"We're having meat today! This pork is perfectly balanced with three parts lean and two parts fat, ideal for braised pork." Zhao Yu saw the pork belly hanging on the side when she came to Ling Yunjue's room for dinner.

"Yes, I asked Niu Mazi to buy it, and he delivered it early this morning."

"It's so good to be with you, I get to eat meat every day." Ye Zhaoyu praised Ling Yunjue highly.

Huo Jianhong and Huo Jianan had been squatting at the door eavesdropping ever since Ye Zhaoyu entered Ling Yunjue's room.

I'm afraid they've done something shady in the house.

Huo Jianan regretted it. Even if he didn't like Ye Zhaoyu when they got married, he should have slept with her first and made her his woman.

That way, when she regrets it, because of their marital relationship, Ye Zhaoyu won't reject her so completely, and she won't leave a virgin to another man.

After the two finished their meal, they went outside and saw two people squatting at the door. "Comrade Ye, there are two guard dogs at my door. They're trying to help me guard my house every day."

"Yes, they look like they have mouths and can bark, so they should be two good guard dogs." Ye Zhaoyu nodded in affirmation.

"You called us dogs?" Huo Jianhong asked, pointing at Ye Zhaoyu.

"So dogs can talk and point at people too." Ye Zhaoyu quickly grabbed Huo Jianhong's hand and dislocated it.

"You... how did you become so bad? You're not gentle anymore. It must be Ling Yunjue who taught you this. Xiaoyu, let's remarry! I love you. You'll only become better and more likable with me." Huo Jian'an looked at Ye Zhaoyu, whom he didn't recognize at all, and felt a little flustered.

"You're wrong. I've always been this awful." Ye Zhaoyu pushed Huo Jian'an away and pulled Ling Yunjue away.

"After five years of marriage, Huo Jian'an actually thinks you're a little lamb?" Ling Yunjue was particularly surprised to hear Huo Jian'an's words.

“We haven’t seen each other for five years, and I was a good girl during those five years, so it’s normal that I don’t know you,” Ye Zhaoyu explained.

For those five years, she was poisoned and her body was weak and powerless all day long. She couldn't be arrogant even if she wanted to, and could only live a life of hiding.

"So, Huo Jian'an just doesn't have good eyesight and couldn't discover your treasure." Ling Yunjue nodded.

A well-behaved girl who knows medicine is also very attractive, isn't she?

"Let's not talk about them! The team leader said we'll officially start work tomorrow, so let's take advantage of the time and go around to see if there are any problems," Ye Zhaoyu asked Ling Yunjue.

"Let's go up the mountain! Let's go on a date up there." Ling Yunjue looked around and thought it would be better to go for a walk down the mountain.

“Sure, we’ve been asking around for so long, and there aren’t any legends or forbidden areas in the village. Is it possible that it’s deep in the mountains?” Ye Zhaoyu whispered to Ling Yunjue.

"I don't know! When we contacted the local police before, we sent people here to inquire about Su Aiguo's information, but the two officers never returned, so we had to find another way to investigate," Ling Yunjue explained.

There are some things that cannot be told to Ye Zhaoyu. Ye Zhaoyu is only here to help conceal her identity.

"Well, let's take it slow!" Ye Zhaoyu knew that this matter couldn't be rushed.

The two walked around the foot of the mountain, where tender grass and wild vegetables had sprouted. There were many young girls picking wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain.

Everyone looked at Ye Zhaoyu and Ling Yunjue with great curiosity when they saw them there.

Ling Yunjue also picked some, saying, "We'll eat wild vegetables tonight. These wild vegetables are very tender and delicious."

"Yes, anything you make tastes delicious to me." Ling Yunjue put the tongs back in her throat.

The two walked along, unknowingly ending up at the cowshed.

More than 10 people lived in the cowshed in Hongqi Village, in two rooms, with men and women sleeping separately.

Ye Zhaoyu and Ling Yunjue glanced at them from afar and then quickly slipped away, as if they were particularly afraid of getting involved with them.

After leaving the cowshed, Ye Zhaoyu and Ling Yunjue set off into the mountains.

Along the way, Ye Zhaoyu and Ling Yunjue seemingly casually observed whether there was anything unusual.

After walking for more than two hours, I hadn't found anything, except a bunch of wildflowers to take home.

Ye Zhaoyu found a broken pottery jar and started growing wildflowers in it.

Ling Yunjue went back to her room to cook.

Huo Jianan and Huo Jianhong had nothing to do all day, so they just followed behind them.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes when he saw Ling Yunjue making braised pork.

There's no work going on now, and people are eating two meals a day.

Like the other villagers, Ye Zhaoyu ate two meals a day.

By the time Ling Yunjue finished cooking and eating, it was almost dark.

After finishing her meal, Ye Zhaoyu returned to her room to rest.

Ling Yunjue also closed the door to rest.

Huo Jianan and Huo Jianhong exchanged a glance and then knocked on the door of their respective sweethearts.

"Comrade Ye, please open the door. I'm leaving tomorrow and wanted to say sorry to you," Huo Jian'an said to Ye Zhaoyu through the door.

There was a hint of excitement in his voice.

"Then you say it, and then hurry up and leave." Ye Zhaoyu lay on the bed, not wanting to get up, and told Huo Jian'an to apologize and leave.

"No, I need to apologize to your face." Huo Jian'an was a little angry when he heard that Ye Zhaoyu was unwilling to open the door, but he could understand. After all, it was dark, and it was indeed inappropriate for a grown man to come looking for a single woman.

"Alright, wait a moment." Ye Zhaoyu lingered on the kang for a long time before finally getting off and opening the door.

As soon as the door opened, Huo Jianan pushed it open, quickly squeezed inside, and closed the door behind him.

Looking at Ye Zhaoyu, whose face was flushed, eyes were glazed, and who could barely stand, I could see her.

"You... how did you get in? Get out quickly, a man and a woman alone together shouldn't be in the same room." Ye Zhaoyu pushed Huo Jian'an away, but she had no strength left. In the end, she was so tired that she could only sit on the kang (a heated brick bed) panting.

Exhausted and hot, Ye Zhaoyu could only keep pulling at her clothes, revealing her slender neck and fair collarbone, her skin turning pink.

Huo Jianan, seeing Ye Zhaoyu's alluring appearance, could no longer hold back.

He quickly stripped himself naked and pounced on her.

On the other side, Ling Yunjue was annoyed by Huo Jianhong's knocking on the door. In order not to disturb others, she had no choice but to open the door and let people in to see what she was going to say.

After Huo Jianhong entered, she looked at Ling Yunjue with affection in her beautiful eyes, and reached out to take his arm, saying, "Brother Yun, I..."

With a slap, Ling Yunjue slapped away Huo Jianhong's outstretched hand and said in an icy tone, "I told you, don't call me brother. I don't have a hen sister."

As soon as Ling Yunjue finished speaking, she moved away from Huo Jianhong, not wanting the woman to touch her.

"Okay, Comrade Ling, I didn't call you. I came here to apologize to you."

"Okay, now that you've said what you wanted to say, I accept it, but I still won't forgive you. Now you should leave!" Ling Yunjue felt a burning sensation all over her body; it was the Chinese medicine.

Without saying a word, they tried to kick Huo Jianhong out.

"Comrade Ling, are you feeling unwell? Let me help you." Seeing that the medicine had taken effect, Huo Jianhong took off her clothes without saying a word, trying to climb onto Ling Yunjue.