Upon hearing this, Yun Xingfei didn't think twice. He casually took off his long robe and handed it to Xiaoyue, who was standing in front of him. Seeing that Xiaoyue didn't turn around and was covering her front with her hand, he draped the robe over her without any thought.

Xiaoyue turned around to stop him, but it was too late. She could only sigh helplessly, pull at her clothes that were still on the ground, lower her head, and walk to the bed. She calmly said to Yun Xingfei, "Just find me some clothes for working in the countryside. I can't wear this shirt."

When Xiaoyue looked up, all that was left was his pale white undergarment. His bright, peach-blossom eyes had dimmed, the corners of his eyes were upturned, his lips were full, and the corners of his mouth were pouting. He looked as aggrieved as a stray puppy. Xiaoyue's heart skipped a beat for no reason, so she turned her head away and stopped looking at him.

Yun Xingfei stood there, like a little devil caught doing something wrong by an adult. He wanted to get close to Xiaoyue, but was afraid of making her angry. He couldn't bear not to get close to her. His thoughts were in turmoil, and he finally stammered:

"Um... wait a moment, Yun San will bring the clothes soon. I'll go to my room to change and then come back."

Before Yun Xingfei returned, Yun San arrived at the guest room. Seeing that Xiaoyue was alone, he quickly threw her clothes. Xiaoyue looked up and was stunned. Wasn't this the tanned man she had met on the hillside?

Before Xiaoyue could react, the man leaped into the house, grabbed her by the neck with one hand, and whispered, "If you tell us what happened on the mountain, today is your death day." His eyes glared fiercely at Xiaoyue.

Xiaoyue nodded.

Seeing that Xiaoyue nodded, Yun San let go of her hand, picked up the clothes that had been thrown on the couch, and said to the window, "Miss, please change your clothes."

After saying that, Yun San jumped out of the window into the courtyard and said to Yun Xingfei, "Young master, I found the young lady's clothes and took them in just now. She's probably changing her clothes now."

Xiaoyue then heard Yun Xingfei laugh and say to Yun San, "Well done, it seems you've caught up with the wind again."

“Yes, that was sent back to you by the Marquis from the army,” Yun San replied.

"Shouldn't you be back in the army by now?" Yun Xingfei asked casually.

Xiaoyue changed her clothes and came out of the house. She glanced at the two of them, picked up a bag of clothes that Yun Xingfei had torn, and said to Yun Xingfei, "Young Master Yun, I've taken the clothes, consider it compensation. I've also taken the torn clothes; leaving them here is too much trouble to even throw away."

As Xiaoyue spoke, she walked out of the gate. Yun Xingfei ran after her and hurriedly stopped her, saying urgently, "I'll take you home. If you take the main road, you'll have to walk through three villages and more than six miles to get to the Ge family. Go up from Xiao Ma Hu Tou, then up to Da Ma Hu Tou, then down to the bottom, and walk another two miles to reach Ge Family Village."

"It's the place where you hang your blankets to dry." Yun Xingfei smiled sheepishly; it was the place where he had extorted money from Xiaoyue.

“We can go down the mountain. I’ll ride a horse with you so we can get home faster. I guarantee we’ll be home before dark,” Yun Xingfei said confidently.

Xiaoyue still refused. She and Yun Xingfei were from two different worlds, and she didn't want to get too close to him.

...

Fortunately, it was a full moon today, and the moonlight made the road look dusty. Occasionally, a dog would bark. Xiaoyue, who was carrying a stick, didn't seem hungry. She walked and ran for about 15 minutes before finally reaching the village entrance.

When Xiaoyue arrived in the village, she ran to Old Man Ge's courtyard first. She couldn't find the silver at night, so she hurriedly went to the main room to see Ge Erping.

Ge Erping had just run back, and the whole family surrounded him, asking him all sorts of questions. No one asked about Xiaoyue. When Xiaoyue got to the kitchen, she found there was no food left. She found the basket where she usually kept the eggs, which contained twenty eggs. Xiaoyue carried them all inside and cooked them together.

After cooking, Xiaoyue peeled all the eggs and put them on a plate. She ate them with Lu Xiaomei and Xiaodouding. All three of them ate them. Xiaodouding looked at Xiaoyue and smiled. Xiaoyue rubbed Xiaodouding's head and asked, "Didn't you have any food today?"

Little Bean nodded, and Xiaoyue hugged him tightly to warm him up. After eating, Xiaoyue had more energy.

Xiaoyue put the little boy down, said something to Lu Xiaomei, and went to the upper courtyard.

She kicked open the door to the main room and shouted angrily, "Ge Erping, you come out here! You scoundrel, I'll beat you to death today!"

Xiaoyue kicked open the door to the inner room again, her voice filled with rage. "You ran back here. If it weren't for me saving you, that tall guy would have already ruined your reputation."

"If I hadn't saved you, would I have been chased around like that tall guy? I haven't eaten all day, and none of you even thought to leave me a bite to eat."

"Fine, I'm an outsider, I'm not worthy, but Little Bean is only four years old, she has a mother lying on the kang (heated brick bed), and she's a child of the Ge family, you haven't given her a single bite to eat in a single day."

Xiaoyue grew angrier and angrier, so she grabbed a broom from the kang (a heated brick bed) and started banging it against the edge to vent her anger, all the while cursing:

"Old and young, don't you have any conscience? Heaven is watching what people do. There are gods three feet above your heads. Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning and killed?" Xiaoyue became angrier as she spoke.

The aroma of food still lingered in the room. Old Man Ge sat cross-legged on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) smoking, seemingly indifferent to everything. Old Mrs. Ge leaned against the wall at the head of the kang, eating pumpkin seeds with Ge Erping.

Xiaoyue flung the pumpkin seeds to the ground. Seeing several potted plants on the ground, she picked up a broom and smashed them to pieces, cursing as she did so.

“No one in your Ge family is any good. Neither your mother nor your daughter is kind-hearted. Ge Erping, remember this: unless I’m no longer in the Ge family, I’ll ruin every single blind date you go on.”

"Shut up." Old Man Ge couldn't listen anymore.

Little did Old Man Ge know that Xiaoyue was remembering her past life. She had devoted herself to this family, sacrificing her best years at the age of thirty. How could Xiaoyue not hate?

"You think I'd shut up just because you told me to? When those two thugs were robbing us, why didn't you tell them to shut up? What were you doing when your daughter was so scared she wet her pants? Who went to rescue her? You saved a thankless wretch. I might as well have run away myself," Xiaoyue said angrily.

"Who sent me and your daughter to town? Your daughter ran back, didn't she know that someone hadn't returned yet?" Getting angrier as she spoke, Xiaoyue jumped onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and started hitting Ge Erping.

"You ungrateful wretch! Anyone who marries you will be a troublemaker!" After throwing a few punches, Ge Erping felt much calmer.

After finishing beating Ge Erping, he saw scissors in the sewing basket on the kang (a heated brick bed), so he picked them up and went to the yard to get a basket, a sickle, and a rope, as well as five potatoes in the basket.

Back at the half-built house, it was dark inside. She gathered a few pieces of firewood and lit a tinderbox. There was still half a bottle of water in the gourd, which Xiaoyue drank in one gulp.

Under the firelight, Xiaoyue began to ponder that the mountain to the south had already finished stringing together the hemp stalks. She decided to leave a large window on the south side as well. Standing on the wooden bed, Xiaoyue took scissors and began to cut the bottom and sides. Then, she used a knife at the top of the window to cut the wooden stick in half, leaving one half.

This is how you create a window by supporting it with tree branches.

The next morning, before Xiaoyue even got up, Grandma Ge arrived at Xiaoyue's door.