Village Chief Shi from Xin San Village led the first group of villagers to Pinghe Village via a side path. This time, their village split into three groups to come from the side path. In order not to alert the enemy, they all had to reach Pinghe Village before dark, because if they used torches at night, the enemy might notice them.

"Please make do with yourselves at the village entrance or square today." Yun Xun was in charge of making special arrangements for the people from Xin San Village this time.

"We feel safer here in your village than to have to trouble you again." Village Chief Shi and the others weren't ungrateful; they knew that Pinghe Village had asked them to move here for their safety.

Before coming here, Village Chief Shi had repeatedly told the villagers of Xin San Village not to wander around when they arrived in Pinghe Village. So, although the people who came with him were very curious and looked around, no one strayed from the group.

They had barely settled in when Si Zhengwei arrived with the second group.

As soon as Huang Yun entered Pinghe Village, she began to look around. She had heard the villagers say that the environment in Pinghe Village was many times better than theirs. At that time, she thought that these people were exaggerating. After all, in her opinion, where could there be such a good living environment after a major disaster?

Now that she had seen it with her own eyes, her eyes immediately turned red with jealousy.

Seeing that Pinghe Village had led them to an open square and made them rest in the open air, they immediately felt dissatisfied.

She whispered to her youngest son, "Didn't you go to your older brother's house? Where do they live? We're in-laws, after all. Since you're here, they should at least show us some hospitality."

Si Liang dared not take the bait. His father had repeatedly told the two brothers not to bother their older brother when they had nothing to do, let alone bring their mother to visit.

He shook his head. "The village chief said before that everyone should not act on their own. Besides, we are all in the village together. Under these circumstances, it is better for everyone to gather together."

“You’re so stubborn! Do you think I’m doing this for myself? Look how nicely they build their houses. We should go and see them sometime, and then we can build our house like that. Besides, our in-laws are visiting, so we should at least treat them well. Otherwise, our whole family will just be eating those dry wild vegetable dumplings tonight.”

When Huang Yun saw the villagers of Xin San Village starting to sit on the ground in a haphazard manner, and some even taking off their shoes and picking their toes, he couldn't help but turn his head to the side.

Si Liang didn't know how to answer his mother, but he saw his older brother tidying up the makeshift stove next to him, so he quickly ran over to help.

Seeing his son slip away right under his nose, Huang Yun cursed inwardly, "Idiot."

Liu Xiaoli saw her standing there in a daze from afar, so she greeted her mother-in-law and walked over to her.

"Sister Yun, why are you standing here in a daze? Can't find a place to stay? Why don't you come with us?" Liu Xiaoli pointed in the direction of her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law looked over and nodded to them. Huang Yun quickly raised her hand in response.

"No need, my son Ming is getting ready. We can make do here for a bit," Huang Yun said, pointing to the two brothers, Si Ming and Si Liang, not far away.

"Sister Yun, you're so lucky. Look how capable your sons, Ming and Liang, are. Our whole family depends on me and my mother-in-law. If I hadn't injured my foot, I wouldn't have had time to come and say hello to you." Liu Xiaoli was truly envious of Huang Yun at this moment. Her own daughter and son were usually spoiled rotten, and she or her mother-in-law usually handled the household affairs.

"At least your mother-in-law is quite capable. Look how nimble she is; she tidied up so much in no time."

“When I first entered the village, I thought you would probably stay at Village Chief Si’s house for the day, but I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“You know our old man, he’s the village accountant now, so he can’t leave here. Besides, these are very special times, so it’s even more inconvenient for him to visit us.” Huang Yun usually cares a lot about saving face, so he would definitely say something nice at this time.

Liu Xiaoli was inwardly unconvinced, but she still flattered her, "Our village is so lucky to have village officials like Accountant Si. But Accountant Si can stay here by himself. You can take Si Ming and Si Liang out for a visit. I heard that Village Chief Si's family has a pair of adorable twins."

Huang Yun now harbors a deep hatred for the Si Cheng family and would never think of any twins, but she also doesn't want to stay here and continue listening to Liu Xiaoli keep mentioning the Si Cheng family.

“I’ll go check on Amin and the others. They haven’t even finished cleaning the stove in so long. This guy is unreliable. I’m really worried about him. We can continue our conversation when we have more time.” Huang Yun said this and walked quickly toward his two sons without waiting for Liu Xiaoli’s reaction.

Liu Xiaoli was somewhat surprised to see Huang Yun leave him there like that. It seemed that her probing earlier had made Huang Yun uncomfortable, and that her conflict with Village Chief Si was deeper than she had imagined.

"How did it go? Will they go to Village Chief Si's house?" Her mother-in-law asked as soon as she saw Liu Xiaoli return.

"Probably not, both of his sons are cleaning up the stove. It seems their relationship is definitely strained." Liu Xiaoli couldn't get any more advantage from Huang Yun, and feeling embarrassed to just sit there doing nothing, she quickly squatted down to help her mother-in-law tidy up some light items.

"That's why I say there's not a single good stepmother in this world. They're not your own children, so how can they treat you with their whole heart? You should always have your first wife." After saying this, Liu Xiaoli's mother-in-law gave her father-in-law a sidelong glance. Liu Xiaoli guessed that something must have happened between the two of them, and her eyes kept darting back and forth between her father-in-law and mother-in-law.

"Speak properly, why are you looking at me like that?" His father-in-law scolded his wife impatiently when he saw her looking at them with a probing gaze.

Perhaps feeling that the elderly couple had just put on a show for their daughter-in-law, they quickly changed the subject.

"It's a pity. If they had a better relationship with Village Chief Si, they wouldn't have to squeeze in here with us. When they go to the Si family's house for a feast, they certainly won't forget you." She knew that since her daughter-in-law was injured, she had been getting a lot of food from Huang Yun, and her family had even gotten to eat millet porridge once.

Liu Xiaoli was also somewhat disappointed, and Huang Yun had rarely brought her food in the past few days, probably because he felt that his wounds had healed enough and he no longer needed it.