But no matter whether she keeps it or eats it, as long as my daughter likes it, it’s fine.
"Okay, tomorrow Dad will go up the mountain to catch rabbits for you!"
At this time, most of the villagers had dispersed, leaving only the old Ye family who stayed by the river for a long time.
Only after the children had watched the waterwheel to their satisfaction did the family stroll home.
Wang Dalong, who was hiding behind the bushes, couldn't help but snort coldly when he saw them finally leave.
"Tsk, these country bumpkins from outside the Great Wall, their whole family looks like they've never seen the world, yet they're so happy to see a waterwheel."
Seeing that there were not many people by the river, Wang Dalong finally sneaked out from the bushes.
Before leaving, he glanced at the waterwheel running by the river and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face.
After returning home, Wang Dalong said to his younger brother Wang Dahu, "Go back to your room and take a nap, rest your mind, and come out with me tonight."
Upon hearing this, Widow Liu hurriedly asked, "What are you two doing out here?"
"Go out and see if you can get something to eat. What else can you do?" Wang Dalong said, "My mouth is almost dry from all this time!"
Wang Dahu understood what his elder brother meant as soon as he heard it. He meant to go out and steal some food. He immediately agreed and turned back to the house to lie down on the kang to recuperate.
He hadn't eaten much these past two days, not because there was no food at home, but mainly because the old house had been uninhabited for many years and the stove had collapsed.
Widow Liu and her two sons were thinking about the promise Wang Dafeng made before she left, that she would rent a house for them in the county town and move in.
So no one wanted to take the trouble to clean up the old house, and everyone just had to make do with what they had these days.
Wang Dalong was just about to go to bed to sleep for a while when he heard his daughter Chunhua crying in the outer room.
"All you do is cry all day long. I'm not even dead yet, why are you crying?"
"Pah, pah, pah!" Widow Liu said hurriedly, "What kind of idiot is that? How dare you say such unlucky words."
Jiang felt very aggrieved and said in a tearful voice, "Don't even mention my daughter crying, I want to cry too.
"The kitchen at home is unusable, the toilet is collapsed, eating, drinking, defecating, and urinating are all inconvenient. My child is starving, and I still want to..."
Jiang said this, squeezing her legs together impatiently.
She was pregnant now and needed to urinate more than usual.
But now that we have moved to the old house, everything is inconvenient.
Not only did Wang Dalong not quickly clean up the broken parts of his house, he ran out every day.
I don’t know what I’m doing outside, and I come back covered in dirt every day.
Before Wang Dalong could say anything, Jiang Shi couldn't hold it anymore. She stepped forward and stuffed Chunhua into Wang Dalong's arms, whispering, "Come here and watch over me. I'm almost dying of piss!"
Wang Dalong could only hold the crying Chunhua and follow Jiang to the weed-covered backyard.
Widow Liu couldn't help but roll her eyes and slam the rag in her hand.
"Some people are just too nosy. The grass in their backyard is half a person's height, and it's pitch dark. If you just pick a spot, who can see you?
"Besides, we are all family, no outsiders here. Who would be so bored as to watch you pee?"
Wang Dalong echoed, "Who says it's not?"
After hearing this, Jiang was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes and she wanted to punch him twice.
But she had really reached her limit, so she could only quickly lift her skirt and find a place to relieve herself.
Chunhua cried and whimpered, "Dad, I'm hungry!"
Wang Dalong immediately became furious and slapped Chunhua on the butt several times.
"Wow——" Chunhua was beaten and cried even more heartbreakingly.
Jiang hurriedly tied her belt and ran out, snatching the child from his arms. She angrily said, "What did you get upset with outside again? You acted like a coward outside, and now you come back to take it out on us women!"
"Who are you calling a coward?" Wang Dalong got anxious when he heard this. "Just wait, tonight I'll show you who the coward is!
When Jiang heard this, she didn't look like she was going out to steal anything, so she frowned and asked, "What bad things are you planning?"
"Don't worry about it, I know what's going on!"
Soon after it got dark, Wang Dalong called Wang Dahu to go out.
He originally planned to wait until the second half of the night to take action, but Jiang's words provoked him and he left early in a rage.
Anyway, it’s dark and no one in the village will go to the river.
Wang Dalong and Wang Dahu headed straight to the river.
"Brother, what are we going to do?"
"Don't worry about it." Wang Dalong's voice was trembling with excitement. "You can do whatever you want. I'll help you make a big profit tonight.
“By then, the villagers will definitely not tolerate them!
"After we drive them away, we can move back home!"
The two brothers came to the river in the dark, and Wang Dalong carefully lit a tinder and made a simple torch for his younger brother.
"Hold it, and help me light it!"
After Wang Dalong finished speaking, he lifted up the hem of his shirt and stuffed it into his belt. He spat on his hands twice, rubbed them together, grabbed the waterwheel and climbed up.
Wang Dahu also understood his elder brother's thoughts at this time.
He wanted to break the part that Ye Laosan had repaired.
When the time comes, the villagers will not be able to use the water truck and will definitely blame the Ye family.
"Brother, you have a really good brain!" Wang Dahu said admiringly.
Wang Dalong quickly climbed up, pulled out the axe stuck in his waist, and started chopping at the parts that Ye Laosan had just installed.
At this moment, a familiar stern voice suddenly came from behind Wang Dahu: "Who? What are you doing?"
Wang Dahu was so frightened that his whole body trembled.
He definitely wouldn't mistake Wang Guangping's voice.
But why would the village chief come to the river at this time?
Wang Dahu immediately threw the torch to the ground and stomped it out desperately, intending to cover his tracks while it was dark.
But he forgot about Wang Dalong who was still on the waterwheel.
Wang Dalong was climbing down quickly, but suddenly everything in front of him became pitch black and he could not see anything.
"ah--"
He panicked, slipped, and fell into the rushing river with a scream.
Wang Dahu was stunned when he heard the sound of falling into the water. He didn't care whether he would be exposed or not. He rushed to the river and shouted: "Brother, brother——"
At this time, Wang Guangping finally ran to the riverside panting, picked up the lantern and shone it, and immediately became furious.
"Wang Dahu, what bad things are you two doing so late at night?"
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