Jiang Dayong chimed in, "Yes, Uncle Tietou, you should go back first."

With their backs to the Jiang family, the two men gave Jiang Tietou a wink. Jiang Tietou, his face dark, reluctantly took out a few loose silver coins from his pocket and held them out to Old Madam Jiang.

"This is seven and a half taels of silver. Humph, if you don't want to come in, then don't come in. Who wants to enter your house anyway?" Jiang Tietou said, his face dark with anger, cursing and swearing.

When Grandma Jiang saw the silver in his hand, she immediately grinned from ear to ear and quickly reached out to snatch it away.

Jiang Tietou gripped the loose silver coins tightly in his hand, refusing to let go. This was the family's only money. If he handed it over, the family would truly be penniless.

He looked longingly at the silver in his hand, unwilling to let go even for a moment.

Seeing this, Old Lady Jiang narrowed her eyes, a ruthless glint flashing in them.

With one hand, she gripped Jiang Tietou's clenched fist, and with the other, she swiftly and sharply pinched his arm. At the same time, she stepped forward and stomped heavily on Jiang Tietou's foot.

"Ouch!" Jiang Tietou cried out in pain.

Taking advantage of Jiang Tietou's loosening of his grip, Old Lady Jiang snatched the silver from his palm.

She chuckled maliciously, "Hmph, you old fool, you still dare to mess with me!"

Jiang Tietou glared angrily at Old Lady Jiang, "You, you, you shrew!"

Old Mrs. Jiang had received the silver and was in a good mood, ignoring his curses. She chuckled, "The silver has been delivered, so you'd better hurry back to your home."

"You!" Jiang Tietou was furious. If Jiang Dayong hadn't grabbed him in time, he probably would have rushed up and started a fight with Old Lady Jiang.

Jiang Dali gave Jiang Tietou a warning look, "Uncle Tietou, you've delivered the money. You'd better go back now, or you'll make your aunt angry if you stay here any longer."

Jiang Tietou glanced at Jiang Dali and Jiang Dayong, then at Old Lady Jiang, Jiang Wanwan, and the other members of the Jiang family. He stomped heavily on the floor, snorted coldly, and then left.

Before leaving, he couldn't resist hurling a few curses to vent his anger. "Hmph, who do you think wants to come to your house? Anyone who gets involved with your family is doomed!"

After finishing his rant, Jiang Tietou turned and left.

Grandma Jiang squinted at Jiang Dali and Jiang Dayong and said bluntly, "You two should leave as soon as you've delivered the money. Don't come to our house to join in the fun. We didn't bring any water today, so we don't have any for you to drink. You should go back to your own homes to drink."

When it came to the secret recipe for making mosquito coils, Grandma Jiang was like a lit firecracker, wishing she could blow Jiang Dali and the other two to smithereens.

Jiang Dali's face stiffened. He thought that after Old Madam Jiang chased Jiang Tietou away, she would definitely let him and Jiang Dayong in. Who would have thought that she would start chasing them away again now.

That won't do. How can the plan be carried out if he doesn't go in and investigate the situation of Old Jiang's family and try to get information from them?

His mind raced, and suddenly a brilliant idea struck him.

Jiang Dali calmed down a bit, and a smile appeared on his face. "Auntie, when our three families lost the bet to your family, didn't we sign a land deed for the mountains on the spot?"

Grandma Jiang looked at Jiang Dali warily and asked cautiously, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Dali slapped the back of his right hand against the palm of his left, his smile widening. "So, now that the three of us have brought you money, shouldn't we sign a contract on the spot?"