When Hu Xiaoyi heard this, he immediately got off the bed and lit the lamp.
In the third room, Huyang immediately found the oil lamp placed by the window and lit it with a match.
The dim light of the oil lamp illuminated the room. At this time, Hu Xiaoyi also held up the oil lamp and knocked on the door of the third room.
"Third brother, what did you do in your room?"
Li Aihua and Hu Lin followed slowly behind. Li Aihua was so nervous that her breathing became rapid and her fingertips trembled slightly.
Hu Lin grabbed Li Aihua's rough hand, but Li Aihua held it tightly in return.
She was extremely nervous as it was her first time doing something bad.
After a while, a layer of sticky sweat appeared on the palms of Li Aihua's hands, which got all over Hu Lin's hands. Hu Lin frowned in disgust.
When the people in the third room heard Hu Xiaoyi's voice, they all became flustered for a moment.
He hurriedly tidied himself up, not wanting to be laughed at by the eldest wife's family.
Hu Defu calmed down and then opened the door for Hu Xiaoyi.
The series of events had exhausted Hu Defu physically and mentally. He looked gloomy and no longer as energetic as before. "Brother, I don't know what happened to the kang in the room."
Hu Xiaoyi frowned in surprise, "How could it be?"
As he said this, he glanced into the room.
Several people in the room stood aside. The kang bed was in pieces and it was obviously impossible to sleep on it.
"how so?"
"I want to ask that, too." Hu Defu looked at Hu Xiaoyi, "Brother, we've been living here for so many days without any problems, why did it collapse tonight?"
Could it be that they were seeking revenge after gaining benefits because of the house?
Hu Defu came back to his senses, his mind started racing, and he looked at Hu Xiaoyi suspiciously.
I want to see some clues from his face.
Hu Xiaoyi met Hu Defu's eyes and didn't know what to say.
He had never encountered such a thing before and didn't know how to explain the cause.
Hu Defu looked at Hu Xiaoyi's confused and embarrassed expression, and the doubts in his heart dissipated a little.
He claimed that he knew Hu Xiaoyi very well and felt from the bottom of his heart that Hu Xiaoyi would not do such a sinister thing.
But the same cannot be said for his child Hu Lin.
Having just experienced Hu Lin's power, Hu Defu locked his sights on Hu Lin the moment he cleared Hu Xiaoyi of suspicion.
Hu Lin felt someone was looking at her, so she looked up.
His face was full of surprise, "You don't think I did it?"
Hu Xiaoyi finally realized what Hu Defu meant. He looked at the two of them and concluded, "Third brother, how is this possible? How old is that little girl?"
He thought Hu Defu was just daydreaming.
No matter how good the little girl is at talking, she is only five years old. What can she do, let alone do physical work like smashing the kang.
"He probably thinks that I was born with supernatural powers and can split mountains and fill the sea?" Hu Lin teased.
Hu Xiaoyi glared at Hu Lin who was still making trouble.
"Just because she can't, doesn't mean she won't find help." Hu Defu looked at Li Aihua who had been keeping her head down, "Sister-in-law, why are you keeping your head down?"
“It’s because of your Hu family’s years of oppression that you treated her like a mule instead of a human being, which is why she developed this habit of treating others as inferior.
How come you never noticed it before? Wow, that’s right! Your family usually doesn't even look at us, so how could you pay attention to these things? ”
Hu Lin was afraid that Li Aihua would be exposed, so he did not let Li Aihua act freely this time.
When Li Aihua heard Hu Defu's question, her heart was in her throat.
Hearing her daughter defending her like this, she kept thinking in her heart: Will I be a burden to my daughter? Will I be discovered?
After a struggle between her conscience and her desires, she felt that she should show something at this moment, so she slowly raised her head.
"Third brother, our house has not been occupied for 20 years. Before that, how many years did my mother-in-law and father-in-law live here?
So many years have passed, who still knows whether the kang is strong or not. ”
Li Aihua spoke with a slight stutter and still looked timid.
With Hu Lin’s previous words as a basis, no one would think that Li Aihua looked guilty at this moment.
To someone who is not familiar with her, her current appearance is already revealing.
But in their inherent impression, they only think that Li Aihua was wronged and wanted to prove her innocence, but was afraid.
It's like the peasants who rebelled against the landlords. They were really forced into a corner and had no choice but to rebel.
"Has the house we live in been here for so many years? No wonder it was so shabby when I first saw it." Hu Lin exclaimed at the right time.
Hu Xiaoyi pursed his lips, feeling that Hu Lin's words were unpleasant to the ear, but he couldn't put his finger on what was unpleasant.
Hu Defu could tell that Hu Lin was implying that their mother made them live in such a shabby house.
"Third brother, this house is too old and the kang is no longer usable." Hu Xiaoyi explained, then changed the subject, "Why don't we squeeze in from each other and get through tonight?"
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