Xia Manni had some impression of the person coming from the opposite side. This person should be called Yan Zi.
She lived not far from the Xia family, and she had been there every time the Xia family had something lively. The reason why Xia Manni had an impression of her was that every time she saw the Xia family having fun, she never said a good word.
Later, Xia Manni heard from Da Wa that the woman named Yan Zi was in a similar situation to Xia Manni, and was also bought by someone in the village to be a daughter-in-law.
It's just that Yan Zi came three years earlier than Xia Manni, and now she is already the mother of three children. The youngest are twins, the eldest is a girl, and the twins are boys.
After giving birth to twin sons, Yan Zi started to show off to her family. Da Wa said that when Xia Manni first came to the Xia family, Yan Zi always came to their house to look for her.
Later, after she drove Daxiu and her mother away, Yan Zi never came to their house again.
Once, Xia Manni heard Cui Yanzi slandering her to the villagers, saying that she was unfaithful to her husband and did not know how to raise children.
Xia Manni guessed that this change might be because she couldn't accept that other families were living better than her.
"Can't you see, Yanzi? Aren't we fishing?" Xia Manni waved the machete at Cui Yanzi and said.
Today Yan Zi did not come alone, but brought her two-year-old daughter with her. She looked to be about the same age as Sinier, but her face was dirty and yellow.
Cui Yanzi looked at Xia Manni waving the machete and couldn't help but frown and took a step back.
"Haha, Mannier, why are you doing this? I think you should just find a man and run away." Now people in the village actually say that Xia Manni is more educated than her. How can she be educated when she has never given birth to a child?
As she watched Xia Manni's family living better and better, she couldn't help but always think of comparison. Before she came to Shizai Village, she was the most beautiful and fertile daughter-in-law in the village.
"If you can't speak, just shut up." Da Wa gestured at Yan Zi with a stick. This woman was really sick. She actually advised her mother to get married.
"Shut up." The second and third kids also shouted.
Before their last "mother" married, they didn't understand what marriage meant. After that mother left, they knew that marriage meant abandoning them.
"Mannier, look at the kids you've raised. How do they talk to adults? At least they should call me auntie."
"Hmph, you think you are worthy? Get out of the way." Xia Manni pushed Yan Zi away and left. In fact, she was worried that Yan Zi might smell something else.
Even if she could give it to him, she would not give it to someone like Yan Zi who talks nonsense and slanders others behind their backs. Unexpectedly, she walked away, and Yan Zi's daughter actually stopped Si Ni'er.
"Your mother pushed my mother, so I will push you." The girl also looked unreasonable, and was about to push Si Ni'er after saying that.
Unexpectedly, Si Ni'er dodged backwards, and the girl missed her push and fell to the ground.
"Okay, Xia Manni, you actually instigated your daughter to push my daughter." After saying this, Yan Zi rushed towards Xia Manni like a madman.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she got in front of Xia Manni, Xia Manni grabbed her arm and twisted it around.
"Open your dog eyes and see clearly who is hitting whom. We live in the same village, so don't look for trouble. Don't compare yourself to our family for no reason. If you have time, go wash your daughter's face."
After saying this, Xia Manni was too lazy to bother with the two of them. She gave the four children a look, and they put on their backpacks and hurried home.
No one spoke along the way. Although Xia Manni felt that something was wrong with the four children, she thought they were hungry.
"Big boy, I'll come back and clean up the meat later. You can make some simple food for your brothers and sisters first. Mom will make rabbit meat for you in the evening."
"Erwa, take good care of those two live rabbits. When mom comes back, we'll build a rabbit cage together."
"Sanwa and Sini'er, listen to your elder and second brothers. Mom will be back soon."
After Xia Manni finished her instructions, the children did not react much, but instead nodded listlessly.
She didn't ask any more questions, but thought about asking them again when she came back.
After Xia Manni left for a while, the four children didn't speak or pack up their things. They just sat there in a daze.
"Brother, do you think Mom will leave?" There was a cry in Sanwa's voice. Why did he feel that this time Mom's departure was different from the previous ones?
"Brother, why do I feel that what mom said was similar to what that mom said when she left?" Erwa's voice was obviously much lower. He still remembered that that mom also said she would be back soon when she left.
After hearing what the second and third children said, the eldest child could no longer say any words of comfort.
Xia Manni left in a hurry and didn't tell him where she was going or what she was going to do.
Da Wa also had some doubts. Was it possible that Xia Manni was just like her mother, and would never come back after leaving?
Si Ni'er looked at her brothers, didn't say anything, but moved a small chair and sat down at the door.
"Brother, Si Ni'er will wait for mother here." After Si Ni'er said this, she turned around and looked outside the door.
At this time, Xia Manni walked quickly towards the village chief's house.
She thought about it all the way and felt that she should tell the village chief about the wild boars in the mountains.
Logically, wild boars should live far away from humans. Recently, not only the Xia family, but also the entire Shizai Village and even the heads of nearby villages have been going up the mountain to collect various kinds of food.
This happens every year, but Xia Manni heard from Da Wa that no one had ever mentioned seeing wild boars nearby.
"What did you say? You found wild boar footprints halfway up the mountain?"
The village chief was initially surprised why Xia Manni came to see him at this time. After all, he had seen that the Xia family's life had been getting better and better since the last time they caught the thief.
But when he heard what Xia Manni said, he was shocked. He had only seen a hunter hunt a wild boar once when he was very young.
More than forty years have passed since then and he hasn't seen it again.
Unexpectedly, the wild boars were getting closer and closer to them. According to Xia Manni's description, these wild boars should be fighting with other animals.
Although the village chief didn't understand the reason, this news was too important for their Shizai Village.
"What happened today must be publicized. Once I have a plan in place, I will gather the villagers together to discuss this matter."
Xia Manni nodded. Strength lies in numbers, which was why she had come to see the village chief. There was no need for her to step forward at this time. She was simply doing what an ordinary villager in Shizai Village should do.
"Village Chief, this rabbit meat is for you. Thank you for taking care of our Xia family of five these days."
“Well, you Xia Manni actually came here to bribe the village chief.”
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