The guards followed Wen Xiuying to stand behind Zhu Yanyan. After exchanging glances, Zhu Yanyan stepped back and stood behind the guards.

Old Mrs. Zhu didn't expect that Zhu Yanyan could call the escort over. If the escort got involved in this matter, then the secret of the food and goat in the house would be exposed.

Thinking of this, she quickly put on a smile and went to the guards, feigning ignorance and asking, "Gentlemen, what is this?"

"We received a report that you are involved in theft, and we need to go in to investigate." The escort ignored Old Lady Zhu, pushed her aside, and stood in front of Zhu Chenfeng, his face fierce as he warned, "Get out."

Zhu Chenfeng frowned as he looked at Old Lady Zhu. If he stepped aside, it would mean that they would lose their food and Xixi's rations.

With this in mind, he became even more determined in his decision, his gaze fixed firmly on keeping the escorts outside.

“Although we prisoners have dignity, why do you let us in without any evidence?”

"Dignity? You brat, who do you think you are? If it weren't for us taking pity on you, you wouldn't even have the right to live here."

Upon hearing Zhu Chenfeng's words, the escort immediately laughed, raised his hand and slapped him in the face, arrogantly reminding him.

The noise outside the door woke Zhu Xixi from her deep sleep. Curious, she turned her dark eyes and looked outside.

Upon seeing Zhu Yanyan leading the guards to search the room, she hurriedly waved her little hand and stuffed all the goats and food in the room into her bracelet.

Then, she immediately kicked off the clothes covering her and cried loudly.

Just as Zhu Chenfeng was about to retaliate after being humiliated by the guards, his niece's cries suddenly rang out from inside the house.

Hearing the sound, everyone looked over and hesitated for a moment. In the end, Grandma Zhu pushed open the door and quickly entered the room to pick up her granddaughter.

At the same time, the others also entered the room one after another, carefully checking on Zhu Xixi's condition.

After the gate opened, the escorts led Zhu Yanyan inside. The group exchanged glances and then searched every corner of the room.

After the escort walked towards the curtain, everyone held their breath nervously, clenching their hands and watching the escort and Zhu Yanyan's movements with bated breath.

In despair, Old Lady Zhu buried her face in her granddaughter's arms. She knew that if the guards found the goat or food, Zhu Yanyan would seize the opportunity to persuade them to subject them to torture.

Many of the tribesmen in the group disobeyed the escorts' orders and eventually died under their whips.

Not only was Old Lady Zhu filled with despair at the scene, but everyone else also closed their eyes in fear, hugging each other and burying their heads in their arms.

About half a cup of tea later, the escort came out from behind the curtain, cursing and swearing, angrily carrying the miscellaneous items around him.

"Zhu Yanyan, make sure you understand the facts before you come to us next time. There are no goats here like you're talking about."

Not only was the escort puzzled, but even Zhu Yanyan was baffled by the matter, as she clearly heard the sound of a goat.

I could smell the stench of goat urine in the corner, so how come there was no trace of a goat in such a big room?

Wen Xiuying was also angry at Zhu Yanyan for making a fuss over nothing, but she didn't dare to get angry at her directly, so she could only suppress her anger and remind her.

"Yan Yan, since we can't find it, why don't we go back? A room costs fifty taels a day! It's such a waste to waste time outside."

Zhu Yanyan was already in a bad mood when she heard Wen Xiuying's words. She immediately became angry and yelled at her, "It's not like you have to spend any money. What are you worried about? It's so annoying."

After yelling at Wen Xiuying, she stormed out the door, glaring at Old Lady Zhu's family as she passed by.

After Zhu Yanyan left, the escort and Wen Xiuying also left the room.

The conversation between the escort and Zhu Yanyan left Zhu Haotian bewildered. He looked at Old Lady Zhu with confusion and asked her a question.

"Mother, what did the escort and Zhu Yanyan mean by that?"

Not only did Zhu Haotian not understand, but even Zhu Chenfeng didn't understand what the two were saying.

The goat was hidden inside the pile of junk, which the escorts may not have noticed, but since there was nowhere else to hide the food, it was placed under the low table behind the curtain.

It was just covered with a basket, so it should have been easy to spot. How come so many people didn't see the food?

"Mother, what exactly happened?"

[Hahaha, you missed your target! Hehehe, you bastards, serves you right for being so fierce!]

【I'm not going to find it for you! I'm going to drive you crazy!】

Nestled in Grandma Zhu's arms, Zhu Xixi grinned upon hearing her two uncles' questions and excitedly waved her hands as she put the goat and food back in their place.

Then, it continued to snuggle in Grandma Zhu's arms, blinking its big eyes and making cooing sounds.

Grandma Zhu looked at her granddaughter in her arms with a face full of doting affection, and gently tapped her nose. "You naughty little devil!"

Then, feigning confusion, he turned back to look at the direction of the curtain and asked, "Why don't you go and see what's going on?"

Both Tao and Sun were afraid of encountering something terrible, so neither dared to go forward and could only push their husbands along.

Zhu Haotian and Zhu Chenfeng were forced to step forward, exchanged glances, and then, with trepidation, lifted the curtain.

The moment the curtain was lifted, the two were instantly stunned, turning around in alarm to point at the food on the ground.

"Mom, the food... is here!" Zhu Haotian's voice trembled as he pointed helplessly at the food.

Upon hearing this, Grandma Zhu hurriedly picked up Zhu Xixi and went forward to check. After seeing that the food was safely placed under the precariously low table, she nodded repeatedly, suppressing a smile.

"That's good. God help us. Let's go check if the goat is still there."

Tao, Sun, and Liu all looked at each other blankly, completely bewildered by the situation.

"What... what's going on? How could the guards not notice such an obvious place?" Tao approached the low table with suspicion, bending down to look at the food on the ground.

Liu also followed the route taken by the escorts and then roughly guessed the reason: "Could it be that Zhu Yanyan said she lost a goat, so the escorts didn't notice the food on the ground and focused all their attention on the goat?"

After this explanation, everyone snapped out of their daze and nodded in agreement.

"The eldest son's wife is right. Perhaps the escorts didn't even care about what was on the ground."

Old Mrs. Zhu completely agreed with Mrs. Liu's analysis. She pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered the situation with the goat and hurriedly turned to look in her son's direction.

"Second brother, third brother, how are things? Is the goat safe?"

As they spoke, Zhu Haotian and Zhu Chenfeng climbed out of the pile of debris and nodded with smiles.

"Mom, the goat is safe, don't worry."

Upon hearing her son's words, Grandma Zhu immediately smiled and waved her hand, "Come on, the food's gotten cold after all this fuss, let's heat it up and eat."

With no more worries, everyone happily headed towards the brazier after hearing that they could eat.

Liu hung the iron pot back on the brazier and reheated the stewed meat.

Everyone gathered around the brazier swallowed hard, staring longingly at the pot of meat inside.

Thinking about everything she had experienced, and the behavior of Zhu Yanyan's family, Old Mrs. Zhu looked at the meat in the pot but had no appetite. She sighed with a worried expression.