Zhao Qingwan quickly jumped off the bed and grabbed Li Yuanyuan.
"Yuanyuan, don't go out! Those old ladies really dare to tear your face apart!"
Li Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment, then became anxious. These old women from the poor mountain village were ruthless; they were no joke when it came to tearing each other apart.
"Then, what should I do?"
"You stay hidden! I'll go check!"
"Oh oh oh!"
Zhao Qingwan put on her cotton shoes and ran outside.
Outside, Shi Yangyang was supporting the heavily pregnant Er Ya, surrounded by eight menacing old women. They nearly pounced on Zhao Qingwan when she came out.
"Comrade Zhao, is that vixen inside? Tell her to get out! She can't hide forever!"
"Get out of the way! If she doesn't come out, we'll just go in and grab her!"
This commotion made it seem like they wanted to devour Li Yuanyuan alive. Zhao Qingwan dared not let them in and quickly spread her arms to block the door, "Yuanyuan isn't here! You can't just barge in!"
"Little girl, you still want to fool us? You're too naive!" Aunt Huan grabbed Zhao Qingwan's arm and gently shoved her, causing her to stumble.
"Bang!"
Aunt Huan rolled up her trouser leg and kicked the door.
Aunt Hua quickly stepped forward to help Zhao Qingwan up after she fell, saying, "Comrade Zhao, don't get involved in this."
"Where is everyone?" Aunt Huan was the first to rush into the house, scanned the room, and hey, no one was there!
The other aunties followed suit and rushed in.
"Where did that vixen run off to?"
"Look under the bed."
"Nobody's here!"
"The window! Look, the window is open!"
Aunt Huan ran to the window, peeked behind the village committee office, and muttered, "That vixen has run off to the mountains again?"
"Running into the mountains now, are they looking for death?"
"Come on, come on, this has nothing to do with us. She went in there herself!"
The snow has stopped, and the weather has warmed up a bit, but the snow in the mountains hasn't completely melted yet. It's very loose, and you can easily sink into it if you step in.
Outside, Zhao Qingwan listened to the discussions inside and was so anxious that tears were about to fall.
With her big pregnant belly, Er Ya rolled her eyes, leaned on her cane, and pulled Shi Yangyang along to walk back.
Er Ya wasn't afraid if someone actually died. But she was worried about the karma of the baby in her womb.
at the same time.
Li Yuanyuan jumped out of the window, but she didn't dare to actually go into the mountains. She stayed close to the wall and slipped along the path to the southeast.
Going into the mountains during this season is even more dangerous than on a snowy day. She doesn't want to die right now; she still needs to snatch Zhang Cheng away from that crazy woman, Shi Yangyang!
Li Yuanyuan's pretty face still carried a hint of smugness: A bunch of old women, they think they can catch me? Dream on!
As we walked...
Li Yuanyuan suddenly froze, her eyes wide with disbelief and terror.
A hundred meters away, a striped tiger lay in the snow, yawning with its blood-red mouth wide open.
Li Yuanyuan was completely numb.
All the strength in my body seemed to be drained instantly, my legs went weak, and I collapsed to the ground with a thud.
How could there be a tiger?
I've been in Zhangjia Village for over six years. Although I often hear villagers talk about tigers in the mountains, no one has actually seen one. It's all just gossip.
Her fall made a commotion. A hundred meters away, the large, striped tiger lazily turned its head. Its eyes were cold and fierce, which frightened Li Yuanyuan so much that her delicate body trembled and her lips turned purple.
"roar!!!!"
A tiger roared.
The earth shook violently.
Perhaps provoked by the tiger's roar, Li Yuanyuan stood up abruptly, covered her mouth, glared, and turned to run away.
The large, striped tiger watched her fleeing figure indifferently, without giving chase. It slowly lowered its head and lay down on its front paws.
At the village committee, Zhao Qingwan was bending down to tidy up the bedding that the old women had thrown all over the floor.
"Bang!"
Li Yuanyuan rushed into the room with a terrified expression and slammed her head on the bed.
Seeing her terrified expression, Zhao Qingwan was startled, thinking that her aunt had caught up with them. She quickly ran over and closed the door, shouting, "Yuanyuan, run!"
"Tiger! There's a tiger!!!" Li Yuanyuan screamed at the top of her lungs, pointing in the direction of the tiger, gasping for breath, "Tiger, tiger!!!"
Zhao Qingwan felt a pang of anxiety as she watched Yuanyuan's erratic and incoherent behavior: Had Yuanyuan been scared silly by those old ladies?
"Yuanyuan, don't be afraid. I'll go talk to Yangyang later and ask her to stop bothering you. But don't go looking for Zhang Cheng again..."
Seeing that Zhao Qingwan didn't believe her at all, Li Yuanyuan stomped her foot in anger, pushed her away, opened the door and rushed out.
now.
Zhang Cheng was at the village entrance, looking at the nearly completed cowshed.
"Er Gouzi, how's it? Is my cooking alright?" Uncle Han chuckled and came over.
"Awesome!" Zhang Cheng gave a thumbs up.
"Zhang Cheng! Zhang Cheng!!!"
Just then, Li Yuanyuan's anxious shouts came from afar.
Zhang Cheng raised an eyebrow, turned his head and saw Li Yuanyuan stumbling over, her cotton-padded coat covered in mud and snow.
Uncle Han and the others chuckled as they looked at Zhang Cheng.
"Tiger! There's a tiger!!!" Li Yuanyuan shouted as she ran.
What is that?
Everyone present was stunned.
Li Yuanyuan rushed to Zhang Cheng with all her might, grabbed his cotton-padded coat around his waist, tears streaming down her face, and cried out, "Tiger! There's a tiger over at the village committee!"
"Comrade Li, you're not joking, are you?" Uncle Han asked quickly.
“There really are tigers! I… I’ll take you to see them!” Li Yuanyuan swallowed hard, afraid they wouldn’t believe her.
"Gun! Take your guns!!!" Li Yuanyuan gasped for breath, raising her hands sharply to gesture, "That tiger, it's that big!!!"
Zhang Cheng stared at Li Yuanyuan, who was breathing rapidly. Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, his heart sank. He immediately turned to Uncle Han and the others and shouted, "Uncles, go home and get your hunting rifles. Let's go take a look!"
"good!"
"That's strange, why has Lord Mountain come to our village?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Grab your guns! Don't let the tiger hurt anyone!"
Zhang Cheng also took off running towards the mud house.
Li Yuanyuan stood there stunned, watching the crowd disperse in an instant. She stamped her foot, turned around, and ran towards the old village chief's house.
Not long after.
Li Yuanyuan ran to the village chief's yard, yelling at the top of her lungs, "Village chief! Village chief! There's a tiger!!!"
The old village chief, who was warming himself by the fire inside the house, heard Li Yuanyuan's voice. His face darkened at first, but after understanding what she said, he suddenly stood up, grabbed his coat, and rushed out, shouting as he ran, "You vixen! Where did you see the tiger?"
Back in the mud house, Zhang Cheng grabbed the old hunting rifle, slung it over his shoulder, and ran towards the village committee.
Almost simultaneously, the old village chief confirmed that Li Yuanyuan wasn't lying—the tiger really had come! He stopped cursing the "vixen," turned around, grabbed the large gong from his house, and started banging it all over the village, shouting at the top of his lungs, "The tiger has entered the village! Close all the doors and windows tightly!"
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