Jiang Yuwei made many arrows for herself, all of which were coated with poison. She also took Ning Daya's dagger and poisoned it as well.
Liu and the others were busy digging an escape tunnel in the backyard. Jiang Yuwei thought that Zhang Guang and Gou Dan wouldn't be able to learn kung fu for a while, so she could only make a slingshot for each of them and have Ning Huaizhi teach them how to use it to shoot people.
After making the slingshot, Jiang Yuwei made many mud balls and laid them out in the yard to dry.
Then he realized that Zhang Tianhe, Ning Wu, and Tie Zhu didn't have any suitable weapons, so he decided to go to the blacksmith's shop the next day to find some useful weapons for the three of them.
Jiang Yuwei thought that Aunt Zhou, Aunt Zhang, and Liu Shi should also learn some self-defense techniques, as it would be really difficult for them to learn kung fu at their age.
I can only teach them some underhanded tricks to save their lives. With that thought in mind, Jiang Yuwei began to make pepper spray and lime powder for self-defense.
This can buy them some time. The priority is to escape when they are off guard. Also, we need to teach them some simple and practical self-defense techniques for women, such as eye gouging and groin strikes.
Although they may not look very appealing, they can be very useful in critical moments. We also need to train them to run faster and improve their physical fitness.
With this in mind, Jiang Yuwei devised a training plan tailored to different individuals.
After finishing all that, Jiang Yuwei took a bath in her spatial storage. Looking at the abundance of food, bedding, and silver in her space, she couldn't help but smile happily.
"This is what gives me the confidence to escape!"
next day
Jiang Yuwei had just gotten up when she heard urgent knocking on the door outside the courtyard.
"Knock knock knock!"
Jiang Yuwei had no choice but to quickly get dressed and prepare to go out and open the door, but Liu Shi, who was making breakfast in the yard, opened the gate before her.
Chen Guixiang shoved Liu aside, grabbed Sun's arm, and rushed into the courtyard.
"Son, oh dear, where is my eldest son? I've missed you so much!"
Hearing her mournful wailing, Jiang Yuwei frowned and came out.
"What are you yelling about! Get to the point, don't give me this nonsense!"
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she waved to Liu Shi, signaling her to go ahead and get busy.
Chen Guixiang glanced at Liu Shi and snorted disdainfully:
"Hmph, let's see who you dare to bring into the courtyard! This Liu woman has brought death to her husband and mother-in-law, and you actually let her move in?"
As she spoke, Chen Guixiang spat on the ground and glared at Liu Shi with annoyance.
Upon hearing this, Liu immediately thought of her deceased mother-in-law and her husband, who had disappeared without a trace. Her eyes reddened, but since she was currently living under someone else's roof, she dared not say anything. She simply wiped away her tears and went to the backyard to pick vegetables.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei glared at Chen Guixiang. She knew that whenever this mother-in-law came to the courtyard, she would either nitpick or find fault with everything. She simply couldn't stand seeing her have a peaceful day.
Seeing that Liu couldn't help but speak, Chen Guixiang turned to Jiang Yuwei and said impatiently:
"Where is Huaizhi? Where is my Huaizhi? Let him come out and see his old mother! I don't know when I'll die! Every time I see him, it's one less time I'll have to see him!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei thought to herself: Wouldn't it be wonderful if you died today?
At this moment, Ning Huaizhi also finished dressing and pushed his wheelchair out of the house. Seeing his mother and sister-in-law standing in the middle of the yard, making a lot of noise and acting like they were not to be trifled with, he couldn't help but frown.
When Chen Guixiang saw Ning Huaizhi come out, she rushed over and collapsed in front of him.
"Oh, my Huaizhi, my life is so hard. I gave birth to such a spendthrift brother as yours. Huaizhi, Huaizhi, you must save your mother this time!"
As Chen Guixiang spoke, she became more and more agitated, and she started crying and grabbed Ning Huaizhi's hand, refusing to let go.
Seeing this, Ning Huaizhi quickly comforted him:
"Mother, get up first. Let's talk this out. What kind of behavior is this...?"
When Chen Guixiang heard Ning Huaizhi say this, she cried even louder.
"Waaah, Huai Zhi doesn't even care about his mother anymore. Everyone says that once a man marries, he forgets his mother. I think that's absolutely true. My life is so hard. I raised two sons with great difficulty, but I can't count on either of them!"
Ning Huaizhi frowned as he watched Chen Guixiang throw a tantrum and said:
"Mother, what are you saying? You've been crying nonstop since you arrived today. I've asked you what happened, but you haven't been able to say a word. Even if I wanted to help you, I couldn't!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Guixiang's eyes immediately lit up, and she excitedly grabbed Ning Huaizhi's hand, saying:
"Huaizhi, my son, I know I haven't raised you in vain. Are you really willing to help your mother?"
Ning Huaizhi was startled by Chen Guixiang's rapid change of expression, and looked at her helplessly, saying:
"I, um, Mother, you should tell me what happened first."
Upon hearing this, Chen Guixiang stopped crying, hastily wiped away her tears with her sleeve, and said:
"It's all because of your brother, that heartless bastard! He told me he'd quit gambling, but then he tricked me out of my money, saying he'd take it to town to pull some strings to find me a good job, and that the job would earn me money. He swindled three taels of silver out of me!"
As she spoke, Chen Guixiang turned around and glared fiercely at Madam Sun, who had her head bowed and hands hanging down.
“Alas, that was our life savings! Who would have thought that this spendthrift would gamble it all away and even owe someone ten taels of silver?”
Jiang Yuwei couldn't help but scoff at these words.
"Heh, it's all thanks to your good upbringing, you two. But now that he's lost all his money, he's at ease, at least he doesn't have to worry about your money for your funerals all the time."
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Chen Guixiang abruptly turned her head, glared at her fiercely, and cursed:
"You vicious woman, how dare you speak like that! If it weren't for your refusal to give Chunlin a decent job, how could he have come up with these crooked ideas to swindle our money? Now he's gone astray all because of you!"
Jiang Yuwei couldn't help but laugh at these words.
"You really know how to make excuses. You failed to raise your son well, yet you blame me, an outsider. Does your Ning Chunlin think he's the same generation as Ning Zhao and should call me 'Mother'?"
Chen Guixiang was speechless after being choked by Jiang Yuwei's words, so she could only stomp her foot in anger and look at Ning Huaizhi before speaking:
"Huaizhi, you absolutely must save our family this time! I heard from your brother that if we can't repay this money within seven days, they're going to come to Ningjia Village and kill our entire family!"
As Ning Guixiang spoke, she seemed terrified and continued:
"Oh, right, they also said there are a lot of bandits and refugees in the mountains right now, so killing people isn't illegal. Ah, those kinds of people definitely mean what they say!"
Ning Huaizhi frowned upon hearing this and looked in Jiang Yuwei's direction.
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