The women clicked their tongues and laughed. Recently, some people had been coming and going into the town, so the news was more active. Some people secretly said that Yang Kun’s wife often came out of her godfather’s room in the middle of the night before she got married. When she came out, her face was flushed, and no one knew what shameful things she had done.

“By the way, I heard that the Zhao family’s Eldest Miss came to stay at your house. Your Jiang Xi is really blessed. If she has a good relationship with her future sister-in-law, she’ll suffer less in the future. She’ll have a stepmother-in-law, but if Jiang Xi is a little more sweet-tongued in the future and flatters her, Jiang Xi will also enjoy endless glory and wealth.” The woman’s face was full of envy, and Yang Fen’s mouth was so wide that it reached her temples.

As if she had thought of something, the woman who had just spoken suddenly lowered her voice and said to Yang Fen, “The Zhao family’s Eldest Miss is beautiful and has a good family background. She’s a perfect match for your Jiang Si. Now that she’s living with you, you should quickly get Jiang Si to come back and get in touch with her.” The woman meant that it would be easier for them to cultivate feelings if they lived under the same roof. However, Yang Fen thought a little more. The eldest daughter of the Zhao family looked innocent at first glance. If she had a relationship with Jiang Si, that girl would have to obey her father at home and her husband when she got married. As long as Zhao Yingying became Jiang Si’s wife, Jiang Si would be able to do whatever he wanted in the future, right?

Jiang Guoyou stood at the door and coughed twice. His face was frighteningly gloomy. When Yang Fen saw him, she restrained herself a little and asked the women to stop talking.

“The Jiang family can’t do such a heartless thing. If we really do such a thing one day, I will never acknowledge her as my daughter-in-law!” Jiang Guoyou’s face was dark, and his calloused hands were trembling slightly. He could not make any money these days because of his injury, and Yang Fen was also less and less treating him as the head of the family. Seeing this, the women got up awkwardly, did not dare to say anything more, and hurriedly left.

Yang Fen was holding back her anger and shouted at Jiang Guoyou, “Do you think our family is having a good time? Jiang Si is the most promising one in our family. In the future, we’ll still rely on Jiang Si to bring honor to our family. When Jiang Si becomes a high-ranking official, you’ll be an official’s father. It’s all for our family! Besides, our Jiang Si is so outstanding. Which girl wouldn’t want to marry him? Although Zhao Yingying is a young lady from Jing City, our Jiang Si isn’t bad either. Is it wrong for her to marry Jiang Si?”

Yang Fen wiped her tears, but Jiang Guoyou was so angry that he could not say a word. After a moment, he clenched his fist and said, “You… All children are raised by their parents with care. Yang Fen, if you dare to mess around, I’ll make you go back to the Yang family! Let the Yang family teach you how to be a mother and how to behave! I know you’re biased toward Jiang Si, but I didn’t expect you to be so shameless! If word of this gets out, can we still stay in this village?”

“Whoever dares to touch Zhao Yingying, I’ll strip him clean and let the wild boars drag him to parade around the village!” Jiang Xi could not bear to hear this any longer. She pushed the door open and sneered. She stared at Yang Fen and said, “Let’s see if I can keep my word!”

Yang Fen was furious. Just as she was about to scold Jiang Xi for being a traitor and not helping her brother, a man rushed into the door and shouted, “Chief, chief, something big has happened. There’s a letter from the town saying that a village has been robbed.”

It was all white outside the courtyard, and the snow was getting heavier.

“It’s said that a small village near Happy Village was ransacked. The food in the village was transported away overnight, and the snow was covered in blood. There’s news from town that the heavy snow will seal the mountain. I’m afraid we won’t be able to come to the rescue in time if something happens. They asked us to be more vigilant and send people to guard the village in turns.” On such a cold day, the man’s forehead was covered in sweat. “The townspeople also said that before those people ransacked the village, they had sent people in to investigate, so they asked us to be careful of people from the outside.”

This man was followed by a group of villagers who had come after hearing the news, all of them worried.

“Jiang Xi is just a little girl. What does she know? The villages nearby have already started patrolling. What have you seen Jiang Xi do? She just placed a stone at the entrance of our village, and those who want to enter the village must touch the stone. During this period of time, there have been a lot of people from other villages coming to our village to beg for food.” When Jiang Guoan stood up to criticize Jiang Xi, the villagers around him all pursed their lips. They had probably been dissatisfied with Jiang Xi for a long time.