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

"Yun Ning," Jiang Youcai looked at Jiang Yun Ning with a kind expression, "After all, your grandmother also gave birth to your father, and they're about to sever ties, so we can't just leave without showing any gratitude."

Jiang Yunning also smiled: "Second Uncle, it's not that we want to sever ties."

Her meaning was clear: we didn't want to sever ties, especially since we had to pay money to do so.

"I'll go to the yamen and report you for being unfilial!" Jiang Liushi said angrily, "I'll put you all in jail."

"Grandma, there's no way we'll give you the fat pig. And we certainly can't come up with fifty taels. Anyway, our family is in such a state now, we're not afraid of going to jail. At least if we go to jail, we can still have enough to eat."

Jiang Yun Ning's nonchalant attitude made Jiang You Cai feel somewhat troubled.

When did his niece become like this?

"When the time comes, our whole family will go inside. We'll leave this mess outside to Grandma and Uncles," Jiang Yun Ning said with a smile.

Jiang Mancang, who had been silent until now, suddenly widened his eyes and hurriedly tugged at Jiang Youfu: "Dad, hurry up and sever ties with him, or we'll be implicated in the end."

Jiang Youfu nodded: "Mom, take less. They can't afford that much."

Jiang Liushi thought that made sense, but she couldn't lose face.

His mouse-like eyes darted around, but he remained defiant: "Fine, I don't want the pig, but you have to give me the money! Whatever you have, that's all."

Jiang Yun Ning smiled: "I don't have any cash, but I have an IOU for forty-five taels of silver. Granny Yang signed and sealed it."

"Forty-five taels?" Jiang Liu's eyes lit up, but when she heard that it was Yang Pozi's, she hesitated.

Everyone knows that Granny Yang is notoriously difficult to deal with; whether she can get the money back is still a question.

But it's better than nothing, isn't it?

"Fine." She gritted her teeth and pressed her fingerprint on the severance agreement.

Jiang Youfu and Jiang Youcai, fearing a clean break, also pressed their fingerprints.

Jiang Liushi and Jiang Laosan each took one copy, and the other copy was given to the village head.

"Uncle Village Head, could you please help us get this notarized when you have some free time?"

The village head sighed, "Alright."

Jiang Yun Ning took out the IOU and looked at the impatient group in front of him.

Jiang Che, standing to the side, seemed to have gotten used to glancing at Jiang Yun Ning from time to time, observing her every move and guessing her next action.

Just like now, looking at Jiang Yun Ning's slightly upturned lips, he guessed that this woman was about to play a trick on him again.

"I only have one IOU. My grandmother has always lived with my eldest uncle. Logically, the money that should have been given to my grandmother should have gone to my eldest uncle."

Jiang Youfu's eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, that makes sense."

Zhou Yulan was unwilling. She was always the type to suffer a loss if she couldn't gain an advantage, so how could she let the eldest son and his wife get their hands on the IOU for more than forty taels of silver?

"Why? They're all my sons, why should they all go to the eldest son's family?"

Jiang Youfu shouted, "Your whole family only comes back a few times a year, and Mother has always eaten with us. My wife and I take care of Mother at home every day."

"But haven't all the things that the third brother gave to Mother over the years ended up in the stomachs of the eldest brother and sister-in-law?" Jiang Youcai stopped laughing, afraid that the IOU would really fall into the hands of the eldest brother and sister-in-law.

"Oh, stop arguing." Jiang Liu's head was throbbing from the noise, so she stood between her two sons to stop them.

Jiang Yunning then added cheekily, "Why don't you give it to Second Uncle? I remember that Aunt and Granny Yang are cousins. They're family, so don't be shy about asking Granny Yang for the money back."

"Exactly." Zhou Yulan asserted, hands on her hips. "Sister-in-law, you should avoid suspicion. Don't let the IOU go to waste."

"You're talking nonsense!" Yang Guizhi retorted angrily.

She could still tell which side was closer and which side was farther away.

Jiang Liushi and Jiang Youcai then realized that she had done it on purpose.

Jiang Liu took the IOU away fiercely and glared at her.

"Eldest and Second Eldest! Let's go home!"

The argument ceased, and the courtyard fell silent.

"Third brother," the village head said with some sympathy, "my family isn't wealthy, but we can scrape together two taels of silver for you. Come with me to my house to get it in a bit."

Aunt Hua nodded, hugging her grandson Xiaodouzi: "Yes, our family can scrape together half a tael of silver for you. Let's get through this difficult time first, so the child doesn't really end up in jail."

Jiang Laosan's eyes welled up with tears.

His own mother and brothers and sisters-in-law avoided him like the plague, but these villagers who had no blood relation to him were willing to lend him a hand.

Sure enough, my daughter was right. Some relationships cannot be judged by blood ties.

"Thank you, thank you everyone." Jiang Laosan sighed, "We still don't know what's going on. Maybe it's all a misunderstanding. If it really comes to that, I'll speak up."

This was the wording Jiang Yun Ning had already thought of; once the ties were severed, everything could be explained away with a simple "misunderstanding."

As the crowd dispersed, the village head also prepared to leave.

"Uncle, I'd like to go to town. Could I borrow your oxcart to haul some things?" Jiang Yun Ning asked.

The village head nodded: "Alright, come to my house to fetch it."

Jiang Che borrowed the oxcart and loaded all the baskets onto it. Only when he was about to leave did he realize that he didn't know how to drive an oxcart.

Jiang Yun Ning shook his head. "Big brother, why don't you come with us?"

The oxcart was much faster than a person, and it only took half an hour to travel the distance.

Jiang Yunning had Jiang Yuntian park the oxcart at the back door of Baiweixuan, while she and Jiang Che entered through the front door with a small basket of cicada nymphs.

"Shopkeeper," she called out, casually pulling out the waist token Xie Shengan had given her.

The shopkeeper looked up and guessed from their attire that they were farmers who had come to sell vegetables. Just as he was about to tell the waiter to take them to the kitchen, he saw the waist tag.

"Oh, how should I address you, esteemed guest?" The shrewd shopkeeper immediately put on a fawning smile.

Jiang Yun Ning waved his hand: "I'm here to deliver the cicada nymphs, and I'll teach you the recipe while I'm at it."

Cicada nymphs?

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately bowed: "Is it Miss Jiang?"

Xie Shengan came yesterday and gave me detailed instructions, emphasizing that I must not neglect them.

Jiang Yun Ning nodded, seeing that he already knew, and put away the waist token. "The oxcart is parked at the back gate, go and have someone weigh it."

The shopkeeper nodded and immediately told the waiter to go to the back door to weigh the items.

Jiang Yun Ning took the small basket that Jiang Che was carrying and went into the kitchen.

Soon, the aroma wafted out.

"It smells so good! Waiter, what's your chef making? Is it a new dish?"

"Give me one quickly."

"I want some too! I want some too!"

The shopkeeper lifted the curtain and, seeing this scene, couldn't stop smiling.

No wonder, no wonder the boss repeatedly told us not to neglect Jiang Yun Ning. He really is a god of wealth.

only....

"Miss Jiang, this stuff is delicious, but... it's an insect after all. I'm afraid that if we serve it to the guests, they won't dare to touch it. What should we do then?" The shopkeeper was somewhat troubled.