Seeing the woman being pushed into the arms of the tall man, the short, fat man's lust was aroused.

He had seen many beauties and knew that true beauty lay in the bone structure, not just the skin. A woman whose back view was so graceful must have a face that was not bad.

After instructing his servants to negotiate the price, he set his sights on Mu Zhizhi.

Shen Yunqi didn't react when someone looked at him earlier, but he immediately noticed when someone was leering at his wife.

A pair of sharp eyes stared at the man, and the knife in her hand was ready to be drawn.

Shen Zhiheng stepped in front of him and whispered, "There are so many people watching, don't make a scene. We'll deal with him later."

Shen Yunqi understood this principle, so he pulled his wife behind him to protect her and prevented those lecherous eyes from glancing at her.

Shen Xingmian and Shen Xingyan noticed it as well, and were both quite angry at the moment.

If it's just ordinary verbal offense, they don't feel too embarrassed, but if they're targeted by such a disgusting lecher, it's really hard to swallow their anger.

Shen Zhiheng negotiated a price with the servant and prepared to deliver the goods to his door using a cart.

This was at least the first sum of money he earned after being exiled, without relying on his precious child's help. It was quite meaningful for him and the entire Shen family.

If the person just looks and doesn't do anything else, he doesn't plan to retaliate. After all, they are still fugitives, so they should keep a low profile and not be careless.

Unexpectedly, the man blocked Shen Yunqi's path, boasting like a peacock spreading its tail feathers: "Young lady, you must have suffered a lot following this hunter, right? Why don't you remarry into my family? I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury and wealth!"

He smiled smugly, as if victory was assured.

Mu Zhizhi didn't even realize that the ugly thing was talking to her. She usually stayed at home and only interacted with the Shen family.

Even if they weren't all well-educated and knowledgeable, they were all of upright character. How could there be such ugly and rude people?

When she realized it, she blushed with shame and indignation, but she was usually taciturn and couldn't bring herself to say anything hurtful in front of so many people.

Shen Xingyan, however, paid no heed to any of this. Her usual fiery temper, usually suppressed by her mother, suddenly found its outlet, and she unleashed a barrage of attacks—

"You ugly toad, you really dare to dream. If you were any shorter, you could be rolled on the ground. How dare you covet my mother?"

"Just because you have a little money, you dare ask other women if they want to remarry. If I have a knife, can I borrow two pounds of my own flesh from you too?"

The girl's voice was crisp and pleasant, but what she said was barbed. The onlookers didn't seem to mind and even laughed along.

The short, stout man felt deeply humiliated. He hated it when people talked about his physique, but he also loved the young woman's slender figure and couldn't stand seeing other men who were tall and strong.

The couple in front of him right now had both of those traits, which made him very unhappy, hence his question.

However, he was exposed in the street by a little girl, which made him realize his weakness. He couldn't stand it.

He immediately called out to those behind him, "Are you all deaf? How dare she humiliate me like this! Go and beat her up!"

The servants, who were used to bullying men and women by him, rushed forward with their sticks in hand.

Before the adults in her family could make a move, Shen Xingyan rushed forward with a knife. She didn't intend to kill someone in the street, so the knife was not drawn.

The girl was very agile, and those servants who dared to act recklessly because of their numbers were no match for her.

In just one exchange, he collapsed to the ground, clutching his arm that had been nearly broken by the scabbard, groaning in pain.

Shen Xingmian pulled Xiao Yanyue forward to watch the excitement, but seeing that more and more people were gathering around, she became a little worried.

If someone reports it to the authorities, wouldn't that cause a lot of trouble?

She immediately spoke up: "Sister, let it go. Although he is ugly and has high hopes, our family is kind-hearted and we won't hold it against him. We still need to sell the game to buy a sheep to nurse our little brother."

When the people around heard that they had a baby crying for food at home, they felt even more sorry for them. They had worked so hard to hunt the game, but hadn't sold a single piece and had run into this bad luck.

That's really bad luck.

An older man led over a dairy goat, his face slightly flushed, and asked, "Um, this dairy goat is one of our own. It just gave birth to a lamb not long ago, and it has plenty of milk. Would you like it?"

Shen Xingmian looked at the clean-washed ewe and liked it very much. She immediately nodded and said, "I'll take it. How much?"

The uncle scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and replied, "This is a live sheep with plenty of milk. I originally planned not to sell it for ten taels less, but if I can exchange it for two wolves, I won't have to pay the difference."

Shen Xingmian estimated in her mind that although wolves were rare, apart from their fur, they weren't very valuable.

Although there is only one ewe, it can produce milk. If fed properly, it can produce more lambs in the future.

Actually, she has many more sheep in her space, but in order to turn these wolf carcasses into cash, she still has to go through the normal buying and selling process, otherwise it would be too strange for outsiders to see.

“Okay, then you can choose two yourself, Uncle.” Shen Xingmian readily agreed.

Upon hearing this, the uncle quickly stepped forward, picked out two animals with inconspicuous wounds and relatively smooth and soft fur, happily hoisted them onto his shoulder, and hurried away.

Others, seeing this, were also somewhat tempted.

This wolf pelt looks really nice. For ordinary families, fox fur is out of the question, but if they could get a wolf pelt coat, they could wear it for many years.

They were windproof and coldproof, and quite pretty, so many people crowded around them, afraid that the best ones would be taken by someone else first.

While business was bustling on one side, the servants who had fallen to the ground were finally getting up.

"Sir, a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. These guys are so good at fighting even a little girl. We can't afford to mess with them. How about... we go back first?"

A servant, clutching his nearly broken arm and hissing in pain, still stepped forward to offer his master a way out.

But that master is ungrateful. He has been humiliated so much. If he doesn't get his revenge, how will he ever be able to stand here again?

If I don't make these people crawl out of here today, I'm not Gao!

"You bunch of unruly commoners! Do you even know who I am related to? How dare you challenge me like this? The current Consort Gao is my cousin from my maternal family! You ignorant fools, bah!"

Shen Xingmian, who had originally planned to let him go, looked up at him curiously upon hearing this.

He was puzzled. "That can't be right. The Gao siblings, regardless of their character, are at least decent-looking."

How could I possibly be related to such a scoundrel?