Yunling's first objection was that the bees would abscond. She added the foundation appropriately, and the bees were able to survive both summer and winter without being overburdened. The queen bee was also there, so why would they run away?

So it's highly likely she was caught, but who would catch her bees, and who even knew she kept bees?

Yunling ran out the door and looked down, finding many dead bees near the alley entrance. The main house was not far away; this must be their doing.

When did they discover that she kept bees?

Yunling was puzzled and didn't leave. She just stood there. When it got dark, Liu pulled Yun Da along in high spirits, but as soon as they went out, she spotted Yunling and quickly retreated back into the house.

But the bamboo poles and bags they were collecting didn't escape Yunling's eyes. Such long bamboo poles and such big bags—if another wave of theft happened today, she'd be out of a job.

Yunling felt a surge of anger; she desperately wanted to beat these two shameless villains to a pulp to vent her rage. Yun Ruoxia shared the same thought.

Yun Ruoxia slammed her hand on the table and stood up angrily. She was counting on these bees to make her rich, and she couldn't tolerate those filthy old bastards ruining things. "Do they really think we're pushovers? I'm going to go and tear their faces off right now."

"Did you catch them on the spot? If not, wouldn't your shouting make our beekeeping a public spectacle?"

Old Lady Yun certainly wanted to give Liu a good beating, but once that barrier was broken, given Liu's behavior, she would definitely make a scene everywhere, and then the situation would probably get out of control.

"So we do nothing and let them steal from us every day. The bees are almost gone, so what's the point of raising them?"

Yun Ruoxia's words silenced the entire family.

It's obvious that the eldest son wants to learn beekeeping from them, but knowing their nature, if they can't succeed themselves, they'll definitely be jealous of others' success and cause a fight to the death.

If it were just their family, it would be fine, but if other villagers were also incited by them to steal bees every day, then they really wouldn't be able to keep their bees.

"Why don't we all move to the city? We have money now, and ways to make money. Why worry about not living well? Besides, we can get away from those vile insects. Why not?"

"Xia-jie is right. We can buy a big yard, and then we can plant whatever we want and raise whatever we want. What do you think, Ling-jie?"

Yunling had no objection, but just as Yun's mother was about to make a decision, Yun Shenghua poured cold water on her, saying, "The boss said that the front line has already started fighting. It's uncertain whether we'll win or lose this battle. Leaving a piece of land will at least ensure we have food to eat, and leaving some money means we can escape whenever we want."

That makes a lot of sense. The city may be nice, but once the city gates are closed, we're like turtles in a jar. Where is there any safety like a village where we can escape to anywhere?

The whole family fell silent. Faced with life and death, beekeeping was undoubtedly a trivial matter, and in the end, it was left unresolved.

Yunling, however, didn't have so many worries. Whether it was war or raining knives, life had to go on. So every day at dusk, she would take Xiaobai and Dahei for a stroll at the alley entrance.

Seeing this, Liu dared not act rashly, but she was unwilling to just watch that wretched woman Pan make money. "Husband, we can't let them climb over our heads and act like bullies. We can't let them raise these bees."

Yun Da nodded in agreement. He didn't want others to know that he was inferior to the third brother. A dark thought came to his mind: it's just bees. If he could find some hornets and throw them into the shed, the bees would naturally not be able to be raised before they could even disturb them.

When Liu learned of Yun Da's idea, she was overjoyed. The next day, she and Yun Da went up the mountain to look for a hornet's nest. After failing to find one, they went to the city to inquire about where to buy hornets. After several days of back and forth, they finally bought a well-wrapped hornet's nest from an old man.

According to his father-in-law, the hornet's nest was only found this morning. He repeatedly told them to use mugwort to fumigate it after they got home before removing the outer cover to prevent being stung by the hornets. He also said that the hornets were very fierce and would not show any mercy when they stung.

Yun Da and Liu were even happier when they heard this. They wanted the wasps to be fierce and the bees to die.

At night, the two of them carried the hornet's nest and tiptoed to the alley entrance. They quickly cut the material attached to the nest and were about to throw it up when suddenly a "meow!" came from above. The big black hornet's bright eyes widened in fright, and Yun Da and Liu Shi ran home in a panic.

Yunling was startled awake by Dahei's shout. She then heard an unusual buzzing sound and quickly ran outside in her slippers. There she saw wasps buzzing as they tried to attack her beehive.

Yunling immediately used her superpower to intercept, pushing off with her feet and grabbing with her hands to climb the wall. The hornet's nest below came into her view. This person is really heartless. Since he likes to act like a jerk, he shouldn't blame her for being ruthless.

Yunling extracted the scents of Liu Shi and Yun Da from the hornet's nest, then passed them to the hornets, and with a flick of her hand, sent them to the main house.

Just as Yun Da and Liu Shi were recovering from their shock and were secretly pleased that they had left the wasp nest there, they were stung on the hand, then on the face and neck. The pain drove them crazy, but since it was dark and they couldn't see the wasps, they could only wave their hands wildly to dodge, touching the tails of many wasps, which made the stings even worse.

"ah!"

"Ahh!"

"Aaaaaah, help me!!!"

When Yun Dazhuang and Lian Shi ran out with candles lit, they saw Yun Da and Liu Shi lying unconscious on the ground, their bodies covered in red and swollen marks. They were so frightened that they backed away repeatedly. Without daring to delay, they immediately woke up Yun Erzhuang and Yun Sanzhuang, and used bamboo poles to make a platform to lift the two of them and carry them into the city.

Sitting on the wall, holding Dahei, Yunling watched the group's hurried backs without feeling any emotion. As the saying goes, those who do evil will not live, and they deserve to die.

After that night, the eldest son's family was preoccupied with their own affairs, but Yunling didn't slack off either. After all, the combs she had taken out of the beehives earlier hadn't been processed yet. These combs couldn't be stored for long, and she had originally planned to scrape off the honey before using them.

However, because of Liu and Yun Da's meddling, she had to take time to deal with them and missed a good opportunity to attract bees. Moreover, since they knew she kept bees, she dared not go up the mountain to attract bees easily. Therefore, Yun Ling planned to cut up the comb and sell it.

Upon hearing that it was for sale, Yun Ruoxia perked up. "Ling-jie, how about we use glass jars to store it? This honeycomb is so pretty, with holes and colors. People will want to buy it as soon as they see it."

"Moreover, if we package it ourselves, we can get a higher price when we sell it to the Lu Family Trading Company. I saw that the dried tangerine peels on the shelves in the trading company are all packaged in glass jars. Uncle Cao said that they are priced high. Why don't we learn from them?"

"After all, it's better to earn the money yourself than to make a profit from the price difference with others."