"Well, what do you say?"

"I said I didn't know, but I mentioned it. I said that since our yard doesn't get much sunlight, we hang our clothes and quilts out to dry when there is sunlight to prevent them from getting moldy."

Jiang Fugui nodded and winked at Shantu, "Madams Qingyan and Qingyun are smart. They can tell the truth from the falsehood quickly. And that lucky cat pounced on me the moment it saw me. Everyone saw it, which makes it even more clear."

"The three new clothes all had lucky fluff inside, and they've been turned inside out. Mei'er was punished with a hundred strokes of the cane, and she still needs sixty. After the beating, if Jiang Weishi doesn't intervene and take her away, she'll be sent to the farm. After the incident has died down, they'll probably find a human trafficker to get rid of her, assuming she survives until then."

"She must endure the hundred strokes first."

Jiang Fugui had heard from Aunt Dong that the servants in Old Madam Jiang's yard who were in charge of punishment were all experts.

It can cause the skin to be torn but the wound is not deep; it can also cause the wound to be shallow but the bleeding will not stop.

As for Mei'er, her skin would most likely be torn and bleeding profusely. Anyway, she would have to withstand a hundred blows, and even if she didn't die, she would have lost half her life.

To Jiang Weishi, Mei'er was already an abandoned child and it was not worth her going to great lengths to protect her.

I guess Jiang Weishi and Jiang Huagui never thought that it was Zhaocai who liked to fly around the yard and pounce on Jiang Fugui as soon as he saw him, which provided her with the opportunity to attack.

Before Jiang Fugui and his group of three reached the small garden, they were stopped by Jiang Zihai: "Second sister!"

Jiang Zihai appeared out of nowhere and dove headfirst into Jiang Fugui's arms. He was a small man, but he hugged Jiang Fugui's thighs and said coquettishly, "Second sister, Hai'er misses you so much! It feels like three years since we last met!"

Jiang Fugui put his arms around Jiang Zihai, looked down at his bright eyes, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Oh, it's Hai'er! But we just met this morning, how can it be a day without seeing each other?"

"Humph, if I say yes, then yes!" Jiang Zihai pouted, disagreeing. Then he took Jiang Fugui's hand and walked towards Aunt Dong's yard. "Let's go, Second Sister."

Jiang Fugui was confused: "What for?"

"Oh, let's go first!"

"If you don't tell me, I won't leave!"

Two half-grown children were pulling each other on the path, one wanted to let go and the other didn't, they were in a stalemate as if they were competing to see who was stronger!

Jiang Zihai couldn't defeat Jiang Fugui and gave in first: "My mother made some new cakes, and I wanted my second sister to try them, but I was afraid she wouldn't like it."

"Why wouldn't I be unhappy? Let's go. You lead the way."

Jiang Zihai grinned foolishly: "I knew Second Sister was the best! Let's go!"

Aunt Dong's Youxiayuan was nearby, just a few steps away. When they entered the yard, Aunt Dong was still busy in her small kitchen.

When Aunt Dong heard Xianggui say that the second young lady had arrived, she quickly put down the steamed cake in her hand, wiped her hands quickly, and invited them into the main house.

Xianggui added new tea and then left. Shantu and Shanying also knew what to do and followed suit.

"The tea is good." Jiang Fugui gently shook the cup in his hand to let the tea leaves float up and down. Then he blew on it to cool it down, took two sips, and said with a smile, "I came to thank Aunt Dong."

"Why thank you? It's just a small favor."

Aunt Dong spoke casually and did not take any credit for it.

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