When Wang heard that it was a man, she felt a pang of anxiety. She stopped Xu Lanzhi, who was about to leave, and said, "You stay inside with the children. I'll go check on them."
Xu Lanzhi was also a little scared. She held Wang's hand and said, "Mother, I'll go with you."
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The two went out of the house, and Wang found two wooden sticks, handing one to Xu Lanzhi. The two helped each other into the courtyard.
The courtyard was pitch black, with only Bai Xue's cries and a person's painful groans.
Wang roared, "Bai Xue, get out of the way! I'll beat this damned lecher to death!"
Xu Lanzhi also shouted, "Mother, I'll go with you! Let's beat him to death!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were actually very anxious, so they encouraged each other to bolster their courage.
Little did they expect that the person in the courtyard had already been terrified by the snow. He said in a trembling voice, "Grandma Wang, don't hit me, it's me!"
Wang said irritably, "I'm going to hit you." Then she raised the stick!
Xu Lanzhi hurriedly called out, "Mother, wait a minute, why does that voice still sound like a child's?"
"Even if he's a child, he's still a little thief!" Although Wang said this, she ultimately stopped what she was doing.
"Auntie, please, please tell Grandma to stop hitting me!" the child pleaded.
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Xu Lanzhi dropped the wooden stick, lit a torch, and came out. She saw a ragged child pinned down by Bai Xue's large body. Xu Lanzhi leaned closer and said, "Baogen, it's you!"
Upon hearing this, Wang picked up a stick and scolded, "You brat, did your mother send you here to do something naughty?"
Baogen trembled with fear and cried, "Grandma, it's not my mother's fault, I asked to come here myself."
"What are you doing here?" Wang asked persistently.
Xu Lanzhi stopped her, saying, "Mother, don't frighten the child." After saying that, she called Bai Xue away, helped Bao Gen up, and said, "Child, get up and let your aunt see if you are hurt."
Xu Lanzhi brought Baogen into the house for a thorough inspection. Fortunately, Bai Xue showed mercy and only tore his clothes.
Xu Lanzhi felt relieved this time, and she asked gently, "Baogen, why are you coming to my house tonight instead of going home?"
Baogen blushed and said, "Auntie, I'm sorry, I was wrong!"
Xu Lanzhi asked him to sit down and patiently asked, "Don't rush, tell your aunt what happened."
Seeing that Xu Lanzhi wasn't angry at all, Baogen felt extremely embarrassed and lowered his head, saying, "Auntie, I heard you made money selling rabbits, so I thought..."
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"You think you can just steal my rabbit? Your mother must have taught you that!" Wang said with a displeased expression.
Baogen was extremely anxious: "Grandma, I really want to raise rabbits, it has nothing to do with my mother! I just want to raise rabbits to earn some money so that my mother won't have to work so hard!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Lanzhi was deeply moved; Cuixi had given birth to such a sensible son.
She asked Baogen seriously, "Do you really want to raise rabbits?"
Baogen nodded seriously and said, "I really want to raise it."
"Then you know that stealing is wrong, right?" Xu Lanzhi asked again.
Baogen's imposing manner instantly deflated. He lowered his head and said, "I know I was wrong. Please don't tell my mother, or she will beat me to death."
Xu Lanzhi smiled and said, "I don't have to tell your mother, but you have to agree to one condition."
"Auntie, what are the conditions?" Baogen asked guiltily.
Xu Lanzhi said seriously, "My condition is that I can lend you two rabbits, but you must take good care of them."
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Baogen couldn't believe his ears: "What, Auntie, you really want to give me a rabbit?"
Xu Lanzhi corrected, "I'm lending you rabbits. I'll lend you a pair of female rabbits. Once they have babies, you can return the mother rabbits to me."
"Thank you, Auntie, I will definitely take good care of myself!" Baogen almost knelt down before Xu Lanzhi.
Wang and her daughters looked at Xu Lanzhi in astonishment. Their mother must have taken the wrong medicine. Those were two female rabbits! Wasn't this giving someone else a chance to make money? Besides, he was Cuixi's son.
Ignoring her family's stares, Xu Lanzhi continued, "I won't lend it to you for nothing; you have to bring my family a basket of wild grass every day."
Baogen nodded vigorously: "Okay, no problem, thank you, Auntie."
Xu Lanzhi nodded in satisfaction and said, "A real man keeps his word. By the way, if you don't know how to raise rabbits, just ask Zhaodi and the others."
Jiedi blurted out, "You can ask me. In our family, I'm the one who mainly takes care of raising rabbits with my younger sisters. My eldest and second eldest sisters are more busy."
Baogen glanced gratefully at Jiedi, then quickly lowered his head again.
Good heavens, even though I know they have a lot of girls in their family, it's really hard to resist all of them staring at me.
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Xu Lanzhi smiled and said to Yindi, "In that case, you take Baogen to choose two rabbits. It's getting late, you should go back now!"
After seeing Baogen off, Madam Wang said fiercely, "Xu Lanzhi, are you trying to rebel? You gave that brat the rabbit without even asking my opinion! Have you forgotten how his mother talked about us? You've really forgotten the pain once the wound has healed!"
Xu Lanzhi grabbed Wang's arm and said, "Mother, I know you have a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Baogen is a pitiful child. Let's help him if we can. That's what I think too, isn't it!"
Wang rolled her eyes at Xu Lanzhi and said, "You're becoming more and more like your second sister. All you do is say nice things to fool me. You mean well, but Cuixi might not appreciate it. I'm afraid your good intentions will be wasted!"
Xu Lanzhi sighed softly and said, "Why do women have to make things difficult for each other? Cuixi became like this because she wasn't as lucky as me to have met such a good mother-in-law as you!"
Wang shook off her hand and scolded, "Don't flatter me. If Cuixi comes looking for trouble again, I won't care!"
Wang left in a huff, leaving Xu Lanzhi with her back turned, but as soon as she stepped out the door, she couldn't help but smile.
Tang Qiqi witnessed the entire process that just happened.
She developed a deep respect for her mother, who, despite her seemingly ordinary appearance, always managed to surprise her. In her own time, her mother would surely have been a powerful woman.
But now that I'm here, I not only want to ensure my mother has a comfortable life, but I also want to help her so that her kindness can shine and help more people.
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Wang was still heartbroken over the two rabbits; they were worth quite a bit of money.
She was also worried that Cui Xi might cause trouble and create unnecessary problems.
Xu Lanzhi also tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She noticed that with Dongsheng gone, her relationship with her mother-in-law had improved considerably.
She was also wondering why everyone wanted to have sons. Her mother-in-law, Cuixi, herself, and the women of Tangjiagou all worked diligently and did no less than the men. Why should they be considered inferior to them?
She also wondered why girls like Zhaodi were labeled as unpopular right from birth.
But she just couldn't understand it. She had no idea that her youngest daughter would bring about earth-shattering changes to Tangjiagou in the future.
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