Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 321 Either Pay Back or Give Them Away

The man's eyes narrowed slightly when he saw Yunyi, but he quickly smiled and said, "We have a marriage certificate. If you try to stop me, I will not let it go. What belongs to me should naturally come with me."

"Yes, hand over the bride!" the people following behind shouted in unison.

"Nonsense." The village chief walked over. "Which village are you from? Who signed your marriage certificate?"

“You don’t need to know which village I’m from, but the marriage certificate was signed by the Xia family themselves, and they also asked me for a dowry of fifty taels of silver.” The man smiled. “You’re the village chief, right? Then you have to stand up for us.”

Everyone gasped. Fifty taels? That much?

"I'm asking who signed the marriage certificate for you." The village chief glanced at Yun Yi, his back ramrod straight. Although she looked fierce, he exuded confidence.

Yunyi smiled and nodded. It was best if the village chief intervened, so she took two steps back.

"Xia Fanshi." The man took out the marriage certificate again. "This should be Xia Miaomiao's elder, right? Someone who can make the decision, right?"

Everyone couldn't help but look back, their gazes falling on Xia Fanshi's face.

"I am her grandmother, and I have the authority to make decisions about her marriage." Although Xia Fanshi felt guilty, she still stubbornly admitted it, after all, she had indeed signed the marriage certificate.

Xia He was also taken aback. He hadn't expected his wife to be so bold, secretly finding a new family for their granddaughter without telling the family, and even accepting money from them. No wonder she had been complaining about the marriage falling through yesterday; it turned out...

Xia Miaomiao's face turned deathly pale, and her body swayed involuntarily. If Xie Axiang hadn't supported her, she probably would have collapsed to the ground.

"Don't be afraid, Miaomiao. With Miss here, nothing will happen to you. Besides, we've already had our wedding ceremony. You're my wife, and no one can take you away." Xie Axiang comforted Xia Miaomiao in a low voice. "Miss is very powerful."

Xia Miaomiao's eyes finally lit up, and she seemed to regain some energy. After glancing at Xie Axiang, she suddenly rushed to Yun Yi and knelt down with a thud: "Miss, Xie Axiang and I have already had our wedding ceremony. We are husband and wife now. My grandparents want to sell me, but I would rather die than comply. Please, Miss, do me the right thing. I would rather sell myself to you and become your slave."

"Get up, it's not worth it." Yun Yi smiled, bent down and helped him up. "Xie Axiang is my man, and you are my man too. I'm protective of my people. No one can bully my people without my permission. Don't rush, let's see first." As she spoke, she took out a handful of sunflower seeds and handed them over. "Here, have some sunflower seeds. The sky won't fall."

Xia Miaomiao: ...

I mechanically took the sunflower seeds, my head spinning. How could this be?

"You're confused." The village chief's face was also not good. This Fan family member was mean-spirited and had a bad reputation in the village, but he never expected her to be so outrageous.

"My granddaughter, can't I even make a decision? She's just a money-losing daughter." Xia Fan sneered. "Anyway, the marriage certificate has already been signed, Xia Miaomiao belongs to the other party. You'd better send her over quickly, otherwise..."

"Fan, I'll fight you to the death!" Niu Cuihua suddenly screamed and charged at Xia Fan.

Caught off guard, Xia Fan was slapped across the face. After a moment of stunned silence, she yelled, "What the hell? Xia He, are you dead? How dare you let an outsider bully your wife?"

Xiahe stepped forward and slapped Niu Cuihua across the face.

Xia Jinshan hurriedly stepped forward to block Niu Cuihua, and was slapped by his own father.

Xia He used all his strength in that slap, so half of Xia Jinshan's face swelled up instantly.

"Dad!" Xia Miaomiao rushed over hurriedly. "Grandpa, why did you hit my dad? Let me tell you, I would rather die than go with that person."

"Aren't you going back on your word?" the man sneered. "It was clearly written back then: either give them the person or pay double the compensation. Since you won't give them the person, then give us back one hundred taels of silver and we'll leave immediately."

Everyone fell silent. One hundred taels of silver? Where would they get that? That's too much.

"Chen Qiaosheng, why did you only ask for one hundred taels?" Yunyi laughed. "I thought you would ask for at least one thousand taels."

Chen Qiaosheng frowned and looked at Yun Yi in surprise: "You know me?"

"How could I not recognize the gang leader of Qing Shi Town?" Yun Yi smiled. "But do you recognize me?"

"You..." Chen Qiaosheng was taken aback; he really didn't recognize him.

"Chen Qiaosheng." Just then, He Wei walked over and kicked him in the butt. "You've really gotten bold, daring to come to Carp Town and act like a bully."

"Yeah, he even dared to talk back to our boss." Shen Bao walked over from the other side and kicked him again.

"You...you..." Chen Qiaosheng's face turned pale. He had heard that the two largest forces in Carp Town had given up their business and he had been thinking of coming to Carp Town to cause trouble, but he had never come. This time, he had this opportunity and thought he would take the chance to come and scout things out. He didn't expect to encounter these two groups of people. Not only were they no longer enemies, but they had even joined forces? And this woman was their leader?

"Chen Qiaosheng, it's been over a year since the last fight. Have you forgotten how hard your grandpa's fists are?" Shen Ying walked out from behind, cracking his knuckles.

Chen Qiaosheng's face paled even more. This Shen Ying fought like a madman; last time, he had two of his ribs broken by him. "Um, I don't know, I..."

"Speak up, who sent you to extort money?" He Wei glanced at the seven or eight people following Chen Qiaosheng. He might have been wary in the past, but now, these people were no match for him.

"It's Fan Dadong." Chen Qiaosheng swallowed hard and confessed the identity of the person behind him without even struggling.

"Fan Pandi, I'm going to risk everything today, even if it's outrageous, I'll still kill you..." Niu Cuihua yelled again, getting up to charge.

"Honey, calm down." Xia Jinshan quickly hugged Niu Cuihua. "This matter..."

“Xia Jinshan, let me tell you, this matter is not over today. If it is not handled properly, I will divorce you, I will take Miaomiao and we will live on our own. I will make Miaomiao take the surname Niu.”

"It's not that bad." Xia Jinshan quickly reassured his wife, "I won't divorce you. We're family. Wherever you go, I'll go."

Seeing her husband defend her, Niu Cuihua finally felt a little better.

When He Wei and the others stepped forward, Xia Fanshi was already a little scared. After hearing that they had bitten Fan Dadong out, she regretted it. At this moment, Niu Cuihua yelled at her, and she fell to the ground.

"Mother, return the money to them." Xia Jinshan was truly disappointed in his mother.