The eldest daughter, along with the second, third, fourth, and fifth daughters, all changed their expressions and quickly ran home to stand in front of the dying Sun.

The eldest girl stood at the front, her bright eyes filled with anger.

"Li Chuanzong, you're not allowed to bully your mother!"

"Damn it! I'm your father, how dare you call me by my name! I think you're asking for a beating!"

If you were to ask who Li Chuanzong disliked the most at home, aside from Sun Shi who could never bear a son, it would undoubtedly be Li Daniu.

His eldest daughter never obeyed his discipline from a young age, and even when she grew up, she repeatedly stopped him from beating and scolding Sun.

A woman's husband is her everything. Since Sun couldn't give birth to a son, what's wrong with him, as her husband, scolding and beating her a few times?

Even if it means killing them, it wouldn't be too much!

Moreover, Li Daniu's actions undoubtedly challenged his authority as a husband and father, making him involuntarily recall how he had groveled before Liang Youqian and Liang Yaozu all these years because he couldn't bear a son.

So he not only didn't stop beating Sun, but even picked up the carrying pole by the door, preparing to teach Li Daniu a lesson as well.

Li Danu wasn't stupid, so naturally she wouldn't obediently wait to be beaten.

Her eyes were as fierce as a wolf's. She picked up a stool and was about to hit Li Chuanzong with it, but Li Chuanzong had expected this. He gave a sinister smile and threatened her.

"If you dare to resist, then your mother can forget about ever eating any more food from home! I won't give her a single grain of rice!"

Li Danu's expression suddenly froze.

Food—for those living through years of famine, it is their only hope for survival.

If Li Chuanzong refuses to give his mother even a single grain of rice, she will surely starve to death.

She couldn't let her mother die because of her own actions!

Li Daniu's pale lips were tightly pursed. Finally, she slumped down and put down the stool in her hand, letting Li Chuanzong's carrying pole beat her hard.

The sound of whipping was incessant.

Gradually, spots of blood began to seep into Li Danu's tattered clothes.

Seeing this, Erniu, Sanniu, Siniu, and Wuniu, who were standing nearby, had tears welling up in their eyes. They could no longer hold back and wanted to step forward to stop her, but Li Daniu shook her head at them and warned them with her eyes not to stop her.

Because if the younger girls intervene, she won't be the only one getting beaten up.

If Li Chuanzong gets angry, he will call Li Dagen and the second branch of the Liang family to tie them all up and beat them in turns.

If being beaten alone could ensure the safety of her mother and four younger sisters, she would gladly accept it.

Anyway, she's the oldest and the strongest, so she won't die even if she gets hit a few times.

Moreover, she still had twenty coins she had exchanged with the eldest son of the Liang family. After she got through this beating, she could walk to town tomorrow and buy half a pound of meat for her mother to help her recover.

Once Mother recovers, everything will be alright.

Yes, everything will be alright!

Li Dani tried her best to grit her teeth and endure Li Chuanzong's beatings, but Li Chuanzong's blows became stronger and stronger, and she finally couldn't bear it anymore and collapsed to the ground.

With a "whoosh".

As Li Daniu moved, the copper coins hidden in her sleeve accidentally spilled out.

Oh no! These twenty coins are their last hope; they absolutely cannot let Li Chuanzong find out!

Anxiety showed on Li Daniu's pale face. She reached out with trembling hands, trying to hide the copper coin as quickly as possible.

However, it was all too late.

Before she could hide the coin, Li Dagen had already snatched it away with lightning speed, his eyes gleaming.

"My goodness, a full twenty coins! I never expected you to have so much money on you!"

Then, he showed anger.

"Hey girl, how come you have so much money on you?! You must have stolen money from home! I never thought that feeding and caring for a little girl like you would lead to the discovery of a thief!"

As he spoke, he picked up the carrying pole in his hand and tried to whip Li Daniu again.

Li Erniu could tell from the way the whipping motion was being used that the force of the blow was definitely not small.

Seeing Li Danu covered in blood and too weak to even speak, she couldn't hold back any longer and threw herself on top of Li Danu, taking the blow for her.

She explained in a trembling voice, "Father, please don't hit my sister. She didn't steal any money from home. These twenty coins were from Dazhu's house, which we exchanged for crayfish we caught."

"Crawfish? What's that?"

Ever since the county magistrate personally dismissed Li Dagen from his position as village head, they felt ashamed and were also afraid that the villagers would pester them to return the money they had spent learning how to make fern powder.

This family hasn't dared to leave their house or speak to the villagers for many days.

Therefore, they were unaware that the Wan Shu family had started a business selling pig offal and bloodworms.

To prevent Li Daniu from being beaten to death by Li Chuanzong, Li Erniu and the other younger sisters had no choice but to tell him about Wan Shu's family selling pig offal and bloodworms in the county town and buying bloodworms in the village.

The more Li Chuanzong listened, the brighter his eyes became.

Just then, the sound of Li Dagen and Li Yaozu entering the door came from the doorway.

"Yaozu, don't worry, Grandpa will sell everything he owns to raise money for your scientific expedition!"

"Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely pass the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official in the future, so that you can live a good life!"

"Father! I've found a way to make money!"

Li Chuanzong rushed to his maternal grandfather and grandson, holding a copper coin, and recounted to them what he had just heard from those money-losing bastards.

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