After wearing it: I traded a pig for a man.

"Mother, we can't wait any longer. We must break off the engagement quickly and ask for more money and food," Jiang Youcai urged.

Yesterday he heard that the young master of Baiweixuan had spread the word that he wanted to punish Jiang Yunning.

The specific reason is unknown, but Jiang Youcai has worked in the town for many years and knows that Baiweixuan has a significant background.

They are people you absolutely cannot afford to offend.

Jiang Liu nodded without hesitation: "Okay, let's go right now."

As he spoke, he led the eldest son's family and the second son's wife in a grand procession toward Jiang Laosan's house.

Jiang Yuning and Jiang Che were just about to go out to borrow an oxcart from the village head when they were stopped before they even stepped out the door.

"Oh, Grandma, so early in the morning, Uncle and Second Uncle have brought so many people to our house?" Jiang Yun Ning looked at Jiang You Cai and knew that Xie Sheng An must have already spread the rumors.

"My dear niece." Unlike Jiang Youfu, Jiang Youcai smiled first upon meeting people, a true smiling tiger: "Where are your parents?"

Jiang Yun Ning smiled: "I'm at home. Is something wrong, Second Uncle?"

Jiang Youcai smiled; he didn't want anyone to see them severing ties: "Let's go inside and talk."

Jiang Yun Ning nodded and made way for them to go in.

"Anhe," Jiang Yunning called softly, "Go to the village head's house and tell him that our family is severing ties, and ask him to be a witness."

Jiang Anhe nodded and was about to leave when Jiang Yunning stopped him again: "Shout loudly after you run out of the alley. The more people who come, the better."

Jiang Anhe didn't quite understand why he had to do this, but he knew that what his aunt asked him to do couldn't be wrong.

"Anhe got it." He nodded and ran outside.

Looking at his two older brothers in the courtyard, Jiang Laosan felt a pang of sadness.

He had always known he was not favored, but it was still hard for him to accept that his own mother and brothers came to sever ties with him right after he encountered trouble, without even a word of concern.

"Third brother, you can't be so selfish," Jiang Youfu spoke first. "Your family is in such a state, you can't drag Mother down with you, can you?"

"Brother, our family has offended a powerful person, but the powerful person is magnanimous and will not implicate you."

Jiang Youcai's wife, Zhou Yulan, objected: "Third brother, that's not how it works. Your second brother and I work for others in town, and what we fear most is offending important people. If they find out that our two families are related, it will be somewhat inconvenient."

What worries them most is that they don't know what serious crime Jiang Yuning has committed, and they don't want it to affect their two sons' education.

"That's right." Jiang Liu nodded.

"Third son, I don't want much. Just give me fifty taels of silver and that big fat pig. Consider it repayment for the kindness of my mother in giving birth to you. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other."

Jiang Yun Ning almost laughed out loud.

They really dare to speak up.

"We can't let this go, Dad!" Jiang Yun Ning shouted. "We don't even know how much money we'll have to pay to that important person. If we sell the house, it won't be enough. We'll still have to live with Grandma. Where will we live if we break off the relationship?"

Liu Yuzhi, who was standing to the side, seemed to understand what she meant and immediately joined in the wailing: "Father, we can't sever ties with our family! Anhe is so young, she can't be left to wander the streets with us!"

Jiang Yuntian silently approached Jiang Che: "Brother-in-law, do you think... my wife is possessed?"

Jiang Che was somewhat speechless and moved a little further away from Jiang Yuntian.

He was afraid he would catch the virus and become stupid.

Wang Cuihua also lowered her head and wiped away her tears: "Mother, over the years, Lao San and I have sent you a lot of food and money. You can't just abandon us every time something happens."

Jiang Liu was about to start cursing with her hands on her hips when Jiang Youcai stopped her.

"Third brother, third brother's wife."

Jiang Yun Ning felt nauseous at his smiling face.

"I'm doing this for your own good. Let's cut ties first, so it won't affect your sister-in-law and me working in town. If you really have nowhere else to turn in the future, we can help you out a bit. Don't let it lead to your sister-in-law and me losing our jobs, so we won't be able to help you even if we want to."

Jiang Che looked up and sized up Jiang Youcai.

This man is quite cunning and eloquent. If Jiang Laosan were to handle this situation himself, he might actually believe what he's saying.

Jiang Yun Ning silently rolled her eyes. Just as she was about to say something, Jiang An He returned with a group of onlookers, followed by the village head in a hurry.

"What are you doing! So restless so early in the morning." The village head came in with a stern face.

He had just finished breakfast when he heard Jiang Anhe crying and shouting, "Grandpa Village Head, please come to my house quickly, my great-grandmother wants to separate from us!"

The child was crying so pitifully, covered in dust from the fall. This broke the village head's heart.

Jiang Yun Ning looked at Jiang An He and waved to him: "How did you fall while running? Does it hurt?"

Jiang Anhe nestled in her arms, hugging her neck, and whispered, "Auntie, I didn't fall. I bumped into Brother Douzi, and he said it didn't look bad enough, so I rolled on the ground."

Jiang Che didn't miss their conversation and silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Jiang Anhe's brain is like Jiang Yunning's, not Jiang Yuntian's.

The village head had figured out the whole story and his brows were furrowed.

"Jiang Liu, your own son is in trouble, and you're so eager to distance yourself? And you even want to take away the last of their valuable possessions?"

Jiang Liushi was, after all, his elder, so the village head didn't dare to say anything too harsh.

"Pah!" Aunt Hua didn't care about any of that. She spat fiercely in the direction of Jiang Liu and the others, "What beasts!"

"Exactly. How filial have the third son's family been all these years? But when trouble comes, they not only try to distance themselves, but they also take away the fat pig and demand fifty taels of silver. Why don't they just rob them?"

"Tsk tsk, Jiang Liu's favoritism is boundless; she completely disregards the life and death of the third son's family."

Jiang Liu was somewhat ashamed by what people were saying, but she still couldn't bear to part with that big fat pig.

"I don't care, I gave birth to him, so he has to be filial to me." She yelled at the onlookers, "Hmph, you talk a good game, but when you run into trouble, you might be even more ruthless than me."

Jiang Yunning patted Jiang Anhe's bottom: "Go find your uncle."

Jiang Anhe nodded and ran straight into Jiang Che's arms, but he was covered in dirt.

Jiang Che frowned, and with a hint of disgust, patted him clean before hugging him in his arms.

Jiang Yun Ning looked distressed: "Severing ties is fine, but don't even think about it, Fatty. Otherwise, this relationship won't end."

"You brat, who gave you the right to speak like that?" Jiang Liu glared at her, then turned and scolded, "Jiang Laosan! You just stand by and watch your daughter bully your mother like this?"

Jiang Laosan was completely heartbroken: "Mother, didn't you want to sever ties with me? If we sever ties, then we'll have nothing to do with each other anymore."

"You!" Jiang Liu was speechless, unable to utter a single word.

Jiang Youcai remained silent, pondering how to maximize his profits.