Returning to 84, hunting for wealth, one person feeding three families.

Ye Chen slaughtered the wild deer, cut it into pieces, and deliberately left half of it.

It was tied with a rope and hung on the roof beam.

I can only take half a deer to visit my relatives at dawn tomorrow.

In 84, before the communes were abolished, you had to use grain coupons to get meat.

The amount allocated each month is fixed.

Everyone was hoping to have more oil and fat in their bellies.

Tian Xiaohui lived in the next village and her family was poor. In Ye Chen's opinion, if his mother-in-law had any conscience at all, she would definitely be impressed by this gift.

"When I go to your house tomorrow, don't tell your parents about the divorce."

"If they ask, just say we remarried."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of you for the rest of your life and I promise I won't let you suffer any injustice."

Seeing Tian Xiaohui busy preparing other gifts, Ye Chen made arrangements.

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiaohui's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

Ye Chen has changed a lot; he even knows how to comfort people now.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say!"

With a hint of docility, Tian Xiaohui nodded, and for a moment, the atmosphere in the courtyard became a little more ambiguous.

The two were about to get close and enjoy some tenderness.

Unexpectedly, a balding voice suddenly came: "Brother Ye Chen, you'd better go and see! Your uncle and aunt have brought a lot of people and are causing trouble at the old house."

"What's going on?" Ye Chen asked, frowning.

The balding man stopped, took a breath, and then explained, "Your cousin and his wife, along with the security team, insist that your old house was already mortgaged to them."

"They even produced an IOU with their fingerprints on it."

"Damn it, this thing must be a fake!" Ye Chen's face darkened as he made his judgment.

If those two beasts really manage to extort the old house from me, I won't even have a place to stay!

We absolutely cannot let those two succeed!

"Xiaohui, you stay home and wait. You're balding. Come with me!"

With a hint of anxiety, Ye Chen gave the instructions and then ran off.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Ye Chen had already arrived outside the old house.

Before even entering the courtyard, they could hear Luo Ling's indignant voice.

"You two are truly shameless. You've got some IOU from who-knows-where, and you're trying to call a deer a horse?"

"Don't think that just because your son is in the security team, you can cause trouble today!"

"Let me tell you, this house belongs to my Ye Chen, and no one can take it away!"

"Hmph, this IOU I have clearly states in black and white that Ye Chen's father borrowed a thousand yuan from us, using the house as collateral!"

"Now that Ye Chen's father is dead and the money hasn't been paid back, the house naturally belongs to us!"

"Son, you must stand up for your parents today, no matter what. We can't let outsiders take advantage of you!"

My aunt held up the IOU and spoke with an air of seriousness.

At the end, he even patted the shoulder of a boy next to him.

This person is actually Ye Chen's cousin's son, Ye Ding.

Today, in order to extort Ye Chen, he specially transferred more than a dozen people from the security team.

At this moment, taking advantage of their numbers, they simply waved their hands and tried to clear the area.

"The matter is clear, there's nothing more to say. This courtyard belongs to our family from now on. Either Ye Chen pays back the money, or get out!"

"Brothers, get all these people out of here! Anyone who resists, take them down!"

"Let's see who dares!"

Just as the people behind Ye Ding were about to make their move, Ye Chen shouted.

His sharp gaze swept across the entire room, and he said with a gloomy expression.

"My father has been buried for three years, long ago. Aunt, why didn't you produce the IOU before? Are you just waiting for this day when there's no way to prove anything?"

"You want a house? Fine, don't blame me for not giving you the chance."

"Let's go to the city right now and get it notarized. As long as this IOU is proven to be genuine, I promise I won't renege on the debt!"

As Ye Chen spoke, he walked between the two groups of people.

At the same time, she winked at Tian Cong without making a sound.

Tian Cong immediately understood and, taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was on Ye Chen, quietly slipped away from the crowd and ran out of the courtyard gate.

Seeing that Tian Cong was quick-witted, Ye Chen continued.

"Ye Ding, don't think you can turn black into white just because you have more people."

"If you have any conscience at all, ask your parents first whether there was even an IOU."

"Don't think that just because you've infiltrated the security team you can bully your own people. If you're even a man, at least get this straight!"

"Ye Fan, stop talking nonsense. You made things difficult for my parents while I was away, and now you have the nerve to lecture me?"

The uncle had previously cried and complained to Ye Ding, even lying to him that Ye Chen had ordered people to beat the two of them up.

With his parents humiliated, Ye Ding was determined to go all out.

"My family is in the right today, and the written evidence is proof."

"You either leave, or you return the money. There is absolutely no other option!"

"Since you've put it that way, can I take a look at this IOU?"

Ye Chen didn't care about the helpers behind Ye Ding and said calmly.

"Perfect timing! I found the handwriting my father left behind. There must be my father's signature on the IOU, right? Just compare them and we can tell if it's real or fake."

"If it's real, I'll give you the money. But if it's a fake, not only will I not give you anything, but I'll also hold your entire family accountable!"

"Ye Ding, stop listening to his nonsense. If this IOU falls into his hands, he'll definitely destroy it!"

My aunt's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly found a reason to sow discord.

"Ye Ding, you are our own son, we would never lie to you."

"Ye Chen is utterly depraved. He even dares to beat his own uncle and aunt. If you don't stand up for us today, I'll consider it a waste of my time raising you as my son."

Under such pressure, Ye Ding had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree to the IOU.

He was even more determined to make Ye Chen pay the price today!

"Brothers, Ye Chen is being unreasonable and there's no point in talking to him."

"Listen, get them out of here! I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong. Do it!"

Enraged, Ye Ding directly ordered his colleagues from the security team to take action.

In an instant, the two sides were shoving each other.

Seeing this, Ye Chen tightly protected Qian Jiali and Luo Ling behind him.

Unfortunately, there weren't many of their own people present at the moment, and they were quickly overwhelmed by the men Ye Ding brought.

"Damn it, if anyone dares to stop me again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Brothers, listen up! If anyone dares to block our way again, cripple their leg!"

Ye Ding was completely determined and spoke again.

As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled out a rubber baton from his waist.

It was about to smash down on Ye Chen's head!

"Watch out, Ye Chen!"

"You dare!"

Behind them, Qian Jiali and Luo Ling's hearts nearly jumped out of their throats when they saw this scene.

Luo Ling excitedly came to Ye Chen's side, and at that moment, she actually stretched out her hands to shield Ye Chen behind her!

"you……"

Ye Chen never expected this turn of events; he had already prepared to dodge.

By the time he realized what was happening, the rubber baton was already less than half a meter away from Luo Ling's forehead.

At this point, it was too late to stop it!

"You dare hurt my woman? Today I'll take your life!"