With the villagers' involvement, the construction of the Yun and Fan families' houses progressed by leaps and bounds. Furthermore, as the relationship between the Yun family and the villagers gradually improved...

The second and third daughters of the eldest son's family couldn't sit still. They were worried that if they lost their value to Yun Ling, the search for Yun Xiao Wu and Yun Xiao Liu would become indefinitely delayed.

So, they gritted their teeth and went to the next village to buy a free-range chicken from Old Guan. Heaven knows how trembling their hands were when they took the chicken; it cost 280 coins, an exorbitant price.

They had never eaten such an expensive chicken in their lives, and they hadn't even eaten ordinary chicken many times. Now they had to buy it and give it away to others, so they couldn't help but feel a little resentful.

"Hey, second sister-in-law, do you think Ling-jie might refuse to accept it? If she doesn't, then we..."

“Even if Sister Ling doesn’t accept it, Sister Xia won’t let this opportunity pass. Since the money has already been spent, let’s not think about it anymore.”

Although that's what the second sister's family said, she was also secretly hoping that if Yunling didn't accept it, then this chicken would be enough for both of their families to eat to their hearts' content.

“What does this have to do with Xia’er? We’re not asking her for anything. Second sister-in-law, I think we should wait until we see Ling’er before letting go of the chicken, so that that shrew will stop us from messing things up again.”

The second sister's family also agreed. The two pieces of cured meat they'd given away before were for the whole family, so it was fine. But now that the three branches of the family had separated, they didn't eat or drink separately, and they were spending their own money, so they wanted to save where they could.

"Okay, I'll do it your way."

On the way up the mountain, the second and third sons took turns carrying the chicken. They made the chicken, which was only two or three pounds, look like it weighed twenty or thirty pounds. They didn't want to run into Yun Ruoxia, but they were the first ones to bump into her.

"Wow, did the sun rise in the west?"

The third brother's family immediately hid the chicken behind their backs, as if the chicken would lose half a pound if Yun Ruoxia glanced at it even once.

The second son's family quickly responded:

"Xia Jie'er, do you know where Ling Jie'er is? We need to find her."

What are you hiding behind your backs?

"nothing."

The third sister's family immediately responded, and when Yun Ruoxia turned to peek, she also turned to block Yun Ruoxia's view.

Yun Ruoxia scoffed, then said:

"Fine, if you won't tell me, then I won't tell you either."

The second and third daughters were immediately taken aback. They knew that Yun Ruoxia was not easy to deal with, but they did not expect her to be this difficult.

They pursed their lips, anxiously looking around, just as they were thinking of asking someone else, when Yunling's voice came from behind them.

"Auntie, aren't you going to say anything?"

"Sister Ling!!!"

"Oh, my two sisters-in-law are here."

The second son's wife quickly walked towards Yunling, excitedly wanting to reach out and hold her hand, but then felt that her action was too presumptuous, so she quickly stopped herself.

"Ling-jie, do you have some free time now? We'd like to talk to you."

"Speak."

"It's like this, it's about Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu. You said before that you had a way to find them, but what is that way?"

The third brother's family quickly handed the chicken to Yunling, saying with a smile:

"Ling-jie, this is a chicken we just bought from the Guan family. It's a token of our appreciation from both families. Please accept it."

"Is this chicken a gift?"

"Yes, Uncle Guan said this chicken is the best one in his pen. Ling-jie can stew it to nourish her body."

Yunling looked at the chicken and realized it didn't seem to be the most beautiful one in the pen. However, given the eldest son's temperament, it would have taken a lot of clenching of his teeth to make the decision to buy such a chicken.

Therefore, he said with a smile:

"If this was given away as a gift, then it was given to the wrong person. I'm not the one who can find out about Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu..."

The two were slightly taken aback, carefully recalling the scene of the negotiation that day. Before long, they thought of Gangzi. Gangzi had mentioned that he was the one who came up with the idea, but wasn't Gangzi this person's subordinate? Asking Gangzi was the same as asking her.

The second son's family immediately adopted a pitiful tone.

“Ling’er, ever since Xiao Wu died, I have had nightmares every night. I dream that Xiao Wu is being beaten and scolded, and he is living a life worse than death. He resents me and blames me for not saving him. He cries so hard, it’s like a knife stabbing into my chest.”

“Ling’er, I know that you are still unmarried and haven’t met anyone yet, so it’s hard for you to understand the feelings of missing your child. But think about your mother. How heartbroken she was when you were abducted by human traffickers. Then look at me, and you’ll understand.”

Yun Ruoxia clicked her tongue again at just the right moment.

"The reason why Ling'er was abducted by human traffickers back then was really thanks to Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu quite a bit."

Yun Ruoxia's jarring words instantly wiped away the sadness that had been building up around them, and the second and third sons' families almost lost their composure.

They must have done something utterly unforgivable to be able to run into Yun Ruoxia, that shrew, every time they came up the mountain. It was truly agonizing.

"My dear sisters-in-law, what I was saying earlier was that the person who can find out about Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu is not me, but this second aunt of the Yun family standing behind you, who is also my aunt. You can ask her for help, and if you have anything to give, you can give it to her as well."

Yun Ruoxia was stunned, and the second and third sons were even more stunned. They never expected that the person they least wanted to see was the person they were looking for. Who would believe that?

"Ling-jie, is everything you said true?"

"I wouldn't gain anything by lying to you. I met Mr. He when I went to Qingcheng to do business. But as you know, the distance between Qingcheng and Pingcheng is not something you can reach in a day or two."

“But I might go to Qingcheng to buy materials whenever I’m short of them in business. So I found a contact in Pingcheng who was in Qingcheng to help me and Mr. He negotiate. This person was quite familiar with the He family. He was my aunt’s future husband, Qing Ge’er.”

After Yun Ruoxia suddenly realized what was going on, her face was full of smugness. She couldn't wait to see the two of them change. They had come up the mountain twice, and both times they had seen her as if they had seen a ghost, wishing they could turn around and leave. But now they knew that only she could help them...

The third sister's face immediately turned pale and then purple. She was extremely embarrassed. This was the first time she had tried to snatch the cured meat back from Yun Ruoxia, and she had even spoken somewhat rudely...