“Of course it’s true!” Little Youran said in a clear voice. “If Daddy doesn’t believe me, let’s go to Three Sheep Mountain and take a look!”

Yun Yue laughed heartily and was about to agree when he heard a sour voice from the side say, "You've already started calling your cousin 'Dad' so quickly. Anyone who didn't know better would think you're his biological son."

Yun Yue's face immediately darkened, and he looked in that direction.

An old woman with her nostrils pointing to the sky.

Xiao Youran recognized her; she was the wife of Yun Laowu, whom her father would call Fifth Aunt.

She was also the biological mother of Yun Chengliang, the husband of that Yang woman.

She leaned out of Yun Yue's arms, looked at Zhao Mama who was waiting to the side, and asked in a clear voice, "Zhao Mama, this old lady looks so familiar!"

She deliberately brought Zhao's mother on stage.

After watching the whole show, Zhao Mama wanted to speak up, but things were different now. Her young mistress no longer needed her protection, and besides, this was in front of the Duke, so she could only hold back for now.

As soon as the young master spoke, she immediately became energetic, rolled up her sleeves, stepped forward, pointed at the old woman's nose, and cursed, "You old hag, it's true that we bought your youngest son, daughter-in-law, and their five children, but we've been back for half a day and you haven't asked about them once! Anyone who didn't know better would think you thought your son and his family of five were long dead!"

This was a response in the same way the old woman had spoken.

The old woman, Wang Pozi, suddenly blushed. She had wanted to ask, but she was afraid of hearing that her son was dead, and even more afraid that they would return that jinx of a mother and her four children.

At this moment, when Zhao's mother mentioned it, the expression on his face became even more conflicted, and he couldn't help but shrink into the crowd.

Xiao Youran clapped her hands and said, "Oh my, it's Sister Xiuer's grandmother! No wonder she looked so familiar. Is there anything wrong with me calling my mother's husband 'Father'? It's better than someone watching their granddaughter starve to death!"

Mrs. Zhao nodded vigorously, "Isn't that right? There's no grandmother in the world as heartless as you!"

Xiao Youran asked again, "Oh dear, if we hadn't bought Xiuer and her sisters, their graves would probably be overgrown with weeds by now!"

The old woman retorted angrily, "So what if you have a little money?!"

Her son and daughter-in-law were bought off and forced into servitude, and she has been ridiculed ever since. Now that this has been brought up again, how can she possibly tolerate it?

Yun Yue's expression darkened further, and he was about to speak when Su Shi stopped him.

Mrs. Su asked with a smile, "We do have some money, enough to feed and clothe our family. You don't care about this money, yet you watch your newborn granddaughter and your daughter-in-law who just gave birth starve to death. In my opinion, having this money is better than not having it."

Granny Wang was so choked up that she couldn't say a word.

Madam Su then smiled and asked the clan chief's wife, "Seventh Aunt, I wonder if any of her family members work at that instant noodle factory?"

The clan chief's wife nodded, "Of course there are. Which branch of the Yun family doesn't have someone working in the instant noodle workshop?"

Granny Wang became nervous. "We're still working as usual, we haven't taken any extra wages from you, what do you want?"

Su said casually, "Oh, it's nothing. Since you think my money is filthy, then the money from the instant noodle factory is even filthy. Why don't you just quit your business? Anyway, you don't care about this filthy money."

Granny Wang's face was contorted.

Yun Laowu came over and slapped her across the face, yelling, "What nonsense are you spouting all day? Get back here right now!"

Granny Wang covered her face and didn't dare to say a word in rebuttal. She lowered her head and disappeared into the crowd.

Madam Su then looked at Yun Yue, “Lord Duke, I remember Mother saying that when the old master was granted the title of Marquis, he divided all the clan property equally among the clan members. Now that you have been granted the title of Duke, we should also show our appreciation. I was just thinking of donating our family’s house and three shops in Wufeng County to the clan, and giving them an additional 20,000 taels of silver a year to support the Yun family school.”

She paused, glanced at the obviously excited Yun family members, and her face fell. "Unfortunately, the Yun family seems to look down on my stinking money..."

The chieftain's wife immediately came over and took her hand, her eyes sharply sweeping over the other tribespeople, "Who dares to complain? Anyone who dares to complain about one will try!"

Yun Yue suppressed a laugh.

Madam Su raised an eyebrow, "Seventh Aunt, what about that Fifth Uncle's family just now..."

“Oh, the fifth son’s family doesn’t study! They’ll have no place in the clan school in the future!” The clan chief’s wife made a quick decision.

Everyone: ...

Yun Laowu felt very wronged, "Seventh Sister-in-law, you can't say that..."

The old woman, Wang, standing behind her daughters-in-law, was too choked to utter a single word.

What else could they possibly say? If they continued, would their descendants truly lose the path to education?

Clan Chief Yun Laoqi slapped Yun Laowu on the back of the head, "Shut up your wife's mouth! If she dares to spout nonsense again, the entire Yun Family Village will be dragged down by her!"

"Yes, yes, yes..." Yun Laowu smiled ingratiatingly, "Seventh Brother, we..."

"Come on, come on! Hurry up and prepare a sumptuous feast for the Duke!" Before he could finish speaking, Yun Laoqi grabbed his arm and pulled him aside, also calling the other men away.

The clan chief's wife quickly called over several of her daughters-in-law to help, then turned to Su Shi and Yun Yue and said, "Don't forget to come over for dinner!"

The crowd gradually dispersed, their conversation filled with excitement.

After many years, the Yun family school is finally going to be revitalized! This is a great thing for the county town! Our children will finally have a good place to study!

Yun Yue then led Su Shi and several children on a walk, looking around as they went.

Xiao Youran was quickly surrounded by Shi Tou and Xiao Shan and the others. "Boss! You're finally back! We've missed you so much!"

"Boss! Without you, our Gai Gang has lost its backbone!"

"Boss! When are you going to lead us on another street raid?"

"Boss! My father said that after we finish delivering these ordered furniture items, he also wants to take me to the capital to make a living!"

Listening to the chatter of a group of kids who had grown quite a bit taller, Xiao Youran couldn't help but facepalm. But when she heard the last sentence, a sudden idea popped into her head: "Do you guys want to go to Kyoto?"

"Yes!" The children eagerly raised their hands!

"Well, tell me, what skills do you all have? Don't starve to death when you get to Kyoto!" Xiaoyou said, hands on her hips.

“I learned carpentry from my dad! I can do carpentry!” Xiaoshan raised his hand first.

Stone raised his hand, "I can... I can count to one thousand! I also know the multiplication tables!"

After hesitating for a long time, the fourth child finally managed to utter, "I...can perform eating candied hawthorns!"

Xiao You Ran: ……

Suddenly, a child's childish voice rang out from the side, "I...I pee the farthest!"

Xiao You Ran: ……

That's quite an achievement!

She thought of Yuan Hao's opera troupe and the recently popular performance of "Little Nezha," and a bold idea popped into her mind.