A peasant girl traveled through time and space, and she became prosperous

"Put down my family's grain."

When the children who were running around playing came back and saw this scene, they all rushed forward, some biting, some pulling, and clinging tightly to the adults' legs, not letting go even a little bit.

Jinling was small; he was kicked out and rolled several times on the ground.

Jinxiang felt sorry for him. Although she usually scolded her younger brother the most, she also loved him the most. She quickly chased after him and helped him up.

Seeing that her younger brother's cheek was scraped, she was so angry that she turned around and was about to confront the injured person.

Old Li was protecting his father, afraid that someone might hit him in the chaos. He inadvertently glanced at Jinxiang and saw her about to fight someone, so he hurriedly pulled her back. Unexpectedly, he was hit on the back and immediately went limp.

"What should we do?" Jinxiang tried to support Old Li but couldn't, and almost burst into tears.

"Jinxiang, you watch over your father for now. I'll go get someone." Gu Junchu was unusually calm. He pulled Lanling to Jinxiang's side and didn't forget to give her some instructions.

His father, who was standing nearby, heard this and quickly reminded him, "Be careful. Go find Instructor Zheng. Tell him to stop when it's over, and don't kill anyone."

When Gu Junchu ran to find Zhizheng, Zhizheng also noticed that something was wrong and was running over there as well.

When Lao Li called him over just now, things were noisy here, but not this chaotic.

"Brother, you'd better hurry over and check it out, something's happened."

"Okay, let's go."

Zhizheng didn't bring anyone else; he just grabbed Gu Junchu and ran back.

Upon arriving at the scene, Zhizheng leaped forward, his sword pointing directly at the back of Wang Baoquan's neck as he was grabbing grain from the truck.

With this sword strike, he would surely die. Killing Zhizheng would be no different from crushing an ant.

"stop!"

Old Li had come to his senses by this time. He couldn't let Zhizheng go on a killing spree here, as that would bring disastrous consequences to Wen Meijiu's family.

They could leave, but once they arrived in Donghai County, the Wen Meijiu family would still have to deal with and work with this group of people. Most of the villagers were surnamed Wen and were related to them in some way. If they killed one of them, their descendants would have endless trouble with the Wen Meijiu family.

As soon as Old Li shouted, Zhizheng turned his wrist and landed next to Wang Baoquan, the long sword accurately positioned against the back of his neck, icy cold.

With a tremor in his hand, Wang Baoquan dropped the grain bag on the ground, spilling some of it.

"You're courting death, don't you even know who you're dealing with?" Zhizheng gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, his heart filled with the urge to kill Wang Baoquan. This wasn't the first time he'd caused trouble for Wen Meijiu.

"I, I, I won't dare again, I won't dare again."

Wang Baoquan was no hero; he immediately backed down. He had witnessed the men in black committing murder and dared not risk his own life.

"Stop it, all of you. Anyone who doesn't stop will suffer the same fate."

Zhi Zheng grabbed Wang Baoquan by the neck and slammed his sword against the side of the cart, making a loud noise that shocked everyone present.

Everyone who was scrambling stopped, staring blankly at Zhizheng, assessing the current risks.

"Wen Meijiu has run away, she's not coming back, hurry up and grab her! Don't listen to him, we're out of food, they won't protect us at all."

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; it might be her only chance to get revenge on Wen Meijiu. Liu Kerong shouted at the top of her lungs, then burst into maniacal laughter, thoroughly enjoying herself.

"Shut up." Her mother sat on her lap, but she still wouldn't behave, so her mother grabbed a handful of dry grass and stuffed it into her wide-open mouth.

"Is the fine wine really not coming back?"

"I do not know!"

"What will we do if she doesn't come back?"

Only a minority of people rushed to grab the grain; the majority stood by and watched. Not everyone believed what Liu Kerong had said at the beginning.

However, seeing Liu Kerong still being so stubborn, the villagers, who already lacked a sense of security, became even more worried, fearing that it was true that Wen Meijiu had run away, otherwise how could she have disappeared without a word?

After traveling for so long, everyone's food supplies are almost gone. These past two days, we've been looking at the little food we have left, and we don't dare let our families eat their fill.

When Wen Meijiu was around, she could keep the guards in check. But if Wen Meijiu runs away, these strong and healthy men will definitely be much better at looting grain than they are. Now, before they can react, we might have a chance to strike first.

"Let her go. The village chief is here. Who would dare to cause trouble?"

Wen Deren knew that Liu Kerong had been captured, so he ran to get help as soon as possible.

Last night, Wen Meijiu left without telling the village chief. She only asked the village chief to lead the villagers along the side path beforehand, saying that taking the main road might be dangerous.

The village chief trusted Wen Meijiu completely and did as he was told. However, during the break, he saw his mother go to Ma Rulan and Qi Wenjing to inquire about Wen Meijiu, saying that she had gone to buy grain the night before. He became worried.

The village chief knew that all the guards listened to Wen Meijiu, and that he wouldn't be able to control them without her.

Adding to the fact that Zhongyong's mother was killed last night, the village chief was also very frightened. What if a white-clad cavalry or a purple-clad cavalry came later? What would he do with so many villagers?

Out of concern, the village chief gave his wife a few words of advice and took his eldest son to look back along the way they came, hoping to find Wen Meijiu. Perhaps she really had gone to buy grain?

Before the village chief could even see Wen Meijiu, Wen Deren, who had been chasing after him, caught up with him and told him that something terrible had happened over there.

The village chief never expected that things would turn out like this so soon after he left.

Seeing that everyone was drawn to his voice, Wen Deren felt relieved and thought that Liu Kerong could be saved.

"What's the matter?"

In the village chief's eyes, his mother had always been a virtuous and well-mannered woman. How could she be acting like a shrew today, tearing into people and looking disheveled?

Seeing that the village chief had arrived and Zhizheng was also there, the situation was basically under control. Mother got up, dusted herself off, and pulled Ma Hui, who was still sitting on Liu Kerong, to stand up together.

"Village chief, they all bully me when you're not here."

Liu Kerong scrambled to her feet and was the first to rush forward, accusing the villain first.

“If you dare to spout nonsense in front of the village chief again, I’ll tear your mouth apart.”

Supported by Qi Wenjing and Ma Rulan, the old lady, with an exceptionally loud voice, glared at Liu Kerong as she stood beside the village chief and recounted the entire incident to him.

With the additions from her mother and others, the matter was now clear, and the village chief couldn't help but sternly question Liu Kerong:

"Who gave you the audacity to do this?"

When Liu Kerong saw that the village chief was not on her side, she resorted to her old tricks again, trying to persuade the village chief to side with her.

“Village chief, everyone knows that Wen Meijiu and Ate stole my mule and ran away. What are you still doing here trying to cover for her?”

"Outrageous!" The village chief was also furious. Even if the matter was true, he would not allow anyone to incite people here. No one knew better than him how serious the consequences would be if Wen Meijiu ran away.

Having experienced what had just happened, Liu Kerong knew she wouldn't gain anything, so she decided to settle for second best. While continuing to slander Wen Meijiu, she also tried to recoup her losses. After all, losing the mule meant losing the whole family's legs.

"Alright, I won't say anything more. Use the grain from their truck to pay for my mule, and this matter will be settled."

Otherwise, this matter is not over.

As Liu Kerong spoke, she plopped down at the village chief's feet. How infuriating!