Why are you messing with her? She is full of space beasts.

After a while, Ji Jiuying arrived at a simple courtyard with low houses and towering mud walls all around.

The two open quaint doors have long been eroded by the years and have become dark and stained. A few clumps of green bamboos shade the doorway, swaying in the wind.

As soon as Ji Jiuying entered, she heard some noise coming from inside.

"Aying, I can't help it. Since ancient times, marriage has always been about matching the families. Now the news that you dared to leave the general's mansion has spread throughout the village. Meng'er doesn't want to marry your big shot anymore."

"Hmph! You were the ones begging for this engagement in the first place. Now the two children are old enough to get married, but you keep dragging it out. In the final analysis, you just want to break off the engagement." Nanny Zhang said angrily.

Don't think she doesn't know. Ever since her man passed away unexpectedly, the He family has been wanting to cancel the engagement. They didn't dare to say it because she worked in the general's mansion. Now, the news that she and the young lady had left the general's mansion somehow spread to the village.

Only the He family dared to cancel the engagement so blatantly.

On the first day after she came back, Uncle Li next door told her that He Xiaomeng from the He family had been in love with Zhou Lin, the son of the current village chief.

"Hmph~ Zhang Lanying, then was then, now is now. Whether you like it or not, I am going to cancel this marriage."

Mrs. He was getting impatient. They had finally waited for her to come back. If the marriage was delayed any longer, Meng'er would get pregnant.

Seeing that she was determined to cancel the engagement, Nanny Zhang felt sorry for her son Daniu who had to wait for so long.

Nanny Zhang glanced at Daniu, who hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

"You can cancel the engagement, but before you hand back the token of love, please return the betrothal gifts you gave me before," said Nanny Zhang.

Mrs. He was not happy about this. This happened several years ago and the betrothal gifts had been divided up long ago. Most of them had been used, and she was planning to use the remaining small portion as Meng'er's dowry. Now if she was asked to give it up, where would she find the money?

"I say, Zhang Lanying, your Danniu has delayed Meng'er for several years, and you still have the nerve to ask for the betrothal gift back?" Mrs. He said in a tough tone.

"That's right, it's good enough that our family doesn't ask you to pay compensation!"

"..."

Everyone was talking about it and helping Mrs. He.

Aunt Zhang was confused and angry. She didn't expect the He family to be so shameless! They clearly didn't want to pay it back!

If her Meng'er was delayed, wouldn't her Daniu be delayed too? It was the He family who had been delaying the wedding, and now they were biting back.

"You are really going too far!" Nanny Zhang was both angry and furious.

"Zhang Lanying, if you still want to stay in Shiting Village, I advise you to hand over the token as soon as possible! As for the betrothal gift, I don't have it!" Mrs. He snorted coldly.

"You..." Da Niu was about to say something when he was interrupted by a scream.

"Ouch~ Who? Who is pushing me from behind?"

Mrs. He fell flat on her face, stood up suddenly and pointed angrily at the people behind her.

"not me."

"It's not me either!"

"..."

"Ah~" Mrs. He was about to say something when her hands became uncontrollable and slapped her mouth!

Now everyone was confused, looking at me and me looking at you!

He didn't stop until Mrs. He's face was slapped like a pig's head!

"Who is doing this in the dark?" Mrs. He was a little panicked now, and said while covering her red and swollen face.

Nanny Zhang and Daniu looked at each other in confusion.

"Hehe~ What's wrong with me?" A cold voice came.

Everyone looked towards the source of the voice, and a slender and petite figure appeared at the door.

Ji Jiuying walked over slowly.

"Miss! Daniu, come and meet the miss!"

Nanny Zhang pulled Daniu forward and spoke respectfully.

"Miss!"

Although Ji Jiuying had never seen Daniu, she had always known that Nanny Zhang had a son named Daniu!

Miss? The lady from the General's Mansion?

Everyone looked at the thin and plainly dressed Ji Jiuying? Then they saw that there were no servants or guards following her. Was she really the daughter of the general's mansion?

"Madam Zhang, I came to see you! Are you okay?" Ji Jiuying asked.

"Miss, how could I trouble you to come here...I!" Nanny Zhang said a little embarrassedly!

"Mammy, look at what you are saying!"

"Miss...I'm sorry to bother you!"

Nanny Zhang glanced at everyone and thought that the young lady should have heard what was said just now!

Mrs. He looked Ji Jiuying up and down. She had heard that Zhang Lanying was serving an unfavored young lady in the general's mansion. Looking at her dress, it seemed to be true.

Thinking that she had been kicked out of the house long ago, Mrs. He instantly felt confident.

"You are the young lady who was kicked out of the general's mansion, right? Is a young lady who was kicked out of the mansion worthy of being called a young lady?"

Ji Jiuying smiled instead of getting angry, and tilted her head to look at Madam He, "Don't worry about whether I am still a lady or not, but you~if you don't return the betrothal gifts that Madam Zhang mentioned, I'm afraid your little head will be in danger."

Although Ji Jiuying was smiling, the coldness in her eyes made Mrs. He feel uneasy.

"How dare you? I'm the future relative of the village chief. If you anger me, Zhang Lanying's family will have no chance of survival." Mrs. He's courage suddenly grew when she thought that she was alone. Could it be that with so many people around her, they would be afraid of a little girl like her?

But she seemed to have forgotten what happened just now.

"Haha~ Is that so?" Ji Jiuying smiled when she heard that, her voice was lazy and a bit cold.

Ji Jiuying raised her hand, pinched Mrs. He's neck from a distance, and slowly twisted it.

Everyone was stunned when they saw this. How powerful! He really was from Kyoto.

How dare Mrs. He?

"You...let me go!" Mrs. He's face turned red from being pinched. She felt very close to death. She was really scared.

"If you don't go back and return the betrothal gifts, your wife will die at my hands!" Ji Jiuying glanced coldly at the people behind Mrs. He.

Those people looked at each other, unable to make up their minds.

"What? Your wife's life is not as valuable as those betrothal gifts?" Ji Jiuying couldn't help but tighten her hand around Mrs. He's neck.

"Still...still...still don't go quickly." What a bunch of idiots. Mrs. He is really going to be mad at these idiots.

Those talented people of the He family left one after another and ran back to the main house to find the head of the family.

Seeing this, Ji Jiuying pushed Mrs. He away.

"Cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough, cough!" Mrs. He lay on the ground, coughing and gasping.

"I'll give you half a day. If you still haven't returned the money in full by then, then ~ I'll pay with your life!"

Ji Jiuying's eyes, like those in a cold night, emitted a hint of cold light. There was not a trace of smile on her fair cheeks, and her whole face looked as if it was the freezing cold of winter.

Mrs. He was a little frightened by the look of Ji Jiuying. She now regretted offending her. After all, they were from Kyoto, so how could they be bad?

At this point, I can only pray that my husband can pay the betrothal gifts in full as soon as possible.