Shen Qing was explaining why they had to pull malt sugar.

“The malt sugar in Xingcheng is brownish-yellow and in block form. When you want some, you use a small hammer to break a piece and weigh it. We are newcomers, and we sell the same product as other businesses. Without anything new, even if we can sell it, the sales won’t be high.

When we pull it and shape it into round balls, it looks more attractive, and it’s convenient to eat. If we sell it at the same price, customers will naturally be more willing to try our version.”

The simplest and most direct way for newcomers to open up the market is by lowering the price. But engaging in a price war ends up harming both sides.

Even if they had the resources for a price war, it wouldn’t work.

The market is limited, and once stirred up, both sides end up with nothing to gain.

The room full of people seemed to have opened their minds, their eyes still shining brightly in the dim kitchen.

Shen Qing was about to explain that different groups of people buy malt sugar and tofu, so they need to be sold differently, when a shout came from far away: “Head Constable Sun and the officers are here!”

She frowned slightly.

Even though she had prepared herself mentally and didn’t expect good news, she still didn’t want things to head in the wrong direction.

The Liu family were the bad guys, and Head Constable Sun was the one backing them!

No wonder the Liu family was so fearless, daring to bully one daughter-in-law after another.

Jiang Erye and Jiang Wu stood at the kitchen entrance. Upon hearing the news, they both frowned.

Jiang Erye quickly reported, “I just heard at the village entrance that someone claimed to be Head Constable Sun, asking how to get to the village head’s house, so I hurried over here!”

Hearing that they were coming to his house, Jiang Yang wasn’t panicked.

He turned to the people in the kitchen and said in a deep voice, “Let’s meet this Head Constable Sun properly.”

Jiang Xing sneered, “To us, a constable is an official, but Xingcheng isn’t a place where one constable can call the shots! I don’t believe he’ll dare take Xiao Yu just because he’s a constable.”

With the elders of the Jiang family speaking up, the anxiety of the younger ones in the house seemed to dissipate.

The Liu family had mistreated Jiang Yu, but luckily the Jiang family was large and united.

Otherwise, Jiang Yu might have ended up like the previous wife of the Liu family, hanging from her neck.

If Head Constable Sun refused to take care of his duties and helped the Liu family, they wouldn’t just sit idly by and watch Jiang Yu go back to the Liu family.

As Uncle Wu said, they still had a life to fight for.

They didn’t believe that one constable could control everything.

Prepared to fight to the death, the Jiang family exuded a sense of courage and determination, their eyes fixed on the door.

Wang Fugui, bowing and smiling, led the way. “This is the village head’s house, Head Constable Sun. Please take care, and watch out for the stones on the road.”

Straightening up, he instructed the people standing under the roof to greet the constable. “Hey, come on, someone, the constable is here, go welcome him!”

Normally, the village head was the most important figure in the village, and when they had accused Shen Qing of causing trouble and wanted compensation for a duck, today was the opportunity to show off some power!

However, it was strange—usually, when an official or constable came from the city, or even from other villages, Master Jiang would personally go out to welcome them from afar.

But today, the entire family seemed unusually indifferent.

Head Constable Sun, accustomed to being warmly greeted in the city and at other villages, was surprised as he waited for the Jiang family to welcome him.

After waiting for a while and seeing no sign of the welcome, he looked up and saw the Jiang family standing under the roof, all with unfriendly expressions.

A sense of unease filled his heart.

On his side, Liu Yan’er, dressed in constable clothing, grumbled unhappily.

He patted her hand and said, “Don’t worry, your man will stand up for you.”

With that, he raised his posture and stepped into the courtyard.

Only then did Liu Yan’er feel satisfied and smug.

She covered her nose and followed into the yard.

Jiang Yang cupped his hands and greeted, “Greetings, Head Constable Sun. And who is this?”

He looked at Liu Yan’er.

Not just Jiang Yang, but all the villagers peering from the courtyard also stared at Liu Yan’er.

Liu Yan’er proudly puffed out her chest, her clothes tightening in front.

Jiang Ying furrowed her brow. “This isn’t a constable. What constable wears makeup? But she doesn’t seem to be hiding it; she seems quite proud.”

Zhou Yan took a long look, and then, pretending to be familiar, called out, “Xiangnan! Hey, isn’t that Liu Xiangnan? I’m your sister Zhou Yan, we grew up in the same village, don’t you remember?”

Suddenly being called by a name she hadn’t used in fifteen years, Liu Yan’er felt more embarrassment than joy.

Since being sold to that place, her biggest fear was encountering someone she knew.

She looked at Zhou Yan coldly and said, “You’ve got the wrong person.”

Zhou Yan wouldn’t let go. She shouted enthusiastically, “How could I be mistaken? We’ve been in the same village for over ten years!

When you were little, your mother wouldn’t give you food, and you cried from hunger, always following me to catch cicadas to roast in the stove.

Once your brother snatched the cicada you roasted, and you cried, telling your mother.

She slapped you a few times, saying you shouldn’t wait for your brother to steal your food but should have given it to him willingly.

You were so angry that you cried when you thought of it, don’t you remember?”

Liu Yan’er froze for a moment.

After a long time, she whispered, “That was my real mother and brother. I had to give them food, they were my support. How could I truly ignore them?”

Who could really ignore their own parents?

Especially since Sheng’er was the heir of the Liu family.

If they didn’t pass on the family line, the Liu family would die out.

As a member of the Liu family, she naturally couldn’t ignore it.

“You also told me many times that once you had money, you’d buy all sorts of delicious food, eating it all by yourself, living a good life! Xiangnan, it looks like you really are living a good life now?”

Liu Yan’er wanted to laugh but also wanted to cry.

Was she really living a good life? No one knew how she had gotten here.

Suddenly, her overwhelming anger, which had been aimed at Jiang Yu and the Jiang family, dissipated.

She raised her head, disdainfully saying, “I’ve already said you’re mistaken. We’re here to handle official business. Quickly hand over Jiang Yu!”

The Jiang family could be ignored, but Jiang Yu had to be returned.

Chun Tao was pregnant and couldn’t work, while her father and brother couldn’t do anything.

If Jiang Yu didn’t return, all the household chores would fall on her mother.

Jiang Erye’s eyes narrowed as he asked coldly, “May I ask why you want to take Jiang Yu? What crime has my niece committed? Please make it clear.”

Head Constable Sun, with a swollen face from too much drinking, twitched his cheek, displeased. “She’s a married woman, and instead of staying home to serve her in-laws and husband, she came back to her parents’ house. It’s not keeping to her duties as a wife!”

“Head Constable Sun, you may not know this, but Jiang Yu and Liu Sheng have already divorced. As a divorced woman, she is naturally supposed to stay at her parents’ house.”

Sun waved his hand dismissively, saying, “That divorce doesn’t count. Liu Sheng said he didn’t want to sign it at first, but you all forced him to.

Tell me, Jiang family, how could you break up a good marriage? Today, I, as the constable, will take charge and fix it!”