My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Moreover, their goal was to obtain the rewards from the officials.

Gao Lan disagreed, so Old Lady Wang went to Wang Erniu's house every day to make a scene, saying that Gao Lan was unfilial.

Today, Old Lady Wang caused a scene at Wang Erniu's house all day, leaving Gao Lan exhausted. Although she was very tired, she couldn't sleep.

I was really angered by Old Lady Wang and her group.

Although they have now separated their households and completely separated their families, Old Lady Wang is still an elder, and no matter how angry she is, she cannot lay a hand on her.

Gao Lan felt extremely frustrated and couldn't help but miss Ji Yunshuang.

If only Sister Ji were here.

If Sister Ji were here, she would definitely have a way to deal with those two old bastards. Unlike me, I wouldn't be completely helpless against them.

I wonder where Sister Ji is now, and what she's doing.

Gao Lan was thinking in a daze when she suddenly heard a rustling sound.

She sat up suddenly.

Could it be that the old hag caused a ruckus all day but failed to get the official's reward from her, and is now secretly trying to steal it?

The thought of this possibility ignited a fire of anger within her.

She jumped out of bed, grabbed the wooden stick behind the door, and rushed out.

He didn't expect to run into Ke Qiang and his group as soon as he went out.

Ke Qiang and the others were genuinely surprised that Wang Erniu's family was still awake so late at night. When they saw Gao Lan, they all instinctively panicked.

When Gao Lan saw that it was a group of tall, burly men, she panicked and immediately shouted, "Thief—"

Before she could finish speaking, Ke Qiang, who had come to his senses, covered her mouth.

Gao Lan struggled desperately, but Zhu Si and the others reacted at this moment and rushed over to help.

Gao Lan was just a woman, and she was no match for several burly men. In no time, she was subdued by them.

Although Gao Lan was subdued, the noise woke up Wang Dacong and his siblings.

Although Wang Dacong is only 14 years old, he has learned a lot from following Gao Lan in doing business these days.

He guessed that a thief might have broken in and signaled to his younger brother to be quiet.

He tiptoed out of bed, pressed his ear to the door, and listened to the sounds outside.

Ke Qiang, who was separated by a wall, pointed to the room where Wang Dacong and his brothers were staying, signaling them to tie them up.

Gao Lan was extremely anxious when she saw his actions. She was worried that they would harm her children.

She struggled desperately, trying to beg them to spare her child.

Fearing that her movements would make noise and ruin their important plans, Chen Guaizi simply hit Gao Lan on the back of the head with a stick, knocking her unconscious.

The group split up; some went to Wang Dacong's room and subdued the Wang brothers, while others searched Gao Lan's room.

Although Wang Dacong was cautious, he was still a child after all, and in the end, he was tied up by several idlers.

However, they focused their attention on the older children of the Wang family and failed to notice Wang Xiaoya, who was only four years old.

In the darkness, Wang Xiaoya, barefoot, crawled through the rabbit hole in the corner of the wall to the backyard, and then carefully squeezed out through the gaps in the fence.

After she got out of the fence, she ran quickly towards the Lu family's house. She had just reached the main road when she heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

Startled, she quickly hid in the bushes.

But Ji Yunshuang on horseback had already spotted her.

She rushed to her and stopped, saying, "Little girl, what are you doing here so late at night? Did something happen?"

Upon hearing Ji Yunshuang's voice, Wang Daya rushed out of the bushes as if she had seen a savior, shouting, "Auntie, a thief has broken into my house..."

Wang Xiaoya had been holding back her tears, but now that she saw Ji Yunshuang, she couldn't hold them back at all.

Tears streamed down her face. "My mother... my older brother and the others have been arrested. I secretly ran away through the rabbit hole... Please go and save my mother and the others..."

When Ji Yunshuang heard that her house had been burgled, she scooped her up, spurred her horse, and galloped off to the Wang family's house.

Ke Qiang and the others searched the Wang family's house thoroughly, but they couldn't find the legendary brocade and silk.

They didn't even find much money.

Ke Qiang was convinced that Gao Lan had hidden the things, so he held a knife to Gao Lan's neck and said to Wang Dacong, "Don't shout, or I'll kill your mother."

Wang Dacong nodded hurriedly, indicating that he would not shout.

Ke Qiang then gestured for Zhu Si to remove the rag stuffed in his mouth and asked, "Where are the things the officials gave your family as a reward? Where did you hide them?"

Wang Dacong didn't want to say, but seeing the knife pointed at his mother's neck, he could only say, "At the Lu family's."

After he finished speaking, he secretly prayed in his heart that his answer would not cause trouble for the Lu family.

Zhu Si slapped him and cursed, "Still not behaving yourself? How come your things are at the Lu family's house?"

Wang Dacong had a salty taste in his mouth. "It really is at the Lu family's house. When the officials came to deliver the reward, we weren't home. The officials were told by my father that if we weren't home, the items could be entrusted to the Lu family for safekeeping, so they left them there."

Zhu Si still didn't believe it. "Then why didn't you bring your things back after you came back?"

“My grandparents come to our house every day to make trouble, demanding that we hand over the gifts given to us by the officials for safekeeping. If we take them back, how can we protect them? So we simply left them with the Lu family.”

Wang Dacong said, "If you let us go, we'll go to the Lu family and retrieve the items to give to you."

Zhu Si slapped him again and cursed, "You brat, stop playing tricks. Don't think I don't know what you're up to. If you want to keep us calm, go to the Lu family for reinforcements."

"Boss, what do we do now?" Chen Guaizi asked Ke Qiang.

Zhu Si spat at Wang Dacong and cursed, "Damn it! Got nothing, wasted a whole night."

Then he added viciously, "They've seen what we look like, so we definitely can't let them live. We might as well go all the way and kill them all. That way, their official father won't come back to settle scores with us."

Wang Dacong hurriedly said, "We won't say anything, please let us go!"

But at this moment, none of them believed him.

Ke Qiang hesitated for a moment, realizing they truly had no way out. If Wang Erniu's family hadn't seen their faces, they wouldn't have needed to kill them all.

But tonight's mission got off to a bad start; they woke everyone up as soon as they arrived. For safety's sake, they had no choice but to silence them.

He finally made his decision: "Let's do it."

After saying that, he raised his hand, intending to cut Wang Dacong down with a single blow.

Just as he raised his hand, a knife suddenly flew in from outside, severing half of his hand in an instant, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground.

Ke Qiang let out a blood-curdling scream and collapsed to his knees in pain.

Zhu Si and the others were stunned by the sudden turn of events and shouted, "Who is it?"