A seemingly random sentence, but to the Zhao family and their companions it felt like a stone thrown into their hearts.
The woman instinctively clenched her hands, looking at Liu Amao with some uncertainty. "I wonder who Amao is talking about, and what news he's referring to?"
Liu Amao pursed his lips, his voice softening slightly, "I've never seen that person before. When he came to the village entrance, he covered his face with a face mask, only revealing his eyes. He was an adult man with a somewhat rough voice."
He didn't specify what the message was, only saying, "It's what you want to know now."
As he spoke, he glanced at the Su family and then said, "That man also said that you should prepare your money quickly, and only one person is allowed to go. Moreover, he will only wait at the foot of Xiaoheishan Mountain for one hour. If you go too late or don't bring enough money, you will lose everything."
"What?!" Zhao was shocked.
All they want to know now is news of Hua'er, nothing else.
However, the man immediately asked for five hundred taels of silver!
These days, the money earned from selling spicy hot pot is all in the hands of my mother-in-law. Not long ago, my mother-in-law went to Qingshui County with Xiao Jinhan, and it is unknown whether she has five hundred taels of silver.
It takes half an hour by horse-drawn carriage to travel from Shanghe Village to Qingshui County, and a round trip takes an hour.
Moreover, the carriage has now been driven out by the two brothers, Da Hu and Da Hu, to look for Hua'er... Thinking of this, Zhao was so anxious that a string of blisters appeared on her lips.
Suddenly, my sleeve was gently tugged.
Looking down, she met Su Dalang's worried little face. "Mother, can Da Niu carry us there? Let's find Father first."
"Da Niu is even faster than Mo Bao; she'll definitely make it in an hour!"
As Su Dalang's childish voice fell, Da Niu's throat bobbed, and a series of low growls echoed throughout the village.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!!!"
As she roared, Da Niu bent down, her dark green tiger eyes turning towards Zhao Shi.
Seeing this, Zhao disregarded her fear and climbed onto the tiger's back, holding onto Da Niu's neck. Seeing that the west room was dark and without a single ray of light, she could only look at Su Sui and say, "Sui'er, please keep a close eye on the three little ones at home."
Su Sui nodded immediately, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll take good care of things at home. Be careful on your way."
Su Dalang and the other two quickly waved their hands.
They're not children anymore. If it weren't for the fact that Da Niu isn't an adult yet and the tiger can't carry too many people, they would all want to ride on the tiger's back together.
Once Da Niu saw that Zhao Shi was settled, she didn't delay any longer. She scratched the ground with her tiger claws and her whole body darted out like a white shadow.
This was the first time Ah Mao had ever seen Da Niu, and also the first time in his life he had ever seen a live, large insect.
He then realized that the villagers' occasional mention of seeing a large, snow-white dog near Old Su's house was not accurate.
This is no dog; it's a real, powerful white tiger with piercing eyes that can roar and leap!
However, for some reason, there was no "king" character on his forehead.
The remaining white kitten on the ground looked exactly like the white tiger that had just left, except for its size and the color of its pupils. He couldn't tell whether it was a kitten or a worm cub.
Moreover, aside from the initial shock, he didn't feel much fear.
Following Liu Amao's gaze, Su Dalang saw him staring at Da Bai's forehead and coughed lightly. "Thank you for today, Brother Amao. When my grandmother returns, I will go with her to thank you. It's getting late, so I'll take Brother Amao home first."
Because villagers had been building houses in the area for days, and Da Niu was staying there, to avoid trouble, Xiao Gu applied medicine to Da Bai and Da Niu's foreheads to cover up the previously black "王" character.
If you only glance at it and don't hear the two dogs, you'd naturally assume you're seeing a big white dog.
Upon hearing Su Dalang's words, Liu Amao immediately waved his hand, "It's just a small errand, not worth thanking."
Besides, you're four years younger than me. If I ask you to take me home tonight, my grandfather will probably beat me with his cane all night long!
Having said that, he didn't give the others a chance to refuse and ran away.
After everyone left, Su Sui and her three little rascals went back to their rooms to find the money they had saved, hoping to raise five hundred taels to redeem Su Hua.
The moonlight in the countryside is very bright, especially on clear days, so bright that it can illuminate the road clearly.
Liu Amao and Old Liu lived on the west side of the village entrance, next door to the Liu widow's family.
Old Liu and Widow Liu are considered close relatives within five degrees of kinship; Old Liu's grandfather and Widow Liu's great-grandfather were cousins.
After getting up in the middle of the night, Widow Liu was about to go back to her house when she suddenly saw Amao coming from the end of the village. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Amao, what are you doing at the end of the village so late at night?"
Upon hearing this, Amao scratched his head shyly, "Didn't Grandpa start growing vegetables in the vegetable patch he dug a few days ago? So I went to ask Grandma Su when she would start harvesting!"
Upon hearing this, Widow Liu's eyes darted around.
Old Liu's son and daughter-in-law have passed away one after another over the years, leaving only his young grandson, Amao, to depend on him for survival.
Before Lao Liu broke his leg, he would occasionally go out to find work. But after he broke his leg, no one wanted him to carry bags at the dock. He could only tend to his small plot of land and occasionally run to Cangwu Town to sell vegetables for some money.
Half a month ago, the Su family announced that they would harvest vegetables in the village, and Old Liu worked day and night to clear land, clearing out every piece of land in front of and behind his house that could be used to grow vegetables.
However, going to ask about the vegetable harvest in the middle of the night seemed unbelievable. Widow Liu climbed onto the fence in a few steps and stared intently at Liu Amao.
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