When Yun Ruochun returned to the Yun family, she saw that her parents, Old Mother and Old Father, were crying uncontrollably and embracing each other tightly.

Qin Yu, holding their child Xiao An, greeted everyone one by one. Then, Zhang Shi snatched the candy from him and teased him. Yun Ling looked at Yun Ruochun and Qin Yu, and for some reason, suddenly felt that they seemed like adults. So, she respectfully greeted Qin Yu.

"Uncle."

Qin Yu patted his pockets left and right, but found no candy. He then snatched the candy that Xiao An had managed to get and handed it to Yun Ling, which made everyone laugh.

Old Lady Yun couldn't laugh. She released Yun Ruochun's embrace and asked with tears in her eyes:

"You've suffered in Pingcheng, haven't you? Have those rebels caused you any harm?"

Yun Ruochun took the handkerchief handed to her by Tang Ling and began to tell her story.

It turned out that when the bandits broke in that day, their first stop was the Qin family. They sat in Master Qin's seat, extremely arrogant, determined to make Master Qin their slave and humiliate him, and then intended to harm the Qin family members.

Qin Yu wanted to fight back, but he was no match for her. Yun Ruochun couldn't stand it, so she dressed in men's clothing, grabbed a long spear from the barracks, and smashed a large rock to pieces.

This scene terrified the bandits, who, unsure of Yun Ruochun's strength, dared not make any rash moves.

At this moment, Chief Constable Huang hurriedly summoned his constables to protect Master Qin and Madam Hu, creating a stalemate. Less than a day later, the rioters were raiding the dining hall, stealing food.

Hu changed into the old man's clothes and secretly went to the dining hall to mix the lead powder used for makeup into their food and soup.

This action directly led to the death of most of them from lead poisoning, while the remaining few were also disoriented and were kicked out by Yun Ruochun and Huang the constable. From then on, the gate of the county government was guarded, and the thieves outside dared not make any rash moves.

Later, the rebels were brought under control, Pingcheng was stabilized, Yun Ruochun was commended, and at the same time she discovered that she was pregnant, and life gradually got better.

Although Yun Ruochun's words were concise, they still conveyed the danger and unease involved. Upon hearing this, Old Lady Yun hugged Yun Ruochun tightly again.

**

Before they knew it, it was April 7th. Gangzi and Chen Jie led their brothers to Lujiapu early in the morning. That night, Zhang Shi and Yun Laoniang came to Yunling's room. Zhang Shi cried before she even spoke, making the atmosphere in the room heavy and uncomfortable.

Yunling pulled Zhang's hand and teased:

"Mother, maybe I shouldn't get married. Anyway, there's nothing good about getting married."

"Pah, pah, pah! You're such a grown man, and you still just talk nonsense."

Zhang sat down on the edge of the bed, held Yunling's hand, and tears streamed down her face.

"Mother is reluctant to part with you. Mother always felt that you were still such a tiny little thing, and suddenly you've grown up and are going to get married. Mother wasn't prepared at all."

Yunling's tears also came. Fragments of her time travel kept replaying in her mind: Zhang Shi bathing her, combing her hair, and so many moments they spent together. Although she was not her biological mother, she was better than a biological mother.

"Alright, stop crying. If you cry your eyes out like rotten peaches, you won't be able to put on makeup tomorrow, and you won't look good."

"Grandma."

Yunling hugged Grandma Yun. She had many unforgettable memories with this stubborn but soft-hearted old lady, and she liked her very much.

When Grandma Yun was hugged like that, tears welled up in her eyes.

"You good-for-nothing, once you're married, you can't be as willful and reckless as you are at home. You can't take Huai-ge'er for granted just because he loves you. When the two of them are in love, seeing each other is always the best thing."

"If you get married and spend a lot of time together, the love will inevitably turn into family affection, and it will become a little bland. Sometimes there will be arguments. Don't be unforgiving, don't be too strong-willed, and learn to pamper him a little, understand?"

"Of course, if he does something really wrong, or if he's flirting with other women outside, we're not afraid of him. At worst, we'll just break up and he can come home anytime. But before that, you have to take good care of yourself, understand?"

Yunling nodded repeatedly.

"I know."

Immediately, the three of them huddled together, their cries sounding like a funeral dirge to those outside.

After crying herself to sleep, Zhang took out a booklet and started talking to Yunling about sexual matters between men and women. Yunling's mother would also offer some pointers from time to time. The more they talked, the more embarrassed they became, but Yunling didn't react at all. Yunling was as calm as if they were telling her a story about a little white rabbit.

This made Zhang Shi and Granny Yun somewhat uneasy, and they couldn't help but ask:

"Ling-jie, is there something you don't understand?"

"No, it just didn't feel very exciting."

Zhang Shi and Old Lady Yun's lips twitched instantly. When they had told Yun Ruochun and Yun Ruoxia about it earlier, the two girls were extremely embarrassed and kept telling them to stop talking about it, but Yun Ling remained incredibly calm.

It's likely that this young man originally intended to do business selling bras and panties, and given his previous dealings with brothels, he might have encountered even more formidable establishments.

Compared to this, their booklet seemed a bit... Zhang quickly put the booklet into Yunling's box and stopped thinking about it. She wanted to stay with Yunling longer, but Yun Ruoxia and Yun Chu, who had been out, had returned today, and she needed to give them some time to talk, so she left.

As soon as Zhang and Granny Yun left, the three people who had been waiting outside rushed in, then plopped down on the bed, looking quite content.

Yun Ruochun said:

"Thinking back to the beginning, the four of us slept in the same bed, but back then it was just to keep each other warm. Now, some are married, and some have their own careers. It's wonderful. I am so grateful to Sister Ling. Without Sister Ling, I wouldn't be where I am today."

Yunling asked, puzzled:

"What does this have to do with me? It's something I achieved through my own hard work."

"My husband told me everything. If it weren't for your strong encouragement and persuasion, I wouldn't have been able to become a female constable. And the reason you sent me to school with Sister Chu was to help me understand things and better interact with others. And then there's the dowry..."

"As for the dowry, didn't my aunt buy me two houses in Yuecheng?"

Yun Ruoxia interrupted:

"I also have to thank Sister Ling. If it weren't for her doing business, I wouldn't have met Qinglang. Now she has given me 'Zhaoyeqing' and given me a way to get rich and become a big boss. I am really grateful."

Yun Chu quickly echoed:

“Lingniang is also my great benefactor. She taught me to recognize medicinal herbs, sent me to school, and taught me to bravely face myself. If it weren’t for her, how could I have followed my senior brother to travel around practicing medicine and helping people?”