Mo Jiaxing saw it and asked from afar, "Who are you looking for?"

It was a woman, her face haggard, her eyes fixed on the snacks in the children's hands. After a long while, she answered, "I'm looking for the mute woman. Could you please call her out for me? I need to talk to her."

The voice was a little hoarse and had a sense of vicissitude. Mo Jiaxing felt uncomfortable after hearing it and didn't call out to the person directly. "Then tell me who you are first, so I can pass on the message for you."

The other children also looked over, seemingly not recognizing this person. How could she know her third aunt?

The children didn't like the person outside the door. They couldn't explain why, but they just felt that they didn't like him!

The man remained silent for a while, and seeing that no one was calling out, he slowly said, "Just tell her who came with her, and she will understand."

Mo Jiaxing's smile vanished. What kind of person was this? He was so annoying. "Then you wait here. I'll call for her, but I can't guarantee whether Third Aunt will come out."

His tone was much calmer. After speaking, he said to the other children, "You all play here, and you're not allowed to go near the door, understand?"

"Okay!" the children replied, and they didn't go near the door, where there was a witch!

The villagers often use witches to scare children. If you cry or disobey, they'll throw you to the witch and take you away!

That witch was very fierce and ugly; she specialized in kidnapping children and would come whenever she heard them crying!

The villagers described the witch as as ugly and terrifying as possible, as long as it could scare the children!

The people standing at the door now are like witches; they won't come near them! What if they get arrested?

Su Nanxi was cooking when Mo Jiaxing came in and said to her, "Third Aunt, someone has come outside. They say they came with you. Do you want to go out and meet them?"

Su Nanxi paused in her hand holding the spatula, thought for a moment and realized who it was, shook her head and continued cooking.

Mo Jiaxing got the answer and ran out.

Zhao was tending the fire. She couldn't guess who it was, so she looked outside in confusion. When she didn't see anyone, she simply stopped looking. Tending the fire was the priority, and it wasn't anyone important anyway.

If it were someone important, the mute woman would have gone out with them long ago. Besides, most of the people who come to her are seeking help; she can't possibly help everyone.

Zhao guessed half of it; the person who came was indeed looking for Su Nanxi's help.

This person was none other than Liu Jingqiu.

But the children didn't recognize her at all. Plus, Liu Jingqiu rarely showed her face in front of them, and she always looked different when she came, so they didn't dare to recognize her easily.

She came here without knowing that Su Nanxi had returned; it was purely by chance, but she never expected to actually run into him.

She saw the snacks in the Mo family children's hands, and her mouth watered terribly. She was also starving, as she had never had a full meal before!

So I decided right now that I must get something out of that ugly mute!

She reflected on her previous approach and realized that she had been too ambitious, so she decided to change her strategy and take it one step at a time, accumulating a lot over time!

Full of anticipation, Mo Jiaxing returned, but the ugly mute didn't follow him.

Mo Jiaxing immediately said to Liu Jingqiu, "My third aunt is busy cooking and can't leave. If you don't have anything urgent to do, come again next time!"

Liu Jingqiu's hopeful heart was dealt a blow. She couldn't quite accept that Su Nanxi wouldn't come out to see her. She was stunned for a moment, and seeing that Mo Jiaxing was about to leave, she quickly shouted, "Did you explain to her who I am? She might not have heard you. Go and say it again, and she will definitely come out!"

Mo Jiaxing stopped in his tracks, feeling very frustrated. He hadn't even said who it was, so how could the other person explain it clearly? He had clearly told him what was asked to be said. This person was really strange!

His third aunt clearly knew who it was, but she was unwilling to come out, which shows that this person was not liked by his third aunt!

His aunt was busy, and he didn't want to bother her or upset her.

Liu Jingqiu noticed Mo Jiaxing's reluctance and urged him, "Go! It's just to ask! If she doesn't hear you clearly and it causes trouble, your third aunt will definitely be unhappy!"

Mo Jiaxing was really unwilling, but seeing how persistent this person was, he knew that if he didn't shout again, the person wouldn't give up.

"I'll call you one more time. If Auntie still doesn't come out, it's no use saying anything more!"

Mo Jiaxing went over and said it again. Zhao Shi shoved the fire poker into Mo Jiaxing's hand and said, "You help me start the fire. I'll go see who's so shameless. They said they were busy but still insisted on coming out!"

Su Nanxi was happy for Zhao to leave, so she ignored her and continued cooking.

Liu Jingqiu thought that Su Nanxi would at least come out after being called twice, but instead, Zhao Shi appeared instead, and she immediately knew that her hopes had been dashed.

Before Zhao even reached the door, she wiped her apron and asked loudly, "Are you here to see the mute girl? She's busy right now, I'm so sorry. What's wrong? Just tell me! We in the Mo family don't discriminate by party affiliation. Tell me, unless it's a major matter, I can make decisions! Go ahead and tell me!"

Liu Jingqiu recognized Zhao Shi and knew that Zhao Shi's temper was not as good as Su Nanxi's. She didn't want to talk to Zhao Shi. Besides, Zhao Shi couldn't make decisions for Su Nanxi, so she simply kept quiet!

"Well, since the mute girl is so busy, I'll come again next time. She should be free then! It's nothing serious, I'll be going now!"

Zhao felt that the man looked familiar, but couldn't remember who he was. Seeing him run away in a panic, she was still a little suspicious. There was something wrong with this man!

During the meal, Mo Qinghe said, "If you see Liu Jingqiu coming in the future, everyone should keep their distance. That person might do something irrational."

Everyone was momentarily confused. Who is Liu Jingqiu? The name sounds familiar!

Mo Qinghe explained, "The person who came looking for the mute woman while she was cooking, Cao San Niang's niece-in-law!"

"oh!"

Everyone suddenly realized who Cao Sanniang was when she was mentioned.

However, Zhao was puzzled. If that's the case, then she knew Liu Jingqiu, but the one she just saw was different from the one she had seen before.

No wonder she thought he looked familiar; it turned out he was someone she knew!

Knowing that Zhao was puzzled, Mo Qinghe explained, "Liu Jingqiu is not doing well and is overworked, so her appearance is naturally changing. She is becoming more and more old and haggard!"

"That's right!" Zhao finally understood. "No wonder I couldn't recognize him every time I saw him! I was wondering if this person could disguise himself and always changed his face to avoid being recognized!"

Madam Qin laughed, "Haha! You even thought of disguise, how much effort must that have taken? Cao San Niang's family isn't wealthy, with that kind of money and skill, that Liu something-or-other wouldn't be living such a miserable life. I took a look too, her eyes are bulging, she's almost unrecognizable, she looks like she didn't eat or sleep well and died from overwork!"

Grandma Mo asked with concern, "Then why does she keep coming to see the mute girl?"