Chapter 48: No tears until the coffin
"Mom, the man who came to our house today didn't look like he lived nearby, and I don't know where he came from."
In the yard, Liu Yuelan frowned and said worriedly as she stacked firewood, "Since he knows our family's secrets, I'm afraid we won't be able to hide our food from others for much longer."
Old Lady Su also frowned and sighed, "There's nothing we can do for now. We can't just not eat. How are we going to survive if we don't? The vegetables in the fields will be edible in a month or so. Then we can live the same as before."
I just hope nothing else happens during this period.
Su Xiu'er pursed her lips and whispered, "Mom, will that person tell others about our family's affairs?"
"I don't think so," He Daxiang said. "Isn't he living with us? If he tells people that our things have been robbed, he won't have anything to eat. ... Do you think that if someone really comes to rob us, will he help us? Those two swings with his knife were really powerful!"
Seeing that the talk was getting more and more outrageous, Old Lady Su said in a low voice, "Alright, what are you thinking about? Walls have ears, so be careful what you say. Also, don't ever think about relying on others. We are just ordinary people. It's more important to rely on ourselves to make a living."
The three young women nodded in agreement.
"Hehehehe... Let's put the eating on hold and hand this thing over to me! Everything will be fine if you hand it over. If you don't, hehehehe!" A strange laugh sounded out of nowhere, making the four women's hair stand on end.
The three kids all widened their eyes at the strange old man falling from above, "Grandma, there's a weirdo!"
The corners of Old Lady Su's mouth twitched, but after a brief shock she quickly calmed down.
I've experienced this kind of thing too many times recently and I'm starting to get used to it.
"Who are you and what do you want to do by breaking into my house? What do you want us to hand over? You can see the end of our house at a glance, and we don't have anything good to give you!" Old lady Su quickly pulled the three kids to her side, winking at her two daughters-in-law and daughter.
The young woman understood.
Liu Yuelan ran into the main room and picked up her daughter first. He Daxiang picked up a piece of firewood and used it as a weapon to block her mother-in-law and the children. Su Xiuer ran to the entrance of the vegetable garden and turned the door upside down.
The crazy old man could easily get up and down the roof, obviously he was quite skilled. If men came to meet such a person, they would die. Blocking them at the back would at least make them safer.
The crazy old man didn't care about the women's little actions at all. In his opinion, they were unnecessary.
If he wants to kill someone, it doesn't matter how far the other person runs.
"You have this at home, give it to me!" The crazy old man chuckled, showing the petals he had snatched from the little baby. His drooping triangular eyes were red and bright. "Tien Shan Snow Lotus! Fresh! Hahaha! It's worth all my trip here, it was effortless!"
When Old Lady Su saw the pure white, clear and fresh petals, the corners of her mouth twitched again.
Tianbao, this bastard, is throwing things around again!
"Hand it over quickly, my patience is limited, don't make me angry!" The old man bared his teeth, looking crazy and evil.
Old Mrs. Su didn't say anything, nothing is more important than life.
"Daxiang, take out that flower." She tilted her head and ordered.
He Daxiang responded, quickly took down a tattered cloth bag from the kitchen wall and ran out, handing it directly to the old man, suppressing his anger and saying, "Just this one!"
"..." The crazy old man looked at the tattered bag, his face twitching even more violently than the old woman's. "The Tianshan Snow Lotus is such a precious and delicate treasure, and you're just carrying it in a tattered bag? You country bumpkins, you don't know what's good!"
He cursed at the same time, but his hands did not slow down at all. He grabbed the cloth bag and opened it.
“…” After seeing what was lying inside, the old man’s already excited face instantly became even more distorted.
He took out the snow lotus lying at the bottom of the bag, his hands shaking so much that he almost couldn't move. His eyes widened and he screamed, "What on earth have you done to it! The petals are curled and moldy! The stamens, the stamens..."
The crazy old man couldn't breathe and rolled his eyes in pain.
The Tianshan Snow Lotus that he was holding in his hand no longer had any of the charm of a lotus.
It was dried into an ordinary dried flower, with a dull color, curled petals, and tiny mold spots scattered around the edges. The essence of the pistil in the middle was deflated and invisible, and the core would fall off if touched!
According to his eyesight, although this Tianshan Snow Lotus is not big, its quality is absolutely top-notch. It is the best snow lotus that can only grow in the coldest place on the top of the snow mountain!
But now it has completely lost its value!
The women of the Su family, "..."
They were just country women, so how could they know how to preserve medicinal herbs? Besides, in this place of exile, they didn't dare ask anyone, let alone sell them. They were lucky enough to think of drying the lotus flowers.
It is better to waste natural resources than to have your whole family targeted by robbers.
Isn’t the crazy old man in front of me one of the robbers?
"I've already given you the thing. It's the only flower that matters, so please leave my house immediately!" Old Lady Su pursed her lips and ordered him to leave.
"Just one? Trying to trick me into being immune to poison isn't that easy!" The crazy old man's expression changed, and he sneered again, showing off a fresh flower petal. "The petal your kid took isn't from a dried flower! Hand over the other one! Or I'll kill you all!"
If one sentence touches a certain treasure's reverse scale, the pear blossom needle will start to work.
The old man sneered again, "I'm telling you, you've been poisoned. If you don't get rid of the poison within a quarter of an hour, even the gods can't save you! If you're smart, take out everything!"
The pear blossom needle stopped at the entrance of the space.
Tianbao's eyebrows were furrowed, and his little face showed a solemn expression.
She discovered her shortcomings.
Even though she could use the power of space, she was still at a disadvantage when facing a real Kung Fu master.
First, the broken knife was able to break into her defense range, and then the crazy old man's claim of being "poisoned" caught her off guard.
When the other party appeared, she hesitated for only a moment and missed the opportunity.
"No, there is no! Even if you kill us all, it won't work!" Old woman Su cursed angrily, and her body staggered. She couldn't stand any longer and fell softly to the ground.
Looking at the other people in the family, they were all in the same boat, no one was spared.
"You're not going to cry until you see the coffin!" The crazy old man sat down on the ground calmly. "Okay, just wait. You'll feel numb and itchy all over your body like ant bites. After the numbness and itching, there will be excruciating pain. That pain is like someone smashing your bones piece by piece with a hammer... Hehehehe! I wonder how long you can keep up the stubborn talk!"
The women collapsed to the ground, unable to move, and the little kids were frightened and their faces turned pale and terrified.
Fear and anger mixed on their faces.
But as time passed, no one gave in.
The crazy old man stopped smiling and his face darkened.
Is it really not?
Impossible, if not, where would the little guy get the fresh petals?
It can't be that a six-month-old cub crawled over and picked it by himself, right?
With that small body, which snow mountain can you climb?
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