Dabao, Da Niu, and San Niu quickly locked onto a small silver fox, thinking it was a puppy. Da Niu and San Niu were especially fond of it, hugging it in their arms. Only the dark-skinned Youdi was left unpicked, and it didn't bother to please Er Niu, its eyes darting around as if searching for Ding Youtian.

Jian Ning walked to the gate of the yard and looked back at it again. The scene of the mother fox bowing and crying flashed through his mind. He thought to himself that since their mother had intelligence, their IQ was probably not low. It would be easier to tame them if they were raised from a young age, and they could help guard the house and protect the four little ones in the future. If they were unable to change their wild nature, the worst that could happen was to kill them or throw them back to the back mountain.

Ding Youtian went straight to the village head's house to borrow a gong and drumstick, then took them to the fields. All the men, young and old, were busy harvesting. He struck the gong and shouted at the top of his voice, "I beg all the villagers to judge for me. My parents separated our family and didn't give us half an acre of land. Today, while my wife and I were away, my mother took her eldest and third sisters-in-law and snatched away Ma Tianshi's gift as a thank-you for saving my wife's life. Because Mai Ge'er tried to stop them, they couldn't take away a basket of eggs and several packages of cakes. In a rage, my mother smashed them all. Do you think anyone would do something like this? Should they return the things to us?"

Old Ding was very concerned about his reputation, and he was so angry that his face turned blue when he saw him making a scene in public. The eldest, third and fifth brothers also glared at Ding Youtian angrily.

"You're still talking about this?" A villager, envious of Old Ding's better life than their own, immediately looked at Old Ding with disdain and shouted, "Why are you stealing things when you haven't even divided up the family land? Are you going to let Fourth Brother and his family survive?"

Uncle Ding San from the clan also said, "The fourth brother's wife saved someone's life, so why should she be jealous of a small thank-you gift? The fourth brother's family has four children. No matter what, they shouldn't have smashed the eggs and cakes. Isn't that a waste? It also ruins the other person's kindness."

Old Ding glared at the elders and shouted fiercely, "What are you looking at? Don't you want to work or eat? Do you have two ears and just listen to other people's business? You have to listen to everything, you are so arrogant! Go back to work!"

He was yelling at his sons, but in reality, he had a deeper meaning. Master Ding was so angry that his face fell. "I'm just saying something fair. It's up to you whether you listen or not."

After saying that, Mr. Ding San buried his head in cutting rice and didn't intend to bother with his family's affairs anymore.

Old Ding snorted and said angrily, "I only take care of things in the fields. I don't care about anything at home. If I have to take care of everything, why would I marry a wife?"

"I didn't expect you to do anything." Ding Youtian looked at his father and said, "I didn't expect Mom to return the things she stole. Dad said it himself on the day we divided the family: I won't get any land, nor will I get a penny. But from now on, you and Mom won't need our family to support you, and you're not allowed to complain to Dad or Mom about whether our family is doing well or not. Do these words still count? If they count, we can live our own lives and we'll be unrelated from now on. If Mom comes to my house to steal things again, don't blame me for reporting you to the police. If you get caught as a thief, don't say I didn't tell Dad in advance."

"You dare!"

"Why not?" Ding Youtian banged the gongs and drums, and loudly repeated what he had just said to all the villagers.

He figured that after all this fuss, his father, to save face, would definitely not let his mother rob again. The ones that were robbed were fine, but Jane wasn't going to let them go. That whole family had nothing to do with her, so why should they use the cloth to make new clothes? When she barged into the main courtyard, Liu and Gao were holding the cloth, comparing it to themselves, grinning from ear to ear.

When Gao saw her rushing in, she was so scared that she hugged the cloth tightly and tried to rush out. Jane Ning tripped her and before she fell to the ground, the cloth in her arms was already in Jane Ning's hands.

With a cold snort, Jian Ning glared at Liu. She had witnessed it herself yesterday: Jian was now someone who dared to beat up even her mother-in-law, Meng. She couldn't bear to part with the flowered cloth. She mumbled and was about to say something, but before she could open her mouth, Meng, who was furious, slammed the table, pointed at Jian Ning, and cursed, "You're so bold! Put down the cloth and get out!"

Jane Ning didn't answer. She walked to the table, raised her right foot above her head, and kicked down. The heavy solid wood table was split in half by her kick.

Meng, who was sitting at the table, tilted her body and fell down.

"If anyone dares to steal from me again, this table will be her fate!"

At this moment, Jian Ning looked murderous, like a living devil, which frightened Liu so much that her face turned pale. She hurriedly stuffed the cloth in her hand into her arms and turned around to run away. Meng screamed, and she was so scared that her legs went weak and she fell down.

She fell in a bad position and her nose hit the door sill. The pain made her face dislocated and she covered her nose and wailed.

"You damn bastard..." Meng also started crying in a long voice.

Gao looked at this and that, feeling neither able to leave nor stay. Thinking of the kick she'd received the day before, her back teeth ached. Finally, she rolled her eyes, slumped to the ground, and feigned death with her eyes closed.

Jian Ning didn't even bother to look at them. She carried the two pieces of cloth and walked out of the main room. When the fifth wife, Lu, who was hiding outside and peeping, saw her come out, she turned and went to the kitchen.

Who would have thought that Jian Ning followed him? Her face turned pale with fear, and she waved her hands hurriedly, saying, "I, I didn't go to your place. If you don't believe me, just go back and ask."

Jian Ning didn't even glance at her. She used a silver needle to poke the lock on the cabinet door and picked up eggs with a basket. Feeling Lu's jealous gaze behind her, she suddenly felt a sense of evil interest.

After picking up a basket full of eggs, Jian Ning turned and looked at Lu.

"Sister-in-law."

"Hmm. Ah?"

"Do you have a problem with me taking back the broken eggs?"

"No, no problem. Sister-in-law, just take it."

"Fourth sister-in-law? Open your eyes wide and take a good look. Am I really your fourth sister-in-law?"

Mrs. Lu raised her eyebrows. Before she understood what Jian Ning meant, Jian Ning silently recited the incantation and hid among the grass. A living person disappeared without a trace right before her eyes.

"Fourth sister-in-law? Fourth sister-in-law!"

Lu looked around in panic. The next second, Jian Ning appeared in front of her with a smile on her face, and then disappeared in a flash.

"Ah, monster! There's a monster..."

She screamed and was about to run away, but was knocked unconscious to the ground by Jane Ning's palm.

Mrs. Lu always pretended to be a good person but used shady tactics behind the scenes. The original body had suffered many losses at her hands. Jian Ning glanced at her with disgust, then walked away with two pieces of cloth and a basket of eggs...