Old Mrs. Song is reborn; get out of here, you scumbag husband and illegitimate child!

Behind the crowd.

Tang Yuena hid by the door frame, looking at Xiao Yan with a worried expression.

Yuena bit her lip, her eyes reddening.

She was afraid that Xiao Yan wouldn't be able to leave today.

If she really stays here, Tang Datian will definitely not find Xiaoyan a good family to marry into.

Xiao Yan felt her sister's gaze.

She turned her head and met Yue Na's gaze.

Xiao Yan forced a bitter smile.

The fear was gone from her smile, leaving only a stubborn determination to leave.

The interaction between the two sisters was observed by Da Hua.

Da Hua felt terrible; this wretched place was forcing girls to have no choice at all.

"Tang Datian, stop focusing on things that don't belong to you. People need to be able to tell right from wrong. Broaden your horizons and expand your perspective."

Tang Datian sneered: "Don't try to pull my act tough."

"You're dirt poor now, you can't even afford to eat, what does that say?" Da Hua said bluntly, "It means you're not working hard enough, it means you've done a lot of bad things. You're always scheming to get other people's life-saving money, it would be a miracle if you ever got rich."

Da Hua pointed to the main road outside the courtyard.

"So many people go out to work these days. Your sons are all still able-bodied; going out to work is better than staying home and farming. They can earn money, build houses if they want, and get married if they want. Do you really have to sell your daughters?"

Upon hearing this, the villagers who were watching nearby...

Their ears perked up.

Linxian County is a remote place with limited access to information.

Everyone only knows that they can make money outside.

But no one really knows how to do it.

A shirtless middle-aged man chimed in, "Young lady, is it hard to find work out there? What can country bumpkins like us, with no education, do in the city?"

Da Hua usually just wanders around the town; she has no idea about the big market conditions outside.

But her relatives are constantly traveling all over the country.

She hesitated for a moment.

Chunxia picked up the conversation.

"Why is it so hard to find a job?" Chunxia raised her eyebrows. "Rural people aren't afraid of hardship. We can do the jobs that city people don't want to do."

Whether you're carrying bricks on a construction site, carrying heavy loads at the dock, or cleaning sewers for others, you can make money from any of these jobs.

You're going there to work and earn money, not to live like a pampered prince. As long as you're willing to work hard, you can earn money; if you're not afraid of getting dirty or tired, you'll have opportunities.

Someone in the crowd chimed in:

"That makes sense. What are we country folk afraid of, getting dirty or tired?"

Chunxia glanced at the private plot in the yard. "If farming isn't enough to feed you, then go out and look for opportunities. Those who don't want to go out can stay home and farm, but they should grow cash crops. How much money can you make growing corn and rice all day in this mountainous area?"

The uncle just asked:

"That kind of...?"

"Plant fruit trees! Tangerines, pomelos, plant whatever's valuable. Even if all else fails, build a few greenhouses to grow mushrooms. If you just stick to corn, peanuts, and rice, you'll only make a pittance at the end of the year. Can you even build a new house?"

Several villagers nodded in agreement and began to discuss it among themselves.

"Yes, I've heard that many people in Qingyang grow fruit trees."

"How about we give it a try?"

"Some people say there are many fruit trees planted in the new town area."

Tang Datian was furious when he saw this.

These women came to his house to have a lesson?

The whole village joined in the commotion, and no one in the village spoke a word of justice for him.

He threw down the shovel, walked over to Xiuhong, and jabbed her hard with his elbow.

"Are you dead? Why aren't you saying anything?" Tang Datian cursed in a low voice.

Xiuhong shrank her shoulder in pain from the poke.

She felt sorry for Xiaoyan and wanted the child to return to the Nie family to live a better life.

But she was even more afraid of Tang Datian.

With Tang Datian's temper, he'll definitely beat her to a pulp once these people leave. Besides, she and Tang Datian have three children.

Xiuhong swayed back and forth.

Seeing the menacing Da Hua and Chun Xia, she dared not provoke them.

Her gaze fell on Nie Xiaochuan, who was standing beside her.

The fifth brother was the best to this younger brother when he was alive.

Xiu Hong slowly moved in front of Nie Xiaochuan.

"Xiao Chuan..." Xiu Hong said, her voice trembling with tears, "Da Tian has had a hard time too. This whole family depends on him. Um... Third Aunt also said she could give us some money. Why don't you give us a little bit? Just consider it helping our family out."

"If a thousand dollars isn't enough, give me nine hundred."

Nie Xiaochuan's brows furrowed into a tight knot as he looked at the timid woman in front of him, too lazy to even utter a harsh word.

Chunxia had sharp ears and heard everything clearly.

"Give me money? What did you just say? Say it again!"

Xiuhong took a step back. "I...I just wanted to...even a little bit would be fine..."

"I'll give you a damn thing." Chunxia snapped like a raging fire. "Absolutely not. If my fifth brother knew you were taking his money and even paying this bloodsucker, he'd crawl out of his grave and strangle you."

Chunxia's eyes blazed with fury.

"You want money, right? Fine." Chunxia sneered, "I won't give you that money today. Not only will I not give it to you, I'm also going to the county. I'm going to find the organization, to ask the leaders."

Tang Datian was taken aback.

"Ask them why the martyr's daughter is being forcibly detained in this poor mountain village in exchange for a dowry. Ask the people who received the pension if it's illegal not to support the child. Those who embezzled the money should be arrested."

I'll see if the higher-ups will intervene. If you're tired of living in peace and quiet, we'll see you in court. I have plenty of money to fight you in court.

After the lawsuit was filed, Tang Datian was clearly intimidated.

He's just a bully who's only tough on his own.

If it really came down to a confrontation, he wouldn't dare even if he had a hundred lives.

"You...you're trying to scare me!" Tang Datian shouted, trying to stay calm.

"Trying to scare you?" Nie Xiaochuan clenched his fist. "Why don't you call the police now and let them come and see? What law have we broken by taking our own niece away?"

Someone in the village spoke up:

"After all, Tang Datian raised Xiaoyan for twenty years, so it's reasonable for him to ask for some child support."

"Bullshit! What child support?!" A villager spat into the mud. "The compensation that Xiao Yan's father risked his life for has been squandered by that old bastard Tang Datian."

"When Xiuhong remarried, did you have no idea what a sorry state Tang Datian's family was in? Less than six months after Xiuhong moved in, these three large mud houses of theirs sprang up. Did that money fall from the sky?"

Another person chimed in:

"This childless man is eating with his mouth dripping with oil."

The way everyone looked at Tang Datian was full of disdain and sourness.

Tang Datian was notorious in the village for being poor and arrogant. If he weren't so penniless now, the villagers would have drowned him in their envious spittle long ago, based on the advantages he had gained back then.

No one was jealous; the main reason was that the Tang family was too poor.

Just as the commotion was starting, several village officials squeezed into the courtyard.

The leader was the village party secretary, with his hands behind his back and his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

The village chief was standing next to him.

"What's all this noise about! What's wrong with you all blocking the way in the middle of the day?" The secretary shouted, and the courtyard instantly fell silent.

Nie Xiaochuan stepped forward, took out a cigarette case, and handed it to him.

"Good morning, leaders. We are from Nie Family Village in Qingyang." Nie Xiaochuan pointed to the women behind him. "We're here today specifically to pick up my fifth brother's biological daughter and take her home."

My fifth brother was a martyr, and his ashes are still in the national martyrs' cemetery. There's no reason for a martyr's bloodline to remain here and be sold off for dowries.

"If Tang Datian refuses to release them, we're sitting here and not leaving. We'll go to the town government and the armed forces department later and ask them to come down and resolve this in person."