"Did they strike it rich or climb the social ladder? They look like a wealthy family, and... I just looked closely, they have five carriages and a lot of guards with them. The guards are all carrying long swords, they look very powerful..." Liu was so shocked that she couldn't help but ramble on.

"Shut up!" Jiang Fuyi said in a deep voice.

"I was just asking, why are you being so fierce?" Liu's temper flared up, and she couldn't help but raise her voice.

"Those mother and daughter are no longer part of the Jiang family. That wretched girl Xianya has even changed her surname to Ye. Don't mess with them. Didn't you hear what He Shunde said? Xianya survived a great calamity and was enlightened by a fairy. When her son He Guangcai sent Xianya to Liuhe Town, they encountered many things on the way, but Xianya resolved them all. That girl is very strange. Stay away from them."

Jiang Fuyi lowered his voice and said, "They brought so many people with them. If you dare to cause trouble, you'll only be asking for trouble. If you're angry, tell your son when you get to the capital and let him vent your anger for you. Don't provoke them now."

Jiang Fuyi understands his wife.

This old woman just can't stand seeing others doing well, especially her eldest daughter-in-law and eldest granddaughter whom she used to look down on the most.

After hearing Jiang Fuyi's words, Liu glared at him with some displeasure.

What does this old man mean? She didn't intend to cause trouble.

"Don't just stand there, go to the washroom first. Later, rest under the big tree where the carriage is parked. The driver said it's too hot and we'll have to leave later," Jiang Fuyi said, frowning.

"Grandfather, I'm hungry. Let's go in and have lunch," said the youngest, Jiang Changbai, rubbing his stomach pitifully.

He had just secretly peeked into the lobby of the post station, where there were more than a dozen tables of people sitting, and the food smelled incredibly delicious.

It smelled much better than what his grandmother and mother made.

"Don't even think about it." Jiang Fuyi refused outright: "Go pee, and when you're done, go back to the carriage. There are biscuits on the carriage. We'll eat the dry rations we brought for the next few days, and then we'll buy something else to eat when we run out."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Changbai's lips trembled and he looked like he was about to cry.

"Father..." Jiang Minghe saw his son and daughter looking at him pitifully and wanted to plead for the family to go in for a meal. However, he was glared at fiercely by Jiang Fuyi as soon as he opened his mouth.

“The journey to the capital is long and will take at least a month. If something happens on the way and we are delayed, we will arrive even later. Our meager funds won’t last long, so be careful. We’re already doing you a favor by not letting you go hungry,” Jiang Fuyi said in a deep voice.

They disembarked at the post station to use the restroom, not to have lunch inside.

He had already asked the driver, and even if they were frugal, a meal at the post station for his family would cost a hundred or two coins, which Jiang Fuyi couldn't bear to spend.

He was notoriously stingy in the village. When he was away from home, he had many other expenses, so he became even stingier.

"Why is it that we've been having such a miserable time lately, while Ye Xianya is dressed so elegantly and riding in such a fine carriage? Grandfather, didn't you say she was a bit strange? Is it because of her that our family has been having such bad luck lately?" Jiang Qiurong said with a resentful expression.

From childhood to adulthood, Ye Xianya and her mother were like servants to them. All the clothes Ye Xianya wore were hand-me-downs from them after they had worn them, and they were either faded from washing or had holes in them.

Jiang Qiurong looked down on her cousin from the bottom of her heart.

But today, Ye Xianya was dressed like a fairy, looking quite like a lady from a prominent family. She was accompanied by a handsome man, and the two were chatting and laughing. It was so eye-catching that Jiang Qiurong felt extremely resentful.

Why are they only allowed to eat dry rations, while Ye Xianya is still living a life of luxury inside?

“In my opinion, she must have secretly used some kind of evil magic on us, causing us to be plagued by bad luck.” Jiang Minghe felt that his daughter’s words made a lot of sense, and said through gritted teeth, “Father, don’t forget, if she hadn’t told everyone that we had five hundred taels of silver, how could our silver have been stolen? Five hundred taels of silver, a lot of it has been stolen in the past two months, and we only have two hundred taels left.”

Jiang Fuyi's face turned very ugly upon hearing this.

After the matter was exposed, if he hadn't been careful and hidden the banknotes separately, they would have been stolen long ago.

"Minghe and Qiurong are right, it must be that brat Xianya who did it. I'm going to settle the score with them right now." Granny Liu said as she rushed inside.

Jiang Fuyi originally disapproved of his wife getting into a conflict with Ye Xianya and her daughter, since there were too many people on their side and they were likely to suffer losses. However, when he thought about the stolen silver and how unlucky they had been lately, and how this was most likely caused by Ye Xianya, Jiang Fuyi let Liu Shi do as she pleased.

That old woman of his is the worst at causing trouble and throwing tantrums; no one in the village can match her.

Even if they don't get anything out of it, letting his wife annoy them will at least give them some satisfaction.

If their misfortunes during this period were all caused by Ye Xianya, then they shouldn't blame him, as their grandfather, for being ruthless. Once they arrived in the capital, he would definitely have his son send someone to teach this ungrateful mother and daughter a lesson.

It would be best to kill him, so as not to ruin his son's future.

When Liu entered, Ye Xianya and the others were having lunch.

Qi Chengshuo specially asked the people at the post station to prepare a sumptuous meal for them, taking into account everyone's preferences and tastes.

Just as everyone was enjoying their meal, Liu rushed over, and she was after Ye Xianya.

Just as her hand was about to grab Ye Xianya's hair, Ye Xianya suddenly turned around and kicked Liu's leg, knocking her to the ground.

Qi Chengshuo's guards sat at the table at the very end, where everyone was having lunch. At first, they didn't notice Liu Shi running over.

Seeing that this old woman actually dared to make a move, they quickly drew their knives and surrounded her.

Liu had never seen anything like this before and almost fainted from fright.

Only then did Ye Xianya realize that the person she had kicked to the ground was actually Liu Shi.

Seeing how well they ate and dressed, Liu was extremely jealous.

"Ye Xianya...you unfilial brat, how dare you hit your own grandmother! I'm going to the yamen to report you!" Liu shouted, mustering her courage.

"Fine, I'll play along to the end," Ye Xianya sneered.

"You shameless old hag, how dare you show your face in front of us? Are you looking for death?" Ye Miaoyun grabbed the teacup in front of her and rushed over, throwing it directly at Liu Shi.

"You widowed and despicable slut..." Liu felt a sharp pain in her chest and couldn't help but curse loudly.

When Hua heard Liu cursing her daughter and granddaughter like that, she stepped forward and slapped Liu hard several times with all her might.