"The evil dragon has broken free of its seal? Yang Family Village is surely in grave danger?!"

After learning about the changes that had occurred in Yangjia Village from her mother, Yang Xiaoman was taken aback.

They even brought up her destruction of the black stone that brought the river to be suppressed...

Why did this method of splashing dirty water seem so familiar to her?

"Xiaoman, don't worry."

Li Xiuyun wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said softly:

"Yang Lizheng said that he knows that your aunt is behind this. The quack doctor who came to Yangjia Village for no reason must have been invited by her or your uncle."

"Once he finds the evidence, he will definitely clear your name!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaoman was somewhat surprised, and she raised her eyebrows in disbelief.

"Did Yang Li really say that? He's actually on our side?"

According to my mother, all the villagers in Yangjia Village present believed this wholeheartedly. Even if the village head Yang had not been deceived, they would not have sided with her, would they?

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyun nodded gently, her voice choked with emotion:

"Yes, Yang Lizheng is a good person."

"He knows you've been wronged, and besides, your aunt has caused trouble repeatedly, which has greatly diminished his authority this time. So the village head isn't going to let her off the hook this time."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaoman suddenly realized what was happening, and waved her hand dismissively, saying:

"Mother, now that the village head has expressed his opinion, why are you so worried?"

"Besides, the news of our daughter's extraordinary strength has spread throughout the village. I doubt anyone will dare to come to our house and cause trouble within the next seven days!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyun sighed, "That's true, but even Yang Lizheng can't guarantee that he can find evidence to clear your name."

Yang Xiaoman didn't care. She immediately took out a heavy money bag from her bosom and gently placed it in her mother's hand.

"This...this is the payment from the Lin family?"

Li Xiuyun took it subconsciously, and her eyes widened involuntarily the next second.

"No, why is it so heavy?!"

She instinctively opened the bag, looked inside, and gasped in shock.

"There's...there's still some loose silver?"

Li Xiuyun reached out and weighed it in disbelief; it was about two or three ounces.

"Xiaoman, you wouldn't be hiding something from your mother and doing something bad for someone, would you?"

Which household would casually give a butcher two or three taels of silver when hiring him to slaughter a pig?

As for the remaining three hundred coins, she subconsciously ignored them.

After all, the impact of the broken silver pieces on her was obviously extremely great.

"Mother, what are you thinking?"

Hearing her mother's unfounded speculation, Yang Xiaoman chuckled and shook her head helplessly.

He then recounted the entire story of how he went to the Lin family to slaughter a pig that day, and how he unexpectedly saved the young master of the Lin family.

"I see." Li Xiuyun breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second, her hands holding the money bag began to tremble, and she said in a trembling voice:

"So, with these three taels of silver, we can go to the Qi family and bring your sister, Aning, back?!"

As she spoke, she subconsciously walked out of the courtyard.

Just as he stepped out of the courtyard gate, Yang Xiaoman helplessly pulled him back, sighing as she said:

"Mother, even if you're excited, it's getting dark. We should wait until early tomorrow morning to go to town, shouldn't we?"

"Otherwise, even if we bring Aning back from the Qi family, we won't have an oxcart to get back to Yangjia Village."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyun belatedly realized what was happening and slapped her forehead, saying:

"Xiaoman, you're so thoughtful."

"We'll go to town to pick up your sister first thing tomorrow morning!"

Upon seeing this, Yang Xiaoman's face revealed a faint smile, but a hint of coldness suddenly flashed in her eyes.

"As for what happened today, it would be best if Village Chief Yang could find evidence and bring that wicked couple to justice."

"Otherwise, I will definitely not let them off easily!"

Even before the ties were severed, she dared to threaten the two of them with a butcher knife.

Now that she's cut off all ties with her family, she has even less to care about!

"If your father knew how capable his daughter is now, he would probably be at peace in the afterlife."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyun's eyes immediately reddened, and she turned her head away.

Yang Xiaoman quickly changed the subject, "Mom, Aning will be coming home tomorrow. We should prepare a delicious meal to welcome her back. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyun's eyes lit up, and she nodded without hesitation:

"A-Ning's favorite food is cured meat and wild vegetable meatballs. I'll make them in advance tonight so she can eat them right away when I pick her up tomorrow."

After saying that, she quickly wiped away her tears and hurried into the kitchen.

It was as if she had come back to life; all the depression and worry from before had vanished.

Watching her mother's retreating figure, Yang Xiaoman breathed a sigh of relief and leaned the butcher knife against the back of the courtyard gate.

She had been running around all day, busy from morning till afternoon. Although she had eaten a good meal to fill her stomach, she was still exhausted and felt drowsy.

As soon as I sat down at the stone table, I yawned from sleepiness and then fell asleep on it.

A moment later, the kitchen door opened gently, and Li Xiuyun walked out smiling, holding a lump of cured meat.

"Xiaoman, look at this..."

She had only spoken halfway when she saw Yang Xiaoman fast asleep, slumped over the stone table.

A hint of heartache flashed in her eyes as she quickly went back to the kitchen to put down the cured meat, then turned around and went to the main room to get a thick coat and gently draped it over her daughter.

Looking at the dirt on Yang Xiaoman's nose, Li Xiuyun gently reached out and wiped it away, sighing inwardly:

"Xiaoman, you've had a hard time these past few days. I'm so sorry."

"After Aning comes home, I will work on those fields and find a way to make some bamboo baskets to supplement the family income. You won't have to work as hard as before."

If she had no other choice, how could she have watched her seven-year-old daughter spend her days running around with a butcher's knife for a few taels of silver?

……

It was getting dark.

The last oxcart of Yangjia Village stopped at the village entrance.

Yang Chengren jumped off the carriage and walked quickly towards his home without looking back.

He would glance back every now and then, his face full of terror, and then he would quicken his pace.

Only after seeing the gate to his own courtyard did Yang Chengren secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

God knows what he went through today; he almost had a brush with death!

As soon as Yang Chengren reached the courtyard gate, he saw his wife standing in the yard, holding a long thorn branch, threatening Yang Jizong fiercely:

"You must stay home for the next few days and don't go anywhere, understand?"

"If you dare step out of this door even half a step, I'll break your legs!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Jizong trembled and pursed his lips, saying:

"Okay, Mother."

Seeing this, Chen Yue'e finally put away the wooden strip with satisfaction. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of her husband who had just walked to the gate of the courtyard, and her expression changed slightly!

Then, without leaving a trace, he put down the wooden strip and walked out of the courtyard gate.

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