Although Yun Da's heart was filled with malice, what came out of his mouth was a thousand times sweeter than honey.
"Erzhuang, Sanzhuang, don't worry. I promised you I would find Xiaowu and Xiaoliu, and I will. Don't listen to this brat's slanderous words and let her alienate us."
"If we were really looking, we wouldn't have been searching for so long without finding it."
Although Yun Ruoxia didn't know where those annoying Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu had gone, she was always right when it came to insulting people.
That's exactly what Yun Erzhuang and Yun Sanzhuang's wives were thinking. They had heard Yun Da say these words a thousand times over, and every time they wanted to find their own flesh and blood, he would use these words to brush them off.
But there was no other way. This village was very far from their parents' home. In addition, after the incident of being caught when they escaped, Yun Da now held all the money in the family tightly in his hands. His fingers were so tight that not a drop of oil could be seen. He was extremely stingy.
They had always dared not speak out against their anger, and fearing that Yun Da and Liu Shi would favor the eldest son's side, they desperately tried to please Yun Da in order to find Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu.
But what happened? Day after day, month after month, year after year, the days just passed by in a daze. They were naturally resentful, but when Yunling mentioned it, the almost extinguished hope in their hearts was rekindled.
They didn't care about Yun Da's expression at that moment and asked directly:
"Ling'er, do you know where Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu are? For the sake of our family ties, please tell your aunt, okay?"
In truth, Yunling had no idea what to do. Several years had passed since she last saw Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu at the He family's residence in Qingcheng. Moreover, when they passed through Qingcheng, they overheard a peddler saying that the bandits who caused the disturbance had attacked Master He.
As He Yuanwai's personal servants, Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu were either ruthlessly harmed or managed to escape from He Yuanwai's clutches through their own efforts. She had no way of knowing.
Yunling had just been trying to gauge the eldest son's attitude and see if this leverage would work. Fortunately, Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu didn't come back.
She couldn't care less about the two men's lives right now; all she knew was that their information was extremely beneficial to her family at this moment, and that was enough.
“My two sisters-in-law, we just heard your father-in-law say in front of everyone that he severed ties with our third branch of the family a long time ago, so please don’t say anything like ‘we’re relatives’ in the future.”
Having been publicly humiliated, Yun Da was naturally very upset. He glared angrily at Yun Ling and cursed:
"Alright, you don't need to beg her anymore. She's just a little kid who got married early. How would she know where Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu are? She's just trying to play some tricks to keep them here."
With her trump card, Yun Ling naturally had the upper hand in the negotiation. She looked at Old Madam Yun and asked:
"Grandma, if my sister and I are arrested, and someone says they saw us somewhere, what will you do?"
“Naturally, we should treat that benefactor with utmost respect, learn your whereabouts from her, and then try every means to rescue you.”
Old Lady Yun was seething with anger. Heaven knows how much she wanted to tear that vile woman to pieces when she saw Liu's face. How dare that vile woman flaunt her power in front of them? Because she was so angry, her voice was louder.
“Unlike some people who appear benevolent, righteous, and upright on the surface, but whose hearts are blacker than clay in a stove, how could anyone be unwilling to save their own grandson? Oh, those heartless people, aren’t they?”
When Granny Yun spoke, Liu was instinctively frightened. She had witnessed Granny Yun's ruthlessness before and was afraid of being beaten and oppressed by her again, so she didn't dare to look Granny Yun in the eye and secretly turned her face away, not daring to raise her voice.
"Who knows if this is true or not? You third branch of the family are always good at cheating and being cunning."
Old Lady Yun truly wished she could tear apart Liu's disgusting, feignedly weak face. Her eyes were fixed on Liu, as if she wanted to pierce through her, and she roared:
"Whether it's true or false, as long as there's a glimmer of hope, I will do everything in my power to save my family, instead of overthinking and letting things pass by in a daze, leaving my own flesh and blood to wander outside for the rest of their lives, never finding peace."
Perhaps because Granny Yun's speech was too impassioned, the villagers, listening intently, put down the weapons they were holding and remarked with some emotion:
“I think that makes sense. No matter whether this child is good or bad, he is still our own son, so we can’t just abandon him.”
"Blood is thicker than water, blood is thicker than water. Although people can have more children while they are still young, it is not good to give birth to one and then abandon it. Children are not disposable."
"Don't even mention the children. Even if it were our own chickens that got lost, I would still have to go look for them. These free-range chickens are very important, you know. They can't escape."
"..."
Yun Erzhuang and Yun Sanzhuang's wives were already anxious, and when they heard what Yun's mother and the other villagers said, their urgency was transformed into motivation. No matter what, they were determined to find Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu this time.
Therefore, they wanted to go talk to Yunling, but just as they were about to take a step, Liu stopped them.
Liu was always good at changing her tune depending on the situation, and seeing the tense situation, she didn't want to leave a bad impression on the villagers that she didn't care about family ties.
No one is as good as the villagers of Kengkou Village, so easily bewitched by her, and so willing to be at her beck and call. In the past, she would never have had such the ability to command such a large following.
Liu's little scheme was quite shrewd. She glanced at Yun Da, then straightened her back and said:
“Sister Ling, over the years we have spent money and resources searching for Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu, but we have either been scammed or our money has gone down the drain. It’s not easy for us, so we are reluctant to believe that there is any news about Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu.”
"But we're all surnamed Yun, so I don't think you'd be so malicious as to make a fuss about Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu. So tell me, where did you see Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu? How are they doing now?"
Yunling truly couldn't bear to look at Liu's arrogant demeanor. She pouted, and Gangzi immediately unleashed his full power.
"Hey, you're more capable of holding a dung bucket than a manure bucket! What kind of attitude is this? Are you being asked to give a speech about your experience as an official?"
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