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

Chen Wu and the others carried swords, looking as if they would beat up the Wang family if they dared to cause trouble again.

Seeing their fierce expressions, Old Lady Wang and the others dared not cause any more trouble and could only watch helplessly as the carriage gradually disappeared into the distance.

Thinking about what Gao had said and the villagers' envious looks at Gao Lan, Xiao He's face darkened to the point of being sullen.

She snorted coldly, turned around, and left.

Old Mrs. Wang, however, planned to smash down Wang Erniu's door. She figured that Gao Lan's carriage couldn't hold much, so there must be a lot more stuff in the house.

She didn't receive any reward from her second son, so his house and its furnishings should rightfully belong to her.

When Gao Lan left, she locked the door. Since she didn't have the key, she called her two sons to bring an axe and smash the lock.

"Who dares to smash my gate!" Brother Gao rushed over in his oxcart, covered in dust, and shouted sternly.

"What do you mean, 'your house'? Bah!" Old Mrs. Wang spat at Brother Gao and said, "Gao Dashan, have you no shame? Is this your house? You must be half asleep."

“This is indeed not my house, but I now have the right to use it.”

Gao Dashan jumped off the oxcart, shook the key in his hand, and said, "My sister has already rented this house to our family. If you dare to break the lock, I'll go to the yamen to sue you."

Seeing the keys in Gao Dashan's hand, Old Lady Wang burst into tears.

She knelt on the ground, pounding her chest and wailing, "This is outrageous! That vile woman Gao Lan actually handed over my Wang family's property to her own family! Is there no justice in this world?!"

The Gao family knew long ago that Old Lady Wang was difficult to deal with, and after Gao Lan left, they were in for a tough fight.

The Gao family was prepared.

Gao Dashan calmly took out the contract and showed it to everyone, saying, "This house wasn't given to us for free by my sister. It's written in black and white on the contract that we are renting my sister's house and land."

"We paid two years' rent upfront, so don't try to frame the Gao family like that."

When Old Lady Wang heard that Gao Lan had not only given the house to the Gao family, but also the land, her wailing grew even louder.

Wang Dazhi and Wang Xiaofeng were also getting anxious.

"Who knows if you just grabbed a random piece of paper and tried to fool us?" Wang Dazhi glared angrily at Gao Dashan.

Gao Dashan said, "This contract was written by Fang Lizheng in front of Uncle Xu and Uncle Lin, and we paid the money in full under their witness. You can't say our contract is fake just because you didn't get to take my sister's land and house."

Fang Lizheng and the others were also invited over by Gao's father.

Fang Lizheng looked at the Wang family and said, "Stop making trouble. I wrote this contract. Xu Maochun and Lin Wangxue were both present at the time. Gao Lan did indeed rent the house and land to the Gao family."

Wang Xiaofeng stared at Fang Lizheng and said, "Everyone knows you have a good relationship with the Lu family, and all of your families are in cahoots. You're colluding with the Gao family to swallow up our Wang family's business."

“Wang Xiaofeng, you’re also a businessman who’s always on the go. Your mother is unreasonable and argumentative. Why are you just like her?”

Fang Li stopped holding back, saying, "This house and land belong to Wang Erniu and Gao Lan. They are doing well and have children. You two separated your households a long time ago."

His house and land have nothing to do with you; she can do whatever she wants with them.

Even if we rent it to the Gao family, or even give it to them, it's none of your business now.

"If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for looking down on them back then and separating Wang Erniu's family so early."

The villagers nearby also expressed their agreement after hearing Fang Lizheng's words.

It's said that Old Mrs. Wang really misjudged him. She used to dislike Wang Erniu, thinking he was stupid and not as promising as her other two sons, so she separated him and his wife.

Unexpectedly, the couple has now become quite successful.

Wang Erniu became an officer in the army, and Gao Lan also secured a good future thanks to Ji Yunshuang.

Now that Wang Erniu's family has become wealthy, Old Lady Wang must be kicking herself.

In fact, they weren't just laughing at Old Lady Wang; many villagers were also secretly filled with remorse.

They never expected Ji Yunshuang to be so capable. If they had known she could become an official, when the Lu family first came to the village, they would have done the same as Gao Lan and tried to befriend Ji Yunshuang.

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.

Grandma Wang was also filled with regret, but she refused to admit defeat.

She got up from the ground and said, "Do you really know what that person said is true? If that Ji family member really became some important official, why didn't she mention it when she returned to the village a few days ago?"

"There must be a reason why they don't say it. It's not just an act."

Fang Lizheng said, "Do you know how high a rank a military officer is? He's a third-rank official. With such a high-ranking official in our village, who will dare to bully us easily in the future? This is a good thing for the whole village."

The villagers had limited knowledge and did not know how important a military commander was before. They were all shocked when they heard Fang Lizheng's words.

One villager suddenly said, "Isn't that even more powerful than the county magistrate?"

"I am very sure of that."

Fang Lizheng's tone also carried a hint of envy, "And think about it, who sent a carriage to the village a few days ago? What does that mean? It means that the Prince values ​​Commander Ji very much! Isn't it very likely that Commander Ji's official position will be promoted in the future?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Dazhi and Wang Xiaofeng and said, "I won't say much more. I advise you to think it over carefully!"

Grandma Wang didn't understand what Fang Lizheng meant, but Wang Dazhi and Wang Xiaofeng clearly saw the disdain in Fang Lizheng's eyes.

He's mocking their short-sightedness!

He had previously fallen out with Gao Lan over a small reward. Now, he's strained relations with the Gao family over some land and property...

But they didn't realize they should seize the opportunity, leveraging Gao Lan's connection, to cultivate a good relationship with the Lu family. If they could get on good terms with the Lu family, and Ji Yunshuang gave them a little help in the future, their future would be bright…

The more the two brothers thought about it, the more they regretted it.

Seeing that his mother still hadn't figured things out and was about to make a scene, the two quickly grabbed his arms and pulled him back into the house.

"Why are you pulling me back into the house? Let me go! We can't let those bandits from the Gao family take our Wang family's things."

Old Mrs. Wang struggled to run outside, saying, "Don't listen to Fang Lizheng. He's just saying that on purpose because he's afraid we'll cause trouble. He's only siding with the Gao family."

Wang Dazhi pressed her down into a chair and said, "Mother, listen to us first. We were wrong before, and we can't keep making the same mistakes."

Old Mrs. Wang said, "What do you mean we can't keep making mistakes?"

“We can’t afford to fall out with the Gao family over such a small thing. We missed the opportunity before by not building a good relationship with my second brother’s wife. We can’t afford to make the same mistake again with the Gao family this time.”

Wang Dazhi said, "If we had realized our mistake earlier and gotten along well with my second sister-in-law, she might have been able to take us with her when she went to join General Ji."