She reclaimed her family property and broke off her engagement to go to the countryside.

Chapter 137 Going to Ask for a Beating
It's already late autumn, and almost all the leaves on the trees have fallen.

There are people who go up the mountain to chop firewood, but not many.

Most people will wait until winter to go.

Back then, firewood had the least moisture and was the easiest to chop.

Normal families will store enough for the previous year, so they won't have to worry about it for the following seasons.

"You're out of firewood?"

Jiang Shi'an remembered that there seemed to be a lot more, but that shouldn't be the case!
"Yes, I just want to pick more dry ones."

I heard the winters here are especially cold, and you need to use a brazier, so I'm preparing in advance.

This explanation is perfectly reasonable.

Jiang Shi'an looked at her but did not immediately agree.

"We're going somewhere far away, so you shouldn't go."

We'll go gather firewood together later.

He was thinking that he could just get some back himself, so that Ji Shuyin wouldn't have to worry about it.

That's what we did before.

"That's fine."

The mountain must be climbed, but I have to go there myself.

If it's a secret matter, it must be done in secret.

That day, the person Yang Leyu had found for her arrived, bringing with him his own tools.

"Sister-in-law Guihua, are you pregnant? Are you sure you can manage?"

Upon hearing this, the other party quickly expressed their opinion.

"Don't worry, Ji Zhiqing, there's no problem at all."

We farmers aren't that meticulous; we're all busy working in the fields right before production.

This is your firewood, right? I'll go start a fire and boil water.

As he spoke, he quickly got to work.

Ji Shuyin suddenly sighed, feeling somewhat sad.

Yang Leyu came over and patted her on the shoulder. Just then, Huang Chunjing arrived as well.

Everyone knew what happened to her family today, so they came to help.

"Shuyin, Sister-in-law Guihua is very capable. She also helped us make the sauerkraut."

She has little status in her husband's family.

Now that it's the off-season for farming, I can come out and do some work to earn some food, which will make things a little better.

"You know her well?"

She couldn't help but ask, as she also knew Tian Guihua, but they had never spoken.

"She's my next-door neighbor, and she's a nice person."

When I first moved in, they even helped me clean the house.

Because she gave birth to two daughters, she was disliked by her mother-in-law.

Upon hearing this, Ji Shuyin sighed. The preference for sons over daughters is a tragedy of our times.
"Okay, I got it. Let's hurry over and help."

To make this, you need to boil water, and the cabbage needs to be blanched in the hot water first.

Then, proceed to the next step of the process.

A short while later, Jiang Shi'an and Feng Jinghuan also arrived.

A man was carrying a bundle of firewood, which he had just collected from the mountain.

These two men were very informal and took on most of the work.

Her family doesn't have many dishes to begin with.

Since there was only one person, one large vat was enough to feed them.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Even Tian Guihua was infected by the joy and showed a rare smile.

"Ji Shuyin, you really are here."

You're happy now that you've caused my brother so much trouble!

There were many people around today, and everyone was working in the yard, so her front door was not closed.

Unexpectedly, this actually made things easier for Chen Baoqin.

She didn't come alone; she was followed by two middle-aged women, who were probably her lackeys.

"Who told you to come to my house? Get out."

Her face also turned pale.

Since this person had already met Chen Baosheng, how dare he come to her door so brazenly? Didn't the other party warn this good sister?

It shouldn’t be!

"Hmph, I'm here today to settle scores with you, how could I possibly leave?"

"If you know what's good for you, hurry up and go to the commune to testify for my brother, and I might let you off the hook. Otherwise..."

She really didn't believe in this superstition; the Chen family took themselves too seriously.

"How about otherwise?"

Chen Baoqin adopted a more assertive posture and gave a wink to the person next to her.

The man didn't hesitate; he walked over and lifted the cover over which the gourd strips were drying.

Ji Shuyin's temper flared instantly. She strode up to the man and slapped him hard across the face.

With great force, the man was knocked to the ground, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

He stared at her in disbelief, then spat out a mixed-race tooth.

"Damn it, these gourd strips took a lot of effort to make, and you just overturned them?"

"Pay up, or I'll twist your head off."

She was genuinely angry. This thing required skill, and she had worked on it all day to get so little.

Now, it's all ruined.

The man was stunned by the beating and looked at Chen Baoqin with a helpless expression.

She hadn't expected Ji Shuyin to be so strong, and she got angry too.

"What are you doing, hitting my people right in front of me? Are you deliberately slapping me in the face?"

"Snapped……"

"You came here willingly because you wanted to be humiliated!"

In that case, I will grant your wish.

"Is that enough for now? Shall I help you a little more?"

Ji Shuyin didn't wait either, and slapped her again with her backhand. After the other person regained their footing, she slapped her with both hands, and then slapped her twice more.

The other person next to her also realized what was happening and quickly went over to help her up.

"How dare you treat our Sister Baoqin like this? You're asking for it."

Ji Shuyin squinted, becoming even angrier.

"You're no good person either..."

With that, he made the call.

None of the three were spared.

The three men, looking disheveled, lay on the ground, their earlier arrogance completely gone.

"If you treat me like this, I promise I won't let you stay here any longer."

Chen Baoqin's face was already swollen.

"Still dare to talk nonsense..."

She's already started hitting me today, so she's not afraid to hit me a few more times.

However, Jiang Shi'an stopped her.

She was puzzled as to why this person would side with outsiders.

The next second, Zhao Baogang arrived with a group of people.

"Ji Zhiqing, are you alright?"

After finishing speaking, he was startled by the scene before him.

"How is this going?"

Chen Baoqin naturally recognized him and immediately refused to comply.

"Well, your Willow Sprouts Production Team actually dares to condone educated youth beating people."

Wait, wait for me."

Ji Shuyin was also angry, and at this moment, she had to defend herself.

"Captain, this person is not from our production team."

They barged into my house without asking any questions and even knocked over my gourd strips.

Breaking into private homes and damaging socialist property—they must be hostile elements, right?

Let's send all these people to the commune.

When Zhao Baogang heard this, he was also at his wit's end. None of these people were easy to deal with.

Chen Baoqin was naturally unconvinced, and even smug.

"Fine, go ahead and send me to the commune if you dare, then let's see who's really going to suffer."

They have connections, so naturally they're not afraid.

Upon hearing this, Ji Shuyin cursed him under her breath as an idiot.

"Everyone heard that, right? They're so brazen."

I'm afraid that our commune also has their people.

Today, we must remove this poisonous thorn.