Springtime Farming: A Happy Wife At Home-Chapter 1709

Chapter 1709: Stifled

Chapter 1709: Stifled Editor: Henyee Translations

If the Huo Family and the Mei Family refused, Old Lady Fan wouldn’t summon them.

However, the other families were holding nearly 200,000 taels in IOUs!

Since Madam Shao had seemingly slapped her own face, Old Lady Fan felt compelled to retaliate.

They doubted they would actually receive payment this time.

Two families secretly rejected Shao Yunduan’s request but didn’t dare to refuse openly.

Every family knew Old Lady Fan’s temperament.

If they dared to decline, they risked earning her enmity, making their future interactions challenging.

They might as well collectively voice their grievances to the government to reclaim the money.

Qiao Xuan, unwilling to ask Shao Yunduan for the promissory note, left the other party bewildered.

Qiao Xuan chuckled, saying, “Since you’re here to collect the debt, why didn’t you bring the IOU?

Perhaps you forgot that I’m expecting you, so let me go back and fetch it now!”

Her words left them feeling awkward.

Uncertain whether Qiao Xuan intended to genuinely repay the money or not, they found themselves cornered and unable to back down.

They hurriedly went home to retrieve the IOU.

The total amount was 230,000 taels of silver, and Qiao Xuan counted out 10,000 taels each.

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There were 23 banknotes, neatly arranged.

The few debt collectors were stunned!

Holding the banknotes, they felt no joy.

Instead, an unexplainable guilt crept in.

It was a rare sight to see debt collectors in such a mood!

As they departed the state office, their footsteps seemed a bit lighter.

Old Lady Fan was furious!

Old Lady Fan felt as if she had been slapped in the face once again.

“How is that possible?

How can the Shao Family have so much money?”

The total amount, including their family’s funds, was 310,000 taels of silver—ready-made banknotes, not assets.

Even for the Fan family, it wasn’t easy to produce such a sum at once.

Unable to accept defeat, Old Lady Fan compelled her two sons to approach the Mei Family and the Huo Family, hoping to exert pressure on Shao Yunduan.

The three families had long stood together, facing challenges and victories collectively.

Shao Yunduan’s actions had not only embarrassed the Fan family but also deliberately suppressed them.

The other two families couldn’t afford to stay aloof.

By defending the Fan family’s honor, they would prevent Shao Yunduan from sowing discord among them.

If the three families turned against each other, Shao Yunduan could pick them off one by one.

From their perspective, the new Prefect Lord seemed oblivious to their longstanding alliances.

Instead, he immediately clashed with the three families upon his arrival, refusing to compromise on the seed issue.

Now, with the debt repayment at hand, they were left feeling somewhat resentful.

Shao Yunduan had anticipated that the Fan family would try to influence the other two families.

He had already made arrangements for the required funds, but the sheer amount raised questions.

Did he truly have such resources?

If the three big families refused to provide seeds, Shao Yunduan would have to purchase them himself.

With 17 towns and numerous villages in Anze Province, the number of seeds required was substantial.

Procuring them would incur significant costs.