Chapter 261 Is Little Girl really full? She's not lying to her dad, is she?
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Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.
After Wang Xiangxing ran out with her family's money bag, her youngest son helped up the eighth uncle, who had been pushed to the ground by Li Wangjin in a fit of anger.
It was still dark when the Eighth Uncle walked shakily to the courtyard wall. He looked at the blood on the wall and the ground, which still smelled of blood, and felt a surge of panic.
Later, when Li Shiyue, carrying a bag inside a quilt, was being ridden out of the village by Hu Zi, who was tied to her body, all the dogs in Liujiatun started barking.
As darkness falls, a horse galloping out of the village at this hour must mean something is amiss!
In addition, the village dogs were barking urgently. Li Wangshui, who had just sat down on his warm kang (heated brick bed), got up from the ground again before he could even pick up his chopsticks.
"It's October, the lady of the house! She's ridden her horse out of the village!"
Before Li Wangshui could even put on his shoes, he came face to face with Zhou Lanhua, who was carrying a water ladle as she entered the house. Zhou Lanhua was just about to add water to the family's horses and mules when she saw Li Shiyue riding away on the road in front of her house!
Hearing what Zhou Lanhua said, Li Wangshui quickened his pace, put on his shoes and outer garment, and went outside.
"I'm going to check on October's family. It's getting dark, I wonder what urgent matter they must have to be leaving the village at this hour?"
When one person moves, the whole village moves.
After all, Li Shiyue had just painted a rosy picture for them in the ancestral hall, showing them the bright future of following her, a sixth-rank official.
How could they not care about Li Shiyue's affairs?
So, by the time Li Wangshui arrived, the fast-running pockmarked guys had already reached Li Shiyue's doorstep.
When Li Wangshui saw Li Qiutian putting a cart on the horse in the courtyard, with Li Wangjin and Wang Xiangxing standing by with worried faces, he knew that this matter must be serious.
Moreover, Li Wangshui found it very strange that Li Wangjin and Wang Xiangxing were at Li Shiyue's house.
Li Xiatian was helping Li Qiutian lead the horse, and Shi Tou was helping load it onto the cart. Li Wangshui saw that there was nothing he could do to help, so he didn't say much and just stood aside with Jiang Huai and Ma Zi so as not to get in the way.
As Li Qiutian drove the horse-drawn cart out the door and stopped it on the road, Li Shiliang and Zhao Min also jogged over.
They live quite far away, so it will take them some time to get here from home.
Li Shiliang and Zhao Min were also very perceptive. Seeing that Li Qiutian was about to take someone out, they also stood by the roadside.
In front of everyone, Li's mother stuffed a purse into Li Qiutian's hand.
“Autumn, you take this, but I don’t know if the money you have on you in October will be enough to get by.”
If it's not enough, just use this to add more.
"Yes, Aunt, I understand."
After nodding to Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang, Li Qiutian turned to Li Xiatian and Shitou, who were standing behind them, and said, "Shiyue and I are not home. Xiatian, you and Shitou are home. Make sure you take good care of the house!"
"Sister, don't worry! Stone and I can handle it!"
Shi Tou didn't speak, but solemnly nodded to Li Qiutian in agreement.
After saying something to Li Wangjin and Wang Xiangxing, who were sitting on the cart, Li Qiutian pulled on the reins and rode away.
It was already dark when they could no longer see Li Qiutian and the others, so Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang went back inside.
However, by this time, quite a few people had already sat down inside.
Facing these people, Li's mother first sighed, and then sat down to tell everyone what had happened that made Li Shiyue rush out of the village before dark, and why Li Qiutian had to take Li Wangjin and Wang Xiangxing away.
"...Who could have known that he was so cruel? Tiger was only a little kid."
They were actually willing to be so ruthless!
"Look, I haven't even had time to boil water to wash these blood-stained cloths yet."
The white cloth in the wooden basin on the kang (heated brick bed) was stained with blood, which was still very noticeable even in the dim candlelight.
"snort!
I think he's just taking his anger out on Hu Zi!
"It's all because Uncle Wangjin spoke well of Shiyue in the ancestral hall today that Uncle Ba's clan is upset and will go back to find fault with Uncle Wangjin!"
"summer!"
Zheng Meiniang sternly reprimanded Li Xiatian, but Li Xiatian immediately rushed to his mother's side, continuing to say, "Mother, what are you saying about me?"
What did I say wrong?
If you ask me, it's unbelievable that my eighth great-uncle could be so cruel to his own beloved grandson. Luckily, October wasn't intimidated by his words, otherwise all our family's possessions would probably have ended up in his hands!
"Li Xiatian!"
I think you're getting harder to manage as you get older!
"You come here right now!"
Seeing that Zheng Meiniang was truly angry, Li Xiatian quickly left her mother's side and darted behind Shitou.
The stone was tall and big, and it really blocked Li Qiutian completely.
"Stone, get out of your way, Auntie!"
Shi Tou scratched his head. He knew he should listen to Zheng Meiniang, but he also knew that if he stepped aside, Li Qiutian behind him would get beaten up.
So, he smiled awkwardly at Zheng Meiniang and said, "Fine, I guess you two don't want to eat dinner tonight!"
“Mother, is there anything wrong with what I said?”
He's just so petty and narrow-minded!
He was the one who provoked October first, but the result was...
Before Li Qiutian could finish speaking, Zheng Meiniang seized the opportunity and struck her on the shoulder.
Despite the pain, Li Xiatian remained agile and jumped out from behind the rock, hiding behind Li Shiliang who was sitting to the side.
Li Shiliang was, after all, a junior and a man, so Zheng Meiniang couldn't stand next to Jiang Huai and make a scene. She could only point at Li Xiatian and shout, "You shut up and you'll still have food tonight!"
Li Xiatian quickly nodded and stood behind Jiang Huai without saying a word.
That's the gist of it. Li Shiyue has already taken Huzi to the city to see a doctor, and Li Qiutian has also driven a carriage to take Huzi's parents along.
Li Wangshui and the others couldn't offer any help either. After learning what had happened, they didn't want to say anything about other people's family affairs, so they all went home.
As for what opinions they will have about Uncle Ba kicking Hu Zi when they get back home and sit on their own kang (heated brick bed), that's hard to say.
After Li Shiliang and Zhao Min returned home, Third Aunt quickly went into the kitchen and brought in the food that was still warm in the pot.
"Eat it quickly, it's still warm."
Xiaoya and I both ate, so you two shouldn't be stingy; you should eat too.
Little Ya, who was playing with her wooden horse on the kang (a heated brick bed), heard her third aunt call her name. She looked up at Zhao Min and Li Shiliang, who were standing on the ground, and said, "Mother, Father, I've eaten, I'm full!"
When Li Shiliang heard the little girl call him "Dad," he became happy.
"Is the little girl really full?"
"You're not lying to your dad, are you?"
The little girl was only four years old; how could she possibly tell that Li Shiliang was just teasing her?
She patted her bulging belly and smiled sweetly at Li Shiliang, saying, "Father, I didn't lie, I'm really full!"
As Zhao Min watched Li Shiliang and Xiao Ya talk, the things she had been pondering these past few days resurfaced in her mind.
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