Xiao Yanyue's face stiffened at being called "sister," but she couldn't refute it, so she could only silently stroke the big fluffy ball in her arms a couple of times without saying a word.

"Is there anything else you want to buy? If not, let's go back. They should have taken care of it by now," Shen Xingmian suggested.

"Um!"

"good!"

Instead of returning the way they came, the four of them took a long detour with great caution, and only returned to the mansion after confirming that no one was following them.

Without knocking, Shen Zheng climbed over the wall, unlatched the door from the inside, and let the other three in.

After the door closed, Shen Xingmian said happily, "When we grow up, we'll still act together. By then, with the tacit understanding we've cultivated over the years, we'll definitely be able to understand each other with just a glance. That would be so cool!"

Although they didn't understand what "that's so cool" meant, just thinking about the scene she described made the other three of them feel excited.

Having someone you can completely trust is one of the greatest blessings in life.

When we got home, although we didn't hear how the person had handled it, we could tell from the adults' normal expressions that it had been resolved.

The adults were somewhat surprised that the children had brought back a tiger cub after only a short time outside, and it was a rare white tiger cub at that.

Everyone liked it and gathered around to play with the little thing.

While they were playing with the tiger cubs, Shen Yunting pulled her daughter into a room, explaining as they went:

"This man is such a miser! He probably thinks it's too far to keep the silver in the storeroom, so he keeps it all in his room. When you lift up the wooden board on the bed, you can see neatly stacked silver ingots and a few gold bars underneath."

They're so rich, yet they're reluctant to spend their money on food and luxuries. Upon inquiry, it turns out they all swindled money from outsiders. When they can't get any more, they eat the worst food possible. Truly a rare sight indeed, tsk tsk.

"Also, I've inquired about it. The family of three who were murdered has no one else left in their home. Otherwise, with this money, we could have used it to compensate their family. Sigh."

Shen Xingmian nodded in agreement: "Indeed, I don't feel comfortable taking this money. I should compensate that family. Sigh..."

This man's death is no loss; leave some silver for his three concubines. With them guarding this courtyard, they'll have a way to survive for the rest of their lives.

"Okay, sure."

“Leave each of them a hundred taels, plus this house, that should be enough for them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives. As for the rest, we can use it to help those in need. If we leave it all in our space, wouldn’t we be just like that miser?”

Shen Yunting couldn't agree more. She had always dreamed of wandering the world and upholding justice, but she had been unable to realize it while serving in the army.

Unexpectedly, being exiled after having his home raided and becoming a fugitive brought him closer to realizing his dream.

This is all thanks to her precious daughter.

She bent down, picked up her daughter, and kissed her soft cheeks twice, encouraging her:

"My dear, you have the same idea as your mother. In the future, if we encounter someone in need, we'll help them out a little, but we won't help ungrateful people!"

Hearing her mother's suddenly fierce tone, Shen Xingmian knew there was a story behind it, and quickly asked, "Mother, have you ever encountered an ungrateful person before? Tell me quickly, so that I won't be unable to judge people well in the future and encounter one too!"

Shen Yunting gently kissed her daughter's grayish-white forehead.

The reason they look "gray" is because Shen Xingmian applied a dark shade of foundation to everyone in her family, making them all look dull and inconspicuous in a crowd.

It is an excellent form of camouflage.

"Sigh, it's an old story from years ago, I'm too lazy to bring it up again. But my dear, you should learn from your dad so you won't get scammed."

Before your father, your mother was taken advantage of by her best friends. But after meeting your father, all those scoundrels were dealt with by him in just a few words.

Seeing her mother's proud and honored expression, Shen Xingmian's admiration for her father grew even stronger.

My mother's personality, to put it nicely, is upright and honest; to put it bluntly, she's a little naive and easily fooled.

It seems that her father must have gone to great lengths to purge the ill-intentioned people around her.

But now things are better. Those people know that their family has fallen on hard times, so they've long since run far away and will never stick around again.

"Mother, shall we stay here for the night, or continue on our way?"

Their original plan was to find an inn to stay in for the night, since it would be difficult to find such a comfortable place to sleep again on the road ahead.

But after what happened with this man, I thought it was better to avoid trouble and leave as soon as possible.

"Your maternal grandfather and your father discussed that it would be better to leave. After all, they killed someone, and they don't know if the servants will report it to the authorities when they wake up. If there is any slip-up, it will be very troublesome."

Shen Xingmian nodded: "Okay, anyway, we bought a lot of food and tiger cubs, so it's quite a haul. We won't lose out if we leave. Oh, and there's so much silver under the bed. We've made a killing."

Shen Yun smacked her lips and sighed somewhat bewilderedly: "Sigh, I've been receiving too many good things with my baby lately. My concept of money is almost changing. I feel like I can have everything without having to work hard. That's not good, and it's not right."

Once we reach the North, we'll have to find something to do; we can't just sit around and do nothing.

"Haha, as expected of Mother, your awareness is truly high~" Shen Xingmian quickly praised with a smile.

"Oh, Mom is serious. You also need to keep an eye on the others, especially the children. We can't let them think they can have everything with a wave of their hand. We can't let them ruin the children, or our family will be finished."

Shen Xingmian shook her head vigorously: "Of course not, I've been paying extra attention to that. Otherwise, why would I bring everyone here to sell wolves? It's all to let them experience how hard it is to make money. Mother, don't worry."

Thinking about it, that makes sense. My daughter is trying her best to avoid that situation from happening. Well, I won't worry about it anymore.

They didn't touch anything else in the courtyard. The cart was put back into their spatial storage, but the thing covered with thatch on top had changed from a wolf carcass to a human corpse.

After each person bought what they needed, they quickly left the city and only set off again in a distant place.

Once they reached a sparsely populated area, Shen Xingmian disposed of the body. She had initially decided that it wasn't an important person and wanted to leave it alone, but then she felt it wouldn't be good to frighten passersby.

Finally, he poured some kerosene on it and lit it. Looking at the blazing flames, Shen Xingmian thought that the family of three who died unjustly could finally rest in peace.

After burning to ashes and extinguishing the fire, they set off again.