"Shuanghua!" Li Qiaoer was shocked and frightened. She had originally thought that this group of girls would be disliked by their families, but she never thought that the most cheerful Xia Shuanghua would become the first one among them.
Just when everyone was unable to react and were about to watch Xia Shuanghua hit her head and die against the cliff, a small figure ran away until only a shadow was left and pulled Xia Shuanghua back.
Xia Shuanghua obviously didn't expect anyone to save her, and her face showed the determination to die.
"Sister, are you seeking death so that your father and elder brother can go to live with relatives without any worries?" Jiang Huaixu withdrew his hand, raised his little face and asked Xia Shuanghua.
"I--" Xia Shuanghua subconsciously wanted to say something, but her throat seemed to be blocked by a ball of cotton and she couldn't say anything.
Qian Xiuzhu came hurriedly and hugged Xia Shuanghua behind her, while Zheng Wangshi yelled at the Xia family: "Is that a tumor on your shoulder? The girl is not yours? Do you have to force her to death to feel comfortable? There are so many people here. If you say you have no shame, you can't tolerate a girl. If you say you have dignity, you can't wait to lift other people's ears and shout in their eyes and ears!
Is it her fault that she was deflowered? As her relatives, you dare not fight the bandits to death, but only act like a bully in your own home! You are really capable! Haha——!"
Zheng Wangshi's last two sneers were full of sarcasm, causing Xia Shuanghua's elder brother to blush.
He stood up and just raised his hand, which was shaking with anger, when he was kicked a dozen feet away - if there hadn't been someone blocking him from behind, it would have been more than a dozen feet.
Jiang Huaixu retracted his foot, pinched his waist like Zheng Wangshi, and said slowly: "Don't hit my Aunt Zheng!"
The onlookers who didn't understand why Jiang Huaixu suddenly kicked someone suddenly realized that he was afraid that his aunt Yin would be beaten! But... he didn't look like he was going to hit anyone?
The thought went around in my head, but no one said it out loud.
Zheng Wangshi hugged Jiang Huaixu, rubbed his head and put his face close to hers. "Xu Jie'er is really amazing! Auntie was so scary just now!"
Zheng Laitou, who was behind the two of them, touched his head and shook it.
"You, which girl are you from? How could you be so cruel?!" After helping her husband up, Mrs. Xia turned her head and glared at Jiang Huaixu.
"My youngest sister." Jiang Erlang walked slowly, stood beside Jiang Huaixu, and looked at Mrs. Xia indifferently.
After seeing the face of the person coming clearly, Mrs. Xia shrank back and dared not say a word.
As soon as Old Man Xia saw Jiang Erlang come forward, he immediately gave up the idea of continuing to pester them. He stood in front of his son and daughter-in-law and shouted in a timid voice, "You said you wanted to divide the food before, then give us the food for our family, and we will leave now!"
"The Xia family only moved one bag of rice along the way, so take this bag of rice away!" Jiang Erlang signaled Qi Dafu to bring a bag of rice.
"What?!" Old Man Xia was completely panicked. "This, this is different from what you said before! Bandits even stole a lot of food from my family!"
Jiang Erlang glanced at him and asked calmly, "I said we'd distribute the grain, and I did. Your son picked up a bag of rice on his own, feeling tired. You can't blame anyone else. As for the grain that the bandits stole, you should go after them. What does it have to do with us?"
Jiang Erlang's words caused a commotion among the mountain people.
"Liar, a bunch of liars!" Old Man Xia was so anxious that he jumped up and down, "You are the mountain..."
Qi Dafu clapped his hands, seemingly unaware that he had dropped the rice on Old Man Xia's feet.
Mrs. Xia pointed at the rice on the ground and said, "This is not the whole bag of rice my husband carried back!"
"Oh." Jiang Erlang said, "We escorted you all the way and helped you find food, so we must get some compensation."
Mountain people: ······
Some people who wanted to get their share of food gradually slowed down, while others rushed to get the food, fearing that they would be a step late.
Jiang Zhengmao didn't ask anyone to specifically record how much grain each family carried, so this sudden incident almost made him jump up and down. Before he could jump up, the arrival of Doctor Kang solved his urgent problem.
Doctor Kang walked up to Jiang Zhengmao, explained the situation to him, and took the responsibility of distributing food to the mountain people.
He could tell the people who came to collect food how much food their family had carried just by looking at them, and then deduct the withheld portion and have the rest given to the mountain people.
"It seems that this brother has expected this to happen a long time ago?" Jiang Zhengmao asked in surprise.
Doctor Kang shook his head. "It wasn't me, it was Jiang Erlang. After the three of us found the mountain people, he discovered that they were not united and there were many cunning and deceitful people. He asked us to remember the amount of food each family carried, just to cope with the current situation."
"Erlang," Jiang Zhengmao sighed, "He's a smart guy."
On the other hand, the Xia family knew they had no chance of getting any favor from Jiang Erlang, so they took their meager belongings and disappeared into the night, leaving Xia Shuanghua standing there all alone.
"Shuanghua." Li Qiaoer walked up to Xia Shuanghua and carefully took her hand.
Xia Shuanghua had stopped sobbing. She withdrew her gaze from the direction her family had left and moved her eyes calmly to Li Qiaoer.
She said blankly: "Sister Qiaoer, I really have no home anymore."
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Jiang Zhengmao subconsciously wanted to touch his head again, but suddenly he remembered that his wife said he had lost a lot of hair recently. He also thought of Zheng Lai Tou's hair, and he immediately gave up the idea.
After thinking for a long time, he said to the villagers, "We can talk about it tomorrow. Let's get a good night's sleep tonight!"
After saying this, he saw the mountain people disperse, and then he said to Jiang Boliang, "Aliang, tonight, you call a few people to help you guard the stolen goods... and take the bandits' bows and arrows. If you make any noise, shoot them to death."
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