Each pancake was filled with plenty of meat filling, and more than twenty eggs from the house were also boiled.
Each man had three meat pies, a bowl of millet porridge, and a warm egg in his pocket as he prepared to set off.
Qiao Lian'er also filled everyone's water pouches. In order to ensure that everyone could drink the water laced with the magic potion, everyone brought a water pouch. They only regretted that they didn't have any extra water pouches at home, otherwise they would have brought a spare one.
She had already told everyone the meeting place and time, watched them leave, and then got into a carriage at the village entrance, silently praying for everyone in her heart.
"Old man, why haven't you had breakfast yet?" Grandma Qiao called out. "It'll get cold if you don't eat soon."
She had already comforted Old Man Qiao when she went to bed last night.
"Hmph, if they're dead, we'll have a feast right away. Why bother with breakfast?" Old Qiao sat under the eaves, sulking. His hands were on his knees, his head was down, and his face was all scrunched up.
"You old fool, they've only just left home, why are you talking so rudely?" Old Mrs. Qiao flew into a rage and started hitting Old Mr. Qiao with her stick.
"Let's see if you dare to say it again. Let's see if you dare to say it again."
"You think I'm really afraid of you? You've always been the one making the decisions in this family, so they listen to you and obediently go on their escort missions. If something happens to them, can you take responsibility?"
Old Man Qiao also picked up a broom and blocked Old Woman Qiao's stick just as it was about to hit him.
The two started fighting, kicking up dust and raising clouds of yellow earth.
This was the first time the elderly couple had ever physically fought in all the years they had been married.
"Well, you old fool, I comforted you last night and you didn't say a word. I thought you had come to terms with it, but it turns out you were holding back a big surprise."
"You old hag, no matter how big my tricks are, they can't compare to yours. You just send the kids to their deaths."
"Put it any more bluntly, put it any more bluntly."
The Qiao family was frightened and rushed over to pull the two elderly people apart.
"Oh dear, I can't live anymore! I've been married to him for so many years, and he actually laid a hand on me! He's trying to kill me!" Old Mrs. Qiao plopped down on the ground, slapping her legs and crying.
“Look at your fathers, look at your grandfathers, what kind of people are they?”
Old Man Qiao looked at the broom in his hand, now completely battered, and touched the dull ache in his arm from the blow.
“You all saw clearly just now who made the first move, and who tried to kill whom.”
It took a lot of persuasion from everyone to finally calm the two elders down.
Old Man Qiao went into his room, closed the door, and didn't come out even though his breakfast had gotten cold.
Old Mrs. Qiao paced back and forth in the yard, cursing and swearing all morning until her throat was dry.
"Sister Lian'er, look at how Grandpa and Grandma are. Are they going to get into trouble?" Qiao Zhizhi asked worriedly.
“Once my eldest and second uncles return safely and bring back silver to prove their abilities, Master will gradually feel at ease. Master rarely gets angry with his family because he is too afraid,” Qiao Lian’er said.
She felt there was no problem; each of them could lift 300 pounds, and a single punch could send someone flying several steps back. Plus, they had learned the techniques, so she could go ahead and try.
"Yes, I hope they are safe." Qiao Xi'er placed her hand on her heart and prayed silently.
"Hey, look down there, the Shen family seems to be heading towards the paddy fields by the river, and they're all carrying sickles." Qiao Zhizhi went out of the courtyard to get some water, saw this scene, and quickly came back.
Everyone in the courtyard became alert. The rice had only just begun to form ears and was starting to plump up; as far as the eye could see, it was all green, and it wasn't harvest season yet.
The Shen family's actions demonstrate a willingness to destroy what they cannot obtain.
How could we possibly let them succeed?
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