Chapter 6： Warning in the middle of the night

Chapter 6 Warning in the middle of the night

"Mom, I think Hongying's milk is abundant now, and Fu Niu'er won't be hungry. The dairy goat is also a burden following us, otherwise we will kill it. It will save us all from being so hungry, right?"

The more Wu Cuihua talked, the more she felt justified, and her expression became more confident, as if she had everyone in mind.

The Li family sat in a circle to eat, which was quite lively at first.

As soon as she finished speaking, there was deathly silence.

Wu Cuihua felt a little guilty when she was stared at, but even after she said the words, she couldn't take them back, so she could only look at Old Mrs. Li helplessly.

Mrs. Li looked gloomy, put down the bowl with a snap, and said coldly.

“That sheep is Fu Niuer’s ration! I’m usually more lenient with you, but you actually care about your child’s ration?

Let me tell you, second daughter-in-law, you'd better stop thinking about it, otherwise don't blame me for being cruel! These days, who doesn’t have several daughters-in-law starving to death? "

Wu Cuihua was so frightened that her face turned pale, she shrank her neck and didn't dare to say anything anymore.

Jiayin had been nestling in Tao Hongying's arms, so she naturally heard these words and moved her grandma to stand up for her.

She tried her best to move her little head to the other side and stretched out her little hand towards Mrs. Li.

When Mrs. Li saw her, she quickly took her granddaughter from Tao Hongying's arms and patted her carefully with her big, skinny hands.

“Don’t be afraid, Fu Niu’er. As long as grandma is here, no one will be hungry and we Fu Niu’er will not be hungry.”

Wu Cuihua felt depressed and wanted to say something, but Li Laoer pulled her arm hard.

She raised her eyes and looked at everyone, only to realize that except for Mrs. Li who was coaxing the good news with a smile on her face, everyone else was looking at her coldly, including her husband and son.

Wu Cuihua hurriedly lowered her head and buried her face in the bowl, not daring to raise her head even if there was no paste in it.

The good news was pressed against Mrs. Li's chest, listening to her heartbeat, which made me extremely moved and satisfied.

The Li family really loves her, and with this love, she will never let the Li family go hungry!

That evening, Jiayin originally thought of waiting for the Li family to fall asleep and then secretly put some more grain into the grain bag.

But she still overestimated the baby's physical strength. Before it was dark, she fell asleep with little burps...

The night was quiet. The Li family had been walking for a day and were extremely tired.

Everyone was sleeping soundly now. Even Li Laoer, who was responsible for keeping vigil, dozed off leaning on the stone beside the fire.

Jiayin suddenly woke up due to the need to urinate. She wanted to wake up Tao Hongying who was sleeping on the side, but when she heard her slight snoring, she felt a little reluctant.

This woman gave her a new life and continued the long journey without even having a chance to have confinement.

While he was hesitating, two people touched the side of the donkey cart and were clearly seen by Jiayin.

Her mind, which was still a little confused at first, suddenly woke up!

There is a thief!

Looking at the two men crossing the donkey cart, they went straight to the dairy goat sleeping soundly under the tree.

Jiayin opened her little mouth and howled out.

Li Laoer, who was keeping watch at night, suddenly jumped up from the ground when he heard the cry.

“What are you two doing!”

As soon as he got up, he saw two sneaky figures under the tree. He immediately shouted loudly and rushed over with the stick beside him.

Other members of the Li family were also awakened. They picked up the guy next to them and surrounded the two sheep thieves.

It was probably the first time that the two men had done something like this. They had never seen such a battle before. They were so frightened that their paws were numb. The two of them huddled together and shivered.

Even so, one of the people was still holding a leg of the dairy goat in his hand, and he didn’t know whether he forgot to let go or didn’t want to let go.

“How dare you come to steal my sheep, you damned one? Let’s see if I don’t beat you to death!”

Wu Cuihua was originally hiding behind, but when she saw that the two men were too timid to move, she gained the courage and rushed forward to give them a few kicks.

Li Laosi stepped forward and tried to pull the sheep out, but the man refused to let go.

The men of the Li family suddenly became more angry. They held them down and beat them up. The two of them looked as thin as monkeys, with their cheeks sunken.

 They had no strength to fight back and could only keep wailing. They must be really hungry.

Orange Mrs. Li and Tao Hongying, who was holding the good news, looked on.

Although Tao Hongying was angry, she was afraid of being frightened by the good news, so she turned her face away and coaxed in a low voice.

Mrs. Li looked at these two people carefully and guessed that they were also poor people fleeing famine.

In order to survive, they had evil intentions, so they wouldn't be beaten to death.

The beating hurts and it’s okay to remember it.

She waited for a while and then shouted to her children and grandchildren, "Okay, stop it."

When Li Laosi and others heard this, they all stopped.

“Get out! If you dare to sneak around again, I’ll break your legs!”

Li Laoer kicked one of the men hard, and everyone moved aside to tell the two men to get out.

The two men were beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. They still dared to think wrong and ran away, as if they were afraid that the Li family would catch them back and beat them again.

“Hey, you said it’s so late at night, we just had our food robbed, and now we’ve been robbed again. How are we going to live like this?”

Wu Cuihua sat down on the ground and let out a long sigh. Whether intentionally or not, she kicked the goat with her foot.

Mrs. Li and others glanced at Wu Cuihua and were too lazy to talk to her.

Seeing no one to answer her, Wu Cuihua looked unhappy, glanced at Tao Hongying with a sly eye, and started talking to herself again.

"Mom, according to me, this dairy goat is the bane. Without it, would we be able to sleep well at night? Kill it as soon as possible, and we will save ourselves so much trouble!"

She sat on the ground, staring intently at the goat held by Li Laosi.

It seemed that as long as Mrs. Li nodded, she could pounce on it and take a bite.

Old Mrs. Li's face darkened, her eyes full of anger.

"Second daughter-in-law! What did I tell you during the day? Are you too sleepy, or do you no longer see me as a mother? Do you really think I dare not leave you behind?"

Her tone was cold and hard. Although she had been stern before, she had never spoken to her daughters-in-law like this before. It was obvious that she was angry.

Wu Cuihua was so frightened that she opened and closed her mouth several times, but she couldn't say a word.

"This sheep belongs to Fu Niu'er. From today on, if anyone dares to mention slaughtering a sheep, I will sell her to someone else!" Mrs. Li's eyes swept across the whole family.

But everyone knows that this sentence was meant for Wu Cuihua.

Li Laoer quickly pulled his wife up from the ground and slapped her hard.

Now Wu Cuihua no longer dared to talk nonsense, and huddled behind Li Laoer, her face red and white, looking like a palette.

Early the next morning, Zhao Yuru cooked for the Li family.

While eating, I saw the two men who had stolen the sheep again. They were as hungry as wolves.

They stared at the Li family's rice bowl from a distance, their eyes glowing green, but they did not dare to take a step closer to the Li family.

“We will continue on our way in a moment, Fourth Brother, please keep an eye out and don’t let them follow you any closer.”

Old Mrs. Li glanced at the two people and warned Mr. Li.

Li Laosi nodded and tightened the hatchet in his hand. These two people had no family members around them and were no different from desperadoes.

On the other hand, the Li family has a family and a family, so there is no need to get involved with them.

(End of this chapter)