Chapter 122 It's all Bai Zilin's fault!

Village Chief Wu wiped away Wu Changgui's tears and quickly comforted him in a soft voice, "Changgui, don't think too much. I'm the village chief. Even though you've lost a leg, there's a long line of girls who want to marry into our family. I'll definitely pick a beautiful and virtuous one for you to marry and take home as your wife. She can serve you and bear your children. Just relax and live well; that's how you fulfill your filial duty to me. If anything happens to you, I won't live either. Waaah, waaah."

Unable to contain his grief any longer, the village chief of Wu Village also began to cry. His sobs were muffled, like the mooing of an old ox.

Wu Changgui felt much better after being comforted by his father. Liu Ye's face appeared in his mind. His father was right. Even though he had lost a leg, he was still the village chief's son. His family owned a house, land, and an oxcart. All the girls in the village were eager to marry him. However, he did not want to marry anyone else. He wanted to marry Liu Ye. He wanted to steal Bai Zilin's woman!

If it weren't for him, his leg wouldn't have been cut off by the bandits. It was all because he meddled and killed the bandit leader's brother that the bandit leader kept robbing them, and as a result, his leg was cut off!

"Father, I don't want to marry anyone else. I want to marry Liu Ye, and I want to get revenge on Bai Zilin. I was killed by bandits because of him. I want to kill him!"

Upon hearing this, Village Chief Wu hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

Wu Changgui lied without hesitation: "Father, this is what happened. Bai Zilin is also in the caravan heading south. He takes advantage of his archery skills and doesn't respect anyone else. He also takes advantage of his acquaintance with Young Master Zhao and always picks fights with me, constantly arguing with me."

"Father, you know that my kung fu is the best among the guards in the Zhao family. I've been to the south with Young Master Zhao several times, and I've always made sure he returns safely without losing any goods. But this time, we had to deal with Bai Zilin. He's nothing special. He's good at talking but when it comes to the crucial moment, he gets scared out of his wits when they encounter bandits. Even his broken bow and arrows become useless. We had to protect him. I had to protect Young Master Zhao and that bunch of good-for-nothings. I was overwhelmed. Otherwise, my leg wouldn't have been injured. Who else can you blame but him!"

Village Chief Wu was furious. So his son was injured because of Bai Zilin. What a son of a bitch! "Changgui, don't worry. I will definitely find a way to help you marry Liuye and kill Bai Zilin to avenge you. You stay home and recover. Listen to me. I'll think of a plan in the next couple of days!"

Wu Changgui nodded with a venomous look in his eyes: "Father, I'll listen to you. You must avenge your son!"

Sitting to one side, Wu Xincao's eyes darted around. Her father and older brother wanted to harm Bai Zilin, and before they made their move, she had to see what Bai Zilin looked like. If he was handsome, she would find a way to save him and have him take her away. Anyway, he was good at hunting, and she wouldn't starve wherever she went with him.

Wu Xincao pretended to be sad and wiped away her tears: "Dad, it's getting late, I'll go back to my room first. Don't be too sad, and you should rest early too, brother. I'll get up early tomorrow morning and make you some stewed eggs."

Village Chief Wu nodded: "Go ahead."

Granny Wu also slid off the kang (a heated brick bed): "I'm going back to my room too. Son, you get some sleep. Tomorrow, I'm going to your maternal grandparents' house. I'll have your eldest uncle make you a walking stick to prepare for when you're feeling better..."

Wu Changgui rolled his eyes, turned his face away in heartache, and when the village chief saw that his son was upset again, he was so angry that he was about to hit Wu's mother again. But as soon as he raised his hand, Wu's mother screamed and ran away in a flash, back to the room next door where she and the village chief lived.

Village Chief Wu gritted his teeth and withdrew his hand, muttering curses, "That stinking woman's mouth is like she ate dung; she can't speak a single human word!"

Wu Changgui said with a helpless expression, "Dad, you should go back and rest too."

Wu Changgui immediately objected: "If Dad sleeps with you, you'll need someone to take care of you too. Otherwise, how will you poop and pee?"

After finishing speaking, Village Chief Wu took off his shoes, climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and lay down next to Wu Changgui.

The next day, Liu Ye got up before dawn. After washing up, she went to the kitchen, took out a large piece of beef from her spatial storage, chopped it into filling, and made dumplings. She chopped a bowl of beef filling, chopped a large cabbage, and steamed a large pot of beef and cabbage dumplings. The noodle shop was crowded, and she couldn't just let her older brother eat alone. Erdan and the others were also loyal to her, so she was willing to share with them.

As for where the beef came from, she said she bought it by chance, and since no one knew whether it was true or not, in those days, if a family had no money or grain, they would sell their cattle, pigs, and chickens to make money. There were also many people who slaughtered cattle and sold beef. In this era, there was no such thing as it being illegal to slaughter cattle. You could slaughter your own cattle whenever you wanted, and the government didn't care at all.

After the dumplings were steamed, she ate three. The dumplings were big, and she was full after eating three. She picked the dumplings up and put them in a basin, then put them in her basket, covered them with a quilt, and then carried the basket out of the yard. She locked the gate and strolled to the noodle shop in town.

The noodle shop was still packed in the morning. When Liu Ye arrived, Bai Zilin quickly took the basket off her back and put it on the counter: "Why did you come so early? With me here, you should have slept a little longer."

Liu Ye smiled and walked behind the counter, taking the copper coin handed to her by the customer: "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, exactly 50 coins. Take care, I'm used to getting up early, there are rats coming at night."

Bai Zilin leaned closer to her and whispered, "They didn't come in, but there have been people guarding outside. I wonder what they're up to?"

Liu Ye whispered, "They're waiting for the people who deliver the grain to me so they can go with them to steal it."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zilin immediately understood: "Oh, so that's what happened. Hey, why do I smell a delicious aroma? It smells like meat?"

Liu Ye pointed to the basket on her back and said with a joking expression, "The dog's nose is pretty sharp. I made some meat buns. You can eat them together when you're done. They're filled with beef and cabbage. I've already had some, and they're delicious. You should eat more later."

She thought Bai Zilin would ask her where the beef came from, but Bai Zilin didn't even ask.

Bai Zilin nodded happily: "Okay, I've been craving your cooking. In the South, we've had meat buns a few times, but they didn't taste right. They're not as good as yours. Young Master Zhao even treated me to two meals at restaurants, but the taste was just so-so. I'm not used to Southern food. They put so much chili in everything. I can handle spicy food, but I couldn't stand it. Haha, I'm suffering from both sides..."

Liu Ye chuckled to herself. Spicy on both ends? So what if it's spicy on the butt? In her previous life, she had eaten many southern dishes and thought they were quite delicious, but going to the toilet was indeed a pain.

"Oh right, did you see the package I gave you? It contained seeds I brought back. Fruits spoil easily when exposed to hot and cold temperatures."