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

Tian Guilan's face turned red, the veins on her forehead bulged, her hands were on her waist, and she looked arrogant and unreasonable.

Money is my bottom line! Beating people is fine, but paying them money is not!

"Why should we take care of them and pay them money? It's not our family's fault that the Ma family girl became like this!"

Tian Guilan spat: "Our Zhao family doesn't have that much money to pay compensation! This matter is non-negotiable!" Tian Guilan stomped her feet hard, her attitude as tough as a rock.

When Wang Fuping heard this, his eyes turned red with anxiety, and his temper, which had been suppressed for a long time, instantly flared up, "Tian Guilan, you clearly don't want to take responsibility! You hurt my precious daughter like this, and you still want to cheat and refuse to admit it?" Wang Fuping roared angrily, his voice becoming hoarse with anger, as if he was going to rush up and fight Tian Guilan to the death in the next second.

"Since the village can't solve it, let's report it to the authorities! Although the world is in chaos now, the government is still there! I don't believe there is no place to seek justice!" Wang Fuping shouted at the top of his lungs, with rage burning in his eyes.

Xiuying hurried forward, gently patted Wang Fuping on the back and said soothingly, "Sister Fuping, don't get too angry yet. You can report this to the authorities. Your sister-in-law's behavior is simply murder for money. If you report this to the authorities, I'm afraid she will spend the rest of her life in prison."

Xiuying looked at Tian Guilan with a determined gaze. "That prison is dark and damp, full of snakes, insects and ants. You won't be able to eat or sleep well, and you have to do hard labor. Life there is not easy. I'm afraid you won't live long."

Xiuying shook her head and sighed as she spoke: "Sister-in-law, think about it carefully. Should you pay money to take care of people or go to that jail to suffer? Think about it yourself." Xiuying stared at Tian Guilan. Although her voice was not loud, every word was powerful and touched people's hearts.

When Tian Guilan heard that she was going to be sent to jail and do hard labor, her face turned pale instantly, her body trembled involuntarily, and she was finally scared.

Her lips trembled, her eyes were filled with fear and panic, and her previous arrogance disappeared without a trace.

The county magistrate and Xiuying have a good relationship. If I were really thrown into prison, wouldn’t that mean I would be at Xiuying’s mercy? No, absolutely not! The more Tian Guilan thought about it, the more terrifying it became.

I can't go to jail and let Xiuying take revenge on me. Tian Guilan kept thinking about this and was in extreme panic.

Tian Guilan knelt heavily in front of Wang Fuping with a thud, tears welling up in her eyes as she said tearfully, "I really didn't mean it. Brother Ergun, I know I was wrong. Please calm down. I beg you to be magnanimous and forgive me this time."

Tian Guilan's body kept shaking, her hands tightly grasping the corner of Wang Fuping's clothes, crying miserably.

"Think about it, if I really go to jail, you won't get any benefits. How about we do as Xiuying said? I'll pay the money and take care of Caifeng for a while. When she gets better, you can take her back. What do you think?"

Tian Guilan raised her head and looked at Wang Fuping eagerly, her eyes full of pleading and flattering expressions.

As she spoke, she kept knocking her head, her forehead turning red, completely ignoring her miserable appearance.

"Sister Fuping, I promise to take good care of Caifeng and never let her suffer any injustice again. Please give me a chance to atone for my sins."

Tian Guilan was crying with tears and snot all over her face. She looked so pitiful and hateful. Her voice had become hoarse and the makeup on her face was washed away by her tears. She looked very embarrassed.

Wang Fuping looked at Xiuying with a bewildered expression, his eyes full of inquiry. Xiuying nodded slightly, and Wang Fuping finally agreed to Tian Guilan's request. The farce finally came to an end, but neither the Ma nor the Zhao families benefited.

On the next day, just after dawn, Ma Ergun brought his entire family, young and old, and moved to Zhao's house with all their luggage.

Ma Ergun's face was still brimming with anger, and he kept mumbling something. The family marched into the main house where Zhao Cunliang and Tian Guilan lived, showing no sign of being polite.

Although Tian Guilan was extremely reluctant, she did not dare to disobey in the slightest and served him wholeheartedly every day.

She wore a forced smile on her face, but dared not slack off in her work, secretly complaining in her heart. If she was not careful, she would be scolded by Ma Ergun, and Tian Guilan could only endure it all silently.

……

The men who were transporting sweet potatoes had already gone more than halfway. The sun was scorching, and the earth seemed to be smoking.

It was still a day's journey to Chenjiazhuang, but at this moment, Guangzong and Yaozu, who had not suffered any hardship on the road, started quarreling again.

Guangzong's face flushed red, beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks. He shouted at the top of his voice: "Traveling like this every day is very tiring! This is simply not a life for human beings!"

Yaozu also echoed, "That's right, we need to rest for a while! We are helping to transport the sweet potatoes, not working ourselves to death here!"

As he spoke, he threw the burden on his shoulders heavily to the ground and sat down.

"We've been sleeping in the open air all the way and couldn't even get a hot meal. If this continues, I'll collapse!" Guangzong gasped angrily, his eyes wide open.

Yaozu kept wiping his sweat with his sleeves, complaining, "If I had known it would be so hard, I would never have come to suffer this!"

Li Gang frowned, walked forward with a sullen face, and said sternly, "You two brats, do you know how dangerous it is out here in the wilderness? Don't just think about yourselves. If something goes wrong, who will be able to take responsibility?"

Li Gang put his hands on his hips, staring fiercely at Guangzong and Yaozu with a sharp gaze.

Guangzong glanced at the dense woods around him in dissatisfaction, curled his lips and said, "There hasn't been a single bird or rabbit along the way. It's been very quiet. Where did these bandits come from? I think you're just too cautious!"

Guangzong stiffened his neck, looked disapproving, and rolled his eyes at Li Gang.

Yaozu also chimed in, "That's right! If there really were bandits, and there's nothing here, they'd starve to death. With so many of us, what's there to be afraid of?"

Yaozu folded his hands over his chest and stamped his feet continuously, looking fearless.

At this moment, a clear cuckoo's call suddenly came from the woods where there was no bird.

Mr. Chen, who was riding in front of the team, suddenly looked terrified and shouted in panic, "Oh no! The last time we encountered bandits, they made the same sound! Everyone, be careful! This must be a secret signal."

Thinking of the last time he was in danger, Master Chen's voice trembled, his face was full of fear, and beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead...