Zhao Mingyue licked her lips, she was indeed a little tempted, and after telling Zhang Xiantao, she chased after her.
"What's going on? It's just killing a sheep, why do these three people look like they're doing something thief?" Zhang Xiantao thought for a moment, then followed them to find out what was going on.
Then, by the stream, they saw the three simpletons working together. Two of them grabbed the sheep, while Zhao Mingyue used a dagger to slit the sheep's neck and then brought her mouth close to it, gulping down a mouthful of water.
Zhang Xiantao: "?"
Zhao Mingyue noticed that she was peeping and kindly turned around to ask her if she wanted a drink, but Zhang Xiantao refused, refusing because she felt uncomfortable in her stomach.
Xingxing and the others herded the other two sheep back to their dwelling. Since there was nowhere to keep the two sheep, they had to tie them up outside the wooden house.
Suddenly, the cries of a baby and the shouts of a woman came from outside a wooden house not far away: "Let go of my child, you bastards, give my child back to me!"
"That sounds like Aunt Bai's voice. Is someone trying to snatch her child again?" Xingxing stared at that direction for a while, then walked over.
Qingyan and Qingluo naturally followed closely behind her, while Zhu Lin and the others, having nothing else to do, also went over to watch the excitement.
As everyone approached, they exclaimed in disbelief that the scene was a carbon copy of what had happened outside the inn in Qingyang City. It was the same Yan family's first wife leading a group of people to snatch the child.
However, this time Bai Yue'e's health had improved somewhat, and she was no longer in a state where she might collapse at any moment. Bai Yushuang, on the other hand, was holding a wooden stick in her hand, ready to fight the other party to the death.
However, the two women were weak and helpless against a group of strong men, even though they were holding wooden sticks. The child was held by a nanny next to Madam Yan. The nanny had a long face and droopy eyelids. When she looked up, a hint of murderous intent flashed in her somewhat cloudy eyes.
Neither Bai Yue'e nor Bai Yushuang were fools. They had seen many similar shady dealings in the inner quarters of the household, so they could easily see through the old woman's eyes, and their hearts skipped a beat.
No matter what, we can't let them take the child away today. We'll risk our lives to get the child back. But there are too many of them. How can the two women fight against them?
"What are you doing?" A clear voice interrupted, and then a little girl led a group of people over.
Madam Yan frowned subconsciously. Why was this little girl everywhere? Last time in Qingyang Prefecture, it was she who stepped forward to save Bai Yue'e and her son. After that, Madam Yan never dared to make a move again.
It wasn't until they left Qingyang Prefecture and arrived here that they finally found an opportunity to snatch the little slut's child, but at the crucial moment, this little girl reappeared.
Although Madam Yan did not know Xingxing's true identity, she knew that she had an unusual relationship with several officials, and that those officials had to treat this young girl with respect. This showed that she was of very high status, someone that even the prefect did not dare to offend. How could a woman from the inner quarters of the house dare to offend her?
Madam Yan was not stupid; she had a certain degree of humility. Although she was eager to kill Bai Yue'e and her son, she decided to compromise again for fear of offending the wrong people.
As she left, she felt a surge of resentment. If she missed this opportunity, she might never have another chance to deal with Bai Yue'e and her son. Don't ask her why she thought this way; it was an intuition, a woman's intuition.
Xingxing scratched her head, puzzled. This Madam Yan was rather strange. Every time she came to snatch the child, she brought a large group of people, looking very aggressive. But as soon as Xingxing arrived, Madam Yan would quickly lead her people away.
They even returned the child to Bai Yue'e, so Madam Yan realized her identity and dared not offend her.
The stars knew the truth, but she didn't know it.
"Thank you so much, Miss Zhou. If you hadn't come in time with your help, my child would have been taken away. That old woman Yu wanted to kill my child. This is the child that my master left me. If my child is not well, how can I live?" Bai Yue'e walked over with her child in her arms, crying, and knelt down to thank Xingxing.
"No need for that, get up quickly." Xingxing gestured for Qingyan to help the person up.
At this moment, Bai Yushuang looked at the stars and said, "Young Lady Zhou, I have a favor to ask of you. Would you be willing to come inside and talk to me?"
Xingxing blinked. Hmm? He wants her help, and we have to go inside to discuss it in detail? She turned to look at the boy. Zhu Lin was looking at her, and upon receiving her questioning gaze, he slightly tugged at the corner of his lips.
The boy strode over and whispered, "Do you want to help them?"
Xingxing pondered for a moment, then nodded. "I want to help them. I feel a strong connection with them." Mainly, Bai Yushuang looked very familiar to her, although she couldn't immediately place her resemblance to anyone, but she couldn't stand idly by.
Since she had agreed to help, Xingxing followed Bai Yushuang into the house. They lived in three wooden houses. The outermost one was the kitchen, where they also ate. Passing through the kitchen door was Bai Yushuang's room, and the innermost one was Bai Yue'e's room.
Those who fled here built their own houses. Of course, they could also exchange labor with others, helping others build their houses first and then building their own together.
Bai Yue'e and Bai Yushuang were two women who knew nothing about building houses and couldn't exchange labor with others. Fortunately, they had some silver on them, so they spent the money to hire someone to build three wooden houses.
The cabin was very simple. Apart from a built-up earthen stove, there was only a simple square wooden table and two single-headed stools. Xingxing and Zhulin sat on the only two single-headed stools after they came in.
Bai Yue'e carried the child back into the house, seemingly to breastfeed. Bai Yushuang sat on a low stool next to the stove, making no attempt to be subtle.
He said directly, "You all saw it, Miss Zhou. Madam Yan will not let the three of us go. She is determined to kill Yue'e's child. It just so happens that you were there both times, but we may not be so lucky next time. Now that Master Yan is dead, Yue'e and I have nothing to do with this place. We just want to protect our child."
Xingxing opened her almond-shaped eyes wide, wanting to hear how the other party wanted her help, but before Bai Yushuang could continue, Zhu Lin raised an eyebrow and said in a light voice, "You want to leave Xiaoxiyan?"
Bai Yushuang, unfazed by her exposed thoughts, continued, "Staying here will only lead to trouble sooner or later. Madam Yan is keeping a close eye on us, and we have no choice but to comply. However, the government has ordered that people are not allowed to leave Xiaoxiyan, so we dare not sneak away. Therefore, we would like to ask you to help us speak to the prefect so that we can leave quietly at night without giving anyone cause for gossip."
"There's chaos and turmoil outside. You two women are traveling at night with a child. I'm afraid you'll run into trouble before you get far. Don't worry about it. Just stay here and rest. If you're really worried, I can send two people to protect you. I'll make sure nothing happens to you."
Xingxing disagreed with letting them leave; there was no room for negotiation.
"Young Lady Zhou, please have mercy and help us one more time. We really have no other choice." In her desperation, Bai Yushuang knelt down.
"Kneeling down won't help. No means no. I can't agree to this for now. Let's talk about it in a few days. Oh, by the way, we slaughtered a sheep over there. We'll bring you a bowl of mutton tonight for Sister Bai to eat."
Back in Yegou Village, Xingxing overheard the gossiping women saying that women who have given birth need to eat more meat to produce milk, otherwise they won't have enough to feed their babies.
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