Liu Lu looked at the little girl with a pang of sympathy.

Suddenly, a pair of hands reached out from behind the little girl and pressed directly on her back. Liu Lu watched helplessly as the little girl was pushed into the river.

Liu Lu originally wanted to gradually familiarize herself with the environment and change her fate, but the scene before her eyes made her furious.

Without even checking who pushed the little girl, Liu Lu jumped into the river and quickly pulled the girl out.

"Hahaha, two drowned dogs."

There were several children around 10 years old under the big poplar tree by the river.

They were clapping and laughing at that moment.

He carried the little girl to the big poplar tree.

"Who pushed them just now?" Liu Lu looked at the children expressionlessly.

A chubby boy walked out, shaking his head.

"I'm not going to tell you that I pushed it, hahaha."

Liu Lu recognized the chubby boy as Zhang Baogen, the only son of Zhang Dazhu from their village.

He usually bullies the weak and unsociable children in the village because he is strong and muscular.

He especially enjoys bullying girls.

Zhang Baogen's mother simply sat under the poplar tree eating sunflower seeds, showing no intention of criticizing Zhang Baogen, let alone apologizing; she even wore a proud smile on her face.

Liu Lu almost laughed in anger at his smug look.

He put down the little girl who had regained some strength, walked up to Zhang Baogen, and without saying a word, threw the smug Zhang Baogen into the river.

"Ah! What are you doing?!"

Zhang Baogen's mother lunged at Liu Lu with bared teeth and claws.

Liu Lu hugged the little girl and dodged to the side, avoiding Zhang Baogen's mother's attack.

This sudden movement not only caused Zhang Baogen's mother's attack to miss, but also caused her to lose control and fall into the river.

The other children under the poplar tree were startled.

I never expected that anyone would dare to mess with Zhang Baogen.

Several children screamed in terror, and one of the quick-witted ones even shouted for help.

Liu Lu glanced back and saw that the river water was about a meter deep, and Zhang Baogen's mother had already stood up in the water and was out of danger.

Seeing that she had scooped up the screaming Zhang Baogen, Liu Lu picked up the little girl and went home.

"Mom." The little girl's voice trembled slightly.

"Are you cold? Mommy will hold you. Don't be afraid, we'll be home soon."

"Hmm," the little girl hummed in response, then hesitated before asking, "Did I cause you any trouble?"

Liu Lu felt as if she had been stabbed.

In my memory, the little girl was at the very bottom of the village. Her family didn't care about her, outsiders bullied her, and she was bossed around every day. Now she's blaming herself for other people's mistakes.

Liu Lu patted her head, and the little girl shrank back at first, then stopped talking and buried her head in Liu Lu's arms.

"Hey, you jinx, you good-for-nothing! You two went swimming after finishing your work, getting soaked. We don't have any clothes for you to change into. What were you doing?"

As soon as Liu Lu stepped into the courtyard, she heard Old Lady Liu shouting loudly.

"It's so noisy. Hurry up and get me and the child some dry towels to wipe us clean."

Liu Lu didn't bother to read Old Lady Liu's expression and immediately started ordering him around.

"I originally wanted to live with my brain, but I was bullied. Fine, I'm not pretending anymore. I'm coming clean. I have a short temper. From now on, you'll do whatever I tell you to do."

The old woman was utterly shocked.

"You little whore, you're a cursed harbinger of misfortune, you killed my son and gave birth to this little money-loser. If it weren't for the fact that you gave birth to a grandson, do you think our Liu family would still be alive today?"

"Dry towel? You look more like a dry towel. It would be better if you and this little good-for-nothing died out there together, saving our family's food supply."

Liu Lu saw that Old Lady Liu kept nagging and cursing but didn't seem to be doing anything.

She picked up the little girl and kicked open the door to the room where Old Lady Liu lived.

I grabbed a dry towel from the room, took off the little girl's wet clothes, and wrapped them in the dry towel.

Old Mrs. Liu stood at the door like a dazed person. She couldn't understand why Liu Lu had suddenly changed so much.

In the past, whatever he said, Liu Lu would immediately go and do the work.

Not to mention kicking open the door.

Once Old Lady Liu came to her senses, she burst into the room with a howl.

"That little slut, I'll tear you apart today."

As he spoke, he used both hands to grab Liu Lu like chicken claws.

Liu Lu didn't even flinch. The moment Old Lady Liu rushed over, she turned around and grabbed Old Lady Liu's hands.

He grabbed a rope from the side, tied her hands tightly to the doorpost, and fastened them to the door.

Old Mrs. Liu struggled with all her might, but for some reason the more she struggled, the tighter the rope became.

She stopped struggling only when she felt a sharp pain coming from her wrist.

He kept talking non-stop, which annoyed Liu Lu.

My eyes swept under the bed and I saw a black rag.

He reached out, picked it up, and stuffed it into Old Lady Liu's mouth.

Old Mrs. Liu was completely bewildered by Liu Lu's various actions. She could only breathe heavily through her nose.

Just then, with a creak, the courtyard gate was pushed open.

It turns out it's already lunchtime.

Old Liu, who had just returned from a walk, brought Liu Bao, who had been playing outside, back for dinner.

When Old Lady Liu heard Liu Bao and Old Man Liu talking, she perked up again and started whimpering incessantly.

Seeing that the little girl had dried herself off, Liu Lu took a dry towel and casually dried her hair.

Old Liu led Liu Bao in.

Both of them were stunned when they saw Old Lady Liu.

Old Liu asked Liu Lu with some surprise, "What's wrong with your mother?"

Liu Lu said nonchalantly, "Mom suddenly went crazy, so we tied her up at home to prevent her from causing trouble outside."

Old Liu looked at Liu Lu in disbelief and yanked the dirty rag out of Old Lady Liu's mouth.

Old Mrs. Liu took a few deep breaths and cried to Old Mr. Liu.

"Master, this little slut suddenly tied me up. She can't be allowed to live. Quickly beat this jinx to death."

Old Liu then questioned him carefully about what had happened.

Seeing that Granny Liu was speaking clearly and had explained the matter, they untied her ropes.

Old Liu knew the whole story. He walked up to Liu Lu aggressively and raised his arm to slap her without saying a word.

Liu Lu was prepared. She raised the dry towel in her hand and first covered the old man's head, then grabbed the rope next to her and tied him up in the old way.

When Old Lady Liu saw that her husband was also tied up, she was completely terrified.

What's wrong with this little vixen? She even dares to lay a hand on an old man?

Thinking of this, Old Lady Liu turned around and tried to run outside to find help.

How could Liu Lu let her off so easily?

He caught up with Old Lady Liu in a few quick steps, grabbed her by the shadow of her collar, and pulled her back into the house.

Old Mrs. Liu screamed in fright, "What are you going to do? What are you going to do?"

Liu Lu used her remaining hand to clean her ear.

They tied Old Lady Liu to the doorpost again.

Liu Bao was terrified.

She plopped down on the ground and burst into tears.

"You jinx, you've hit someone! You jinx, you've hit someone!"

Liu Lu didn't hold back either, and Liu Bao got slapped twice.

"If you keep cursing, let's see if I'll hit you again."

Liu Bao stopped talking in fright, sobbing softly while hiccuping incessantly.