"What are you yelling about? Where else could she have gone? She's probably cooking by now." Old Mrs. Lin's face turned cold.
However, when she arrived at the kitchen with her cane, she found it empty.
Grandma Lin refused to believe it and searched every room, but still couldn't find her second daughter-in-law.
"She went to do laundry? That's impossible. Didn't your wife say it was too cold these past few days and she didn't want to do laundry?"
Grandma Lin was furious, but she couldn't do anything about her daughter-in-law. If the other woman really gave up, then no one would do the housework. Was she supposed to go out and wash clothes in this cold weather? Wouldn't people laugh at her to death?
When Grandma Lin noticed that the two pieces of cured meat hanging in the kitchen were gone, her expression changed instantly.
"Damn it, I knew that second son's wife was up to no good. She took away the only cured meat we had!"
She was going to give these two pieces of cured meat to her eldest son! With her son and grandson both studying in the county town, they needed to eat well, right?
The old woman immediately began to wail and scream, her voice so loud it seemed she wanted to summon everyone in the village.
However, at this time, most of the villagers in Linjia Village had already followed Granny Gongsun to the barren mountains to worship the Mountain Goddess.
Only one other family left in Linjia Village peeked out out of curiosity, and when they found that it was Old Mrs. Lin making the noise, they quickly closed the door again.
Lin Erluo's face was grim. He clenched his fists tightly and said angrily, "Mother, I'm going to the next village to ask the Wu family what's going on and how they raised their daughter!"
He stormed off without even putting down his tools.
Lin Erluo arrived at the Wu family's house in Dahe Village, and before he even saw anyone, he started cursing outside.
When the old lady of the Wu family opened the door and saw her son-in-law arrive, she originally wanted to invite him in, but when she heard him cursing more and more filthy words, her face instantly turned cold.
"Lin Erluo, what do you mean? We entrusted our daughter to you, and not only have we failed to provide her with a normal life, but you're here cursing your mother-in-law?"
"Bring Wu Cuiying out here! What exactly does she mean? She doesn't do any housework and only causes trouble for my parents all day long, but she even stole the two pieces of cured meat we had prepared for the New Year!"
"Did she take the cured meat to her parents' house? How dare your Wu family accept the only two pieces of meat we have!"
Lin Erluo's loud voice, passed down from his mother, was so loud that everyone in the vicinity of Dahe Village could hear it.
However, after the incident involving the Goddess of Fertility, many families dared not venture out, fearing they might encounter those terrifying monsters again.
"Lin Erluo, what do you mean? I haven't even asked you where my daughter is. Why are you suddenly questioning us?" Old Mrs. Wu's expression changed.
She clearly deduced from these words that something had likely happened to her daughter.
"You must have hidden her. Where else could she go besides her family home?" Lin Erluo asked with certainty.
"She grew up in a village and had never even been to the farthest place, not even the county town. How could she possibly find her way into the county town all by herself?"
"Mother, let us teach this guy a lesson!" Hearing the commotion, the other two sons in the yard both grabbed hoes and ran out.
Lin Erluo was terrified. He didn't even realize when he dropped his tools and quickly ran away.
After Lin Erluo left, Old Mrs. Wu was still worried, so she turned to look at her husband.
"Do you think something has happened to our daughter?"
"Grandma, what happened to my mother?" A little girl with a hair ornament ran out and hugged the old lady's legs.
"Sweet Xin Xin, this is just Grandma's guess. Why don't you go and play with your older brothers and sisters first, okay?"
"Grandma, you should tell Mom as soon as possible so she can take Xin Xin back! Although it's fun here, Xin Xin still loves Mom the most!"
The little girl blinked her eyes, her face full of anticipation.
Grandma Wu sighed and nodded vigorously.
"Don't worry, I'll talk to your mother."
barren mountain.
Zhongheng followed the villagers of Linjia Village to the mountainside and found rows and rows of wooden houses.
This should be where the villagers of Linjia Village plan to live in the future. Many of the wooden houses have been repaired, and some houses even have piles of tree roots in their yards, presumably stored for winter.
Zhongheng was deeply moved. Old Madam Gongsun was indeed a wise woman; she had already prepared everything before the cold winter even arrived.
If war breaks out in the future, Linjia Village will not necessarily live a good life, but at least it will not suffer from the torment of war.
As he walked, Zhongheng suddenly spotted a familiar figure. The figure was dressed in a white dress and wore a semi-transparent veil, exuding an extraordinary aura.
In just a moment, Zhongheng recognized who this person was.
Isn't this the powerful female demon hunter that even the emperor wanted to recruit?
How did they end up in the wilderness?
He brazenly walked over and overheard the demon hunter asking others for advice on house construction techniques.
Wait, is this amazing demon hunter also planning to settle down in the desolate mountains?
Zhongheng was startled.
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