After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Ah Niu bought two large bags of pastries and about ten pounds of meat, and changed into a brand new set of clothes at the suggestion of his young master.

His hair was neatly tied up again. The young master was right; he had to let his older brothers see that he was doing well now.

Another thing is that I can't let my sisters-in-law look down on me. Although I sold myself into slavery, I am still very respectable. I haven't gone hungry in the past two years since I started following the young master.

Not only have I never gone hungry, but I also receive a monthly allowance. I have saved up twenty taels in the past two years. I don't usually have the opportunity to spend money. This time when I came back, I gave ten taels to my eldest and second eldest brothers' families.

When the children of my eldest and second eldest brothers grow up, they can go to school and become scholars. What a promising future they will have! They can also pass the imperial examinations like their young master and bring glory to their family.

Hehe, I walked while thinking, and in a little over an hour I arrived at the alley I remembered.

Ah Niu stood at the entrance of the familiar alley, took a deep breath, tightened his grip on the things in his hands, and stepped into the alley.

He found his old home by following his memory. After knocking on the door, a strange child opened it and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

No way! I've only been gone for a little over two years. Even if my older brothers are quick and efficient, the child can't be this big yet!

Could it be that he married a widow?! Buy one get one free?!

Ah Niu's mind raced, but he still needed to find out the details first. "Whose child are you? Where are your parents?"

The child pointed inside the house and said, "I'm from the Wu family. Do you need to see my parents?"

The Wu family? When did my family change our surname to Wu?!

Ah Niu took a few steps back and looked at the familiar wooden door. There were still marks on it from when he and his brother measured their height more than ten years ago. This was definitely his home!

"Uncle, uncle, uncle, what's wrong?" A snotty-nosed child leaned against the door frame, swishing snot at the door as he asked.

Ah Niu felt sorry for his wooden door; it was disgusting!

Although the people living here are mostly ordinary people who don't care much about hygiene, they still can't be this unhygienic!

Ah Niu didn't know that he used to be like that too. It was just that after following the young master for a long time, he had unconsciously developed the habit of being hygienic. Now, he would feel physically uncomfortable when he saw a child wiping his nose.

Of course, none of that matters. What matters is why the Zhang family became the Wu family!

Just as he was about to ask another question, a strange couple walked out of the door. Zhang Aniu was certain that he had never seen the two of them before.

The Wu couple noticed that their child had been out and about for a long time without returning, and fearing that the child might have been kidnapped, they came out to check on him.

When he came out, a burly man was blocking his door. He was shocked. My God, human traffickers are so blatant now. They come out to traffic people in broad daylight without hiding from people at all!

Wu Lao Er grabbed his son and hid him behind his back, looking warily at A Niu.

Seeing the other person's actions, Ah Niu guessed that he hadn't been assigned a good role, so he had no choice but to explain.

"Excuse me, sir, if I may ask, didn't the Zhang family used to live here? Where did they go?"

He didn't want to question them about how they were in his house. Judging from their appearance, they had obviously lived there for quite some time. He peeked through the crack in the door and saw that the clothesline was full of children's clothes.

This family must not have just moved in or been visiting. Could it be that the brothers got the money and bought another house, and this one was sold or rented out?

But the money she received from selling herself wasn't enough to buy a house. Even if she did buy a house, her brothers wouldn't have money to get married.

Their minds were a complete mess. At that moment, the Wu family realized they were being asked to find the original homeowner; they had almost been mistaken for child traffickers!

Seeing the pastry bag and large piece of meat in Ah Niu's hand, Wu Lao Er realized that Ah Niu was indeed visiting relatives, and he was completely relieved.

“Brother, you should ask the Zhang family. They haven’t lived here for a long time. We bought this house two years ago.”

The Zhang family sold their house and left Yunzhou City. They didn't say where they went, and we couldn't ask for details. We really have no idea where they went.

"Gone? Gone for two years?! How many of them were there? Were there just two men or did they bring their families?"

Why did my older brothers leave? Why did they leave without saying goodbye? Even if they couldn't contact me, they should at least have left a message to let me know where they went.

Are my brothers going to sever ties with their enslaved younger brother? Have I disgraced them?

But wasn't she selling herself into slavery so that her two older brothers, both in their twenties, wouldn't remain bachelors? The Zhang family line couldn't end!

A feeling of grievance welled up in his heart, and the seven-foot-tall man's eyes reddened. He still couldn't believe it. He had come back to visit his family with great joy, only to find that someone had disappeared without a trace.

Seeing that the tall man looked like he was about to cry, Wu Lao Er quickly replied, "There are just two people, two big men, one a little fat and short, and the other a little thin and tall. They look like brothers."

They didn't bring any other family members, just each of them carrying a small bundle. They even sold us tables, chairs, cabinets, and beds cheaply. The two of them were driving a donkey cart, so they must have left Yunzhou City.

How big is Yunzhou City? The dock is just a bit far away; it's only a fifteen-minute walk. Why would we need a donkey cart to go sightseeing? Each person can just carry a small bundle on their back; there's no heavy luggage to pull.”

"Brother, brother? This guy seems to have gone mad..."

With a clang, the wooden door slammed shut, jolting the distraught Zhang Aniu awake.

As I stepped out of the alley, the bag of pastries in my hand suddenly broke, spilling its delicate fillings onto the ground, covered in dust...

Why did the eldest and second eldest brothers leave without saying goodbye?

Even after returning to the inn, Ah Niu still couldn't understand why his two older brothers, who had once loved him so much, had now disappeared without a trace.

What if you can't find the person? No, you must keep looking; you need to get to the bottom of it.

"Ah Niu, why are you back so soon? Didn't the young master say he'd give you two days off to spend time with your family? Wait, why did you bring the meat back again?"

Wenbin glanced at the meat in A Niu's hand. The hemp rope binding the meat had dug into A Niu's palm, leaving a purple mark.

"Wenbin, I have no home anymore!"

"Huh? What? You're homeless? Did your brother's new wife kick you out because she doesn't like you? What kind of person is that? Come on, let's get Li Mo, we brothers will go and get revenge for you!"

"Look for them? We can't find them. They've all left. We don't know where they went."

"Everything's gone? Explain yourself! Your brother's gone? Went on a long trip?"

"No, the house was sold. They left Yunzhou in a donkey cart and their whereabouts are unknown!"

After regaining his composure, Ah Niu finally explained what had happened. Wenbin was stunned: "What? So, he left without saying goodbye?"

Ah Niu nodded emphatically, like a simple-minded ox full of grievances with nowhere to vent them.

"Mom, what should we do? Come on, let's go find the young master. He's so smart, he'll definitely have a solution!"

"Alright! Find the young master, find the young master!"

Ah Niu wiped his face haphazardly, only then realizing that he was still carrying about ten pounds of meat in his hands.

"Wait, wait a minute, let me take the meat to the inn's kitchen first, and we'll have extra dishes tonight!"