"I won't do it again, Grandma, please spare me."
The man was covered in wounds, his back might even be fractured, how could he possibly be a match for them? He could only kneel down and beg for mercy.
"You can leave now. Let's just leave this matter as it is for the time being. You should know that Wu Chen's wife is not someone you can mess with."
Wu Chen isn't home right now, but my family isn't going to let her get away with this. Don't even think about bullying her. Get lost!
Xiuhua's sister-in-law told him to get lost. Although he didn't gain anything from this, he didn't know what kind of rumors would spread if word got out.
Upon hearing this, Liu Dong stood up shakily, his back aching terribly, as Wu Lei had hit him with a hoe on his back.
Fortunately, he was just a child; if he had been an adult, Liu Dong would probably have been paralyzed on the spot.
His hands and feet were beaten with sticks and covered in bruises; he also lost all his money.
As Liu Dong walked home, he thought to himself, "I really tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead. I don't know how I'm going to explain my injuries when I get home."
"Sister-in-law, are you alright? I knew I shouldn't have stayed so far away from you."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua looked at Wei Yuyan with heartache.
"It's nothing, Sister Xiuhua. She was just frightened. Oh, I was so scared I almost jumped out of my skin."
Luckily, Wu Lei was nearby and swung a hoe at him.
Wei Yuyan was truly terrified this time. She couldn't believe what would happen to her if Liu Dong, that bastard, defiled her. She was afraid she would kill Liu Dong.
"Sister-in-law, it's all my fault for being playful. I'll never go to that lousy fish place again. I'll stay by your side and protect you."
Wu Lei hung his head in frustration, like a child who had made a mistake.
"Xiao Lei, you've done a great job. You defeated the bad guys and saved your sister-in-law. She's grateful to you, so how could she blame you?"
If you have to blame someone, blame the bad guys for being so wicked. My little Lei is really amazing.
Wei Yuyan patted Wu Lei's head, then thought that since boys are growing up, she shouldn't pat their heads all the time. So she patted his shoulder to encourage him.
"Thank you, sister-in-law. Please sit down and rest for a while. I'll get you some water."
Wu Lei seemed to have made up his mind. His older brother had taught him a set of boxing techniques when he was at home.
But after my older brother left home, I became lax and stopped practicing.
It seems I still need to practice more, otherwise how can I protect my sister-in-law and younger sister?
"Sister-in-law, I want to protect you too, and fight the bad guys."
Wu Qian didn't quite understand what had happened; she only knew that there was a bad guy, and her brother and sister-in-law had chased him away.
"Okay, Qianqian~".
This incident made Wei Yuyan immediately more vigilant; in this era, women were in far greater danger.
In such a remote and desolate place, if you are bullied, it's probably no use shouting until you're hoarse. When Qianqian grows up, she must pay attention to this aspect.
"Sister-in-law, consider this four qian of silver as compensation for him. Here, please keep it safe."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua stuffed two strings of cash and silver coins into Wei Yuyan's hands.
"What can I say? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have even thought of making him pay me back."
Wei Yuyan thought that if it weren't for Sister-in-law Xiuhua, she would have suffered a huge loss, so she could only beat him up.
“We need to teach this kind of person a lesson. He didn’t have a good reputation in the village to begin with, and he doesn’t come back often after becoming a live-in son-in-law.”
I don't know why he's back again. It seems what others said was true; the person he visited was a wealthy one.
Otherwise, how could he have so much money on him, four qian of silver?
Xiuhua's sister-in-law recounted Liu Dong's usual situation.
“It’s okay when he’s not in the village. I really don’t want to see him again. If I see him again, I’ll want to hit him.”
Wei Yuyan was glad he didn't live in the village; otherwise, having such a menace living there would be like having a ticking time bomb.
"Hmm, I'll have my husband warn him again next time he sees him. He only dares to act like this because Wu Lei isn't home."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law comforted Wei Yuyan, assuring her that Liu Dong would definitely not dare to do it again.
"Well, thank you, Sister-in-law Xiuhua. Oh well, I'll dig a little longer, then it'll be time to go home."
Wei Yuyan felt a little tired, but life had to go on. It was still early, only the hour of Wei, so she could dig quite a bit.
After drinking the water from Wu Lei, they continued digging for bamboo shoots. Everyone took their places, and Wu Lei seemed to have matured a lot that day.
Today's harvest was pretty good. Sister-in-law Xiuhua filled most of her basket, and Wei Yuyan's basket was also full.
"Sister-in-law, put some in the basket and I'll carry it."
Wu Lei didn't fish today, and there wasn't much in his basket.
"No need, I can carry it."
Wei Yuyan can carry this basket on her back quite well.
"This will alleviate the burden a bit."
Wu Lei still took out ten bamboo shoots and put them in the basket.
When the group returned home, they were all quite tired, mainly because they had been frightened and were mentally exhausted.
"Sister-in-law, I'll cook dinner tonight, you go and rest."
Wu Lei went straight to the kitchen as soon as he got home.
Wei Yuyan lost her appetite for cooking and fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the chair.
"Sister-in-law, dinner is ready."
Qianqian shook Wei Yuyan awake.
"How did I fall asleep? I'm eating."
Wei Yuyan slept for half an hour and felt much better. She saw that the food on the table was ready. Wu Lei had cooked stir-fried eggs with chili peppers and stir-fried vegetables.
"Xiao Lei's cooking has improved, and the saltiness is just right."
Wei Yuyan nodded, thinking that the quality of this dish would probably surpass her own next year.
"Sister-in-law, let's peel the bamboo shoots tomorrow."
Wu Lei thought that it would be dark by the time he finished eating.
"I'm going to town to buy some meat tomorrow. Can you peel bamboo shoots at home after breakfast? I'll buy you some pastries when I get back."
We've finished all the pastries we bought before, and the kids really like them, so we're not short of them now.
“Okay, sister-in-law, my sister and I will peel bamboo shoots at home tomorrow.”
Wu Lei nodded.
Wei Yuyan took a shower and went to bed in the evening, falling asleep quickly. She was tired during the day, so she slept very soundly at night.
The next morning, he walked to town with two hundred coins in his pocket. Now that Xiao Lei has grown up, he can steam buns and cook for himself, which makes me feel much more at ease.
When we arrived in town, we went to the meat stall first, because if we went too late, there might not be any pork offal left.
"Two pounds of pork belly, one pound of lean meat, and boss, do you have any pig stomach today?"
Wei Yuyan was thinking of buying a pig's stomach to make a pig's stomach chicken soup.
"Sorry, we don't have pig stomach today. Would you like pig liver or pig intestines?"
The boss was already very familiar with Wei Yuyan.
"Okay."
Wei Yuyan counted out twenty-eight coins and handed them over.
"Take care."
After buying the meat, Wei Yuyan strolled around the street for a while, but there was nothing else she wanted to buy.
Seeing the steaming hot buns, Wei Yuyan bought ten right away. "We'll have buns for lunch today!"
I went to the pastry shop and bought a pound of osmanthus cake and a pound of peanut brittle before going home.
As we were about to leave the town, something else came to mind.
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