A few days ago, He Jiuniang felt something was amiss when she met Zhang's youngest son. After returning home, she secretly sent someone to investigate, and the result was exactly as she had expected.

Years ago, Zhang Li had a shady affair with a man from the same village. The man was wealthy and generous, so Zhang Li couldn't resist trying to get some benefits from him.

Zhang Chong worked as a laborer in town and only returned occasionally, so he naturally didn't notice anything amiss. As for his other children, they never wanted to think the worst of their mother. Even if they felt something was wrong, they would only assume that they had misunderstood, rather than that their mother had done something wrong.

But now, He Jiuniang has torn away this fig leaf, exposing the Zhang family's shameful deeds and giving the surrounding crowd a spectacle.

Seeing Zhang Lishi beaten half to death, He Jiuniang didn't even blink. Just then, Lu Baichuan came over with a medical kit, and the two of them went into the Li family's courtyard together. Then He Jiuniang helped the Li family members treat their wounds.

"Thank you so much, Third Madam. We've caused you so much trouble. We never expected that even after the estrangement was severed, they would still come to cause trouble. It's truly a tragedy to have such a mess during the New Year!"

After taking the painkillers given by He Jiuniang, Li's mother's condition improved considerably, and she immediately thanked He Jiuniang.

"Evil will be punished, and they will always pay the price for what they have done."

He Jiuniang never did anything unprepared. She never thought of spending money to buy Zhang Li's life, nor would she let Zhang Li's life be easy.

Once the truth is revealed to Zhang Chong that he has been cuckolded, Zhang Li's life will be much more difficult from now on.

While treating the wounds of the Li family members, He Jiuniang said to Lu Baichuan, "I have done what I needed to do. You can arrange the rest. Since they chose to cause trouble today, let them have a special New Year. Send them to jail to calm down."

Lu Baichuan had the same idea, and arranged for someone to send the Zhang family to the county government office.

Before leaving, Lu Baichuan specifically instructed: "Don't treat them differently and separate them. Just put them all in one cell."

They can't even distinguish between men and women.

This naturally made it easier for the Zhang family to target Zhang Li and Zhang Chong, and also made it easier for Zhang Chong to teach Zhang Li a lesson.

The wicked will be punished by the wicked; that's the point.

The servant obeyed and went to carry out the order. Soon, cries for help and pleas for mercy came from outside, but no one paid any attention to them. The onlookers clapped and cheered, thinking that the Zhang family deserved it.

Zhang Cuiya clearly deserved her punishment. As for the other people's children being rejected, that's their family's business. What does it have to do with the Li family?

The Li family is truly pitiful; they were beaten during the Lunar New Year, making their holiday unbearable.

After He Jiuniang treated the wounds of the Li family, she left a silver ingot on the table before leaving, which weighed ten taels.

Amid the puzzled looks from the Li family, she explained, "You are also victims in this matter. Your house has been smashed like this, so you can't celebrate the New Year. Take this money and buy some new things so you can have a proper New Year. After the New Year, you can still report to the Lu family. The Zhang family's affairs will not affect your work at the Lu family."

Although there was a previous rule that if anyone in the family was unruly, their eligibility for employment would be permanently revoked, the Li family had already passed her test and could be exempted.

"Third Madam, this is unacceptable! You've already done us a great favor by coming to our rescue today, how could we possibly accept your money? Take it back immediately! Besides, you've even offered to let us go back to work, we, the Li family, will remember this immense kindness!"

As Li's mother was speaking, she was about to kneel down to her. She had thought that her family would never have the chance to work for the Lu family again, and she had been feeling depressed for the past two days. But now, when she heard He Jiuniang tell them to go back to work after the New Year, she felt instantly revived.

"Take this. The money is compensation for you. As for having you go back to work, that was a decision made by the family a long time ago. You are capable and resourceful, and you can do things even better. We would be losing out without you. I hope you will continue to work hard and not let me down."

The Li family was stunned. Did the Third Madam mean that they had gained the Lu family's approval?

"Old man, did I hear that right?"

After He Jiuniang had been gone for a while, Li's mother belatedly came to her senses and reached out to pat Li's father beside her, looking like she was so happy she was in a daze.

"You heard me right, you heard me right! Our job with the Lu family hasn't been lost! Third Madam even said that it would be their loss if we weren't here! Oh, what a kind person she is, she's even willing to praise us like this!"

Li's eldest daughter-in-law was also excited, because this meant the family could continue living as before.

Meanwhile, Lu Baichuan carried a medical kit in one hand and held He Jiuniang's hand in the other, and the two walked slowly home.

"Send someone to keep an eye on the Zhang family and make sure they don't kill her. For Zhang Li Shi, living is more painful than dying."

He Jiuniang didn't want to touch Zhang Lishi, after all, Zhang Cuiya's suffering was a fatal blow to a mother.

But she was still restless, so the only solution was to use a two-pronged approach, putting her in a difficult position from both sides. As long as she had a breath left, she wouldn't have an easy time.

"Don't worry, I know."

Lu Baichuan tightened his grip on her hand, a faint smile on his face.

How come my wife always manages to make me feel so relieved no matter what she does?

When the two arrived at their doorstep, they found a horse-drawn carriage parked there. Feeling somewhat unfamiliar, they wondered who would be coming to their house at this time.

He Jiuniang frowned. She remembered that this day last year was the day when Yu's eldest sister-in-law came to visit. So who is it today?