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

When Ji Yunshuang came out of the alley, Zhu Dong'e was anxiously holding several large steamed buns. When she saw Ji Yunshuang come out of the alley, she almost burst into tears, "Where have you been?"

Ji Yunshuang dusted off her sleeves and said casually, "I found a few local street urchins to help you find out about your two daughters."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Dong'e was both excited and ashamed.

"What's with that expression?" Ji Yunshuang took the steamed bun, took a bite, and said, "Did you think I abandoned you and ran away?"

"No," Zhu Dong'e shook her head repeatedly. "I'm just too grateful."

"No need to be too grateful. From now on, you'll be working for me. If you don't do a good job, I won't need you anymore."

As Ji Yunshuang spoke, she strode towards the place she had agreed to meet Gao Lan. Zhu Dong'e quickly followed after her.

Gao Lan had been waiting at the city gate for quite a while in his oxcart. When he saw Ji Yunshuang, he was taken aback at first, and then said, "Sister Ji, you look so beautiful. You must have been a rich young lady from a wealthy family before, right?"

Seeing Gao Lan's exaggerated expression, Ji Yunshuang realized that she hadn't changed her outfit yet.

She got into the oxcart, casually took off her jewelry and put it back in her bundle, saying, "What rich family's daughter? It's all fake."

As she spoke, she gestured for Zhu Dong'e to get into the car and introduced her to Gao Lan, saying, "This is my fellow villager. He's run into some trouble and wants to stay at my house for a few days."

Seeing the burns on half of Zhu Dong'e's face, Gao Lan was shocked and barely managed to keep from crying out.

She tried to control her expression and cleared a space in the oxcart for Zhu Dong'e to sit on.

She didn't know what the relationship was between the woman with half her face disfigured and Ji Yunshuang, so she didn't dare to talk about business for a moment and drove the oxcart towards Shuanghe Village.

Ji Yunshuang took two steamed buns from Zhu Dong'e and gave them to Gao Lan, and then told Zhu Dong'e to eat them too.

Zhu Dong'e shook her head and refused to eat.

Ji Yunshuang's face showed a hint of impatience as she said, "Are you planning to go without food for the rest of your life, just to look for your two daughters while you're starving?"

Zhu Dong'e quickly shook her head.

"Then eat! Don't be so wishy-washy, or feel guilty for eating my food. In the future, when I ask you to do something, do it properly and repay me well. Don't be stubborn about useless things."

Zhu Dong'e then gratefully began to eat the steamed bun.

Gao Lan's gaze darted back and forth between the two of them, her mind filled with a thousand guesses, but she dared not ask.

Seeing her expression, Ji Yunshuang chuckled and said, "Sister Gao, stop looking. My fellow villager lost her child and asked me to help her find it. She's offered herself to me."

Gao Lan was surprised and anxious. "How did the child get lost? This world is so chaotic, how can we find him?"

Ji Yunshuang didn't hide anything, "She had two daughters, but her husband didn't like them. When they got to Hongdu, they ran out of money for food, so they sold their two daughters."

Gao Lan wasn't particularly surprised when she heard this. In this village, when someone needed money in an emergency and couldn't afford it, didn't they sell their daughter?

It seems that when the family faces difficulties, it's only natural for the daughter to make sacrifices.

She has long been used to it.

However, seeing Zhu Dong'e crying so sadly, she still slapped her thigh and cursed, "That damned man, how could he do that to his own daughter? He's worse than an animal."

After scolding her, he comforted her, saying, "Little sister, don't cry. It's your good fortune to have left that damned man and followed my sister Ji. Sister Ji is very capable; she'll definitely find a child for you. From now on, you'll have good days with my sister Ji."

Zhu Dong'e choked up as she thanked them, saying, "It's a blessing for me and my two children to have met the owner."

Gao Lan, seeing that they were her own people, stopped holding back and excitedly told Ji Yunshuang about selling fried peas.

She took out a bag of copper coins that she kept close to her body and handed it to Ji Yunshuang, saying, "The bags of fried peas we brought today are all sold out. I don't know how much money we made, but I've never seen so much money in my life. Sister Ji, you're really amazing."

Ji Yunshuang was also happy. She said, "Sister Gao, drive the oxcart to a deserted place, and we'll count the money in our purses before going back."

Gao Lan thought for a moment and said, "There's a riverbank next to the main road ahead. Let's drive the cattle there."

The oxcart soon arrived at the riverbank that Gao Lan had mentioned.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on all kinds of pebbles, like a painting by a painter.

Looking at the beautiful scenery, Ji Yunshuang's lips unconsciously curled into a smile. She poured the coins from her purse into the basket, "Come on, let's count the money!"

Listening to the pleasant clinking sound of the coins falling into the basket, Zhu Dong'e felt as if she were dreaming.

Throughout her life, she recalled this day countless times, thinking of Ji Yunshuang's smiling face under the setting sun and the pleasant sound of the copper coins clinking together.

This is the day her life was destroyed, and the day she was reborn.

The one who pulled her back to life, taught her many principles of life, and helped her reshape her worldview was that extraordinary woman whose smile was as bright as the sun.

*

As it grew later and later, and Wei Shen and the others still hadn't returned, Kong Xiufang couldn't help but become anxious.

She bit her finger and paced back and forth in the room.

After walking for a while, Kong Xiufang stood on tiptoe to look outside again, repeating this countless times. Seeing that the person still hadn't returned, she couldn't help but curse.

The people she was cursing were sitting crookedly in the alley.

Looking at the porcelain bottle in his hand, Wan Shitong exclaimed with admiration, "Brother Wei, the medicine that Big Sister gave me is really effective. Before, if I had been beaten this badly, I would have had to stay in bed for two or three days. But now, I don't feel any pain at all."

As he spoke, he waved his arm and asked, "So, what's her background, Big Sister?"

Wei Shen leaned against the wall, his eyes dim and unreadable. He suddenly laughed, as if he was thinking of something.

Hearing his laughter, the know-it-all said warily, "Brother Wei, you wouldn't be going to back out and not want to be with Big Sister anymore, would you?"

As he spoke, he took a few steps back, "You blame us for being cowards and spineless, and now that you've followed the eldest sister, you want to settle scores with us?"

Wei Shen glanced at him with a sidelong eyebrow and said disdainfully, "Look at you, so pathetic! Since I, Wei Shen, have personally acknowledged that I recognize her as my elder sister, I will not go back on my word."

Know-It-All and Gou San were relieved and whispered, "It's good that you won't go back on your word." If you won't go back on your word, there will be no conflict between them, and they will still be brothers who live in the same corner of the world.

Shi Tiezhu, however, remembered that Wei Shen seemed to really like the girl from the Kong family, and asked with some concern, "Brother Wei, what are you planning to say to Miss Kong?"

Upon hearing him mention Kong Xiufang, the know-it-all exploded like a lit firecracker, saying, "You still bring her up? It's all her fault! She called us in without even finding out the facts, and she almost got us killed."

Dog Three nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right! She said she was just a refugee with no connections, but we caught her, forced her to reveal her recipe, locked her up, and slowly dealt with her."

"Are these just ordinary refugees? This is a female demon! Thank goodness we reacted quickly, or she would have killed us all."

I must slap him on the head and say, "What do you mean, 'she-devil'? That's my older sister, my older sister!"

Dog Three quickly and furtively looked around, and only after confirming that Ji Yunshuang hadn't suddenly appeared nearby did he breathe a sigh of relief and correct himself, "Yes, yes, it's Big Sister, not the female demon."

"We absolutely cannot let that girl from the Kong family know that we've recognized the female demon as our eldest sister."

The know-it-all looked at the pill in his hand again and said, "I have a feeling that our test is not over yet. The female demon... if Big Sister wants to kill us, it's just a matter of a flick of her finger."

As he spoke, he tucked the medicine into his pocket and said, "I need to hurry and find someone to gather information for my eldest sister. From now on, I'll follow her around."

He took two steps, then turned around and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Wei Shen. “Brother Wei, I’m sorry, but if you’re going to do something that would betray my elder sister for the sake of Miss Kong, then I, the know-it-all, will have to sever all ties with you today.”

Wei Shen's eyelids twitched slightly, and he said casually, "Who would wrong my elder sister for the sake of a woman?"

Know-it-all raised an eyebrow. Who was that girl who was getting along so well with her before, and who was now leading the charge in kidnapping her?

Now they're saying she's just a woman!

Regardless, Wei Shen's clear stance relieved the rest of the group.

The know-it-all called two people to go with him to gather information.

Wei Shen was the most seriously injured. Even after taking the medicine given by Ji Yunshuang, he only felt slightly better and still needed more rest.

Shi Tiezhu and Zhang Xiong helped him home, one on each side.

The two women helped him walk while asking him how he planned to tell Kong Xiufang about the matter.

Wei Shen hissed, annoyed that the two men were spouting nonsense while helping him up. He lifted his eyelids and said, "Do I need to explain myself to her?"

“This isn’t an explanation; she’ll definitely ask us how we got injured and why we didn’t catch our eldest sister…”

Shi Tiezhu said, "If we tell the truth—"

Before he could finish speaking, Wei Shen smacked him on the head, saying with obvious disgust, "Who told you to tell the truth? Can't you think outside the box? Didn't you say we ran into our enemies on the way? Were we set up by our enemies?"

Shi Tiezhu said, "Wouldn't Miss Kong be going to cause trouble for my elder sister again?"

"Let her go if she wants to!" Wei Shen said casually. "Are you worried that your devilish older sister will suffer a loss?"

"Elder sister will definitely not suffer a loss. I'm only doing this for you, because I'm worried about Miss Kong."

When Shi Tiezhu spoke, there was a hint of pride that he himself was unaware of.

"Why should I worry about her? I suffered such a big loss today, it's better to let her suffer a bit too."

When Wei Shen spoke, it aggravated his wounds, and he hissed again.

Shi Tiezhu clicked his tongue inwardly. If we're talking about being ruthless, it has to be his brother Wei!

Just a few hours ago, he was all lovey-dovey with Kong Xiufang, acting like he was deeply in love with her! How could he have given up on her so easily?

However, thinking about their newly recognized elder sister, the two of them felt that their elder sister was beautiful and cool, much better than Miss Kong.

Having seen his elder sister, a woman of exceptional beauty and martial prowess, how could Brother Wei possibly be blinded by that little cabbage, Kong Xiufang?

I wonder if Miss Kong will be heartbroken and regretful after learning the truth.