When Zhou heard Su Ying's voice, she shrank her neck in fear.
Aunt Sun pinched her hard and said, "I told you to go find some water but you hid somewhere else and were lazy. I'm going to beat you to death."
Su Ying grabbed Aunt Sun's hand with a grim expression, "I asked you to go, not just her. Tell me, where did you go to find water today?" She turned her gaze to Zhou.
Zhou shrank her neck and shoulders with a look of extreme fear, not daring to look up at Su Ying, "I, we're going to the back today... the back..."
"Where is the back?" Su Ying's voice suddenly became harsh.
"It's behind the open space. What do you want us to do if we can't find water?" Aunt Sun raised her voice with her neck stiffened, as if she would not be afraid of Su Ying if she spoke louder.
Su Ying slowly stood up straight, with a deep chill in her pupils, "Until you find water, you two will have nothing to eat."
When Aunt Sun heard this, she was furious. They were having braised pork for dinner tonight and she hadn't had a good meal of meat in a long time. And Su Ying was obviously doing this on purpose when they were having meat and she didn't let them eat.
"Why don't you give us food?"
Su Ying raised her eyes coldly, "Because all the things are mine."
"You, you! I don't care, I just want to eat, I don't believe you can do anything to me!" Aunt Sun reached out and grabbed the meat in the pot.
Unexpectedly, before she could grab the meat, she was hit hard on the back of her hand with a wooden stick, and she screamed in pain.
"You, you dare to hit me, who do you think you are!" Not only was she beaten but she also had no meat to eat. Aunt Sun was so angry that she became bolder. She gritted her teeth and scratched Su Ying's face.
Su Ying was playing with the fire poker in her hand, and when Aunt Sun approached, she hit her on the back of her hand with the stick.
Aunt Sun screamed in pain, "Help! Kill someone..."
But no matter how she shouted, everyone else just watched coldly, feeling very relieved.
Aunt Sun clenched her hands in pain, turned around and ran towards the ground where Wang Lang was, "Lang'er, please save me. I'm going to be beaten to death!" She ran behind Wang Lang, her whole body curled up and trembled.
Wang Lang felt very sad when he saw his own mother being beaten, but he also knew that what Sun did was wrong.
His external wounds had actually healed, but his internal organs had not yet been repaired, so he could not do heavy work and could only watch from the side. Seeing Su Ying coming over, he slowly knelt down towards Su Ying.
"Madam, please forgive my mother and the others this time." Wang Lang choked up because he also felt overwhelmed with shame. After all, everyone was working hard, but they were trying to cheat. But Sun was his mother, and he couldn't just watch her get beaten.
He kept kowtowing to Su Ying, begging her not to attack Aunt Sun again.
Su Ying stopped in front of Wang Lang, lowered her eyes and looked at him coldly, "Wang Lang, do you know why I saved you? It's because you are very important to Xiao Jin, so I tolerated your family."
Xiao Jin frowned slightly, feeling depressed and indescribable in his heart.
"But I, Su Ying, don't need self-righteous trash around me. If they want to leave now, I won't stop them. But if they want to stay, they have to listen to me. This is my last chance for them. Find a water source. They have nothing to eat before they find water. If you, Wang Lang, hate me, then hate me. This has nothing to do with Xiao Jin."
"No, this is also my decision." Xiao Jin suddenly spoke up. There were some things he didn't want Su Ying to take on for him. "Wang Lang, if your mother and the others keep trying to make trouble and just want to sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor, you should go with them."
Xiao Jin knew that Su Ying's tolerance towards Aunt Sun came from the fact that Wang Lang was someone he trusted and valued, but he would never let a few bad apples spoil the whole thing.
Wang Lang's face was filled with guilt. "Yes, Master. We will not eat a single bite of food until we find a source of water."
Aunt Sun was unhappy when she heard this. She wanted to speak, but was stopped by Wang Lang, "Mother, just stop talking. If you don't want to, I'll take you away right now!"
When Aunt Sun heard that she had to leave here, she refused to do it. She had finally come to such a place where she could make a living, so how could she be willing to leave?
She glared at Su Ying fiercely. This bitch, she would make her pay sooner or later.
Aunt Sun and the others couldn't find a water source, so Su Ying carried the bucket and tried to get the water out of the space.
So she picked up the bucket and walked into the darkening night.
Xiao Jin looked at her leaving back and asked, "Su Ying, where are you going?"
"Borrow some water." Su Ying said without turning her head.
When she came back, she was carrying two buckets of water. Mother Zhao asked her where she borrowed the water. She just said that she got it from the family behind her by paying silver, and that was how she evaded the question.
For dinner, they had multi-grain steamed buns and braised pork. Everyone was hungry after a busy day, so even though He Shouyi cooked several large pots, they were all eaten up.
After eating and drinking, everyone was so tired that they didn't even want to lift a finger, and they just fell down on the ground and fell asleep.
Su Ying took advantage of the night to get some water from the space and wiped her body. It was really uncomfortable not being able to take a comfortable bath after a busy and tiring day.
Although she borrowed a lot of power from the infinite force today, she also exerted a lot of strength herself. It was not easy to lift those big wooden sticks. Her limbs are now a little sore.
"Are you sore?" Xiao Jin saw her rubbing her hands and feet, and a hint of heartache flashed across his dark eyes.
Su Ying lay down on the carriage, like a salted fish, "Yeah, I'm quite tired."
As soon as Su Ying finished speaking, she felt a warm hand kneading her sore calves lightly.
She groaned in comfort and slowly closed her eyes.
In the wooden building not far away, the sound of sharpening knives was heard again.
Mei Niang, dressed in red, leaned on the fence, looking in the direction of the open space. A sturdy figure appeared behind her.
"You've seen it all today. That young lady is no ordinary person."
Mei Niang gently waved the bone fan in her hand, her eyes were dark and seductive, "I don't like this ordinary person, I can't wait, let's do it tomorrow, she is different, so let's use a different method."
"good."
“Ohhh…”
Before daybreak, the sound of roosters crowing could be heard in the camp.
Su Ying opened her eyes and the soreness in her muscles was relieved a lot. She didn't know if it was because of the massage Xiao Jin gave her at night.
She got up and looked at the children sleeping soundly. She couldn't help but kiss them twice on the face and then got off the carriage.
Uncle He and the others have already gotten up and started preparing breakfast. Everyone has to do heavy work all day and will feel weak if they don't eat enough in the morning.
The foundation has been laid, but the wooden boards for building the house have not yet been prepared. Su Ying plans to go to the back mountain to take a look today. Even if she can't catch any prey, she can use the reserves in the space. She said that she could catch them on the mountain and get familiar with the surrounding environment at the same time.
After breakfast, Su Ying headed towards the back mountain.
Aunt Sun and Zhou had been hungry all night and were very annoyed. When she saw Su Ying leaving, she stood up and walked towards the pot.
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