Grandma Jiang despises thieves.

These days, whose wealth is earned through the hard work and toil of the whole family?

But why do those petty thieves steal other people's money so easily?

How can someone who has been robbed survive if they have no money?

There was one such case in Jiangjia Village. When he was carrying his elderly mother to see a doctor, a thief stole his money. Because he had no money, the old woman lived out her days until she died.

People like that deserve to be torn to pieces.

"With people like this around, Tiejiazhuang is really unlucky," Huang Xiaosi said dismissively, curling his lip.

"The Tie family deserves it," Old Mrs. Jiang said, unusually agitated today. "If someone in the clan had disciplined them, how could they have let these brothers turn out like this?"

“That makes sense,” Jiang Nuan agreed. “If there were someone in charge of Tiejiazhuang, things wouldn’t have come to this.”

“In any case, these people have gotten their just desserts,” Huang Xiaosi said with a sinister smile. “Now that they’re like this, they’ll never be able to hold their heads high again.”

Forget about getting caught stealing; just the fact that they can't be men anymore is enough to give them a hard time.

Although Xiao Liu was a bit sleazy, what he did today was particularly satisfying.

After this incident, anyone who wants to take advantage of his family will have to consider whether they can bear the consequences!

“This matter involves two villages now, so you don’t need to think about it so much,” Old Man Huang reassured him. “Just do what you need to do, your older brother and the others will handle it.”

"Um!"

Jiang Nuan trusted her elders' advice and didn't overthink things, so she just did what she was supposed to do.

After breakfast and dinner, we took various gifts for Xiao Wu to the town to become an apprentice.

On the other hand, Qin rarely gets to eat breakfast.

"Nizi, today's porridge is made with fine rice, so eat more of it." Qin's mother smiled especially kindly. "And this steamed egg custard is specially made for you to nourish your body; no one else has it."

Having always been used to her mother's stinginess, Qin Shi felt flattered by her sudden generosity today. "Mother, I can manage on my own, don't bother."

"It's alright, we're just killing time anyway," Qin's mother said, picking up another piece of pickled vegetables for her daughter.

Qin glanced cautiously at the other family members, but found that they weren't as angry as she had imagined.

They all looked at him with smiles on their faces, as if he were the money.

Suddenly, I felt something was off.

Forcing a smile, Qin asked the question that had been bothering her, "Father, Mother, Brother, Sister-in-law, why are you all acting so strangely today?"

"What's strange about it?" Qin's mother slapped her daughter unhappily. "You child, you're such a slut, can't I even be nice to you?"

"No, I didn't mean that," Madam Qin quickly explained. "I just wanted to know if you had received any news that my husband was coming to take me back?"

It's always like this; my parents only give me face when my husband is around.

“Your husband,” Qin’s mother said coldly when her daughter mentioned Huangshan, “is a heartless man. If he truly cared for you, how could he never come to see you even once?”

“That’s not how it is,” Qin retorted, biting her lip. “He’s injured and needs to recover.”

Although he said that, he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.

After all, what I did this time was really too much, and my husband might... be really angry.

Perhaps, he really won't cherish me or treat me as well as he used to.

Thinking of this, Qin felt very sad. The steamed egg custard she had been looking forward to for several days didn't taste as good as it used to.

"You're just fooling yourself," Sister-in-law Qin said with a sneer. "She was only scratched a few times, it's not like she can't walk. The Huang family has an oxcart, why can't they come?"

“Perhaps,” Qin said, lowering her head and clenching her fists, “our parents won’t let him come.”

"Alright, alright," Qin's father said impatiently, "Stop talking, let's eat. We have things to do after we finish eating."

"Yes, let's eat first, eating is important." After agreeing, Qin's mother immediately urged the family to eat.

After breakfast, Qin's mother returned the satin clothes she had previously collected to Qin Shi, saying, "Wear this today, it will look presentable."

"Mom, this isn't convenient for working. I'll just wear what I'm already wearing."

"Just change it when I tell you to, stop with the nonsense," Qin's mother said impatiently to her daughter. "You don't have to do anything today. I'll take you out. Your sister-in-law has some rouge. Dress yourself up, don't embarrass yourself."

"Going out?" Madam Qin was taken aback. "Where to?"

“Where else can we go but to a Taoist temple to pray for a child?” Qin’s mother began her habitual complaint. “If it were because of your poor health, I wouldn’t have to worry so much. I really owe you. If you are not filial to me, may the heavens send down a bolt of lightning to strike you dead.”

Qin was already used to these words.

She easily extracted the information she wanted from a bunch of nonsense: "So it turns out they went to the Taoist temple to pray for a child. Mother, wait a minute, I'll go change my clothes now."

In a corner, the two sisters-in-law of the Qin family whispered to each other, "What's wrong with Father and Mother today? Why are they being so kind to their sister-in-law?"

"Sister-in-law, you also find it strange, don't you? Is there something we don't know about?"

"It's very likely. Your older brother warned me this morning not to pick a fight with my sister-in-law and to go along with her. It's not normal, it's very abnormal."

"Oh, my partner said the same thing. It seems there really is something we don't know about."

"Hey, we're the only two outsiders in this family. If we don't hide it from us, who else would we hide it from? Don't overthink it, you'll get used to it."

"That's true. My sister-in-law is even less popular than us. She's acting strangely today, which might not be a good thing. It's better not to know."

Qin didn't hear their conversation. After changing her clothes, she happily followed her mother out the door. As soon as she stepped out, she saw her father and two brothers in the car.

"Father, eldest brother, second brother, are you going too?"

She was puzzled, but why did these three people have to come along when she went to the Taoist temple to burn incense?

"We borrowed an oxcart from the village," Qin Laoda explained. "We'll take you there so you don't have to walk."

"Hurry up and get in the car," Qin's mother said, getting into the car first. "Your father and the others love you dearly, so you can't be ungrateful. Bring back more gifts in the future, so it won't be like we raised you for nothing."

"Don't worry, Mother, I will."

Qin Shi happily got into the carriage, her gratitude towards her family growing ever stronger.

She knew that if something really happened, she would still have to rely on her family.

Thinking about it this way, the work I usually do is nothing at all.

That's true. How could a girl be like the men in the family, not doing any housework?

The oxcart moved slowly forward, gradually approaching the foot of the mountain.

After parking the car, Qin's father said, "The mountain road can only be traveled on foot. You two go up first, and the three of us will wait down below."

“Okay,” Qin’s mother agreed readily, “It will be done soon, don’t worry.”

"I will trouble you, Father and brothers," Qin said, bowing. "I will descend the mountain as soon as possible."

"Don't rush," Qin Lao Er said with a serious expression. "You must get things done well. If you don't, don't step down. Nobody will tolerate you."