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

Without giving him a chance to refuse, the clan leader selected several people.

"Go to Lao Qi's house first and help him move some grain, firewood, oil, salt, vegetables and fruit."

"Go and help get the buckets and jars, and fetch some water."

"Everyone else, please disperse!"

Knowing that getting Jiang Anlin and the others to return the items wouldn't be easy, the clan chief arranged for some people to move some back first. Among these people were senior members of the clan, so they weren't afraid of the Seventh Brother and his wife getting physical while moving the items.

“An Lin, you and An Liang are brothers. You should refrain from doing anything that goes against your conscience, or he might come crawling up from underground to find you at night.”

Upon hearing the clan chief's words, Jiang Anlin froze. He hadn't noticed it before, but now that the clan chief had said it, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Looking around, one could see paper sails hanging everywhere in the house, and with the sky darkening, it felt even more eerie and frightening.

"Yes, we will definitely pay it back."

He hugged his arms and felt even colder. Sweat beaded on his back. Could it really be that the third brother had come looking for him?

He was filled with lingering fear and surprisingly stopped pursuing the matter.

"Then we'll be going now, Bai girl. When they come back with the grain, we'll cook a good meal and have a nice meal."

"If they haven't returned the items in two days, feel free to come find me."

"That kid Awen... never mind, we'll be going now."

The clan chief sighed deeply at the thought of such a clever child being ruined.

"Thank you, Grandpa. Take care, Grandpa."

The onlookers had already left, leaving only the clan chief, clan elders, and the families of Jiang Anlin and Jiang Anshan. Jiang Bai politely saw them off before turning his attention to the last person remaining.

"Scholar Ji".

She was slightly embarrassed.

She clearly has no conscience, but now she actually feels a little pain in her conscience.

"They're not going to pursue the matter of me hitting someone?" Ji Yanwen asked blankly, feeling that he really shouldn't have gone out today, which was why he had the misfortune of getting into this mess.

It's still unknown whether Ms. Wang will seek compensation from him.

It's despairing to think about. If he were rich, he wouldn't still be unable to find a wife.

"They probably won't pursue this further. If they cause you trouble, you can come to me."

"Heh?" Ji Yanwen had already seen through the two sisters' credibility.

"real."

"hehe?"

Ji Yanwen didn't want to talk. The wife he had finally found was gone. Although they weren't engaged or hadn't exchanged betrothal gifts, she was gone forever.

What is your birthday?

After two consecutive "hehe"s, Jiang Bai decided not to provoke him any further and instead asked about other things.

This question, however, undoubtedly struck a nerve with Ji Yanwen. His birthday was only half a month away, and he had thought he had found a wife and would not be forced into an arranged marriage by the government. Now, reality had given him a harsh slap in the face, bringing him back to his senses.

The wife he finally found wanted to marry into the family.

Ji Yanwen sneered again and again.

"What's it to you? What? You're not going to take a son-in-law anymore? You're willing to marry me?"

Without any elders to handle his life's important matters, Ji Yanwen showed no embarrassment whatsoever when talking about his marriage.

"We still need to find a husband to marry into the family; you can consider it..."

"Absolutely impossible."

"Forget about it, I will never marry into your family."

Ji Yanwen quickly interrupted her delusions, angrily turning around and leaving. If he ever came back here, he would be a pig.

"If you regret it, come find me!"

Ji Yanwen, who hadn't gone far, stumbled upon Jiang Bai's words and nearly tripped over his own feet, falling to the ground.

"You think beautifully."

"I will never marry into another family."

"I'd rather die than marry into another family."

"Even if the government were to assign me an ugly and fat wife, I would still..."

Ji Yanwen suddenly stopped speaking, a lingering look in someone's eyes flashing through his mind. He shivered violently, and suddenly found himself unable to say the rest of his words.

If... if I were really matched with someone like that, perhaps I'd consider marrying into the family...

No, I can’t think about it anymore.

He will absolutely never marry into the family, no, absolutely not.

Jiang Bai shook his head.

Quite cute.

She was only sixteen or seventeen years old; in the era before her death, she would still be a high school student!

That's just how the world is, and that's how times are.

A large group of people came, but now that they've left, the house has suddenly become quiet. Jiang Bai wanted to clean the house, but after searching everywhere, he couldn't find a single broom; the family had taken them all away.

With no other option, they had to ask their nearest neighbor, Aunt Liu, for help.

Liu's original name was Liu Jinhua. She married her third grandfather. In the village, the older people of her generation usually called her Minxiao's wife, the younger ones called her Third Sister-in-law, and those a generation younger called her Third Aunt or Third Aunt. Those of even younger generations were all called Third Grandma.

"Third Grandma, Third Grandma"

Jiang Bai walked for about ten minutes before arriving at the door of Third Aunt Liu's house. Their house was a very ordinary farmhouse, a mud-brick house that occupied a fairly large area, with three rooms on each side and a small courtyard surrounded by a fence. Outside was a lush green vegetable garden, but due to a lack of water, the vegetables in the garden did not look very healthy.

"Da Ya is here."

Third Aunt hurried out, still smelling of foul odor, but she seemed oblivious, welcoming people in with a beaming smile.

"Awen is almost done washing up. I also applied some medicated oil to Er Ya's face. She'll be fine after resting at home."

“I’ve heard everything about what happened between you and your Uncle Anmu. It would be good if your grandma and the others could return all the things to you. Don’t hold a grudge against her. She is, after all, an elder. Your parents are gone, and you will have to rely on them in the future.”

Liu was a traditional and ordinary country woman.

She felt indignant and sympathetic towards Wang for selling her granddaughter and abusing her grandson.

At the same time, Jiang Bai and her family also hoped to be filial to their elders and get along well with them. She believed that as a family, even if the bones are broken, they are still connected by tendons, and there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome.

“I know, Third Grandmother.”

Thank you for today. We'll come to visit you another day.

Jiang Bai knew some of her thoughts, and although he didn't agree with them, there was no need to argue with her about such things.

Moreover, Liu only said one sentence to her, and whether or not she should get along well with the people in the old house afterwards was none of her business.

She was willing to lend a helping hand when they were in trouble, which made her a good person to the sisters.

"You are a good boy."

“Awen has already washed up. He’s wearing his old clothes from last year. Now that you’re here, you can take him back with you.”

"Say something nice to him."

Thinking of Awen's condition, Third Grandma felt sorry for him. She had never realized that her sister-in-law, Wang, was so cruel, willing to torment such a young grandson.

"Okay, thank you, Third Grandma. Once Awen's clothes are washed, I'll wash Chutou's clothes and bring them over."

Liu opened her mouth, wanting to say no, but then she thought that although they were old clothes, she could still wear them even with a hoe, and she didn't have many clothes to change into anyway, so she didn't refuse.

"Then you can tell me when the time comes, and I'll have Hoe's mother come and get it."

"it is good."

There's no need for that much trouble. She can just make a trip to bring the clothes over after they're washed. There's no need for someone else to make a special trip to return the clothes after she's helped.

Jiang Lu carried Jiang Songwen out of the room behind the kitchen, with the washed clothes in her hands.

"Sister."