Chapter 2: Officers and Soldiers Seizing Food
Faced with the threat from Wan's elder sister-in-law, Wan's second sister-in-law immediately tightened the child in her hands and turned her body to the side, trying to hide little Fubaoer.
"Sister-in-law, are you kidding? We are already out of food, how can we feed the children? You don't have to worry about the children snatching food from you.
If there is food in the future, I will give some of my share and the child’s father’s share to Fu Baoer, and I will never touch any of my sister-in-law’s food.”
Second Sister Wan looked at Fu Baoer, who was frightened by First Sister Wan and shrank in her arms, timidly covering her big eyes and sticking out her little butt, and her heart suddenly felt like being stabbed by needles.
This child must be frightened. I don’t know what kind of suffering he has endured.
"Sister-in-law, the child's mother is right. How much can a one-year-old child eat? It's still unknown whether we can make it to the destination alive. Sister-in-law, you should save some energy for the journey later."
Wan Laoer quickly joined in.
But Mrs. Wan stared at Fubaoer. Her stomach growled with hunger and she felt dizzy. Even if she died, she wanted to die with a full stomach. Looking at the fair and tender little Fubaoer, Mrs. Wan could not help but have no other thoughts.
Hadn’t she seen people eating children when she was fleeing famine?
Wan Ersao wanted to take the child aside to take off his clothes and wring them dry, but a figure blocked her way.
"You are now exiles and are not allowed to adopt a child. Give the child to me."
Boss Zhu stood right in front of Wan Ersao, stretched out a calloused hand and looked at her intently.
While the other members of the Wan family were worried about the second wife, Mrs. Wan had a triumphant smile on her face.
Wan Ersao was extremely afraid. She dared to confront Wan Dasao but she did not dare to confront the official.
Wan Ersao took a step back unconsciously while holding little Fubaoer, with no intention of letting go. Wan Laoer took the opportunity to stand in front of Wan Ersao.
"Sir, please be kind, the child is still young, if we don't save her, she will be eaten by wolves tonight.
As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Please do a good deed today and spare the life of this little girl. Your career will surely be prosperous in the future."
Wan Lao Er was humble and said all the nice things he could, but Zhu Lao Da didn't buy it at all.
Moreover, he was angered by the behavior of the second branch of the Wan family and his wife, so Boss Zhu immediately raised the whip in his hand and was about to hit the second branch of the Wan family in the face.
If this whip really hits the face, it will definitely tear the skin and leave scars for life.
"Oh! Rabbit, what a big rabbit!"
"Don't run, hurry up, I caught the rabbit fur."
"Ah, who caught my foot?"
"Ouch, whose butt is sitting on my head?"
"My hand!"
There was a commotion and the shouting of the Wan family's children attracted everyone's attention.
Boss Zhu held the whip high in the air and stopped it there. He turned his head and looked towards the Wan family.
Wan Laosan and Wan Laosi quickly ran over and picked up the children who were huddled together one by one.
I saw Wan Jiang from the third room holding a fat gray rabbit and refusing to let go.
"Dad, I caught a rabbit. It's a really big rabbit. It's bigger than the ones my uncle caught when he went hunting before."
Wan Jiang's face was bruised by the pressure from the other children, but he looked excited.
Wan Laosan pulled his son up from the ground, but Wan Jiang held on to the rabbit tightly.
"Let go. The rabbit has been crushed to death by you guys. It can't run away."
Wan Jiang then reluctantly let go of his hand, but his eyes never left the rabbit. He was already imagining that he would be able to eat the delicious rabbit meat in a while.
As soon as Wan Laosan picked up the rabbit, it was snatched away by a strong hand.
"Do you think you deserve to eat this rabbit? You don't even take the initiative to honor us. You just want to eat shit all day long. You are a bunch of exiles who don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is."
Boss Zhu swaggered to the side carrying the rabbit to skin it and make a fire.
The people of the Wan family went from being full of surprise and hope to having their hopes dashed. The disappointment in their hearts instantly drained their energy and spirit, and they became weak again.
Only the second branch of the Wan family was very happy. Although they did not get to eat rabbit meat, both Wan Lao Er and little Fu Baoer escaped the disaster.
While the officers and soldiers were enjoying a delicious lunch, Wan Ersao immediately ran to Old Lady Wan with her child in her arms.
Old Mrs. Wan has woken up, but she is old, and after a month of sleeping in the open air, her body is very weak. I wonder how many days she can last?
"Mother, look, this is little Fubaoer, a girl."
Old Mrs. Wan leaned against the tree and glanced weakly at little Fubaoer.
Little Fubaoer immediately grinned at Old Lady Wan and stretched out his chubby little hands to grab the fingers that Old Lady Wan had placed on his leg.
Old Mrs. Wan thought that the child was really adorable and her mood improved a lot. She didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she felt that she was in better spirits.
"Xiao Fubao? What a good name! I hope this Xiao Fubao can become our Wan family's Xiao Fubao. In the future, our Wan family won't be so unlucky again."
After hearing what Old Lady Wan said, Second Sister Wan was overjoyed and asked tentatively, "Mother, do you agree that I can raise Little Fubao?"
Old Mrs. Wan looked at little Fubao who was looking at her eagerly. Just as he was about to crawl out of Wan Ersao's arms, he stretched out his two little arms like lotus roots to hug her neck.
Old Lady Wan took little Fubaoer in as if possessed by a ghost, and little Fubaoer rubbed her neck affectionately with his chubby little face.
Old Mrs. Wan gave birth to four sons in her lifetime, and her sons gave birth to six boys. There was not a single daughter in two generations.
At this moment, she was touched by Xiao Fubao's actions and nodded, "It's okay to raise a child. Mom has no objection, but you have to treat her well."
How could Wan Ersao disagree? She nodded happily and said, "Mom, don't worry, Xiao Fubaoer will be my daughter from now on."
After getting the approval from Grandma Wan, little Fubaoer quickly lay on Grandma Wan's face and smacked her face with saliva.
Finally, Mrs. Wan showed her first smile in many days.
"Oh, our little Fubao loves grandma so much!"
Little Fu Baoer nodded quickly: "Ah--ah--come on--"
When Old Mrs. Wan heard little Fubao calling her grandma in such a soft voice, she liked him even more and the depression in her heart dissipated a lot.
"It's a pity that such a pitiful girl came at the wrong time. She will suffer if she follows us. Alas--"
Old Mrs. Wan felt worried again as she thought about her family's uncertain future.
"Come on -- meat --"
Little Fubao stretched out a chubby little finger and pointed behind Old Lady Wan.
Old Lady Wan and Second Sister Wan looked at the big tree behind Old Lady Wan at the same time, and saw a pheasant squatting in the grass not far from the tree and laying eggs.
"Mother! Pheasant!"
Mrs. Wan was so surprised that she excitedly grabbed Mrs. Wan's arm.
"What are you still standing there for? Go catch him."
Old Mrs. Wan didn't expect that they had just caught a big fat rabbit weighing seven or eight kilograms, and now there was a big pheasant. When did their family's luck become so good?
It seems like it was after picking up this little lucky treasure?
Old Mrs. Wan quickly lowered her head to look at little Fubaoer nestled in her arms. She saw that she was chewing her fingers obediently and staring at the pheasant with shining eyes.
Old Mrs. Wan wanted to confirm her guess, and she couldn't help but start to pay attention to little Fubaoer.
Wan Ersao tiptoed to a place not far from the pheasant and was overjoyed to see that the pheasant was unaware of anything.
"pheasant!"
Mrs. Wan was always thinking about little Fubao, so she would glance over here from time to time, and just in time she saw Mrs. Wan tiptoeing to catch a pheasant.
Mrs. Wan's scream startled the officers and soldiers who were skinning a rabbit.
"Boss Zhu, these exiles are lucky today, aren't they? First they got a rabbit and now they got a pheasant. But we two brothers are in for a treat. Let me catch the pheasant and we'll roast it together."
"Okay, Yongzi, go and come back soon. I'll roast the rabbit first."
Yongzi responded and ran towards the pheasant quickly.
"Who told you to run around, you exiles? Go back and stay here. If you run around again, I'll break your legs."
Yongzi's voice came from behind Wan Ersao. Wan Ersao looked at Wan Dasao, who was standing not far away in amazement, with a resentful look.
The Wan family members all looked at Mrs. Wan with reproach. Mrs. Wan herself was full of remorse, but she did not think it was her fault. She was just too excited.
Wan Ersao returned to the big tree empty-handed with a look of disappointment on her face.
"Ah! Snake!"
As soon as Wan Ersao sat down, she heard the terrified screams of the soldiers who were going to catch pheasants.
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