Daily News: You promised yourself to be a fisherman, but you've become a martial arts god?

Upon hearing Zhang San mention Li Nian's underwear, Zhang's sister-in-law was instantly speechless.

Unexpectedly, leaving behind that pair of underwear would actually solidify her guilt in sending Zhang San to steal grain from Li Nian's house!

"Sister-in-law Zhang, I never imagined you were this kind of person! I misjudged you!"

Li Nian looked utterly disappointed.

"Erlang, listen to me, I'm doing this for your own good."

"The little food your family has is not enough to last you through this winter."

"You'll have a better life if you come to my house."

"My sister-in-law acted out of desperation and resorted to this desperate measure."

Sister-in-law Zhang said in a way that suggested she was doing it for her own good.

For my own good?

Li Nian smiled.

If you really wanted to do something for him, you would steal his grain and coerce him into forming a gang.

And twice!

"Erlang, I just wanted to be good to you. Please don't report this to the Zhang family. I will compensate you double in private and make sure you don't suffer any loss."

Seeing that Li Nian remained silent, Aunt Zhang hurriedly walked into the yard and whispered to Li Nian.

Settle this privately!

Li Nian lowered her eyelids, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.

If this matter is reported to the Zhang family, the Zhang family will surely punish Zhang Daniu's family and Zhang San in order to maintain their image in the eyes of the fishermen.

However, this matter will not be punished too severely, and it is likely to anger Zhang Daniu and others, causing them to do something desperate.

Moreover, Zhang Daniu's family and Zhang San are ultimately members of the Zhang family. If he really does this, the Zhang family will definitely be dissatisfied with him and will inevitably try to trip him up in secret.

It didn't do him much good.

It's better to settle this privately!

It's not too late to deal with Zhang Daniu and the others personally once we have the strength!

Before you have the strength, you should play it safe!

"Sister-in-law Zhang, everyone makes mistakes. Let's settle this privately as you suggested."

Li Nian hesitated for a moment, then pretended to be understanding and said.

"Erlang is so sensible; your sister-in-law's love for you is well-deserved!"

Sister-in-law Zhang was overjoyed.

He thought to himself that Li Nian was naive and easily fooled by her words.

Little did she know, Li Nian had already seen through her intentions, but simply didn't want things to get too tense for the time being.

"Erlang, here's one tael of silver and a family heirloom ring from your brother Da Niu's family. Is that enough?"

Sister-in-law Zhang took out one tael of silver and a bronze ring from her bosom.

This tael of silver was originally promised to Zhang San.

The ring was something Zhang Daniu had picked up before; he thought it looked nice and kept it on his person.

To appease Li Nian, he deliberately claimed the ring was an heirloom.

"good."

Li Nian took the silver and the ring, and nodded secretly.

The grain that had been stolen from his house before was worth less than five coins in total, and since no grain was lost this time, one or two taels of silver was perfectly acceptable.

As for the ring.

It doesn't look like high-end stuff, but it should still be worth some money.

better than nothing.

Overall, it's acceptable.

It was getting late, and he didn't want to get entangled with Sister-in-law Zhang for more compensation.

"That's enough, Sister-in-law Zhang."

Li Nian tucked the money and ring into her pocket.

Then, he shouted to the villagers who had gathered around, "Everyone, disperse! This was just a joke between Sister-in-law Zhang and me!"

Having said that, he untied Zhang San's belt.

Seeing that Li Nian wasn't going to pursue the matter, Zhang San took off running.

Sister-in-law Zhang was too ashamed to stay any longer.

As for those villagers...

Most people know that Li Nian and Zhang Dasao settled their differences privately, but there's nothing they can do about it.

The main person involved in this matter is Li Nian. Even though they really wanted to report it to the Zhang family, Li Nian said it hadn't happened, so they couldn't do anything about it and left cursing.

"After this incident, Sister-in-law Zhang and her family shouldn't cause trouble for my family for a while."

Li Nian thought to herself.

Composing himself, Li Nian picked up the fallen grains and spoke to his sister-in-law and niece.

"Sister-in-law, Duoduo, it's getting late, let's go back to our room and go to sleep."

"Erlang, thanks to you tonight, otherwise the grain would have been stolen again."

Zhao Lijuan was filled with gratitude.

She was intelligent and knew that what happened tonight was no joke.

If Chen Yong hadn't discovered and stopped Zhang San in time, the grain he had painstakingly earned from fishing would have been stolen again.

"It's alright, I'm in charge, it's what I should do."

Li Nian said sincerely.

After saying that, he carried the grain back to the house.

Worried that she was blocking Li Nian's way, Zhao Lijuan moved away from the doorway.

clang-

As she moved, a rusty, broken wood-chopping knife fell from Zhao Lijuan's arms.

Li Nian stared blankly at the wood-chopping knife.

"Mother, why is there a knife on the ground?"

"Um... Duoduo, let's go to sleep."

"Oh, goodnight, Uncle."

Zhao Lijuan blushed with embarrassment, picked up the wood-chopping knife and hid it in her clothes, then carried Duoduo back to bed, not daring to look at Li Nian the whole time.

Ever since her house was burgled, she has been hiding this wood-chopping knife on her person while sleeping.

It can be used to chase away thieves.

If humiliated, one can even commit suicide...

"She's a brave and spirited sister-in-law."

Li Nian nodded to herself.

For a frail woman to carry a knife is itself a testament to her courage.

Especially in this era where women are expected to follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, very few women have this awareness!

Silent all night.

Li Nian got up early.

Today is the day to report to the martial arts school, so I can't be late.

"Open the daily news."

Li Nian sat up in bed and opened the system as usual.

He needs intelligence information now; unlocking new features isn't urgent.

[Daily update is now available!]

[Intelligence 1: Last night you caught Zhang San red-handed and exposed Zhang's wife and her family as the masterminds. They are furious and want to retaliate against you. Because of what happened last night, they are worried about being suspected and will not take action in the short term.]

"As expected, they won't let this go."

Looking at the information in the intelligence report, Li Nian snorted coldly to himself.

This was within his expectations.

Some people won't shed a tear until they see the coffin.

In any case, for the time being, we no longer need to worry about Sister-in-law Zhang and her group causing trouble, which is a good thing.

"Let's look at the next piece of intelligence."

Li Nian looked down.

[Intelligence 2: Last night, when Zhang San stole grain, he intended to steal Li Duoduo and supply it to Zhang Tianqi, the second young master of the Zhang family. Zhang Tianqi was unaware that Zhang San had stolen Li Duoduo.]

[Recently, many children have gone missing outside Qianhu County. Rumors circulate that this is the work of child traffickers, but in reality, it is being manipulated by the Zhang family, a powerful local clan.]

Take pictures of flowers!

The Zhang family!

Li Nian frowned.

I've been walking around the city these past few days and have occasionally heard rumors about child prostitutes, but I haven't thought much about it.

In any era, there are always plenty of people taking pictures of women.

It's unbelievable that such a large family like the Zhangs would do such despicable things in private!

During this period, you absolutely cannot let your sister-in-law and Duoduo leave home!

"Next situation!"

Li Nian continued reading.

[Intelligence 3: The ring that Sister-in-law Zhang gave you last night was actually a storage ring that Zhang Daniu found at the Moon Lake Mine while he was out on a errand at the martial arts school. It's not an heirloom. He didn't want to pay extra money, so he deliberately tricked you.]

The storage ring is unclaimed; it can be used simply by forming a blood pact.

Damn it!

Accept the ring!

Upon seeing the information on the intelligence report, Li Nian jumped up excitedly, her eyes gleaming.

I thought it was a worthless item, but it turned out to be a storage ring!

This is a real treasure!