Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

The village chief emptied the money out of the container. There wasn't much money inside, just a few pieces of silver and a few copper coins, which were indeed marked.

Finally, the village chief handed the money bag to Chen Donghua.

With her hands on her hips, Chen pointed at Huang Mazi and Er Laizi, gritting her teeth and saying, "You two damned bastards, you actually stole my purse! I knew it was you two, and it turned out to be true. Sir, you must send them to the authorities."

"Auntie, we really didn't steal your purse, we took it from that brat!" Huang Mazi cried, looking dejected.

He took it from Zhao Lian, but who knew it wasn't hers. Now he's being framed again, adding another charge to his list.

Zhao Lian said with certainty, "Auntie, this was indeed found on Huang Mazi and the others. He also stole my rice, flour, and rabbit."

"I believe you, I believe you!" Chen Donghua nodded repeatedly. After all, not a single penny of her money was missing from her purse, and now that it had been found, she was very grateful to Zhao Lian.

After seeing that the matter had been investigated, Officer Gao said to the village chief, "Village chief, please send someone to escort these two people out together."

"Good! Good!" The village chief nodded repeatedly.

Immediately afterwards, the village chief had his two sons carry torches and escort the two men to the county government office.

Huang Mazi's parents cried uncontrollably as they watched their son being arrested; it was their bad luck.

"It's all your fault, you jinx! If it weren't for you, our son wouldn't have been arrested!" Liao's eyes widened in anger as she ran towards Zhaolian.

Fortunately, the village chief reacted quickly and grabbed her: "Liao, have you made enough of a scene? Your own son did such a disgraceful thing and you're blaming others. Huang Dafa, hurry up and take your wife back."

"Old woman, hurry back, don't let people laugh at us!"

Huang Dafa was an honest and simple man. Once he realized what was happening, he quickly dragged Liao Shisheng back.

Enraged, Liao kicked him hard: "Are you even a man? How dare you watch people bully us women like this!"

The villagers all shook their heads, saying that their own son had made a mistake and they were blaming others.

He used to steal petty thefts, and most people let them go, but now that he's met Officer Gao, he's finally reached the end of his life.

"Alright, alright, that's all, everyone go home!" Seeing that Officer Gao and the others had left, the village chief told everyone to go home.

Old Mrs. Yang looked at the rice and flour on the ground and the rabbit, and her eyes immediately turned red with envy.

Seeing Old Yang's expression, Zhao Lian knew that she was thinking about her rice and flour.

Not only her, but many people were envious. They never expected that Zhao Lian, with her small stature, would be so capable.

And just now, it was Constable Gao who brought them back.

Remembering that she was also supposed to return the black flour to the village chief, Zhao Lian took out the small half-bag of black flour and handed it to the village chief: "Village chief, here you go, I'm returning your black flour while I'm at it."

"This won't do. I asked Fu Gui to give it to you, but there wasn't that much."

Village Chief Fu was genuinely happy that Zhao Lian could finally find food. He had his wife, Niu Shi, pour out half of the black flour and give the rest to Zhao Lian.

When Niu gave the black flour to Zhaolian, she even got angry with the village chief, saying that the meat bun was gone and would never come back.

His family wasn't very wealthy, and as a lowly village chief, he even received grain subsidies.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Lian returned the grain so quickly, and even more than she had given her.

Niu felt a flush rise to her face, realizing she was truly inferior to even a child.

“Zhaolian, look at all this stuff, shouldn’t we offer some to Grandma?” Second Madam Li asked, unwilling to give up.

Zhao Lian's eyes widened: "Second Aunt, I have nothing to do with you now, don't talk to me about filial piety. Have you forgotten that I have severed ties with you? Should I ask the village chief to remind you?"

The village chief knew what they were up to and glared at Li Shi: "Zhao Lian is right. You've severed ties, so don't even think about taking her things anymore."

Some villagers who hadn't yet dispersed also pointed at Li, saying that now that Zhao Lian was finally able to support herself, she was actually trying to scramble for food from her; her behavior was utterly disgusting.

Immediately afterwards, in front of the villagers and the village chief, Zhao Lian talked about Old Yang's wishful thinking, saying that she would urge Zhao Feng and the others to come to her place for meals every time it was mealtime.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at him with disdain. The village chief questioned Old Yang about whether such a thing had happened, and if so, the village rules should be followed.

Old Mrs. Yang didn't dare to say a word, while her daughters-in-law laughed it off. Judging from their expressions, everyone guessed what was going on.

Zhao Lian was also anxious. She hadn't been home all day and didn't know if they had eaten. If Old Yang really hadn't fed them all day, what would happen?

"Village chief, please come with me."

Zhao Lian explained the reason to the village chief, who, without saying a word, told Old Yang to go home, and then followed behind with Zhao Lian, carrying a lantern.

Many villagers, wanting to see the excitement, went along as well.

Old Yang secretly groaned, never expecting that this jinx would be so powerful, managing to get the village chief on her side with just a few words.

If the village chief finds out that he hasn't fed them for a day and even beat them, what will he do?

“You’re unhappy that I asked you to fetch water for you? How dare you smash the bucket! When Grandma comes back later, I’ll have her beat you to death.”

As soon as Zhao Lian entered the He family's gate, she heard He Yue'e cursing, and Old Madam Yang and Madam Gao's hearts jumped.

Gao's forehead was covered in black lines. He glanced at the village chief, who had probably heard it too, and his face turned ashen.

Zhao Lian quickened her pace and stepped into the main room, where she saw He Yue'e pointing at Zhao Feng arrogantly and cursing.

Zhao Feng was cleaning up the broken water buckets in the kitchen, which was full of water, and Zhao Di was frantically sweeping up the water.

Old Mrs. Yang's face immediately darkened, and she stamped her feet, shouting, "Oh dear! You two good-for-nothings! You've smashed my bucket! What happened?"

When He Yue'e saw that Old Yang had returned, she quickly came up to complain.

It turned out that He Yue'e had asked Zhao Feng to fetch water for her to bathe, but Zhao Feng hadn't eaten all day and was too weak. When she was fetching water, she accidentally dropped the bucket on the ground and broke it.

When Zhao Feng and Zhao Di saw that Old Madam Yang had returned, they quickly stood up and said in a panic, "Grandma, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

"Big sister, second sister, what happened to your faces?"

Zhao Lian noticed that their faces were swollen and abnormally red, so she quickly pulled them into the main room.

Under the dim light of the oil lamp, it was immediately clear that Zhao Feng and Zhao Lian had been slapped on the face, and it was obvious that more than one person had done so.

"Big sister, second sister, what exactly happened? The village chief is here, don't be afraid. Tell me, did they hit you?"

Old Mrs. Yang glared fiercely at Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Li's heart jumped into her throat.

Before Zhao Lian and Zhao Feng could speak, Zhao Fu said from the side, "My mother beat them both. Who told them to eat rabbit meat at your place and then deny it?"

Zhao Fu's words caused a throbbing pain in the temples of both Li and Old Yang.

"Mrs. Yang, what exactly happened?" The village chief looked at Mrs. Yang.

“Village chief, Zhao Fu is still young, don’t believe what he says.” Li said with an unnatural expression, then glared at her son Zhao Fu.

The village chief looked at Zhao Feng: "Zhao Feng, Zhao Di, you two say something."

Zhao Feng and Zhao Di glanced at Old Yang, who, along with Li, gave her a warning look.

Zhao Lian knew they were scared, so she encouraged them, saying that the village chief was there and he could help them.