The clan chief's wife cursed, "Those two ungrateful wretches! We give them some food, and they complain there's no meat or salt. We feed them properly, and they still steal our money and run away. If you ask me, that mother and daughter deserve to starve to death!"

A woman standing nearby said, "That's right, we kindly gave them a bowl of porridge, and they spat it out at my doorstep. If people like that don't starve, who will?"

Before Yun Ermei could say anything, a figure lunged at her from the side, shouting, "It was you who killed my Er Gouzi! You'll pay for my man's life!"

Xiao Youran was startled and nimbly hid behind her mother.

Madam Su also shielded her daughter, looking warily at the ragged woman. "Who are you?!"

The clan chief's wife's face changed drastically upon seeing this, and she immediately ordered her two daughters-in-law to pull the woman away, "Drag this woman from the Hua family out, drag her out now!"

Two women stepped forward, grabbing one of them and the other by the other's hands, and dragged her away. The woman cried out in anguish, "You little witch, give me back my man's life! You cursed him to death!"

Upon hearing the word "curse," Xiao Youran suddenly realized who this person was and peeked out from behind her mother, "Could it be... that Aunt Hua's sister-in-law?"

Su immediately shouted "Stop!" and ordered the two men to put the woman down.

The woman crawled up to Madam Su and Xiao Youran, crying and pleading, "Yes, I am Aunt Hua's sister-in-law. My husband was cursed by you last year and really starved to death. Oh no, he died of poverty. Please, please spare our family!"

Madam Su immediately spat, "Where did this crazy woman come from! What nonsense are you spouting?! My little Youran is an innocent and adorable little darling, how could she possibly know any such witchcraft or curses?"

Yun Manyan naturally stepped forward and said, "What do you mean by dying of poverty? What does that have to do with my little Fu Bao? Your man is incompetent at making money, so he deserves to die of poverty and starvation! Does that mean everyone who starves to death in this world should blame my little Fu Bao?"

The clan chief's wife winked at her two daughters-in-law, "They're really desperate for money, quickly drag her away!"

Little Youran stopped her, saying, "Grandma, Madam Chief, please wait a moment. We need to find out if this is true or false. Otherwise, how can my little lucky charm be recognized as a little demoness?"

After saying that, she winked playfully at the clan chief's wife.

The clan chief's wife knew what kind of mischievous idea this little devil was up to, so she could only helplessly shrug and say, "Hua family, your man starved to death on his own, it really has nothing to do with Xiao Youran. Besides, if you hadn't encouraged your man to extort money from Xiao Youran and her daughter, would he have ended up in such a predicament?"

A hint of guilt flashed across the woman's face.

She had been instigated by that woman, knowing that the Su mother and daughter were incredibly wealthy. She figured that if her husband had the story of Aunt Hua and her two children's tragic deaths at the hands of that vixen, he could force the Su family to pay him off. But to her surprise, her husband only asked for 30 taels of silver, and not only did the Su mother and daughter refuse, they also cursed him to death!

Ever since her husband returned home from the county, they had become poorer day by day, and in the end, he starved to death.

Fortunately, she had secretly hidden two steamed buns, otherwise she and her two children would have starved to death.

Before he died, the man told her that the Su family's little Lucky Baby was a little vixen; her words were like magic, everything she said came true. Good things came true, and so did curses! She had to find a chance to extort him; otherwise, she would be doing him a disservice for his cursed death.

So when she heard that the Duke of Yun had returned to his hometown in glory, bringing Su and her daughter with him, she immediately ran over.

Thinking of her two young children at home, she suddenly felt more confident and puffed out her chest, saying, "It was wrong of me to send my husband to extort money from them that day, but this little vixen shouldn't have cursed my husband to death!"

Xiao Youran blinked curiously and asked, "May I ask, ma'am, how did your husband die?"

"You cursed my man that day, saying he would die poor!"

"Oh, so did he end up dying of poverty?"

"I'm so poor!"

How exactly do you die of poverty?

"The family had no money at all, no money to buy food, and they eventually starved to death!"

Xiao Youran left, then came out and looked at her fingers, suddenly realizing, "Since you said he starved to death, how could he have died of poverty?"

The woman choked, "Isn't starving to death simply because of poverty and lack of money to buy food?"

"But he ultimately died of starvation. Starvation is not the same as dying of poverty! Clan Chief's wife, Grandma, don't you agree?"

The clan chief's wife and her several wives all burst out laughing, echoing, "Starving to death is certainly not the same as dying of poverty!"

Madam Su understood what Xiao Youran meant and sneered, "Can dying of starvation due to lack of money be simply attributed to poverty? There are so many things you can't do without money. Without money, you can't buy clothes and might freeze to death. Without money, you can't ride in a carriage and have to walk, which could lead to a fall and death. Without money, you can't have a house and have to sleep on the streets or in a cave, where you might be killed by wild animals. Are you going to attribute all these deaths to poverty?"

The woman was bewildered. "Then... then... if these don't mean dying of poverty, then what does it mean to die of poverty?"

The two wives pulled her back again, "Alright, alright, Hua family, if you want to cause trouble, you should consider the timing! Today is the Duke's return to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors. These two women are no longer people you can just bully. One is the Duke, and the other is the Duke's legitimate daughter who is listed in the family genealogy. Can you afford to offend them? You dare to extort money from us? You're dreaming!"

The woman was even more bewildered. This woman had suddenly become the Duchess of the State? And that little vixen had become the legitimate daughter of the Duke's family?

At this moment, Yun Yue led Yun Laoqi and several others out in large strides.

"What's going on?" Yun Yue naturally stood next to Su Shi, his posture as imposing as a bell.

Upon seeing Yun Yue's imposing presence, the woman immediately felt inferior and quickly staggered away.

Are you kidding me? Trying to extort money from the Duke's mansion? Don't you want to die?

Yun Yue looked at Madam Su, then at the other women, his eyes full of doubt.

Little Youran hopped two steps, looked up at Yun Yue, and asked, "Daddy, are the names added yet? My brother and I are now in the Yun family genealogy?"

"Of course!" Yun Yue hugged Xiao Youran tightly and laughed heartily. "I've heard so many stories about you from your clan chief grandfather. You can even tame tigers and wolves! Amazing, my daughter! Is it true?"

Yun Laoqi was very happy. He had been talking to Duke Yun for a long time in the ancestral hall.

First, he praised Duke Yun for bringing honor to the Yun family, and then he praised Su Shi and her brother and sister Xiao Youran for their great achievements in Sanyang Village.

Therefore, Yun Yue was very curious.