The land distribution was a major event in the village, and as soon as the news came out, people came to Liang Shuyan's house in groups of three or five.

Liang Shuyan instructed Dashan and Erniu to pull out all the wooden stools in the yard, clean them up, and sit in the yard.

Aunt Liu came in with a big face covered in graffiti, and her speech was not very clear. She saw that Liang Shuyan's yard was tidy and orderly, and that the Jin family's children were all wearing new clothes, including Beibei, Yaya and Niuniu who were playing in the yard.

"Hey, Niu Niu, come here, Auntie has something to ask you!" Aunt Liu beckoned to Niu Niu.

Niu Niu pouted, squinted at Aunt Liu's face, blinked, and said, "Auntie, did the big tabby cat scratch your face? I'm so scared!"

Aunt Liu immediately covered her face and said, "It's nothing, I just tripped and fell!"

Niu Niu walked over, stood timidly to the side, and asked in a low voice, "What new clothes did your mother buy for you?"

Niu Niu nodded: "That's not all. My mom bought us new clothes, and she also caught a cat and a big wolfhound at home. Anyone who dares to come to our house gets knocked to the ground by the wolfhound's paw and faints from fright!"

Aunt Liu pondered for a moment: "This old woman from the mountains, what time is it? She should be grateful to have anything to eat. Where would she get the money to buy a cat or a dog? It's such a waste!"

"That's not right, Auntie didn't see that big wolfhound when she came in. Where is it? Let Auntie take a look."

Niu Niu licked her lips: "Auntie, do you really want to see this? Let me tell you, don't end up like my second uncle, fainting from fright!"

"No, Auntie is just curious. She's never seen one before. Why don't you just show it to her?"

Niu Niu said, "Okay, Auntie, then you follow behind me and only take a peek from afar, but don't dare to come any closer!"

Aunt Liu followed Niu Niu to the backyard, and her eyes widened in shock. A creature weighing over a hundred pounds was howling in the backyard, and the sound it made was unmistakably that of a wolf. Its thick claws left deep marks on the ground.

"Ah, isn't this a wolf? A wolf, a wolf! Niu Niu, how could your mother call a wolf a dog? Quickly catch it and burn it! How can you keep this thing as a dog?"

In the backyard, Aunt Liu's loud voice immediately attracted a lot of onlookers. Liang Shuyan did not expect that Aunt Liu would let Niu Niu bring her to the backyard. Now, she was even trying to incite the villagers to get rid of the big wolfhound that she had bought at a high price!

When everyone saw the big black dog howling wildly, they were so frightened that they immediately hid to the side and covered their heads.

Several people in the village were indignant and stood up to criticize Liang Shuyan.

“I say, Aunt Dashan, how come you’ve lived half your life and still can’t tell the difference between a dog and a wolf? You’ve actually kept a wolf as a dog. In this village, who would dare to keep livestock? Who would dare to let their children go out?” The speaker was none other than Ge Laosan!

Jin Wang immediately said, "That's right. Yesterday I wanted to go see my mother, but who knew that this big wolfhound would come up and knock me unconscious with its paws. Think about it, whose dog is that big? Whose dog is like a wolf?"

These two are the villains of the village. With their encouragement, most of the people started shouting and demanding that Li Zheng completely get rid of this big black guy from the village, otherwise, it would endanger everyone's lives and property!

Liang Shuyan laughed when she heard the word "property": "I say, Lizheng, look, we all fled from Kaoshantun, what property could we possibly have? Besides, whether this thing is a wolf or a dog, it's in our house. Moreover, I've chained it up with such a thick chain, how could it endanger you?"

Li Zheng was caught in a dilemma, so he turned his attention to Liang Shuyan and lowered his voice: "Aunt Dashan, look, everyone agrees that this is a wolf. Don't you think we should get rid of it so that everyone can live in peace?"

Erniu suddenly rushed out from the crowd, his eyes bulging: "What nonsense are you talking about? Dahei is our dog, what does it have to do with you? You're here to divide the land, if you're not here to divide the land and are just here to cheat my Dahei, then please leave my house!"

Over the past few days, Erniu has been feeding Dahei frequently, and they have probably developed a certain bond. At this moment, with red eyes, he stood in front of Dahei.

Big Black seemed to have figured something out as well, and stuck out its scarlet tongue to lick Er Niu's face, showing a very endearing side.

Seeing this, Liang Shuyan said calmly, "If you want me to get rid of my Dahei, then you should compensate me for the money I spent on buying Dahei. That's not an unreasonable request, is it? Ten taels of silver. Whoever can come up with that amount, I'll agree to hand Dahei over to you!"

Jin Dashan rushed over in one stride: "Mother, even if one of you comes up with 100 taels or 1000 taels of silver today, we still won't allow you to touch a single hair on our Big Black!"

Zhang rushed over with a kitchen knife, shouting, "If you're dividing up the land in our yard today, I'll treat you well. But if you're plotting to kill my Dahei, I... I won't let you get away with it!"

Everyone was stunned. This Zhang woman, who was from the mountains, was a kind-hearted person in the village. She was also protecting Dahei. So, Dahei really was a dog, not just a dog?

Li Zheng realized that he didn't want to offend the entire Jin family at once. Da Shan Niang was quite capable, and if he wanted to live here, he, as Li Zheng, would still need to rely on her. So, he lowered his voice and said, "In that case, let's talk about the land division first!"

Jin Wang had eaten Liang Shuyan's food, but now he was going to smash her bowl in front of so many people. He said, word by word, "No way, if Li Zheng doesn't get rid of this big wolfhound, then we'd rather not divide this land at all!"

Jin Wang originally wanted to incite everyone to let Li Zheng kill Da Hei in public, but he didn't expect that the other people in the village had different ideas.

"Jinwang, I know you were scared by Dahei at Dashan's house yesterday. You're deliberately trying to mess with Dahei. Dashan's mother brought this dog back to guard the gate and yard. Don't do something like that, betraying your own people. If you don't want to divide the land, you can leave now!"

Not a single person in the crowd stood up to him. Jin Wang was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged: "Fine, you actually want to let the tiger return to the mountain? Let me tell you, don't blame me for not warning you. If you hurt anyone in the future, you'll regret it when it's too late."

To ensure fairness in land allocation, the lottery system should be chosen. With so many people involved, if one family receives more or less, it will cause a considerable controversy. After much consideration, the lottery system is the most suitable option!

"Lizheng, how about I go first?"