On the wedding day, I was broken off, so I remarried his uncle

After respectfully sending the officers away, Mr. Chen did not return home, but took his men to continue searching for the whereabouts of the livestock!

This time, Song Xile did not let Chen Yunyou follow. She whispered to him softly, "I'll follow behind Second Sister-in-law. It's okay. On the contrary, you should not overwork yourself!"

After a whole morning of searching, he already felt tired. Not daring to be too aggressive, he nodded and did not join in the search.

After Yang and his entourage brought Ma Pozi and her family back, they locked them up in the jail and went to report to their superiors.

"Sir, we discovered that there is something strange about the disappearance of the livestock. I'm afraid that the old woman and her family don't know the inside story. What do you think?"

The clerk said nonchalantly, "Since there are no clues, let's just lock him up for now!"

"By the way, my Lord will host a banquet for you all at the restaurant in the city tonight. The county exam will start the day after tomorrow. This is a big deal, so you all have to be very attentive and not make any mistakes!"

Officer Yang was very happy to have wine. He immediately agreed respectfully and left.

As for whether those lost livestock can be found?

That's not what he cares about!

On the other side, Liu returned to the bedroom in a trance. She sat down on the bed with weak hands and feet.

She didn't understand why things turned out like this. She just wanted Ma to temper the third son's wife's arrogance.

Who could have known that while trying to steal the chicken, he would end up losing the rice. In one night, so many livestock were lost from the family!

Now Ma Po's family has been taken away by the officials. If she confesses, I will assign her to deal with my daughter-in-law!

She was a little panicked, but she quickly calmed down after thinking it over.

She didn't harm anyone, she just ordered her daughter-in-law to do some chores. What mother-in-law in the world doesn't do this?

This is not her fault.

Why did the third son's wife gain the respect of those officers?

She was just a country girl, how could she get to know these officials?

These officers didn't even give the old man face, so why did they show some courtesy to a young girl?

These things that were beyond her control made her feel uneasy.

Liu's hands hung by her sides, unconsciously pulling the sheets tighter.

She could no longer treat the third son's wife as an ordinary country girl!

You can't ask the eldest brother's wife to confront him rashly.

That girl is extremely scheming. No one can defeat the eldest brother's wife, who is so simple-minded!

Just looking at these days, the eldest brother's wife has never gotten away with anything whenever she confronted her, and this time she even lost her livestock!

In fact, she is still in a daze. How come the livestock at the foot of the mountain disappeared after just one night?

If she said it was Mrs. Ma's doing, she would not believe it.

This is why she still suspects the third son's wife.

How could there be such a coincidence in the world?

She was just asked to look after the livestock, but after just one night, all the livestock were stolen!

But since there was no evidence to confirm her guess, she could only keep the suspicion in her heart.

Liu narrowed her eyes dangerously. She had to think carefully about how to deal with the third brother and his wife.

That afternoon, Grandpa Chen and his men searched for a long time. They searched almost all the nearby hills. It was not until it was almost dark that they reluctantly let everyone go home!

The Chen family's movements today not only alarmed the Chen clan leader, but also surprised Mr. Zhao.

Unlike the villagers who were just watching the fun, these two people were worried whether this group of thieves would still stay near Xixi Village and attack livestock again.

Patriarch Chen frowned at his son who seemed to be gloating over his misfortune, "Go to every household in the village and remind them to be careful with their livestock these days!"

Mr. Zhao also instructed the servants in the house to be more alert and not to sleep too deeply at night, in order to be careful of thieves who might break into the house at night!

The times are bad these days, and seeing that so many livestock were stolen from Chen Yi's house without anyone noticing, this group of thieves must be very capable.

Song Xile naturally had no idea that he was being treated as a powerful thief.

Chen Yunyou was very happy to see his wife coming back and said, "You're back just in time. Wash your hands first and we'll have dinner soon!"

Song Xile nodded, washed her hands and sat down at the table.

Dinner was also simple, porridge with pickles, boiled eggs, and pancakes stuffed with dried vegetables.

Chen Yunyou first served his wife a bowl of porridge, then picked up an egg and peeled it while asking, "Have you found any clues?"

Song Xile swallowed the porridge in his mouth and shook his head, "We have searched all the nearby hills today, but basically found no valuable clues!"

Chen Yunyou nodded, not seeming to care much. He put the peeled eggs in his wife's bowl, "In that case, don't go out tomorrow. I will take the county exam the day after tomorrow, so you can help me organize the exam basket!"

Song Xile nodded. The incident happened today and her two sisters-in-law were out looking for him. It would be a bit unreasonable for her not to go!

Now that she has already done what she set out to do, she will have a legitimate excuse to stay at home tomorrow, so she will certainly not ask for trouble!

After dinner, Song Xile, who had been searching for livestock all day, was still very tired. After washing up, he went to bed early!

The next day, when she opened her eyes, it was already bright outside and the sun was high in the sky!

She sat up from the bed suddenly. She had said she would prepare things for Yun You for the exam, but she slept until noon!

Chen Yunyou, who was sitting behind the desk reading a book, saw his wife standing up in a hurry, and said with a smile: "It's still early, you don't have to be so anxious."

Song Xile glanced at her husband in reproach, "Why didn't you call me?"

"Don't worry, I have packed all the pens, ink, paper and inkstone. I will prepare some dry food and water for tomorrow in the evening!"

Song Xile was not very clear about what preparations were needed for the imperial examinations in ancient times. While she was putting on her clothes, she asked some questions about the time of the county examination.

When Song Xile learned that they had to leave at Yinshi (3 to 5 a.m.) tomorrow, he was stunned, "So early?"

Chen Yunyou nodded, "Because we have to be called to enter before dawn."

"How long will that exam be?"

"Generally, an exam will not be finished until the evening. The results will be available two or three days after the first exam. After the results are available, you can continue with the next exam!"

Song Xile suddenly had an idea, and thought of something, "So is the first exam the most important? If I win first place in the first exam, I don't have to take the next four exams?"

Chen Yun nodded right, "If you win first place in the first round, you can directly participate in the next prefectural exam. But if you don't participate in the subsequent exams, you won't be able to get the title of "first place in the county case"!"

Sure enough, the book once mentioned that Chen Yun won the first place in the first examination of You County, but later fell ill and did not take part in the subsequent examinations. This allowed Chen Mingyuan to take the first place!

When she first watched this passage, she didn't feel much.

But now the man who missed the exam opportunity mentioned in the book was standing right in front of her. It was her husband! How could she remain indifferent?

She couldn't just watch him miss the chance to change his fate!

This time she must protect him and ensure that he can take the county exam smoothly.