Ye Feng nodded immediately after Jiang Ling agreed, but she regretted it a little. What if Jiang Ling asked her for money or made some unreasonable demands?

But having already agreed, he couldn't refuse, so he could only nervously ask, "Tell me, what are your requirements?"

"First, if Wenxi doesn't want to stay with you anymore, or can't endure the hardship, then please send someone to deliver her to me. As for the round-trip expenses, my Jiang family will cover them!"

Ye Feng was surprised as soon as Jiang Ling finished speaking; she hadn't expected the woman in front of her to say such a thing.

"Secondly, if we encounter danger, can you protect my child while still being able to protect yourself?"

Ye Feng was completely shocked. She seemed to recognize these words. She vaguely remembered that when she was learning martial arts in Shengjing, her father seemed to have said something similar to her master!

At this moment, Ye Feng seemed to suddenly understand the saying, "The hearts of parents are full of love and concern for their children."

She nodded solemnly to Jiang Ling and said, "Sister-in-law Jiang, don't worry, I, Ye Feng, guarantee Jiang Wenxi's safety. If she really can't hold on, I will send someone to bring her over!"

"Alright! Then it's a deal!"

At this point, Jiang Ling extended her hand and gave Ye Feng a high five as a pledge. Then, Jiang Ling took out twenty taels of silver and placed it in front of Ye Feng, saying, "Miss Ye, don't think I'm being long-winded. Keep this money safe! Consider it Wenxi's food allowance!"

"As for the money later, I will deliver it to Instructor Qian regularly. Just come and collect it if you happen to be passing by!"

"No...no need!" Ye Feng quickly waved his hand and pushed the silver in front of Jiang Ling.

"Don't worry, Sister-in-law Jiang, I have everything I need and won't hold Wenxi hostage in the slightest!" Ye Feng said.

"I know, but you are yours and I am mine. Wenxi is my child. A mother worries when her child travels a thousand miles! Miss Ye, please accept it!" Jiang Ling's attitude was very firm. Seeing that it was not a good idea to back down, Ye Feng could only nod and put the twenty taels of silver in his pocket.

"Don't worry, Sister-in-law Jiang. I, Ye Feng, guarantee with my integrity that I will treat Jiang Wenxi well! Wenxi will be my only closed-door disciple!" Ye Feng said solemnly to Jiang Ling.

After chatting with Ye Feng, Instructor Qian tried his best to persuade Jiang Ling to stay and have dinner with them, but Jiang Ling was thinking about taking the cotton and ducklings back with her today, since she had already broken her promise yesterday. Thinking of this, she quickly shook her head and said, "I have some things to do in the village today, so I can't eat here. By the way, Miss Ye, when are you leaving tomorrow?"

"We'll set off promptly at 9:00 AM tomorrow!" Ye Feng said.

Jiang Ling nodded upon hearing this. If it was already 9:00 AM, she would have arrived in Pingxi Town and could have bought some things to send over. As for herself, she felt it best not to show up, otherwise she might not be able to control her emotions, and what if Wenxi couldn't control her emotions either?

Jiang Ling thought for a moment and said to Instructor Qian, "Instructor Qian, I will buy some things and come over before 9:00 AM tomorrow. Please have Senior Sister Ye take them with her. I won't show up myself so that Wen Xi won't cry when she sees me!"

"Oh, Sister-in-law Jiang, you've really gone through a lot!" Upon hearing Jiang Ling's words, Instructor Qian immediately scratched his head in embarrassment.

Jiang Ling forced herself to suppress her disappointment and turned to leave the martial arts gym.

Jiang Ling was in a terrible mood on the way out, after all, she and her daughter might not see each other for at least several years.

Even on the way back, Jiang Ling was sullen, but she still forced herself to go to the general store to buy cotton seeds. She originally thought of buying ducks from the vendor, but considering the cost of raising them and the weather, Jiang Ling secretly went to the mall and bought the same large ducklings as last time.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Jiang Yaojie, who was doing the accounts, noticed that Jiang Ling's mood was a bit off and quickly asked.

"No...it's nothing," Jiang Ling quickly replied, not wanting to tell the child about these troublesome matters.

Jiang Yaojie put the abacus aside and walked to Jiang Ling's side, asking, "Mother, you're not usually like this. Is something wrong?"

Seeing Jiang Yaojie's eager gaze, Jiang Ling hesitated for a moment and said, "Yaojie, let me ask you, if you had a child, would you want him to achieve great success or stay by your side for the rest of his life?"

This question was clearly difficult for Jiang Yaojie. He looked puzzled, scratched his head, and hesitated for a long time before saying, "Mom, this...this question is a bit profound, but if it were my child, I would really hope that he would have his own career, just like you, Mom, unconditionally supporting us brothers and sisters!"

At this moment, Jiang Yaojie's eyes were very firm, and even Jiang Ling was surprised. She carefully considered her upbringing of the children, as if her original intention was to send them away from this place where they toiled in the fields.

Thinking of this, she felt her previous gloom vanish, smiled, patted Jiang Yaojie's head, and said thank you to him.

Jiang Yaojie was a little confused. He didn't understand why his mother's interests had suddenly changed, but then he thought that if his mother was happy, he would be happy too!

After carefully tallying today's earnings and recording them in the ledger, Jiang Yaojie went to the money exchange to prepare to exchange the silver.

However, Jiang Yaojie returned this time panting heavily, clearly having run back like a madman. Jiang Ling was startled by his appearance.

She rushed over to Jiang Yaojie and whispered, "What's wrong?"

"Mother...Mother...I...I heard about Miss Shen at the money exchange!" Jiang Yaojie said breathlessly.

"Miss Chen?" Jiang Ling was somewhat surprised. She pulled Jiang Yaojie into the room, sat down at the table in the far corner, and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

"Mother...I..." Jiang Yaojie grabbed the teacup on the table, gulped down a cup of water, and continued, "I went to the money exchange today, and as soon as I got to the entrance, I saw a woman. She seemed to be quite well-off; she was wearing silk clothes, and the hairpins she wore were styles I'd never seen before. Mother, when I earn money, I'll buy you a few too!"

At this point, Jiang Yaojie glanced at the two dull silver hairpins on his mother's head.

"Get to the point!" Jiang Ling urged hurriedly.

"Oh, right, the woman was holding a piece of paper and talking to the servant. The servant looked very troubled. In the end, the manager of the money shop stepped in. The woman talked to the manager for a while, and then took out a silver ingot from her pocket. The manager nodded, took the silver and the paper, and went inside. Seeing this, the woman left with a few people!"

"A short while later, the servant posted the paper on his own door. Seeing that everything was alright, I went up to take a look, and it turned out to be a missing person notice, and the person they were looking for was Miss Shen!"

"What was the missing person notice written?" Jiang Ling asked impatiently, frowning.