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"You unreasonable woman!"

Ding Dagen was so angry that his face turned red, and he roared at Madam Ma.

Madam Ma, however, was relentless, pointing her finger at Ding Dagen's nose and cursing, "It's all because of you, you useless piece of trash! What did you say when you came? Now that they've said a few words to you, you're backing down. If you want to leave, then leave now! I'm staying here, let's see what they can do to me!"

As she spoke, Ma pushed through the crowd and went straight into the room, slamming the door shut behind her.

The village head looked at the situation before him and shook his head inwardly. These kinds of family disputes were the most difficult to handle.

Lanxiang, on the other hand, had already been brought to tears by Madam Ma and was wiping away her tears incessantly.

Seeing this, the villagers lost their appetite for the feast and made excuses to go home.

A perfectly good banquet ended abruptly.

“Lanxiang, this is indeed your family matter, and it’s not appropriate for us outsiders to interfere. You should talk to your mother and see what she’s asking for, and try your best to meet her needs. After all, you are mother and daughter, and there’s no need to make things so tense,” said Sun, the village head’s wife, as she came over to advise Lanxiang.

Lanxiang nodded after hearing what Madam Sun said and said softly, "I understand, Aunt Sun. It's just that my mother... sigh, I will try my best to communicate with her."

She wiped away her tears, planning to go see Madam Ma after she calmed down.

The village head and his wife sighed helplessly when they saw Lanxiang's appearance and went home.

After the villagers left, the two families of Sun Laoda and Sun Laoer, seeing that there was still a lot of food left on the table, continued to eat, as if what had just happened had nothing to do with them.

"Mother, what do you plan to do about this?" Shen Man tugged at Lanxiang's sleeve and asked her in a low voice.

"Man'er, don't worry, Mother will definitely not let them stay here. But knowing my mother's personality, she definitely won't leave without getting some benefits. We may have to spend some money this time."

Shen Man thought that these people were Lanxiang's close relatives after all, so if she could give them money to get rid of them, that would be fine.

"Then you should ask her later how much money she would need to leave."

"Hmm. Why don't you go play at Shuan'er's house for a while, and I'll come pick you up after I've finished dealing with things?" Lanxiang was afraid that her mother would bring up the topic of sending Shen Man away again, and worried that it would upset her, so she wanted to send her away.

"Mom, I'm not leaving. I'm afraid they'll bully you if I'm not here. You should go talk to her now. I'll just play in the yard."

Lanxiang nodded, hesitated for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to walk to the door and knock.

"Mother, may I come in and talk to you?" Lanxiang asked softly.

After a long time, so long that she thought Madam Ma wouldn't open the door, the door was suddenly opened forcefully.

Madam Ma poked her head out from inside, her face stern, and said, "What's there to talk about? You've grown wings and don't even listen to your mother anymore!"

Lanxiang bit her lip, lowered her head, and slowly walked into the room.

"Speak your mind, or shut up!" Madam Ma sat on the bed, glaring at Lanxiang, and said impatiently.

Her eyes were filled with dissatisfaction and reproach, as if Lanxiang had done something terribly wrong.

Lanxiang took a deep breath and mustered her courage to say, "Mother, what do you want from me to take my sister-in-law and the others back?" Her voice trembled slightly, clearly indicating that she was very nervous.

"Hmph!" Ma snorted coldly, "I raised you all these years, and you just want to kick me out like this? You're such an ingrate!" Her tone was sharp and sarcastic, sending a chill down one's spine.

"Mother, I'm not trying to kick you out, it's just... my family really can't let you stay here." Lanxiang quickly explained, her eyes full of pleading. "Please, Mother."

Ma was silent for a moment, seemingly deep in thought.

Then, she slowly said, "It's not impossible for us to leave, but I won't leave unless you give me two hundred taels of silver."

Her tone was firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

"Two hundred taels?" Lanxiang's eyes widened, unable to believe her ears. "Mother, where would I get that much money?"

Her face turned pale, and her hands clenched tightly together, revealing her inner tension and anxiety.

“You can build such a nice house, there’s no way you can’t afford two hundred taels of silver,” Ma said calmly, a smug smile on her face. “Anyway, we won’t leave until we get the money.”

Lanxiang gritted her teeth and secretly resolved to find a way to solve this problem.

She turned around, slowly walked out of the room, and into the courtyard. The sunlight shone on her, but it couldn't dispel the gloom in her heart.

Shen Man had been waiting anxiously in the courtyard. When she saw her mother come out, she rushed to greet her and asked eagerly, "Mother, how is it?"

Lanxiang shook her head helplessly, her eyes filled with worry and exhaustion.

After a long while, she finally spoke, "My mother will only leave if she receives two hundred taels of silver."

Shen Man was stunned. Two hundred taels was an astronomical figure for a family like theirs.

Her eyes widened in disbelief. "How could she do this? Isn't this outrageous? Does she really think our money falls from the sky?"

Shen Man was furious at Ma's unreasonable demands.

"Sigh, my mother said that if we don't give them money, they'll stay here and refuse to leave."

Lanxiang's face was filled with helplessness and pain; she didn't know how to face this situation.

She wasn't as ruthless as Madam Ma; she simply couldn't bring herself to kick them out.

Shen Man looked at her mother with heartache and comforted her, "Mother, since she is deliberately making things difficult for you, then we don't need to be polite to her. Don't worry too much about this matter, I will handle it."

"Man'er, what's your idea?"

Lanxiang knew her daughter was clever and quick-witted, and upon hearing her say this, she immediately asked curiously.

Shen Man smiled mysteriously and said, "It's a secret for now. You'll see!" After saying that, she turned and left, leaving Lanxiang looking puzzled.

After saying this, Shen Man left the house.

After having eaten and drunk their fill, Bai and the others returned to their rooms to rest, completely uninterested in helping to clean up the mess in the courtyard.

Looking at the table full of leftover food and dirty dishes, Lanxiang could only sigh helplessly and then silently began to clean up.

Although she was exhausted, she still had to endure the fatigue and finish everything, just like when she was still at her parents' home.

She had always longed to get married and have her own little family. That way, she could break free from the constraints of this large family and no longer have to take care of so many people and do all the housework.