Chapter 045: Catch the Thief
The Li family followed the fragrance and walked for a long time before they met up with the Gu family. They originally thought that the yamen runners were eating, but they didn't expect that the Gu family were also feasting.
It smells so good, really so good.
The Li family felt as if they had never smelled such a delicious flavor or eaten such delicious meat in their entire lives.
Li Rong didn't care whether it was cold or not, she just lay on the ground and didn't want to move. But when she saw the Gu family eating meat, and she waited for a while until it was hot but the yamen runners didn't let them eat the meat, she felt unbalanced.
She asked weakly, "Zhang...Brother Zhang, why can they eat meat, but we...we can't?"
"Eat meat? You..." Zhang Xiang fiercely bit off a big piece of meat, which was full of juice. The meat was roasted so well that it was even more delicious than the best restaurant in the capital.
"Yes, sir, we are all prisoners. Why can they eat but we can't?" Zhao continued recklessly, "Our pure daughter Fengzhu gave her body to you, how can you not tell the difference between inside and outside?"
She obviously put herself in the position of Zhang Xiang's mother-in-law.
This made Zhang Xiang laugh. "Inside and outside? Who says you are inside? Damn it, what are you thinking? Didn't she beg me to sleep with her? And now she's crying and whining, making me so annoyed. If I don't sleep with her and die halfway through, she will never even have tasted the taste of a man in her life."
Li Fengzhu was a girl after all, and she was so embarrassed when this kind of thing was said to her face that she started crying.
Zhao Shi still didn't give up, "Then...then could you at least give us some food?"
"Eat your grandma's leg!" Zhang Xiang said, and whipped Zhao.
No one in the Li family said anything. She deserved the beating because she was too talkative.
"If you want to eat it, go get it yourselves," Zhang Xiang sneered. "This is a wild boar they caught as a gift to us. What about you, the Li family? What else can you do besides causing trouble for us?"
The yamen runners all favored the Gu family. After all, the Gu family would give them some of the food they prepared, while the Li family was nothing but trouble.
Especially when we were escorting the Li family this afternoon, we smelled the stench of shit all the way, it was really enough.
"They... got it?" Zhao couldn't believe it.
Song Qiang couldn't sit still any longer. "Yes, it's not us, it's Mumu. This is little Fubao. Isn't it strange that the little girl is going to sit there? A wild boar just keeps bumping into a tree. Who would believe it?"
With her exaggerated tone, the Li family's faces turned green, but Mrs. Gu couldn't help laughing.
"I don't believe it, you liar. I don't believe that a wild boar can hit a tree by itself?" Mrs. Li retorted.
Song Qiang shook her head. Although she was a lady from a wealthy family, she had learned how to be as irritating as possible from the Li family these days. "Believe it or not, we have meat to eat. Oh, it smells so good, Mumu. You've been a great contributor to our Gu family. This piece of meat is the most delicious. Give it to Mumu."
"Thank you, second aunt. Mumu is full. Give it to grandma."
Madam Gu smiled lovingly, "Mumu is so filial, grandma is full too."
Song Qiang continued to speak in exasperation, "Oh, some families mistake fish eyes for pearls. Such a filial and blessed child is not appreciated. It's true that a blessed person will not end up in an unblessed family. Sister, don't you agree?"
Gu Yuru was stunned for a moment, then smiled faintly, which was considered as her agreement.
She had fallen, but now she is gone.
"Humph, maybe it's a sick wild boar, and it will poison you to death if you eat it."
"Just shut the fuck up."
As he was chewing on the roast suckling pig, the yamen runner Chong Sangqu, his mouth full of grease, kicked Old Lady Li. "I was enjoying my meal, and you're the one ruining my mood, aren't you?"
Old Mrs. Li didn't dare to refute anymore, but she didn't believe that a healthy wild boar would die by hitting a tree.
The Li family was not without food. Each of them took a dry pancake baked at noon and ate it quickly before it went bad.
But the people on the other side are eating meat, while we are eating leftover bread. The difference is really huge.
Li Sheng and Li Ye were used to drinking and eating meat on a daily basis, and they had been holding back for a few days but couldn't bear it any longer.
"Third brother, why don't you go get one too? They can do it, so why can't you?" Li Sheng said.
Li Ye also nodded, "Yes, Third Brother, you are a general, can't you catch a wild boar?"
Li Yuan frowned. His injuries hadn't healed yet, and he had diarrhea all afternoon, so he was shaking when he walked. Even if there was a wild boar, he wouldn't be able to catch it, right?
In order to please Li Yuan, Lin Siyan quickly said, "Brother, brother, you have diarrhea and it's just getting better. You can't eat greasy food."
This was not wrong, but as soon as she said it, the two brothers of the Li family exploded.
"Diarrhea? Who caused it?" Li Sheng was furious. "You unlucky star, Third Brother, if it were me, you should just give up on her. Keeping her would only bring trouble. Haven't she brought enough trouble to us?"
"That's right. My sister-in-law was so nice before. If it weren't for her, we would have been able to eat meat now." Li Ye finally remembered how kind Gu Yuru was.
Gu Yuru was really nice to the Li family, especially these two guys. Whenever they got into trouble, it was Gu Yuru who calmed them down.
Not to mention that I have never owed them anything in terms of food, clothing and other necessities.
If the two families had not fallen out, Gu Yuru would have given them some meat.
Li Yuan looked at Gu Yuru, and after just a glance, she looked away.
"Stop arguing. Let's think of a solution tomorrow when I feel better." Li Yuan felt that Gu Yuru was still angry, so he decided to wait until she calmed down.
She is the wife and Siyan is the concubine. A concubine will not threaten her status. When the time comes, the son born by Lin Siyan will be raised by her.
Li Yuan made up his mind and believed that Gu Yuru still loved him.
There was a lot of meat, and the Gu family hadn't suffered much loss during this period, so there was a lot left over. However, the Gu family never liked to waste, let alone in a situation like this.
Zhang Yi put the meat away, planning to heat it up and eat it the next morning.
Before going to bed, Li Mumu saw that the Li family members were staring at the place where the meat was placed. She guessed that there would be no peace tonight.
Sure enough, in the middle of the night, Li Mumu heard rustling sounds.
In fact, the yamen runners were all asleep in the wild. They said that someone was on guard, but they had to leave the next day. Who could really stay up all night?
In the wilderness, even if the prisoners were allowed to run, they wouldn't dare to.
Li Mumu heard someone tiptoeing over and opening the oil paper, with a rustling sound.
She opened her eyes a little, and saw the back of the meat thief in the light of the fire, and smiled triumphantly, "There's a thief, catch the thief!"
The woman hurriedly put on the oil paper, but it was too late for her to run away.
The Gu family members were staring at her with their eyes wide open.
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