"Qingrui, go to the village entrance and hitch a ride on a bull cart to find dad in town, then go to the county governmental office to file a complaint."
"Huh?" Yang Qingrui was stunned for a moment, then nodded and was about to head towards the village.
Seeing this, Ms. Hua Junior panicked. She couldn’t let that happen. If they reported her, her two sons would be jailed, and their bodies would be branded. How could her sons marry and go to school in the future? Wouldn’t they be looked down upon for the rest of their lives?
"Qingrui, don’t go!" Ms. Hua Junior shouted angrily.
"If you don’t want him to go, hurry up and bring out your land deeds, silver, and everything else you have. You have no right to occupy someone else’s property," said Yang Chuxia impatiently, glancing at her.
Ye Zi’an stood behind her, feeling warm and happy as he watched her. This was the first time someone had protected him this fiercely except for his father. He never expected that the eldest daughter of Third Uncle Yang’s family would treat him so kindly. The gratitude and emotions in his heart were overflowing.
"This is our Ye Family’s business! You’re just a little girl, meddling in everything! What, did you fall for that crippled Ye Zi’an?" Ms. Hua Junior was about to be driven mad. She felt that things were going wrong ever since Yang Chuxia got involved.
Yang Chuxia was taken aback by her words but responded with a highly irritating remark, "It’s just because your last name is Hua that I’m interfering. Don’t ask why; it’s simply because I can’t stand those with the surname Hua! Whenever I see someone with the surname Hua, I just want to step on them."
Upon hearing her words, Land Officer Yang and everyone else from Yangshu Village couldn’t help but twitch the corners of their mouths. They felt a little sympathy for Old Lady Hua in their hearts. Having such a stubborn granddaughter must be very frustrating. But then again, Old Lady Hua deserved it for being so ruthless in her actions.
As for Old Lady Hua, who had rushed over to help her niece upon hearing that she was about to be driven out of the village, she was filled with anger when she heard Yang Chuxia’s words and spewed out a mouthful of old blood.
Hearing the commotion behind her, Yang Chuxia looked back and saw Ms. Liu and Ms. Luo hastily helping Old Lady Hua.
Turning away with a sneer, she said, "Tsk, so pathetic, spitting blood again. With such a narrow heart, you better be careful not to die."
The people around her could not help but twitch their mouths even more after hearing her words.
Land Officer Yang wanted to say something but didn’t know what to say.
In the end, Old Lady Hua made a useless trip, spewing a mouthful of blood and then being taken back home by her two daughters-in-law. As for Ms. Hua Junior and her two sons, they were still subjected to Land Officer Yang’s original decision. Ye Ziping was driven out, Ye Zi’yong stayed in Yangshu Village, and the compensation remained the same. Ye Family’s fifteen acres of land would not be given to Ziping since he was expelled. Zi’yong, being the wronged party, would also get fewer acres. Therefore, Zi’an ended up with nine acres of land and two tael of silver.
With the matter settled, everyone left Ye Zi’an’s house.
"Brother An, don’t store your silver and land deeds at home. Watch out for Ye Zi’yong making trouble again. And since you live far away, you should be more careful in the future. Ms. Hua Junior won’t let this go easily."
"I know, I’ll be careful," Ye Zi’an said with a smile, then added, "Xiaxia, thank you!" Thank you for defending me .
"You’re welcome. Didn’t I tell you? I just can’t stand people with the surname Hua bullying others. Whenever I see them occupying someone else’s property while oppressing the rightful owner, I feel annoyed. If I’m annoyed, I’ll make life difficult for them. Seeing them struggle brings me satisfaction."