"Ha, after having a child, you're taking me hostage and making us willingly become slaves?"
Qiao Mei had prepared for two scenarios from the start. If bribing the village chief could save her daughter, she would give him three gold coins and then find a chance to take her daughter and the remaining gold to find her son. If the bribe failed, knowing they would definitely try to seize the gold through foul play, she must be ready to flee at any moment.
Thus, upon hearing the other's outright refusal, she feigned shock while actually gathering her strength, waiting for the moment when they lunged at her to silence her, she would strike back, colliding into the village chief's chest. The village chief never expected such a skinny woman to resist and, caught off guard, stumbled back a step, losing the opportunity.
Qiao Mei turned and ran toward the west of the village, shouting as she ran, "The village chief stole my gold! Whoever gets it can have it!"
