Chapter 52: Mrs. Wan Teaches Liu
The hail on the ground gradually melted away.
The soil, which had not seen any rain for several months, was like a thirsty child, greedily sucking up the melted hail water, and the layer of dust on the surface became sticky.
As soon as I stepped on it, it felt like I was stuck with glue, and the soles of my shoes were instantly covered with mud.
Liu dragged her heavy feet towards Old Lady Wan's shed.
Mrs. Wan and her family have all rested.
Because Wan Xingmo built a new shed, Zhao took her three children to live in the new shed. However, there were not enough bedding, so they could only make do with one bed for several people, and the ground was covered with thick fallen leaves.
Before Liu approached Old Lady Wan's shed, a sharp voice came in.
"Get out here, you country bumpkin! You killed my daughter, come out and pay for her life, or I'll burn your shed down."
As Liu spoke, she really walked towards the nearest bonfire, reached out to pick up a fire stick from the fire, and walked towards the shed with the fire stick in her hand.
Old Mrs. Wan was awakened by Liu's sharp voice and was a little annoyed.
They haven't had a good rest these days, and based on the intensity of the journey tomorrow, it will take a whole day to cross the forest, which is no joke. They also have a lot of things on their backs now, so no one can predict what the situation will be like by then.
The only thing we can do now is to rest more and conserve our energy.
But just as Old Mrs. Wan and little Fubao were falling into a deep sleep, they were woken up by Liu's shout.
Old Mrs. Wan was very angry. She put little Fubao down, climbed up from the mattress, and went to meet Liu.
Although Old Mrs. Wan is older than Mrs. Liu, she often does farm work, which makes her very strong.
At this moment, she was furious, and she had long been fed up with Liu's behavior. At that time, she had not exposed Liu's evil deeds for the sake of Wan Jinshu's face. Now that Liu had taken the initiative to come to her house to cause trouble, how could she miss such a good opportunity? If she didn't teach this shameless mother-in-law a lesson on behalf of her niece, she would be sorry for Wan Xingmo's protection and help along the way.
As soon as the two met, Old Lady Wan didn't give Liu any time to react. She grabbed Liu's hair and threw her to the ground.
The torch in Liu's hand was thrown away, and she was ridden on by Old Lady Wan and rolled in the mud.
Liu's clothes were immediately covered with mud, and her hair was messy and was grabbed by Old Lady Wan.
Old Mrs. Wan vented all her anger on Liu.
He took off his worn-out shoes and hit Liu, who screamed in pain.
The two old ladies were fighting in the mud, and the noise woke up all of Mrs. Wan's children and grandchildren.
The eldest and second oldest Wan came out barefoot and ran over through the mud to stop the fight.
"Mom, please calm down. What happened?" Boss Wan was afraid that Old Lady Wan would get hurt by her anger, so he wanted to step forward to stop the fight, but he found that the one being abused was someone else.
Boss Wan slowly withdrew his hand that was trying to stop the fight. He was ready to let Old Lady Wan vent her anger so that she wouldn't feel depressed by keeping it in her heart.
Wan Lao Er wanted to break up the fight, but Wan Lao Da grabbed him and said meaningfully, "Lao Er, let's go pee over there. It's really cold out there."
Wan Lao Er was completely confused and was dragged away by Wan Lao Da.
Boss Wan was secretly observing what was happening over there with Old Lady Wan. Seeing that Old Lady Wan was tired from fighting, he quickly pulled Old Lady Wan, who was pulling up his pants, and ran towards Old Lady Wan.
Wan Lao Er felt that his elder brother was acting a little abnormal tonight. While tying his belt, he said, "Brother, please slow down. The ground is slippery. What's going on?"
Boss Wan hurriedly replied, "Mom is tired. Let's take her away quickly and throw that old woman away. Don't make her angry."
At this time, Liu's face had been swollen like a pig's head due to the beating from Old Lady Wan. Her head and body were covered in mud. Half of her teeth had fallen out, and she was mumbling something with blood all over her mouth. No one could hear clearly what she said, and no one cared what she said.
After Grandma Wan was supported into the shed by the second and first brothers, the two brothers comforted her. After her anger subsided, she lay down again. Little Fubao turned over and rolled into Grandma Wan's arms, hugging her neck with his little hands. The scent of milk filled her face, making her feel extremely satisfied.
After a while, Old Mrs. Wan hugged little Fubao and began to snore softly.
Liu screamed and was carried away by Wan Lao Da and Wan Lao Er like a dead pig.
The two men threw Liu into the shed where Wan Jinshu was. Wan Jinshu had just dozed off when he was awakened by the noise. When he opened his eyes, he saw Liu with blood all over her face.
The eldest and second oldest Wan left Liu and ran away without saying a word.
Such a big commotion happened here, but the officers and soldiers turned a blind eye.
Nothing else happened that night. When the sky was slightly bright, Li Zuo called everyone to get up.
After a night of fermentation, Liu's face had swelled up like a pig's head. Her upper and lower lips had become two sausages hanging from her mouth. Her face was swollen like a steamed bun with dried blood stains on it.
No one was taking care of Wandelan at night, so she sat in the mud outside all night. When she woke up in the morning, she was soaked through and shivering with cold. She hugged her arms, hunched her head, and sat barefoot, looking pitiful.
After Li Zuo distributed two steamed buns to each person, he urged everyone to get on the road.
Suddenly, Mrs. Wan's family had three more large backpacks, which were particularly eye-catching.
Mrs. Wan Er, Mrs. Wan San and Mrs. Liu worked all night last night, but they could only make clothes for a few children. It was a bit cold in the morning and the children were shivering with cold, but they were reluctant to wear new clothes.
We will be walking through the forest soon, and our new clothes will definitely be torn, so we are still wearing our old clothes, and we will naturally feel hot when we walk.
This time, Mrs. Wan and her family also got steamed corn bread. However, because of the previous steamed corn bread poisoning incident, Mrs. Wan had a trauma in her heart and was hesitant to eat it.
Boss Wan didn't care and just put it into his mouth and took a bite. Although it was cold and hard and hurt his teeth, Boss Wan still ate it with relish.
Actually, Boss Wan was also afraid in his heart, but as the eldest brother, he just wanted to test the poison on himself. He pretended to be carefree and indifferent on the surface, but he was very nervous in his heart.
"I'm done eating, everyone hurry up and eat, we'll be on our way after we finish eating."
Mrs. Wan patted Boss Wan and said in fear, "Why are you so careless? What if...what about your child?"
Old Mrs. Wan didn't dare to say that it was poisonous, but she knew that Boss Wan understood what she was going to say.
Boss Wan smiled and said, "Mom, I'm fine. Don't I still have you guys?"
Others also took the steamed buns and started eating. Although they were not as fragrant as dried meat, they were still made of grain after all.
Little Fubao ate yesterday's peach cake and the white rice porridge cooked in the morning. The water was hard to come by, so everyone used it sparingly. It was just enough to cook a pot of multi-grain porridge, which everyone shared.
Just when things were cleaned up here, Wan Die Lan went crazy again. She wanted to snatch the food from Sun's son, but was pushed down by Sun, and the two started fighting.
This time the officers used whips directly, and no one could delay the departure.
Sun was a normal person and was afraid of pain. After being whipped twice by the soldiers, he immediately dodged far away. However, Wan Dielan grabbed the whip and snatched it away, and whipped the soldiers.
The officer drew out his long sword and chopped off Wandielan's hand. Wandielan rolled on the ground holding her severed arm and instantly turned into a mud man.
"Hurry up, get going quickly, don't dawdle. If anyone delays our crossing the forest today, I'll chop him down."
Li Zuo raised the long knife in his hand, and everyone looked at Wan Die Lan, whose hand was broken, lying on the ground, feeling uneasy.
A quarter of an hour later, we finally started on the road. It was another difficult day, more difficult than the previous one through the forest, because it hailed last night and the forest was definitely slippery and difficult to walk. The originally planned day was over, but now it seemed a little uncertain.
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