The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 316 Remaining Calm Even When Mount Tai Collapses Before You
Xiao Long roared, "I don't want to wear these clothes, and I don't want to wear this kind of braid. I want to go back to my old look."

Tong Huaqiong coaxed him, "I'll turn you back to your original form in a few days."

Then he scolded Yaozu, saying, "You're not allowed to say that Xiaolong is a girl."

Xiao Long finally calmed down.

After appeasing Xiaolong, Hongshi began to disguise Su Chengmin.

Su Chengmin was still unconscious, his head wrapped up like a rice dumpling, his face exposed to the air.

"The young man is really handsome." Madam Hong clicked her tongue in admiration, raising her wrist holding the makeup brush as if afraid of touching his wound.

While in a deep sleep, Su Chengmin felt someone gesturing at his face. Having practiced martial arts for many years, he was easily awakened and thought someone was trying to disfigure him. He tried to raise his hand to stop them.

However, he felt so weak that he couldn't even open his eyes, let alone raise his hands.

He could only be a fish, allowing others to pinch and draw on his face as they pleased.

"All done." After applying the final touch of makeup to Su Chengmin, Madam Hong nodded in satisfaction and said to Tong Huaqiong, "Sister Tong, how was my work?"

Tong Huaqiong said with a smile, "Very good."

Hong was simply born in the wrong era. If she had lived in the era in Tong Huaqiong's previous life, she could have become a top internet celebrity with her skill in disguise.

Su Chengmin was transformed from a handsome young man into a farmer by the Hong family.

Gu Dahan took out his old, worn-out clothes and put them on Su Chengmin. Even though Su Chengmin was lying in bed without moving, it was clear that he was a very capable worker.

No one would doubt that such a dark-faced man was a stable boy.

After the two changed their identities, Gu Taohua and the others were much less worried about the soldiers discovering their true identities.

The entire Gu family compound returned to normal order.

After dinner, Man'er pulled Xiaolong to play beanbag toss in the yard.

Tong Huaqiong once again emphasized to her family how to deal with officers and soldiers.

Many problems were simulated to test everyone's ability to cope.

The coachman of the Lu family looked worried. He had finished breakfast and wanted to leave, but someone from the village came and said that people were no longer allowed to enter or leave the village at will.

Even if he could leave Qinghe Bay, he couldn't leave Yanguan Town.

"Everyone, just do what you need to do and don't panic," Tong Huaqiong emphasized to everyone.

Now Hong finally understood the identities of the two people she had disguised, the big one and the small one. She was touched that Tong Huaqiong not only did not avoid her, but also let her participate in such an important matter.

What does this mean? It means you trust her.

"Where are you going, Yue'e?" Tong Huaqiong asked alertly as she saw Liu Yue'e about to leave.

It's not that she doesn't trust her daughter-in-law.

Instead, Liu Yue'e was a gossip who loved talking about everyone's business. Whenever she had a day off, she could sit at someone's house until dark.

Tong Huaqiong was worried that Liu Yue'e might accidentally blurt something out.

Liu Yue'e said, "I'm going to my parents' house."

Tong Huaqiong said, "Don't go yet. Wait until things calm down before you go. Have Jingzhe deliver the holiday gifts you bought for your mother's family in the prefectural city to her. You should stay home today."

Liu Yue'e looked aggrieved and had no choice but to go back to her room to prepare gifts for her parents' festival.

Her mother-in-law really underestimated her.

Harboring a traitor is punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family; how could she possibly reveal that to others?

She doesn't even mention her own family.

It wasn't that she could keep the secret, but rather that she didn't want to involve her family if things came to light.

At this moment, Liu Yue'e loathed Su Chengmin and Xiaolong. How did these two bastards have to run into them? She wished that Xiaolong would be kidnapped and that Su Chengmin would never wake up, so that the Gu family wouldn't have to face the pressure of being exterminated.

Liu Yue'e felt her life was extremely miserable. She had finally had a few good days, and now she was teetering on the brink of execution again.

Tong Huaqiong stood in the courtyard talking to Gu Dahan, mainly to find out about the situation at home during the days she was away.

There are still two acres of corn that haven't been harvested, but it's expected that they'll be harvested by the afternoon.

The wheat seeds are ready; we're just waiting for the corn harvest and the land to be tilled before we can plant them.

The pigs at the pig farm have gotten even fatter. Cao and her daughter Chunni are working very hard. Meanwhile, Tian Fugui and his mother Luo came to the pigsty to cause trouble for Cao and her daughter because Tong Huaqiong wasn't home. They were severely reprimanded by Gu Dahan.

Tong Huaqiong expressed satisfaction with the arrangements and performance of Gu Dashu during his time at home.

Gu Dahan grinned as he went to feed the foal.

The morning passed quickly, and everyone waited in high spirits but no officers or soldiers came to search for them.

As lunch was being served, the sound of horses' hooves and a commotion arose outside.

Yaozu and Man'er peeked curiously through the door. Man'er turned to Tong Huaqiong and said, "Grandma, there are a lot of people outside carrying knives."

What's meant to happen will happen; this is the search for the remnants of the traitors.

Yaozu said, "Xiaolong, you'd better hide quickly."

Yaozu and Man'er were not quite sure what had happened. All they knew was that someone had captured Xiaolong and their uncle who was recovering in bed. They couldn't tell the truth, or their whole family would be captured and beheaded.

Xiao Long sat calmly in the yard, holding a corncob in his hand, displaying an air of composure even in the face of imminent collapse.

Tong Huaqiong sighed, "No wonder he's a royal child. He's been exposed to big events since he was a child. Intrigues and schemes are probably routine for him, so these are nothing to him."

Tong Huaqiong prayed silently, hoping that these children who had grown up in the struggle would not let them down and drag them all down with them.

"Shallow all the village roads."

"From now until nightfall, no one is allowed to leave the village."

"Notify everyone in the village to open their courtyard gates."

The soldiers outside are shouting.

"Are you from this village? What are you carrying in that donkey cart?" a soldier asked sternly.

"Sir, the cart is carrying corn." It was Er Gouzi, a hired hand in Tong Huaqiong's household, who spoke.

Village chief Liu Tielian said from the side, "This is Er Gouzi from our village. He just came back from harvesting corn in the field."

Tong Huaqiong looked out through the door and saw Er Gouzi pulling a cart full of corn parked at the entrance.

A soldier walked over and stuck a knife into the corn pile.

Seeing that many ears of corn had been cut in half, Er Gouzi said with dissatisfaction, "I already said it was corn. How could anyone hide in this donkey cart? I think you're just messing around. What kind of remnants could possibly come here? Don't you even know how far we are from Shengjing?"

"Don't let this be a pretext to harass the people under the guise of finding remnants. Right now, every household is rushing to harvest, and if everyone is not allowed to leave the village, the corn will rot in the fields if it rains. Doesn't His Majesty eat grain? Go ahead and cause all this trouble."

The officers pointed their knives at Er Gouzi and shouted, "How dare you!"

Village chief Liu Tielian was shocked and punched Er Gouzi, shouting, "Er Gouzi, shut up! What nonsense are you spouting?"

Er Gouzi stuck out his neck, looking defiant.

Tong Huaqiong was shocked.

If Er Gouzi angers the soldiers, it's no laughing matter.

He then walked out of the courtyard and said to the soldiers, “Gentlemen, this is my family’s hired hand. It’s all my fault. I insisted that we couldn’t delay the corn harvest. He’s a stubborn man who doesn’t know how to be flexible. He has offended many people. As his employer, I apologize to everyone.”

"Gentlemen, you've worked hard. Why don't you come to my house for a cup of tea?"

The soldiers pointed their knives at Tong Huaqiong, giving off an aura of "Don't try to get close to me."

Tong Huaqiong: "."