They had laughed off the stomach ache incident and hid at home for several days, but eventually, the real craving kicked in.
Every day, they had been surviving on bland soup. Forget about meat, even the dried vegetables were gone, leaving their stomachs utterly devoid of any trace of oil. If they returned empty-handed today, they feared they wouldn't have the strength to make it to the city tomorrow.
As they returned, they kept thinking about where they might have been poisoned. Despite replaying the events, they couldn't pinpoint anything, and finally concluded it was just bad luck, eating something unclean.
No one anticipated that the inconspicuous old matron sent by the Bai Family would be so adept at hiding her true skills.
