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

"Take care of it for me?"

Ye Qingqing chuckled and took two steps forward, looking at him face to face.

"Uncle Village Head, are you sure you're not mistaken? This is the Ye family's courtyard, not yours."

I'm raising two little pups in my own home. What law have I broken? Tell me!

"you……"

Ye Qingqing pressed on,

"Which law says you can't raise wolf cubs? Read it to me!"

The village head was immediately stumped by the question.

There was no such provision in ancient laws.

Even if he had it, he wouldn't know. He's just a village head who doesn't even receive public grain; it's good enough that he knows a few words.

But they couldn't afford to lose face, so the village head stubbornly started shouting.

"Do we even need laws? Second daughter, don't you understand? This is common sense! Wolf cubs grow up to be wolves, and wolves eat people! You..."

"That puppy will bite when it grows up. Why don't you kill all the dogs in the village?"

"How can that be the same!"

"What's different?" Ye Qingqing raised an eyebrow.

"Wolves are born dogs because they grow up with humans; it's their nature. I raise them, I've domesticated them, and they're my family's guard dogs. Have you ever seen a dog run away in the middle of the night and eat its owner?"

The village head was so angry his nose was crooked. "Second girl, you're just making excuses!"

"Am I making excuses?"

Ye Qingqing sneered, "Village head, you brought so many people to my doorstep today and started pointing fingers, saying you'd 'handle it for me.' Do you know what that's called?"

This is trespassing! This is bullying! If I go to the county government and file a complaint against you, will you still be able to hold your position as village head?

The village head choked on his breath, his face turning pale and then red.

The men behind him exchanged glances, and some of them began to shrink back.

He used this as an excuse to cause trouble for Er Yatou, but the little brat left him speechless. If word got out...

"Ye Qingqing!" The village head, his face green, gritted his teeth and said in a low, harsh voice.

"Don't think I can't do anything to you! You've taken in a bunch of guards of dubious origin, and that cousin of yours—we don't even know where he came from. Do you think the people in the village don't know what you're up to?"

What am I doing?

Ye Qingqing's eyes sharpened, and she took a step forward.

"I earn my living through my own skills. What's wrong with hiring bodyguards? I hunt to support my family. Are you jealous?"

But you, village head, have come all this way to meddle in my family's affairs. Are you just bored, or have you received a bribe from someone?

"You...you're spouting nonsense!"

The village head was so angry he was trembling all over, and his finger almost poked Ye Qingqing's face.

"Snapped!"

As soon as I raised my hand, a strong and powerful hand gripped my wrist tightly.

He was so strong that you could hear his bones cracking.

The village head winced in pain, "Ye Dazhuang, what are you doing!"

Ye Dazhuang stared coldly at him with his deep eyes. "Speak up, don't point at her."

His cold, sharp eyes were like blades, sending chills down the spine of anyone who looked at him.

The Zhao brothers couldn't help but gasp, looking at Ye Dazhuang with envy in their eyes.

This hand speed can't be achieved in less than ten years of practice!

Ye Qingqing smiled leisurely.

"Uncle Village Head, please don't reach out your hand. I have a bad temper, and if you point at my face again, I can't guarantee you'll still be able to hold your pipe."

Ye Dazhuang tightened his grip as if to suit the occasion.

The village head was in so much pain that he didn't even have the strength to struggle. His legs gave way, and he knelt down at his feet with a thud, grimacing as he said...

"Let go, let go..."

The courtyard was eerily silent.

The three Zhao brothers stood in unison behind Ye Qingqing. The eldest Zhao brother was carrying a carrying pole and stared expressionlessly at the village head's two sons and Ye Laolan and the others.

Ye Dazhuang also came out of the house, his deep eyes coldly sweeping over the group of people outside the courtyard gate, a wood-chopping knife in his hand.

The village head swallowed hard, his earlier bravado long gone, and said through gritted teeth,

"Fine...fine! Ye Qingqing, you've got guts!"

Ye Dazhuang released his grip and pushed him back.

The village head rolled on the ground, scrambled to his feet in a flurry, his disheveled state impossible to conceal. He could only hurl threats at Ye Qingqing.

"Second Girl, you just wait! This isn't over! If those two wolf cubs bite someone, I'd like to see how you explain yourself to the villagers!"

After saying that, he angrily flicked his sleeve and led his men away in a sorry state.

The onlookers outside the courtyard gate looked at each other, none daring to utter a sound, and dispersed in twos and threes.

Everyone knows that Er Yatou was originally a brat, but now that she has upgraded her equipment, she doesn't even respect the village head. Who in Kaoshantun would dare to offend her?

Ye Qingqing watched their retreating figures, a cold smile playing on her lips.

"Alright, let's go back inside! It's awfully cold."

She turned and went back into the house, scooped the two wolf cubs out again, and kissed each of their furry foreheads.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, did you hear that? The people here don't like you."

You'd better make me proud from now on. Let's train you hard and try to make you two good dogs!

"Awooo! Awooo..."

The little wolf cub stretched its neck and howled twice, then happily frolicked and rolled around in her arms.

Ye Qingqing couldn't help but smile.

She picked up her teacup, took a sip, and said to Li Chunyan, who had followed her in,

"Sister-in-law, cook a couple more dishes for lunch; we need to celebrate today."

Li Chunyan was completely bewildered.

"Huh? What are we celebrating?"

"Celebrating that someone was so blind as to come to our doorstep looking for trouble."

Li Chunyan was taken aback by her words, then couldn't help but chuckle and poked her forehead.

"You little rascal, nobody in the whole village is as reckless as you!"

Ye Qingqing raised an eyebrow, indifferent.

In this cannibalistic world, if she weren't a bit ruthless, her whole family would have been devoured long ago!

"Awoo... Awoo..."

The two wolf cubs, full of energy after eating the meat porridge, stayed close to Ye Qingqing all day, sometimes rubbing their furry heads against her ankles, sometimes lying on the ground and exposing their bellies to her.

I must say, it's quite fun.

Even Xiao Huanhuan couldn't resist wanting to pet them, but she knew they were wolves and didn't dare, so she kept pestering Ye Qingqing.

"Auntie, will they bite? Just let me touch them, please!"

Ye Qingqing had no choice but to grab one of the wolf cubs, press its head onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and say, "Touch it."

"Wow……"

Little Huanhuan's eyes lit up with joy, and she reached out her little hand to touch the little wolf cub's dusty back.

"Awoo...woorururu..."

Unexpectedly, the little wolf cub wouldn't let her touch him, kicking his limbs wildly and making warning noises in his throat.

Little Huanhuan trembled with fright, opened her little mouth, and burst into tears.

"Wow……"

"Snapped!"

Ye Qingqing raised her hand and slapped the little wolf cub's bottom, not too hard, and shouted.

"Behave yourself!"

She's now raising the cubs in place of the wolf mother, so the cubs have to obey!

Forget about biting family members, you can't even make a whimper!