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

After dinner, Ji Yunshuang told Xia Biao about what they needed to do next.

She brought Xia Biao to Ningxing Prefecture not just to collect some live poultry.

If she's going to do something, she's going to do something big.

However, she currently has very few people at her disposal, giving the impression that she has grand ambitions but lacks substance.

Fortunately, she's not short of money.

As long as you have money, there's always a way to solve a problem.

She gave Xia Biao a purse of silver and a bag of steamed buns, instructing him to gather information and then recruit a group of people to run errands for her, ensuring the successful acquisition of live poultry.

This matter is actually not easy to handle well.

Firstly, she wanted to avoid leaving any traces and alarming too many people; secondly, she planned to place the live birds in her spatial dimension without anyone noticing.

Even if we don't accomplish both of these things at the same time, it's not easy to accomplish just one of them.

Therefore, after Ji Yunshuang gave him the silver and told him what she needed to do, she still asked him with concern what he planned to do.

Xia Biao really couldn't understand his master. He thought that this was a matter of magic for a great demon like her, so why did he have to go through all this trouble to come up with a solution?

But then he thought again, could his master be testing him?

Then he'd better do his best.

He pondered for a while and then said, "Master, aren't you going to send steamed buns to the families of those soldiers? Do you think we could try to get closer to them and ask around while we're delivering the food?"

Ji Yunshuang glanced at him and said, "Your brain is finally working this time."

Xia Biao felt extremely excited to receive Ji Yunshuang's praise, and then carefully considered how to proceed next. "When the time comes, I'll have those family members help take the lead in buying livestock, but what does Master plan to do with those livestock after they're bought?"

Ji Yunshuang had already figured out where to keep the livestock. Just like in Jiangzhou, she would buy a secluded estate and keep the livestock there.

Not only did she easily solve the problem of exposure, but she could also accomplish one of her plans—to acquire more properties.

Ji Yunshuang asked Xia Biao to first contact the soldiers' families and familiarize them with the environment, while she went to inquire about the purchase of the estate.

After agreeing on the terms, the two went their separate ways.

On the other side, Fu Ci also saw the letter that Ji Yunshuang had Zhong Xu deliver to him. Upon seeing the contents of the letter, he almost couldn't control his expression once again.

His men got nothing, but his junior sister quietly accomplished this great task.

It's really amazing!

How did she manage to do that?

Fu Ci was so excited that he asked Zhong Xu directly, "How did she do that?"

Zhong Xu had not read Ji Yunshuang's letter to Fu Ci and did not know what Fu Ci was asking about.

Judging from his expression, he could roughly guess that General Ji must have accomplished another major task.

He lowered his head and said, "This subordinate does not know either."

Judging from his expression, Fu Ci roughly guessed what had happened. He asked, "You weren't involved in that matter?"

Zhong Xu said, "Yes!" Then, he briefly explained that he and Qiu were originally General Wei's personal guards, and were later sent to the Lu family to protect the safety of the Lu family members.

He knew nothing about anything Ji Yunshuang had done before.

Fu Ci didn't ask any more questions. The most important thing now was to get the supplies back to the army as soon as possible. Judging from his junior sister's letter, she had not only intercepted that batch of supplies but also prepared another batch of military rations.

The matter was of great importance, so Fu Ci personally summoned the army's grain officer, but in the end he changed his mind and personally led a troop of soldiers back with Zhong Xu to transport the grain from the warehouse.

As soon as Fu Ci made a move, Fu Pei immediately received the message.

He frowned and asked, "Do you know why he left the army?"

The guard said, "Our men can't get too close, lest they be discovered. All we know is that someone sent a message in, and after he met that person, he left with a large group of men. Our men said it was a stranger, and they didn't recognize him either."

Fu Pei said, "Send someone to keep a close eye on things and report back at any time."

"Yes!"

After the guards left, Fu Pei summoned someone in and inquired about the Lu family.

"Lu recently bought a few servants to take back, but with the help of the people Wei Zhenfang sent, our people haven't been able to find an opportunity..."

Fu Pei, with a cold face, cursed, "Useless!"

Those below hung their heads, not daring to speak. A trusted confidant advised, "Master, if you ask me, we don't need to keep an eye on the Lu family. For now, we should find a way to acquire another family that's doing well."

Since Huang Jiayu absconded with the money, their income has decreased dramatically. But they have so many people to support, and money is needed everywhere.

If they don't find a way to increase revenue quickly, let alone train more people, they'll probably struggle to even maintain their current workforce.

Hearing his subordinates mention business, Fu Pei felt a surge of frustration.

He said, "Still no news about that person surnamed Huang?"

The confidant said, "It seems they have fled to the fiefdoms of the other two princes and are under their protection, which is why our people haven't been able to find out anything about them."

Fu Pei said, "If we find him, there's no need to report to me again. Just tear him to pieces. As for the Huang family, we haven't gotten anything out of them after all this time, so they probably really don't know anything. There's no need to keep them around any longer; deal with them all!"

Xin Fu said, "Speaking of which, that man surnamed Huang is a heartless person. He ran away with all his belongings, leaving no one in the Huang family who were his family members."

Fu Pei sneered, "How can you achieve great things without being ruthless?"

Those below dared not respond to that.

His trusted aide lowered his head and recommended several new candidates, asking for Fu Pei's opinion.

Recently, he has been experiencing a series of misfortunes, but Fu Ci seems to be protected by a deity. Not only has he gained a powerful general under his command, but he is also gaining advantages in every battle.

Prince Rui's admiration for his son Fu Ci grew ever stronger.

Sensing his father's attitude, he grew even angrier. To make matters worse, Huang Jiayu's disappearance left him without anything to amuse himself or relieve his frustration.

He's now seething with anger and has nowhere to vent it.

He suppressed his anger and said, "Bring everyone over tomorrow, I want to meet them."

On the other side, after Xia Biao and Ji Yunshuang parted ways, Xia Biao carried his luggage and headed towards the village.

The village ahead of him was Jiang Liu's hometown. After arriving, he first asked the villagers where Jiang Laoshi lived.

Just as Jiang Liu had said, when he asked Jiang Laoshi, the villagers all enthusiastically led him the way.

On the way, the villagers asked Xia Biao who he was and what his relationship was with the Jiang family.

Xia Biao only said that he was a distant relative of the Jiang family and that he had fled here. He was robbed on the way, and his family was all gone, leaving him all alone.

The villagers listened to his words and none of them doubted him.