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

“Mrs. Liao, don’t blame me for not reminding you, if you keep making trouble like this, you’ll be the one who suffers. Don’t forget who captured your son back then.” The village chief said, while winking at Huang Dafa.

Huang Dafa understood what the village chief meant. The village chief had already made it clear enough. Just think, even the head constable personally delivered Zhao Lian back.

Besides, his son was indeed caught red-handed, and he confessed to all the wrongdoings he had committed. He couldn't blame anyone else; trouble was bound to happen sooner or later.

"Old woman, let's go back." Huang Dafa pulled at Liao Shi.

"How could I have married a coward like you? You've been a coward your whole life." Liao was in tears, her face covered in grime, and she pounded Huang Dafa with her fists.

"Hey!"

Huang Dafa also got angry. His face turned ashen, and he shoved Liao Shi, saying, "I don't have time to embarrass myself here with you. If you're not going back, I'll go back myself." With that, Huang Dafa turned and left.

Pushed by Huang Dafa, Liao's face turned pale with panic, and she staggered and sat down on the ground.

He immediately began to beat his chest and cry out, "Heavens above! My life is miserable! My son is in jail, and my husband doesn't care about me. I might as well be dead."

After saying this, Liao got up, thinking of finding a place to bang her head against the wall. The women watching quickly pulled her back, saying, "Liao, don't do anything foolish."

"Don't hold me back, let me die!" Liao cried out again, but this time she didn't shed a single tear.

Now that things have escalated to this point, she can't just back down and go back like that, otherwise she'll lose face and become a laughingstock in the village.

Zhao Lian rolled her eyes. She really did have the tricks of a shrew: crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide.

Zhao Lian smiled and said, "Granny Liao, this fence isn't sturdy enough to kill anyone. But if you accidentally bump into someone with this bamboo stick, you won't die. Come on, I'll move aside. You can bump into the door frame. That door frame is sturdy, so you'll die quickly and without pain." As she spoke, Zhao Lian moved aside.

Hearing Zhao Lian say this, Liao Shi dared not move. She had only wanted to scare her, but she didn't expect that the other party would not fall for it at all.

"Have you made enough of a scene?" The village chief could no longer hold back; he had been putting up with Liao for too long. "It's a fact that your son is in jail. Your crying and fussing won't change anything."

"You guys, hurry up and pull her back!" The village chief pointed at the women standing to the side and winked at them.

Her son, Fu Biao, was also there. He wanted to help, but since he was a man, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to pull Liao Shi away. So he could only let the other women pull her away.

Those women were also nosy; upon hearing the village chief's instructions, they quickly grabbed Liao's hand, while some pushed her from behind.

"Mrs. Liao, let's go back. You can only rely on your husband Huang Dafa now. If he ignores you again, you'll really be all alone!" A woman muttered to herself, not caring whether she listened or not.

Liao originally just wanted to scare Zhao Lian to see if she would have to pay some compensation, but she didn't expect that Zhao Lian wasn't afraid of her at all, and now she finally had a way out.

Liao then went along with it, letting the women pull her away, but she still refused to admit defeat.

She continued grumbling, "No wonder the He family doesn't want you! You're a jinx; anyone who gets involved with you is doomed. Everyone better watch out! She's a real menace!"

The cursing faded into the distance. The village chief glanced at Liao's retreating figure and shook his head.

It was getting dark, and the other villagers, seeing there was no more excitement to see, dispersed on their own, leaving only Fu Biao standing to the side.

"Thank you so much, Village Chief!" Zhao Lian clasped her hands and bowed deeply.

"I'm the village chief, this is my duty, it's what I should do. Zhao Lian, if you ever need anything in the future, you must come to the village chief, or you can go to your Uncle Biao or Uncle Gui." The village chief looked at Zhao Lian with a kind face.

She really is bold. If it were any other little kid, they would probably be crying and screaming for their parents. She's much more composed than you.

“Village Chief, why don’t you come in and sit for a while? I have something to discuss with you.” Zhao Lian stepped aside, making way for her.

"Never mind! Let's talk about it here." The village chief waved his hand. It was getting dark, and he figured Zhao Lian was probably alright.

"Village chief, I'd like to ask how much silver it costs to buy one mu of land?" Zhao Lian thought she would be buying land later, so she took advantage of the village chief's presence to ask in advance.

"Zhao Lian, you want to buy land? That's great news." The village chief's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected that Zhao Lian, who had only been away from home for two months after severing ties with her family, would say she wanted to buy land.

Buying land is a good thing; it will bring income to the village, which hasn't had any income for a long time.

"I'm just asking in advance. I'm interested, but I'll buy it when I have the money." Seeing the village chief's expression, he must think she's going to buy it right now, so Zhao Lian quickly added.

"Oh~" The village chief looked a little disappointed, thinking that Zhao Lian was going to buy the land right now.

But then I thought, if she had this idea, it was only a matter of time before she bought the land.

I heard from others that a restaurant manager came to see Zhaolian today. I had heard about it myself, but I didn't believe it at the time. Now it seems to be true.

If Zhao Lian had no income, she wouldn't have asked about this.

"The lowest grade of land costs 3 taels of silver per mu, the medium grade costs 5 taels of silver per mu, and the highest grade costs 7 taels of silver per mu," the village chief listed the prices of the various types of land.

Some of these inferior fields are swampy areas, and some are barren and infertile, so there's not much harvest to be had, and they're naturally not as good as the superior fields.

Superior land is fertile and produces high yields of grain, so if you're going to buy land, it's best to buy superior land.

"Oh, I understand!" After hearing what the village chief said, Zhao Lian felt reassured.

"Alright! It's getting dark. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now." After saying that, the village chief called his son, Fu Biao, to go home.

"Take care, Village Chief and Uncle Biao~" After they left, Zhao Lian closed the courtyard gate.

The gate that Uncle Biao and the others built looks pretty sturdy. I'll go to the market later and buy a lock for it.

After Liao's outburst, the flatbread and steamed buns got cold. Zhao Lian ate two steamed buns and took a bath before it got completely dark.

Lying in bed, Zhao Lian carefully calculated her assets. Excluding the few hundred coins in loose change, she now had 30 taels of silver.

If you want to buy land, you can still buy it, but now is not the time.

Thirty taels of silver is far from enough; it can only buy three acres of land at most, and there are too many uncertainties involved. We need to keep some for self-defense.

If I make a few more trips up the mountain and have more than 100 taels of silver, I can consider buying land and building a house.

Not knowing when she would save enough silver, Zhao Lian tossed and turned, not knowing when she finally fell asleep.