A master of metaphysics is farming.

“Go back? I have conditions, I can’t go back so easily.”

Xiang He's radiant smile was, in the eyes of the two, more terrifying than a demon!

Li struggled with her legs, occasionally mentioning Xiang He, but couldn't find a foothold. Fear welled up in her heart. "Tell me!"

"First, you are not allowed to cause trouble for my family again, you are not allowed to come here, and you are not allowed to make any moves against my family members."

Their throats gradually relaxed, and their bodies leaned entirely against He Li. Li Shi gripped her hand tightly and nodded vigorously, "Okay!"

"Second, the third family has completely separated, and nothing has anything to do with the Xiang family, the eldest family, or the second family."

"Row!"

"Third, if you fail to do the above, you will all die a horrible death, and I mean it."

"you!"

As the pressure on her neck loosened, Yu felt herself about to fall and shouted, "I promise, I promise! Let me up!"

Xiang He clicked her tongue lightly, "Grandma hasn't agreed yet."

"Mother, please agree quickly! If we fall, we'll both be in trouble!"

Recalling Xiang He's words, Madam Yu was filled with dread. If she were bedridden, the family wouldn't take care of her, and if her father really sent He'er to help...

The days that followed were filled with darkness!

"Mother, please say yes!"

Li glared at Xiang He through gritted teeth, her neck turning red with anger. "Fine!"

She readily agreed, and a round of applause erupted from below. Xiang He's smile was excessively gentle, and with a quick pull of her hands, she brought the two of them back.

Both of them collapsed to the ground, their legs giving way. Xiang He turned around and picked up a bamboo stick from the ground, making a noise as she swung it around. She used her sleeve to wipe the cuts on her face caused by the two girls' fingernails, which were not easy to heal.

"You little brat!"

Xiang He smiled, pursing her lips. When she caught a glimpse of someone coming up from below, her smile deepened. "Grandma, watch your mouth. If you keep cursing people every day, you might get your comeuppance."

"You're nothing but a worthless child born of a worthless person! Karma will fall on you! You heartless bastard, you're destined to die young!"

"Good, good, good. Fourth Madam Xiang really knows how to curse. If she went to the city, I'm afraid no one would dare to come near her."

"Pooh!"

That Li woman, who never learns from her mistakes, almost peed her pants just now, and now she's resorting to personal attacks.

Xiang He felt speechless and helplessly looked at the person walking up the steps. "Brother, please take them back. They're making a racket and disturbing everyone."

The two turned around in surprise and found that Xiang Fusheng had arrived at some point. Had he heard everything?

Since Xiang He could remember, Xiang Fusheng would always tell his family members, both openly and secretly, not to use foul language, especially when Li Shi cursed. He would then turn stern, so Li Shi rarely cursed or used foul language in front of him.

After all, Xiang Fusheng aspired to be a high-ranking official and wanted to marry a woman from a prestigious family, so he naturally disliked the peasants in his household.

Li loved him dearly and always favored him, after all, he was her first grandson.

Upon hearing this, Madam Li's expression immediately changed. "Fusheng, what brings you here? Come, come, help Grandma to her house."

Xiang Fusheng's face was ashen. Xiang He took out a palm mirror from his pocket. "Brother, I found this in your drawer. I thought you were very nervous, so I told the doctor to bring it back to you."

With just one glance, Xiang Fusheng's pupils widened, and he hurriedly stepped forward to snatch the item and stuff it into his arms, a hint of anger flickering in his eyes, as he said, "Then I really have to thank you, He girl."

"Don't mention it," Xiang He said, rubbing his sore arms. "This mirror is quite peculiar. Where did you find it, brother? I'd like to find one too."

As if speaking casually, Xiang Fusheng suppressed his arrogance and forced a smile, saying, "I just happened to find it, and I kept it because I thought it was exquisite. There's nothing special about it."

"Oh, where did you find it, brother? It seems pretty mysterious to me."

When the topic was brought up again, Xiang Fusheng's face turned ashen. "It's just an ordinary mirror. If you want, go to town and buy one yourself. I'll help them back first. I apologize for disturbing you tonight."

Seeing his expression, Xiang He waved his hand dismissively, "Keep an eye on him and don't let him cause any more trouble. Once you start having crooked thoughts, it's like a broken jar; the water can't be stopped easily. Just like the more thoughts you have, the more crooked your intentions become."

This conversation startled Xiang Fusheng. When he turned his head sharply to look over, Xiang He was flipping over a large vat with his back to him.

That sounds like it has a hidden meaning.

After looking at her intently for a while longer, he still saw the same figure that resembled a country girl. Xiang Fusheng inwardly mocked himself, realizing he had been overthinking things.

He stepped over and helped Li up. "Grandma, Mother, hurry home. Grandpa and Father have just returned from the village entrance."

Li's face lit up with joy, "Did you hunt anything good?"

"There are pheasants."

"Tsk! It's not a big one after all!"

Li kept muttering complaints, but dared not say anything more unpleasant until she had walked far away, at which point the onlookers left.

Xiang He called out to Xiang Huiying, "Seventh Sister, come up here for a moment!"

Xiang Huiying jogged up, puzzled. "What's wrong?"

Su walked up behind Xiang He, holding a small piece of pork in her hand. "Take this back and cook it for Aunt Liu."

Xiang Huiying waved her hands repeatedly, "No need! I didn't do anything! Grandma will blame me."

Xiang He took the gift and placed it in her hand. "If we haven't returned by tonight, you're planning to run out of the village to look for us, right? This is a token of our gratitude, you must accept it."

Seeing that she couldn't refuse, and since she really did crave meat, she blushed and accepted it, saying, "Then, then I'll help you when you're harvesting the rice!"

"That's great! Seventh Sister, hurry home so Third Grandmother won't worry."

The family watched Xiang Huiying skip away. As soon as Su Shi relaxed, she hissed and rubbed her hair, which had been pulled so hard. "That old hag really hit hard!"

Xiang He quickly helped her sit down and took out a cloth bag from the large vat. It was full of medicinal powder, which she had bought for everyone's injuries over the past two days.

"Father, are you Grandma's biological son? That's so cruel."

Xiang Dayong was taken aback, his eyes filled with sorrow. "Yes, he is my biological son... When I was born... something bad happened."

Well, it's another unspeakable secret. Xiang He placed the paper-wrapped medicine powder in Su's hand, "Mother, you apply the medicine to them, I'll go fetch water to cook something to eat, we're starving."

"Go and come back quickly, I'm not at ease when it's dark."

"I understand," Xiang He pointed to the cloth bag beside her. "Mother, don't touch the herbs inside. I'll cook them for Father when I get back. The powder is for injuries, so we can exchange it."

"Row."

Xiang He picked up the bucket and carrying pole and went down the river. Not far from their place was the downstream area where they had bathed the night before. The whole village relied on this river to fetch water.

Water is highly mobile, so there's no such thing as clean or unclean water.

The carrying pole on his shoulders wasn't heavy, but Xiang He felt somewhat tired. It seemed like he had done a lot of physical labor today, which had taken a toll on him.

When we got to the river to fetch water, I couldn't help but yawn.

Xiang He picked up the two buckets and felt a slight coolness beside her. She then lifted them up and walked back.

A dark figure followed closely beside him. Xiang He kept his eyes fixed on the front and said with a smile, "I've helped you today, so you should help me out tonight."