A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

"What's going on? Where are the people from the county? It's been a long time, why haven't they arrived yet?"

The abandoned village had an agreement with the county that before winter would arrive, two oxcarts would be sent, one to collect supplies and the other to buy and sell grain.

The villagers sold their goods to earn money, which they then used to buy grain from another oxcart.

Although the village was deserted, there were still some good things on the mountain. Moreover, the money obtained by exchanging supplies was used to buy grain, so the money eventually returned to the pockets of Qingshui County.

They could make a profit no matter how they calculated it, so Qingshui County was happy to do this business with the abandoned village.

This is why Aunt Lu wanted to kill the donkey.

The deserted village was not a place with abundant resources. To sell goods on your own, you had to exchange grain for a donkey and pay tolls. You also had to put in a lot of effort to sell your goods.

Despite all the effort, they still couldn't sell much.

With so little in this remote village, trading with the county once a year is enough.

For lucky families, the harvested grain was enough to get them through the winter safely.

Ye Qingxue sat inside the house, feeding Ye Hao'er a thin porridge with sugar, while listening to the sounds outside.

No one from the county is coming?

Ye Qingxue had some vague guesses in her mind.

When she went to Qingshui County, the third leader of that Fierce Tiger Village said that the county government was useless and that they should settle things with their fists.

The tone of their voice made it sound as if Qingshui County was already under their jurisdiction.

Therefore, those who come to the deserted village to trade every year must also be people from Meng Hu Zhai.

It's not surprising to think that way; she beat the third leader half to death yesterday, so naturally they had no time to worry about the deserted village.

While everyone was speculating about what had happened to the oxcart in the county, no one noticed that a man in black had appeared in the village chief's house.

The man in black was dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, with his hair tied up high with a black belt. He had sword-like eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and his whole body exuded a cold aura.

At this moment, he was standing bowing beside Lu Chuci's bed, reporting to him what had happened that day.

"Young master, this is the situation. Miss Ye seems to have a special method to lure pythons."

Lu Chuci's eyes deepened slightly, his interest growing stronger: "You've investigated her?"

The man in black bowed his head: "Yes, Miss Ye has never gone out alone. Excluding the possibility that she encountered danger on the road and was replaced by someone else, her identity is real."

Lu Chuci paused, frowned, then relaxed her gaze: "Never mind, let's hurry up with the identity change. We've been in this deserted village for two years now, and those people should be starting to suspect something soon."

"Yes." The man in black quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Outside the door, Ye Qingxue heard the faint cursing coming from outside, and carried Ye Hao'er back into the inner room.

Hao'er is so young, he should stay away from such foul language.

As soon as they entered the house, Ye Qingxue took out a little jacket and put it on Ye Hao'er. Ye Hao'er's little face immediately lit up with a big smile, revealing his pink gums that had not yet grown teeth.

Ye Qingxue is absolutely smitten!

Ye Qingxue carried Ye Hao'er to the bed and put him down, intending to let him sleep by himself. But when she looked up, she met Lu Chuci's burning gaze again.

?

Ye Qingxue looked at the table almost reflexively.

Phew, thank goodness, there was no aphrodisiac.

Lu Chuci was speechless when he saw her lingering fear.

He was just a little curious about her!

Turning her gaze away, Lu Chuci switched back to a blank expression.

Seeing his expression, Ye Qingxue felt relieved.

But as a top-level agent, her keen intuition told her that Lu Chuci's gaze just now was not something a mentally challenged person could produce.

It was an expression of keen interest as they scrutinized the scene.

They seemed to want to see something in her, to dig into her past.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingxue immediately shook her head, dispelling her wild thoughts.

Never mind, it's probably just my imagination. How could a silly baby know how to control his facial expressions?

Stopping thinking about it, she glanced at Ye Hao'er, who should have been asleep on the bed, but was still kicking his legs and making gurgling noises.

Ye Qingxue picked him up, looking at Ye Hao'er with a soft heart: "Aren't you full?"

Ye Hao'er nodded quickly: "Mhm!"

But then she pouted and shook her head: "No, I'm not hungry."

Ye Qingxue pinched his cheek hard: "Hao'er, just say so if you're hungry, I have food."

As she spoke, she led Ye Hao'er into the kitchen and took out a bag of rice from her spatial storage.

Her skin was fair and moist, and Ye Hao'er's eyes lit up immediately!

They started waving their hands, expressing their excitement.

Ye Hao'er is very light; Ye Qingxue can easily hold him securely with one hand.

With one hand supporting Ye Hao'er, she used the other to rinse the rice, put it in the pot, and put the lid on.

Soon, the fragrant aroma of rice filled the air.

In less than half an hour, a pot of thick white porridge was ready.

The rice grains were plump and jade-like, steaming hot, dispelling the chill from the small kitchen.

He mixed in a small spoonful of sugar, blew on it to cool it down, and then fed it to Ye Hao'er.

The little guy's eyes squinted happily as he ate.

The aroma reached Lu Chuci's nose outside. He rubbed his fingers together, remembering the day Ye Qingxue handed him the precious meat skewers, afraid he was hungry.

Lu Chuci suddenly felt a faint sense of anticipation.

Will she give him a share this time too?

But seeing that no one had come out of the kitchen for a long time, he felt inexplicably annoyed, and also felt that he was being a bit dramatic.

How could he have fallen so low as to expect food from others?

So worthless!

In the kitchen, Ye Qingxue saw that Ye Hao'er was eating heartily and felt hungry herself. After feeding Ye Hao'er, she gave herself a bowl as well.

I was full, but then I found there was still a little bit of plain porridge left in the bowl.

In her past life, she always used a smart rice cooker to cook rice, which dispensed rice with the touch of a button. The first time she used a regular rice cooker, she didn't control the amount properly and cooked too much.

Forget it, let's not waste it. Let's give it to Lu Xiaosha.

Ye Qingxue ladled all the remaining white porridge into a wooden bowl, filling it to the brim, and took it out to give to Lu Chuci.

She walked up to Lu Chuci and said, "Hey, Lu Xiaosha, I bet you haven't eaten enough. Here's some extra food for you. Eat up, you need to eat more to get better."

……

Lu Chuci remained silent.

Ye Qingxue pushed the bowl forward a little further, and Lu Chuci finally took it.

His head was lowered, so his expression was not visible.

Ye Qingxue didn't pay any attention and went to coax Ye Hao'er to sleep.

Unbeknownst to her, Lu Chuci was actually trying her best to control her expression.

He's finding it hard to maintain his foolish persona now.

Lu Chuci, with her head down and brows furrowed, had a mixture of slight shock and a hint of joy in her eyes, and her heartbeat quickened almost imperceptibly.

Lu Chuci thought shamelessly: She really does care about me.

Ye Qingxue didn't know what Lu Chuci was thinking. After coaxing Ye Hao'er to sleep, she placed him next to Lu Chuci again and went to the window to check on the situation outside.

You wouldn't believe it until you listen, and what you hear is truly astonishing!

When the oxcart couldn't get one, they started plotting against Debao!