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

"You! You can't!"

Breaking his legs is not as good as reporting him to the authorities.

"I'm also thinking about the other girls in the village, in case you set your sights on someone else's daughter later."

Jiang Yun Ning smiled and spoke in a light, casual tone, which was most likely to stir up the emotions of the other villagers.

"Song Minglang! If you dare to lay a finger on my daughter, I'll castrate you!"

"That's right! You beast!"

"What a waste of your education! Why bother taking the imperial examinations? I'm ashamed to be from the same village as you."

Jiang Che had wanted to kill Song Minglang for a long time, and he didn't care whether Song Minglang agreed or not.

He picked up the wooden stick from the ground and walked step by step to Song Minglang.

She seemed to deliberately slow down her movements as she stood in front of Song Minglang, looking down at him condescendingly.

"No...don't!" Song Minglang tried to crawl backward in terror, but Jiang Che stepped on his ankle.

With each effort, excruciating pain shot through him: "Lift your foot! Ouch, it hurts! Mother, help me!"

Song Minglang shouted at the top of his lungs.

Jiang Che curled his lips into a smile, his eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty light. He raised the wooden stick high, refusing to bring it down, as if he were enjoying Song Minglang's fear.

"Village head, my son's legs can't be crippled!" Granny Yang cried out, not knowing who to beg for help.

Jiang Che didn't hesitate any longer.

Once, twice.

The sound of bones breaking mingled with Song Minglang's painful wails, yet nothing could drown out Granny Yang's brief but piercing scream.

Song Minglang fainted from the pain, and Granny Yang also fainted from fright.

Only Song Mingzhen remained, her face deathly pale, watching helplessly as the person she loved broke her elder brother's legs.

Jiang Yun Ning silently scanned everyone's faces and nodded in satisfaction.

These two methods are much more useful than reporting to the authorities.

With this deterrent effect, no one should be tempted to steal their money anytime soon.

Jiang Yun Ning left, followed by a large group of Jiang family members.

At this moment, the villagers who had come to watch the commotion looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Come on, young men, take Song Minglang and Granny Yang back home." The village headman waved and led the way toward the Song family.

His face was grim, and he was still shaken.

Regardless of what Jiang Yuning was like before, everything he does now is genuinely beneficial to the villagers.

It allows villagers to earn money without having to leave their homes.

Therefore, the Song family's targeting of Jiang Yun Ning is tantamount to cutting off the village's source of income.

Others may not know, but he is the village head.

He understands it clearly.

Jiang Yunning's abilities go far beyond this, and she will go even further in the future.

But the Song family actually dared to scheme against her like this.

The village head had a cold face.

It's time to have a good talk with Old Man Song.

The news spread throughout the village in just one noon, and many families with daughters said that the Jiang family had done a great job.

Some people said that since they were from the same village, breaking both of their legs was too cruel.

"You're right, the Song family is so pitiful. All they wanted was to ruin a woman's reputation. And what's the harm in losing one's reputation? She can just jump into the river and commit suicide. A life is nothing compared to a pair of legs, right?"

Amidst the sarcastic and mocking remarks, no one dared to say that the Jiang family had gone too far.

When it was time for the academy to close, Jiang Yuntian didn't let Jiang Yunning go out. Instead, he hitched up an oxcart and went to pick up Jiang Anhe.

Many students knew that Jiang Anhe was the nephew of the ice jelly shop owner, and even asked him, "Why hasn't Miss Jiang come to sell ice jelly all day today?"

Jiang Anhe shook his head and looked at Jiang Yuntian.

"I was busy at home, so I didn't come today. The cafeteria opens tomorrow, so I can just go there for some ice jelly," Jiang Yuntian explained.

In the courtyard, Jiang Yunning sat on a small stool with a somewhat helpless expression.

Since returning home, Wang Cuihua and Liu Yuzhi have kept a close watch on her, forbidding her from going out alone again.

She protested and argued, but to no avail.

"Mother and sister-in-law are right." Jiang Che noticed that she seemed a little unhappy.

I walked over and knelt down beside her. I placed my hands on her knees and looked up at her: "From now on, please don't go out alone. Okay?"

Jiang Yun Ning pursed her lips, not wanting to speak.

She can't possibly drag someone along with her every time she goes anywhere in the future, can she?

Although she doesn't go out alone much these days, not being able to and not wanting to are two different things.

Seeing her head bowed and silent, Jiang Che frowned and pondered for a moment before giving in: "If you go out alone, at least hold Big Black and Two Black's hands. Is that alright?"

"Hmm, that works too." Liu Yuzhi nodded in agreement. "Dahei and Erhei are very obedient, intelligent, and will protect their master. They're more useful than humans."

Jiang Yun Ning sighed dejectedly, "I know."

As soon as Jiang Anhe was lifted off the oxcart, she ran towards Jiang Yunning: "Auntie, you didn't bring Anhe food today."

He pouted, looking aggrieved, and rubbed his head and stomach.

Only then did everyone remember this.

"Oh dear, Auntie was so busy I forgot. I'm so sorry, Anhe, I made you go hungry." Jiang Yun Ning patted her head.

Wang Cuihua quickly served the food: "My dear grandson, wash your hands and eat."

Jiang Anhe chuckled after being coaxed by Jiang Yun Ning, "No, I ate with Man Jin, and Brother Shen Yan also gave me some good food. I'm not hungry."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Che cautiously, as if he had just remembered.

He was afraid that Jiang Che would get angry again, so he praised Shen Yan.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms.

Wang Cuihua was still a little scared.

The Song family almost succeeded.

The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, so I decided to open the door and sleep with my daughter.

Through the crack in the door, Jiang Che could be seen pacing back and forth in front of Jiang Yun Ning's door, raising his hand several times as if to knock, but then lowering it again.

Wang Cuihua blinked and climbed back onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

Let's give the young couple some time.

The son-in-law is too timid; he doesn't even dare to knock on the door.

If only they had gotten married sooner, the Song family wouldn't have thought there was still a chance.

As I pondered these thoughts, I slowly drifted off to sleep.

After hesitating several times, Jiang Che finally couldn't resist and gently knocked on Jiang Yun Ning's door.

"Who?"

Jiang Yunning had just come out of the space and was about to go to sleep.

I was startled by the knocking.

"It's me. I want to... I want to talk to you." Jiang Che was a little embarrassed. Actually, he didn't know what he wanted to say.

He just felt uneasy and wanted to see her again to make sure she was safe and sound in front of him.

The door opened, and Jiang Yun Ning looked up at him slightly: "What's wrong? What do you want to say?"

A blank look fell on Jiang Che's face, and a wicked thought instantly came to mind again.

"What? Running to a young lady's room so late at night, you don't have any bad intentions, do you?" She smiled, her malicious eyes lingering on Jiang Che's chest.

Jiang Che shook his head repeatedly: "No, I'm just... a little scared. I came to see if you were there."

He pursed his lips, his nervous gaze unsure where to land.

He was afraid that Jiang Yuning would mistake him for a lecherous man like Song Minglang.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything. I promise, I will never cross the line before you fall in love with me." Jiang Che looked at her earnestly, trying to convince her of his sincerity.

"Really?" Jiang Yun Ning smiled.

She finally understood why so many people like innocent, cute young men.

She blushes easily, even her neck turns red.

"I'm so disappointed." She sighed. "I thought you missed me."

Jiang Che's eyes widened in disbelief at what he had just heard.

He always knew that Jiang Yuning was shameless and often took pleasure in making him blush.

But this is the first time I've heard something so blunt.

"Yes, I do miss you a little," Jiang Che said, quickly looking up at her before turning and running away.

Jiang Yun Ning was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

Fortunately, she was poor in her previous life, otherwise she definitely wouldn't have been a good person either. She would probably have ordered eight male models at once.

"What binds me is not morality or feminine virtue, but poverty."