A lucky little peasant girl is reborn and brings prosperity to her entire family.

Old Mrs. Song was escorted by the brothers Song Risheng and Song Xingming to the gate of Song Laosan's courtyard. When the cold wind blew, Old Mrs. Song finally came to her senses and exclaimed, "Tian Shi has gone too far!"

Grandma Song had three sons and two daughters.

But the one she loved most was the youngest child in the family, Song Laosan.

Even when the family property was divided, because of Old Mrs. Song's favoritism, she insisted on living with her youngest son, Song Laosan. Song Laosan received the most property in the Song family, including the best and most fertile land.

Right now, the Song brothers, Risheng and Xingming, are taking Old Madam Song back to the courtyard of Song Laosan.

They even thoughtfully knocked on the iron ring on the gate of Song Laosan's courtyard for Old Mrs. Song, and then turned and ran away.

Old Mrs. Song was left behind, stamping her feet in anger.

The two brothers ran all the way home, looked at each other, and burst out laughing.

Tian Denghua had already gone to the kitchen to get busy.

Qi Lian wanted to help with the fire, but Song Yanyan stopped her, saying that she was pregnant and it wouldn't be good for her to be exposed to the smoke and fire.

Qi Lian was so stunned that she couldn't get up from the kang (a heated brick bed).

Song Yanyan ran to the kitchen to help Tian Denghua cook, and the mother and daughter played with crickets together in the kitchen.

After giving a good scolding, Tian Denghua felt much better.

Song Yanyan had just begun to criticize her grandmother's foolish behavior when Tian Denghua immediately put on a stern face and said, "I can scold you, but you can't. If you say it at home and people hear it outside, they'll all be pointing fingers behind your back. How am I supposed to marry you off then? Wouldn't I be stuck with this mess?"

Song Yanyan pouted: "Mom!"

Tian Denghua was very stubborn, waving the spatula in her hand: "Alright, go, go, go feed the chickens, don't get in the way of the kitchen."

"Oh." Song Yanyan pouted, grabbed a handful of rice husks from the rice husk bag in the corner of the kitchen, mixed in a little bit of moldy old rice, and took the basin to feed the chickens.

As Song Yanyan looked at the chickens flapping their wings and scrambling for food in the coop, she coincidentally remembered something else.

In the dream, it was almost New Year's Day. Her mother was thinking of catching a chicken from the chicken coop to slaughter for the New Year, but she suddenly discovered that there was a hole in the chicken coop. Of the five old hens and one rooster that were raised inside, only two old hens were left!

All the other chickens ran away!

The entire Song family was utterly devastated!

Tian Denghua walked around the chicken coop and noticed that there seemed to be a hole in one corner. The matter was thus concluded as an accident.

Even though it hurts, there's nothing we can do.

It was an accident after all.

However, in her subsequent dream, Song Yanyan discovered the truth behind this scene—it was not an accident!

In her dream, after Song Yanyan's entire family was tragically killed, her soul, shedding tears of blood, drifted with Luo Jinyu for a while, racking her brains to kill Luo Jinyu.

But humans and ghosts are different, and no matter what, Song Yanyan could not harm Luo Jinyu in the slightest.

It was only then that Song Yanyan learned that the chickens that her family lost that year were not an accident, but rather that Luo Jinyu had secretly taken in an injured person in a secluded cave on the shady side of Qishan Mountain.

In order to help the injured person recover, Luo Jinyu secretly sent over the chickens from her home in several trips!

—Thinking of this, Song Yanyan was so angry that her teeth itched.

That man was a notorious bandit, and he even saved Luo Jinyu's life later!

...And yet Luo Jinyu used the chickens from their Old Song family to do this favor!

Looking at the chicken coop at home, Song Yanyan felt increasingly angry and her fists grew harder as she thought about it.

Song Yanyan made up her mind!

She told her family she was going to play with her friends, but actually she secretly went to the mountains after leaving home.

Song Yanyan wanted to check whether the notorious bandit would still be hiding in the cave to recover from his injuries without Luo Jinyu.

Song Yanyan was even more curious to see if this notorious thief could survive without her family's innocent chickens that had been eaten!

Song Yanyan was very cautious. She did not go directly to the hidden cave on the shady side of the mountain, as this would easily leave footprints on the nearby snow and expose her tracks.

On the shady side of Qishan Mountain, there are cliffs and precipices, and only two caves. One cave is in the open, while the other cave must be the hidden cave where the notorious bandit hid.

Song Yanyan specially chose a spot where she could see the entrance of the hidden cave from afar, and selected a rock that could conceal her figure. She secretly observed the cave entrance for two hours.

Fortunately, perseverance pays off. Song Yanyan persisted in her stakeout and actually caught sight of the man with a scarred face and obvious weakness, who slowly emerged from the hidden cave, using a gleaming broadsword as a crutch.

His clothes were still stained with blood in some places, and it was clear that he was seriously injured!

Song Yanyan was right not to investigate the area. The scarred man was very wary. After coming out of the cave, he specifically checked the footprints nearby. Only after seeing that no one had been there did he feel at ease leaning on his broadsword to go forage for food.

After Song Yanyan shrank back into the stone, her heart pounded.

It really was that notorious thief who had taken several lives!

Song Yanyan gritted her teeth.

She was just a weak woman, and she had no way to confront that notorious bandit who had committed murder.

Song Yanyan quietly returned home.

The next morning, Song Yanyan lied again, saying she was going out to play, but actually secretly ran twenty miles to the county town.

When there's no market day in the county town, there are relatively few people.

With the New Year approaching, many shops have closed, making the streets look even more deserted.

Song Yanyan went straight to the yamen (government office).

Because Song Yanyan left early, the yamen hadn't even opened yet, and the gates were tightly shut.

Recently, the inspector's men arrested many county officials, causing widespread panic. Few people dared to come near the county government office.

Song Yanyan swallowed hard, quickly slipped a piece of paper through the crack in the middle of the yamen gate, and then turned and hurried away.

Less than half an hour later.

When a constable came to open the gate of the yamen, he suddenly discovered a rough piece of straw paper lying on the ground.

Curious, he picked it up and took a look. The first thing he saw made him frown – the words on it looked like scribbles.

Why are there drawings on it? ...It looks like a simplified topographic map?

The constable frowned as he deciphered the scribbles on the paper, and his expression changed.

Although the above seems absurd... well, these are special times, and the Inspector is here!

It's better to believe it's true than to risk being accused of dereliction of duty during the inspector's stay!

"My lord, my lord!"

The constable, holding the paper, headed straight for the Inspector!

As Song Yanyan walked along the official road back to Zhaoyou Village, she suddenly heard the sound of galloping horses behind her.

She stopped and looked, and saw a dozen or so fully armed soldiers, wearing black boots and long knives at their waists, riding past on horseback!

Look in that direction, it's towards Qishan!

Song Yanyan was somewhat excited.

The officials are quite efficient!

It was worth it for her to steal ink and paper from her third brother, draw a map of Qishan, and even mark the location and write a hint that the notorious bandit was hiding there!