"How about we have Mother and Sister-in-law go and sound out Miss Lin's opinion again?" Yunye suggested.

"No, she already made it clear to me yesterday, so let's put this matter aside for now."

Yunye asked curiously, "What did Miss Lin say?"

"Nothing much, how are the preparations for tomorrow going?"

Yun Mo didn't want to talk much more and changed the subject back to the details of driving away the wolves tomorrow.

They set the time to act after dawn. First, the villagers of Linjia Village would beat drums and gongs, and each person would light firecrackers with a tinderbox. After the wolves were frightened, the Yun family's secret guards would be responsible for driving them away.

The wolves were frightened and scattered in all directions.

The guards rode off in pursuit.

Lin Yiheng, Lin Tiezhuang, Lin Yuanzhi, Su Yunzhi, and Liu Ji from Linjia Village rode their horses closely behind the Yun family's secret guards. Whenever they saw a wolf deviating from the prescribed route, they used the firecrackers they had been given to blast it away.

Lin Yinan got up early in the morning to see Lin Yiheng off. After they all went out and drove away the wolves, Lin Yinan followed the Yun family and went out of the village gate first.

With a clear goal in mind, she walked at a rapid pace, heading straight for the largest magistrate's tent.

The entire camp was littered with limbs and bones, a scene of utter devastation.

The magistrate's tent was enormous. As soon as he lifted the curtain and went inside, a nauseating smell hit him. Lin Yinan quickly put a slice of ginger in his mouth, put on a mask, and pulled up his scarf.

Looking up, I saw four chubby wolf cubs crawling around on the bed, struggling and howling.

Several trunks were placed beside the bed. Lin Yinan opened them and saw that they contained clothes for all four seasons.

Open the last box; inside were various official documents.

Lin Yinan looked through them and found the county magistrate's seal and some blank travel permits. She decided to keep these things; they might come in handy later.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she threw him into the spatial dimension.

As for the other things in the tent, she didn't touch them. She stood guard at the tent entrance with her sword, waiting for her family to arrive.

The entire camp had been ravaged by the wolves, and the Yun family's guards and the villagers of Linjia Village were rummaging through it for any useful supplies.

After waiting for a while, she finally saw Lin Shuo with Lin Fu, Qian Xia, Qian Wu, and their three sons picking up useful supplies from the ground.

"Chika, I'm here!" she called out to Chika quickly.

Qianxia had excellent eyesight and quickly located Lin Yinan's position. She hurriedly said to Lin Shuo, who was searching on the ground, "Master, our young lady is over there!"

Upon entering the tent, Lin Yizhang was immediately drawn to several fluffy little creatures.

Children are naturally drawn to small animals, and the three brothers each took one.

"Father, can we take it back?"

Lin Shuo rummaged through the things around him, saying without turning his head, "Okay, I'll have your grandma braise it for you guys later."

"Dad, can we keep them?" Lin Yibo couldn't put down the little creature in his arms.

Lin Shuo looked up from among the boxes of exquisite and expensive clothing. "Raise them? They need to eat meat. What will we feed them?"

The younger Lin Yisong and Lin Yibo looked reluctant to part with them. Seeing this, Lin Yinan said, "After eating too much wild vegetable porridge, I also like to eat braised or roasted meat."

The two brothers unconsciously swallowed, and remained silent.

In chaotic times, people can't even survive, so who would have enough food to feed a useless pet?

The magistrate's tent was sturdy and well-made. Lin Shuo put the chests aside and, with his sons, began to dismantle the tent.

Lin Yinan, meanwhile, guarded several boxes with his sword.

When Lin Shuo led his sons out carrying boxes and baskets, with Lin Fu carrying a large bundle behind them, the people in Linjia Village who were interested in the matter could no longer sit still.

Yu Suqin and a few troublemakers couldn't sit still any longer.

"That's not fair! Why does their family get the most?"

"Yes, everyone's supplies should be divided equally!"

"Divide it equally!"

The incident caused another uproar at the camp.

When Yunye returned with his guards after collecting the remains, he saw this scene and his face showed a hint of impatience.

He didn't want to get involved in such trivial matters, and glanced at Village Chief Lin with a gloomy look in his eyes.

The village chief immediately understood and waved to the villagers, "Everyone, please be quiet!"

After shouting several times, the noise finally stopped.

The village chief quickly conveyed the Yun family's message: the supplies obtained should be distributed according to each person's ability.

No sooner had he finished speaking than several unreasonable families prepared to rob him.

Lin Yinan quickly drew his sword; the Yun family's tactic of watching the tigers fight from afar was extremely well executed.

Lin Qiutao blocked Lin Yinan and the others' way, saying, "Put down the box and the wolf cubs."

Lin Yinan glanced at Lin Zhaohui behind her. This coward never stepped forward when it came to important matters, always hiding behind his mother and sister.

She drew her sword. "Are you sure you can stop me?"

Lin Zhaohui, unaware of Lin Yinan's background, stepped forward recklessly.

"We only want the wolf cubs and a cage. If you know what's good for you, just put them down."

Lin Yinan rolled her eyes, gathered her energy, and flew towards Lin Zhaohui, kicking him away.

Caught off guard, Lin Zhaohui was kicked to the ground, felt a tightness in his chest, and coughed up blood.

"Hui'er, how are you?"

"Brother, are you alright?"

Yu Suqin and her daughter stepped forward, nervously scrutinizing Lin Zhaohui.

The villagers who had hoped to get a share of the pie quickly made way for Lin Yinan and his group, no longer daring to provoke them.

After the wolf cubs were taken back, Old Mrs. Zhao boiled water to remove their fur and cooked them in two meals.

Half-grown boys will eat their fathers out of house and home. Since her family consisted mostly of half-grown boys, she didn't want to spoil them even when there was food.

Since the snow stopped, the temperature has been rising day by day.

The wolf-driving team has been out for four days and has not yet returned. Old Mrs. Zhao, Lin Shuo, and Li Shulan are all getting restless.

Every day, Old Mrs. Zhao would have Lin Shuo go to the entrance of the village to check on things.

Lin Yinan accidentally discovered that water was constantly dripping from the eaves and livestock sheds.

She calculated carefully and realized that the Great Cold had passed, the New Year was just around the corner, and the weather would warm up after the Beginning of Spring.

On the fourth night, as darkness fell, a noise came from the entrance of the village.

The team that went out to drive away the wolves has returned!

Hearing the commotion, Lin Yinan quickly ran out to the village gate to watch.

Each returning horse carried a burlap sack, and the people on the horses were more or less bandaged. In a few cases, people were even hanging horizontally on the horses, those who had died while completing the mission.

In addition, more than twenty horses came back with them.

After a day of rest, the Yun family held another meeting in the council hall.

During this wolf-driving expedition, they brought back several thousand kilograms of grain. As usual, they distributed some grain to the families who participated in the wolf-driving, but did not exchange the rest of the grain.

The more than twenty horses brought back all belonged to the Yun family because of the significant investment made by the Yun family.

Most people had no objection to this allocation result.

The opinions of the small group of people who want something for nothing are not worth considering.

When asked why he brought back so little food, Lin Yinan asked Lin Yiheng, who remained silent for a long time before finally telling her the truth.