence cannot swallow me whole, would I fear a mere Zhou family?"

Hearing this, Lie Ming took a deep breath.

He knew well that these words were just Feng Yurui’s way to comfort him. Once he truly left, what kind of face the Zhou’s would reveal was still uncertain.

"Don’t worry, Rui’er, I will arrange everything well; I won’t let you suffer any grievances in Ya Village," he said.

It was also time for him to consider how to deal with the Zhou’s, such a despicable family. Being too kind to them was impossible; speaking to them with fists was the only way to communicate properly.

"Alright, I believe in Brother Ming," Feng Yurui said with a light smile.

No matter what, she had already left the prefecture’s residence. By next spring, she would open a small shop in Yejun, then buy two servants to come back. What could the Zhou’s do to her then?

As for the two maids, she would train them well, so they wouldn’t be bullied by the Zhou’s.

After all, they were her maids!

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Meanwhile,

Madam Zhou was bound hand and foot, with her mouth gagged.