My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Lu Xumu, carrying two machetes, walked up to the two men and said through gritted teeth, "Is this what you used to scheme against them?"

A hint of guilt flashed in Hu Erge's eyes, but he quickly added, "If we don't even bring our weapons, how will they believe us?"

Brother Sun quickly added, "We all know your family has a tiger. How could we possibly want to do anything to your family? Sanlang, you have to believe me. We all fled from the same village. How could we possibly harm you? Don't you agree?"

Zhang Laitou was furious. He mocked the two of them for going to great lengths to scheme against him, one selling his sister and the other selling her daughter.

A moment later, he brought up the things that Hu Erge had said when he found him and, in an attempt to persuade him to join them in stealing from the Lu family, he had said those things.

Brother Hu tried his best to defend himself, saying that he said those things to gain his trust.

After saying that, he started crying again, begging the Lu family to have pity on him and let him go, considering their past relationship.

Ji Yunshuang entered the room amidst his cries.

Upon seeing Ji Yunshuang, Gu Chunzhi, Lu Xumu, and the others all showed a hint of surprise, no longer caring about Hu Erge and the others.

"Sister-in-law!" Lu Xumu was the first to greet her.

"Shuangniang, why are you back so late at night? It's not safe for you to walk alone at night! You have to be more careful in the future, there are too many bad people these days." Gu Chunzhi followed closely behind.

Lu Yanqi stood still, but his eyes suddenly brightened, and he stared intently at Ji Yunshuang.

Ji Yunshuang greeted Lu Xumu first, and then answered Gu Chunzhi's question, "It was dark when I arrived in Hongdu. I figured it wouldn't be too far to come back, so I traveled a little at night."

While answering Gu Chunzhi's question, she looked at Sun and Hu.

Upon seeing Ji Yunshuang, Hu Erge's heart skipped a beat, and he became more nervous than ever before.

Ji Yunshuang is much harder to fool than that woman Gu Chunzhi.

Moreover, she is hard-hearted, unlike Gu Chunzhi, who could easily soften her heart if he cried hard and tried to rekindle their past relationship.

But Ji Yunshuang, that woman, would probably cry herself blind without even raising an eyebrow.

As he was thinking this, Ji Yunshuang walked up to them, looked them over, and said, "You know that my family received a reward from the imperial court, right? How did you find out?"

Hu Erge's heart skipped a beat, realizing that his premonition was right; this woman was truly extraordinary.

Before he could speak, Zhang Laitou shouted, "He heard it from his sister."

He told me that a very important person had sent several cartloads of lavish gifts to your house, which is why I took the risk and followed him to steal from your house. Otherwise, even if I had the guts of a leopard, I wouldn't dare to mess with you!

Zhang Laitou didn't care what punishment he would face next; he only hated that Hu Lao Er dared to scheme against him.

Now he had only one thought: no matter what, he couldn't let Sun and Hu escape.

If we're going to die, we'll all die together.

Hu Erge saw through Zhang Laitou's thoughts and was furious with hatred, but he still tried to act innocent and said, "I heard about your family from my sister, but I didn't really want to come and steal from your family. I just wanted to trick him and ask you to help me get revenge."

Ji Yunshuang lashed him with her whip and sneered, "Do I look like a fool to you?"

Brother Hu cried out in pain.

When Brother Sun saw Ji Yunshuang lash out with her whip, tearing Hu Lao Er's skin and exposing his bones, he was so frightened that he wet his pants.

He stammered, "Don't hit me, I was wrong! I'll never do it again. It was Hu Lao Er who called me here, I was bewitched... I really won't do it again, please, let me go this time."

"If we hadn't caught you, you probably wouldn't think that way. You would just laugh at us for being stupid, saying that even if we gained wealth, we wouldn't be able to keep it."

Ji Yunshuang smiled and said leisurely, "Tell me, how could I possibly let you go!"

Brother Sun said in a trembling voice, "No...no, we wouldn't dare to think that way. You have a kind heart, please let us go this time. I was just temporarily bewitched and fell for Hu Lao Er's trick."

"That's probably not going to work!"

Ji Yunshuang said with a smile, "You stole from my house, and I punished you but let you go. Wouldn't that make others think our family is weak and easy to bully? Wouldn't everyone who's having a hard time in the future come after us?"

Anyway, my family is all soft-hearted; a little crying and pleading, and everything's fine.

Gu Chunzhi and Lu Xumu, who had just been struggling to bring themselves to act ruthlessly because of a village fleeing from disaster, suddenly felt a burning sensation on their faces.

Both of them couldn't help but think how fortunate Ji Yunshuang was to have returned. Otherwise, if they had let them go today out of consideration for their shared village and their refugee status, they feared even more people would have targeted their family in the future.

Lu Xumu was filled with shame. He took the stick and struck Brother Sun's leg hard.

Brother Sun let out a bloodcurdling scream. Lu Xumu did not stop there, breaking his leg before moving on to beat Zhang Laitou and the others.

Ji Yunshuang then showed a hint of satisfaction.

Hearing the screams echoing in the courtyard, Gu Chunzhi felt a chill run down her spine, but she knew her daughter-in-law was right.

If these people are not punished properly, I'm afraid things will only get more and more chaotic in the family.

She could only try her best to suppress her fear and reluctance. Only after she finally overcame these feelings did she realize she had forgotten about Lu Yanqi. She hurriedly turned to comfort her eldest grandson, but upon looking at him, she discovered he was much calmer than she was.

“Just like your father!” She patted Lu Yanqi and said, “Your father was just as brave as you when he was a child. He will definitely be as successful as your father when he grows up.”

However, thinking of her eldest son, she couldn't help but feel puzzled. How come her eldest son, whom she had always been so proud of, hadn't become an official, while her second son, who was inferior to her eldest son in many ways, had?

And what about the eldest daughter-in-law? Why does that General Wei call her Lieutenant General Ji? Could it be that the eldest daughter-in-law has also gone to the army these days and even become an officer?

Gu Chunzhi was full of doubts, but she didn't ask Ji Yunshuang at this time. Instead, she lit a fire and boiled a pot of hot water for Ji Yunshuang to soak her feet and relieve her fatigue. She also cooked a bowl of sweet egg soup for Ji Yunshuang.

Besides Ji Yunshuang, she also cooked a bowl for Qiu Yuan and Zhong Xu, saying that they had worked hard tonight.

Qiu Yuan and Zhong Xu quickly declined, saying they hadn't been of any help at all.

Those petty scoundrels are no match for her tiger.

Not to mention that petty thieves can't deal with the tiger of the Lu family, even the big men in the army would probably have no choice but to admit defeat when they see this human-like tiger of the Lu family.

Thinking about what they had witnessed today, the two of them both felt that the Lu family was truly extraordinary.

This family is definitely not an ordinary farming family!

When Wei Zhenfang first handed them over to the Lu family and asked them to treat the Lu family as the real masters, they were somewhat resentful and felt that their future was ruined.

But now, the two of them realized how shallow their previous knowledge had been.

Now, the two of them have different ideas about staying in the Lu family than they initially thought.

It's just unknown whether this remarkable woman will stay with them.

As they thought about it, both of them unconsciously looked at Ji Yunshuang.

Ji Yunshuang was truly awe-inspiring to them.

Judging by her appearance alone, they would never dream that she possessed such remarkable skills.

With just one lash, a person's bones were exposed.

Moreover, she was so decisive, completely unlike any woman they usually saw.

They had previously doubted the rumors, wondering how a woman could possibly lead only a thousand new recruits and rout the Qi army.

But after witnessing Ji Yunshuang's abilities, they felt ashamed of their previous thoughts.

They are like frogs in a well, with too little knowledge and experience.