Even in a famine, there's no panic; the eldest sister has stockpiled plenty of money and grain.

Tonight, the bright moon hangs high, and its silvery light covers the ground with a light veil.

Jiang Bai moved swiftly, reaching the courtyard wall in a few steps. He hooked his hand on the wall, and with a quick movement of his feet, he flipped over, just in time to see a figure running into the distance.

She narrowed her eyes and didn't pursue the matter further. Who knew if this was a clever tactic to lure the tiger away from the mountain?

Jiang Songzong, who had run far away, stopped and was secretly annoyed to see that Jiang Bai had not chased after him.

"Brother, what if that girl doesn't fall for it?"

"Can you beat her?"

Thinking of Jiang Bai's skills, Jiang Songhu shook his head repeatedly.

"Go back first"

He had planned to lure Jiang Bai away under cover of night, capture Jiang Lu and Jiang Songwen, and coerce her into handing over her household registration documents, but she didn't fall for it at all. He could only go back and discuss it with his grandparents.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

Jiang Lu hadn't been asleep, and the noise startled her awake. She instinctively pulled the sleeping Jiang Songwen into her arms, staring at the door in horror. Only after confirming that it was Jiang Bai who entered did she speak.

"It was some kind of animal that made the noise, nothing serious."

"You're awake now, I have something to show you."

Jiang Bai took out a tinderbox to light the oil lamp and handed the household registration documents to Jiang Lü.

Song was her biological mother, and she had the right to know.

Under the flickering candlelight, the vermilion scratches looked rather glaring. Jiang Lu didn't understand what they meant, but subconsciously felt that the scratches were very unlucky.

“My mother didn’t disappear; she was sold by them.”

"Isn't Father their biological son? Why are they treating us like this?" The little girl suppressed her sobs, afraid of waking her younger brother.

Overwhelmed with grievances, her eyes welled up with tears, which streamed down her face like broken beads. If she hadn't retained a shred of reason, she would have rushed to the old house to ask those people if they had any conscience at all.

"I'm telling you this so you know that Mother isn't missing. I'll handle the rest."

"Will Mother ever be able to come back?"

"Could she...could she be sold into a lowly status?" The little girl's voice trembled. Compared to her mother being sold, she would rather she had just disappeared. If she could be found, the family could be reunited.

Is it a lowly status?

Jiang Bai's hand, which was comforting Jiang Lu, paused slightly; this was the worst-case scenario.

"Don't worry, even if she's been relegated to a lowly status, as long as we find her and redeem her, we can be reunited as a family."

But that's different.

Jiang Lu wanted to say those words, but remembering that her real older sister was already dead, she swallowed them back.

The little girl looked up at her older sister, who seemed both familiar and unfamiliar in the candlelight, and said with longing, "I believe in you, sister."

Jiang Bai chuckled and ruffled her head, making her already messy hair even more disheveled.

If her hand hadn't been clenched so tightly, she might have been able to believe her to some extent.

The oil lamp had been extinguished. Jiang Lu lay down next to Jiang Bai and cautiously asked, "Sister, during the day, you defeated everyone in the old house. Can I be as powerful as you?"

Her family's plight fueled the little girl's burning desire to become stronger.

"Er Ya wants to learn martial arts?"

"think."

"Practicing martial arts is very tough."

"I'm not afraid of hardship."

"Okay, I'll teach you."

"Thank you, sister."

"Go to sleep!"

After a brief nap, when the moon was high in the sky, Jiang Bai suddenly opened his eyes, carefully opened the door, locked it, and then climbed over the wall towards the old house.

Now, let's talk about the Jiang family's old residence.

Jiang Minchang and Wang Shi turned off the lights in their room, but did not go to sleep.

Wang's hands had already been examined by the doctor, who used a wooden stick to bind her hands, so now they could only be straight and couldn't bend. The couple sat on the edge of the bed, and there was another person sitting on a bench in the room, namely Jiang Anlin.

"Boss, do you think Zong-ge and Hu-zi can succeed?"

Wang's old face was drooping. If it weren't for her injured hand, she would have given those two wretched girls a good beating during the day.

"It's hard to say. Jiang Bai has become a bit difficult to deal with. My injuries from this afternoon haven't even healed yet."

Jiang Anlin rubbed his stomach, which was aching slightly.

"What if we can't get it back? That's thirteen taels of silver, enough to buy several bushels of grain!" Thinking of the empty grain bins at home, Wang was extremely anxious.

“I heard from Zong’er that the price of grain in the county has gone up again. Mother, don’t be stingy with the money. Keep half of the money from selling your third son’s wife and use the other half to buy grain.”

“The eldest brother is right. The weather is strange this year. There’s a risk of drought. It won’t hurt to store up more grain.” Jiang Minchang doesn’t usually talk much, but when he does, the matter is settled.

No matter how fierce Wang was, he became obedient as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Then I'll give the eldest brother some money tomorrow, and you guys go and buy some grain."

"Buy a few more jars, and have the eldest daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law fetch more water, so that they can store some water before the villagers realize what's happening."

The elders discussed their plans for the future, until Jiang Songzong and his companion pushed open the door and entered. The three inside stood up excitedly.

"How's it going? Did you get the household registration documents back?"

"No, Father, Jiang Bai has really changed. She wasn't fooled."

Jiang Songhu looked gloomy.

"You've seen her strength during the day, Father. Tiger and I didn't dare to force our way in, so we had to come back first."

"It's really strange. That girl used to look so frail, how did she become so powerful now?"

Jiang Songhu was puzzled, and Jiang Anlin and Jiang Songzong were also in a bad mood.

"With the household registration documents in her hands, what if she finds out that we sold my third aunt?"

"Don't worry, even if she finds out, she can't do anything to us."

Jiang Songzong was educated and had even taken the county examination. Although he did not pass the preliminary examination, he knew more about the laws of the court than his family.

"Third Aunt's family has long since disappeared. If Jiang Bai and the others want to sue us, they'll have to endure fifty lashes first. With her physique, fifty lashes would probably kill her. How could she possibly sue us?"

"But without household registration documents, how can we get those thirteen taels of silver?"

The family members looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Tell me again about what happened during the day."

Jiang Minchang wasn't around during the day, so he didn't know just how strange the Jiang Bai evil they were talking about really was.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Songzong recounted the events of the day once more.

After he finished speaking, Jiang Minchang remained silent for a long time. Wang was also somewhat shocked. The Jiang Bai they were talking about was completely different from the Jiang Bai she remembered.

"Do you think a person who hangs themselves can really come back to life?"

Jiang Minchang raised his hand to take a puff of his pipe, but halfway up, he realized it was night and he wasn't holding a pipe.

Having lived for decades, he immediately noticed the difference.

"He was almost out of breath, but after lying down for a few days he recovered. His voice is not hoarse and his body is not weak. There are no such rare things in this world."

In the already dark environment, Jiang Min often said these words, which inexplicably gave off a sinister air.

"Dad, what do you mean?"

"Yes, Grandpa, please don't scare us, we're easily frightened."

Jiang Songhu was a tall and strong man, but he was afraid of ghosts.

Although Jiang Songzong did not speak, his slightly clenched fists and taut back betrayed his tension.

"Old man, do you mean that girl is possessed by a ghost?"

Wang smacked her lips, realizing what she meant.

According to what they said, it's like they're possessed by an evil spirit!

"Mostly yes."

"Then I'll go to Granny Liu in Qianshan Village tomorrow and ask her to come and take a look. If she really is possessed by a ghost, she'll have to be treated properly."