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The big news that Ruan Xiaojun's family had bought two oxcartloads of goods quickly spread throughout the mountain village.

"Second son, pick up the basket, we're going to the Ruan family ancestral hall now. Third son, you take the carrying pole and rope and come with us, hurry up!" Old Mrs. Zhang urged her two sons.

Old Mrs. Zhang was strolling around the village when she suddenly heard villagers talking about Ruan Xiaojun's family of three leading two oxcarts into the village. The oxcarts were loaded with things, including beds, tables, chairs, and many wrapped items. Several young people were even helping to unload them. This must be true.

"Hey, Mother, we'll grab our things and leave right away." Ruan Dongchang said as he went to get the basket and carrying pole.

"Mother, didn't the clan chief say when we divided the family property last time that our family would have no relation to them anymore? It's not appropriate for us to go and ask for things like this, is it?" Ruan Dongyu said hesitantly, unwilling to take the things.

Then Old Mrs. Zhang slapped him on the forehead: "Fool, these are your elder brother's things, so naturally you should give them to your mother first. They are our family's things, so why can't you take them? The last division of the family property was not fair. They were able to buy so many things at once, so they must have hidden some money in secret. This time, let the clan leader redistribute them again."

"But those are my sister-in-law's things! Besides, you signed a letter severing ties when the family property was divided that day. How can we go looking for them now..."

"Hmph, what do you mean by 'your sister-in-law's things'? She's your sister-in-law. Your eldest brother is gone, so she has to take care of me, her mother-in-law. An elder sister-in-law is like a mother, shouldn't she help you younger brothers?" Old Mrs. Zhang glared and scolded. "Besides, even your mother hasn't had the chance to enjoy these good things, so why should she, as a junior, get to use them first? I must get to use them first." Old Mrs. Zhang said arrogantly.

"But...but..." Ruan Dongyu still felt that this was inappropriate and did not want to be an accomplice to her mother.

"Stop with the 'buts'! Go get your things!" Old Mrs. Zhang interrupted Ruan Dongyu impatiently. "Otherwise, if they move all their things inside and we can't get them, I'll punish you when we get back!"

Forced into a corner, Ruan Dongyu had no choice but to also take the carrying pole and rope.

"Husband, shall I go and take a look too?" Ruan Dongyu's wife, Liu Xiaowan, asked in a low voice.

"Don't go. Stay home and take care of the children. I'll keep an eye on them so that Mother doesn't hurt those children again." After comforting his wife, Ruan Dongyu slowly walked out the door.

Old Mrs. Zhang arrived at the entrance of the Ruan family ancestral hall with her two sons, pushed open the door and went inside. Seeing the place piled high with things, she couldn't help but feel delighted.

She immediately ran into the ancestral hall and spotted the bowl of meat on the table. She picked it up, bowl and all, and put it into the basket carried by Ruan Dongchang, muttering, "Oh dear, what a waste! Buying so many nice things all at once. Now that you've bought them, you have to give them to your mother first. Second brother, third brother, hurry up and take these things home. These are all my favorites, I have to use them first."

Chen Donghua and her children were moving the bed into the room to prepare for installation when they heard the noise outside. They quickly came out and saw Old Lady Zhang taking their belongings and putting them into a basket.

"What are you doing?" Ruan Xiaojun shouted.

"What are you yelling about? You don't think of your old lady first when there's something good, but you're yelling at me first. You unfilial grandson!" Old Mrs. Zhang yelled even louder than Ruan Xiaojun.

“Our family has nothing to do with you anymore. You say we are unfilial? What gives you the nerve to say that?” Ruan Xiaojun sneered. He was no longer afraid of this grandmother, so he spoke loudly.

Ruan Mumu winked at Ruan Xiaohai, who immediately understood and slipped out of the gate to go to the clan leader's house to call for help.

"You little brat, you think you can just say there's no connection? No matter how much you deny it, your father still came from my belly!" Old Mrs. Zhang said angrily.

"Then go to the underworld and be filial to my father. Why are you looking for us? We didn't come out of your belly," Ruan Mumu said sullenly from the side.

"You, you, you..." Old Mrs. Zhang was so angry she couldn't speak.

“Mother, don’t be anxious. Since they are so unfilial, let’s go and invite the clan chief over so he can judge the matter. They’re still in the Ruan family ancestral hall, yet they dare to say such rebellious things,” Ruan Dongchang said angrily from the side.

"Yes, yes, you're so thoughtful." Old Mrs. Zhang nodded, then turned to Ruan Dongyu and shouted, "Third son, go and invite the clan chief over quickly, and drive all these unfilial descendants out of the ancestral hall."

"No need to invite them." The dignified voice of the Ruan clan chief came from outside the door, "Ruan Zhangshi, what are you doing causing trouble at the Ruan family ancestral hall again?"

"Clan chief, look, these are the things the Chen family just bought today. Do you think we could redistribute them? I am their elder, after all. They bought good things but didn't give them to this old woman first. They don't understand respect and filial piety. They don't deserve to live in the Ruan family ancestral hall." Old Mrs. Zhang put the things on the ground and angrily complained to the clan chief.

The clan chief frowned and asked, "Who bought all these things?"

"Of course my sister-in-law bought them. She brought back two truckloads of stuff from town today," Ruan Dongchang quickly replied.

"Hmph, since it was bought by your sister-in-law, it naturally belongs to them and has nothing to do with you. Dongchang, you're a man, are you trying to take things from these orphans and widows?" the clan chief said coldly.

"Clan leader, I..." Ruan Dongchang was about to speak when Old Lady Zhang grabbed him.

"But last time the family divided the property, they took five taels of silver and many other things!" Old Mrs. Zhang cried. "Clan leader, you must do us justice!"

"Enough!" the clan chief roared. "We made it very clear last time we divided the family, and we even signed a severance agreement. You all agreed to it, so what are you doing making trouble now?"

"But……"

"No buts!" the clan chief interrupted Granny Zhang. "What you're doing will only make you a laughingstock, people will say that the Ruan family won't even give orphans and widows a way to survive. From now on, you're not allowed to come here and try to take advantage of them again, or I'll have you driven out of the village!"

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Zhang turned pale with fright. She hadn't expected the clan chief to be so stern. She quickly pulled her two sons away from the clan chief's house, grumbling all the way.

"Ugh, what bad luck! I didn't get the things, and I even got scolded," Ruan Dongchang complained.

"Hmph, it's all that wretched Chen's fault! She has so much money to buy so many things, but she doesn't even share a little with us." Old Mrs. Zhang glared fiercely at Ruan Dongchang. "Next time I see anyone from their family, I'll definitely teach them a lesson!"

“Mother, isn’t this wrong? No matter what, they are my eldest brother’s widows, and their children are your grandchildren! If we treat them like this, the villagers will gossip,” Ruan Dongyu advised.

"What are you afraid of? I am their elder, after all. They were the ones who were unfilial to me first. They can't possibly beat up an old woman like me, can they?" Old Mrs. Zhang comforted her. "When we get back, we'll tell the other members of the clan about this and let them judge the matter."

And so, the mother and her two children slunk back home.