Wang Dashan waved his hand: "The rumors outside are quite detailed. Let's be frank. If you take the initiative to cancel the engagement, our two families can still maintain normal relations."

This person is determined to call off the engagement.

Jiang Mantun's smile faltered: "Brother Wang, let's put aside the friendship between our two families. Breaking off the engagement is bad for Daya's reputation. It will be difficult for her to find a good family in the future. Our Chengzong may be disappointing, but he will still be better off than those who toil in the fields. Daya will only enjoy a life of luxury if she marries our Chengzong."

She paused for a moment, then added, "This man is successful; it's normal for him to have three wives and four concubines. Daya should be more magnanimous."

Wang Dashan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot with anger. He said in a deep voice, "If you really care about Daya, then break off the engagement now. I will also return all the betrothal gifts. Otherwise, if things get too ugly, it won't be good for Chengzong either."

Jiang Chengzong, inside the room, had a terribly gloomy face, his hands gripping the quilt tightly. Hearing this, he could no longer contain himself and roared at the outside, "Forget about it! This marriage can only be annulled if I want to. A bunch of peasants, what right do you have to talk to me about annulling an engagement?"

Wang Dashan was so angry that veins bulged on his forehead. He pointed at the inner room and cursed, "Is this all? You call yourselves scholars? Even without this whole affair, this engagement was already off. If you don't agree, I'll go and ask the village head and the clan chief. We can't possibly be worthy of your Jiang family."

Without turning back, he left with Li Shi.

Li was so angry that she kept wiping away tears: "How could I have been so blind to insist on marrying into the Jiang family? It's all my fault that Da Ya is in trouble."

"Alright, alright, we're not married yet, there's still room for reconciliation." Wang Dashan frowned, his anger simmering inside.

He was angry at Li Shi, and even more angry at himself. Why did he have to save Jiang Mantun in the first place? Why didn't he let him get eaten by wild boars?

He spoke with such confidence at the Jiang family's house, but deep down he wasn't sure what to expect. If things really escalated to that point, Daya would be the one who suffered more.

Wang Yiyi returned home happily, only to find the atmosphere somber. She immediately guessed what had happened: "The annulment didn't go smoothly?"

Li sighed, wiping away her tears: "Jiang Chengzong is going to cling to your eldest sister; he doesn't want to break off the engagement."

This was somewhat different from what Wang Yiyi had imagined. She thought that since Jiang Chengzong had done such a thing, it would be perfectly reasonable for them to break off the engagement, and the villagers wouldn't say anything, nor would Da Ya's reputation be affected.

Wang Dashan forced a smile: "Don't worry, in a couple of days I'll go to the village head and break off the engagement. I'll take care of Daya from now on."

Big Head, who was standing nearby, also said, "I'll take care of my little sister too."

Wang Yiyi shouted angrily, "He's already done such a shameless thing, what's wrong with breaking off the engagement? He's really trying to have his cake and eat it too."

Wang Dashan restrained her from her rage: "Your mother and I can handle this."

Then he asked Wang Yiyi, "How are sales today?"

Wang Yiyi was finally persuaded to change the subject: "Tomorrow will proceed as before, and starting the day after tomorrow, we'll have 300 catties of tofu every day."

Li paused, wiping away her tears: "Three hundred jin?"

Goodness, she couldn't even imagine how much money she could earn in a day.

Wang Yi proudly raised her head: "Everyone says our tofu is good, and many other families have asked us to place orders, but I haven't agreed to any of them."

This news finally lifted some of the somber mood.

Li slapped her thigh: "We don't have enough beans at home. Honey, while it's still early, hurry up and go to town to buy some beans. It'll be too late if we wait any longer."

Wang Yi pointed outside the door: "I've already bought the beans, they're right outside the door."

Li hurriedly ran outside and saw a pile of beans. She then looked at Wang Yiyi and asked, "Did you buy all of these?"

Wang Yi scratched his head sheepishly: "I've spent all the money I received today and the deposit."

Li looked distressed and said, "We wouldn't have been able to earn this money without you. It's fine if you spend it, but I'm worried about you carrying so many things back by yourself. You must be exhausted."

"Not tired."

Wang Yiyi was telling the truth. She had put these things in her spatial dimension and brought them back, only taking them out when she reached the door.

Li thought she was just putting on a brave face, but she felt even more sorry for her. She didn't show it on her face, and just said while holding the meat, "Let's have a good meal tonight. We can think about all that nonsense later."

After dinner, Daya was mending clothes as usual. Wang Yiyi couldn't help but go over and ask, "Big sister, aren't you worried about this?"

The family members did a lot of work to help Daya break off the engagement. Datou and Ertou went to warn Jiang Chengzong, and Erya once secretly pulled up all the vegetables in Jiang Chengzong's field.

On the contrary, Daya remained calm throughout. Apart from being a little sad at the beginning, everything was normal afterward.

Da Ya smiled slightly, her hands still busy: "What's there to worry about? It's just a matter of getting married or not getting married. I've thought about both paths, and there's nothing I can't accept."

Wang Yiyi couldn't help but interrupt Daya's actions: "Big sister, you need to think about it. You should be in charge of your own life. You can live the kind of life you want. No one can make you accept it, not your parents, not even your future husband."

Daya looked confused for a moment, then quickly smiled and patted Wang Yiyi's head: "I understand."

Wang Yiyi realized that she was just being perfunctory, and sighed deeply. She knew that Da Ya had grown up like this, so naturally she couldn't understand her.

The thought of her kind older sister being ruined by that brat Jiang Chengzong filled her with rage.

"Big sister, I have an upset stomach, I'm going out for a bit." She couldn't wait a moment longer, so she made up an excuse and went out the door.

Daya was used to it, and since her third sister always refused to go to the family's outhouse, she just let her be.

Wang Yiyi went around through the woods behind Jiang Chengzong's house and quietly climbed over into the yard.

The Jiang family hadn't rested yet; they were discussing something inside. Just as she was about to move closer, Jiang Chengzong came out.

She quickly hid herself in the space.

Jiang Chengzong came out to use the restroom, but after taking only a few steps, he felt a sharp pain, as if someone had hit him.

But when he turned around, he didn't see anyone, which frightened him so much that he screamed.

Hearing their son's screams, Jiang Mantun and Wu rushed out of the house and saw their son curled up on the ground, clutching his head.

Jiang Mantun rushed forward: "Son, what's wrong?"

"Someone hit me! Someone hit me!" Jiang Chengzong's voice cracked with fear.

Jiang Mantun looked around: "I don't see anyone else."

Mrs. Wu was starting to get a little scared; could her son have been attacked by a ghost?

No sooner had he finished speaking than Jiang Mantun felt himself being struck solidly by a stick.

This time, he curled up on the ground just like his son, trembling and covering his head.

The moment her son and husband were beaten, Wu was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, screaming incessantly.

There are ghosts!

Wang Yiyi got more and more into the fight, and gave the three of them a good beating.

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