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

As Fang Zijian walked alone on the road, for some reason, the thoughts that unconsciously popped into his mind when Kong Xiufang told him not to go astray came back to him.

Since his father wouldn't help him, then he...

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he quickly shook his head. He couldn't do that; it was not the act of a gentleman…

But if he didn't do that, how would he get the prescription?

Fang Zijian was deeply troubled, and before he knew it, he had arrived at the old house.

He hadn't expected that at this hour, the kitchen light in the old house would still be on, and a faint fragrance would waft out of the yard.

He had been running around Hongdu Village all day and hadn't eaten dinner. The aroma in the air made him feel even hungrier.

He unconsciously walked towards the courtyard.

By this time, everyone in the Lu family had already eaten and was preparing to rest.

After the Wang family moved their old wooden plank bed, Lu Yinheng was no longer in a hurry to make a bamboo bed.

He first led his men to set up the bed in the house.

Actually, considering that there were many of them, Lu Yinheng went to the Wang family mainly to borrow old wooden boards from them.

Even if the men of the four families didn't want the beds and only gave them to the children and women, Gao Lan's old beds still wouldn't be enough.

Moreover, the old house they rented had small rooms that couldn't fit so many bunk beds.

On the contrary, wooden boards offer a wider range of maneuverability.

So later, Lu Yinheng took it upon himself to borrow many old wooden planks from Gao Lan's family and temporarily built several large communal sleeping areas.

All the men slept in the largest room, which had two rows of bunk beds. The other two rooms were reserved for Ji Yunshuang and her group.

Ji Yunshuang chose a side room near the kitchen. She, her daughter, Gu Chunzhi, and Old Mrs. Zhao would sleep in the same room.

Niu Dahua slept in the same room with her two daughters-in-law, granddaughter, and Nie Shi.

Ji Yunshuang wanted to check out the space, so she told her daughter to go to sleep first and made an excuse to go to the kitchen.

Knowing that she enjoyed studying food, Gu Chunzhi and Old Mrs. Zhao did not disturb her.

After arriving in the kitchen, Ji Yunshuang took out the flour she had bought that day, added yeast to ferment it, and planned to make pork crackling and vegetable buns for tomorrow.

Pour the old braising liquid stored in the space into a large pot, and put the blanched pig stomach, pig liver, pig heart, pig tongue and other ingredients into the braising liquid.

Fortunately, Lu Yinheng and the others had eaten a full dinner tonight, and they had gotten used to the smell of braised meat on their escape route, so they were unlikely to do anything inappropriate.

Fang Zijian, however, outside the old house, lacked the same composure.

The enticing aroma wafting from the old house made his mind go blank, leaving only the thought of eating.

He secretly crawled through the dog hole in the backyard and quietly approached the kitchen.

Ji Yunshuang added a piece of dry firewood to Zhao Kongli and was about to enter the space when she suddenly sensed a stranger approaching.

Her expression turned cold, and she suddenly pulled out a dagger tucked into her waistband.

At the same time, Lu Yinheng also sensed the presence of a stranger. He pulled out a large knife from his bundle, opened the door, and leaped away.

The two men acted simultaneously, one wielding a dagger and the other a knife, both holding them to Fang Zijian's neck.

Fang Zijian had never seen anything like this before and was so frightened that he almost wet his pants.

Hearing the commotion coming from the old house, Liao, who had run out to look for her son, felt a bad premonition. Without thinking too much, she pushed open the courtyard gate and rushed in.

When she went inside and saw this scene, she nearly fainted from fright. She struggled to keep her legs from giving way and cried out, "Spare his life! Spare his life! That's my son! It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

Upon hearing Liao's voice, Ji Yunshuang and Lu Yinheng slowly withdrew their knives.

Lu Yinheng turned back and told the stunned people in each room what had happened.

Ji Yunshuang coldly looked at Fang Zijian and said, "What are you doing sneaking around in the middle of the night? What? You're planning to steal it because I won't sell it to you?"

Fang Zijian had calmed down by now, his face flushed as he said, "Who said I was planning to steal it? This is my house. I just... I just smelled the fragrance and came in to take a look."

Ji Yunshuang sneered, "Why did you come in through the dog hole instead of the main gate?"

She glanced at the swaying Liao Shi, sighed inwardly, and changed the subject, saying, "I bet the girl who came with you today went to you crying after you left, saying that she didn't understand the market at all and didn't know that twenty taels couldn't buy two prescriptions, right?"

Fang Zijian's pupils dilated slightly as he stared at Ji Yunshuang in disbelief. Without thinking, he blurted out, "How do you know what she said?"

Liao only knew that her son had brought Kong Xiufang to Ji Yunshuang to buy a son, but she didn't know that Kong Xiufang wanted to buy two prescriptions from her for twenty taels of silver. At this moment, her face darkened, and her impression of Kong Xiufang was extremely bad.

Fang Zijian didn't have time to pay attention to his mother's expression. After shouting, he belatedly realized, "Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?"

"Why would I need to eavesdrop on her little tricks?"

Ji Yunshuang said with full of disdain, "Did you say some nice words to comfort me, and then take the blame for buying the son back yourself?"

Fang Zijian thought carefully about the place where he and Kong Xiufang were cuddling and being affectionate, and he also felt that it was impossible for her to have eavesdropped.

However, she didn't eavesdrop, but she clearly guessed what they were saying at the time, and his gaze towards Ji Yunshuang gradually changed.

He was initially captivated by Ji Yunshuang's beauty, but when Kong Xiufang approached her to buy a son, she immediately launched into a sarcastic remark. He found her personality too sharp and assertive and disliked her.

But at this moment, Ji Yunshuang was like a wise woman in his eyes, and thus reached an unprecedented height in his heart.

Madam Liao also thought Ji Yunshuang was formidable, and she hurriedly said, "Young lady, has my son been deceived by that girl? Please help my son."

As she spoke, she wiped away her tears and said, "Although my son Zijian is a bit of a rascal sometimes, he has always been kind-hearted and has never done anything petty or despicable since he was a child."

Hearing his mother sobbing, Fang Zijian felt annoyed and distressed.

Ji Yunshuang went up and took Liao's arm, saying, "Auntie, my mother passed away early, and my father married a second wife less than half a year after my mother's death."

I've always envied children who have their mothers protecting them. Seeing how you care for your son, I'm actually quite envious, and seeing you makes me feel a sense of closeness.

If I can help, I definitely will. However, I don't know what happened between you two, and as an outsider... I can't really judge.

Ji Yunshuang's heartfelt words made Liao's goodwill towards her increase again, and she felt regret once more, thinking, "Why isn't such a good girl my wife?"

She held Ji Yunshuang's hand and said, "From now on, you are my own sister, no, you are even closer than my own sister."

Then, she recounted the conditions the Kong family had set out for, and why they wanted to settle in their village.

After speaking, he looked at his son and told him to tell Ji Yunshuang everything about leaving the old house today, without hiding anything.

Fang Zijian was initially reluctant to speak, but Liao's unusual assertiveness today, coupled with the fact that he had sneaked into the old house in the middle of the night, was indeed unreasonable.

Feeling guilty, he finally blushed and told Kong Xiufang everything about their conversation after they left the old house.

Now, even without Ji Yunshuang, Liao Shi could see that Kong Xiufang had ill intentions.

He shed a few drops of horse urine, coaxing his foolish son, and took on all the responsibility of preparing the prescription himself.

She wished she could tear Kong Xiufang apart.

But Fang Zijian still felt that his mother was overthinking things.

Seeing that her son still didn't believe her and even defended Kong Xiufang, Liao was so anxious that she developed mouth ulcers and almost died on the spot.

Having no other option, she had to turn to Ji Yunshuang for help again.

Ji Yunshuang had seen plenty of scheming women like Kong Xiufang in the apocalypse. She blinked, and a brilliant idea instantly popped into her head.

She beckoned Liao and Fang Zijian to come closer and whispered a few words to them.

Liao's eyes lit up instantly, and she pulled Fang Zijian and said, "Hurry up and thank your sister. If that Miss Kong is a good person, I will persuade your father. Don't worry, I guarantee I will help you marry her."

But if she was just using you, then this experience has shown us what kind of person she really is.

Fang Zijian retorted, somewhat unconvinced, "Xiufang isn't that kind of bad girl."

However, despite saying that, he ultimately followed Liao's arrangements and did as Ji Yunshuang said.