Chapter 4 Whoever bullies me, I will drag him down with me
Tang Yue stood up and walked to the window, looking out through the hole in the window paper that was either damaged by the wind or poked by the children's hands. Oh, there was a place in the middle of the village where thick smoke was billowing.
Tang Yue didn't know where that place was. Due to her health condition, she had almost never left the yard.
Tang Bei was looking outside the outer room door, then turned back to Lin Cuicui and said, "Mom, that should be Second Uncle's house."
Lin Cuicui covered the pot and walked to the gate of the yard. Seeing that the place where the thick smoke came from was indeed Tang Shengli's house, she subconsciously lowered her head to look for the bucket.
But thinking of how Tang Shengli took advantage of the situation and almost killed the head of the family, Lin Cuicui turned around and went into the house with an expressionless face.
"Your father and your sister are both lying on the kang in poor health, so we don't have time to go out and put out the fire. Just add another handful of firewood and the meal will be ready."
"By the way, why haven't Ernan and Dongzi come back yet?"
Tang Bei looked outside and said, "Maybe Mr. Xu is visiting someone's family. Mom, I'll go to the door and check."
Tang Bei finished speaking and was about to go to the gate. As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he heard a slight sound of landing from behind the house. Tang Bei turned and went to the backyard.
Tang Nan, now covered in dust, was raising his hand to pick up Tang Dong. Seeing Tang Bei approaching, he felt he couldn't put his hand down, nor could he hold it up. An awkward smile appeared on his face.
"Brother, we..." There was a hint of flattery in Tang Nan's voice.
Tang Bei glanced at his two younger brothers. He didn't blame them, but simply said, "You're back. Go wash up first. Don't let Mom worry. It's almost time for dinner."
Tang Nan and Tang Dong exchanged a glance, knowing their eldest brother knew everything. They stuck out their tongues in unison, then quietly followed Tang Bei into the house.
In the house, Lin Cuicui was serving rice from the stove, and the food in the pot exuded the original aroma of food.
The kang table was placed on the kang where Tang Shengkai lay. Tang Yue sat at the table, staring at the meal Lin Cuicui had prepared. Her eyes twitched slightly. What was this? She had never seen it before. But her stomach growled.
Lin Cuicui and Tang Bei all got on the kang. Lin Cuicui served each of them some boiled cabbage stalks in plain water. After putting the bowls away, Lin Cuicui looked at her three sons opposite her.
As soon as Tang Nan and Tang Dong came in, she saw leaves from the corn stalks stuck on their bodies, but she pretended not to see it.
She wanted to scold the second and third brothers for not knowing the seriousness of the matter, but what Tang Shengli did was so hateful that the second and third brothers also wanted to vent their anger.
After holding it in for a long time, Lin Cuicui said calmly, "You are still young. I will take care of the family affairs. Don't go out and do anything dangerous in the future. Let's eat."
Tang Yue turned her head to look at her mother, her big eyes moving around between her second and third brothers, as if she understood something.
Seeing that their mother did not scold them, Tang Bei and the other two happily reached out to grab the buckwheat pancakes. Lin Cuicui first gave a millet pancake to Tang Yue, and then she also took a buckwheat pancake and started to chew on it.
Tang Yue took the food and took a bite. It was a little harsh on her throat, so she quickly drank some soup. Tang Nan ate it with the most relish, his face a look of satisfaction.
Tang Yue broke off half of the pancake in her hand and handed it to Lin Cuicui, "Mom, please help me eat some, I can't finish it."
Lin Cuicui didn't answer, "Yueyue, you are weak, eat more."
Tang Yue stretched out her short arms and forcefully stuffed half of the pancake into Lin Cuicui's hands, "Eat!"
Then she leaned over the table, grabbed another millet pancake, broke it into three pieces, and gave them to the three Tangbei brothers. Tangbei wanted to refuse, but seeing his sister's serious expression, he had no choice but to compromise.
Tang Nan was the happiest. "Sister, have you really eaten enough? Then I'll eat it."
"Well, you eat, second brother."
Tang Dong looked at his little sister, then took a bite of the biscuit with a smile on his face.
Tang Nan and Tang Dong only lit the pile of newly cut firewood at Tang Shengli's house. Before they finished their meal, the fire at Tang Shengli's house had been put out.
After a busy day, everyone was exhausted. Lin Cuicui made some millet soup and fed it to Tang Shengkai, and then everyone went to rest.
Tang Yue and the three brothers, Tang Bei and Tang Bei, slept together in the west room. The three fell asleep quickly. Tang Yue was not used to resting her head on Tang Bei's arm, so she quickly lay down on the mattress while Tang Bei was asleep.
Looking at the mottled mud walls and the dark roof, Tang Yue began to think about life.
Nothing else mattered; the most important thing was Tang Shengkai's illness and the family's livelihood. She was too young, only four years old, and as thin as a stick. Even if there was any work to do, her mother and brothers probably wouldn't let her do it.
So what should she do? This family is really too poor. Also, she doesn't know what kind of era this is. It seems that I have to ask my second brother tomorrow.
Although he has only had a short time with the three brothers, Tang Nan should be the most honest and simple one. As long as there is something delicious, he should be able to find out a lot of things.
Tang Yue didn't think much about it, closed her eyes and began to practice. If she wanted to truly draw Qi into her body, she had to first nourish the deep-rooted illnesses in her body with spiritual power, and then open up her meridians.
Judging from the spiritual energy here, it would probably take quite a while, but Tang Shengkai's body couldn't wait, so she had to speed up. Alas, living in a new place, she had wanted to be lazy, but she didn't expect that she would still have to work hard to cultivate.
I hope Dad gets better soon so that someone can take care of her.
The next morning, just before dawn, the door of Tang Yue's house was banged on by someone from outside.
"Tangnan, Tangdong, you two little bastards, get out here! This is unjust! You dare to burn down my house? I think you don't want to live anymore. I'm going to sue you in the county."
"That's right, Tangnan and Tangdong, you two, come out here. You uneducated bastards, you even dared to set fire to your dear second uncle's firewood pile. You are worse than animals."
Tang Yue woke up when the door rang. At this moment, Tang Bei and the others were also woken by the noise outside. They all got up and quickly put on their clothes.
Tang Dong put on his cotton-padded jacket while smiling and comforting Tang Yue, "Don't be afraid, sister. Second uncle and second aunt just came here to cause trouble because they didn't take advantage of our family yesterday. They will leave soon when there are too many people. You can go to sleep."
Tang Bei also patted Tang Yue's head soothingly, "Be good, little sister, don't be afraid. Big brother will go out and take a look."
Tang Nan also came over and said, "Don't be afraid, sister. Second brother is out fighting the bad guys. He will beat them away in no time."
Lin Cuicui had already gotten up. It was winter now, and there wasn't much work to do in the production team. Most of the villagers were staying at home for the winter, but they had little food at home, so she thought about going to the mountains to see if there were any rabbits or pheasants she could catch.
Before I left, Tang Shengli and Li Yuanzi came looking for me.
She walked into the kitchen calmly and came out with a kitchen knife in her hand. Now she understood that if she and the third child had not always tolerated and respected them, they would not have been raised to look down on them.
Now that the third child is in that state, if she doesn't stand up for herself, she and her four children will be eaten by them.
When the three Tangbei brothers came out of the house, they saw Lin Cuicui holding a kitchen knife and trying to open the door.
Tang Bei was shocked, "Mom~"
Tang Nan and Tang Dong also shouted, "Mom~"
Lin Cuicui looked back at her three sons and said, "Everyone's up. It's okay. Mom is here. You guys stay at the door."
After she finished speaking, she exerted force with her hand and pulled the wooden door open from the inside. Lin Cuicui didn't give the people outside a chance to react and chopped them with a kitchen knife.
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