Chapter 1784: Chapter 1784: Isn’t Living Good Enough?

Sixth Aunt Qian was terrified too, but seeing Qian Qiwen like this, she despised his cowardice and uselessness, muffled cries spilling out as she urged him not to chicken out and hurry up and talk business.

"I heard you lot know a secret of the Gu Family. What secret? Speak." Qin San Lang’s tone was very flat; he didn’t care what that secret was.

Qian Qiwen felt he was just putting on an act. He’d made that secret sound so grave—how could Qin San Lang not care?

"...Close the door first. This secret is too big. If outsiders hear it, the Qin family’s face will be utterly lost." Qian Qiwen said.

"Close the door." Qin San Lang gave an order, and a figure flashed out from outside like a ghost, closing the door.

Qian Qiwen was greatly shocked by the sight. This Qin really wasn’t an ordinary man; the men he’d raised were far better than the Bian Family’s and the County Captain Tang’s Family’s, even stronger than those around Qiu Troop Commander.

He’d heard Qin had even killed members of the Rong bandits’ Royal Family, his fame reaching the Emperor’s ears, and that he was going to be promoted to Great General!

Thinking of this, Qian Qiwen swallowed hard. If his concubine daughter in the Prefecture could marry Qin San Lang, wouldn’t that make him Qin San Lang’s father-in-law?

Ha, just thinking about it made him feel he was about to strike it rich.

However, the reason he’d left the concubine daughter in the Prefecture was precisely to have her seduce Young Master Bian. Now that his concubine daughter had long since been rolling around with Young Master Bian, how could she marry Qin San Lang?

Qin San Lang wouldn’t take her anyway.

"Talk!" Qin San Lang saw Qian Qiwen staring at him, practically drooling, and felt nauseated. His tone turned harsh.

If you’re looking to die, then hurry it up. It was already two quarters past You hour; he still had to rush back and eat dinner with Xiao Yu.

Qian Qiwen steadied his nerves and said, "The Gu Family has women who aren’t clean—namely your wife’s biological grandmother and her birth mother. Those two women..."

"Kill him!" Qin San Lang looked at Qian Qiwen and sneered. "You dare smear my wife’s grandmother and mother in front of me—you’re asking for death."

Old Bao didn’t hesitate. His knife whisked across with a slash sound, cutting open Qian Qiwen’s throat.

Gurgle gurgle—bright blood gushed out, wracking Qian Qiwen with intense pain and suffocating him.

He gaped his mouth wide, desperately sucking for air, but no matter how he breathed, the air just wouldn’t enter his body. After a brief struggle, Qian Qiwen kicked out both legs and died on the spot.

Mmm mmm mmm!

Sixth Aunt Qian screamed in terror. Seeing that Qian Qiwen was truly dead, her eyes rolled up and she fainted on the spot!

But she didn’t stay unconscious for long before Old Bao pinched her awake.

Upon waking and seeing Qian Qiwen’s corpse, she knew he was truly dead. Looking at Qin San Lang, seeing him standing there like a life?reaping fiend, she nearly fainted again.

Old Bao warned her: "If you want your philtrum pinched to pulp, then go ahead and keep fainting."

Sixth Aunt Qian, hearing that, forced herself to stay conscious, tears streaming down her old face, muffled cries spilling out—a look of an old woman admitting her wrongs, begging to be allowed to speak a few words in explanation, pleading not to be chopped down with a single stroke.

Qin San Lang had long since trained a pair of eyes that saw straight into people’s hearts; he could tell Sixth Aunt Qian wanted to explain. Originally, he hadn’t wanted to listen to her prattle, but since this touched on Xiao Yu’s grandmother and mother’s honor, a bit of explanation was better than none: "Let her speak."

He added a warning: "Don’t spew useless drivel."

"Yes." Old Bao took the wad of cloth from Sixth Aunt Qian’s mouth.

Sixth Aunt Qian immediately shouted, "Yes, yes, Qian Qiwen was talking nonsense... he knows everything, he just wanted to use those two women’s honor to sabotage your relationship with the Gu Family’s daughter, then threaten you so you’d..."

She’d only just said this when Qin San Lang’s hand flicked, and Old Bao shoved the coarse cloth back into her mouth.

Mmm mmm mmm!

Why wouldn’t they let the old woman finish?

But explanation didn’t require much—one sentence was enough.

Qin San Lang looked at Sixth Aunt Qian and offered her a way to live: "Qiu Troop Commander has already been locked up next door. Company Commander Tong has taken troops to the Prefecture to arrest the Bian Family. In a few days, the General over at Daokou Gully will receive word and hurry over. If you don’t want to die, then tell the truth and testify against the Bian Family."

He added, "If you insist on turning black into white, that’s fine too. We’re not short of a single witness, nor will we miss one more dead soul."

With that, he turned and left.

Only after he’d stepped out of the room did Sixth Aunt Qian come back to her senses, muffled cries spilling out as she vowed the old woman would tell the truth and never dare invert black and white again, begging them not to kill her, wuu wuu wuu!

Qin San Lang ignored Sixth Aunt Qian. After tidying up in the tent next door, he returned to the Gu Family and met Gu Jinli.

...

Hearing about the mess stirred up by Qian Qiwen and his niece, Gu Jinli was rather speechless: "Really, stupid and asking for it."

Is living so bad that they have to go looking for death?

"Enough about them. The matter in Gaoshui County is settled for now. When the officials from Daokou Gully arrive, we’ll just throw everything here to them to deal with." Qin San Lang wrapped his arms around her and asked, "Is your heart feeling a bit lighter?"

Gu Jinli nodded, looking up at him. "Mm, I’m fine now."

It was just that when she first heard about Qiong’s situation, she couldn’t digest it all at once, which was why her reaction had been so severe.

She thought of Wen Rong again: "Qing Pu and I examined him. He’ll have to take medicine, and he also needs someone with him at all times to talk things through and untie his knots. Otherwise, if he keeps burrowing deeper into that dead end, he’ll be ruined."

Because of Qiong’s ordeal, Wen Rong’s psyche had taken a heavy blow and needed to be corrected quickly.

Qin San Lang said, "Xiao Yu doesn’t need to worry about Wen Rong. You An has already come to me, saying he’ll be counseling Wen Rong, breaking down the reasoning into tiny pieces and explaining it all clearly to him—he’ll definitely guide him into becoming a proper man."

He added, "What You An and the others went through was even worse than Wen Rong. Wen Rong at least had a few years of joyful life with his parents and elder sister. You An and the rest started suffering from the moment they were born. He’s got experience, and he’s taught Ping’an, Xile, and Qing all very well—none of them have gone mad. He’ll definitely be able to teach Wen Rong properly."

Hearing this, Gu Jinli thought of Ping’an, Xile, and Qing; indeed, they’d been taught very well—none of them had gone insane... Actually, there had been some who couldn’t withstand the suffering of childhood and did go mad, but those people were all dead, whereas what she saw were the good ones. Qin San Lang hadn’t let her see too many of the ugly things.

"This is the hemostatic root?" Qin San Lang saw a basket of washed herbs in the main room, picked one up, and asked.

Before going up the mountain to search for Tian Dahua’s corpse, Xiao Yu had given instructions to Si’an. She’d said that when she was a child, she’d gone up the mountain looking for things to eat and had seen a certain plant. Back then she hadn’t known what it was, but later, after reading medical texts, she realized it should be hemostatic root. So she’d drawn a picture for Si’an and told him to keep an eye out for it when he went up the mountain.

Unexpectedly, he’d really found it—an unexpected stroke of luck.

It was just that on that day, they’d had to transport Tian Dahua’s corpse down the mountain, so they hadn’t dug any up to bring back. These were freshly dug today, washed clean, and sent straight to her.

Gu Jinli nodded. "Mm, that’s right. This stuff can increase the blood clotting rate and quickly stop bleeding; it works well for wounds from blades and weapons."

Pointing at the hemostatic root in the basket, she said, "These were dug up first to make medicine and test the effect. After that, I’ll have Si’an lead people up into the mountains to dig up the hemostatic root, sever the roots and cultivate seedlings for seed. We’ll first plant them in the shallow mountains closer to the village and in the vacant plots in front of people’s houses in the village. Once we’ve got enough growing, we’ll transport them to the garrison we were allotted and have the soldiers’ families plant them together to make money."

Listening to her plans for the future and looking at her smiling face, Qin San Lang’s heart felt warm and soft. He gently hugged her and said, "Thank you, Xiao Yu."

Gu Jinli said, "Thank me for what? I’m just finding ways to make money for myself, not doing it for you."

Qin San Lang laughed. "Stubborn mouth."

On the way to the Northwest, she’d constantly had people searching along the route for valuable medicinal plants that could be cultivated, racking her brains to help soldier’s family households increase their income—how was that not for him?

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