It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

Zhou Yu arranged for the women who were forcibly abducted to return home, and some of those who were unwilling to return home were also handed over to his accompanying subordinates to be taken back to the county town for resettlement.

After arranging the follow-up, Zhou Yu ordered his men to return to the county town.

There was no major breakthrough in the interrogation last night, and this morning arrows from the army were found. He had to go back and capture the head of the Chen family.

Zhou Yu first sent someone to talk to Song Zhi and others, then he led his men back at full speed.

Wang Wanzhi was also in a hurry to return. She should have gone back yesterday, but she didn't come back all night. She wondered how worried her grandfather must be.

But there is no one available in the manor right now, and there are also some servants in the mansion, waiting for each family to come and pick up people.

As the host, it would be inappropriate for her to leave first.

After breakfast, Wang Wanzhi said to Song Zhi, "Sister Song, I'll have someone take you home first! Your family must be so worried that you haven't been able to come home because of my affairs!"

"That's perfect! I'll let Cuiliu go back with you and tell your family you're safe!"

Song Zhi was also worried that someone at home might be worried about her not coming home all night, and after hearing Wang Wanzhi's words, she didn't refuse. "Thank you very much, sister!"

Wang Wanzhi waved her hand and immediately ordered Cuiliu to find someone to drive Song Zhi back. At the same time, she told her not to mention the assassination when she returned, but to say that the village head colluded with the Chen family to kidnap people, and that the matter had been known to the county magistrate.

Let Grandpa control Second Aunt first and don't let her contact the outside world anymore. She can talk to Grandpa in person about other things after she returns.

The carriage was quickly prepared. Wang Wanzhi personally helped Song Zhi onto the carriage and gave Song Zhi two baskets of fruit that she had picked from the mountains yesterday.

Wang Wanzhi held Song Zhi's hand and said, "Sister Song, please go back first. I will come to thank you in person after I finish this matter."

"Sister, you are too polite. There is no need to be too polite between you and me!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Wanzhi nodded slightly with a smile on her face, then turned around and instructed the driver, "Be careful on the road, and make sure to send Sister Song home safely."

The driver responded, whipped his horse and carriage started slowly, heading towards the town along the winding official road.

Wang Wanzhi watched the carriage go farther and farther away until it disappeared from her sight, then she turned around and went home.

Coincidentally, not long after the carriage drove out, it ran into the ox cart that the family had brought.

Because Song Zhi was afraid of the heat, she had left the curtains of the carriage open from the beginning. When she felt the coachman slow down the carriage, she couldn't help but look outside.

I saw my cousin driving the cart, as well as my uncle, master, Zheng Hui and others in the cart.

Song Zhi was stunned, thinking she had seen it wrong. She stuck her head out of the car window and saw that she was not seeing it wrong, so she couldn't help but greet him happily.

"Uncle, Master, why are you here?"

When Song Youshan saw his niece sitting in the carriage safely, he finally felt relieved after worrying all night.

Doctor Zheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his disciple was safe and sound. "Of course I'm here to take you home!"

Zheng Hui was so happy to see Song Zhi that she jumped off the ox cart and ran to the window. She said with a choked voice, "Sister Song, it's great to see you. You don't know how scared I was yesterday!"

Song Zhi simply jumped off the carriage and turned around twice in front of Zheng Hui, "Look, I'm fine."

She leaned close to Zheng Hui's ear and whispered, "But I still have to thank my sister for the itching powder she gave me. It really helped me."

Zheng Hui was delighted to hear her say that the powder was very useful. "That's good. I'll teach you how to prepare it later. If you run into any bad guys out there, you can use it to protect yourself."

The two of them chatted about the past on the official road without paying any attention to the people around them.

Looking at the two people talking excitedly, Song Youshan coughed twice and said, "Okay, if you have anything to say, let's talk in the car. Let's go back first. Your grandma is worried about you at home!"

Song Zhi realized that her behavior was inappropriate and hurriedly said to Cui Liu, "Miss Cui Liu, my family is here to pick me up, so I'll leave with them."

Cui Liu looked at the panting old ox and suggested, "I have to go back to the county town anyway. Why don't you two take this carriage back? That way, the old ox will have some relief."

Song Zhi looked back at the old ox that already had three people on it. If the two of them were added, the movement would definitely be even slower.

Without hesitation, she told her uncle to turn the car around and go first, and she and Sister Zheng followed behind.

Seeing that his niece was safe, Song Youshan was not in a hurry to ask her what happened at the farm yesterday. Instead, he told his son to turn the car around and return the same way.

Zheng Hui was sitting on the ox cart, listening to Song Zhi narrate what happened on the farm last night.

When he heard that they had dug a pit and set an ambush, he couldn't help but applaud. When he heard that they were forced to show up due to the fire, his whole face couldn't help but wrinkle, as if he was in the scene himself, and he didn't dare to breathe.

When she thought about leaving Sister Song here alone to face such a dangerous situation, she hesitated and said, "Sister Song, yesterday..."

Before she could finish her words, Song Zhi grabbed Zheng Hui's hand and said solemnly, "Thanks to Sister Zheng for inviting the county magistrate here yesterday, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

"Thanks to your help, so many of us were saved!"

Cui Liu also nodded to Zheng Hui at the right time, "Yes, yes, I would like to thank you on behalf of my daughter for your help!"

Zheng Hui originally felt that she was not loyal enough and left the two to face the crisis alone, but after hearing what they said, it seemed that her role was still very important.

Her mood relaxed, and her whole body relaxed as well.

Because the ox cart was moving slowly, it took the group half an hour longer than expected to get home.

The Wang family's carriage took Song Zhi all the way back home. After leaving two baskets of fruit, Cui Liu hurriedly left Xiaohezi Village.

When Mrs. Wu saw her granddaughter coming back, she hurried forward, grabbed her hand, and looked her up and down.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with her granddaughter, she wiped her tears and said, "Kid, are you trying to scare me to death?"

Yesterday she waited until dark but her granddaughter did not come back. She was very worried. When she went to Doctor Zheng's house, she saw Zheng Hui coming back with a pale face.

After asking around, I found out that my granddaughter was in trouble.

Although Zheng Hui did not elaborate, judging from her evasive eyes, Wu tossed and turned all night after returning.

When Song Zhi saw her grandmother crying because of her, she quickly comforted her in a soft voice.

Yang, standing by, also tried to smooth things over, saying, "I'm glad you're back, I'm glad you're back. Doctor Zheng also traveled for several hours this morning. Stop standing at the door and go back to talk!"

Mrs. Wu also realized her own gaffe and hurriedly invited Doctor Zheng into the yard.

Doctor Zheng waved his hand and said, "I'm glad to see her return safely. Let her rest for a while."

After saying this, he turned to Song Zhi and said, "Rest at home today and recite the pulse signs and symptoms I taught you the other day. I'll test you again tomorrow!"

Song Zhi responded respectfully. After seeing off the master and Zheng Hui, the family began to ask Song Zhi what had happened at the farm yesterday.

In order to avoid worrying her family, Song Zhi only briefly talked about the fight between the Wang family and the Chen family, and how the people in the Chen family's farm were eventually captured by the county magistrate.

As for those who were abducted by the Chen family, they were also released and returned home. The county magistrate even provided temporary accommodation for some of the homeless people.

Because Song Zhi cut off the beginning and the end and omitted the most dangerous things, everyone listened with great interest as if they were listening to a story.

Song Zhi finally dispelled her family's concerns and breathed a sigh of relief.