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Cheng Huzhong had returned from the middle of the lake. Since he couldn't fish, he might as well return to the lake to watch over the family. If there really was something he could help with, then he might as well.

Seeing him come back, Iron Egg became even more unbridled. He kneeled down in the mud and started digging. No one knew what he was searching for.

Orchid saw that Iron Egg was playing happily and was so anxious that it was spinning. He would ask her if he could play, and then ask Iron Egg if he was fun, making her laugh.

However, Qiuju very sternly refused her. Earlier, a girl fell into the lake and got laughed at. Although the orchids were still small, there was still a need for men and women to be wary of her. The orchid listened with tears in its eyes and pouted in grievance.

Cheng Yanzhong was softhearted. He asked her to pass the orchids to him and let them ride on his neck. He led her around the mud twice.

Orchid was happy and scared, and it held onto his father's ear, afraid that he would fall down. The cute girl was having a lot of fun, and many children were crying with envy, but at the end of the day, his mother beat him up, "I was hoping your father would catch more fish for money. What kind of horse are you riding!"

Seeing that it was almost noon, and it was time to go home and cook, the little sister felt that it was one thing to get so much food to eat, so she called Ye Xuan and Huang Yi up and went home to shower and eat.

Iron Egg and Orchid were still reluctant to part, but they knew that they had gotten enough today.

On the way back, Lan Lan and Iron Egg carried a bowl of fish. Other than the little girl, everyone else carried a bowl of fish. Although it wasn't as much as the others, it was enough to last them for a few months.

When they returned home, they would boil two big pots of hot water and let the person in the water take a good bath. The lake water was only cleaned once a year and the mud was filled with the smell.

While Wang Plum Flower cooked, the nun and Autumn Chrysanthemum busied themselves with sorting out the fish. Those with fish scales that were not injured would be put into a vat to eat, and those that did not live long would be killed. It would be good to wait until the fish were pickled and then eat salted fish in the winter.

In the afternoon, the pretty girl's family did not join in the fun. With so many fish, it would be troublesome. It would be better to avoid trouble.

Ye Xuan had brought back quite a few stones from the mountains these past few days, but the little girl hadn't studied them for many years in her past life, so she didn't know what the limestone looked like. In other words, if he wanted to use the limestone to melt it, he'd have to test them one by one.

However, Huang Yi was addicted to the research and development of the Facial Cleansing Milk, so he temporarily put this behind him. Last time, he heard from his lady, so he added ginseng and milk into the face wash. The new face wash milk he made smelled really good, he filled three buckets with bamboo tubes and gave them to Wang Plum Blossom and Autumn Chrysanthemum to see how good it was.

Taking advantage of the fact that he had come out of seclusion, the little girl quickly told him about her intention to make cement. Huang Yi was curious about the kind of mixture that was harder than stone when mixed with sand, so he agreed to help with the experiment.

As a result, she had been sent out to research cement. Now, she was only worried about one thing. What if Huang Yi wanted to leave? She felt like she couldn't leave someone as versatile as Huang Yi. Someone who could talk and make small inventions was definitely a rare talent. No matter what era she was in, people would always fight for her.

In the afternoon, she busied herself with dealing with that pile of fish for an entire afternoon. Only when she had all the fish salted and placed it in the warehouse did the cute girl punch her waist and stand up from her chair.

There was no need to mention the other people in the village. They had been fishing in the lake until the sun had set, and only a portion of them were reluctant to leave. They always felt that there were definitely more fish in the lake.

The next day, Hong Xiang came to borrow a lot of salt. It seemed that Lin Gangwei had gained a lot, but for convenience's sake, the lady had prepared a lot of salt, so she naturally did not mind lending them out. After thanking him, Hong Xiang said that she would go to the market to buy some salt after finishing her work.

Not mentioning this, there was something else that was said. The people of the village were all saying that Second Brother Wang's wife was waiting for him at home the night he finished fishing, but she couldn't find him.

Normally, Wang Lao Er would wander around the lake, but now that the lake had dried up, where else could he go? Someone advised Lady Wang to be at ease, but on the second day Lady Wang reported it to the yamen to find someone, but when the yamen heard of this, where could a living person go? The Lin Village was so far away, so they advised her to send someone from the village to find someone first.

When these words reached the village chief's ears, he knew that the villagers would definitely look for him if they lost him, not to mention the fact that they had just received a lot of fish from the lake.

Just like that, Ye Xuan and Cheng Huzhong followed the large group of villagers to search for people. They searched for half a day at the foot of the mountain, but didn't even find a single person.

"Where do you think this Second Brother Wang can go?" Cheng Huzhong was puzzled. He was a living man, yet he disappeared without saying a word. Where could he go?

Ye Xuan shook his head as he followed the group down the mountain. This time, they searched for half a day but didn't find anyone. As it was already dark, they could only descend from the mountain for safety's sake.

"Hey, look at what's flashing in Second Brother Wang's lake?"

He looked over at the dazzling scene, "It can't be gold, right?"

"How could it be gold? If we had touched the gold when we were fishing that day, wouldn't we have touched it?"

"Maybe it was the Dragon King who returned the gesture?"

Someone joked, and everyone laughed.

"It's fine anyway. We'll just go and take a look."

During the day, he told Iron Egg and the others about cooking the fish in the mountains. Iron Egg begged her to roast the fish in the yard for him to have a taste, but there was nothing she could do, so she could only agree.

Fortunately, the yard at home was large, so it didn't matter as long as she was careful to light the fire. Since she had nothing better to do, she started to feel like eating grilled fish.

The courtyard was bustling with noise and excitement. Ye Xuan and Cheng Huzhong didn't know what was going on outside until they finished the roasted fish and coaxed the children to bed.

"What's going on?" Qiu Ju stood by the door and watched the flame light up from the east side of the village. For some reason, she had a bad feeling about this.

The mistress stopped her from going out. No matter what happened, they just had to stay at home and wait for the men to come back with news. Huang Yi was currently burning rocks, so he couldn't spare the time to see what was going on.

Looking at the red glow in the sky to the east, he muttered to himself, "What a bad omen."

Early the next morning, Cheng Huzhong tiredly knocked on the door of Jiao's mother's house. The first thing he said was, "Not good."

Noticing that his mouth was dry, the little girl quickly poured him a cup of water, "What happened? Why haven't you come back tonight?"

Cheng Huanzhong had a grim look on his face as he touched his cup, not knowing what to say.

"Just speak, there's no need to worry about it."

Cheng Huzhong then said, "Second brother Wang has left."

"He left? Where did you go? " It was only after he had asked the girl that he realized that something was amiss. It was a taboo here to avoid saying that someone had died. However, how could Second Brother Wang leave safely?

"Where did he go?" The pampered girl asked.

After that, we'll carry him to the ancestral hall. The village head told us that we can't leave any of the people we find, and that we have to find someone to report to, even if it's night. I secretly came back to tell you that I'm afraid you're worried. Cheng Huzhong finished his water and was about to leave when the lady stopped him and shoved some pastries into his hand.

"It shouldn't be a big deal. I'll go see you guys again at noon. Let's eat some food first."

Cheng Huzhong took the pastries and ran off. Wang Plum Blossom came out of the room. "Why did Second Brother Wang leave?"

The little girl shook her head. This matter was really strange. She didn't know why such a joyous event suddenly occurred.

The little girl did not mention this at home. She only told Huang Yi and Qiujin in secret, afraid that the children would be scared if they heard it. The atmosphere in the village became very tense. It was not even noon yet, but people from the yamen arrived. They first went to the coroner's office to examine the body, then they asked questions one by one.