The woman became annoyed and kicked the child in the face.
"Cry, cry, cry. You've cried away all my fortune!"
In fact, the six-year-old boy who looked like four years old leaned to one side with a look of fear on his face. He dared not cry anymore. His little body was as stiff as wood and he didn't even dare to breathe hard.
"Damn it, he dared to fool me. I will kill that idiot sooner or later." The woman vented her anger.
Seeing a person in front of her from a distance, she lowered her head and gave the child in the bamboo basket a warning look, a simple and honest smile appeared on her face, and she bent her waist and hurried on her way.
The little boy looked at passers-by, his eyes were red, his mouth moved, but he didn't dare to ask for help when he thought of the beating he had received.
It's useless, no one believes him.
He looked down at his hand that was missing a finger, and tears as big as beans fell on his knees.
The passers-by didn't notice anything was wrong. They just glanced at them and passed by the strange mother and child.
After the people left, the woman stared at the boy, her small body trembled, and she tried her best to reduce her presence, and she smiled as if she enjoyed it.
She liked the feeling of controlling one's fate, and she liked it even more when she saw men and women who claimed to love children suddenly crying and feeling heartbroken when they learned that their children were lost. That made her feel very good.
This trip was in vain, wasting half a day. The woman frowned and felt unhappy. She pinched the boy a few more times, and the anger in her chest dissipated, and she strode away.
The little boy cried and called out for his grandparents, dad, and mom in his heart...
The enemy appeared quietly and was connected with Zhang Manyue. Lin Zhao didn't know this for the time being and might never know it because the latter was dead after all.
That night, Li Ergou quietly carried Zhang Manyue up the mountain.
The wind blew the treetops, making a rustling sound, and there were bursts of owl calls in my ears. The slightest sound from the grass was enough to scare people to jump.
Seeing Li Ergou stop, Li Da looked over, and then... saw the face sliding down along his brother's shoulder.
Most of the face was bitten off, the eyeballs fell out, and the flesh and blood were a mess. One look at it would give me nightmares for half a month.
Seeing it from such a close distance, Li Dadai’s face was filled with horror and his legs had no strength left.
After a few breaths, he let out a cry and ran down the mountain like a ghost chasing him.
“Ghost!”
Li Ergou was so frightened by the shout that he dropped the person on his back and ran away.
"Brother, wait for me—"
I forgot all the purpose of going up the mountain and just focused on running.
Seeing the blood on the torn coat, he took it off and threw it into the river. The water stained the blood and diluted it in an instant. The coat was washed down by the current, and the blood stains and the coat soon disappeared.
After running all the way to the village, Li Da stopped and gasped heavily.
That bloody face kept appearing in front of his eyes involuntarily, and he reached out to slap himself.
"I don't want to think about it anymore. I don't want to think about it anymore. God bless me, God bless me..."
As he was muttering, a hand fell from his shoulder. Li Da was so scared that he screamed and grabbed the hand and pulled it hard, then closed his eyes and lifted up the dirty thing and threw it to the ground.
"Ah..." Li Ergou lay on the ground with his arms and legs spread out, screaming in pain. His waist touched the stone and his face turned pale with pain.
"Brother, what are you crazy about?" he gasped.
Li Da heard the familiar voice and looked in the direction of the voice. It was his unlucky brother whose wife had died.
"You still say that I was almost scared to death by you, what are you doing sneaking out like that?"
Li Ergou was so angry that he wanted to jump up, but his waist hurt so much that he couldn't get up.
"How am I sneaky? I'm right behind you."
He reached out to Li Da, "Give me a hand."
Li Da pulled his unlucky brother up.
"Slow down, slow down, it hurts!" Li Ergou screamed in pain, "My waist! Big brother, where did you get the brute force? It hurts so much!"
Li Da was embarrassed, "I thought I was being targeted by some dirty creature."
Thinking of the important matter, he looked behind Li Ergou and asked, "...How is that thing? Is it buried like this?"
Li Ergou's expression froze, "...No, no."
He complained, "You ran so fast, and no one helped me dig the hole. How can I bury it alone?"
Li Da said unhappily, "So is she your wife or my wife?"
In the mountains, he only heard people say that his brother's wife was eaten half by wolves, and her body was not complete. It was very scary. He was afraid of having nightmares at night, so he didn't dare to go closer to take a look. He was scared to death when he saw that face just now.
Li Da held onto a tree by the roadside and vomited out all the sweet potato rice he had eaten that night.
"I can't do it alone." Li Ergou said aggrievedly.
"Why not? You can do anything without difficulties. A good comrade is someone who works hard to solve problems. Have you tried your best? Don't keep saying no. Nothing is impossible." Li Da wiped the dirt from the corner of his mouth and smeared it on the tree trunk. His dark and thin face was full of seriousness. "I'm going to sleep. As for your wife's matter, ugh..."
"Figure it out yourself."
After leaving these words, he quickly ran home, lay down on the creaky bed, and hugged his wife until he felt relieved.
The weather was hot, and the windows of the Li family were small, so there was not much ventilation. Li Da's wife was sweating while sleeping, and she felt like there was a stove next to her, so she fanned it impatiently. It hurt, but Li Da didn't care, and instead the panic in his heart subsided a little.
To be honest, he was scared to death.
There really are man-eating beasts in the mountains. They will never run rampant again!
Li Ergou was also scared. As soon as his brother left, he felt something was wrong. He didn't dare go up the mountain anymore and ran back.
He threw it far away, so no one should notice it.
…
The Gu family’s old house was very quiet, the doors were closed, and everyone was asleep.
They worked in the fields all day, and then went up the mountain to look for people and divide the wild boars... After eating the meat, they felt their greasy stomachs, went back to the house and fell asleep, feeling very comfortable.
Tiedan turned over and said to his brother, "Chua, the meat is really delicious. What do you think about us digging a trap?"
"...My name is Gu Zhili. Zhi is the "knowledge" and Li is the "reason". My name is not "Chui." Li Bao also flipped something and faced his brother, frowning and correcting him.
"Ouch, what's the difference? It's you, I was just shouting in the house." Tiedan didn't care.
Hearing this, Li Bao shouted angrily, "Gu Tiedan."
Gu Zhixing: “…”
Reaching out to tickle his brother, Tiedan, who felt that he was the older boy and didn't want to be called by a nickname anymore, snorted, "Who are you calling Tiedan? You have no respect for your elder brother, call me brother!"
"Call me Libao!" Libao dodged his brother's hand skillfully, with a serious face. The child was very serious.
Tiedan compromised, "...Libao."
He muttered, "You learned bad things from the twins. They made you smart. Now it's hard to fool you."
"Yubao and Hengbao are very good." Libao frowned, and his childish voice was full of dissatisfaction, "You said bad things about them!"
He pinched Tiedan's mouth and wouldn't let go, pinching it into a duck's mouth for his brother.
"Brother said bad things about Yubao and Hengbao. Brother is bad. Spit out the meat. Don't eat the wild boar that Uncle San killed. Spit it out!"
Tiedan pulled his brother's hand down and stared at him, "Did I say something bad? Huh?"
"I told you they are two smart guys. Can you please stop always listening halfway? It makes me so mad!" he said angrily.
Libao said, "You said it, you said you learned bad things from the twins... If this isn't bad words, what is it?"
Tiedan's eyes went dark, and he took a deep breath, "You're right, you're just a fool."
"..." Li Bao puffed up his cheeks in anger and retorted, "Grandma also said that with Yubao, Hengbao and Qianbao, I can never suffer any loss!"
"No, grandma still blamed me, right? What about me?" Tiedan pulled his cheek.
"Hmph!" Li Bao rolled over, slept against the wall, and said something very irritating in the most casual tone, "I can't rely on you."
"You're not smart..."
Tiedan: “?”
"Who is not smart?" Tiedan was not convinced and sat up to tease his brother, "Why am I not smart? Explain it to me clearly!"
Li Bao looked at his parents' bed and complained, "Dad, Mom, I'm sleepy, but my brother won't let me sleep."
Gu Yuanshan and Huang Xiulan were watching the fun and were enjoying it very much.
After hearing what his youngest son said, the father said, "Tiedan, stop making trouble and go to sleep!"
"Dad is partial."
Gu Yuanshan: "I'm going to side with you, I think you're itching for trouble!"
Tiedan snorted and turned away. He found that his brother's breathing rate was not right, so he stood up and looked over. This kid had fallen asleep? !
"..."
*
Gu family’s new brick house.
Lin Zhao slept in the children's room tonight. As for Gu Chenghuai, he was unwilling to be separated from his wife, so he obtained the children's consent and also slept over.
Fortunately, the twins' low bed is big enough to accommodate four people, two adults and two children.
Yu Bao and Heng Bao slept in their own beds, with their little pillows next to the low bed, very close to their parents. The two little brothers did not make a fuss about getting close to Lin Zhao.
"Mom, our room is so lively tonight. I like it." Hengbao said with a smile.
"I know you like to be in a lively atmosphere." Lin Zhao hugged Qian Bao and patted her little son's back. The little boy hadn't slept with his mother for a long time, so he smiled happily with his black eyes curved, not even a trace of sleepiness.
Hengbao turned over and lay on the upper bunk, his short legs folded and raised, his little voice tinged with excitement, "Yeah, I like lively places. I am always happy every time I go to the old house."
"Are you unhappy in our house?" Lin Zhao asked back.
She wanted to ask, are you happy that your aunt is at home? This person is a spoiler and doesn't deserve to be there on such a warm night.
"Happy too, but a different kind of happy." Heng Bao said cleverly.
Gu Chenghuai raised his eyelids and glanced at the boy on the upper bunk. His voice was clear and steady. "Lie down. Do you want to hear a story tonight?"
Zhao Zhao is sleepy and it’s time for the children to go to bed.
Today, Gu Chenghuai led his men to hunt wild boars and killed several of them. His prestige was unprecedentedly high and the whole village praised him. The children surrounded the twins and praised them, envying them for being able to kill wild boars...
Because of this, little Hengbao was elated, and his admiration for his father was as endless as the Yellow River.
The boy on the upper bunk immediately lay down, pulling a corner of the blanket to cover his stomach.
"Listen. Lie down," he said loudly.
Gu Chenghuai reached out to pull the blanket for his wife, took out a children's book and started reading, his voice deliberately low, very hypnotic.
Soon, the four cubs fell asleep.
Yaobao falls asleep the fastest.
Lin Zhao whispered: "Yaobao may not like studying in the future."
Gu Chenghuai laughed, "She is so young, it's normal for her to fall in love with him. You can't tell at this age, maybe she will like him when she's older."
"That's right." Lin Zhao looked at the two similar little faces with gentle eyes.
She gave birth to them and wanted to pave a good way for them. She would go to the capital when the college entrance examination was resumed and buy a few more properties to provide them with a safety net.
"Gu Chenghuai, do you think it's strange that Qianbao got lost today?"
"I feel like everything is weird." Gu Chenghuai's black eyes flashed a cold light and disappeared in an instant, "I will investigate. Whoever is behind this will not end well."
"Pay attention, I feel like this isn't over yet."
Gu Chenghuai nodded.
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The twin boys, a boy and a girl, from the Fengshou Brigade were abducted to the mountains by fellow villagers. None of them lost any arms or legs, but the kidnappers were eaten by wolves. This incident spread to the surrounding brigades in a short time.
The Lin family also heard about it.
The next morning, Lin Heling and Song Xiwei came with their two sons.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Qianbao drinking milk from the bottle. He and his sister were sitting side by side on a rattan chair, swinging his short legs like lotus roots, with smiles on his face.
Lin Heling and Song Xiwei, who were walking in front, looked at each other and laughed.
It seems to be okay.
When Qianbao saw his grandparents, his eyes lit up slightly. He slid down from the rattan chair and ran over.
"Grandma, Grandpa, Second Uncle, Third Uncle." The little baby voice called out one by one.
Yaobao followed her brother's shouting and continued to drink milk after that.
The short and plump little one is drinking milk from a pink bottle, so adorable that it can melt people's hearts.
Lin Shifan walked over, picked up his little niece, and smiled with his white teeth, "Yaobao still recognizes me? I thought she couldn't remember me, she's really smart."
After saying that, he took out a White Rabbit milk candy.
"Yell again and I'll give you candy." He coaxed with evil humor.
Yaobao didn't even look at it, she just kept drinking milk.
At this time, Hengbao came over and said, "Yaobao won't want it."
"?"
A question mark popped up in Lin Shifan’s mind: Are there any children who don’t like candy?
"Yaobao doesn't like candy?"
Hengbao held out his hand, "Give me two and I'll tell you why."
Lin Shifan: “…”
Where did this clever guy come from who can bargain?
Take out two candies and give them to him.
Heng Bao accepted them readily, one for himself and one for his brother.
"When Yaobao drinks milk, she won't accept anything you give her."
Lin Shifan asked, "Where's the meat?"
"Mom said that she and Qianbao can't eat meat." Hengbao looked at his younger brother and sister with sympathy.
Then he thought again, when he was his younger brother and sister's age, he had never eaten meat either, so he didn't think it was strange and became calm again.
Lin Zhao heard the voice and came out.
"Dad, Mom, second brother, third brother."
Song Xiwei looked at her carefully and was relieved to see that she was in good spirits. "Why didn't you send a message to your family about such a big incident? Who is as familiar with the environment in the mountains as I am? Your father and I were shocked when we heard the news, so we came here immediately."
"I don't remember it." Lin Zhao said confidently, "We heard the news right after we came back, and my mind went blank."
"Fortunately, the child is fine." Song Xiwei hugged Qianbao, her eyes filled with indescribable heartache.
"Yes." Lin Zhao thought to herself, if something happened to Qianbao, she didn't know what she would do.
But she also knew that Qianbao was wearing a red rope on his hand, which could at least protect his life.
"Did Qianbao sleep well last night?" Song Xiwei asked again.
"I'm fine. I slept until dawn." She wanted to pee, so she pushed Gu Chenghuai's face, woke him up and carried him to pee.
"Where's Cheng Huai?" Lin Heling asked casually when she didn't see her son-in-law.
"I'm going to buy some candy." Lin Zhao brought the twins to pour water for her family. "A lot of people from the village helped me go up the mountain to look for people yesterday. I'm going to buy some candy to thank everyone."
"It's my duty."
Lin Shifan pulled out a bunch of bills from his military trouser pocket. There were all kinds of bills. "Zhao Zhao, keep these. There are quite a few candy bills in them. I'll buy you some candy."
As for the money, I just sent some back before, so I won’t give it to you this time.
Lin Zhao accepted it without hesitation and said, "Thank you, Third Brother. I will bring you two bottles of meat sauce when you return to the army."
"You are so generous, you are worthy of being my sister." Lin Shifan grabbed Xiao Jin, held her in his arms and stroked her fur, then asked, "Xiao Si, do you know... that the drug trial was successful?"
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