flstandardbreds Chapter 126 How could someone with hands and feet starve to death?
Chapter 126 How could someone with hands and feet starve to death?
Li Quwan jogged to the vicinity of the stables, where there was a section specifically designated as temporary prison cells. Large families like the Li family always had such needs.
As she approached, she slowed her pace and walked gracefully forward. Her dark green palace dress was elegant and luxurious, showcasing the demeanor of the acting head of the family.
She randomly pulled aside one of the black-clad guards and asked him about the situation. The guard was only following the old master's orders and didn't actually know anything except that the person who had been captured was named Liu Feng.
"Liu Feng, Liu Feng..." Li Quwan murmured the name, her heart filled with even greater joy. Of course, she knew of Liu Feng's great achievements, even how he predicted in front of Li Hao that a passerby was mute, and how formidable his deceased junior sister was in combat. Liu Feng was naturally no less powerful than his junior sister.
Of course, she had no doubt that even if there were hundreds of junior sisters like Liu Feng, they wouldn't be a match for the ancestor.
As expected of the man she had chosen, he had to have the ability to stir up such storms. Although she hadn't said a word yet, Li Quwan's evaluation of Liu Feng had risen even higher.
As they approached the cell where Liu Feng was being held, Li Quwan unconsciously swayed her body, her gait becoming somewhat alluring.
"Cough!" Li Quwan suppressed her excitement and calmly said to Lin Fan in the cell, "You say Liu Feng, I heard that you have caused a lot of trouble for Third Brother. As the head of the Li family, I want to see what kind of person you are."
Lin Fan leaned weakly against the wall, barely managing to lift his eyelids to glance at her. "What third brother? Does your Li family still sell curry?"
Li Quwan was taken aback. What? What is curry?
Ignoring the parts she didn't understand, she explained in a cold yet patient tone, "I am Li Quwan, the head of the Li family, and my third brother, Li Hao, is the head constable of Baishi County."
Upon hearing this, Lin Fan suddenly understood many things, and he lowered his head to ponder.
Li Quwan continued, "My third brother had his hand chopped off by your junior sister while pursuing you..."
As Li Quwan spoke, she noticed a fleeting look of pain on Lin Fan's face. She couldn't help but imagine that his junior sister had died saving him; they must have shared a past. That restrained yet painful expression suggested he was a deeply affectionate and good man. Thankfully, his junior sister was already dead.
“Third Brother is a petty person. Actually, I don’t think you can take all the blame for this. After all, you didn’t cut off his hand. I know about your past. The Li family doesn’t mind your past. As long as you are willing to serve the Li family and apologize to Third Brother, you don’t need to worry about the arrest warrant. As long as you are willing to be my person, I will never treat you unfairly.”
Li Quwan laid out all the preferential terms at once, especially the last sentence, which carried a vague and alluring tone. This kind of rhetoric was flexible; once Liu Feng was under her control, how she interpreted this statement would be up to her.
Unfortunately, this clever tactic was of no use to Lin Fan.
Lin Fan initially wanted to ignore her, but he couldn't stand her annoyance any longer, so he looked up and stared at her coldly, "Huh? What are you saying, you ugly woman?"
Ugly, ugly girl!
Li Quwan's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
If you say Li Quwan plays the zither poorly, she'll just smile slightly. But if you say she's ugly, she'll really get angry!
Because the more someone lacks something, the more they fear what others say about it!
Do you know how hard Li Quwan works to maintain her ethereal and beautiful appearance?
A light veil covered her slightly thick lips and protruding teeth. She spent a lot of time applying makeup every day, and any one of the cosmetics she used could be equivalent to several years' income for an average person.
This tactic might fool the ignorant people of Daqian, but for Lin Fan, who was used to seeing the difference between before and after makeup and had night vision, it was easy to see through the disguise at a glance.
Li Quwan's chest heaved slightly with anger. Yes, didn't this just prove that the man she had chosen had good taste? If he flattered her beauty like everyone else, wouldn't he be no different from anyone else?
Lin Fan looked at the woman in front of him in surprise. Her expression was very strange. First she was angry, and then she laughed happily.
Lin Fan was speechless. This guy must be a god.
Li Quwan decided to stop beating around the bush with Liu Feng. Since he preferred directness, she would just say it directly: "Brother Liu Feng, I was wrong just now. I shouldn't have acted like the head of the family towards you. I... actually, I have quite a good impression of you. So, as long as you're willing to let me help you, don't worry, everything will be alright."
Lin Fan snorted coldly. It sounds nice, but what's the price? He's numb to it all. Why is it always these kinds of weirdos who like him? He really doesn't want this kind of rotten romance at all.
He didn't even want friendship. If this ugly woman from the Li family weren't the head of the family, it wouldn't matter, but she is. How could the things the Li family did be unrelated to her?
Lin Fan shook his head. "Miss Li, forget it. If you knew what I've been through, you would know that we are not on the same path."
Li Quwan refused to give up. "Brother Liu, perhaps you have some misunderstandings. Our Li family is different from the Feng family, the Ma family, and even Lin Fugui. We succeeded through our own efforts, and we are very kind to ordinary people!"
As Li Quwan spoke, she raised her neck like a proud swan, her expression showing that she was speaking from the heart.
Lin Fan stared at him incredulously. What was this person saying? Seeing her so confident, Lin Fan began to doubt his own. Could what he was seeing really be false?
Lin Fan looked at her coldly, "Oh, so you mean those wetland people gave up their land and moved to live in the wetlands?"
Li Quwan was slightly taken aback, not expecting Liu Feng to know her family so well. "Those Su fellows are ungrateful. To be honest, brother, we didn't take their land because we were harming beasts, but we also didn't intend to harm them. After we took those lands, we planted more valuable crops. I wonder if brother has heard of the Crane Spirit Tree? Even a 20-year-old sapling can sell for twice as much silver as a 20-year-old grain crop. We asked them to abandon their land and plant trees, but they refused, so we resorted to this tactic."
Lin Fan shook his head. "Then what will they eat for the next twenty years? You didn't advance them any money, did you? Besides, planting trees can make money, but it's not guaranteed that you can buy food every year. What if food prices skyrocket one year?"
Li Quwan sneered, "Shortsighted, that's why they'll always be stuck in poverty. I can earn tens of taels of silver just by playing a single tune, enough for them to eat and drink for years. They plant trees and don't have to constantly tend to their fields. With hands and feet, how could they starve? They don't work hard themselves, they just waste their days, and then they blame my Li family?"
Lin Fan was speechless for a moment. Was this person serious? How could someone say something like, "If you have hands and feet, you won't starve"? Did she really believe that hard work would always pay off in this world?