He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing around the room several times.
On a sudden inspiration, he quietly crossed the front yard and jumped over the wall to get out.
He was a child, and moved as fast as a monkey, so he didn't attract the attention of the burly gatekeeper.
Anzi's first reaction was to run towards the forest farm.
There are many educated youths in the forest farm; they can all be summoned at once.
In his eyes, the educated youth were all sacred intellectuals who could reason, and they would definitely be able to save Sister Jingya!
On the other end, Shen Jingyan heard Chen Feng knocking on the door.
"Jingya, come out quickly, your aunt needs to see you urgently!"
Calmly, Chen Jingyan picked up the axe and opened the door.
Chen Feng held up a kerosene lamp, and as the light flickered, the axe blade emitted a bright light, which startled her so much that she almost screamed.
"What are you doing with an axe in the middle of the night? It's terrifying!"
"Why are you looking for me in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?" Shen Jingyan asked.
"If you need anything, come out!"
"It's too cold outside, Auntie, why don't you come inside and talk?"
Shen Jingyan opened the door a little wider.
Chen Feng was sweating profusely with anxiety. When did this girl become so smart?
The room is small and there's not much space. What if we start fighting and accidentally hurt her?
Chen Feng lost her patience, grabbed Shen Jingyan's clothes fiercely, and dragged her out.
Shen Jingyan retaliated without hesitation, kicking her in the stomach.
Chen Jingyan used all his strength in that kick, and Chen Feng stumbled, almost falling into the chicken coop.
"Mom, are you alright?"
Shen Yuqin, who was waiting to see the show, never expected that the first one to be beaten would be her own mother!
When Granny Zhao and the several strong men saw this, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to rush forward and attack!
The little girl looked extremely thin, but her sharp eyes were truly terrifying!
"What are you waiting for? Tie her up!"
Chen Feng clutched her stomach and shouted in a low voice.
The four burly men were somewhat wary of the axe in Shen Jingyan's hand, and none of them dared to take the first step.
It's quite cowardly for grown men to be so frightened by a little girl, but they really didn't dare to act rashly because the little girl seemed to have an inexplicable fierceness about her.
That look seemed to be telling them, whoever dares to make a move will be in trouble!
"Aunt Zhao, my aunt definitely didn't tell you that I'm not even eighteen yet, right?"
He spoke calmly to Granny Zhao, his dark eyes flashing with a cold light.
Upon hearing that Shen Jingyan was not yet eighteen years old, Granny Zhao was furious.
She specifically asked about his age, because those under eighteen cannot go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate. Chen Feng repeatedly assured her that Shen Jingyan had reached the age to get married.
The village and town promote the new marriage law of the new era every day. Even if Zhao Pozi has a poor sense of the law, she knows that she cannot force minors to get married.
"Well, Chen Feng, I treated you like a sister, and you dare to lie to me!"
Granny Zhao glared fiercely at Chen Feng and cursed, "How can you be so shameless? Give me back the betrothal gifts, or I'm not going through with this marriage!"
"Sister Zhao, don't listen to that brat's nonsense, she's already eighteen!"
Chen Feng lied without any guilt.
"Does Auntie dare to take out the household registration booklet and let Aunt Zhao see it?"
Chen Jingyan smiled calmly.
"I..." Chen Feng didn't dare to reply.
"Give me back my money!" Granny Zhao said, spreading her hands towards Chen Feng.
Upon hearing that she had to repay the money, Chen Feng reacted as if she were being ripped out of flesh and bled dry. Clutching her stomach, she stood up and, in a fawning manner, whispered in Granny Zhao's ear:
"Hey sis, why can't you see things clearly? Jingya may not be eighteen yet, but her birthday is in February, and she'll be eighteen after the New Year! Why don't you take her home first, and then get the marriage certificate after the New Year? Wouldn't that be legal?"
"That's right, that's right! You arrest her first, keep an eye on her for two months, and maybe she'll get pregnant during those two months!"
Shen Yuqin chimed in.
"Aunt Zhao, you're so eager to have a grandson, why don't you take my sister back with you? My sister is eighteen and still hasn't found a husband!"
He spoke calmly with a smile.
Granny Zhao turned her gaze to Shen Yuqin, not particularly satisfied.
In terms of both appearance and figure, she is far inferior and cannot be compared with Shen Jingyan at all.
She thought to herself that although she was ugly, she was at least of legal marriageable age. If Chen Feng was willing to return the 400 yuan dowry, she would be willing to spend 100 yuan to take Shen Yuqin back.
Before she could even speak, Shen Yuqin glared at her with her small eyes and scolded, "You brat, what nonsense are you spouting? You dare make me marry a fool?"
Her words struck a nerve with Granny Zhao, whose face turned as black as charcoal.
"Pah, you ugly hag, how dare you say my son is stupid? You look like a shrew, my son wouldn't even look at you!"
These words were even more hurtful than a slap in the face to Shen Yuqin. She had always been very self-important and looked down on rural boys, wanting to find a partner from the city.
Just as Shen Yuqin was about to retort, Chen Feng grabbed her arm and pulled her behind her.
"Shut up, what are you meddling in for!"
"Chen Feng, I don't like your daughter, and your niece is too young. I'm too lazy to argue with you anymore. Give me back my money, and let's just call off the marriage between our two families."
Granny Zhao was running out of patience, and her tone was very urgent as she urged for the money to be returned.
"No, Sister Zhao, let's discuss this again..."
Shen Jingyan twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "Then you two can discuss it slowly. I'm going to sleep now."
She turned and went inside, locking the door.
The courtyard was left with a bunch of people, staring at each other in bewilderment.
As soon as the door closed, the familiar "ding-ding" sound rang out.
"Dear master, you now have two tasks to choose from."
The first one, beat Chen Feng until she cried for her parents, gets 500 points;
Second, beat the burly man Zhao Pozi brought until he cried for his parents, and you'll get 1000 points!
Shen Jingyan weighed the axe in his hand and smiled slightly: "Only children make choices, I want them all!"
Although the original owner suffered from long-term abuse and malnutrition, Shen Jingyan has not neglected herself in the past two weeks, eating her fill every day and still having the strength.
With the skills she honed during her post-apocalyptic survival training, she didn't even need to worry about seven or eight strong men.
Outside, Granny Zhao held onto Chen Feng tightly, urging her to return the money.
Chen Feng is greedy and selfish; how could he easily hand over the money?
His eyes darted around, and a whole host of mischievous ideas popped into his head.
"Sister Zhao, listen to me, that girl is really only two months shy of eighteen! She's already come all this way so late at night, it would be such a waste if you didn't tie her up and take her home! That girl's looks are hard to find even with a lantern!"
"No, no, if people find out I kidnapped a minor, how am I supposed to live?"
"Oh dear, Sister Zhao, you dared to pay someone to tie up that girl, are you afraid people will find out she's underage? Just tie her up and take her back. See, if you don't say anything and I don't say anything, who will know she's underage?"
The two argued for a while, and finally Chen Feng persuaded Granny Zhao with sweet words.
Just as Chen Feng was urging the strong men to tie people up, Shen Jingyan walked out of the house carrying an axe.
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