"They're hitting people! They're killing people!" Jin shouted in fear.

Fearing she would attract the attention of her neighbors, Sun Miao'er declared, "I won't kill you. I'll let you live a good life. Dying is so easy. Good days are ahead for you!"

After saying that, she helped Grandma Sun into the house. Seeing Jin's disheveled appearance, she felt very relieved.

"Miao'er, what you did just now really scared Grandma to death." Grandma Sun patted her chest, still shaken as she thought of how her granddaughter had scolded her second daughter-in-law outside.

Grandma Sun said earnestly, "Miao'er, it may feel good to teach her a lesson, but you know how vindictive she is. What if she tries to take revenge on you in the future?"

Grandma Sun wasn't afraid of anything else, but she was afraid that Jin would seize the opportunity to bite back. It would be impossible to guard against such a thing. Miao'er was just a young girl, and she was too old to protect her!

"Grandma, don't be afraid of her." Sun Miao'er was fearless and calm. "Now that she has lost the support of her family, the village bully, and my second uncle hasn't been able to come home for years, how arrogant can she be?"

She has grown up and can now shoulder the burdens this family faces.

Sun Miao'er mysteriously took a small wooden box out of the cabinet, closed the doors and windows tightly, and said, "Grandma, look."

"This!" When Grandma Sun saw the gleaming silver in the box, she was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. She even wondered if she was dreaming, after all, country folk had never seen so much money before.

Grandma Sun realized what was happening and immediately asked, "Miao'er, where did you get so much silver?"

Sun Miao'er knew that Old Lady Sun would ask this question, and said proudly, "I did the Wei family a great favor. Grandma, don't worry about the reward they gave me. This money is perfectly clean, so use it with confidence!"

"Not only that, the Wei family also promised to give me a shop in Pingnan City after that matter is over. My granddaughter will then use the money to start a business in the village and bring you all to live in the city!"

Grandma Sun was initially happy, but then she frowned and said, "Grandma still couldn't persuade you in the end, alas!"

"Grandma, don't worry. If we want to live a good life, our whole family has to work hard. Xiao Ning will help me with the accounts at the store, and Xiao Man will help me attract business. They are two strong men and they can definitely protect me!"

Despite the uncertainty of what lies ahead, Sun Miao'er remains full of confidence.

Seeing her like this, Grandma Sun stopped trying to persuade her and just said, "Alright, my Miao'er is a good child. Grandma believes in you. But when you get to the city, you must be careful!"

"Oh, right. Master, he has to leave for a while to attend to his own business." Sun Miao'er suddenly thought of her master. Where was he at this hour? Was he sleeping in the open? It was getting cold. She wondered if he would remember to put on an extra layer of clothing.

Grandma Sun nodded, not surprised at all. "When my husband rescued him, I knew he came from an extraordinary background, and that he must be different from people like us."

As night fell, Sun Miao'er peeked through the crack in the door and saw Xiao Ning and Xiao Man sleeping in the same bed, the two brothers snuggling close together, very affectionate. She had initially worried that the two children might have grown apart after not seeing each other for so long, but now it seemed that she had been worrying for nothing.

These past two days, she hasn't been able to find any ochre in the valley. It's true that it's much easier to dig in mountainous areas. She carried a whole basket back from the mountains in half a day.

She was busy mixing dyes, and because white raw yarn was too expensive and there wasn't much left, she had been using fine yarn instead for color testing.

While busy in the yard, a beautiful figure stood at the door. Sun Miao'er looked closely, put down what she was doing, and called out in a clear voice, "Aunt Liang is here!"

Wei Shuhua walked over with a smile, carrying two bundles of pork and a basket of fruit. "I've come to thank you."

"What are you thanking me for?" Sun Miao'er smiled, her eyes crinkling.

Wei Shuhua put down the fruit and said, "What else can I thank you for? Thank you for helping the Wei family a lot. My brother has already written to me and told me that if it weren't for you, the Wei family would probably be bankrupt by now just from the money you've lost."

“Aunt Liang, you’re too kind. The Wei family helped me first, and besides,” Sun Miao’er suddenly lowered her voice, “Master Wei even gave me a reward!”

Wei Shuhua leaned closer and said mysteriously, "My brother told me everything, and I was right. You're a very clever girl!"

"These are all top-quality pork belly, and some fresh seasonal fruits. I'm not as generous as my brother, so please don't look down on them." Wei Shuhua pointed to the things she had brought, feeling that the girl in front of her was no ordinary person.

Sun Miao'er quickly accepted it, saying sweetly, "Aunt Liang, don't talk nonsense, I like it very much!"

"Miao'er, though I'm saying this, I have to remind you," Wei Shuhua suddenly became serious. "There are many good people in the village, and quite a few people are envious. Seeing that you've been busy these past two days and haven't gone out, you probably haven't heard what's going on outside."

Sun Miao'er's smile froze, and she asked, "What's going on outside?"

"Rumors are already spreading outside. Those two outfits that Xiao Ning and Xiao Man wore, were they a gift from my brother?" Wei Shuhua glanced outside the Sun family's house, becoming more cautious.

Sun Miao'er remembered this and said, "They both really liked their new clothes, so I didn't let them change them off. I was thinking of letting them wear them for a few more days. I never expected that it would make the villagers envious."

She could guess the gossip circulating in the village without even asking: the Sun family's girl had gone to the city for a few days, bought her younger brother two nice outfits, and was probably up to no good.

"I've done nothing wrong, so let them talk!" Sun Miao'er didn't want to defend herself; if she did, it would seem like she was trying to cover something up.

Wei Shuhua's expression brightened. "That's good. I was worried that you would be unhappy after hearing those words, so I came to remind you. It's best that you think this way. You should go about your business first. If you need any help from your aunt, just let me know."

"Don't worry, I definitely will."

Hearing these words, although she felt no guilt, she found herself wandering around the village in the afternoon, almost as if possessed.

At the edge of the field, two old women were chatting idly. She couldn't help but slow her pace and listen carefully.

"Have you heard? A few days ago, people from the county government came and saw our village's harvest. They said they could go back and discuss reducing our rent!"

Sun Miao'er stopped. It turned out that Shan Qiu had mentioned having other things to attend to that day, and it turned out to be this matter. Lord Zhang had also remembered what she had said and had sent a trusted confidant to investigate it in detail on another day.

This is good, as it will make life easier for people in Fushui Village.

She would not let any of those who had wronged or slandered her get away with it; she would make sure to get her revenge, one by one. But she would also remember those who had been kind to her and helped her, and would never forget them.