Chapter 24 Ending All Suffering

Anger made Song Zhenping forget his previous plan in an instant. He only reacted when he saw Song Liyun winking at him through the broken window.

He could only allow Song Lao Er to grab his collar and throw him out of the yard along with his bedding.

Song Zhenping stopped begging, and instead took the shivering Xiao An, holding a tattered quilt, and went to the headman's house, waiting to gather and set off at 11:00 the next day.

Song Liyun was still locked in the ear room, and deep in her quiet eyes was boiling magma.

Through the small window with the window paper completely torn, she saw the scene clearly.

Song Zhangping has to go to the construction site to perform labor service, and he needs to bring Xiao An with him.

It was a cold night... Mrs. Gu didn't even give the two of them a blanket, and asked them to sleep on the straw at the construction site.

And there is Song Shuirong.

When Xiao An saw her just now, he was so scared that he squatted on the ground with his head in his hands.

I don't know how many beatings and scoldings he had received from her to make him perform the movements so skillfully.

Song Liyun narrowed her eyes slightly, gently stroked the sharp military dagger in her hand, and snorted coldly: The suffering of the eldest branch of the Song family will end tonight!

At night, Xiaoshi Village did not fall into silence as usual. Instead, it became noisy as time went by.

Because they had to arrive at the town at the hour of Mao to meet up and set off, the lights and candles in Xiaoshi Village, ten miles away from Qingping Town, were lit two hours in advance. Those were the diligent wives preparing dry food for their husbands to eat on the road.

Song Laoer's house was as quiet as usual until the dogs in the village started barking loudly and there were voices knocking on doors and calling people one after another, which meant that the villagers were gathering and preparing to set off for the town.

Such a lively atmosphere was rare to see. Song Laoer put on his clothes and mingled with the crowd of people seeing him off, walking towards the village entrance.

Looking at the weeping women, Song Lao Er curled his lips and said, "What nonsense! It's just a road repair in the county town, but you're making it look like you're going to the execution ground to die."

His words drew a few angry insults: "You're talking nonsense, it's just a matter of repairing the road. Then call back the kid from your eldest son and let him do it instead."

"That's right, they don't feel sorry for the ones who aren't their own children, they just mess with other people's children."

"Song Lao Er, if you do too many immoral things, you will eventually be punished by heaven."

Ever since the eldest son of the Song family was hit to death by a stone while doing corvee labor ten years ago, the people in Xiaoshi Village have been afraid of corvee labor.

Although the accidents that have occurred in recent years have only been minor incidents of bumps and bruises, it still makes me scared every time I go out.

He was afraid that if the pillar of his family died outside, he would end up like the eldest wife of the Song family, with his family broken up and his wife and children left without a home.

Song Lao Er was scolded bitterly. At this time, he was alone without any help, and he could not scold these resentful daughters-in-law and old women. He could only squeeze aside in disappointment, still watching people leave with relish.

At the gate of the Song family compound, Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Gu also hunched their necks and looked towards the village entrance.

Hearing the clamor of the crowd, Mrs. Gu cursed, "Those slutty women rolled their eyes at me today. I hope a few of them die this time."

Little Gu rubbed her swollen waist and whispered, "The village will be much quieter now that we're gone. When the Xue family comes to pick us up in the evening, there will be fewer people to bother us."

The Xue family picked up people in the evening, and it was Song Lao Er who specifically reminded them of this.

After a whole night without rest, and with few men at home, every household would have to close their doors early when it gets dark.

If no one hangs around in the village, there's no need to worry about the little bitch causing trouble and being laughed at.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were standing at the gate of the courtyard, watching intently, and were completely unaware of any movement in the direction of the ear room behind them.

A thin stick-like object poked out from the broken window of the ear room.

In the cold moonlight, the long silver pole exuded a chill, as if it wanted to blend into the moonlight without being noticed at all.

Song Liyun used a retractable steel needle to pick up the rope on the door buckle, slipped out of the house, and then lightly tied the hemp rope back to its original shape. She glanced at the backs of the two women at the gate of the courtyard, and then calmly walked into the kitchen.

Wherever his arm swung, the pots, pans, bowls, and firewood and rice, which Song Laoer had just bought that morning, all disappeared silently.

Then the boxes and cabinets of Mrs. Gu, the wife of the main wife, and Mr. Song and his wife, as well as the gift boxes brought by the Xue family, disappeared one by one.

Even the bedding in the kang cabinet was missing.

Song Shuirong in the side room did not go out to watch the excitement. She lay on the kang, unable to sleep because of the noise outside. Just as she was about to curse angrily, she felt a coolness on the tip of her nose and fell asleep immediately.

Song Liyun put the powerful hallucinogen back into the space.

This kind of apocalyptic biotechnology can quickly stun even the most ferocious mutant bears, so it is too easy to deal with mere humans.

As a scavenger who has been walking in the ruins for ten years, Song Liyun is likely to encounter all kinds of dangers, so he has many tricks to save his life.

Unfortunately, they encountered a large group of mutant rats, and all the tricks were in vain. The only way was to evacuate quickly.

So at the end of the world, Song Liyun lost his electric spear and died before he had a chance to use the things in the space.

Using this day's alone time, she had organized her space and placed her weapons and equipment in convenient places.

Song Liyun walked into Song Shuirong's room with a swagger. Without even glancing at the person on the kang, she quickly took away a large suitcase.

There were clothes for all four seasons and several new quilts inside.

Those were the dowries prepared by the Song family for Song Shuirong, who was already fifteen years old.

Twelve-year-old Song Xiaobao lived in the town school and was not at home, but Song Liyun still collected his clothes, shoes and socks.

The pigs that grunted in the pen and the chickens that usually made noises were now unusually quiet. Some even fell straight down in the pen as if they were dead, and then disappeared.

Then, something even stranger happened.

The green vegetables in the vegetable garden behind the Song family's house and the piles of firewood had all disappeared.

The entire place looked as if it had been carefully swept, so clean that not a single vegetable leaf or stick was left.

it's all over!

Song Liyun glanced at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were still standing at the gate of the courtyard pointing and gesturing at the outside, smiled victoriously, then climbed up the courtyard wall, disappeared into the darkness, and headed straight for the village entrance following the sound.

At this time, Song Zhenping, carrying bedding on his back and holding Xiao An's hand, was following the crowd and walking towards the town, looking back every few steps.

Yun'er told her to just go to the town and she would naturally follow her.

But when Song Zhenping thought of the tight rope tied to the ear room door, he felt a chill in his heart.

Yun'er said that he should believe her, and the village head also asked him to take care of himself first, but...but can Yun'er come with him?

His steps became slower and slower, and his fingers subconsciously clenched, causing Xiao An's face to wrinkle in pain.

But he still said nothing, just leaned his face on his brother's arm.

Just when Song Zhenping fell behind the team and was so worried that he could hardly walk, a man came from the front of the crowd. His tall and thin figure was particularly eye-catching in the dark night.

The man walked a few steps to Song Zhenping, grabbed his arm and whispered, "Hurry up and leave. Yun girl is already waiting for us up ahead."

After saying that, he picked up Xiao An and walked quickly forward.

"What? Uncle Kui, are you telling the truth? Where is Yun'er?"

Song Zhenping seemed to hear the sound of nature. He suddenly widened his eyes and looked around for someone.

But apart from the torches in the crowd, it was still dark all around and he could not see anything.

(End of this chapter)