They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 314: Not giving up
The two groups, who were furiously arguing, were startled.

Only then did I realize that the Spring Equinox had disappeared sometime ago, and even the eggs were gone.

Aunt San and her husband have always doted on their only son, and this is outrageous! "Heavens! They dare to hit my son before he's even married into the family? Is there no law anymore?! How did you raise your daughter?!"

With Lian Kan'er leading the way, everyone hurried off in a flurry of activity.

Right there by the roadside in the village, Lian Dan'er was being beaten down by Chun Fen, completely unable to fight back.

"Hit! Hit! I'll hit! I'll hit!"

The villagers gathered around to watch the spectacle, pointing and gossiping, making sarcastic remarks and laughing.

Xu Zhichun and Granny Qin Qing were also there.

"Egg! Egg! Stop! Stop right now!"

Even Auntie San was so heartbroken that her heart and liver trembled, and she rushed forward to push the Spring Equinox.

With a casual wave of her hand, Chunfen sent even Aunt Lian staggering back seven or eight steps.

"You brat! I'm your mother-in-law, how dare you lay a hand on your mother-in-law?"

Chunfen's mother: "My Chunfen will not marry your son. Who do you think you are as a mother-in-law?"

Aunt Lian glared at the mother and daughter, and quickly helped Lian Dan'er up with her sister-in-law.

Even Dan'er's face was covered in bruises and discoloration, like a paint shop had been overturned. Coupled with his unattractive features and grimacing expression, apart from his own parents who felt pity and love for him, no one else could bear to look at him.

He glanced at it and quickly looked away.

It hurts the eyes.

"My son! What's going on?!"

Lian Dan'er hissed, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, spat on the ground, and his gloomy gaze seemed to want to tear Chunfen to pieces.

That brat dared to hit him!

He wanted to tear her apart.

But he was too embarrassed to say it out loud. Being beaten by a woman and having no chance to fight back, even though so many people saw it, he still couldn't bring himself to say it.

Suddenly, Aunt Lian rushed up to Chunfen and raised her hand to slap her, but Chunfen gently pushed her back several steps amidst the gasps and gasps of the onlookers.

"You...you dare to lay a hand on me!"

"Yes, you came here on your own."

"You dare to hit me!"

"Whoever hits me, I'll hit them back."

"I'm your elder! How dare you hit me!" Aunt Lian was so angry she almost fell over: "Mother-in-law, what's wrong with your family? Is this how you raise your daughter?"

Chunfen's parents were a little panicked. They wanted to break off the engagement, but they didn't want to ruin their daughter's reputation. In any case, the engagement hadn't been called off yet, and Aunt San was Chunfen's legitimate elder.

“We didn’t teach her that. Chunfen has always been very sensible and would never hit anyone. Everyone in our village can testify to that.”

Spring Equinox: "Hmm, I'll only hit back if someone hits me."

Spring Equinox Girl: "."

That makes sense, but it doesn't seem to be entirely true.
Aunt Lian was furious, "You dare hit me? I'm your mother-in-law!"

Spring Equinox retorted, "If you don't hit me, I won't hit you. If you hit me, I'll hit back."

"Listen! Listen!"

The Lian family was furious.

"Isn't that incredibly rude?"

"That's right, your mother-in-law is an elder, you can't lay a hand on an elder."

"With her brute strength, if she were to fight, she could beat her in-laws to death."

"That's why they say she's a silly girl." "Isn't she a bit too silly?"

"Oh, this? There's still a long way to go, isn't there?"

Chunfen's mother didn't know what to do.
Chunfen's father sighed, "Can't we just cancel this marriage? Our two families aren't a good match."

Aunt Lian sneered, "This kind of silly girl, if it weren't for my son being weak and wanting a strong daughter-in-law to do the work, would I have even looked at her? Besides our family, which family would want such a fool? You're really putting on airs, daring to talk about breaking off the engagement? Are you crazy?"

"If you really want to break off the engagement, that's fine, but bring one hundred taels of silver, plus fifty catties each of sweet potatoes and potatoes, otherwise no way."

Everyone gasped in shock.

"How much? How much does she want?"

"One hundred taels of silver, hahaha!"

"You still dare to ask for sweet potatoes and potatoes? You're really something else!"

"Spring Equinox, your parents are really in trouble now. How did they get involved with such a family?"

"Yes."

Chunfen didn't have a concrete understanding of one hundred taels of silver or fifty catties of sweet potatoes and potatoes; she only knew that the Lian family was willing to break off the engagement, so she didn't have to get married.

She looked at her mother with bright, hopeful eyes.

Chunfen's mother felt a sudden pang of pain and tried to reason with the Lian family.

Unexpectedly, the Lian family was completely unreasonable, domineering, and unwilling to back down.

As the spring equinox approached, tears welled in her eyes. "Mother, I won't marry! I won't marry!"

She ran to Xu Zhichun's side and hugged her arm, saying, "Sister-in-law Zhichun, I won't marry him!"

Xu Zhichun and Granny Qin Qing blended into the crowd and were not conspicuous. It was only then that the Lian family noticed her and all looked over.

Those gazes were extremely unfriendly, even lewd.

Liang Cuier almost married Lian Laosi back then. On the wedding day, it was this woman who made a big fuss over a small matter and wouldn't let it go, which ruined Lian Laosi's marriage.

Many people recognized Xu Zhichun, and their gazes became even more hostile.

Aunt Lian sneered, "I wondered who was meddling in other people's business, but it turns out—"

"Show some respect!" Granny Qin Qing shouted sternly before Aunt Lian could finish speaking, "Our lady is the title of Lady Shanci, personally bestowed by the Emperor. A few days ago, the county magistrate and Prefect Meng from the provincial capital personally came to Liangjia Village to deliver the title to the lady. If you didn't know, that's fine, but I'm telling you now. If you dare to offend us again, don't blame us for having her tied up and sent to the government office to be flogged!"

The Lian family was startled.

"what?"

"Go ahead and brag, go ahead and brag."

"Yeah, who are you trying to scare?"

In the era of underdeveloped communication, it was natural for news to be blocked from places separated by mountains.

News of this momentous event in Liangjia Village spread throughout the surrounding villages, but Bakou Village, which was quite far away, was still unaware of it at the time.

Hearing Granny Qin Qing speak in such terms as "personally appointed by the Emperor," "the county magistrate," and "a high-ranking official from the provincial capital," the Lian family was completely bewildered.

What did they hear? The Emperor? The county magistrate? Some Lord Chen from the provincial capital? What was this old woman saying?
The emperor was a great figure far beyond the nine heavens to them, and they never expected that one day they would actually hear about him in reality.

The villagers of Liangjia Village all chimed in, explaining the facts to them.

"This is no exaggeration, it's true. It happened a few days ago, everyone in the surrounding villages knows about it. You can go and ask around."

"Exactly, who would dare to joke about the Emperor and the officials? Do they even have a brain?"

"Heh, how ignorant! Isn't it normal for our Liangjia Village to produce someone like Madam Xu?"

"How dare you disrespect Madam Xu? Don't you value your lives?"

"Whether it's true or not, we'll tie you up and send you to the yamen, then you'll know!"

Even the family members were filled with surprise and doubt.