Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

The next morning, just after breakfast, Afan and Awang were cleaning the yard, Taohua and Shiliu were busy putting away the dishes, when someone knocked on the gate of the yard.

An old man's voice came from outside the courtyard. Awang was shocked when he heard the voice. Isn't this Butler Li? Why is he here?

Awang almost dropped the broom in his hand, his face becoming a little nervous: "What should I do?"

Afan frowned and soothed him, "Don't panic, let's see first."

Xiuying came out of the house and saw Awang's nervous expression. She asked in confusion, "Awang, what's wrong?"

Awang stammered, "Aunt Xiuying, it's my housekeeper Li who's here."

Xiuying's heart tightened. Could it be Chen Yonggui coming to pick up Awang? But she quickly calmed down and said, "Go open the door and see what he wants."

Awang took a deep breath and opened the gate. Butler Li stood at the door, his expression serious: "Master, I am here to take you back to the mansion on the master's orders."

Just as Butler Li finished speaking, Concubine Liu came over and pushed Butler Li away. Her movements were nothing like those of a pregnant woman. She swaggered in, surveyed the courtyard, and said to Awang, "You kid, why don't you go home? The master is worried about you."

Awang lowered his head, not daring to say a word. Xiuying stepped forward and said calmly, "I wonder what you mean, Auntie?"

Aunt Liu glanced at Xiuying and said contemptuously, "Humph, you ignorant woman, he is the eldest young master of our family."

Xiuying's heart tightened, sensing that Concubine Liu had ill intentions, but she still pretended to be calm: "Awang was entrusted to me by the county magistrate. No one can take Awang away without the county magistrate's permission."

Aunt Liu sneered: "That's not up to you!"

At this time, the children all gathered around and looked at Aunt Liu with vigilance.

Chen Yonggui learned that Wu Baixi had gone to the capital and had left Chen Zexi with Xiuying. He specifically asked the housekeeper to come and pick him up. When Concubine Liu heard that Chen Zexi was coming back, she also followed him. The last time she went back, she was scolded by the master. This time, she must earn her face back.

Aunt Liu folded her hands across her chest, her eyes looking aggressive.

"No matter what, I'm going to take Awang away today."

Xiuying stood in front of Awang and said, "No, Awang is my child. No one can take him away!"

Aunt Liu's face was gloomy: "Don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit!" The atmosphere in the yard suddenly became extremely tense.

Butler Li stepped forward and reminded, "Auntie, Xiuying has done the young master a favor. The master specifically told us to value harmony before he left."

Aunt Liu glared at Butler Li fiercely: "You are the only one who talks too much!"

But she had to restrain herself and soften her tone a little: "Xiuying, as long as you let Zexi come back with me, the master will definitely reward you handsomely."

Xiuying shook her head firmly: "I don't want any reward. Awang is living well with me. I won't let him go."

Chen Zexi tugged at Xiuying's clothes tightly: "Auntie, I won't leave."

Aunt Liu was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to do. She curled her lips and said, "Zexi, you are the young master of the Chen family. Living in this poor and remote place, won't it make people poke holes in your master's spine?"

Awang, also known as Zexi, said stubbornly, "I don't care. I'm very happy here. I don't want to go back to the Chen family."

Aunt Liu stamped her feet in anger: "How can you be so ignorant, child!"

Xiuying pulled Zexi behind her and said, "Madam Liu, the child doesn't want to, so why force him?"

Aunt Liu's eyes flickered, as if she was thinking about something.

Aunt Liu clapped her hands, and the servants carried three bags of grain into the yard.

Aunt Liu said arrogantly, "Here are three bags of white rice, the kind of rice only the rich families in the city can eat. Today I'm giving you two choices. One is that you accept the three bags of rice and Zexi lets me take them back, the other is that you lose everything."

Xiuying looked at the three bags of rice without wavering at all.

"Madam Liu, please don't waste your time. I won't hand the child over to you just for this."

Aunt Liu's expression became even uglier: "Don't be so ungrateful!"

At this time, Zexi stood up and said, "Auntie, please go back. I said I won't leave."

Aunt Liu glared at him and said, "You little bastard, you'll be in trouble when we get back home!"

She must take Chen Zexi back and find an opportunity for him to bump into her, so that the baby in her belly will naturally die. Otherwise, how will she give birth in a few months?

Aunt Liu had a vicious plan in her mind, but she still put on a tough face. She stared at Xiuying and Chen Zexi with a cold gaze: "You have no say in what happens today!"

Xiuying sensed Concubine Liu's ill intentions and protected Chen Zexi even tighter: "Aren't you afraid that the master will find out and blame you for doing this?"

Aunt Liu snorted coldly, "Blame? Wait until I take this brat back and deal with him properly. What can the master do to me?"

She winked at her men, and they stepped forward and tried to take Chen Zexi away by force.

At this moment, the sound of a gong was heard from the hillside outside Xiuying's yard. Xiao Laoliu and Xiao Laoqi ran out at some point.

He held a gong in one hand and beat it while shouting loudly.

"Help! Help! Someone is snatching a child!"

Aunt Liu's face suddenly changed, and she looked outside the courtyard in panic.

"These two little bastards!"

The men looked at each other, at a loss.

Soon, people from the village rushed over after hearing the noise and surrounded the yard.

An old man stood up and said, "What's going on? How dare they snatch a child in broad daylight!"

Aunt Liu pretended to be calm: "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, this is our own family matter."

The villagers were not buying it: "It's not our own business, it's not allowed in our village!"

Little Laoliu ran up to the villagers and pointed at Aunt Liu and said, "It's this bad woman who wanted to rob Awang and brought so many people with her."

The villagers were immediately outraged and began to blame Aunt Liu.

"That's outrageous! How could this happen?"

Aunt Liu was a little panicked at this time: "Don't listen to this child's nonsense, we have our own difficulties."

Little Old Seven was not to be outdone: "You're talking nonsense, we all saw it!"

The villagers' anger grew stronger and stronger, and Aunt Liu and her men were surrounded and unable to move forward or backward.

The servants protected Concubine Liu in the middle. If a fight really broke out, these people would be no match for the people holding hoes, shovels, and rakes. Concubine Liu was really scared at this moment.

Aunt Liu's voice trembled: "Don't, don't be impulsive, talk it over nicely."

The villagers didn't listen to her: "Who are you from? How dare you run wild in our village?"

Concubine Liu's momentum weakened, and she said, "Everyone has misunderstood. I am Chen Zexi's concubine, also known as Awang. I am here to take him back on the master's orders."