The next day when she entered the city, Tang Caiyun stuck her head out of the mule cart and looked at the bustling scene of people coming and going on the street, her eyes full of curiosity.

At the age of forty, she had never been to the county town. Let alone the county town, she rarely even visited the town itself. Grocery shopping wasn't her job; she was expected to be a slave. The only time she'd gone to the town market with her parents, before she married, was when she was young. She still remembers the string of candied haws her father bought her; it's become a sweet memory she's cherished for years.

"Aunt, it's too early now. You should come with us to the store and sit for a while. We will send you to the county government office when it is dawn." Tang Luwu said to Tang Caiyun beside her.

"Okay." Tang Caiyun nodded repeatedly.

Song Ruize was driving a mule cart, and Qin Huiyin was beside him. Originally, Song Ruize didn't allow her to accompany him, but she felt that he was too lonely and insisted on staying by his side.

Song Ruize put the cloak on her, tidied it up for her, and wrapped her up tightly, leaving only her little face exposed.

He found himself becoming more and more accustomed to her company. If she was not around, he would feel empty, as if the colors had disappeared and his world was once again black and white.

"Sister Chuanchuanxiang is in front." Qin Huiyin pointed ahead. "Brother, if you are free, come to me and I will make you your favorite food. However, I will be away from home sometimes. After all, you still have to come back to the village often."

"Ah."

Mule carts are parked in the parking area.

Song Ruize got off the car and harnessed the mule cart.

Chuan Chuan Xiang does not do breakfast business, so there are no waiters working there right now.

"Sister Luwu, take your aunt inside to sit for a while and get some food."

They left early and didn't have breakfast.

Tang Yixiao had already gotten off the car at the entrance of the clinic and brought Tang Sanmei back to the clinic to continue treatment. Tang Sanmei could now make simple sounds, but she had not yet fully recovered.

"how about you?"

"I walked my brother back to the dam."

"It's a bit far from here to the dam. I can go back by myself." Song Ruize said.

"I want to go for a walk. I won't have time to go out for some fresh air when I get busy. Can't you let me go out for a walk?" Qin Huiyin said, pulling Song Ruize away.

The morning market was always particularly lively. In the past, Qin Huiyin was so busy with her business that she had little time to wander around. By the time she had some free time, the market had already dispersed and the atmosphere was gone.

Qin Huiyin moved among the crowd.

Song Ruize followed closely behind.

Qin Huiyin bought a lot of snacks and gave half to Song Ruize, who ate them all obediently. Even though some of the food tasted strange to Qin Huiyin, he didn't waste it and ate her share as well.

It takes a long time to walk from the Sister Chuan Chuan Xiang shop to the dam, but when Song Ruize saw the entrance to the dam, he realized for the first time that this distance was not long, and was even a little short.

"Sister-in-law Chuntao, Sister-in-law Juying..." Qin Huiyin saw Xiang Chuntao, Wang Juying and four others doing business at the dam gate, and went up to see how they were doing business.

Jiang Qibin and others were having breakfast there. When they saw Song Ruize appear, they hurriedly called out, "Brother Ze, if you don't come back, we'll go look for you."

When Song Ruize heard what he said, he knew that trouble was coming again.

There were thousands of workers in the dam, with all kinds of people and all kinds of conspiracies. He was a young man who became the dam chief, but few people accepted his advice and many of them wanted to cause trouble.

He glanced at Qin Huiyin and winked at Jiang Qibin.

Jiang Qibin understood that this meant not to tell bad news in front of Huiyin. Forget it, since the person is back, they can deal with it slowly behind closed doors!

"Is there any trouble?" Qin Huiyin asked.

"No. Brother Ze is the head of the dam, and there are many things waiting for him to deal with! Once he leaves, everyone will lose their backbone." Jiang Qibin said.

"Thank you for your hard work during this period. I'll treat you to breakfast today, so feel free to eat as much as you can. In the future, you should also help my brother share the work, as he can't handle it all by himself."

"Can we eat?" Jiang Qibin looked at Song Ruize.

Song Ruize glanced at him and said, "Here you go, don't you want to eat it?"

"I'll eat it, of course." Jiang Qibin said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Xiang, give me another twenty skewers of meat."

"Brother, I'll go back first." Qin Huiyin said.

Song Ruize nodded: "Okay."

Qin Weiyin walked a long way and when she turned back, she saw Song Ruize standing in the same place as before. His eyes were fixed on her and he waved at him.

Song Ruize responded by imitating her.

"Brother Ze, stop looking and go away." Jiang Qibin lay on him.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Song Ruize said calmly.

"While you were away, those evil spirits were up to their tricks again!" Jiang Qibin said, "Last night, my brothers and I caught a few little rats trying to steal materials and sell them. It seems like this isn't the first time they've done this, so I'm afraid they've been selling them for a while. Because the quantity is small and we're losing them every day, we didn't notice. This time, we caught them red-handed."

"Has it been interrogated?"

"They're being really stubborn, saying it was their own idea. But, these few minions can't pull off something this big. Even if I'm stupid, I know there's someone behind them directing them."

"Go, have a look."

"Good."

In the cave, several men who were tied up tightly looked at Song Ruize walking towards them with the backlight, and they shuddered collectively.

As soon as this kid appeared, the whole cave became gloomy and terrifying.

He is obviously young, and many of them can be his father, so why do they still feel instinctive fear when they see him appear?

Song Ruize pulled out the dagger, which flashed silver.

The blade slid across the face of one of the men, and the cold touch brought a sharp sting.

"I'm best at peeling off an entire hide. If you want to sell the hide for a good price, the beast can't be dead; the skin must be peeled off while it's still alive. When the skin is peeled off, the beast is still breathing and still calling out. After all, humans and beasts are not that different. Maybe I could try peeling off a human skin and see if it's fun."

"How dare you... This is a worthless human life..." the person next to him cursed.

"This is a dam. Thousands of people work here every day. It's not surprising that an accident happens occasionally. Anyway, as long as you pay a little silver as compensation, your lives will be bought." Song Ruize said as he slashed the man's neck with the dagger.

"Ah... don't kill me..." the man screamed.

"No need to interrogate him, just deal with him directly! As long as that person makes a move again, we will know who it is. Why waste time with a few dying people?" Song Ruize stood up.

"Okay, boss, you're right. We'll deal with them immediately and make sure no one knows about it, as if they had never appeared." Jiang Qibin grinned.

"Before they die, I will peel off their skin. Anyone who has offended me cannot die too easily. I must let them enjoy the process of death."

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