During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

The eldest son covered his face, still feeling resentful at the thought of being slapped in public by Qin Shuangshuang.

She started yelling at Qin Shuangshuang, saying, "I'm still your aunt. If your mother finds out how you treat me, she'll definitely scold you."

"Kneel down and apologize right now! If you don't give me an explanation today, I will definitely take you to the authorities. Don't forget, my husband's family has connections; they will surely be able to bring you to justice."

The fat landlord next to him hesitated, after all, there were soldiers in front of him.

Seeing the fat man hesitate, the eldest wife nudged his hand and said to him, "Husband, are you really willing to watch others ride roughshod over me? Isn't bullying me like this just bullying you? Isn't it a disgrace to your dignity and face?"

Upon hearing this, the portly man quickly put his hands on his hips, swaggered forward, and said to the person in front of him, "This little brat has quite the nerve! Quickly apologize to your aunt, and come back with me in a bit. Don't cause any more trouble outside. I'll find you a good family, just like your grandmother and aunt said. If they don't find one you like, I'll find you another one later."

In short, you're not escaping our grasp anymore.

Then the wealthy man thought he should quickly arrest Qin Shuangshuang.

The two soldiers couldn't stand it any longer and hurriedly stepped forward, saying, "This is your family matter, and we shouldn't interfere. But this is our master's savior, and we absolutely need to protect her. How dare you treat her like this?"

We certainly won't stand idly by. If anyone dares to misbehave today, we will not let even a single finger of our master's savior escape.

Seeing that the soldiers were protecting Qin Shuangshuang, as well as the eldest son, the fat landlord, and the people behind him, he dared not say another word.

Qin Shuangshuang clenched her fists and said to the eldest son again, "If you don't tell the truth, if you don't tell my mother and where my father went, I will definitely have a good fight with you today. I'm giving you one last chance. Will you tell or not?"

Seeing that Qin Shuangshuang was already so agitated, the eldest son-in-law didn't want to waste any more time with her and quickly said, "Alright, alright, I'll tell you. They went to a nearby temple. I don't know which temple exactly, but you'd better go there quickly."

"It snowed so heavily last night, you should still have time to go and collect their remains intact."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuangshuang went up and slapped him again, knocking the man to the ground.

The eldest son covered his face, while the fat master beside him didn't know what to do. Should he help the concubine up first, or should he teach Qin Shuangshuang a lesson first?

Qin Shuangshuang addressed the crowd directly, saying, "From now on, if I ever see you bullying my mother or my brother again, just wait and see. I will not let you get away with it. I will take care of as many as you have, and as many as you have."

She then walked away gracefully, returned to the carriage, and the two soldiers drove the carriage away.

The eldest daughter-in-law, clutching her face, was helped up by the chubby man. The chubby man said with concern, "Madam, are you alright? Look at how badly he slapped her! It hurts you, but it hurts me. That brat! I'll definitely teach him a lesson later!"

If it weren't for the fact that the servants hadn't come yet and hadn't tidied up the place, I would have definitely taught her a lesson. The fact that I haven't is a sign of my magnanimity."

When the eldest son heard this, he was overjoyed that they were actually moving their family here, convinced that he had found a reliable home.

She then said to the fat man, "What happened just now is not your fault, my husband. Just treat me better in the future, and you must help me teach that brat a lesson."

The portly man quickly reassured her, "Don't worry, once this yamen is cleaned up, we'll establish ourselves as kings here and see who dares to bully you again. They'll be asking for trouble."

"Since there's not a single official in this government office, how about we become the officials and enslave these refugees properly?"

The eldest son was overjoyed to hear that he would have so many people serving him in the future, and said to him, "That's good, that's good."

Seeing this, Old Mrs. Qin quickly said to Dafang, "You've found a good husband. Your parents-in-law and I have also benefited greatly. Don't worry, from now on, your father-in-law and I will follow your lead."

"I certainly won't treat you unfairly; I'll serve you hand and foot, cleaning up this complicated mess thoroughly."

The eldest son's wife no longer paid her any attention and continued to fawn over the fat rich man in front of her.

On the other side, Qin Shuangshuang drove the carriage and soon arrived at a nearby temple.

Now, there are many refugees around here, some lying on the ground, some crying and wailing, and some leaning on sticks to walk forward step by step.

Some of them were being helped along by several people, and Qin Shuangshuang looked at the scene before her and couldn't help but feel a little sad.

She said to the officers and soldiers in front of her, "Brothers, I hope you can help me find my mother and brother. They look something like this."

Qin Shuangshuang described the situation to them, and the two of them dispersed to help Qin Shuangshuang's team find the person.

Qin Shuang stared at the temple in front of him and thought about going inside to find the door, but it was broken.

After pushing the door open, she went inside. The temple was quite clean, and soon she smelled the aroma of mushrooms. Qin Shuangshuang hurriedly went forward and called out into the overgrown area, "Is anyone there? Is anyone there!"

People inside the house must have heard Qin Shuangshuang's voice, because a number of them came out one after another.

When Qin Shuangshuang saw her younger brother and mother come out, she hurriedly went over to Zhou Shi and said, "Brother, Mother, are you alright? Why did you come here? Didn't you say you would wait for me at the yamen? Why did you come here? There are only a few tiles left on the eaves of this house. How can you stand here?"

It's been snowing heavily these past few days.

Upon hearing this, Zhou covered her face and wiped away her tears, saying to Qin Shuangshuang in front of her, "Child, don't worry, it's all in the past. Even if we were to argue with your aunt again, there's no need."

"It's better to just live our own lives well. We've been waiting here for you to come back, so let's just continue living our lives here."

Qin Shuangshuang stared at Uncle Li, glancing at the crowd around her. Uncle Li then told Qin Shuangshuang everything, "If you don't come back today, I doubt the Qin family's eldest branch will let us off the hook. Last night they sent many people to harass us, preventing us from getting a good night's sleep. It seems they'll continue to harass us tonight, their aim being to make sure we don't have a peaceful life."