"Definitely. This Zhu Yanyan wishes we were dead sooner or later. She's caused us no shortage of trouble along the way."

Tao wanted to say this but didn't know whether she should. After hearing her sister-in-law say it, she became excited and nodded angrily.

"Don't make wild guesses without evidence." Old Mrs. Zhu stood up, holding Zhu Xixi, and looked up at the slightly brightening sky. "It's dawn. It seems these bandits want to make their move tonight."

"Has the old lady ever thought that since these bandits are willing to take money from others to do things, why don't we pay them to do things for us?"

"If we get them to help us deal with the Turks, wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?"

Zhu Xixi burst into excited laughter when she heard Pei Sining share her thoughts.

Hmm, that's a good suggestion. Let's do as he says.

That way we can solve all the problems and also ruin Zhu Yanyan's bad plan.

Hearing the voice, Grandma Zhu looked down at her granddaughter waving her little hand and said with a smile, "Young Master Pei. It seems that my Xixi really likes to hear your voice. She gets very happy when you speak."

With a helpless sigh, she gently tapped her granddaughter's nose before carefully handing her over to her daughter-in-law.

Liu took her daughter from her mother's arm, her face full of anticipation as she stared at her mother's expression. Pei Sining's suggestion was indeed good, but she didn't know if her mother-in-law would listen to it.

Not only Liu, but also Pei Sining and the others were eagerly awaiting Old Madam Zhu's answer. Dawn was approaching, and once a decision was made, they would begin their work.

After handing her granddaughter over, Grandma Zhu dusted herself off, stood up, and stared intently ahead.

"Okay, let's do it that way."

"Second Brother and Xiao Bao will go to find out where the bandits are. Third Brother, Si Ning, and Mei Xin will go to the county town with us. The rest of us will wait in the camp until Second Brother and Da Bao disappear, and keep an eye on Zhu Yan Yan's family."

With renewed confidence, the group, who had previously been listless, raised their hands with high spirits and nodded in unison.

"good."

As dawn broke, people in the camp gradually got up, and the Zhu family split into two groups to begin their respective tasks.

Old Mrs. Zhu led Liu and Sun to find Chen Xiang, who had just woken up. Chen Xiang glanced at the three of them with an impatient look and said irritably.

"Grandma Zhu, what's wrong now?"

"Lord Chen Xiang, may I step aside? I have something to say."

Grandma Zhu was not affected by Chen Xiang's cursing and swearing at all, and calmly gestured for him to enter.

Chen Xiang looked up at Old Lady Zhu, angrily dusted himself off, staggered to his feet, and followed Old Lady Zhu and the others to the side.

"What's wrong?"

Grandma Zhu did not answer Chen Xiang's question immediately. Instead, she looked around cautiously, took the herbs wrapped in a handkerchief, and looked at Chen Xiang mysteriously.

"Lord Chen, didn't we go into the forest to dig for medicinal herbs last night? We found something good."

Seeing this, Chen Xiang raised an eyebrow and tried to take the wrapped herbs from Old Lady Zhu's hand. "What good stuff is this?"

"It's dragon's blood. This stuff is really good. If you sell it in town, you could easily get several hundred taels of silver."

Grandma Zhu did not let Chen Xiang take the herbs from her hands. Instead, she deliberately exaggerated the price of the herbs and showed an excited expression on her face.

Chen Xiang roughly understood the meaning behind Grandma Zhu's words, crossed his arms and sneered, "What? You want to go into the city again? Do you really think you're free?"

"Sigh, I know it's difficult, but... the weather is hot and the blood essence can't be stored for too long. If it can't be sold in time and reaches the next county, it might lose its value. I was planning to give you all the money I got, but it seems I should give up on that idea."

Old Mrs. Zhu knew that Chen Xiang would not agree to let them leave, so she pretended to be sad and sighed, slowly unfolding her handkerchief, deliberately revealing a red corner inside, and then turned around to hand the herbs to Mrs. Sun.

After receiving the blood-staining herb, Madam Sun glanced at Chen Xiang's somewhat changed face and sighed regretfully, "Yes, it's a waste to use such a good medicinal herb."

"Never mind, Mother, let's go back and pack our things!" Liu hurriedly reached out to help Old Lady Zhu, and said loudly while looking at Chen Xiang.

Seeing that the group was about to leave, Chen Xiang finally couldn't contain his restlessness and asked loudly.

"Can it really sell for several hundred taels?"

Of course!

Grandma Zhu stopped and glanced at her daughter-in-law beside her, still nodding with a worried expression.

Chen Xiang approached the group with some skepticism, extending his hand to signal them to hand it over, saying, "Then you can give it to me! I'll go sell it myself."

Grandma Zhu was taken aback by Chen Xiang's unconventional behavior. She paused for a moment before turning away with a half-smile.

“Lord Chen, you don’t know anything about herbs. If you go and sell them, you’ll probably lose money. My daughter-in-law knows herbs, and she sold fifty taels last time.”

Chen Xiang squinted at Old Lady Zhu for a moment, then withdrew his hand, smiled and nodded, "Alright, then you two go and come back quickly."

"Let Lord Zhu come with us this time!" Old Madam Zhu suggested that Zhu Wen accompany them, mainly to reassure Chen Xiang and protect her daughter-in-law and grandson who remained at the camp.

Chen Xiang stared at Old Lady Zhu, smiled without saying a word, turned around and walked towards Zhu Wen. He leaned closer and whispered a few words to Zhu Wen.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wen looked back at Old Lady Zhu with a surprised expression. After a moment, he clapped his hands and nodded repeatedly.

"I reckon Zhu Wen will be with us. Third brother's wife, you, Xiao Bao, and second brother's wife stay at the camp and keep a close eye on Zhu Yanyan. Wait for second brother and Da Bao to return. We'll go to the county town to gather information first."

Grandma Zhu stared nervously at Chen Xiang and Zhu Wen, and her heart finally settled down after seeing Zhu Wen nod.

She hurriedly pulled Sun Shi to the fire and, in a low voice, pointed towards Zhu Yanyan's camp to give instructions.

Sun and Tao listened attentively to their mother-in-law's instructions, nodding as they listened. Then, they got up together and headed towards Zhu Yanyan's camp.

After her daughter-in-law left, Old Mrs. Zhu looked at Liu and nodded, "Let's go! We should get moving too."

"Yes!" Liu nodded firmly, binding Zhu Xixi to her chest.

Led by Zhu Wen, the two walked briskly towards Jiangyang City.

Zhu Xixi nestled in her mother's arms, forcing her blurry eyes open, craning her neck to try and see what was happening with her second uncle and Pei Sining.

At this moment, Zhu Haotian, led by Pei Sining, entered the bushes and used the human footprints to determine the direction in which the bandits disappeared.

After their reconnaissance, the two finally discovered the bandits resting in a cave deep in the forest.