A lamp won't light unless you adjust it, and words won't be clear unless you speak them. If everything is laid out in the open, there's nothing to worry about.

Chunfeng has already settled in the Xu family and cannot go to anyone else's house.

Jiang Zhi didn't want to argue, so she called the old man Yu aside and told him the choice the Xu family had given her.

"First, your Yu family should discuss with Erlaizi. If you can get a divorce agreement, we will still acknowledge you as our in-law."

Second, if you, her family, insist on taking legal action, that's fine. We'll still accept any compensation or punishment, but we'll sever all ties with the Yu family.

Old Man Yu's face darkened. He knew that Xu Family Village had a large and powerful population, and he had brought quite a few people with him. He also had a legitimate reason, and he thought he wouldn't lose in terms of either people or logic.

They were bracing themselves for a fierce fight when the female village chief suddenly admitted to everything, saying, "Choose whatever you like!"

I thought I could pull off something big, but I ended up with a huge mess.

Admitting the facts doesn't equate to admitting wrongdoing. The rest is something they have to resolve themselves. Going to Erlaizi for a divorce agreement might be a bit troublesome.

Jiang Zhi was talking to Old Man Yu alone when the commotion outside started again, but it was different from the initial argument.

Qin, Li Laoshi, and Xu Gensheng stood at the gate, blocking Chunfeng's second aunt outside, and they were all shouting and cursing at each other.

Ma Guan also came over, staring intently at the other men. There's a difference in the aura between a trained fighter and a peasant; no one should move.

There was also noise in the courtyard.

Grandpa Xiaoman had to be considerate of his granddaughter-in-law Chunfeng, so he had to be polite and sit quietly in the middle listening to the argument.

Xiaoman's grandmother had already been called away by Liu and Qiaoyun. Anyway, she couldn't get a word in edgewise, and the outcome was already decided. Leaving her behind would only cause more trouble.

Xu Changming was fearless; when these unwelcome relatives from the village came, it was his responsibility as an elder to deal with them.

From the election of the village chief to being cheated by the Du family when he went to the city, and being implicated and punished by his relatives, the Wu family, he suffered one humiliation after another.

At this moment, Xu Changming finally found an opportunity to vent his anger, and he showed no mercy to Chunfeng's parents.

He berated the couple for their past neglect of their daughter's life and death, and for their current desperate attempt to reclaim her: "You still have the nerve to say Chunfeng isn't coming home? Why didn't you send them any messages? It's because you're afraid you'll be blinded by greed and sell her again."

Others dare not speak out, yet you shamelessly flaunt your actions. Should I find you a band to parade you through the streets?

At first, Chunfeng's parents were quite assertive in saying that the Xu family was hoarding things, but now that Xu Changming had caught them in this pretext, he gave the couple a thorough dressing-down, leaving them unable to lift their heads.

The Yu family knew they were in the wrong for forcing their daughter to marry while she was sick, but they still argued, "We were only trying to do what was best for her. Who knew that Erlaizi would hit us!"

Xu Changming launched into another tirade: "You don't know, how could you not know the ways people from the same place behave? If you had chosen a decent family for Chunfeng to remarry into, I wouldn't have said that."

They're only after the three taels of silver others give them, and they're afraid that if someone dies in their own house, they'll have to pay for their coffin.

I ask you, have you become rich from selling your daughter? Have your ancestors' graves been blessed with good fortune?

Chunfeng's parents were so angry they wanted to disappear into the ground.

The most bewildered were Erlaizi and his mother. At first, when the Yu family asked for their daughter, they followed suit by asking for their daughter-in-law, making a big show of it.

But now that Grandpa Yu has been called away by Jiang Zhi, Xu Changming, all by himself, is like a thousand troops, directly scolding Chunfeng's parents and leaving them dumbfounded.

Forget about arguing with anyone, these two are practically useless now. They've become nothing more than decorations.

Second Laizi's mother said in a low voice, "Son! We can't afford to offend the Xu family, and we can't just give away our money for nothing."

When Chunfeng came to our house, she was half-dead. We fed her and nursed her back to health. Even returning the three taels of betrothal money wasn't enough; it should have been at least five taels.

Er Laizi clicked his tongue, looked at the brand-new house, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Fifty taels, or I'll sue them for kidnapping and embezzlement. I refuse to believe there's no law in this world!"

When the Yu family elders and Jiang Zhi came out, the hall immediately fell silent.

Chunfeng's parents were almost crying from the scolding, but when they saw their own family elders, they quickly said, "Forget it, Chunfeng can go with whichever family she wants."

Nini is at the Xu family's house; she's the mother, so she must have been reluctant to leave her child, which is why she ran back.

Upon hearing this, Old Master Yu felt much relieved. Since Chunfeng's parents had said so, things were going to be easier. He deliberately sighed and said, "That's good. They say it's better to tear down a temple than to break up a marriage."

Erlaizi jumped up in anger: "Old Master Yu, am I not a relative? You have to pay up! Pay up!"

Chunfeng and I are not even family. I might as well have money. I can just marry someone else when I have the money.

That's absolutely right. Xu Changming immediately accepted the task and, with his two helpers, Li Laoshi and Xia Xiucai, began to negotiate and write the divorce papers.

Fifty taels!

"You yawning brat, what a big mouth you have!" Xu Changming wanted to spit on Er Laizi's face. He slammed his hand on the table and retorted, "Two liang! Chunfeng was crippled and injured in your house, working like a cow and a horse. You should still pay the Xu family."

They argued and argued, making a huge scene over money, and Chunfeng's parents were also dragged into it. If the Xu family wouldn't give it, the Yu family would.

The adults were arguing about how much money was involved, and before they knew it, two children were peeking through the back door.

Nini pointed at Chunfengniang and said to Caixia, "Grandma Liu said that's my maternal grandmother. Do you think she's the wolf grandma that Grandma was talking about?"

Dazhu has no mother; the grandmother Nini speaks of is Jiang Zhi.

But Caixia was too young to remember the story of the Big Bad Wolf, and nodded blankly, "She's cursing!"

At this moment, Chunfeng's mother and Erlaizi's mother started arguing again about money.

He Xiang ran over and took the two children away, so they wouldn't see the ugliness of the world.

After several hours of arguing, Er Laizi finally pressed his fingerprint on the divorce agreement, and the people around him also pressed their fingerprints as witnesses.

The mother and son of Erlaizi came looking for their daughter-in-law, naturally bringing with them the marriage certificate and Chunfeng's birth date and time. At this moment, they handed everything over and burned it in front of everyone.

In the end, Erlaizi received ten taels of silver, swore an oath that he would never speak ill of Chunfeng again, and the mother and son left happily.

Chunfeng's parents were too ashamed to stay, and even Chunfeng and Nini didn't say they wanted to see him.

With every sentence Xu Changming uttered, he would mock them: "Look, you've sold your daughter again. That's enough for the two of you to live on for half your lives."

"You still want to see your granddaughter? Do you want to tell her that her grandparents brought people to sell your mother? They're not satisfied with selling her once, so they want to sell her two or three times."

These words made Chunfeng's parents so ashamed that they covered their faces and left Xujia Village, and they probably wouldn't dare to come back again.

Jiang Zhi was satisfied with the result. Although things didn't go well at first, the Yu family cooperated and persuaded Er Laizi to sign the divorce papers as soon as possible.

The most frustrated person was probably Chunfeng, who had a sudden and inexplicable argument with Qin.

She originally came here to support Chunfeng's parents and boost their morale, but unexpectedly, Qin Shi tripped her up.

They didn't even go inside the mansion; they slunk away.

That afternoon, Jiang Zhi did not send Li Laoshi to deliver the message, but instead went back to the mountain herself.

Firstly, to let Chunfeng know this news so she won't have to worry anymore.

This also allows Nini, who has been separated from her parents for a month, to reunite with them.

There's also a pair of crutches made by a carpenter, which I'm going to have Dazhu try out.

Upon hearing that she could see her parents, Nini was overjoyed and danced with excitement: "I miss Peppa Pig, Little Bear Sister, I miss Little Flower Pig!"

She quickly found a small basket and packed all the candy cookies she had saved for her parents and Little Bear, as well as the dried sweet potatoes she had brought for Peppa.

Jiang Zhi led over an old mule, put Nini on its back, gave instructions to her family, and then returned to the mountain.