Chapter 199 Big Goose Warning
After Shen left, only Old Lady Wan was left at home to take care of Liu and a group of children.
Old Mrs. Wan asked Wan Wen and Er Gou to take the kids to the west room to take a nap on the kang. The kids agreed and dispersed.
Old Mrs. Wan put Xiao Fubao next to Xiaolan. Xiao Fubao was very sleepy. As soon as he was put on the kang, he would fall asleep while you were still talking.
"Good boy, would you like to sleep with Sister Xiaolan? Sister Xiaolan was frightened today. She is afraid. She needs Xiao Fubao to accompany her. Then she won't be afraid anymore. Are you willing, good boy?"
Little Fubao quickly opened his big black eyes, nodded vigorously, patted his chest seriously, and said to Grandma Wan with his head tilted up: "Grandma, Fubao is not afraid, Fubao will accompany Sister Xiaolan, and Fubao will beat the bad guys."
Grandma Wan touched her granddaughter's head lovingly, "Then go ahead, Fubao, and sleep next to Sister Xiaolan. Cover yourself with your little blanket, and don't let your belly get frozen, okay?"
"Yeah, okay."
Little Fubao used his hands and feet to quickly crawl to Xiaolan's side, obediently pulled over the small quilt beside him, slowly lay down beside Xiaolan, covered her with the quilt, glanced at Old Lady Wan, smiled at her, and closed his big eyes.
Old Mrs. Wan did not leave immediately. Instead, she sat on the edge of the kang and watched little Fubao fall asleep before she walked out.
Old Mrs. Wan came to the west wing to see Liu, who was feeding her child.
"Fourth brother's wife, are you hungry? There's chicken soup on the stove. Can I get you a bowl?"
Liu had just had lunch at noon, so she wasn't hungry at the moment. She smiled and said, "Mom, I'm not hungry. Can you take a rest first? Sister Chen is gone, and I feel empty inside. I don't know if we can meet again in the future. I was thinking about asking Sister Chen to be our eldest sister-in-law. Now that she's gone, I don't know if there's still a chance."
Mrs. Liu fed her son and gently put him aside. The little guy didn't cry or make a fuss. She really knew how to care for people.
"Don't worry about this. Take a rest. I'll take a nap too. I've been running all morning. I'm a little tired now that I'm older."
Liu pulled a quilt for Old Lady Wan, and she fell asleep leaning at the end of the kang.
The Wan family was quiet at this time. The whole village was taking a break and basically no one was running around outside, except for some naughty children who were full of energy and sneaked out to play while the adults were asleep.
After Jin Bao returned home, he felt more and more unhappy. Since the village chief and the clan leader both sided with the Wan family, he must vent his anger on the Wan family.
He didn't sleep at noon, and sneaked to the door of Wan's house not far away to take a peek.
When he found that Wan Lao Si also left in a carriage, he felt even more jealous because all the people Wan Lao Tai knew were rich people.
The purpose of his coming today was to kill and steal the big white geese from the Wan family. He spent one hundred and twenty coins and felt very unhappy.
If he doesn't find a place to vent his anger today, he will suffocate to death.
He waited outside for a long while and saw that no one was coming in or out of Old Lady Wan's house. Then he felt his way to the door of Old Lady Wan's house and lay down through the crack to look inside.
Through the crack in the door, Jin Bao saw that there was no one in the Wan family's yard, and he didn't see where the big white geese were.
The golden leopard left the Wan family's door, walked around the fence, and finally saw the big white goose sleeping through the gap.
He stood up straight and gestured at the height of the fence. The fence was only as high as his chest. It was made of wooden sticks nailed into the ground one by one, and connected with wooden boards with iron nails. It took some effort to pull up the wooden sticks.
The golden leopard took another look at the big white goose, then ran back home quickly, took a kitchen knife from home, and prepared to cut down the wall of the Wan family and get in from the outside.
But the moment he chopped with his machete, the noise woke up the big white goose. It stood up from the shed, spread its wings, stretched its neck, and started cackling.
Jin Bao shuddered with fear, and the next blow of the knife directly cut his hand, leaving a cut on the back of his hand.
He dropped the kitchen knife in pain and jumped on the spot holding his bloody hand.
The goose's screams also alarmed the people at home.
Old Mrs. Wan got off the kang, put on her shoes, and went to open the door of the west wing. The door creaked open. Old Mrs. Wan stuck her head out and looked towards the big white goose's shed, but didn't see anything unusual.
But when Jin Bao left in the morning, that vicious look made Old Mrs. Wan alert to everything. She didn't believe that the big goose would scream for no reason.
He tiptoed to the fence and looked out through it, but saw no one.
Old Mrs. Wan was a little confused. Could it be that the big white goose was also sleepy?
When Old Lady Wan was about to leave, the big white goose flapped its wings and ran towards her, grabbed her trouser leg with its beak and dragged her towards the fence.
Old Mrs. Wan was filled with doubt and confusion. She looked carefully towards the fence on the ground. Through a tiny gap, she found a kitchen knife and a few drops of blood around the fence.
Old Mrs. Wan immediately realized that someone was cutting the fence with a kitchen knife.
She quickly turned around and found a long wooden stick in the yard, held it tightly in her hand, then gently opened the wooden door of the yard, stuck her head out and looked around, but saw no one.
She then took the wooden stick and walked towards the fence where the knife had fallen, and sure enough, she found a shiny kitchen knife lying on the ground with a pool of blood next to it.
Old Mrs. Wan bent down without hesitation and picked up the kitchen knife. She looked around again and found sporadic bloodstains on the ground spreading towards the haystack next door. Old Mrs. Wan knew that her family was now full of the elderly, the weak, women and children. Even if she caught the thief, she would not be his opponent and might even suffer a loss. She did not chase him, but took the kitchen knife and went back to the yard.
Old Mrs. Wan was quite happy, as she had picked up a kitchen knife for free. The knife was worth at least a few hundred coins.
At this time, Golden Leopard, who was hiding behind the haystack, watched Old Lady Wan enter the yard with her kitchen knife, but he did not dare to chase her out. After all, a thief is always guilty. If the village chief knew about it, he would definitely be expelled from the village, and even his own tribe would not speak for him.
Jin Bao stomped his foot angrily, grimacing in pain from the wound on his hand. He didn't care about the kitchen knife anymore and ran back home in embarrassment.
Old Mrs. Wan was cautious. Although she returned to the yard, she did not go back to the house immediately. Instead, she lay behind the fence and observed secretly. When she saw clearly that the person who escaped was Golden Leopard, she knew what was going on.
At this time, Xiaolan's crying voice came from the upper room. Old Mrs. Wan hurriedly took the kitchen knife to the kitchen and brought in the food that was warm on the stove.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw Xiao Fubao clumsily wiping Xiaolan's tears and constantly coaxing Xiaolan like an adult. Seeing this, Grandma Wan grinned and laughed silently.
Before the sunset completely fell, Wan Laoer drove a ox cart and brought back Wan Ersao, Wan Laoda, Wan Laosi, as well as Yu and Li.
When Yu came back and heard that her daughter was injured, she was heartbroken, but she was very grateful to the Wan family for seeking justice for Xiaolan. If she and her daughter were bullied, she would not be able to get a hundred cents in compensation. The three of them were often bullied in the village.
When seeing Yu off, Old Lady Wan also brought some food to Yu. Wan Wen said that Ergou's family had no rice left and they only ate boiled vegetables every day.
The grain had not yet been harvested at this time, and there had not been a drop of rain for half a month, so many families had already started watering their crops.
When Boss Wan came back and didn't see Shen, he felt a little disappointed. During the few months of getting along with each other, he had been moved by Shen's virtue and had already kept her in his heart, but the two of them had not yet broken that layer of window paper.
After dinner, Boss Wan returned to his room and found that his and the children's clothes were neatly folded, mended and placed on the kang as usual.
These were all made by Shen. Boss Wan stroked the fine stitches on the clothes and felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.
At this time, Old Mrs. Wan pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing her son in a daze, she knew her son best, so she sat down opposite Boss Wan.
"Boss, Shen is gone, are you feeling a little uncomfortable?"
Boss Wan glanced at Old Lady Wan and quickly lowered his head. The middle-aged man actually blushed.
"Mom, I'm not uncomfortable, I just feel a little empty inside."
Old Lady Wan sighed: "Our family is rich now, how about I spend money to find you another wife? What do you think?"
"No, mother, please don't worry about me. Why should I marry a wife at my age?"
Old Lady Wan looked at Old Master Wan and said with a smile on her face, "You really don't want to marry me? I have already agreed with Shen that we will go to the county town to propose marriage. Since you don't want to marry me, it makes it difficult for me."
When Boss Wan heard this, his eyes were filled with light. He quickly looked up at Old Lady Wan, only to find that his mother was teasing him.
"Mom, is what you said true?"
Boss Wan asked with some anxiety in his heart.
"Of course it's true. Would I use your important life event to mess things up? If you are interested in Shen's family, I will arrange it for you. If you really don't want to get married, forget it. Don't delay their marriage."
"Mom, I am willing. I think Shen will be good to the children and be a woman who can live a normal life. But isn't it a bit too high for our family to marry the county magistrate's sister?"
"Of course, but it will be easy if Shen is willing. Your fortune has come. You will be the county magistrate's brother-in-law in the future. Isn't it very prestigious to tell others about this identity?"
Boss Wan tried to explain that he was not interested in Shen's status, but was interrupted by Old Lady Wan: "I know what you are thinking. No need to say more. Go to bed early. When your fourth sister-in-law is out of confinement, mother will take care of your affairs."
After saying this, Old Lady Wan was about to leave, but suddenly she remembered what happened during the day and turned around to give Boss Wan some instructions.
"Big brother, something happened at home during the day, and you may be awakened at night. There may be uninvited guests coming at night. Mom is reminding you, if they come, beat them up first to vent your anger for the children, but don't beat them to death, just leave them with a breath."
Mr. Wan had already heard about this from Mr. Wan on the way, and now he probably knew who Mrs. Wan was talking about, so he nodded in agreement.
When the moon was high in the sky, a black shadow appeared at the door of Old Lady Wan's house.
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