Bab 322: Chapter 322: Joy and Sorrow in Different Houses

The verdict was easy to handle, and the county magistrate quickly issued the command. Qiao Chang'an was to serve ten years in jail and pay a fifty tael silver fine.

Qiao Chang'an was directly thrown into a prison cell, while Qiao Xiaomai, Tong Tiehu, and Ma Dongshu hastily returned to Anping Village.

By the time they arrived at Anping Village, night had fallen completely. Each of them went their separate ways.

When Qiao Xiaomai arrived home with her donkey cart, Qiao Zhaodi and Qiao Yindi were still kneeling at her front door. Zhao Shufen was also there, but Qiao Xiaobao was nowhere to be seen.

Moreover, Qiao Changkang and Wu Yinfeng were also present.

The sisters, Qiao Zhaodi and Qiao Yindi, were disheveled, their clothes ragged, their eyes swollen and red. Seeing Qiao Xiaomai approaching, they bowed their heads in unison. Their pleas were repetitive, begging Xiaomai to show mercy and spare their family from being sold.