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"I saw them." Du Mingxian then recounted everything that had happened that day. "I think those two children were terrified, which is why they wanted to go back. But... given the situation at Ling Wang's house, those two children probably won't have an easy time back there."

"Don't worry, I'll talk to Third Brother and have him keep an eye on things."

Du Mingxian didn't say anything more.

A voice calling for dinner came from outside. Ling Silang looked at her and said, "Go quickly."

"it is good."

Ling Silang watched Du Mingxian come out, his deep eyes like pools, lost in thought.

As dusk approached in the afternoon, Du Mingxian, Zhou Shi, Ling's father, and Ling's eldest, second, and third sons went into the mountains together.

Sanlang's legs have been able to walk with difficulty for the past two days. Ling's mother didn't want him to go, but Sanlang insisted on going, so in the end she let him go.

When the group entered the mountains, they could still see people. Du Mingxian went over early and took out the wild boar that she had placed in her spatial storage, pretending to have just parted the grass. "Dad, it's here."

As the group approached, they saw two large wild boars. Ling's father was even more alarmed, remembering the harrowing scenes his wife had told him earlier that day, and he couldn't help but feel a chill of fear.

“Let’s go, I and Da Lang will carry one end, and Er Lang and San Lang will carry the other.”

Both of them were hardworking men, and the two of them could easily carry about three hundred pieces of goods. However, Ling Sanlang's legs could barely support him, and he couldn't walk for long, even while carrying things.

Zhou noticed it first. She was walking with Ling Erlang when she said, "Third brother, is your leg starting to hurt? Don't force yourself if you can't handle it."

Zhou's words made everyone look over and realize that Ling Sanlang's condition was not right. Ling's father immediately stopped him, saying, "Sanlang, walk by yourself. Don't carry him."

"Father, I'm fine." Ling Sanlang said he was fine, but he lacked confidence and was somewhat guilty.

At this moment, Du Mingxian stepped forward and said, "I'll carry it."

Ling's father refused, "No need, Dalang and I will go back first, and we'll come back to help later."

Father Ling and Ling Dalang left first. Ling Sanlang wanted to carry it, but Ling Erlang wouldn't move, so he had no choice. Du Mingxian stepped forward and said, "Second brother, I'll carry it with you."

"No, Fourth Sister-in-law, let's wait." Ling Erlang refused. His fourth sister-in-law was so thin and frail; if he were to be pressed down again, his fourth brother would be terrified, especially because of the blood on her body. If something happened to her now, would he even survive?

Du Mingxian said with certainty, "Second Brother is really alright." Seeing that Ling Erlang was very assertive, she could only look at Zhou Shi and say, "Second Sister-in-law, you can trust me, right?"

Zhou naturally believed Du Mingxian.

Moreover, we can barely see the road now. If we linger any longer, the road down the mountain will probably be even more difficult when my older brother comes back.

“Husband, my fourth sister-in-law and I will carry it together. We’ll head down the mountain first, and when my eldest brother comes back, we’ll have to walk less.”

This time, Ling Erlang did not refuse. The mountain road was really difficult to walk, especially when it was dark.

Ling Erlang even pushed the stick towards the two of them, so that most of the weight was on him.

Du Mingxian understood his meaning, "Second brother, no need, it's just the two of us, second sister-in-law and I."

“No, your second sister-in-law is too weak. Let’s just leave like this, or you can stop carrying her.”

In the end, Du Mingxian had no choice but to compromise.

At first, Zhou followed Du Mingxian, but as they walked, Zhou couldn't keep up. She then realized that she hadn't been contributing much; all the effort had gone to her fourth sister-in-law.

She stopped there, and Ling Erlang looked at her, then at Du Mingxian, and knew that his wife hadn't done anything, but at the same time he knew that his fourth sister-in-law was really amazing.

Du Mingxian didn't stop and carried the load home with Ling Erlang. Because Du Mingxian was in front and walked fast, Ling Erlang naturally had to walk faster as well, and Zhou Shi could only keep up by jogging.

Ling Sanlang's legs hurt, so he walked even slower and slower, until... he simply gave up on chasing after everyone and slowly walked home.

After descending the mountain, he walked slowly, and when he got tired, he would sit down by the roadside to rest.

It was dark, and he didn't make a sound, so even if someone passed by, it would be hard to tell that there was someone else on the roadside.

Then two people came over and started talking in the darkness.

"Is it really okay?"

"Of course, no problem. As long as you pay, you can come to my house to play as much as you want. But you can't tell anyone about this. If you do, I'll never forgive you."

"Don't worry, Uncle Wang, do you think I'm that kind of person? Besides, if this gets out, it won't be good for my reputation."

"Okay, they just got back today. I had my wife make them something delicious, with some special ingredients. Just come in and I'll open the door for you."

"Okay, Uncle Wang, I'll go back and wash up first."

"to make."

The two separated after they finished speaking. Ling Sanlang was shocked. He seemed to have heard something he shouldn't have heard. One of the two people was Ling Wang, and the other was... a widower from the village.

They were both adults, and a few words were enough for Ling Sanlang to tell that what the two were saying was not good news. After the two walked away, he quietly went home.

The Ling family was cleaning up the wild boar in the yard. They had no choice... It was hot, and if they didn't clean it up today, it would probably spoil by tomorrow.

When Ling's mother saw her third son return, she hurriedly called out to him, "If your leg is not good, don't run around. Come and help your second brother and sisters-in-law. I'll go boil some water."

Ling Sanlang glanced at the people in the courtyard. "Where are my father and elder brother?"

"They've gone to town. There are two pigs. How are we going to finish them? Of course, we'll sell one of them."

"Oh." Ling Sanlang replied absentmindedly, lacking enthusiasm.

Ling's mother got angry when she saw him like this, "You child, you went out for a while, did your soul not come back with you?"

"Mother, I..." Ling Sanlang thought for a moment and then quietly told his mother, "I saw something when I came back just now."

"What is it? What could you possibly have to do? Get back to work."

“Mother, I’m telling you the truth. I saw Ling Wang talking to the widower in the village.” Ling Sanlang told his mother everything they were talking about before asking, puzzled, “Mother, what do they mean? I have a feeling that these two aren’t doing anything good. Besides, their two girls haven’t come back yet, have they?”

Knowing the whole story, Ling's mother stiffened. Thinking of the two poor children, she gently patted Ling Sanlang, "Did you miss anything?"

"No."

"Alright, go boil some water."

"Mother, didn't you ask me to help my second brother? Why are you asking me to boil water again?"

Ling's mother waved her hand impatiently, "Fine, go help your second brother, and have your wife or your sister-in-law boil water."

Du Mingxian came out of the house. "Mom, I'll go boil some water." She really didn't know how to handle wild boar.

Ling's mother took her hand and said, "You don't need to go. Come with me."

Du Mingxian was pulled into Ling Silang's room by Ling's mother. She was completely bewildered and didn't understand what her mother-in-law wanted to do. Her brothers and sisters-in-law were busy in the yard. Why was her mother pulling her into her husband's room?