Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let s Farm

Chapter 622: Chapter 622: Her Karma in This Life

So at this moment, there was nothing Tong Sanlang could do but counsel Zhuang Lühe, assuring her that she was not to blame, neither for Qiao Xiaomai nor for Qiao Dami.

She was indeed in the wrong, but her mistakes were surely not fatal.

Zhuang Lühe listened blankly to Tong Sanlang’s words. Tears welled up and spilled over from her vacant, hollow eyes with a force as compelling as a dam bursting.

Despite her tears, she managed to force a twisted smile, “Has everything at home really improved that much?”

“Yes, everything is better now, Mother. After we’ve return home, we can live a good life.” Tong Sanlang nodded earnestly.

“Did Xiaomai cook for the Retired Emperor?” Zhuang Lühe asked again.

“Yes, some time ago the Retired Emperor graced Bailu Town with his presence. Xiaomai became his Royal Chef. She made a good impression on the Retired Emperor. This is an honor that many other families can only dream of throughout generations.”

After listening to this, Zhuang Lühe remained silent for a while, then muttered, “Her culinary skills…”

“Her culinary skills have strenghtened by leaps and bounds! The Retired Emperor likes it very much!” Tong Sanlang added, emphasizing each word.

“When did you marry her?” Zhuang Lühe asked again.

“Half a month ago.”

“That’s good, very good…” As Zhuang Lühe spoke, tears flowed freely from her eyes like loose pearls, falling in long trails. “Then I should be dead. I can’t face her.”

Indeed, she could not face Qiao Xiaomai.

Her abrupt departure had left Xiaomai in a precarious situation.

At the age of fifteen, Xiaomai was faced with the choice of marrying someone like Jiang Zhuangzhuang, a rich and clueless man or being sold off.

Moving away, knowing full well of the fate that awaited Xiaomai was something which Zhuang Lühe had done, with just a few dozen coppers left to their name.

Knowing what she had done, how could she ever face Qiao Xiaomai?

Even if it meant selling herself, she should not have left.

But leave, she did…

After leaving, she did not manage to achieve the peace she yearned for.

Bai San did not tell her that Zhan Jin was blind in one eye and was prone to violence. After joining him, the household chores and field work that was required of her was heavier than it was at the Qiao household, and she was filled with concern for the three people she left behind at the Qiao’s.

Adding on Zhan Jin’s brutality, she lived like she was in hell.

This was her retribution.

The instant punishment for abandoning her husband and children was unbearably harsh.

She had long thought of dying.

The ill-will of this world towards her was too extreme.

Her biological mother died when she was young, leaving her to grow up under the torment of her stepmother. Marrying was supposed to be a fresh new life, yet she ended up choosing Qiao Changsun. She was able to escape from Hua Xiaofeng, only to be grasped firmly in the hand of the Sun Family.

Although Hua Xiaofeng harbored a hint of affection for her, she never beat her despite subjecting her to all sorts of heavy labor.

The Sun Family, in contrast, beat her to the brink of death multiple times and often stormed her home like bandits for loot.

Each day that passed was darker than the last.

Finally, there was a glimmer of hope. Qiao Changsun was rewarded with fifty taels of silver because he did not keep the gold coin he found. This time, she was able to confidently stand up to the Sun Family and did not hand all of it over.

Despite the ruthless beating from the Sun Family, she held on to her hopeful anticipation for the future as she built the new house and purchased new items for their home.

After decades of hardship, life finally seemed to be changing.

She did not seek wealth or luxury; a life free of worries about basic necessities would have satisfied her.

But what was the reality? The house was barely built when Qiao Changsun broke a leg. All the new items in the house were sold off one after another to buy medicine for him.

In the end, even their means of survival, their land, had to be sold.

This was retribution, a punishment for the unfilial act of not handing over the silver to the Sun Family.

Her karma always seemed to confront her sooner than it did for others.

It was as if the gods were always watching, leaving no room for the slightest improvement in her fortune.