Soon it was Tian Dahua's turn. The militiamen released a wild boar. After Tian Dahua came down, it was Li Qiaoqiao's turn.

When Li Qiaoqiao went up, the militiamen also released a wild boar. Li Qiaoqiao reacted relatively well, but when Xiaoman moved her hand, Li Qiaoqiao's leg cramped up.

Thump! Li Qiaoqiao fell down!

The wild boar pounced on Li Qiaoqiao.

People couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Li Qiaoqiao's face turned pale instantly. "Second sister-in-law, help!"

"Okay." To reassure everyone, Xiaoman held a brick in her hand the whole time. As soon as Li Qiaoqiao asked Xiaoman for help, Xiaoman threw the brick away.

*Thump!* The wild boar collapsed beside Li Qiaoqiao. Although the boar was down, Xiaoman had only broken its two front legs. The injured boar became even more ferocious.

"Ah!" Li Qiaoqiao wanted to get away from the wild boar, but her arms and legs wouldn't obey her commands. "Second sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, come and help me."

"Okay." Xiaoman went over and slapped the wild boar, which then coughed up blood and died.

Xiaoman smiled at Li Qiaoqiao: "Originally, I wanted to smash its head with a brick, but I was afraid of scaring you. So I broke its legs first."

Li Qiaoqiao knew that Xiaoman was strong. But knowing it was one thing, seeing it with her own eyes was another.

Xiaoman reached out her hand to Li Qiaoqiao: "Come on, let me help you."

Li Qiaoqiao looked at the wild boar on the ground and then at Xiaoman's hand. "No...no need. I...I'll let my sister-in-law help me."

Xiaoman smiled and said, "I've come all this way. Here, give me your hand." Xiaoman then stretched her hand out.

Li Qiaoqiao didn't want Xiaoman to help her up, but she couldn't get up on her own: "Then... then I'll have to trouble you, Second Sister-in-law."

"No trouble at all. Here, give me your hand."

Li Qiaoqiao looked at Xiaoman's hand: "Okay."

Xiaoman pulled Li Qiaoqiao up from the ground.

As soon as they got up, Li Qiaoqiao wanted to pull her hand away from Xiaoman's, but she was afraid that Xiaoman would get angry.

Xiaoman patted Li Qiaoqiao's arm: "It's alright now."

As soon as Xiaoman's hand touched Li Qiaoqiao, Li Qiaoqiao trembled. "Second...Second Sister-in-law, I...I'm fine, you can go about your business."

"Are you really alright?"

"It's really alright now."

"Alright then." Xiaoman released Li Qiaoqiao and picked up the pig from the ground.

Li Qiaoqiao was startled again. "Second...Second sister-in-law, you are really strong."

Xiaoman smiled.

After Xiaoman left, Li Qiaoqiao tried to move around. She found that her leg cramps had stopped. Li Qiaoqiao quickly walked over to Tian Dahua.

After Li Qiaoqiao went down, many more people came up to try. Soon, the four pigs were all divided up.

That night, Li Qiaoqiao lay in bed unable to fall asleep.

Han Zhuang had already taken a nap, but Li Qiaoqiao was still awake: "Why aren't you asleep yet? Were you scared by the wild boar?"

"no."

Han Zhuang rolled over: "I thought you were scared by the wild boar. Go to sleep, you have to go to work tomorrow."

"Hmm. Zhuangzhuang, your second sister-in-law is really strong. She swatted the wild boar like it was a mosquito."

"Or I'll stop you from messing with my second sister-in-law. Let me tell you, if you mess with my second sister-in-law, she can slap you to death."

The next morning, Li Qiaoqiao woke Jinbao up: "Son, let me ask you, have you bullied your little brothers Zuo Zuo and You You these past two days?"

Jinbao's eyes darted around.

Li Qiaoqiao's heart skipped a beat: "Why did you bully them?"

“I saw them giving candy to my sister Erniu, so I asked them for some.”

"Then what?"

"They wouldn't give it to me, so I hit them a few times."

Li Qiaoqiao thought to herself: I'm doomed. "How could you hit them? Let me tell you, your second aunt is very powerful. If you bully your younger brothers Zuo Zuo and You Di, I can't protect you."

"I won't bully them anymore."

"Good boy, Mom will take you to apologize to your second aunt later."

Jinbao didn't want to go, but Li Qiaoqiao promised him some benefits before he agreed.

Xiaoman was teaching Zuozuo and Youyou arithmetic when Li Qiaoqiao's voice came from outside: "Second sister-in-law, are you up?"

"Get up, come in."

"Hey." Li Qiaoqiao pulled Jinbao inside. As soon as they entered, she said, "Second Sister-in-law, Jinbao is such a child, he doesn't know any better. Jinbao, apologize to your second aunt."

Jinbao secretly glanced at Zuo Zuo and You You.

Zuo Zuo smiled at him.

She glanced at him from right to left.

Jinbao rubbed his bottom and said, "Second Aunt, I shouldn't have asked my brothers for candy."

Xiaoman looked left and right.

Zuo Zuo said with a smile, "Brother Jinbao, we're not angry."

Youyou didn't say anything.

Xiaoman looked at Jinbao: "How did you ask your younger brothers for candy?"

"I...I..."

Li Qiaoqiao, afraid that Xiaoman would be angry, said, "Second sister-in-law, Jinbao is still young, you..."

Xiaoman glanced at Li Qiaoqiao, and Li Qiaoqiao dared not speak.

Xiaoman picked Jinbao up from the ground: "Good boy, tell your second aunt how you asked your brothers for candy? If you tell the truth, your second aunt won't blame you."

“I…” Jinbao looked left and right.

They exchanged a glance, left and right.

Zuo Zuo: "Mom, let me tell you. Yesterday, when we were giving candy to Sister Erniu, Brother Jinbao happened to come back from outside. After Brother Jinbao saw it, he asked us for candy, and we gave him a few. He asked us to give him all the candy, but we didn't, so he tried to snatch it, and we beat him up."

After saying that, Zuo Zuo looked at Jin Bao and asked, "Brother Jin Bao, does your bottom still hurt?"

Jinbao: "It doesn't hurt anymore?"

"When you rubbed your butt earlier, I thought you were still in pain."

"I...I'm afraid you'll beat me up again."

Zuo Zuo walked over and took Jin Bao's hand: "Brother Jin Bao, let's go to Great-Grandma's to play with Sister Er Niu."

Xiaoman smiled at Zuozuo. "Okay, you've learned to find a backer."

Jinbao: "Aren't you going to beat me up anymore?"

Zuo Zuo: "We won't beat you up unless you bully us. Come on, let's go play with Sister Erniu."

"Okay." Jinbao slid off Xiaoman: "Are you left or right?"

"I'm Zuo Zuo. Mom, let's go play."

"Um."

After the children left, Xiaoman looked at Li Qiaoqiao and said, "Sit down."

Li Qiaoqiao was a little nervous: "No...no. Second sister-in-law, Jinbao shouldn't have asked Zuozuo and Youyou for candy. I...I've already told him."

"It's okay to ask your younger brothers for a couple of candies. But it's wrong to snatch them."

"Yes, yes. I'll talk to him about it when I get back."

"Um."

After breakfast, Xiaoman took Zuozuo and Youyou and rode Xiaohei back to Hongqi Village. When Xiaoman and the children returned, Xiaoman's parents were getting ready to go to work.

Xiaoman returned, and her parents asked the team leader for a day off. Xiaoman also asked her father to call her grandmother over.

Grandma Wang was very happy to see Zuo Zuo, You You, and Xiao Hei.

Xiaoman told them about the situation outside. "I came back this time to remind you. Our family is poor peasants, but our class background is good. As long as you don't say anything wrong, you'll be fine. Dad, Mom, if you don't understand anything, ask Grandma. She's been through a lot."

Xiaoman's father: "Okay. You and Binzi should also be careful when you're out."

"Um."

Xiaoman originally planned to stay at her parents' house for one day and then leave. But before noon, Han Zhuang arrived. "Second sister-in-law, Father wants you to go back."

"What's wrong?"

"Da Bao is back, saying he's going to... go... um... go on a trip. His older brother doesn't want him to go, but he insists."