The first person the mother and son encountered was Fu Man'er, a little girl with a goose following behind her, seemingly walking the goose.

As soon as she saw the two bad guys, she turned around and ran away, but Xu Xuewang wouldn't let her have her way.

"You brat, stop right there!" Xu Xuewang's roar made Fu Man'er quicken her pace.

No way I'm going to stop. You think I'll just stop because you tell me to? I'm not stupid.

But her short legs were no match for Xu Xuewang. Before she could run two steps, someone grabbed her by the collar.

As Lu Sheng walked along the path, he heard Fu Man'er's loud laughter, a man's scream, and a woman's curses.

She rushed over, "Man'er."

Fu Man'er turned around and saw, "Sister Lu Sheng." The little girl swung her legs and ran towards Lu Sheng, with the goose following closely behind.

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"Let's go back." Fu Man'er had gone out with her. The road in the field was difficult to walk on, so she told Fu Man'er to wait for her by the roadside.

I don't know who this mother and son are, but Fu Man'er said that these two people are not good people, so it's best to stay away from them.

"You brat, you dare to leave? You hurt my son and you still dare to run away!" Before she had even taken a step, Madam Yang started shouting again.

"Son, how are you?" Madam Yang looked at Xu Xuewang with concern.

Xu Xuewang covered his groin with both hands, his knees bent inward, his face extremely pale. How was he supposed to answer this question?

"Man'er, what's going on?" Lu Sheng asked softly.

"The bad uncle grabbed me and wouldn't let me leave, and then the goose pecked at him," Fu Man'er said with a smile.

Although Lu Sheng was relatively mature, she was still a child and didn't understand how scary the place the goose was pecking at was. She glanced at the goose next to her that was stretching its neck and calling out.

I don't know how these geese are raised. They look so majestic, with those long beaks. If one of them pecks you, you're in for a world of hurt.

Knowing that someone else had bullied Fu Man'er first, Lu Sheng felt relieved, cursed under his breath that she deserved it, and pulled Fu Man'er away, leaving Yang Shi shouting and yelling there.

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It has to be said that Yang was right; the Xu family really struck gold, but they just didn't dare to make it public.

The Xu family's house is quite large, with two courtyards. Since there are many people in the family, they can build more houses to accommodate them all.

“Son, you wait and see. They have to pay for this. They can afford to build such a big house, how could they be short of a little money?” Yang said sourly.

She boasted that the second wife was superior to the first wife in every way, and she didn't know when the first wife had become like this. If that house were actually built, it wouldn't be any worse than the landlord's house in the village.

Xu Xuewang didn't say anything. Since Yang was here, she would take care of things for him. He would just wait.

Old Mrs. Xu was reluctant to be called over. She was busy with work these past two days, and what was that old hag Yang doing here again?

Without wasting words, Yang quickly explained the situation and immediately asked Old Madam Xu for money.

Grandma Xu was completely confused. What recipe? She didn't know she had a recipe at home. This was what Man'er had told Liu Fang directly. There was no such thing as a recipe.

However, she didn't dwell on the matter too much. Instead, she looked at Yang and said, "You shameless old hag, if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known my house had been robbed."

This family doesn't stay in the old house except for mealtimes anymore, and they never expected that someone would still remember them.

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Her room was locked, and she had a strange habit of checking her money box every time she came back from outside. Yesterday, when she checked, there was not a single penny missing.

But now that Yang had said that, she panicked. All the public funds were in her possession, as were the gold pieces that Fu Man'er had picked up, the largest of which was also with her.

This money isn't just for the family's food, clothing, and daily necessities; it's also for building a house. Old Mrs. Xu wants to go back and take a look right now.

"Sister-in-law, what's with all this talk about thieves? Why are you saying such things?" Yang had acted impulsively and wanted to ask Old Lady Xu for money, completely forgetting about this matter. Now that Old Lady Xu had brought it up, she just wanted to brush it off.

“Your family’s Genshan gave my son a fake recipe, and now the braised food they make has problems. You have to compensate me with fifty taels of silver.”

Old Mrs. Xu had no idea how Yang could have the nerve to say such things. She snorted coldly, "This prescription has never been taken out of my family. The money from selling the child was collected by my son. What's the matter with her coming to my house now?"

As she spoke, Old Mrs. Xu called over all the people working. Her voice was loud, and even people working in the nearby fields and passersby gathered around.

"Everyone, be the judge! Listen to what this shameless old hag has to say."

Grandma Xu quickly explained the situation, leaving the onlookers unsure whether to call the Yang mother and son foolish or simply stupid.

She actually revealed her own thieving ways. "Oh my, Yang used to steal from your house before, and this time it was her son. Birds of a feather flock together."

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Grandma Zhou had been helping with the work at the new house, so when she spoke, she naturally sided with Grandma Xu.

For once, Old Mrs. Xu didn't start cursing. In the past, she would curse because she thought Yang was too hateful, but now she just found her ridiculous and she wasn't even worth cursing.

Who would lift a stone only to drop it on their own foot? Besides, Xu Xuewang isn't even married yet. Wouldn't this ruin his reputation in the village?