"Found it!~"
"Get out of the car!" Little Xi Tian waved her little hands, shouting crisply.
Yun Er Man looked curious, "Where... where is this?"
Are we going to a restaurant?
Old Man Yun patted the back of his head, "Hurry up and get out of the car!"
Inside a private room at the restaurant.
Madam Lu and Liu Cui Jin were feasting.
The two ordered a table full of dishes, with delicacies, chicken, duck, fish, and meat, missing nothing.
Madam Lu, holding a small wine cup, her old face flushed red, said, "Cui Jin, after we finish this meal, we'll leave Heyang County!"
Liu Cui Jin, her mouth stuffed with meat, spoke incoherently, "Mom, isn't it good here? I don't want to go anywhere!"
As long as they stayed in Dashui Village, if they were short of money, their sister would send it to them.
They wouldn't starve anyway.
Nowadays, the world is declining, and people's hearts are not ancient. Who would help them so generously if they went outside!
"You fool, what do you know?" Madam Lu rolled her eyes at her.
"Now that the old Yun family has lost their grandson, they will definitely come to the county town."
"Besides, if your sister insists that we sold the child, will the old Yun family let us mother and daughter go?"
Madam Lu, her eyes askew from drinking, downed the wine in her cup.
Liu Cui Jin grunted twice, "Then you'll sell my sister?"
What kind of mother is this!
"Your sister is the daughter-in-law of the old Yun family. Even if she makes a mistake, Old Madam Gu can't do anything to her!"
Madam Lu put down her wine cup and burped, "Let's go, let's find an inn to rest!"
As the mother and daughter stood up, they heard a loud "clang" as the door was kicked open.
Liu Cui Jin screamed in fright, "Ah! Who... who is it?"
Madam Lu also flinched and looked towards the door.
She saw the Yun family walking in with imposing momentum.
Liu Cui Rong, holding Little Bao, followed behind listlessly.
Gu Shi glanced at the table full of rich food, her expression growing colder, her eyes filled with frost.
Madam Lu was somewhat surprised, her heart filled with astonishment.
They... how did they find them so quickly?
"That... mother-in-law, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll ask the waiter to bring a few more dishes."
Madam Lu, with a smile on her lips, pretended to enthusiastically greet everyone.
Little Xi Tian's eyes were almost rolling to the heavens.
This old woman is truly shameless!
How could she swallow the money from selling her grandson to feast like this?
Gu Shi didn't say a word and slapped her across the face.
"Slap!~"
Madam Lu's face was slapped to the side, a clear red handprint visible.
"Mother-in-law, you... you listen to me!"
"Slap, slap!" Madam Lu narrowed her eyes and slapped her back twice.
Liu Cui Jin pounced forward and fiercely tugged at Old Madam Gu, "You old hag, how dare you hit my mother?"
Yun Da Man and Yun Er Man joined forces, and with two kicks to the stomach, they sent her under the table.
"What are you doing? That's my sister!" Liu Cui Rong cried out loudly.
"Shut up, you spendthrift, I'll deal with you when we get back!"
Yun Er Man roared, attracting the attention of the shopkeeper.
Little Bao cried "wah wah" in Liu Cui Rong's arms.
"Esteemed guests, our shop is a small business and cannot withstand such a commotion!"
The shopkeeper walked up with a gentle smile, "Guests, please pay your bill and leave quickly. Don't disturb other customers!"
Gu Shi apologized to the shopkeeper and instructed Da Man and Er Man, "Tie up this mother and daughter and throw them in the yamen!"
Kidnapping children, moral corruption, loss of humanity.
Let them go to jail and eat prison food!
"No, no, no, mother-in-law, I... I know I was wrong. Let's settle this privately, okay?"
Madam Lu instantly softened, and with a "plop," she knelt before Gu Shi, crying.
Yun Er Man was furious and punched her down, "You dog, how dare you cry?"
"Fortunately, Little Bao is fine. Otherwise, I would have skinned you alive!"
Old Man Yun was also extremely angry. He glanced at Yun Da Man and said, "Stuff them into the carriage!"
The carriage creaked back to Dashui Village.
It was completely dark by then.
But the village chief and a large group of villagers were waiting at the village entrance.
Seeing the Yun family's carriage return, the village chief and Fu Da Qiang and others rushed to meet them.
"Did you find him?" the village chief asked.
Old Man Yun grunted, his face darker than the bottom of a pot.
Kong Xing Zhuo had left, and the adjacent large house was only left with two workers to guard it.
In the Yun family's main hall.
Madam Lu and her daughter knelt on the ground, trembling, sobbing intermittently.
Liu Cui Jin looked hopefully at Yun Da Man, hoping that he would intercede for her out of his affection for her.
Yun Da Man, however, had a look of anger on his face.
He only felt disgusted by these two poisonous women, making him nauseous.
Gu Shi and Old Man Yun sat in the main seats, while the village chief and others also sat on the side.
After a moment of contemplation, Gu Shi spoke, "Lu Hong Xia, my grandson is only worth five taels of silver, is that right?"
"Mother... mother-in-law, I, I..."
"Don't call me mother-in-law!" Gu Shi said coldly, "I don't have such troublesome in-laws!"
Madam Lu choked and closed her mouth sheepishly.
Old Man Yun took two puffs from his pipe and said in a deep voice, "Having caused such trouble, you mother and daughter deserve to go to jail, eat prison food, and be beaten!"
"But out of consideration for you being Cui Rong's mother, we will spare you this time."
"However, you absolutely cannot stay in Dashui Village. Go back and pack your belongings, and leave tomorrow morning!"
The village chief wrote a letter of guarantee, and had the mother and daughter press their fingerprints on it.
If they dared to return, they would be beaten to death with sticks!
Madam Lu was relieved.
She didn't want to stay in this broken village anyway.
After deducting the cost of food and jewelry, the five taels of silver left over four taels.
Enough for them to squander for a while.
When the old Yun family's anger subsided, she would secretly return to ask Cui Rong for money.
Just as Madam Lu stood up, intending to leave with Liu Cui Jin.
Gu Shi suddenly called out to them, "Hand over the silver!"
"What... what silver?" Madam Lu feigned ignorance.
"What silver are you talking about?" Gu Shi stood up and walked to Madam Lu.
She reached out and took a few silver ingots from Madam Lu's embrace, "This money belongs to my grandson!"
Madam Lu's eyes widened, and she immediately became anxious, "Give me back my silver, give it back to me!"
With the silver gone, would she have to go out and drink the northwest wind?
Little Xi Tian stumbled over, lifted her little leg, and kicked her directly.
"Bad egg, eat poop!~"
The childish voice echoed in the room, and Madam Lu almost lost control of her expression.
This damned little girl dared to kick her?
"You little brat, are you looking for death?" Madam Lu cursed.
As soon as she said this, everyone in the Yun family, including the village chief and the villagers, was completely enraged.
This wicked old woman was playing with fire.
Aunt Zhang was the first to rush forward, grabbed Madam Lu by the collar, and gave her two heavy slaps, turning her eyes into panda eyes.
Immediately after, other women and old women also punched and kicked Madam Lu and her daughter, making them cry out in pain.
After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the Yun family's door was opened, and two bruised and swollen figures were thrown out.
Then, with a "bang," the door closed.