"Tie them all up." Lin Zao casually ordered, lightly patting the dust off the corner of her clothes.

The guards quickly grabbed the bound Tang father and son, then lifted Tang's sister-in-law, who was lying motionless on the ground, and left.

Once everyone had disappeared from sight, Tang's mother finally felt the tension and tightness in her chest ease.

"Zao Niang...aren't you being a bit inappropriate? I don't know what people will say about you if word gets out..."

Tang's mother hesitated, wanting Lin Zao not to be so ruthless, yet also feeling that Lin Zao was being very straightforward with those people.

She had originally come along to support Lin Zao, but when she saw her, she became so nervous that she didn't know what to say.

When she saw the lustful and sinister look in Old Man Tang's eyes, she was almost overwhelmed by fear. If she hadn't been in a wheelchair, she might have fallen to the ground.

Knowing Tang's mother's worries, Lin Zao comforted her, "Mother, don't worry. We're all family here. Even if word gets out, as long as they don't have any evidence, it won't have any impact."

Now that these people have come to their territory, they won't be able to leave easily.

Besides, she didn't lay a finger on Old Man Tang.

As for Brother Tang and Sister-in-law Tang, she hit them and that was that. No matter what outsiders say, at most it will just be a label of disrespecting her brother and sister-in-law. She doesn't regret it.

Tang's mother frowned and sighed with worry. Why hasn't Jian'er come back yet?

Now that only the elderly, women, and children are at home, what will they do if word gets out that the general's wife beat her brother and sister-in-law and tied up her father-in-law?

If the uninformed people found out, wouldn't they start cursing at the general's mansion?

That would ruin Zao Niang's reputation!

"Father, Mother, Grandfather, where are you? I'm hungry!"

A boy's voice called out from afar.

Tang's mother paused, then said, "Shouldn't it be Dali?"

Lin Zao also overheard that after Sister-in-law Tang married Brother Tang, she had two sons, the elder named Tang Dali and the younger named Tang Daji.

Because she only gave birth to sons, Sister-in-law Tang felt that she was a great contributor to the Tang family and was always very proud of it.

She gave her two children whatever they wanted, spoiling them so much that they were lazy and didn't know anything about farming.

As expected, the two brothers became domineering and selfish, often bullying Hu Tou and Ya Ya and stealing their food.

It was common for them to be beaten, verbally abused, spat on, and pushed to the ground.

This caused Tiger Head and Ya Ya to be very afraid of the brothers, and they would often avoid them.

Looking back now, Lin Zao also disliked the two brothers.

Hearing Tang Dali still shouting over there, Lin Zao said in a low voice, "Let's go, let's go take a look."

Lin Zao led Tang's mother toward Tang Dali.

When I met Tang Dali, he was standing under a jujube tree, tiptoeing to pick jujubes from the tree.

He woke up early in the morning and couldn't find his parents or relatives. Hungry, he could only pick dates to eat.

Thinking of the white rice he had last night, Tang Dali instantly swallowed hard.

He hadn't eaten such a good meal for several years since the drought and the subsequent famine!

Especially during his time in Ganzhou, he almost starved to death on the road.

My younger brother was so hungry that he fainted, and my parents gave him away to someone else in exchange for meat.

That meal of meat was the most delicious he had ever eaten!

He has hardly ever eaten meat in his memory, and he doesn't even remember what meat tastes like.

Although he didn't get to eat meat last night, the meal was plentiful, and it was probably the most he'd eaten in a while.