After wearing it: I traded a pig for a man.

Jiang Yun Ning's eyes were filled with excitement. She jumped off the carriage at lightning speed, not noticing that there were too many loose stones on the road. She landed unsteadily and almost twisted her ankle.

"Be careful." Jiang Che reached out to steady him, his brows furrowing involuntarily. "There are rocks all over here, watch your step."

Jiang Yun Ning nodded, took out a tael of silver and stuffed it into his hand: "You'll have to deliver it yourself today. You can't go out without some silver on you, so take this."

Jiang Che felt somewhat helpless. He knew that Jiang Yun Ning would not let go of any opportunity to deal with Jiang Man Cang.

She glanced at Jiang Mancang with a hint of resentment, thinking that if it weren't for his commotion, she wouldn't have wasted her time with Jiang Yunning.

"Then be careful. If you're really angry, I'll beat him up when I get back."

Jiang Yun Ning looked at Jiang Che, who had suddenly become very talkative, with great confusion. Why was he being so fussy lately? He had lost all of the aloofness he had shown when they first met.

By this time, she had long forgotten that when Jiang Che asked her if she liked him because he was talkative, she had said, "Yes."

"Okay, okay," Jiang Yun Ning waved her hand. "I'm not stupid. Besides, there are so many people here, how could I possibly lose out?"

Jiang Che watched her retreating figure, her skirt tucked behind her, with a hint of reluctance. He flicked his whip, and the oxcart creaked and groaned as it moved forward again.

"I don't care, you have to pay me for the work I did." Jiang Mancang pointed at the workers inside with a righteous indignation: "You want all those people from other villages? I'm your own cousin!"

The commotion attracted many neighbors, who all curiously watched the spectacle.

Someone shouted, "That's right, Yuntian, you're all a family. Now that you're doing well, you can't just abandon your uncle and grandma."

Jiang Yun Ning looked over and saw that the person was Granny Li from the village.

When Jiang Liushi brought people to sever ties, Granny Li righteously accused Jiang Liushi and her group of being too cruel, blaming them for ignoring Jiang Laosan's family.

Now, seeing Jiang Laosan building a house, Granny Li is furious and wishes someone would come and make things difficult for Jiang Laosan, preferably preventing the house from being built.

Jiang Yunning was not surprised at all.

That's human nature; if you're having a hard time, many people will sympathize with you.

But once your life gets better, those who used to sympathize with you will want to kick you while you're down.

She didn't miss the fact that after Granny Li finished speaking, some people in the crowd quietly moved further away.

Most of them were people who frequently bought firewood and magnolia fruit from her.

There were a few others, some of whom had made soap at her house, and others whose husbands were helping to build houses there.

Sure enough, people will be willing to do anything as long as there is profit to be made.

Seeing that someone was speaking up for him, Jiang Mancang immediately raised his chin again. "You've made it big now, why shouldn't you care about us? So what if we're not related? Blood is thicker than water."

Jiang Laosan was called out and immediately started cursing: "When you beat An He and your third aunt, did you ever think that even broken bones are still connected by tendons?"

Jiang Mancang's eyes flashed with guilt, but he couldn't bear to part with the more than one hundred coins he earned a day.

"I've already paid compensation, and you've already caused trouble at my house." He said stubbornly, certain that Jiang Laosan wouldn't dare to make a move at this critical juncture.

Now, many people in the village are just as envious of this big house as he is. If a fight breaks out, at least half of the villagers will be on his side.

At that point, he definitely won't just extort thirty taels.

Old Man Song emerged from the crowd, appearing as a kind-hearted man to offer advice.

"Third brother, your family is doing better now, so help out whenever you can. There are so many people in the village, why are you looking for help from other villages? I can do that too, I used to be a bricklayer when I was young."

Seeing that Jiang Mancang hadn't left yet, another old man named Song arrived, making Jiang Yun furious and wanting to hit him.

Jiang Yunning pressed down on his arm: "Brother, don't be impulsive. It's wrong to resort to violence."

"Yun Ning, didn't you really like the Song family's boy? You were practically willing to pay anything to marry him. Considering our past relationship, wouldn't it be alright to give Old Man Song a job? He almost became your father-in-law."

Granny Li seemed to be deliberately trying to disgust her, showing no regard for the fact that she already had a husband, nor any consideration for the impact of these words if they were to spread.

"Old Lady Li," Jiang Yun Ning said with a smile, "you're speaking up for Old Man Song so vehemently, could it be that you've taken a liking to him?"

Granny Li's smile vanished abruptly: "What nonsense are you spouting? You wretched girl, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Jiang Yun Ning wasn't angry at all: "Oh, so you didn't fancy him. Then you think he's a good bricklayer? Isn't your son getting married soon? Your house needs repairs, right? Remember to ask them to come help you with the work then."

"Our family doesn't need lazy people who eat and sleep..."

Halfway through her sentence, Granny Li suddenly stopped talking, looking embarrassed, and stood quietly in the crowd watching the commotion.

"Yunning," Old Man Song still wouldn't give up, "How about this, I don't want 120, just give me 100 coins a day. We're from the same village, I'll give you a discount."

Anyway, as long as Jiang Yuning agrees, he will go to places where no one can see him and slack off. What can Jiang Yuning do to him?

Jiang Yun Ning looked at him with a forced smile: "My family doesn't employ people who are dishonest."

"You little brat! How dare you talk like that?" Old Man Song said angrily. "I'm your elder."

Jiang Yunning said with a hint of sarcasm, "Only those with both virtue and moral character can be called elders. You're just an old man who's getting on in years."

She looked at Old Man Song: "Your leg was broken back then, and you were sent back. Wasn't it because you stole people's things to sell when you were building houses for them?"

Old Man Song was somewhat shocked; no one in the village should have known about this.

"This is what your son told me," Jiang Yun Ning deliberately provoked.

I did learn about this from Song Minglang, but he didn't tell me on his own initiative. Instead, I found out when the original owner secretly went to the Song family to visit him and overheard Song Minglang complaining.

Old Man Song's face flushed red, feeling that the dignity he had tried so hard to maintain for so many years had been completely lost.

Jiang Mancang was initially angry when he heard Old Man Song trying to lower the price, but he was amused after learning about the matter.

"You get what you pay for." He curled his lip and turned to look at Jiang Yun Ning: "I'm young and strong, I have plenty of strength."

Jiang Yuning glanced at him: "If you dare to force your way in, I dare to burn your house down in the middle of the night. My kitchen knife hasn't been used in a while, so I'm a bit rusty. I don't know if I can control it this time. If I accidentally use too much force, tsk tsk."

Jiang Mancang was genuinely afraid when he picked up the kitchen knife.

He always felt that Jiang Yun Ning from that day had left a shadow on him.

Just thinking about the chill on my neck makes me want to pee.

"you!"

He was genuinely afraid of what this crazy woman, Jiang Yun Ning, might do, so he glared at her forcefully, feigning a strong expression: "Just you wait! Our family will be better off than you one day!"

Jiang Mancang stormed off in a huff after his scheme failed, but his plan to secretly learn the skills still hadn't completely disappeared.

Since force doesn't work, let's try a softer approach. Let his mother and wife come.