“After we buy the house, we'll still have a few hundred taels of silver left. We can use that money to open a shop in the county town, be our own boss, and make money for ourselves. Wouldn't that be great? It would be much better than working for your niece, wouldn't it?”

“Whatever we earn goes straight into our own pockets. In the future, our son Gou Dan will be a real young master. He won't have to play in the mud with those village kids, right, Fourth Brother?”

Every word Xiaojuan said struck a chord with Yang Huaming. Yang Huaming gritted his teeth and said, "Wealth and honor are often found amidst danger. Besides, I didn't steal or rob this money; it's just compensation that I deserve. Even if my father and third brother knew about it, they couldn't say anything to me!"

Little Juan said, “Fourth Brother, to be honest, although Dog Egg’s grandfather is a tough nut to crack and says he doesn't want money but wants dignity...”

“But look at how our poor girl is now. Shall we sacrifice money and dignity to let Hu Yuanwai chop off her tongue so it can grow back?”

"No, Ho'er is still disabled, isn't she? The Yu family wouldn't want her anyway. She'd still be your burden, Fourth Brother, wouldn't she? And a burden for our Gou Dan in the future?"

"Instead of this, why don't we just know when to stop and take the money? At least with that money, our lives would be better. We could live in a big house and have more resources to take care of Huoer, right?"

"If your third brother and fifth brother also say you shouldn't take this money, you should ask them, our Fourth House has so many people to support now, and we still have to care for Helo, our disabled elder daughter,"

There are elders above and children below, life is so difficult, who will offer some money?

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"Whoever keeps saying those out-of-touch, armchair quarterback comments, let them take care of Helo instead!"

After hearing Xia Juan's words, Yang Huaming's last shred of hesitation dissipated.

"Xiao Juan, I love hearing that! That's right, that's exactly it. They're all a bunch of armchair quarterbacks, spouting about dignity and whatnot, but who ever considers my struggles? In the end, I have to do everything myself anyway!" he said angrily.

“That’s settled then. I haven’t agreed to the Hu family yet, so tomorrow I’ll tell my family first. I’m going to go get that money openly and honestly! This time, I’ll make them see reason!” he declared.

Xiaojuan secretly delighted at the earlier words, but the following ones caused her anxiety.

"Fourth brother, why don't we go to town first and settle things before telling everyone back home? I'm afraid that with so much time passing, something might go wrong!" she said.

Yang Huaming said: “No, we must first secure our own country before dealing with external threats. This time I want to convince everyone at home first, and then openly go and collect the money. I won't do anything secretly, this is my rightful money!”

Xiaoyan was still a little uneasy, worried that Yang Huaming would be persuaded again by Lao Yangtou and Yang Huzhong, but since Yang Huaming had said it to this extent, Xiaoyan didn't want to force anything more, lest she provoke his displeasure.

She can only hope in her heart that Yang Huaming will be resolute. If not, she'll just keep whispering sweet nothings into his ear when he gets back home.

The next day, as everyone was washing themselves at the pond by the village entrance, they all talked about the quietness of the night before. They discussed which directions were quietest and which had sounds, when whose children cried, whose dogs barked, and so on...

Yang Ruqing was washing vegetables here. When she looked up, she saw Cao Bamai coming over with a basket of vegetables. Yang Ruqing quickly called her over to wash together.

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Cao Bamai just squatted down and whispered to Yang Ruqing, "Fourth Uncle went to Grandpa's room early this morning, but I don't know what he said. He was driven out by Grandpa."

"What?" Yang Ruqing was taken aback.

"What did he say? You only caught a few words, didn't you?" Yang Ruqing asked again.

Cao Bamie shook her head: “I was washing the dirty clothes I got from my grandma in exchange for something. When I got to the door, just happened that Uncle Four was being kicked out, and I heard Grandpa say, 'Get out!' He said if he dared to answer back, there would be no son of his. As for anything else, I didn't hear it.”

Upon hearing Cao Baimei's account, a veil of doubt clouded Yang Ruqing's eyes.

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"Should I? Should what?" Yang Ruohua murmured.

“If I recall correctly, Uncle Si went to town yesterday around this time and came back in the middle of the day. He said he was buying New Year's goods, but when he returned, he spoke a few words to my father at our doorstep. I casually glanced into his cart, but there didn't seem to be anything inside.” Yang Ruocheng said.

Caobaimei was also bewildered, "What did Fourth Uncle do to make Grandpa so angry?"

Yang Ruohua shook her head. "Based on the current situation, there are probably only two things that would make our grandpa angry."

"What two things?" asked Cao Baimei.

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Yang Ruqing said: "First, it's with the Hu family."

“I heard from Tang Ya that the Hu family has been looking for people everywhere these days, wanting to get Mr. Hu out of prison.”

The Hu family will definitely hit a wall. When they're desperate, they might come crawling back to beg for mercy and settle out of court.

"My grandfather's attitude is that he absolutely refuses to accept bribes, while my fourth uncle... well, it's hard to say!" she said.

Cao Baimei pondered for a moment and said, "What about the second item?"

Yang Ruqing said, "The second thing, I didn't want to say it. I thought that matter was already over because my fourth uncle ever since that night mentioned he wanted to buy a large house in town,"

"We analyzed it for him and advised him to buy a relatively cheaper quadrangle house. He said he needed to think about it and there was no further news."

“Now, if the Hu family really wants to settle privately, my fourth uncle might be moved. He could then use the money from the settlement to buy a big house! It’s quite possible!”

Never overestimate Si Shu's integrity, this man, for all these years, has been going back and forth, never stopping.

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“If that’s really the case, what are we going to do?” Cao Baimei asked Yang Ruqing again.

Yang Ruqing said, "He'er is Fourth Uncle's niece. If Fourth Uncle insists on settling it privately, Grandpa can't kill him either. We can't overstep our bounds and make the decision for him."

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“Let him do as he pleases, as long as he feels it’s worth it in his own heart. Anyway, so many of us have already gone to the Hu family to get back our Yang family’s field. That's enough. No one will gossip about us, they'll only look down on Fourth Uncle.” she said.

Cao Baimei nodded and sighed, "Oh, He'er is really pitiful."

"There is some hate in every pitiful person," Yang Ruoqing said bluntly.

"Why would this kind of thing happen to her instead of us? That means the problem still lies with her, doesn't it?"

And look at her now, that arrogant attitude, not realizing she's wrong at all. She just lies there like an old Buddha every day. Serves her right.

Yang Ruqing said without hesitation, her eyes full of disdain.

Cao Baimei couldn't help but smile, "Well, we've done what we could do. Now it's time to watch the show."

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