After reaching an agreement with Yang Daniu, Yang Xiaocui hurried down the mountain.

In her rush, she didn’t even notice the passing carriage.

The passing carriage was actually Li Chuntao returning to Stone Village. At that moment, Li Chuntao was feeling melancholic because she was leaving Yang Family Village, and she couldn’t help but feel a bit sad.

She glanced outside from time to time and saw Yang Xiaocui hurriedly walking out of the mountain.

Li Chuntao hadn’t told Yang Xiaocui about her departure because she didn’t want to get too close to her, so she hadn’t specially mentioned it.

Now that they happened to meet, since they met, she thought she should at least greet her and let her know. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

She stopped the carriage and called out to Yang Xiaocui from inside, but unexpectedly, Yang Xiaocui, quite unlike her usual self, didn’t notice her and walked straight past.

She seemed troubled, and seeing this, Li Chuntao didn’t pursue it further.

Thinking that it’s just as well, since she wasn’t really keen on forming a close relationship with her.

Before the carriage could move on, Li Chuntao spotted a man emerging from the place where Yang Xiaocui had come out. The man kept gazing in Yang Xiaocui’s direction, with a smile that was hard to interpret on his face.

The kind of smile that gave off a sense of wickedness, which made Li Chuntao feel a shiver down her spine.

She closed the carriage window and started letting her imagination run wild.

Why did Yang Xiaocui and that man emerge from the same place? What was their relationship?

Why did Yang Xiaocui have to go up the mountain now? The family was so busy, she shouldn’t be going up the mountain at this time, should she? Could it be that they didn’t have enough to eat and she had to go up the mountain to find food?

At this time, Alu asked, "Miss, shall we go?"

"Oh, yes, let’s go."

No matter what, she had to return to Stone Village, carrying a pile of things with her, and she also had to help Xiaoxiao deliver some items.

The carriage then traveled farther away.

Yang Xiaocui returned home with an empty basket on her back. As soon as she entered the yard, Yang Dabao asked, "Aunt, did you bring back something to eat?"

Only then did Yang Xiaocui remember that she had told Yang Dabao she was going to get food from Yang Dong. "I didn’t get any. Dabao, don’t tell Grandma and them about this. When I get some later, I’ll definitely give you guys."

Yang Dabao agreed, after all, since it was Uncle Yang Dong, there would definitely be good food in the future.

After coming back, Yang Xiaocui started preparing lunch for everyone, but she was also thinking about where to get silver from.

Her mother’s side was certainly not an option; if her mother knew she used silver elsewhere, she’d definitely be in trouble.

As for Yang Dong, it probably wouldn’t work either; if she went to him, it would leave a bad impression, making him think she was just like her mother, only caring about silver.

After thinking it over, among the people she knew, there was only the neighbor Li Chuntao, whose family was wealthy, and she must have some silver on her.

That Li Chuntao seemed easy to deceive; last time, she hardly said anything, and Li Chuntao would either give her pastries or invite her to eat at her home.

If she acted pitiful again and cried poor, she should be able to get some silver from her.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiaocui felt a sense of scheming in her heart.

After delivering meals to her family, she couldn’t wait to head next door to find Li Chuntao in the evening.

But the result left her dumbfounded; she never expected that Li Chuntao had left.

Initially, she was hoping for her departure because of Yang Dong, but now, she was afraid of her leaving.

If she left, where would she get silver from?

She didn’t know any other wealthy people.