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The old woman was stunned for a moment, and Zhuang quietly pulled down her collar.

The old woman reacted immediately and swore to the sky that she had absolutely not touched Lixia at all.

Lixia took a few breaths and managed to calm herself down.

"Grandma, you said you never hit me, but do you dare to swear on yourself and your eldest grandson?"

"If you fight, you and your eldest grandson will not have a good death, and will only be buried in a mass grave after death."

The old lady didn't expect Lixia to dare to retort her with such words. She was so angry that she raised her hand to hit him, but the clan leader stepped in front of her.

"Kang, what Lixia said is right. If you really didn't hit her, how could she be like this today when she was fine yesterday?"

Kang glared at Lixia angrily, standing there in a dilemma.

If asked to swear, she would definitely not dare to do so, but if she didn't swear, it would confirm her fault for beating her granddaughter like that.

What if the clan leader takes the opportunity to ask her to pay for Lixia's medical treatment? Wouldn't that be cutting off her flesh?

When the eldest son of the Liu family saw the expression on his mother's face, he knew that this matter was most likely related to her.

But he usually always pretends to protect his nephews and nieces in front of outsiders, and it is not convenient for him to take off this hypocritical face in person now.

She immediately gave a look to Zhuang, who was eager to reduce her presence and distance herself from the matter, but the oath that Liu Lixia asked the old lady to swear also involved her son, so she had to step forward.

Zhuang pulled the corner of his mouth with a forced smile.

"I think there's some misunderstanding here. Why don't we all go back first? I'll go back to get the silver later. It's more important to see Xia girl first."

Seeing Zhuang's attitude, the others didn't know what to say and they all left.

Only the old woman stared at Zhuang with an unfriendly look.

"Do you really want to give your money to that damn girl to waste?"

Zhuang smiled faintly, "Mom, let's talk when we get home."

As soon as the old woman heard it, she knew there was something interesting going on.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he hurriedly asked, "What are you planning?"

Zhuang coughed lightly, and although she was in her own yard, she still kept her voice down.

"Do you still remember what the girl from the Liu family said yesterday?"

The old woman suddenly understood, and a smile appeared on her sad face.

"You are smart. You are right. Didn't the girl from the Liu family say that if we are willing to break off the engagement, she would give us a betrothal gift of ten taels of silver?"

He immediately ordered the Liu family's eldest brother: "While that bitch is still breathing, you should quickly go to the Liu family in Yingshan Village and tell them to come and propose marriage today. As long as they pay ten taels of silver, we are willing to break off the engagement."

When the eldest son of the Liu family heard this, he went straight to Yingshan Village without any hesitation.

Now is the time to race with God. We must get the silver before that girl Lixia dies.

Liu Siyu was very happy when he heard this, and immediately took ten taels of silver to Xiawa Village.

When the old woman saw the white silver, her face was full of wrinkles from smiling.

"You are so straightforward, young lady. Since everyone agrees to this, just give me the silver."

Liu Siyu retracted his hand, put the silver back into his pocket, pointed at Zheng and said:

"I came here with a matchmaker, and we have to follow the procedure step by step. But before we break off the engagement, I want to hear what Lixia thinks first."

As soon as Liu Siyu said this, the old lady and Zhuang became nervous instantly. If Liu Siyu saw Lixia's half-dead appearance, the plan would be completely ruined.

Zhuang's eyes rolled and she lied without blushing or beating her heart.

"Lixia went up the mountain to chop wood, so she's not home right now. You saw her yesterday. As the saying goes, marriage is decided by parents and matchmakers. As long as we've agreed, there's no reason for us to go back."

Liu Siyu felt that this was true. "Well, once the marriage is broken, I will give you the silver."

The old woman's smile was a bit forced. She didn't expect Liu Siyu to be so cautious and not easy to fool.

Zhuang was also in a dilemma, "So what do you want to do?"

Liu Siyu stared at Zhuang as if he were an idiot.

"Don't you know the normal procedure? Of course we have to ask the head of the Liu family to preside over it. Even if we can't gather all the villagers, at least the Liu family should gather together to witness this event, right?"

Zhuang couldn't make up his mind. If he gathered everyone together and it was his family that proposed to break off the engagement, how would everyone look at them behind their backs?

It would be bad if this matter affected her son, so she looked at the old woman hesitantly.

The old woman nodded and agreed without hesitation. She had already thought it through in her mind. When the time comes, she would just say that it was Lidong who wanted to break off the engagement and push the responsibility onto the second house. They would still gain fame and fortune.

Breaking off an engagement is a big deal, and when everyone hears about it, no matter how busy they are, they will squeeze out time to go to the courtyard of the head of the Liu family.

Seeing that every family in the village had arrived, Zhuang couldn't help but gasp, wondering when the villagers became so enthusiastic.

Before the patriarch spoke, the old woman used the excuse that this was their Xiawawa Village's business and it was not convenient for people from other villages to enter.

The villagers all supported her this time.

The old woman raised her face and looked at Liu Siyu provocatively, meaning, see, who dares not to give me face here?

Liu Siyu showed a disdainful smile on her face. She did not argue at all and took the initiative to pull Zheng aside to rest.

The clan leader was presiding over the ceremony of breaking off the engagement. Just when he asked Lidong whether he was willing to break off the engagement, Lixia suddenly arrived, dragging his sick body.

He knelt down in front of the clan leader, breathless. Tears were already streaming down his face before he could even open his mouth.

"Chief, it was clearly grandma who forced us to break up the relationship, so how did it become us who asked to break up the relationship?"

The old woman glared at Lixia angrily and said, "Girl, this has nothing to do with you. Go back and have some rest."

Lixia ignored her and continued, "The cause of the incident was that I saved the boy from the Liu family, and grandma forced me to go to their house again and again to extort money."

"The Liu family is a kind-hearted family. They sent gifts of gratitude again and again, but these gifts only went around my house once before being taken away by grandma. Seeing that the Liu family was easy to talk to, grandma and my aunt asked them to pay a dowry of 20 taels of silver for the marriage, and they also had to support grandma and my aunt's family after the marriage."

The village is full of farmers, and most of them are quite simple.

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but take a breath.

"Mrs. Kang is really a black-hearted person. She actually used this matter to stick to others like a dog-skin plaster."

"That's right. If someone marries his family in the future, they will probably be blackmailed for the rest of their lives..."

When Zhuang heard such whispers, she became instantly furious. If such remarks got out, wouldn't her son be single?

"Lixia, we are a family after all, why are you accusing us without any evidence?"

The old lady was already furious. If the clan leader and a group of women hadn't blocked her way, she would have rushed up and slapped Lixia twice.

Lixia seemed to be very afraid of the old woman, and tears of fear rolled down her cheeks.

"Patriarch, you know best what life we ​​three mothers lead at home. We have escaped death several times and met a kind family like the Liu family. I really can't bear to blackmail them again and again."

"I was forced into a corner and had no choice but to beg my grandmother. But she picked up a stool and knocked me unconscious. I started vomiting blood in the middle of the night. The elders of the Liu family saw this."

Those who had been to Lixia's house immediately nodded in agreement.

"Yes, I can testify to this. My scalp went numb when I saw it. Doctor Li also said yesterday that Xia girl..."