At the foot of the barren mountain.

Lin Lian finally couldn't stand the awful weather and shrugged off, returning to Linjia Village.

Now, only their family remains in Linjia Village. Old Master Lin sits at the edge of the village, staring blankly at the distant barren mountains, lost in thought.

"You brat, didn't I tell you to go do the laundry with your mother? Why are you only coming back now?"

Grandma Lin looked at her and was furious.

I used to think this granddaughter was a good person, always thinking of me. But now it seems she's a sly and lazy one. She's been at home for several days and hasn't done any work at all!

Lin Lian looked unwell. Whether in her past life or this one, her grandparents had never spoken harshly to her.

Therefore, Lin Lian always felt that her grandparents had been good to her, so it was fine for them to come back at this time.

Who knew that these two old guys didn't care at all. After she arrived, they not only made her clean the pigsty, do housework and cook at home, but also made her wash clothes outside in this cold weather!

"Why are you looking at me like that? Aren't you a member of the Lin family? If you and your mother don't wash the clothes, who will?" Old Mrs. Lin glared at her.

Since the third son's wife quit, their family has basically not washed clothes. Old Mrs. Lin can tolerate it, after all, she is already this age, but her grandson's clothes are already worn out. Does she want her grandson to be wearing dirty clothes before the New Year?

“Okay, Grandma. Don’t worry, I’ll go see my mother in a bit,” Lin Lian said softly.

Anyway, there's no way she'll wash it. She'll be the Crown Prince's wife in the future, how could she possibly go out to wash clothes in this weather?

However, Lin Lian had no idea what to do in this situation, and felt endless regret.

If only I hadn't spent this time in the county town working on soap formulas, but had instead come to Linjia Village to take a look around, I'm sure I would have discovered something unusual!

Lin Lian walked into the main room while pondering with her head down.

It was completely empty inside, and some of the things we brought from the county town were gone.

She was startled and didn't dare to make a sound. She quickly ran to the riverbank to take a look, but the riverbank was covered with a thin layer of ice and there was no one in sight.

Without even guessing, Lin Lian knew that her mother must have gone to Hongyao Village.

For so many years, her mother has always been talking about wanting to bring something for her younger siblings and older siblings.

Not only that, her mother would secretly send money home every year. Although she tried to keep it a secret, Lin Lian still found out.

Lin Lian was immediately anxious. Her mother's identity was borrowed, and if the old lady and old man Lin found out at this time, it would definitely cause a huge uproar.

She'll definitely have even less status in this family!

Thinking of this, she felt a headache coming on. She felt that everything had changed since Lin Anniang fainted and woke up last time, and everything had become a mess.

"No, this absolutely cannot continue," Lin Lian murmured to herself.

Unconsciously, she walked to the neighboring Dahe Village and heard some old people talking about bandits.

The people of Dahe Village were naturally terrified, but Lin Lian's heart stirred upon hearing this.

If the barren mountains are no longer so safe, will the villagers of Linjia Village continue to live there? If Granny Gongsun brings the villagers of Linjia Village back, everything will surely return to normal!

Lin Lian was completely unaware that a fluffy bird was watching her every move from above.

"Grandma Lin, Grandma Lin, have you found your Cuiying yet?"

Grandma Ma from the neighboring Dahe Village waited for several days, but her daughter-in-law and son didn't return. Finally, the two of them panicked.

In such cold weather, they didn't know where to look, so they could only knock on the wooden door of the Lin family in the neighboring Lin Family Village.

"I say, are you all sick in the head? Your son came looking for his wife a few days ago, and now you're coming looking for your son again!" Old Mrs. Lin said loudly, hands on her hips.

"People like you who are slow to realize things deserve to lose your daughter-in-law and then your son! You don't value your son enough; you haven't gone to look for him all these days. Who's to blame?"

The old lady was gloating, but Grandma Ma's next words made her stop laughing.

"You jinx, you damned bastard, how dare you talk like that?"

"You're not so proud of yourself, are you? Your daughter-in-law was the first to run away. I heard she was brought back once, even to the county magistrate's office, but she still ran away!"

"If you treat your daughter-in-law well, wouldn't she come back when she's at your doorstep? If she drops some money, wouldn't she pick it up?"

"So you don't need to laugh so loudly. Your son still hasn't come back. You haven't realized that yet, have you?"

Grandma Ma stormed off, leaving Grandma Lin standing there, frozen in place.

A few dozen seconds later, Grandma Lin jumped up on the spot.

"Yeah, that jinx is right, why hasn't the second brother come back yet?"

Yu Luo, who was watching the commotion through the bird's eyes: "..."

The old Mrs. Lin and the old Mr. Lin are really carefree!

They don't really value it. If their eldest son were lost, these two old folks would probably be crying their eyes out.

Yu Luo stopped paying attention to this area and turned her gaze back to the barren mountain.

She was a little curious. Feng Qingping had indeed come to the desolate mountain, but her husband was nowhere to be found.

She had personally witnessed the other person climbing the barren mountain before; could it be that they still haven't found the place? That would be incredibly unlucky.