During famine years, I had a divination slip in hand, and my whole family ate chicken, duck, fish, a

Chunyan's mother brought in hot water, and upon hearing this, her eyes also reddened.

"Chunlian, I trust Erya. You just stay home and behave yourself. If he dares to kick the door again, I'll risk my old life!"

Ye Qingqing looked at her coldly.

"Sister Chunlian, I'll protect you this time, but what if I'm not there next time?"

"You can't rely on others forever. Last night I came up with a plan for you. Even if it doesn't kill him, it'll at least skin him alive."

Li Chunlian suddenly looked up, a glint of light welling up in her red eyes.

"Really, Qingqing?"

Ye Qingqing nodded, "But you have to dare to do it. If you don't have the guts, I can't help you."

"I dare! Even if you ask me to go through fire and water, I'll skin him alive!"

Li Chunlian bit her lower lip, her bloodshot eyes filled with endless hatred.

"Okay then."

Ye Qingqing beckoned to her with her finger, and when she leaned closer, she whispered in her ear,

"Someone told me that the beast is smuggling salt. You should know what the crime of smuggling salt is."

The account book was hidden in the cracks between the bricks behind the cabinet; you could grab it anytime.

"Smuggled salt?"

Li Chunlian trembled all over, her ten swollen, red fingers suddenly digging into her skin. Her voice trembled as she said, "How...how could he dare to do such a deadly deal!"

Ye Qingqing chuckled lightly, "If he hadn't taken on this kind of deadly business, you might not have even had a chance to kill him!"

Li Chunyan's heart skipped a beat, and her whole body went numb.

"Qingqing, you said that bastard is selling smuggled salt? If he gets caught by the authorities, won't his whole family suffer?"

In ancient times, the salt and iron industry was under a monopoly. Without official authorization, anyone who privately sold more than 10 catties of salt was committing a serious crime, and anyone who sold more than 1 shi of salt would be beheaded. No one could change that.

However, there is another rule: those who smuggle salt will have their parents, wives, and children implicated and will be detained for several days until the government verifies that the family members were indeed unaware of the smuggling before they can be released.

"Sister, I'm not afraid of going to jail! I just want that beast to die!"

Li Chunlian suddenly gripped the hem of her clothes, her eyes flashing with an unprecedented determination.

It's clear she's made up her mind.

Ye Qingqing curled her lips into a sinister smile.

"Why would you want to be imprisoned? If you report someone to the authorities as a family member, they won't punish you as a family member; they might even commend you for turning down a relative!"

Without this kind of planning, would she have given Li Chunlian this idea of ​​killing without shedding blood?

But Li Chunyan was still worried, and tugged at Ye Qingqing's sleeve, asking anxiously,

"Qingqing, where did you get this information? Are you sure? What if the authorities can't find it... or can't find the account books? Then Chunlian will be guilty of false accusation and she'll be finished!"

Ye Qingqing glanced at her sister-in-law.

"I'm sure. Sister-in-law, do you know what it means to have money to make the devil turn the millstone?"

The message came from a divination stick; if it doesn't come true, she'll cut off her head and use it as a stool!

When Zhang Dabiao and his men barged in demanding the release of the person, Ye Qingqing had already retrieved the divination slips.

These three divination slips are specifically for inquiring about how to kill Zhang Dabiao.

Li Chunyan was taken aback.

After thinking about it, my heart, which had been hanging in suspense, immediately settled back into my stomach.

With thousands of taels of silver in her hands, what's so strange about Er Yatou spending a little money to buy information?

If it weren't for that person throwing out a tael of silver today, she, her father, and Dali might not have been able to protect Chunlian!

"I...I'll sue?"

Li Chunlian shuddered, a nameless fear gripping her heart. She looked up at Ye Qingqing, "Qingqing, that's the county government office! Can I...can I handle this?"

Ye Qingqing shrugged. "Why are you asking me if you can do it or not? If you can, you can escape this misery. If you can't, you'll have to take Xiao Lai back to that den of wolves and tigers sooner or later and wait to be beaten to death."

"I can do it! I'll fight him to the death!"

Before she could finish speaking, the fear in Li Chunlian's eyes turned to grief and indignation. She tightly hugged Xiao Lai Di and gritted her teeth, saying, "Even if it costs me my life, I can't let my daughter go back!"

"Alright, Sister Chunlian, I've done all I can to help you. The rest is up to you."

Ye Qingqing patted her arm and said casually, "Fate is given by God, but fortune is in your own hands."

"Chunlian, don't be afraid, your sister and brother-in-law will go with you to file a complaint!"

Li Chunyan held her younger sister's hand tightly and said with a firm expression, "I might as well tell you, thanks to Er Yatou's great influence, I've also secretly saved up some money."

Even if I can't win against that beast, I'll spend my money to protect you!

"sister……"

Li Chunlian leaned into her arms and burst into tears.

……

Without delay, Ye Dali immediately hitched up the carriage and took the two sisters straight to the county government office to file a complaint!

Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Laidi were left at home to be cared for by Ye Qingqing.

Ye Qingqing was completely flustered when she first took on the role of "Dehua".

Little Huanhuan was clinging to her, and Little Lai wanted her to hold him, feed him water and food, and chase him all over the place. By the end of the day, she was almost driven crazy by all the noise.

This made Ye Qingqing never want to have children again in her life!

However, the two little ones also had their fun moments. When they were lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) and being coaxed to sleep, they would press their warm little bodies against her, one hugging her neck and the other snuggling into her arms, calling her "Auntie" in their adorable way, a feeling she had never experienced before.

Looking back, having a clingy little one in my arms wasn't so bad after all.

……

"Second Sister, it's already dark, why haven't they come back yet?"

As dusk fell, Chunyan's mother paced anxiously around the room, wanting to ask but too embarrassed to speak. After a long pause, she finally asked cautiously, "..."

"Won't... won't something bad happen?"

"What's the rush? Second Sister already said she's fine, what's the hurry?"

Before Ye Qingqing could speak, Old Man Li banged his pipe a few times, his face stern as he scolded, "Hey, can you stop hanging around under my nose? You're making my eyes dizzy!"

He was not only dizzy, but also felt as if a huge stone was tied to his heart with a rope; he was extremely anxious and worried!

But the idea came from Er Ya. If you ask her like that, does it mean you don't trust her?

How can someone's daughter save face like this!

"Second daughter, that's not what I meant. Please, please don't take it to heart."

Chunyan's mother knew she had talked too much, so she forced a smile and quickly explained to Ye Qingqing.

"My aunt is just so anxious, she doesn't know what to do..."

"It's alright, Auntie, trust me. If anything happens, it'll be that beast."

Ye Qingqing understood the old couple's feelings, and most importantly, she believed in her own divination slips.

As a high-level diviner, these three divination slips were the result of more than ten years of cultivation, and she was close to reaching the pinnacle.

Even her master marveled at her exceptional talent.

Other fortune tellers are lucky if they can cultivate one divination slip in their entire lives, but she cultivated three in just ten years.

From dusk till nightfall, the Ye family's carriage still hadn't appeared.

Chunyan's mother didn't care about anything else, she clung to the courtyard gate, looking on anxiously. Old Man Li didn't say anything, but secretly ran to the entrance of the village to keep watch.

Every time a car came onto the official road, he would run over to check, but every car that came was not the one he was looking for.