Jiang Bai gently nudged Jiang Lu behind him, signaling them not to follow, and then went into the courtyard.
"You beast, get out of this girl's body!"
An old woman dressed in tattered rags and wearing a black hat with flowers on her head held a bell in her hand and threw a handful of rice at Jiang Bai.
She was very old and her hands were thin and dry, like chicken claws.
He took a sip of the talisman water, and his figure rushed to Jiang Bai like lightning, spraying it into her face.
Jiang Bai's speed was far beyond that of the old woman. She raised her hand to block the rice the old woman was throwing, then dodged the talisman water she was spraying, grabbed the peach wood sword that the old woman was thrusting at her, and kicked her over with another kick.
At first glance, it seemed that everyone from the old house had arrived.
"I didn't come looking for you, but you came looking for me instead," Jiang Bai sneered.
Wang Shi and Jiang Minchang were present, along with Jiang Anlin, Jiang Anshan, Jiang Songzong, Jiang Songhu, and the eldest son of the second wife, Jiang Songqiang, and the second son, Jiang Songnong.
Inside the kitchen were Aunt Lin, Aunt Zhang, the wives of Jiang Songzong and his brother, and Jiang Qian, who was watching the commotion.
The three sacrificial animals originally bought for the wedding ceremony and ancestral worship ceremony tomorrow were all put into a pot and cooked into meat soup, filling the whole courtyard with the aroma of meat.
"Da Ya is back? We...we heard you were getting married and came to help."
Seeing that the shaman he had brought back could not subdue her, Jiang Anlin's heart began to pound.
"Exactly, what's with that look on your face? We're just trying to be nice, don't act like we owe you something."
Wang stood there with one hand on her hip, her face looking very unpleasant.
"Kindness? Ha, I'll show you what true kindness is."
Jiang Bai turned around and closed the courtyard gate, locking everyone in the room. Even though there were many of them, they kept backing away as Jiang Bai walked towards them.
"Da Ya, I... I just came to take a look."
The second uncle, who hadn't spoken before, opened his mouth, drawing Jiang Bai's gaze to his face.
He had an honest and simple face, and he didn't talk much. He just did whatever Jiang Anlin told him to do.
In reality, her second uncle was even more shrewd than her eldest uncle.
"It's alright, I'll let you see for yourselves."
After saying that, Jiang Bai grabbed a stick and rushed towards them.
"Jiang Bai, are you planning a rebellion?"
Jiang Minchang's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly got up to avoid it. Luckily, Jiang Bai wasn't coming for him, otherwise that blow would have killed him.
Wang was terrified, and screams of agony came from her son and grandson.
"Jiang Bai, we're here to help you, don't be ungrateful." Jiang Anlin's face was ashen, he lay on the ground clutching his stomach, sweating profusely from the pain.
"Help me? Sorry, I don't need it."
Jiang Bai arrogantly kicked Jiang Songzong away, causing him to writhe on the ground in pain.
"You brat, let me tell you, things are in chaos outside. If it weren't for us, you wouldn't even know how you died."
His most beloved son was beaten so badly that his life was unknown, and he was filled with shock and fear.
Jiang Bai squatted down in front of him, grabbed his collar, and asked, "What do you mean by 'messing up'?"
"Hahahaha, you brat, let me tell you, Luzhou is suffering from a drought, and almost everyone is dying. Those refugees will be coming to Yingzhou soon. Once they arrive in Nan'an County, without us, you'll all be dead!"
"I advise you to be sensible and stop thinking about taking a son-in-law as your wife. Just hand over the contract and household registration documents honestly, and maybe we can take pity on you and help you out."
Jiang Anlin laughed maniacally, his eyes filled with pity and a hint of schadenfreude as he looked at Jiang Bai.
'smack'
The courtyard fell silent. Jiang Anlin turned his face to one side, his expression a mixture of shock and bewilderment.
'smack'
Another sound, and Jiang Anlin turned his face to the other side.
"Ah, you unfilial wretch, I'll beat you to death!"
Jiang Bai slapped Jiang Anlin across the face twice in a row, shocking everyone in the courtyard.
Previously, she only used her fists and feet to hit, but she never hit her face.
The blow to the face made Jiang Anlin faint from anger. Thinking something had happened to him, Wang Shi went crazy and rushed towards Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai dodged, and she fell to the ground, crying and screaming.
"Sister, I brought some things back from the old house."
Just then, Jiang Lu's voice came from outside. In any case, everyone inside except for Jiang Minchang had knelt down, and the women in the kitchen were even more tightly hidden, not daring to show their faces.
Jiang Bai then simply opened the door and let Jiang Lu in.
"Sister, look."
The little girl, panting, handed the item to Jiang Bai as if presenting a treasure.
Jiang Bai took a look and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Grandma, look what this is?"
She handed the item to Wang Shi and waved her hand. Wang Shi, who was crying and making a fuss, immediately widened her eyes and reached out to snatch it.
"You brat, come on again."
Jiang Bai raised his arm to avoid the attack, then waved it in front of everyone.
"You really want our household registration documents, don't you? What a coincidence, I want them too. Here you go, is this your household registration document?"
Jiang Bai was overjoyed and gave Jiang Lu an approving look. "Good sister, you know how to use feints."
“Sister, they used up all the sacrificial animals we used for ancestral worship, as well as the flour for making wedding cakes, and they are short 100 catties of millet and 20 catties of rice.”
Jiang Bai tidied up the people, and Jiang Lu went inside to check the house's belongings.
Not only was the house ransacked, but many things were also missing.
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