Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

Chapter 324 The Stupidest Bandit

In the basket are ready-made clothes for the whole family. Now we don’t have to buy cloth to make clothes. We can directly buy ready-made clothes according to the size. They are all made of fine cotton cloth.

In the other basket, there are food, some ornaments and novelties.

Ning County is an old city after all, and there are many interesting things preserved and passed down here. The three siblings had a great time shopping.

A group of people came from the opposite side. They were the young ladies and gentlemen of wealthy businessmen and officials, and they were shopping with great interest.

Qiao Zhizhi watched eagerly.

"Those silks are so beautiful, they seem to be covered with light."

"Well, it looks smooth and can be very cool when the weather is hot." Qiao Xiaomeng was also a little envious.

Aren’t food, clothing, shelter and other basic needs of human life?

"Even in the coldest weather, they wear silk with fox fur and cashmere added, and the best cotton, which makes them very warm," said Zhizhi.

But they knew from a young age that those who could wear silk and satin were either officials or merchants with permission. Generally speaking, officials and merchants also had to wear dark colors.

For example, some of these young ladies and gentlemen are wearing darker clothes, but they are made of silk after all, and the texture is smooth and drapes well without a single wrinkle.

Seeing how much they yearned for it, Qiao Jian'er thought that one day, she would let the Qiao family wear silk.

She can do it.

Some pedestrians were talking on the street.

"Your village only collects 50%. Are the people who collect the taxes so kind? I heard they even collect fees for shoe wear and tear. When did they become so kind?"

"Yes, that Captain Song, he collected 80% to 90% of the tax, making life miserable for the people. Everyone despised him and stabbed him in the back. Didn't your village encounter him?"

"It's not him. It's the three brothers of the Qiao family. Although they are only military leaders, they strictly follow the standards set by their superiors. If anyone dares to take an extra copper coin, they will be beaten in front of everyone. In serious cases, they will be reported to the higher authorities and dismissed from the army and expelled back to their hometown."

"Those who come to collect taxes are eager to make more profits for themselves. The military leaders don't have much power, so this is an opportunity for them to extort money. But they are so abiding by the rules and thinking about the people."

"I hope people like this can climb up and bring more benefits to ordinary people."

"Like that Captain Song, a scoundrel, how could he be qualified to wear that military uniform?"

Other passersby listened and couldn't help but interrupt.

"You may not know this, but Captain Song has been demoted to an ordinary soldier. His soldiers resent him and disobey his orders. He's having a hard time now."

"Really? That's great! Evil will always be punished."

The three siblings felt relieved after hearing this.

If you serve the people sincerely, the people will remember it. If you want to do evil, God will punish you.

On the way back, the three siblings were extra careful.

If we fail to defeat the bandits we encountered on our way here, they might set up an ambush.

Dahong's whole body also exuded an air of vigilance, his nose twitching, his ears moving, his eyes looking in all directions, his ears listening in all directions.

"Boss, they are coming."

In a quiet place, with dense forests on both sides, the bandits lay on the ground, covering themselves with grass and leaves.

The boss watched the horse approaching and said solemnly, "Get ready."

His eyes sparkled with excitement, and soon, this fine horse was his.

When Dahong passed by, another trip rope was pulled up from the ground. The rope was buried under the road, causing dirt to fly.

Having learned from the previous lesson, and fearing that the horse would jump over the trip rope, this time the rope was pulled higher than before, reaching the horse's neck.

Just as he was about to touch the trip rope, Dahong lowered his head and dived.

Qiao Lianer bent down and pulled the back.

The three siblings also lay on the horse's back.

It passed so easily.

The bandits watched the horses go away, then looked at the ropes in their hands and were stunned.

"Wow, no way, can you even dodge this?"

"Yeah, they were able to dodge such a clever trick. Could they be geniuses?"

"My Ferghana horse." The bandit leader slapped his forehead.

The wind vaguely brought up the discussion behind him, and Qiao Jianer sneered. It was not the first time he encountered bandits since coming to this world, but the ones he met today were undoubtedly the stupidest bandits.

All I can say is that they are lucky that they didn't encounter those extremely vicious but smart people.

Shi Murou's wedding was just a few days away, and Qiao Lian'er had carefully selected a large gold hairpin on the street. It was carved with exquisite and intricate patterns, and the tassels hung with glittering rubies, which was very dazzling.

She didn't know what Shi Murou liked, but it was always a good idea to give her something regular and valuable.

It cost two hundred taels and was placed in an antique sandalwood box.

It is indeed expensive, but the lives of the Qiao family were saved by Chu Zhuo, otherwise they would not be in this day. This is a great favor, and a great favor must be expressed in gratitude.

When she got home, Old Mrs. Qiao handed her a gold-embossed invitation.

"This is an invitation from the Shi family in town. They say that Miss Shi and General Chu will be getting married in five days, and they want our whole family to go to their house for the wedding banquet."

Shi Murou's whole family was invited, and Qiao Jianer was deeply touched.

"Jian'er, it would be inappropriate for our whole family to go," said Old Mrs. Qiao.

Qiao Jian'er thought for a moment and said, "Let's all go. My three brothers are the military leaders under General Chu. My three uncles and Xiao Meng are also General Chu's subordinates. It's appropriate for them to go."

"Okay, then, let's all go and have some fun." Old Man Qiao said, "General Chu and Miss Shi have helped our family so much, so we should prepare some generous gifts."

"Master, I have already bought the sickle, a big gold hairpin, which cost two hundred taels." Zhizhi said.

It is expensive, but the two elders feel that the favor of saving their lives is greater than anything else, and they also brought more than 10,000 taels, so they really want to take advantage of this wedding to give gifts as a way of repaying the favor.

"Although the hairpin is expensive, it still seems frugal." Old Mrs. Qiao thought for a moment and said, "How about this: you three brothers have positions, so prepare one each. Your grandfather and I will prepare one, and the others won't need one."

After all, the family hasn't split up yet.

The word "divide the family" flashed through Mrs. Qiao's mind. She realized that although she and the old man were in good health, they would have to separate the family property after a hundred years.

And that day will come sooner or later.

The Qiao family's current wealth is mainly due to Jian'er's brain. Currently, the money is kept in the public treasury, but Jian'er must take the lion's share when the family is divided.

She led everyone to wealth and fulfilled the lives of her three brothers. Maybe the eldest, second and third brothers will also have a future in the future. That's enough, that's enough. Even if they are separated, the lives of each family will get better and better.

Jianer led everyone forward step by step, and upward. She was the great contributor, and what belonged to her could not be divided or occupied by anyone else.

She had to warn people from time to time to prevent anyone from having any inappropriate thoughts. Of course, the Qiao family also knew this.

It was already dusk, and the aroma of rice wafted from the Qiao family's kitchen.

Feng and Qiao Xier prepared the ingredients, while Qiao Yunni, Wan and others saw off the last few customers who came to buy film at the warehouse. All the men, except Xiao Meng, were in the camp.

As soon as he came back, Xiao Meng went to chop firewood.

Qiao Jianer took out the tenderest grass and carrots from the space and poured them into the trough. Dahong lowered his head and ate them with relish.

At this time, a family of three came to Datian Village, a couple and a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old.

They stood at the entrance of the village, looking around, as if trying hard to recall something.

The man stopped a villager and asked, "Excuse me, where is the Qiao family?"