Why marry someone when you are reborn?

Aunt Deng didn't have any specific suspects before.

Accountant Tan was introduced and directly assigned by County Magistrate Zhou.

Therefore, Aunt Deng was afraid that County Magistrate Zhou was also involved, so she deliberately tested him.

But now looking at County Magistrate Zhou’s reaction…

Xu Yun also felt that he did not look like County Magistrate Zhou.

But she had seen too many hypocritical people, so she said softly: "Don't trust anyone until Erlang's people come back."

Aunt Deng thought of the big box filled with wealth in Accountant Tan's office, and she was startled. She nodded and said, "You are right. Now we have to pretend that we know nothing."

Now that the letter had been sent and the medicine had been bought, Xu Yun and Aunt Deng were ready to go back.

It's just that they had gone out early in the morning and it was almost noon now. They hadn't rested at all, and both of them were thirsty and hungry.

Neither Aunt Deng nor Xu Yun brought any dry food, only a bamboo tube of water each, so Aunt Deng thought for a moment and said, "Let's go buy something to eat."

While saying this, Aunt Deng looked at Xu Yun's small body and thought with some regret: Miss Xu is good in every way except that she is not very tall and not strong.

But thinking about Xu Yun's ability to read and write, Aunt Deng felt relieved: Scholars don't have good health. They use their brains to grow.

Aunt Deng bought four oil cakes.

It is called oil cake, but it is just a thin layer of oil on the pan to prevent the dough from sticking to the pan and burning. However, there is less oil and the dough is solid. It is also fermented, so it looks thicker.

One pancake is bigger than Xu Yun’s face.

Of course, it’s not cheap either.

Nowadays, in a time of chaos, food is even more precious, at least three times more expensive than usual.

Aunt Deng felt a little distressed, but she still gritted her teeth and bought it.

Also bought the best.

Xu Yun also wanted to buy two to bring back for Xie Wanqing and Hongyu, but was stopped by Aunt Deng: "We can eat one each and take the rest back for our family."

Xu Yun was stunned: Does this include the three of us?

Aunt Deng tore a piece of cake and gave each of them half fairly.

Xu Yun subconsciously declined: "No, no, I'll buy another one--"

Too expensive.

Especially she could see how frugal Aunt Deng's family was in their daily lives.

Aunt Deng forced the cake into Xu Yun's hand, took a big bite of the cake, chewed it for a few times, and felt the aroma of oil and flour mixed in her mouth. She couldn't help but relax her brows and smiled comfortably: "It's normal to save money when it's necessary. Don't learn from Hua Niang, who is too stingy and makes people feel upset."

"He doesn't come here once a month, so I always have to bring Tie Niu some delicious food when I go back to make him happy."

"Besides, the money we save in normal times is for the soldiers at the front. Now, I spend my own money to give my family a good meal, why can't I do that?"

"Didn't Erlang and his men go to war just to keep their families well fed and clothed?"

"Why did he send so many good things back?"

The fried cakes were so fragrant and delicious that Aunt Deng ate them to her great satisfaction.

Seeing that scene, Xu Yun couldn't help but feel a little greedy.

I eat whole-grain rice and whole-grain bread every day, and when I suddenly see white flour bread, no matter how hard I try to restrain myself, I can’t help but drool.

Finally, Xu Yun lowered his head and took a bite. Then he exclaimed, "It's delicious."

"Eat more." Aunt Deng smiled until her eyes narrowed. "Grow some weight, you're too thin."

Xu Yun thanked him, but was thinking about how to go back.

After they finished eating the fried cakes, they headed back.

On the way, Xu Yun discovered that the people working in the fields were mostly old people and women, with almost no strong laborers.

As she watched, she felt a little sad.

Auntie Deng may have seen something, so she took the initiative to speak: "From now on, I will call you Ah Yun, right? You can just call me Auntie Deng. We still have a long life ahead of us, and it would be troublesome if you keep being so polite."

Xu Yun accepted Auntie Deng's kindness and smiled, revealing a little white teeth: "That couldn't be better. I also think that we will have more time to spend together in the future, and it's not good to be so polite all the time."

"Your life is not easy." Aunt Deng sighed, "Your father is such a jerk. Why did he just abandon you to the Taoist temple?"

Xu Yun smiled and said, "My mother didn't give birth to a son, and she's not lovable. It's normal for him to be partial."

People's hearts were biased, and after a few more frame-ups, Xu Sanlang simply sent the mother and daughter to a Taoist temple for spiritual cultivation. He even withheld Xie Wanqing's dowry, determined to use the method of suffering to make Xie Wanqing "see the truth".

After hearing this, Auntie Deng pouted on the ground and said, "Don't be soft-hearted towards such a person in the future. You should be filial to him."

Xu Yun looked at Aunt Deng's hatred for evil and couldn't help but laugh, his eyebrows curved: "Yeah. I'm not filial to him. I won't see him anymore."

Just think of your dad as having died a long time ago.

Seeing Xu Yun listening to her advice, Aunt Deng looked satisfied and said cheerfully, "Yes, yes, that's right. If he doesn't behave like a human being, why should you be filial to him? Don't listen to what you read in the books about loving fathers and filial sons."

Xu Yun smiled even brighter: "The principles in the book don't mean that we should be filial to our parents no matter what. Although it is right for fathers to be kind and children to be filial, if parents are not kind, children don't have to be filial blindly."

"There is a book that says: If the ruler is benevolent, the ministers will be loyal. If the father is kind, the sons will be filial. If the ruler is not benevolent, the ministers do not have to be filial. If the father is not kind, the sons can also be unfilial."

Aunt Deng's eyes widened in surprise: "Does the book really say that? I heard those people say -"

Xu Yun smiled and explained, "That's true. Confucius and Mencius both said something similar. It's just that it was changed a lot later. Parents are afraid that their children will be unfilial, so they only mention the word filial piety, but don't mention that parents also need to be kind. Monarchs are afraid that their subjects will be disloyal and betray them, so they only say that if the monarch wants the subject to die, the subject must die."

Although she smiled, her tone was tinged with sarcasm: "It's all selfish."

Aunt Deng looked like she had been completely overturned, but she was also happier: "The book also says so, that's great. I said there is no such thing in the world. If others are not nice to you, you still have to be nice to them. Wouldn't that make you a fool?"

Xu Yun's eyebrows curved: "Yes, then you will become a fool."

Unfortunately, there are too few wise people in the world, and more fools.

But after saying so much, Xu Yun liked and respected Aunt Deng even more.

The two talked along the way, and not only did they get to know each other better, they also seemed to become closer.

After returning home, Aunt Deng took out the fried cakes and shared them with Tie Niu. He was so happy that his saliva flowed down his neck while he chewed the fried cakes.

Hua Niang was also happy, but also a little distressed, but Aunt Deng ignored her.

Xie Wanqing couldn't refuse, so she kept thanking him, and her face turned a little red at the end.

Hongyu quietly asked Xu Yun: "Young lady, why is Mrs. Deng suddenly so generous?"

Xu Yun smiled and said, "Mrs. Deng has always been so generous, but we were not familiar with each other before."

Hongyu lowered her voice: "I still think that this is because she sees that we are useful."