The adults chuckled and didn't take Fan Xiaosi's words seriously, but the woman was different. She had heard them talking about fish and meat. Fish aside, they were still swimming in the stream, but pork—they actually had pork hidden away! That was a bit outrageous.

The woman was delighted at the thought that she had caught these people red-handed, and she pursued them with great enthusiasm.

When she arrived at the stream deep in the mountains, her view was blocked by a wall of people. This wall of people was quite formidable; no matter how she looked or from what angle she was looking, she couldn't see what was inside.

The more this happened, the more curious she became. She jumped up and down as high as she could, but because she was a little short, she could only see very limited things. But she was not convinced and she was determined to show these people what she was made of today.

So, she put all her strength into it and jumped up with all her might. Heaven helps those who help themselves, and she finally saw the water droplets rising upwards.

Then I heard these people saying:

"Wow, that's amazing! That's really awesome."

"This is amazing! We need to catch it quickly before it gets away."

"I knew it! Xiao Si is amazing. Look how big the splashes of water are!"

"..."

The woman's heart was itching with excitement, and then she heard a gurgling sound, which she guessed meant the fish had slipped out of her grasp and was diving back into the water. Now she had enough evidence to beat these people to death.

Returning from the deep mountains, the woman followed closely behind, and upon seeing her fellow villagers from Qingcheng, she enthusiastically called out:

"Come on, you guys are in for a treat today! They caught a whole basket of fish, and they even hid some pork. I bet they're in for a big meal."

"real???"

Those people were so hungry they could barely lift their backs, so when they heard there was meat to eat, their eyes lit up like wild beasts.

Gangzi already loathed this wicked woman, and now, seeing her self-righteous face, he wanted nothing more than to slap her twice.

But as Yunling said, she hadn't done anything particularly evil, so his slap could only remain in her imagination.

But since he couldn't physically take action, he would have to get his way verbally.

"What are you saying? You can't stand not yelling all day, can you? What other people do is none of your business. You live in the mountains now, not by the sea, so don't worry about such things."

Gangzi's words sounded like a sign of guilt to the woman, making her even more certain that this group was hiding something valuable. So, she arrogantly put her hands on her hips and said:

“I can’t control what others have, but you are on our Qingcheng territory now, taking our Qingcheng products and living on our Qingcheng land. You have to share everything you eat and use with the people of Qingcheng, or you can go back to your Pingcheng.”

The woman's arrogant and domineering speech resonated with the group of fellow Qingcheng natives, who all voiced their agreement:

“That’s right, what you said makes sense. You fled to our Qingcheng and took our things. If there are any good things, you should naturally share them. Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense.”

"That's right. Luckily, we're people who value reason and culture. If it were people from other places, they might not even bother with reason and would just start robbing you. You wouldn't have any grounds to stand on."

"If you ask me, let's just get along amicably. This is a life where you help me and I help you. Next time we find wild boar or something, we'll share some of the good meat with you, making it fair for everyone."

"..."

Yunling gestured for Fan's eldest and second eldest brothers to step aside, then revealed the small basket she had just brought out. She shrugged, looking completely innocent, and said:

"What this woman said really left us bewildered. We don't know when we'll have fish or pork again."

The woman and the group of people leaned forward, and Gangzi simply picked up the small basket upside down. The weeds and pebbles inside the basket rolled out, and there was nothing else inside.

"impossible!"

The woman was startled; she pointed at Yunling, then at Gangzi.

"I just saw you catching fish with my own eyes. You even said you were going to use the oil from frying pork to make pine nut fish. You must have hidden the fish, right?"

Yunling scratched her temple and frowned, saying:

"Sister-in-law, you've been with us all the way here and there, how are we supposed to hide the fish now, hmm?"

"You were the one who said it contained pork! You even said you'd use the oil from frying pork to make pine nut fish, didn't you? Didn't you say that???"

Yunling nodded calmly and replied:

"I already said that, so what? Just because we don't have anything to eat doesn't mean we can't talk nonsense. Is talking nonsense illegal? You're ridiculous."

The woman was immediately furious. Who knew this man would talk nonsense, and yet he spoke so logically and coherently?

"No, this is not right."

“What’s wrong with that? According to you, this is your Qingcheng territory, and these mountains are your Qingcheng mountains. You say you couldn’t find fish to eat, so how can outsiders like us find fish to eat? Isn’t what you’re saying ridiculous?”

Yunling's words made sense to the group, especially those who were self-righteous. They thought that if they couldn't find fish or pheasants to eat, how could Yunling and her group, who were outsiders, possibly find them?

"Let's all go home, let's all go home. It was all for nothing, we didn't get anything."

"That's right, they didn't actually see anything, so why are they talking nonsense and making everyone happy for nothing."

"Don't talk nonsense again next time. Damn it, I was already starving, and this teasing made me even hungrier. If you talk nonsense again, don't blame me for beating you up."

The woman, unjustly criticized, felt both ashamed and guilty. She glared fiercely at Yunling, then clenched her fists, lowered her head, and ran away.

She will definitely find their weakness and make them pay the price, driving them out of the mountain right in front of her.

With this belief in mind, the woman stayed up all night, and after dawn, she went with Yunling and her group again. This time, she was determined to see it with her own eyes and give them a good beating.

"Boss, the fish is following us again."

To prevent Fan Xiaosi from overhearing and repeating yesterday's words, thus disrupting their plans, Gangzi leaned close to Yunling and whispered something.

Yunling scratched her temple, a different idea forming in her mind. That thieving woman had suffered such a great loss yesterday, she would definitely be more careful today. If she couldn't let her see the real thing, her "crying wolf" trick would probably not work.

But if she brings something real, wouldn't that be exactly what that thieving woman wanted?