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

However, after that chaotic incident, Ma Lan disappeared, and the division of the family property did not go very smoothly.

As the rain intensified, Lu Wuze said impatiently, "Are we just going to stay here and get soaked in the rain if we can't find my sister-in-law?"

Because Lu Xuewen's leg was broken, the family was unable to find shelter from the rain in the front.

In the end, they could only find shelter under a big tree nearby.

It was barely effective at first.

But now, the rain is pouring down harder and harder, and the whole family is soaked to the bone. Cold and hungry, everyone's patience has run out.

Lu Jinbao also said, "That's right, we can't let our whole family die here because of my older brother!"

Lu Bingchun also felt that this couldn't go on, but after looking at his two grandsons, he really couldn't bear to part with them.

He gritted his teeth and finally said to Liu, "You stay here and wait for Madam Ma. I'll take my sons to find shelter from the rain ahead."

"Father!" Lu Xuewen exclaimed in disbelief, "Are you going to abandon me and Mother?"

Liu was no longer the fierce and shrewish woman she used to be; she seemed to have lost her soul, swaying precariously in the rain.

Lu Bingchun said with a long face, "What do you mean 'abandon you'! Didn't I say I was taking your younger brothers to find a place to take shelter from the rain? You and your mother stay here and wait for your wife!"

"That's easy for you to say. Do you think you'll come back for me after you've gone to the front lines?" Lu Xuewen was devastated. "I did everything I could for this family, and this is how it ends up. Dad, don't you feel guilty?"

Lu Bingchun was furious at what she said. "This is your own fault. Why did you have to provoke those people?"

"If you hadn't provoked them, our family would have only lost some things at most. But now, we've been robbed of everything, not even a single thread of cloth. And your younger brothers have been beaten black and blue because of you."

"Brother, we brothers have been implicated because of you. We're only doing our duty by taking care of Tianhu and Tianhao. You wait here for your sister-in-law!"

After Lu Wuze finished speaking, he rushed into the rain without looking back. Zhu Dong'e quickly followed him with her daughter.

Lu Jinbao and the others glanced at Lu Xuewen, then turned and rushed into the rain.

Watching his younger brothers' retreating figures, Lu Xuewen collapsed to the ground and burst into wild laughter! As he laughed, he pounded the ground, the mud on the ground mingling with the blood flowing from his legs.

Upon seeing this, Lu Bingchun's anger vanished, leaving only a surge of hatred! He led Lu Tianhu and Lu Tianhao, following his sons' steps forward, saying to them as they walked, "Remember this: the Ji family and Lu Dalang are our enemies! When we get to Jiangzhou, you must strive to surpass that brat Lu Yanqi. Once you've made something of yourself, you must avenge your father!"

Thinking of their father's earlier behavior, the two brothers' eyes flashed with hatred. They nodded emphatically and said, "We'll remember! We'll definitely learn our skills well in the future and avenge our father!"

*

The heavy rain continued until noon before gradually subsiding.

Lu Yinheng went out several times with a knife along the way, and came back with a lot of dry branches and pine resin.

Although the dry branches were wet, the pine resin mixed with the dry firewood that Ji Yunshuang had collected earlier made them able to burn.

The smoke is a bit too much.

At this point, no one cared about such things.

The Lu family spent the whole morning warming themselves around the fire, and the clothes of the adults and children were almost completely dried.

In addition, after drinking the sweet soup cooked by Ji Yunshuang, everyone's spirits were still quite good.

The Lu family, who finally arrived at the post station despite the rain, were not in such good condition.

Both Lu Tianhu and Lu Tianhao had unnatural flushes on their faces, and Lu Wuze's two daughters also looked listless.

Lu Bingchun and his sons were hungry and exhausted after walking for so long in the heavy rain.

Seeing the bonfire burning in front of Ji Yunshuang and the others, their eyes lit up. Lu Bingchun shamelessly walked over and said to Lu Yinheng, "Nephew, so you're here? This bonfire is perfect, we're all soaked."

As he spoke, he pushed his two grandsons forward, trying to get a better spot.

Lu Yinheng, however, blocked their way without any politeness, saying, "Our two families have long since severed ties, so don't try to get close to us."

As he spoke, he touched the knife at his waist, his expression full of threat.

Lu Bingchun said angrily, "Your father and I are brothers. How can you sever ties with us like that? You disloyal and unrighteous wretch! When we get to Jiangzhou, I will spread your disloyal and unrighteous deeds everywhere. Let's see how you behave then."

Lu Yinheng's face turned ashen, and a murderous glint instantly flashed in his eyes.

"Oh?" Ji Yunshuang raised an eyebrow and glanced at their family members, then laughed, "What are you spreading? Spreading that you colluded with bandits to rob your own brother's family?"

Lu Bingchun looked as if he had seen a ghost. His lips trembled as he said, "What...what nonsense are you talking about?"

"What? Didn't expect our family to be so easy to rob? You tried to rob us by colluding with bandits, and now you've gotten what you deserved!"

Ji Yunshuang rubbed her chin, and combined the information Ma Lan had given her, she deduced: "Lu Xuewen colluded with robbers to rob us, but we ended up taking care of him instead. As a result, he got a beating from the robbers when he got back, right?"

With each word she spoke, the terror on Lu Bingchun and the others' faces deepened.

Judging from their expressions, Ji Yunshuang made her judgment.

She raised an eyebrow with a smile, "Was he crippled or killed?"

"I guess they were crippled and couldn't travel easily, so they abandoned them!"

As she spoke, she clicked her tongue in disdain a few times, "Is this the loyalty and righteousness your family values? If so, I really can't agree with it!"

Whispers could be heard among the refugees sheltering from the rain at the inn.

Although he couldn't hear what those people were saying, Lu Bingchun felt that they were definitely cursing his family.

A feeling of frustration welled up inside him.

He had previously been secretly mocking Lu Yinheng, calling him a fake genius. He also made the mistake that all men make when choosing a wife—judging solely by her looks.

Although Lady Ji was of decent appearance and a city dweller, one could tell from her manner of speaking that she was not intelligent.

Later, he used his connections to inquire about the Ji family's maternal family, and it turned out to be exactly as he had expected.

That Ji family member lost her mother at a young age. The woman in the Ji family now is her father's second wife.

Everyone outside says that her stepmother is virtuous and treats her and her brother like her own children. Ji Mingshan is lucky to have married such a wife.

But in his view, it was all the woman's doing.

If they truly treated Ji Shi as their own daughter, would they have let her marry a farmer? Even though they did marry her off to a farmer, she still received a good reputation; one can imagine how formidable that woman must be.

Ji Shi, however, lost completely; he was a complete fool.

But now, he feels that he was terribly wrong!

Yunshuang is not stupid this season.

She was just pretending to be stupid before.

Now, aren't they showing their sharp claws?

Ji Yunshuang was unaware of Lu Bingchun's inner thoughts at that moment.

Seeing his face change color constantly, like a dye shop had been opened, she felt very happy.

This era is wonderful; people can be provoked like this with just words!

If this were the end times, she would have died countless times over for saying all this nonsense.

So she deliberately looked at Lu Wuze and his brothers and said, "Aren't you afraid that if something happens to any of you next time, you'll be abandoned like this too?"