Chapter 202 A Person Arrives in the Middle of the Night
Lin Baozhu smiled and placed a plump rabbit leg into Hu Zi's bowl, saying, "Eat more if you like it, it'll give you strength!"
Tiger put the rabbit leg into Lin Baozhu's bowl: "Auntie, eat it. Look how skinny you are, like a monkey."
The people at the dinner table burst into laughter upon hearing this.
After a lively family reunion dinner, since Lin Erlang and his wife didn't live at home often, Lin's mother specially changed their bed sheets and blankets. Lin's second sister-in-law helped out, her face full of the smile of a new mother.
Although she didn't return to the village often, every time she did, her mother-in-law would prepare a hot meal and clean bedding. She felt it was all worth it to have married into the Lin family.
Before going to bed, Lin Baozhu dragged a heavy string of huge animal traps out of the woodshed...
Li Xiaoxian's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and he gasped, "Good heavens! Such a huge thing! Are you going to hunt tigers in the back mountains or what?"
Lin Baozhu slammed the animal trap into the yard and, hands on her hips, said, "What tiger are you trying to catch? The Revolutionary Committee paid such a large sum of money today, I'm afraid some greedy thieves might sneak in at night! I was thinking of putting something under the wall as a precaution!"
"How strong is the bite force of this iron thing? If it clamps onto your leg, the bones will be shattered to pieces!"
"The trap is stronger than a regular animal trap. But if you put the trap in your own yard and someone sneaks in at night, even if they get their head caught, they deserve it and can't blame anyone else."
Li Xiaoxian carefully picked up a clip, weighed it in his hand, and immediately said, "No, no! This thing is too heavy! You're a girl with delicate skin, how can you do this rough work? Put it down and let us grown men do it!" With that, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to get to work.
Lin Baozhu's lips curved slightly: "Alright, then I'll trouble Uncle. Mainly place it in the south corner. Also, dig two more holes, and scatter iron nails at the bottom! And..." She turned around and deftly took several gleaming sickles and machetes from the wall:
"Keep a handy tool in every room! If the clamps don't work, having something in hand will keep you from panicking!"
"Is this... really necessary?" Li Xiaoxian swallowed hard.
"It's better to be safe than sorry. Of course, it's best if we don't need it!"
Three thousand five hundred yuan is enough to drive a desperate person to take the risk in an era where the average monthly income is only a few dozen yuan!
"Okay, I'll do as you say! I'll go set it up right away!"
Li Xiaoxian called to Lin Erlang and Lin Sanlang, and the three of them worked together to drag several heavy animal traps toward the south wall.
When he reached the corner, Li Xiaoxian strained with all his might, his face turning a deep purplish-red, but the two iron jaws of the trap remained completely still!
"Second brother! Come and lend a hand! This thing can't be pried open by one person!"
Seeing this, Lin Baozhu stepped forward. She didn't seem to exert much force with her hands, but the hard and heavy iron jaws opened with a "click"!
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What did he just say? Delicate skin and tender flesh? Girls can't do rough work?
I really want to go back a few seconds and slap myself across the face! What do you call this? Being blind to someone's worth? Or mocking myself for overestimating my own abilities?
“Baozhu, you have such strength…” Li Xiaoxian’s voice was a little weak.
Lin Sanlang, who was deftly setting up the traps, chuckled and interjected, "Uncle, you probably haven't heard of my little sister's legendary reputation. A few days ago, several wild boars barged into the village and almost hurt my mother. Baozhu grabbed one of the animals by its hind leg and slammed it to the ground like a chick! The wild boar was smashed to pieces. Many people in the village saw it!"
Li Xiaoxian subconsciously touched his neck, chuckled dryly, and joked, "Good heavens! With Baozhu around, what need is there for oxen in our village? Just harness Baozhu to a plow, and she'll plow the entire village's land in a day, earning work points left and right!"
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Baozhu had already silently stood beside him, her voice chillingly menacing:
"Uncle... do you believe I can throw you onto the roof right now?"
Li Xiaoxian shuddered and jumped back two steps with a "whoosh," his face plastered with a fawning, dry smile: "Hehe...just kidding! Just kidding! My old bones can't take your fall! Hehe...well, second and third brothers, you guys are busy, I...I'll go back to the house to check on the kids!" With that, he slipped away faster than a rabbit.
Watching Li Xiaoxian flee in panic, Lin Erlang pushed up his glasses and said seriously, "Little sister, is Mother really planning to wait until Grandma's birthday to talk about this matter at Aunt's house?"
"Um!"
Lin Baozhu nodded and continued, "What I mean is, by the time Grandma's birthday comes, Aunt's house will also be finished. At that time, we can talk to Uncle and the others to make peace. After so many years, even Grandpa's temper should have subsided. As long as someone offers him a decent way out, how could he not take it? After all, she is his own daughter; he can't hold a grudge forever."
Upon hearing this, Lin Erlang's gaze behind his glasses turned slightly cold, as if he had remembered something: "Alright, it's Grandma's birthday, I'll take your sister-in-law back with me."
Although his mother had a fiery temper, she was always the one who got bullied by his "good aunt's" family.
"Okay!" Lin Baozhu said with a smile.
Once the last animal trap was in place, its cold light gleaming in the corner, the group dusted themselves off and went back to their rooms. In the night, a mix of the potential dangers brought by money and the comforting warmth of family, they drifted off to sleep…
In the dead of night, all was quiet.
"Crack..."
"Rustle, rustle..."
Several deliberately hushed footsteps and the sound of clothes rubbing against the wall came from the south corner! Lin Baozhu's eyes snapped open, then she silently rolled out of bed...
She had just opened the door—
A heavy thud followed by the clanging of metal against metal, a sound that made your teeth clench! Then came the man's heart-wrenching screams of agony:
"Ah! My legs—!!"
Outside the wall, a panicked growl rang out from one of their accomplices: "Damn it! We've been tricked! Run...!"
"No! Don't leave me! Help me—!" the man, trapped tightly in the animal trap, cried out in agony.
This piercing scream not only frightened their accomplices outside the wall to run even faster, but also instantly awakened the sleeping members of the Lin family!
"Which bastard dares to come to my house?"
Lin's mother reacted the fastest, grabbing the fire poker from beside her pillow and rushing out barefoot! She went straight to the corner and started hitting the person who was curled up, groaning, and unable to move!
"Ouch! Stop hitting me! Have mercy! I won't do it again! I'll never do it again! Big brother! Big brother, please don't leave me!" The man cried out in pain as he was beaten, begging for mercy repeatedly.
Lin Sanlang, carrying a wood-chopping knife, flung open the door and chased after them, only to see a few blurry figures fleeing in panic in the night, and the sound of disordered footsteps receding into the distance...
"Third brother, stop chasing! Go and fetch the captain first!"
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