After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 351 Chen's Madness
Shen Yi pondered for a moment and said, "No need. If there are really hardworking people in Ximen Village, I can still arrange things for them. The daily wage is fifty coins. If they can do it, they can bring it over to take a look."

"Good, good, good! I knew you were clear about right and wrong. That old man Gao Zhi is still so suspicious. I'll give him a good talking to when we get back!" Su Changxi praised Shen Yi happily, and then gave Gao Zhi a good scolding.

The next day, after returning home early in the morning, he went to Ximen Village and relayed Shen Yi's words to Gao Zhi verbatim.

"Brother, don't forget what I reminded you before. You know in your heart who has problems and who doesn't. Choose the right people as soon as possible, and I can accompany you on this trip."

Gao Zhi was surprised by Su Changxi's righteousness and was deeply moved by Shen Yi's magnanimity. He immediately worked with Liu to compile a list and went door to door to inquire.

No family could refuse Gao Zhi's choice.

Even in the dead of winter, the apples have all been picked; if there's any other income to be had, everyone certainly won't miss it.

Gao Zhi brought more than a hundred people with him on this trip.

Su Changxi looked around and, seeing that none of the people who were in the way were there, nodded in satisfaction. "Let me make this clear from the start: I asked Shen Yi for this job. You all just keep to your work and do less talking, so as not to offend anyone and make me lose face."

"Fifty coins a day in the dead of winter, that kind of work is hard to find, so don't ruin your livelihood."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Things were different now; they couldn't hold their heads up in front of the villagers from other villages, and they would do their jobs obediently without Su Changxi reminding them.

After the large group of people followed Su Changxi away, Gao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to turn back, he saw Mo Laotian's family running towards him.

"Village Chief, we heard there are some jobs in the village that can make money. Did you forget to tell our family?" Old Mo looked at Gao Zhi with a fawning smile.

Gao Zhi didn't give him any face at all.

“Old Tian! I warned you before that you should have a conscience. You didn’t act properly back then, so it’s normal that I haven’t come looking for you now.” Gao Zhi didn’t mention Shen Yi. He thought he had made his point clear enough, but he didn’t expect Old Tian to be so tactless and keep questioning him.

"Why should we, village chief! Our family hasn't caused any trouble lately!" Old Mo said, puzzled.

The steward angrily said, "Village chief, we're all from the same village, you can't be biased! Our family is so poor we're almost starving, are you just going to watch us starve to death?"

Huang, the wife of Mo Dali, and Chen, the wife of Mo Erli, nodded in agreement.

Chen knelt down before Gao Zhi, pleading, "Village Chief, my son Erli is gone. I have to raise my child alone, it's so hard. Please, give me a way to survive!"

Huang also knelt down like Chen, saying, "Village chief, my second son is gone. My husband has to help his family and support his parents. We're having a hard time!"

Gao Zhi's eyes widened in anger, "Who caused your poor living conditions? If it weren't for your family, our village wouldn't be so poor! Back then, your family offended Shen Yi and the Su family. Now that the Su family has prospered, they only help Zhongmen Village and don't even look at Ximen Village!"
Needless to say, Shen Yi's side is even worse. You've ruined two perfectly good paths to wealth, and the villagers haven't even come to settle scores with you, yet you come here complaining! Let me tell you the truth! They went to work for Shen Yi! Fifty copper coins a day, and he said he doesn't want anyone who's in the way. Don't you know who he's talking about? Get your act together!

Chen was both shocked and furious, her face turning pale and then red, trembling with rage. "Village chief, I want to sever all ties with my parents-in-law! I want to sever all ties with them!" "Your second son's wife! You are unfilial!" Guan's single eye flashed with intense resentment and dissatisfaction.

Chen, having gone all out, shoved Guan, "You forced me to be unfilial! You old hag, you've ruined our family so badly! For that jinx Mo Chunxiang, you destroyed our family and ruined the village's path to wealth! You deserve to die! Why don't you just die? Hurry up and die, die, die, die!"

The hysterical state of Chen made Huang tremble with fear, and she dared not utter a sound.

Gao Zhi, his face ashen, roared, "Enough! If you want to cause trouble, go back to your place! What are you doing here, making a fool of yourself!"

"Yes, stop making a fuss, let's go back first." Huang quickly stepped forward to appease Chen, dragging and pulling her away.

Mo Dali looked in the direction his wife and sister-in-law had left, and said to the stunned Mo Laotian, "Today we'll drive Mo Chunxiang out of the village, and she's never allowed to come back."

Old Mo Tian snapped out of his daze, tears streaming down his face. "Eldest brother! That's your sister, your own sister! Even when she was so little, she knew how to care for us, bringing us tea and water, asking after us with concern. We watched her grow up little by little, how could you be so heartless! Now she has no man, no child, and if you drive her away, you're forcing her to her death!"

"If she doesn't leave, we'll all die!" Boss Mo roared hysterically, veins bulging on his forehead. "Second Brother is already dead. You saw what Second Brother's wife looked like just now. She hates Chunxiang to the core, and she's taking it out on you all. Today she can say she's severing ties, but tomorrow she'll dare to come to your door with a kitchen knife and take you all down with her!"

It is said that poverty brings a hundred sorrows, and this is exactly the situation in their family now. Because they have no money, someone could take extreme measures at any time.

What's even more terrifying is that the culprit behind all of this is his sister.

Guan thought Mo Dali was exaggerating and refused to agree, saying, "If you want to drive your sister away, then drive me away too. I'll die out there with her so I won't get in your way."

"Fine! Then you can all go together!" Mo Dali clenched his fists, determined to no longer be threatened by the Guan family.

"Boss, what did you say?" Mo Laotian looked at Mo Dali in disbelief.

Mo Dali let out a long sigh and said, "Father, if you don't drive Chunxiang away today, we'll have no choice but to sever ties with you. I'll accept it even if people talk behind my back!"

"You!" Old Tian clutched his chest and collapsed.

The elderly couple cried all the way home.

"My poor daughter! Why is your life so miserable!" Guan cried as she tightly hugged the blank-faced Mo Chunxiang. "Your eldest brother is no human being, and your second sister-in-law is no better either. They insisted that we drive you away, and said that if you didn't leave, they would sever all ties with us and never care about us again! What are we going to do!"

They dote on their daughter, and they're even willing to turn against their son for her sake, but they can't sever ties with their son. Otherwise, when they die, no one will break the pots or build a grave for them.

Upon hearing this, Mo Chunxiang laughed mockingly, "Father, Mother, if you want me to leave, just say so. I'm not going to stay here!"