"Third son, when you joined the army, you said you had a good place to go and a bright future ahead of you. I never thought you would actually come back wearing this uniform. Our ancestors in the underworld must be proud of you," Old Mrs. Song said with satisfaction.

Song Laosan's face turned pale at the thought of being cuckolded, so he didn't say anything.

Old Mrs. Song thought to herself, "Great! That bitch Qiao Yunni is going to be in trouble."

Actually, she knew that Qiao Yunni hadn't done those things. Because there's always gossip around a widow's house, she would secretly get up at night to keep an eye on Qiao Yunni's movements. Qiao Yunni had never had any contact with other men.

So what? It doesn't stop her from smearing her. She married into the Song family and then dared to divorce them. This is the consequence she has to bear.

"Third brother, when are you going to bring your wife, grandchildren and granddaughters home to visit? I miss them too."

"Mother, they can't come yet," said Song Laosan.

"What? I was waiting for my daughter-in-law to come to me and teach me the proper etiquette. Now that she's here, why isn't she at home being dutiful to her mother-in-law? That's unreasonable." Old Mrs. Song was a little unhappy.

No matter she's the general's daughter, once you become her daughter-in-law, you have to be subservient to her.

This is a rule passed down from our ancestors.

She also wanted to enjoy the respectful attitude of the general's daughter towards her, and how everyone in Datian Village would envy her.

This is what it means to be a superior person.

“I was married before, but I told Guan Yuqin that I have never married. If they come here, won’t they find out about those things?” Song Laosan said, “If a commotion breaks out, and General Guan is unhappy, my place will also be affected.”

"Then, what should we do? We can't just keep avoiding them."

"I came here suddenly today and was not prepared. You all need to spread the word at home. Anyone who leaks my information will be beheaded."

"We'll bring them back once the villagers' mouths are completely shut."

“Since Song Ruier has been adopted into the second wife’s family, he is the son of the second wife’s family and has nothing to do with me anymore. If he is not obedient, I will not keep him.”

Song Ruier pressed her ear against the window, listening to these words, and tears almost welled up in her eyes again.

He waited anxiously for his father to return, but his father didn't care about him at all.

Seeing how ruthless Song Laosan was, even Old Lady Song gasped in shock.

If someone would kill even their own daughter and son, then she, as their mother, should be careful, lest one day a knife be held to her own throat.

"Son, you can rest assured and be a good general. Everything here will be handled perfectly so you won't have any worries," Old Lady Song assured him.

"By the way, your eldest brother and second brother are currently serving time in prison, working on road construction. I don't know how they've become. It's all the Qiao family's fault. They insisted on going to build roads after the torrential rain, but we didn't go. So they targeted us, currying favor with people from the county town, which harmed your eldest and second brothers. Now that you're back to support the family, your mother isn't afraid anymore." Old Mrs. Song wiped away her tears again.

“I will send someone to bring them back,” said Song Laosan.

At midnight, Qiao Dayong and Zhao Lizheng returned.

Three hundred taels of silver were found in Sunjiatun. Four households were on fire. Fifty taels were given to each household to rebuild their houses, and the remaining one hundred taels were put into the public fund to support the village's public expenses and public welfare.

They didn't go all out and plunder all the silver. Instead, they kept some to prevent the people of Sunjiatun from becoming beggars and constantly harassing Datian Village. It wasn't out of kindness, but because they were too close and they had some concerns.

Early the next morning, news spread throughout Datian Village.

It is forbidden to mention anything about Song Laosan's past, otherwise, you will face the consequences of your actions.