Lu Family Ancestral Hall.
Everyone looked at the village chief with solemn expressions.
The village chief glanced at Lu Youren, who was still lying on the ground groaning, and sighed helplessly, saying, "This kind of thing happening in the village is my dereliction of duty. As for the other three brothers of the Lu family, if I were to punish Lu Youren according to the family rules, you would have no objections, would you?"
Lu Youren's three brothers looked at each other, and finally Lu Youli answered, "No...no objection!"
In fact, all three brothers of the Lu family knew what kind of person Lu Youren was, but since their mother had always protected him since childhood, the other three brothers naturally dared not disobey her.
When Old Master Lu was alive, Lu Youren was somewhat wary of him and his behavior was relatively restrained.
Since Old Master Lu passed away a few years ago, Lu Youren has become completely uninhibited.
At first, the other three brothers in the Lu family would occasionally talk to their mother about their eldest brother, but Old Mrs. Lu would only scold them and tell them to mind their own business. Now that he's caused such a big problem, hopefully he'll learn his lesson!
Lu Youli glanced at Jiang Ling standing beside him, then walked to her side with a guilty expression and said softly, "Ms. Jiang, I'm so sorry for what happened. I apologize on behalf of my elder brother!"
Jiang Ling looked up at Lu Youli. In the original owner's memories, she had a very good impression of Lu Youli, probably because he was about the same age as her younger brother. When the original owner was the eldest sister-in-law, she always took care of this unmarried younger brother-in-law.
As for Lu Youli, he lived up to his name, being humble and very polite to others.
"It's alright, as long as the truth is found out and my innocence is cleared!" Jiang Ling glanced at Lu Youli and answered softly.
"Village chief, are you still going to dig up that horse-bell-shaped weed patch? If not, it'll come and weed our farmland!" Zhao Erleng said, unable to contain himself.
As soon as Zhao Erleng spoke, the crowd started chattering again.
"Go home now and get your baskets and tools. We're going up the mountain now!" The village chief glanced at Lu Youren. Those twenty lashes had really hit him hard. If he were to carry out the family discipline now, he might kill Lu Youren. The village chief didn't want to take a life for no reason.
Upon hearing the village chief's order, everyone immediately scattered and went home to get their baskets and tools.
Jiang Ling glanced at the village chief but said nothing more, and followed the crowd back to her old house.
"mother!"
"mother!"
As soon as Jiang Ling pushed open the door, two figures hugged her tightly, and then sobbing reached her ears.
"Silly children, why are you crying? Your mother is right here," Jiang Ling comforted her two daughters while wiping away their tears.
"Big brother... Big brother said you were arrested by the county magistrate, I... Waaah... Mother, you can't abandon us!" Jiang Wenxi said, wiping away her tears.
"Mother, what happened?" Jiang Suihe, who was a little older, had the ability to think independently. She asked anxiously when she saw Jiang Ling return.
"Are you alright? Did they give you any trouble?" Jiang Yaojie asked, looking at Jiang Ling with a sigh of relief.
When the three children asked her questions, Jiang Ling smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mom is fine. This matter can't be explained in a few words. Yaojie, why don't you take the basket and go dig potatoes with Mom?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenxi burst into tears and clung tightly to Jiang Ling's leg, crying, "No! Mother! Don't go!"
Jiang Suihe gently patted Jiang Wenxi's head and comforted her, "Don't cry, little sister. Mother is fine. Mother is just going to find us something to eat!"
After several attempts to comfort her, Jiang Wenxi stopped crying and making a fuss. Only then did Jiang Ling feel relieved and leave the old house with Jiang Yaojie.
Jiang Ling and Jiang Yaojie quickly arrived at the village entrance, and the village chief once again led everyone toward the back mountain.
Without the interference of those people, the people of Jiangjia Village were very excited this time, chattering incessantly all the way.
After arriving at the potato area, Jiang Ling took the lead in demonstrating how to dig potatoes, and everyone else followed suit.
Jiang Ling walked to Jiang Yaojie's side and whispered to him, "Yaojie, don't overwork yourself. Just dig a little bit. I won't let you go hungry while I'm not around!"
Jiang Yaojie remained silent, only nodding in response.
[Beep: Wild monkey head mushrooms found, priced at 300 copper coins per pound]
The system's voice appeared in Jiang Ling's mind once again. Jiang Ling suddenly looked up and looked around. She saw a faint light flashing at an inconspicuous corner of the back mountain.
Jiang Ling glanced at the people around her. Everyone was busy with the potatoes in their hands and had no time to look up. Only then did Jiang Ling dare to quietly stand up and walk towards the faint light.
[Two pounds of wild monkey head mushrooms have been obtained. Should you choose to sell them?]
Just as Jiang Ling carefully pulled out the monkey head mushroom, the system notification sounded again. Jiang Ling quickly selected the "Yes" button, and with a whoosh, a large number appeared behind the shop's copper coin icon.
Jiang Ling looked at the mud on her hands and recalled the monkey head mushrooms she had just sold. Suddenly, she felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't think of the specific reason why.
Jiang Ling had intended to sit down on a nearby rock to calm down and think things through, but a series of noises behind her interrupted her train of thought.
"Jiang Yaojie, you're so lucky!"
"Jiang Yaojie! You're in for a treat tonight!"
The repeated calls of "Jiang Yaojie" made Jiang Ling a little worried, so she quickly ran behind her. At this moment, several teenagers had inexplicably surrounded Jiang Yaojie, all of them chattering incessantly.
Jiang Ling was worried that Jiang Yaojie was being bullied, but then she thought that since all the adults were there, nothing too serious should happen. She squeezed through the crowd and asked in a calm tone, "What happened?"
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