A few hundred meters away, the four men of the Niu family—Niu Dashun, Niu Ershun, and their two sons—along with Er La Niang, were hiding in a small grove by the roadside, anxiously looking toward Lihua Village.
"Aunt, when is that Su Qing coming? Are you sure she's leaving Lihua Village today?" To intercept Su Qing, they had all woken up early and come to this small grove to wait. Though it hadn't snowed for two days, the thick layer of snow had yet to melt, and the air was still brutally cold. They were all bundled up, but after waiting so long, the chill was starting to set in. Niu An rubbed his hands together, grumbling with dissatisfaction.
'He was only here today to help his big brother find a wife. He was just lending a hand. If he hadn't expected to get something out of it later, there was no way he would've dragged himself out here this early in the morning just to freeze.'
"It's definitely today. I made sure of it," Er La Niang said with certainty.
