"Damn it, why do I have to see that unlucky guy Lu Yancai as soon as I get back?" Seeing this, Meng Tianze drove the carriage even faster.
Village Chief Li frowned and said, "What are these two up to now? Do they want to take over my niece's yard? On what grounds?"
Because they have big faces?
Jiang Qinyu pursed her lips and coldly watched the two people who were chased out by Chen Shi with a broom. She was just worried about not being able to get rid of these two vampires, and they delivered themselves to her door.
When Jiang Qinyu gave seeds to the villagers before, all the other families exchanged them for goods or gave her money, except for Lu Yancai's family.
The couple went around the village making a scene, saying that it was just a few seeds, and if Jiang Qinyu couldn't even give them to them, then she wanted to starve them to death.
Jiang Qinyu gave them some grain seeds out of respect for the Lu family elders, but only one-third of what other families received.
If Lu Yancai and his wife cultivate this amount properly, the resulting grain production will be enough to feed their family.
Unfortunately, both Village Chief Li and Meng Tianze told her these past two days that Lu Yancai's family missed the sweet potato planting season. After seeing the bumper harvest, they realized that what Jiang Qinyu had given them was valuable, and that's when they felt sorry for their land. However, it was already too late.
The other families in the village could easily harvest more than a thousand catties of winter wheat, but Lu Yancai only got about six hundred catties, which was simply a waste of grain.
"Mother, why are you protecting them so much? They won't come back in the future, and you and Father will still have to rely on us, Tianbao and me to take care of you! If you don't treat us better, who knows what will happen in the future?" Lu Yancai had his back to the village entrance and didn't see the carriage coming. He got up from the ground and started arguing with Chen Shi.
Ma's round body scrambled a few times before she got up. Once she stood up straight, she pointed at Chen's nose and cursed, "You old hag! So that's why you wouldn't let us come to the eldest son's house. You were secretly giving them some nice things!"
“That’s right, Mother, you and Father are so biased. My wife and I have discussed it. From now on, our courtyard will be for my elder brother and sister-in-law, and we will live here…” Lu Yancai was interrupted before he could finish his boastful words.
"Oh? Let's see who dares to move into my house! Since when can people so brazenly seize other people's property?" Jiang Qinyu jumped off the carriage and rushed to Chen's side in a few strides.
As soon as Chen saw her, she exclaimed happily, "Eldest daughter-in-law, what brings you back? Where's A-Zheng?"
“Mother, I came back on my own. Zheng and Shufan are in the border town,” Jiang Qinyu said, turning to look at Chen Shi, her icy expression melting away. “Thank you for taking care of the house for us these past few days.”
When Chen heard that Lu Yanzheng hadn't returned, a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes, but she quickly cheered up again, "What trouble have I gone through? Your house is so convenient, I only clean it once every three days."
After she finished speaking, she saw Lu Yancai and his wife again, and immediately felt a little ashamed and said, "This morning I came here to tidy up, but then your father called me from next door to go back and cook. In my haste, I forgot to lock the yard gate, and the second son and his wife barged in."
But don't worry, eldest sister. I checked, they didn't touch anything, and everything is still there.
Chen's next words clearly indicated that she hoped Jiang Qinyu wouldn't pursue the matter of Lu Yancai and Ma breaking into her house too much.
But this time, Jiang Qinyu had no intention of letting them off easily.
Jiang Qinyu gave Lu Yancai and Madam Ma a cold glance, then looked at Village Chief Li and cupped her hands, saying, "Uncle Village Chief, according to the laws of Great Yue, what should be the punishment for those who trespass on private property?"
“According to the law, anyone who enters another’s home without permission and does not steal any property must spend three days reflecting in the county jail; if they steal property from the homeowner, they will be detained for three months and given thirty strokes of the cane,” Village Chief Li said immediately.
As the village head, he frequently encountered the crime of trespassing, so he remembered it very clearly.
Jiang Qinyu nodded, “I would like to ask Uncle Village Chief and Brother Meng to be witnesses. Lu Yancai and Ma Shi broke into my house without permission and were kicked out by my mother-in-law. Now I need to go back and take stock of the property, and then deal with it according to the law.”
After saying that, she said to Madam Chen, "Mother, I hope you and Father will not interfere in this matter."
Seeing her serious expression, Madam Chen's heart tightened. She opened her mouth, wanting to plead for Lu Yancai and his wife, but after considering it several times, she just sighed and said, "Fine, we won't get involved in this matter. Do whatever you want to do!"
It's also the fault of the second son and his wife for being so greedy. They were like a snake trying to swallow an elephant; seeing that the eldest son's family was doing well, they wanted to take advantage of what was already there.
They are all her sons. She had given Lu Yancai and the others many opportunities before, but they didn't cherish them, so she can't blame them.
With Chen's words, Jiang Qinyu had even fewer concerns and stepped into the house.
"What are you doing? What are you doing?" Mrs. Ma immediately started wailing. "We just went in for a quick look, is that not allowed? Why are you stopping us from leaving?"
She was also a little intimidated by Jiang Qinyu, especially the way Jiang Qinyu had looked at her just now, which made her immediately give up her plans to cause trouble.
Oh well, since those two burdens haven't come back, it means Jiang Qinyu will be leaving soon. Once she's gone, she can just come back and take over this courtyard.
Meng Tianze was furious to see Madam Ma like this, but although he was not well-educated, he was a gentleman and disdained to lay a hand on a woman. He simply said coolly, "Let's talk after my sister-in-law has checked the house and found nothing missing."
"Who cares about her stuff? Let me go back now, or I'll get rough!" Lu Yancai said to Meng Tianze, bluffing and baring his teeth.
Meng Tianze rolled up his sleeves and looked at him with a forced smile, "Come on, let me see how you're going to be impolite."
Upon seeing his actions, Lu Yan immediately cowered, her voice and demeanor weakening, "I...I really didn't take anything from her house..."
At this moment, Jiang Qinyu called out from the courtyard, "Uncle Village Chief, Brother Meng, please bring them in for a moment."
Village Chief Li and Meng Tianze then led Lu Yancai and Ma Shi into Jiang Qinyu's house, following the sound to the shower room.
Jiang Qinyu pointed to the shelf where traditional items were kept and said, "The bath beans and shampoo I bought at a high price are gone! Second brother, second sister-in-law, hand them over!"
When she left, she thought that Ms. Chen might need them, so she didn't put away the opened shampoo and shower gel.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lu Yancai immediately shouted, "Who took these little trinkets of yours?"
He definitely didn't take it, so he wasn't guilty at all.
Jiang Qinyu walked up to Madam Ma and looked at her expressionlessly. "Second sister-in-law, stealing property is punishable by a beating. Are you sure you don't want to hand it over?"
She had smelled the fragrance of shampoo and shower gel on Ma's body while she was outside, which led to her asking Village Chief Li how the imperial court would deal with people who trespassed on private property.
"Sister-in-law, don't wrong me! I only glanced at your house a few times and had no idea what this shampoo you're talking about was, how could it be..." Before Ma Shi could finish her explanation, Jiang Qinyu suddenly interrupted her.
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