The rest of the process went smoothly, and Lu Yancai and Madam Ma signed, affixed their fingerprints, and put their seals on the severance of kinship agreement.

To prevent them from taking advantage of the situation, Jiang Qinyu also asked Chen Shao to help find Lu Tianbao and have him put his fingerprint on her name before she would stop.

Lu Yancai and his family of three left Jiang Qinyu's yard and returned home dejectedly.

"Father, what does it mean to sever ties with your father?" Lu Tianbao asked, looking up at Lu Yancai.

Lu Yancai then explained the meaning of severing ties with relatives.

"No way? Dad, Mom, didn't you say that you would let my uncle give me the position of Protector General? Now that we've severed ties, can I still be the general?" This was what Lu Tianbao was most worried about.

After all, he had been boasting to the village children these past few days that once he became a great general, he would recruit Gouzi and the others as his soldiers.

Lu Yancai patted his head and said, "Don't worry, son. Do you think your aunt can sever ties so easily? We're only severing ties with her, not your uncle. As long as you stay close to your uncle in the future, what's there to worry about?"

"You, Lu Yancai!" Madam Ma slapped Lu Yancai. "I thought you really wanted to sever ties with them. I've been so sad for so long, but it turns out you were planning something like this!"

She wasn't stupid; she naturally knew the consequences of severing ties with Jiang Qinyu's family. She was so worried that her hair was practically turning white. Who knew that Lu Yancai, that heartless bastard, would have such a scheming mind?

Lu Yancai said smugly, "I'm the pillar of this family, do you think I'll let myself suffer a loss so easily?"

He had clearly forgotten the embarrassing situation of kneeling before Jiang Qinyu and begging for mercy.

Ma was happy to flatter him, "Yes, yes, you're the head of our family, you'll definitely make sure we live a good life..."

...

Jiang Qinyu was naturally unaware of the situation on the second side of the family's side. After resting for a while, she was busy sorting out things and distributing them to the villagers.

Old Man Lu and Mrs. Chen's share was naturally given first.

"Dad, Mom, these are all things that A-Zheng asked me to bring back for you." Jiang Qinyu smiled as she carried a large bag of things to Old Lu's house next door.

Upon seeing this, Chen and Old Man Lu quickly came forward and carried the things into the house.

"Ah Zheng is really something, so busy yet he still thinks about us. His important business is more important," Old Man Lu complained.

But his complaints were half-hearted; he even had a smile on his face.

Madam Chen playfully scolded, "Your son is thinking of you, what more could you want?" Then she looked at Jiang Qinyu and smiled, "Eldest daughter-in-law, how are Azheng, Shufan, and Pan'er doing in the border town? Are you settling in well?"

She hadn't had a chance to ask because of Lu Yancai and his wife.

Jiang Qinyu smiled and said, "They are all fine. There's nothing going on in the border town for the time being, so Mother doesn't need to worry."

"Then why did you come back by yourself? Where are Shufan and Pan'er?" Chen suddenly remembered this and quickly asked.

Jiang Qinyu thought for a moment and then told him about Liu Ruyi taking credit for others' work. "I have to come back about this to prevent them from harming the village."

The emperor wanted sweet potatoes and sent Liu Ruyi to fetch them. Who knew how they would get them?

Moreover, she had to settle accounts with Liu Ruyi personally for taking credit for others' work, so not coming back was definitely not an option.

"What? That Miss Liu? How come she took credit for planting sweet potatoes? What does it have to do with her?" Chen was stunned and couldn't understand it at all.

Old Lu frowned. "She looks so gentle and frail, how can she be such a shameless person?"

Old Man Lu wouldn't say such harsh words unless it was a normal person, but Liu Ruyi stole the credit from his eldest daughter-in-law and was even granted the title of County Lady. If Jiang Qinyu had taken the sweet potatoes to see the emperor, wouldn't Jiang Qinyu have been the one granted the title of County Lady?

Suddenly, Madam Chen said, "I remember now. I heard she's a young lady from some Duke's mansion. What should we do if she uses her power to bully others?"

"Parents, don't worry about this. Zheng and I already have a plan," Jiang Qinyu said calmly.

Before leaving, she discussed this matter with Lu Yanzheng, and they were just waiting for Liu Ruyi and the people sent by the imperial court to arrive.

"Sigh, I hope everything goes well for you," Chen sighed.

Seeing that Jiang Qinyu didn't seem worried, Old Man Lu quickly changed the subject, "Alright, alright, come and see what A-Zheng brought back for us..."

Seeing that the two elders were happy, Jiang Qinyu took her leave.

The border town is rich in some precious medicinal herbs and leathers, so this time Lu Yanzheng asked Uncle Chen to bring back some of the ones stored in the general's mansion.

Those leathers are all of good quality; they could easily make several sets of clothes for the two elders, so they won't be afraid of the cold in winter anymore.

Medicinal herbs are rare and hard to come by, so I believe Mr. Chen will keep them carefully.

After leaving Lao Lu's house, Jiang Qinyu went to Li Village Chief, Meng Tianze, Chen's house, and so on, and it wasn't until evening that she had walked through the whole village.

Of course, the Lu Yancai family and the Wang Pozi family are exceptions.

Jiang Qinyu sent gifts to the Deng and Ma families, who were on good terms with Wang Pozi's family.

After all, everyone in the village knew that these two families didn't get along with Jiang Qinyu, so it was normal not to give them gifts.

That evening, Jiang Qinyu was invited by Chen to Old Lu's house for dinner.

Old Man Lu still inquired about her severing ties with Lu Yancai's family.

“You’re both grown up now, and your mother and I shouldn’t interfere in your two families’ affairs anymore. You should handle it however you want, without worrying about us.”

Old Man Lu's words surprised Jiang Qinyu. Logically speaking, since they were both his own sons, they should have tried to persuade him to stop fighting.

But Old Man Lu and Madam Chen only sighed, without objecting or trying to dissuade them, which was a bit illogical.

Jiang Qinyu couldn't understand it. A few years ago, Old Man Lu and Madam Chen had protected Lu Yancai's family. Although they still did, she felt that something had changed.

After returning from the Lu family home, Jiang Qinyu kept thinking about this matter even after lying in bed.

However, she still couldn't figure it out.

Oh well, who cares why, as long as it doesn't affect her.

...

The next morning, Village Chief Li and Meng Tianze came to take Jiang Qinyu to the county.

"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Village Chief," Jiang Qinyu said apologetically to him.

Village Chief Li chuckled and said, "What's so hard about this? Without you, my dear niece, our whole village might still be starving!"

“Yes, sister-in-law, you don’t need to worry about such a small thing. Besides, we took so many nice things from you and A-Zheng yesterday. Your sister-in-law said that she would feel bad if she didn’t invite you to her house for a few more meals,” Meng Tianze said.

Jiang Qinyu smiled and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony with you, sister-in-law. I'll definitely come to bother you another day. I hope you won't mind that I eat too much."

“That’s what your Aunt Meng said too, niece, come to our house for dinner tonight when you come back!” Village Chief Li immediately chimed in.

The three of them arrived in the county town chatting and laughing, and went straight to the county government office.

"Uncle Village Chief, have you met the new county magistrate?" Jiang Qinyu asked, standing outside the county government office.