But this time, Xiao Zhou refused to budge.
Even if they were beaten to the point of near death.
In the end, Aunt Chi saw that Xiao Zhoushi could no longer even groan, so she had to call a halt.
"Mother, shouldn't we beat this kind of vile woman to death instead of keeping her around for the New Year?" Chi Sanhe said indignantly.
“Little Zhou deserves to die, but we can’t be the ones who killed her! How are An’an and Si Lang supposed to stand up for themselves?”
Aunt Chi yelled back.
She certainly didn't care whether Xiao Zhoushi lived or died.
We can't let Little Zhou die at their hands.
Otherwise, An'an and Silang would have no way to establish themselves.
Thinking of his two sons, Chi Sanhe's anger and frustration gradually subsided.
Can……
"What should we do? Should we really give her ten taels of silver?"
"How could that be? Since she's too lazy to choose, let's choose for her. Knock her out, tie her up, leave her half a sack of food, and let her fend for herself. We'll leave tomorrow."
Someone like Xiao Zhou would never keep her promise even if she took the money.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for her to give money to Xiao Zhou.
Since we can't kill her and don't want her to live, let's just let her fend for herself.
"We're leaving tomorrow? Where are we going?"
Chi Dashan asked.
They are now in a dilemma, truly not knowing where to go.
"Whichever direction you chased An'an in, that's the direction we'll go," Aunt Chi said confidently.
Although we didn't catch up with her today and didn't manage to save An'an.
But that doesn't mean they're going to give up.
"When we were chasing them, we headed northwest. There are continuous mountain ranges there, and those people walked on flat ground as if it were nothing, which is why we lost them..."
"If we head northwest, will we be able to bypass Jin Yang Town?" Old Man Li suddenly asked.
Their destination was originally north.
Crossing the mountain range from the northwest also means heading north, but it will be a very difficult journey.
Old Man Chi nodded: "Yes."
"Alright, let's go from the northwest and cross the mountains!"
The two families quickly made a decision.
However, during the meal, everyone noticed that Old Mrs. Li was not in good spirits, but they didn't think much of it, assuming that she hadn't recovered from the shock of Li Mingrong stealing the silver.
After all, in the past, Grandma Li doted on this little grandson the most.
The next morning, seeing that Xiao Zhou was still unconscious and seemed to have a high fever, they simply left her without even binding her, leaving behind half a bag of grain, and the two families set off.
Since we need to cross mountains, the donkey cart won't be needed.
There was no other way but to slaughter the donkey, pack up the meat, and take everything with us.
The men were carrying a lot of things, while the women were either holding children or helping Grandma Li.
The two families set off in a large group.
Before setting off, Aunt Chi secretly brought Chi Tang back once to pack up the flatbed cart and other heavy items.
Crossing the mountain was a choice made out of necessity.
However, both families were dumbfounded when they saw the continuous mountain range.
Everything else was fine, but they were worried about encountering wild animals and getting lost, but... it seemed there was no way out.
They were all elderly, weak, women and children, so their movements were naturally slow.
It took the two families three whole days to barely cross a small hill.
However, they encountered several families on the road who all had the same idea.
After all, five taels of silver per person for the toll was simply too expensive.
The dense forests grew larger and the trees grew taller, with wild animals appearing from time to time.
Chi Dashan was very strong, and Li Mingfan had even learned some martial arts. Coincidentally, the two families they met on the road had two men who were also very strong.
When they encountered three wild boars attacking them, the families worked together to kill them!
Chi Dashan wiped the blood from his face and thanked the burly man who had just pushed him away and shielded him from the wild boar's attack.
"Thank you for saving my life, brave warrior."
“Brother, you’re being too polite. In this deep forest, if I didn’t save you, I would have been eaten by other wild animals sooner or later! I’m saving myself too.”
The burly man introduced himself: "My name is Guan Wu. I used to be a bodyguard, but later I lost my leg and became lame, so I went home to farm. This is my wife, Ahe, and my son, Chengcheng."
Guan Wu was about thirty years old. He was strong and muscular, with muscles that were difficult to conceal even with his clothes.
With a relaxed and open-minded demeanor, as the saying goes, "the face reflects the heart," he clearly doesn't seem like a scheming or malicious person.
His wife, Ahe, is quite petite and has a delicate, refined appearance.
The most surprising thing is their son.
Chengcheng looks to be only ten years old, but he has superhuman strength and is incredibly brave.
He just picked up a huge rock and smashed it into a wild boar, knocking it unconscious!
“My name is Li Han,” the other man said coldly.
Li Han was alone and looked to be around forty years old. He was thin and bony but quite capable.
However, he had a gloomy expression and a cold demeanor, making people afraid to get close to him.
However, if he hadn't intervened, it probably wouldn't have been so easy to subdue those wild boars.
"Brother Guan, Brother Li, thank you for saving my life."
After greeting Li Mingfan, Chi Dashan looked at the four wild boars on the ground, exchanged a glance, and then said readily:
"How about we each take one of these three wild boars?"
The three families naturally refer to the Li family and the Chi family being one family.
Although their family had the most members, they would likely have suffered casualties if the other two families hadn't intervened.
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