"I have never seen a man like your fourth uncle. He must be stingy. If he had let me take a bite of the pig's trotters in his bowl before, even just licking them, I would have been happy."

"He won't even let me look at it, so don't blame me for covering up the steamed buns and vegetable dumplings and refusing to give them to him. We have been married for decades, so there is no love~"

This sentence, "Don't be sentimental~" was shouted in a cadence by Ms. Liu, but it was actually very joyful to Yang Ruoqing's ears.

It wasn't until they returned to the village that the two parted ways.

As soon as Yang Ruoqing returned to the backyard, she smelled the strong aroma of chicken soup.

But instead of going to the kitchen, she took the key to the warehouse and opened the door.

This warehouse stores staple foods such as rice grains and wheat flour.

Yang Ruoqing checked it carefully, locked the door, and went to the warehouse next door.

In this warehouse are glutinous rice flour, corn, sweet potatoes, red beans, mung beans, peanuts and other ingredients that can be used as food supplements.

Yang Ruoqing looked around and had an idea in her mind.

After returning to the dormitory, she immediately wrote several letters. There were only a few sentences in the letters, but the contents were similar.

When she was done, she called the shadow guard to come in, "Send it out, the sooner the better!"

…

The lunch at noon was still very sumptuous, with five dishes and one soup, crispy white rice, and thick yellow chicken soup. Just looking at it made me appetizing.

"Qing'er, this chicken soup is specially made for you. You must drink two more bowls."

"And these shrimps are good for children. I have removed all the shrimp threads inside, so you can eat them without any trouble."

"By the way, there are also these meatballs. If you are afraid of getting fat, I use all lean meat to make sure you don't taste greasy. And this..."

There were three people sitting at the dinner table, namely Tuoba Xian, Wang Cuilian, and Yang Ruoqing.

Blacksmith Luo and Master Luo Fengtang were both on the river embankment, especially Blacksmith Luo. Originally, he didn't need to go because one man from the family would be enough.

But Blacksmith Luo was a restless person, so he went to help whenever he could.

If both of them are at home, then these five dishes and one soup will be enough and nothing will be wasted.

Now that they are not at home, the three of them will definitely not be able to finish all the dishes. If they are left at night, they will not be as fresh.

Yang Ruoqing felt grateful for her aunt's care and concern for her, but at this time, no matter what she planned, the lunch meal should be simpler.

But it was not convenient for her as a junior to say this, as she was afraid that the aunt would be overly concerned, and she did not want to pour cold water on her burning heart.

So, she secretly took a look at Tuoba Xian.

Tuoba Xian smiled gently and gave Yang Ruoqing a reassuring smile.

My mother-in-law is really a smart person, she can understand with just one look.

After dinner, Yang Ruoqing rushed to clear away the dishes, but Wang Cuilian refused to let her go, so Tuoba Xian found an excuse to send Wang Cuilian away and took her to the small Buddhist hall with her.

Yang Ruoqing didn't know how Tuoba Xian communicated with Wang Cuilian. She only knew that when Wang Cuilian came out of the Buddhist hall, her eyes were slightly red and she seemed to be in a heavy mood.

This made Yang Ruoqing secretly wonder. Could it be that her mother-in-law's way of communicating caused aunt's discomfort?

Logically speaking, it can’t be done!

Yang Ruoqing was wondering if she should go over and test it out, but Wang Cuilian saw Yang Ruoqing first and took the initiative to talk to her.

"Qing'er, aunt wants to discuss something with you. You must agree to aunt first. You are not allowed to think too much about it, let alone take it seriously."

At this time, Yang Ruoqing was even more confused.

Shouldn't you go and comfort the aunt yourself? Why did you change it?

…

Taian City.

Sheriff's Mansion.

Xu Santong sat in the lobby yawning, his eyes were red and his pupils were filled with bloodshot eyes.

These past few days have been very uncomfortable for him, and he can't sleep at night.

He didn't dare to close his eyes, because he was afraid that as soon as he closed his eyes, some kind of assassin with a sword would pluck his head off.

Staying up like this for several days without enough sleep would be unbearable even for an iron man.

"It's unreliable. Didn't you agree to do something big? Why did you just run away?"

Xu Santong stared blankly at the sky outside the yard.

He remembered the long chat he had with Zi Yan a few days ago.

Zi Yan was so confident at that time.

When talking about the Wei family, it seems that it is just a small dish that can be easily eaten, but what is the result?

Now he has seen it.

Except for a group of guards, no one was there.

He said he was doing other important things.

He doesn't believe it!

Didn't he run away in fear?

"My lord, my lord, it's not good, the Wei family is here."

The master crawled in from outside.

"Why are you panicking? You are the master of this county. You must not lose your dignity."

Xu Santong glared and scolded the master, then coughed slightly.

"What Wei family? Which one is it?"

"Sir, it's the little overlord of the Wei family, Wei Wuji." The master took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead, and said with trembling lips.

"Wei Wuji? Are you afraid of what he will do? Let him come to the lobby. I want to see what he has to say." Xu Santong sneered.

Wei Wuji is the fifth eldest son of the Wei family. He is extremely powerful in the Wei family, not only because of his own domineering behavior, but also because of his ability to be both civil and military. In Tai'an City, it is the Wei family's generals who control everything in the city.

The master quickly sent his messenger out to deliver the message.

The government officials on both sides were already standing in the lobby.

These government officials are all the team left by Zi Yan. They are the elites of the hidden guards. They have outstanding military strength. In addition, each of them has a new type of firecracker hidden in his possession.

Unless it's a very strong force, or a martial arts master comes in person... ordinary martial artists can't do anything against them.

These people are where Xu Santong's confidence lies.

The reason why he is not afraid on the surface is all due to this.

Not long after, Wei Wuji came from outside with three followers.

Wei Wuji looked fair and clean, with a talented appearance, but his eyes were full of ferocity.

After he came in, he glanced at Xu Santong, and without even saluting, he said carelessly: "Master Xu, how did our Wei family offend you? You want to harbor fugitives from our Wei family?"

Wei Wuji's words were so rude that Xu Santong's mouth was filled with smoke, but he remained calm on the surface and said: "Wei Wuji, you are so bold. This is the lobby of the imperial governor's office. What crime should you be guilty of if you roar in the court?"

Xu Santong slapped the chopping board hard.

After all, he is the chief official of a county and a feudal official. If the visitor is the head of the Wei family, he can still be polite.

But the person who came here was only a descendant of the Wei family, and at most he only had the rank of a civil servant. Compared with a second-ranked Jinshi like him, it was far behind.
Chapter completed!