"Qing'er, what are we going to do? That Tobo Li is relentless, he might just come back to Changping Village again." Xiao Yaxue said with worry.

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“If we really have no other choice, let's send the children and the elderly to hide in the next village first.”

"Then, we'll lay a trap at your house, set up a grand feast, and the four of us—you, me, Tang Yazi, and that day's sun—will go together."

"Who cares if he's the war god of Great Liao, or if he has the bravery of a hundred men, we four should be able to take him down."

Then, he killed him silently and without a trace, to prevent any future trouble. What do you think of this idea?” Xiao Ya Xue came closer and asked Yang Ruohong excitedly.

Yang Ruqing glared at Xiao Yaxue, as if she was about to hit her.

"You're definitely living up to the saying 'pregnancy makes you stupid for three years,' This is such a ridiculous idea, I'm bewildered!"

Yang Ruqing directly denied it.

Xiao Ya Xue looked very wronged.

Yang Ruqing continued, "If all problems could be solved by killing someone's head, they wouldn't be called problems."

“We need to see the complexity of this issue, and the intricate relationships involved,” she said.

Xiao Ya Xue gazed at Yang Ruo Qing with a pair of bewildered eyes.

Yang Ruqing continued, "Murder is something that should only be done as a last resort. And the prerequisite for killing is that the other party is truly incorrigible, or poses a serious threat to our lives, or the lives of our loved ones, then it can be justified."

"As for Tuoba Ling, firstly, he didn't bring a large army. He merely disguised himself and brought a small squad of around ten personal guards on a southern inspection tour."

“Secondly, his coming to the South was mainly due to my mother-in-law's letter. Then he came to secretly investigate the mystery of his own origins.”

“Again, why did my mother-in-law tell him that? She wanted to let Tuoba Ling know about the bad things that the traitor Tuoba Yu had done.”

“Tuoba Ling is a war god, a sharp blade,”

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“Now, this blade is held by Tuo Ba Yu in his hand. Internally, it's aimed at my mother-in-law. Externally, it's pointed at the state of Da Qi.”

“Tubaba Ling, this sharp blade, is now a powerful tool for Tubaba Yu to achieve his greedy ambitions and usurp the throne.”

“My mother-in-law's aim is to wrest this dagger from Tuo Ba Yu's hand.”

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"Even if we can't take it, at least we can't let him use it against us anymore."

"Subverting Tuoba Ling is like removing one of Tuoba Yu's arms. This is a huge help for my mother-in-law to regain power and for our family to assist the young emperor in returning to the throne. Do you understand?"

After listening to Yang Ruqing's meticulous analysis and reasoning, Xiao Yaxue felt enlightened.

“Qing’er, I understand, we should use a conciliatory policy, right?” she asked.

Yang Ruqing pondered for a moment and said, "It's not exactly a policy of appeasement. This time, we're adopting the mode of spectators watching a drama unfold."

"Instead of extending an olive branch to Tuo Ba Ling, or trying to suppress him forcefully, let's drop a clue and let him discover it himself."

“When I confirm my own origins, and the truth about my parents' deaths being at the hands of Tuo Ba Yu personally, I believe that as an adult, Tuo Ba Ling will have his own choices and actions. Let's just watch.”

“However, the only thing we need to be wary of is the potential danger he could pose to our loved ones. Therefore, as long as he comes to Changping Village, we must remain on high alert!” she cautioned once more.

Xiao Yaxue nodded, "I understand what to do, Qing'er you can rest assured, I will cooperate with you."

"Under the premise of protecting our family, let's just be spectators." she said.

Yang Ruqing nodded slightly, yes, let Tuo Ba Yu and Tuo Ba Ling, this pair of foster father and son, go to fight for the fish and clams, and she would benefit from it.

Money can solve all problems that are not really problems.

The Sun family quickly circled a piece of land on the opposite side of Yang Huazhong's house and began digging the foundation for a house.

At this time, the late rice was still being harvested and stored in the granaries. The cotton had already been dried and packed into hemp sacks. Even the bare cotton stalks in the field were pulled up, hauled home by cart.

Every household's courtyard, inside and out, was piled high with cotton stalks.

Under the continuous sunshine for several days, the cotton stalks became dry.

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So, the elderly men and women would spend their days every day by gathering around aprons, carrying small stools, sitting in the corner of the wall, chatting with their neighbors, and then picking cotton stalks and bundling straw into stacks of firewood neatly stacked aside.

These bundles of firewood, when brought back, should all be hauled into the firewood shed. They'll last for two or three months.

When the fire is finished burning, I will go to the mountains behind the village to collect fluff.

Those who live near mountains have plenty of firewood at their disposal.

Furthermore, those who are diligent can even carry firewood to Qingshui Town for sale after winter arrives, earning some cash to buy food for their children.

A transaction with no capital, all you need is strength.

The farm work in the fields has temporarily entered a slack period, and the elderly men and women are all busy bundling firewood.

In this situation, all the strong labor at home was suddenly free.

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Men who have nothing to do will try every way they can to find some work.

The members of the transport team were carefully selected and trained beforehand, one carrot to each pit. At this time, it wasn't just anyone who could jump in.

The medicinal herb gathering team also had strict standards, and at this time, the frequency of going into the mountains was very low, only once every ten days or so.

As a result, many able-bodied men from the village and surrounding villages turned their attention to the Sun family.

The Sun family was building a house, a large two-courtyard mansion. Many people who knew how to do bricklaying and carpentry signed up enthusiastically.

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Those who lack skills, come and sell your strength, do manual labor.

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Even Chang Geng Baozhu, the head of the medicinal herb-gathering team, whose family was considered wealthy in the village, only renovated their existing old house and built two additional rooms on the side. That was considered quite good.

It's rare to catch up on the Sun family's new housewarming, which reminds everyone of a few years ago when Yang Huazhong and Yang Ruqing's families built new houses.

Holy cow, everybody, go help out there. They're providing both food and pay.

So these days, the Sun family is building a new house, and as soon as the news got out, before they even had to look for craftsmen, people were coming forward one after another offering their services.

Some people have several brothers, who are strong and volunteered to take on the excavation and transportation of all the stones for the new courtyard.

Some encompass lumber...

The Taisun family just needs to prepare the money, and this new house can be almost fully furnished.

"That's so convenient, it's like having a butler do everything for you!"

After dinner, there was a rare moment of leisure. Da Sun and his wife went to visit Yang Huazhong next door for a chat. They told Yang Huazhong and Yang Ruqing about these things, and finally sighed with a long sigh.