Transmigrated into a farmer's lucky charm, all the villains in the family panicked.

Yun Ziyan now understands.

Now that he has entered his second uncle's house and eaten his second uncle's food, he is a member of his second uncle's family.

If he still sides with outsiders, then he's really inhuman.

As the old man and woman stared at him in shock, he mustered his courage and continued.

"Grandpa, Grandma, as you just said, it's already difficult enough for my second uncle's family to raise five daughters. Now that I'm another one, it's even harder. You're both very kind people, you must feel sorry for my second uncle, how could we possibly ask them for money again? If you ask me, my eldest and third uncles should help my second uncle out. Don't you agree, Grandpa and Grandma?"

After these words were spoken, the room fell silent for a full three seconds.

The old man stood there, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly. It took him a long time to react. He was so angry that his fingers trembled as he pointed at Yun Ziyan: "You, you, you—"

What do you mean, "you"?

Gan Yuwan rolled her eyes, unable to suppress the smile on her face, but secretly she was overjoyed.

Ziyan, that kid, is usually quiet, but when it matters, his little mouth is so eloquent, every word he says hits the nail on the head for the two elders.

Yun Huaikang couldn't hold back any longer. He smiled, patted Ziyan on the shoulder, and took over the conversation.

"Father, Mother, listen to this. Even your child understands this, surely you do?"

"Raising five daughters is already a struggle for us, and now we also have to support Ziyan's education. When my eldest brother's family supported Zide's education, each of our families contributed one tael of silver."

"We won't ask for much. Shouldn't the eldest brother's and third brother's families follow the same rule? One tael each, isn't that fair and reasonable?"

He paused, then smiled even more warmly.

"And Mom and Dad, you gave Zide two taels of silver back then, but Ziyan is also your own grandson. You can't favor one over the other. If the villagers find out, they'll say you're biased, and that won't sound good, will it?"

The old man's face visibly changed several colors.

He originally wanted to squeeze some money out of the second wife's family, but instead of getting anything, he ended up being tricked by the father and son and even had to pay them money.

Just as he was about to feign ignorance, Yun Huaikang continued, "The village chief was present when we gave him the money back then, so I can ask him for help this time!"

The old man's chest heaved violently a few times, then he slammed his hand on the table, grabbed his cane, and walked out, his voice cracking.

"It's too late, your mother and I will head back now! We can talk about it later!"

The old lady's face burned, and she couldn't utter a single word. She slunk away after him.

As soon as the two stepped out of the threshold, Yun Huaikang strode forward and called out to their backs.

"Father, Mother, we'll be going to the clan chief in a few days to arrange Ziyan's adoption! Please come then!"

After he finished speaking, without even glancing at the dark sky outside or mentioning offering to see him off, he slammed the door shut.

The old man and woman were so angry they almost fainted.

As soon as the door closed, several girls popped out of the room and immediately surrounded Yun Ziyan.

Yun Shengsheng raised her little hand high in a thumbs-up gesture: "Brother...awesome! Brother...awesome!"

Yun Pianpian ruffled Ziyan's hair, her eyes curving into crescents: "Ziyan, you're amazing! Keep doing this from now on. If anyone's unhappy, just stand up for them. I've got your back!"

Yun Shuangshuang nodded frantically beside her, "That's right! How dare Grandpa and Grandma come asking for money! What kind of life did our little Wu live with them? I remember clearly how ripped Ziyan's pants were when he first arrived!"

Yun Qiaoqiao laughed so hard she jumped up and down: "Little brother Ziyan, your tongue is so smooth! How come I never noticed before? Keep using this skill from now on! I'm not good with words, otherwise I would have spoken earlier!"

Yun Huaikang and Gan Yuwan also smiled and praised Ziyan from head to toe, making the boy blush and not know where to put his hands.

……

As soon as it was dawn, the whole family busied themselves getting ready.

Bedding, pots and pans, grains and all sorts of daily necessities, as well as various vegetable seeds—everything that could be carried was loaded onto the oxcart.

Gan Yuwan was still planning in her mind that she still needed to buy all the necessary items at once, even after bringing these things over.

The whole family squeezed onto the oxcart in a lively atmosphere and swayed along towards the village entrance.

As soon as I arrived at the village entrance, I saw several women chatting by an old locust tree.

When they turned their heads, they saw the large and small packages piled up like small mountains on the oxcart, and their eyes almost popped out.

Wang Guihua asked in surprise, "Yuwan, what's going on here? All those bags and packages, anyone would think you're fleeing a famine!"

Gan Yuwan's eyes darted around, and the smile on her face vanished instantly, replaced by an expression of utter injustice. She let out a heavy sigh.

"Sigh—don't even mention it. My brother's family is always finding fault with us. We've been thinking about it, and we think we probably did something wrong that offended them. If we can't afford to offend them, can't we at least avoid them? We'll just go back to my parents' house for a while and wait until things calm down."

Zhang Meifang immediately became agitated upon hearing this, her eyebrows shooting up: "That's their business! Why are you moving? Why are you indulging them like this!"

Gan Yuwan patted her hand, her eyes reddening.

"We didn't want this either... but my brother's family comes to make trouble every day, and yesterday they even brought my parents-in-law out."

"They stay up all night, blocking our door and yelling. Who can stand it every day? I'd better go back to my parents' house for some peace and quiet."

The women exchanged glances, their minds immediately racing through all the recent events.

Wang Huai'an was like a madman, relentlessly pursuing the second wife.

First, his eight-year-old daughter, Yun Linlin, spread rumors everywhere, saying that it was all fake that Gan Yuwan's little girl was beaten so badly, and that Gan Yuwan was just trying to scam money.

Then, for some unknown reason, Yun Huai'an insisted on taking custody of Yun Ziyan from the second wife.

Then things got even more outrageous. They actually reported to the authorities that Yun Huaikang had killed someone and buried them, causing the government to send constables to arrest him. But the person was perfectly fine and alive, leading to a huge misunderstanding.

Yesterday evening, they did see with their own eyes the Yun family elders blocking Gan Yuwan's door, squatting there for a long time, and they could hear commotion inside at night.

Tsk, this family is really quite ill.

Gan Yuwan managed to squeeze out a few more polite words, and the oxcart clattered onto the road, its wheels kicking up dust as it rolled over the dirt road.

What they didn't know was that before the oxcart had gone far, several aunties had already started spreading the story, adding fuel to the fire.

Everyone knows: Yun Huaikang and Gan Yuwan were bullied to the point of no return by the eldest son's family, and even the old folks are helping the eldest son's family bully the second son's family!

From then on, whenever the eldest son's family and the old man and woman went out, they were talked about by the villagers, and people would point and whisper about them wherever they went.

Over time, even people from the neighboring village felt that this family was of very poor character, and no one wanted to have much contact with them.

Those who had originally intended to arrange a marriage for him have all given up on the idea...

The oxcart entered the county town, and the family spread their bedding on the bed boards; this place was their new home.

After a flurry of activity, around noon, Zhen Linqing returned with Qu Leng, bringing food.

Qu Leng is Zhen Linqing's personal bodyguard. Last time, his young master forbade him to come along, and something almost happened. Since then, Qu Leng has never left his side.

But gradually, he realized something was wrong.

Every time his young master came over, he liked to follow a little girl around like a shadow. She didn't care about him at all, but his young master would still follow her around happily, laughing so hard he was embarrassed to look.

Even though Qu Leng wasn't married and didn't have a lover, he knew that his young master had taken a liking to the girl. That very night, a message sent by carrier pigeon was delivered back to the Ming Prince's residence...