Li Zhiyuan turned and went into the house, and soon came out with the household registration book and paper and pen.

He quickly wrote a letter severing ties with his family.

Ye Caiping took the household registration and the letter of severance of kinship, and breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, everything was settled.

Granny Li glared hatefully at Li Zhaodi and her brother: "You blind wretches! Once you leave this house, you will no longer be the daughters of the scholar!"

Ye Caiping finally dared to laugh out loud after receiving the letter severing ties with her husband:

"Hahaha, may I ask how many pounds of gold you have? Is it enough to make them drink half a bowl more of coarse rice porridge every day, or do less farm work? You poor, penniless scholar who toils in the dirt pit, and you call yourself a rich man! Bah!"

"Pfft, hahahaha!" Everyone around burst out laughing when they heard this.

Although the scholar is very capable, he still has to farm! There really aren't many pounds of gold in the family!

The people from Lijia Village chuckled, but then held back. They were on Li Zhiyuan's side; how could they possibly boost the morale of others?

"Damn it!" Li Zhiyuan finally realized what was happening.

Although he is a scholar, he still has a long way to go, and calling him a rich man is indeed an exaggeration.

"I, Li Zhiyuan, reiterate here that Li Zhaodi and Li Laidi are no longer my daughters. From now on, you can forget about marrying someone using the identity of a scholar's daughter!"

"Don't worry a million times! Who wants to be associated with dog poop?"

"You—shrew! Vulgar! Humph!"

Li Zhiyuan, with an air of self-importance and a refusal to argue with such a boorish person, flicked his sleeve and turned to walk into the house.

Ye Caiping then led Zhao Di and Lai Di into the house to pack their clothes.

Granny Li stood at the door with a dark face, staring intently, as if afraid that Ye Caiping would take not a single needle or thread from the Li family.

Over the years, Ye Caiping has spent all her money on Li Zhiyuan, and she has less than six sets of clothes.

The Zhao Di sisters had even fewer clothes, only four sets, two for winter and two for summer.

The mother and her two daughters carried small bundles onto the oxcart and left with the Ye family.

Watching the two oxcarts drive away, Granny Li was so angry that she burst into a tirade of curses:

"Shameless things, a divorced prostitute and two sluts, go back to that poor hut of the Ye family, let's see what kind of good life you can live."

The neighbors quickly comforted her, saying, "Auntie, don't be angry. Zhao Di and her sister are blind. They'll suffer for it in the future."

"Zhiyuan is a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the county-level imperial examinations) now, and he'll become a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations) and a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the metropolitan-level imperial examinations) in the future. When he becomes a high-ranking official, he'll earn you an imperial title!"

"They're a bunch of poor bastards, born without the chance to enjoy a good life."

Granny Li was flattered by her neighbors, and her mood finally improved.

"Dog Boy's mother, Swallow's mother, I'm so grateful to you both these past two days. Please come and sit in my room."

Yesterday she said that when Ye Caiping pushed her down, Gouwa's mother was the first to stand up for her, saying that she saw Ye Caiping push her with her own eyes.

Swallow's mother was the second one; if it weren't for these two good neighbors, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly.