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Thus, Xiaowan brought some food and stuffed a few candies into Wen Juan's mouth. Ling Chaofeng drove the carriage, and the two of them brought the child to Qingling Village.

In fact, the Xiaowan had already muttered to Master, maybe the Madam Xu had deliberately let Wen Juan go so that they could think of another trick, but Ling Chaofeng said that if the Madam Xu was plotting against them again, then they wouldn't care about it the next time, it would be in front of their younger brother and sister's Corpse Crossing Inn.

Xiaowan made up her mind and decided to send her sister home. No matter what, for her father's sake, her younger brother and sister were still his flesh and blood.

Along the way, they saw many people coming down from the mountains, some of them returning empty-handed, while some of them were digging something out. Wen Juan said to the Xiaowan: "Big sister, there are a lot of people coming down from the mountains, some of them even started fighting."

"Is that so?"

"My village's Uncle Li's family exchanged money, my mother didn't even want to work anymore, she just followed Aunt Wang's family and came here."

Xiaowan felt that it was weird, she had not heard of this Baisha Town giving out the appearance of a Marquis in the past, 500 years was not too long, if there really was such a story, how could it not be passed down, or was she ignorant and ill-informed?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that the two people who had stayed in their store for a few days and barely met each other was very strange.

The carriage headed towards the Qingling Village. The sky was already completely dark, and before they could even reach the village entrance, they could hear the sharp cries of the Madam Xu.

That person shouted loudly, "Kong'er, where are you? Wen Juan, where are you? "

Ling Chaofeng stopped the carriage, and when Wen Juan heard his mother call her, he immediately jumped off the carriage and ran over: "Mother, I am here."

"Wen Juan!" Madam Xu's voice was as though she had lost a stone in her heart. However, when her daughter came over, she slapped her in the face, and then continued to spank her butt, while scolding her: "Little bastard, where did you go? I told you to run around, I told you to run around."

Wen Juan cried, struggled to get away, then ran back to the carriage. Xiaowan also got off the carriage, and seeing her sister running over, she cried: "Big sister, my mother hit me."

Madam Xu did not see it clearly, she only cursed: "Get over here, you still dare to run, see if I won't skin you alive."

But after walking a bit closer, he realized that the two people were Ling Chaofeng and his stepdaughter, he was startled.

"Mu Wen Juan, come over here." The Madam Xu scolded loudly.

"Kong'er, go home and tell your mother that she won't hit you. You can take these snacks and snacks to share with Wen Bao. If you like them, I'll give them to you next time. " Xiaowan placed a burden on his sister and pushed her towards Madam Xu. She got on the carriage and was about to go back.

Xiaowan had originally thought that Madam Xu would scold her when she saw her and that she wouldn't look after her daughter properly, but after meeting her for real, she didn't want to say anything more. Why should she meddle in other people's business? With regards to Madam Xu, she treated him as a passerby, even if she did not want to think about it, she would never hate him.

The carriage slowly drove off. Wen Juan carried something as her mother walked up from behind, pulling her by the collar and scolding: "Little bastard, go back and flay your skin."

Wen Juan begged for mercy in fear, "Mother, don't hit me …"

In fact, what happened today, was not Madam Xu's plan, nor was it Wen Juan deliberately coming to the tavern to ask for help. Madam Xu followed Aunt Wang's family to dig around in the mountains, digging out a few jars, and excitedly went into the town to show it to the antique dealer. Although it wasn't worth much, she was still very happy to receive five hundred gold coins.

Just like that, he had forgotten about her daughter, even the people next door couldn't remember her. It was only when they were eating and arranging the tableware that Madam Xu realized that her daughter had disappeared. She didn't expect that Xiaowan would send the child back after she found her along the way.

"She gave it to me?" Madam Xu touched her bag, "All of them were for food?"

"Wu, for Wen Bao and me." Wen Juan trembled as she begged, "Mother, don't hit me, I'll listen to you."

On the way back, Xiaowan leaned on Ling Chaofeng's shoulder. Just now, they had all seen Madam Xu hitting children, so Ling Chaofeng asked: "Are you worried about your little sister?"

Xiaowan shook her head. "That woman treated me maliciously and her own child well. Although a man respects her son more than a woman and views him as a treasure, she didn't treat Wen Juan unfairly either. From the looks of it, she really does seem to be afraid of losing her daughter. If she did, my father would have torn her to shreds. "

Ling Chaofeng's heart sank. Whether it was his real daughter or just acting, they all felt disgusted. It was hard to imagine how she used to torture Xiaowan, no wonder Xiaowan always said that she would never be able to die.

He hugged Xiaowan and suddenly gave her a kiss on the cheek. Xiaowan pouted.

Ling Chaofeng smiled but did not say a word. With such a treasure by his side, all he wanted to do was to bully her everyday.

Xiaowan counted with her fingers. The empress should be in labor by the end of the month, at the beginning of the month. Suddenly, her eyes lit up as she looked forward to seeing the fireworks in the capital city at the end of the year.

If it was just right, the Empress would have given birth at that time. This was the Emperor's first prince and princess, and it was also the New Year. When the time came, the entire capital would be illuminated by the fireworks.

Xiaowan looked forward to see the world, "Master."

Inside the Qingling Village, how could Madam Xu admit that she lost the child? After Wen Juan returned home, he received a solid beating that made everyone outside the door hear him. The Aunt Wang came to persuade him that the child had returned, and told him not to hit the child anymore.

Madam Xu then told her to get some food to eat as she untied her backpack. Inside it were snacks for children to eat, and then she got some food to take back to her family.

Wen Juan weakly said from the side, "This was given to me by big sister …"

Madam Xu scolded: "Shut up, you're hungry for three days, let's see if you're honest or not."

Aunt Wang took a piece of cake and gave it to her, then smiled: "Don't worry, your mother won't give you food. Go eat at my aunt's house. "But you're not allowed to be naughty next time. If you disappear, your mother will cry until she's blind."

Madam Xu still had some lingering fear. She couldn't blame herself for losing her child. She threw her daughter out to eat, poured a bowl of cold water and drank it all up, then sat on the brick bed and panted heavily.

Aunt Wang said, "That brat from Xiaowan, she was just soft-hearted, you see."

Madam Xu rolled her eyes: "That's her blood sister, she doesn't care, she's worse than beasts."

Aunt Wang laughed: "There's still a long way to go, we don't know what day will come, and how will your relationship change? Don't be anxious, from the looks of it, she still sees Wen Bao and Wen Juan as brothers and sisters."

Madam Xu rolled her eyes and called her daughter over. Wen Juan was afraid of getting beaten up, so she stayed far away from her mother and asked her how to find an inn. Wen Juan told her everything, and sure enough, Xiaowan brought her back without thinking.

Aunt Wang whispered to Madam Xu, "Take good advantage of these two children."

Madam Xu nodded her head, but she still had one more thing to take care of, and she didn't believe that she wouldn't be able to find any treasures. Her daughter was also a burden, so she said: "Tomorrow, you guys can take care of the house, your wife and I will go to the mountain, don't run around, if you run around, I'll break your legs."

That night, Xiaowan was completely finished off by her husband. She shouted weakly that she did not want to, and was about to fall asleep in Ling Chaofeng's embrace. A pair of big white rabbits on her chest also jumped up. Ling Chaofeng let out a pained laugh and quickly covered her with a blanket.

Xiaowan held onto her chest and said anxiously, "Master, they dug so randomly, what if they find our cellar? Wouldn't that mean they have really dug a treasure?"

Ling Chaofeng said calmly: "How deep do you think they can dig? They are anxious and envious of the others.

Xiaowan was not at ease, "What if we were to find them?"

The villagers were digging on the mountain. Although it was not a mountain peak which shot straight up to the clouds, it was still a proper mountain, and if they could dig to the ground, it would at least take a few months, not to mention how deep the cellar was. Furthermore, the location of the underground cellar was actually right below the inn.

The Xiaowan watched with unease as Ling Chaofeng spoke again, "Moreover, a large amount of goods have been moved away recently.

"It's been shipped away?" Xiaowan looked at Ling Chaofeng. Could it be that she came to visit Susu's home to transport her away? Otherwise, why would she be at home and have no one come to pick up his things?

"Didn't you see it last time? There are other doors leading to other places in the cellar." Ling Chaofeng laughed, "It was from there."

The Xiaowan said in a strange tone: "Really, I saw it last time, but I didn't notice it after that."

What Ling Chaofeng found interesting was that since the first time he went back to the cellar, although he claimed that the gold and silver treasures were hers from time to time, she didn't go there. His nature wasn't greedy for money, he was just joking normally.

At this moment, he muttered unhappily, "My treasures are all gone … "Husband, I haven't really touched it yet. Didn't you say that everything there is mine?"

Ling Chaofeng laughed: "The chest of gold you touched is still here, and the jewelry is also here."

"Really?" young lady was immediately happy, she did not want to see it for herself, so she leaned on her master and said happily, "Then I am at ease."

Even though he said that, the next day, on the quiet road, there were still many people, even more than the day before. Xiaowan and Susu stood on the road and looked around, muttering, "They won't be in the fields for a few days, the grass should be growing by now. There hasn't been any rain in these two days, how can they not water it?

When noon arrived, Auntie Chen cut off the leeks that she grew and brought them to the inn. She walked all the way here and was told by Xiaowan that he wanted to get her to go back in the carriage.

However, the aunt said in a fresh voice, "I came all the way here to watch the fun. "Those people are truly insane. If they cannot be dug up by themselves, then they would go and buy the treasures that others have dug up. They would even rush to buy them. They said that they might be able to buy treasures cheaply and increase their value tenfold in one go."

Ling Chaofeng frowned slightly as if he had realized something. In the afternoon, he changed into a set of casual clothes and brought along a young lady who was wearing a cloth shirt and bandanna as he brought his hoe to the mountain.