The young couple from the farm fights back

Ouyang Xuan showed an elegant smile and said slowly, "I hope Miss Zhou will not despise it. It is just a small token of my gratitude. I will ask my family to prepare another sincere gift and send it to Shili Village one day."

Hey ~

These are the words that Zhou Xingyue, Lin, and Zhou Laosan wanted. They would be fine someday. They were just worried that if they let the person go today, he would turn around and refuse to recognize them.

"Mr. Ouyang, you are too polite. Meeting you is a fate sent by God. I hope everything goes well for you in the future. This purse contains the amulet I got from the temple a while ago. The master in the temple said that it is effective if you are sincere. I hope you will not abandon me." After Zhou Xingyue finished speaking, she took out a purse from her sleeve and presented it with both hands.

The purse is beautifully embroidered, and the base is a navy blue material suitable for men. Although the material looks rough, it is comparable to the delicate embroidery stitches.

Ouyang Xuan was stunned, obviously embarrassed. He had tried to avoid suspicion many times, but he didn't expect Miss Zhou to be so persistent.

But seeing the girl's meaningful look last week, Ouyang Xuan couldn't help but wonder in his heart, could it be that the thing in the purse was not a lucky charm?

Several managers of the Ouyang family saw through the little girl's tricks at a glance.

What kind of amulet is this? Regardless of whether there is really an amulet inside, the purse this man wears has an obvious meaning.

"Thank you, Miss Zhou." Ouyang Xuan looked at Zhou Xingyue's clear and determined gaze. Mo Ming couldn't bear to refuse anymore and reached out to take it.

Seeing this, several stewards suppressed their frustration. Forget it, they'll send the young master back to the county seat today. By the time they return to Shangjing, this family won't be able to find him even if they try.

Zhou Xingyue's heart finally settled down. As long as Master Ouyang saw what was in the purse, he would definitely come back to find her.

The steward's foxy eyes once again surveyed the shabby courtyard and the old woman before him. He wished he could help the young master disassociate himself from this peasant family. After a moment's thought, he handed the purse to Lin.

"Madam, our master said that you should accept this small thank you gift as a token of his appreciation."

Wang's heart, which had just been withering, could no longer stop boiling with excitement, and she wished she could accept it on behalf of her mother-in-law.

Of course, Lin wanted to accept it, but she had to consider her daughter's opinion. Seeing her daughter's gentle smile and slight nod, Lin was finally able to accept the purse.

"That's very kind. I would like to thank you for your generous gift. I hope you will not forget us, the country folk."

Ouyang Xuan bowed again and nodded: "Of course I won't forget you."

The carriage that Manager Ouyang and his companions had driven to was parked outside the yard. During the slack season, several wealthy and respectable carriages came to the village, and the neighbors were all standing on tiptoe to look.

Everyone was curious about how the Zhou family got rich. In the past, they always heard Mrs. Lin bragging about her daughter being very lucky. Could it be that Mrs. Lin really found a good son-in-law?

When people from the same village see other families doing well, they can't help but feel jealous.

Zhou Xingyue took her mother's hand and saw off the Ouyang family's carriage, hoping that Master Ouyang would see the note in the purse as soon as possible.

At this moment, Wang stared at the large purse in Lin's hand with a foolish look: "Mother, there must be quite a bit of money in this."

The old woman, who was cheerful just a moment ago, suddenly changed her expression, frowned and glared at Wang fiercely.

If she hadn't considered that all the neighbors were standing outside the courtyard gate looking over, Lin would have wanted to raise her hand and beat Wang up. How dare a useless woman take advantage of her Zhou family?

Wang trembled all over when she was stared at, and was pulled back to the yard by Zhou Laoer, who cursed her in a low voice for being too talkative and causing trouble.

Zhou Laosan didn't care how much good his mother got. What he cared about was whether his younger sister could hold on to Master Ouyang. Having such a brother-in-law in the future would be a hundred times better than getting money now.

Xiao Lin in the yard was watching the scene outside the yard. Seeing that her second sister-in-law had made her mother-in-law angry again, she immediately ran away and took her daughter back to the third room.

After noon, Jiang Li coaxed the child to sleep in the main room, and fell into a deep sleep in a daze.

I don’t know how long I slept, but I vaguely heard the sound of someone climbing over the wall in the yard. Jiang Li immediately opened her eyes and woke up. She first took a look at the three sleeping children. Jiang Li put on her shoes and looked outside through the window.

There was no one in the yard, but footsteps were clearly heard in the corridor.

Jiang Li knew that her family had become the most eye-catching family in the village because of their continuous sales of mountain products. She never expected that thieves would sneak in and commit crimes in broad daylight.

Jiang Li glanced around, picked up a carrying pole from the corner, held it tightly with both hands, walked to the closed gatehouse, and took a deep breath.

"Who's outside?"

However, her voice did not scare away the people outside. Instead, they brazenly inserted a small dagger through the crack of the door, intending to lift the bolt.

Jiang Li was shocked. The people outside were so bold and lawless. She quickly used a carrying pole to knock away the dagger. Considering that the children were in the house, she couldn't just sit there and wait to die.

She simply pulled the bolt, and the moment the door was broken open, she picked up the carrying pole and started beating him.

“Ah—Ah—!”

The leader, a young man of about sixteen or seventeen, was beaten so hard that he cried out in pain.

Jiang Li quickly closed the door from the outside and glanced at the three young men in the corridor who looked familiar to him. They were notorious hooligans in their village.

"How dare you come to our house and steal in broad daylight!"

The boy, who was beaten to the point of screaming and howling, raised his dagger in frustration and said, "Jiang, stop talking nonsense and hand over the silver."

The boy who was speaking was called Tiedan, and the other two boys, led by Tiedan, were Gousheng and Chouniu.

When Jiang Li first learned the nicknames of these three boys, she almost choked on herself. They were indeed these disgusting brats that everyone hated.

"How dare you ask me for money?" Jiang Li said, then raised the carrying pole and started beating him again.

Gousheng and Chouniu couldn't help but shrink their necks when they saw their brother Tiedan being beaten.

I thought to myself, Jiang was not like this before. In the past, she didn't dare to raise her head when she saw outsiders. How come she suddenly became so fierce?

Jiang Li seized the opportunity and knocked the dagger out of Tiedan's hand. Tiedan was furious: "Jiang, I gave you face but you didn't want it, don't blame us brothers."

"What are you two standing there for? She's just a woman. Hurry up and get some money while her husband is away." Tiedan roared at the lackey beside him.

Tiedan noticed Zhou Chunfeng and Zhou Dashuan driving a ox cart out of the village early in the morning.

So, he found two lackeys. Knowing that the Zhou family had made a lot of money recently, he took advantage of the fact that there were few people walking around in the village in the afternoon. In addition, the Zhou family was at the end of the village with no neighboring houses on all sides. It was a good opportunity to make a move and quickly steal a few taels of silver.

Jiang Li swung the carrying pole, and Gousheng and Chouniu were hit by the stick as soon as they got close, and they immediately became angry.

Tiedan took the opportunity to bend down and picked up the dagger on the ground, gritted his teeth and stabbed Jiang Li from behind. In a flash, the courtyard door was suddenly knocked open from the outside.

boom! ! !

Jiang Li turned around, noticed the dagger coming at him, and instinctively dodged backwards.

Tiedan and the other two were stunned. Before they could turn around, Tiedan, who was holding the dagger, felt a pain in his lower back and fell to the ground.

"Oh~"

Gousheng and Chouniu didn't even have time to see the person clearly before they were kicked and fell to the ground.

Zhou Chunfeng, with a cold expression, picked up Tiedan from the ground with one hand and punched him in the face several times. Then he lifted him up with both hands and threw him heavily to the ground in the yard outside the corridor.

"Ah, it hurts, stop hitting me, stop hitting me!"

Zhou Chunfeng's face was terribly gloomy at this moment, like a devil from hell, who could not hear the wailing of several people at all. He turned around and kicked Gousheng and Chouniu out of the corridor.