章 88: Chapter 88 Reaping the Consequences

Fearing discovery, she hadn't even considered greeting anyone in the house.

After all, the money had already been paid to the other party this morning, and they would just take the person away, as had been agreed upon beforehand.

Once those two men had carried Zhao Xiaomei away, Luo Qiao also left the Zhao family through the back door, then circled around and returned to the front courtyard, feeling obligated to show up since she had paid Sanmao's bride price.

Besides, her absence would have made the villagers even more suspicious. Just as she arrived at the Zhao family's front gate, she ran into Feng Qiaohui, the wife of the second son from the brigade leader's family, and they entered the courtyard together.

Luo Qiao didn't find Gao Suhua in the courtyard; she guessed that she was probably still waiting for news about Xiaomei in that room. Heh, she would be waiting for a while.