Chapter 146 Guaguaguagua There is still one chapter before twelve o'clock
Xiang Yao and his group had originally made full preparations to argue with the Liu family, but before they even arrived at the destination, they saw a thin figure running towards them from afar.
"It's Xiaoya! It's my Xiaoya!"
He Jinfeng recognized the figure as her daughter at a glance. She was so excited that she almost jumped up and waved vigorously in that direction.
That was the figure she had been seeing for more than ten years. Even if it was still far away and she couldn't see the face clearly, she could recognize it at a glance.
Zhou Laoer and He Jinfeng thought the ox cart was too slow and didn't want to wait even a second longer, so they supported each other and jumped off the cart, hurriedly running forward, and soon met up with the thin figure.
"Xiaoya, you little girl! Why are you wearing so little? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
He Jinfeng held Xiaoya's hand and turned her over and over, fearing that the child was injured. There was pity in her eyes that was hard to conceal.
It was winter, and the wind was biting cold. Xiaoya was only wearing a dark-colored padded jacket that didn't look like her own, but her forehead was covered with beads of sweat.
She was breathing heavily, and seeing this, she could no longer hold back, so she snuggled into He Jinfeng's arms, tears streaming down her face.
"Mother, wuwu, I—hiccup—I slipped out when they weren't paying attention—hiccup—wuwu..."
He Jinfeng patted her back gently, and her heart felt like it was being pricked by needles, with waves of sour and bitter pain coming out.
"It's okay, it's okay. Your parents have found you and won't let you stay here anymore. Let's go home." She comforted her little daughter. At the same time, she felt distressed and hated Sun Qiaozhen and her husband to death.
"Mom! Hurry up! They're catching up! They're right behind us!"
Xiaoya looked back worriedly, stood up straight, pulled her parents and continued to run forward, looking panicked.
He Jinfeng exchanged a glance with her husband and said in a domineering tone, "Don't be afraid, Xiaoya. Today, the king of heaven is here. If you don't want to, don't even think about taking you away!"
Xiaoya sniffled, raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and nodded heavily: "Dad, Mom, as long as you are here, I am not afraid anymore, wuwu, I am not afraid."
Xiang Yao and his group also caught up at this time. Zhou Laoer gave a helpless smile and said, "Everyone, my Xiaoya escaped from the Liu family. The people from the Liu family should be chasing us. Please help me later!"
Several young men and Xiang Yao all laughed. Xiang Ming said cheerfully, "Uncle Zhou Er, this is nothing. We came here today just for Xiao Ya. We have to help you even if you don't ask!"
Pan Yi also said calmly: "Yes, we are on the right side. No matter where we go to argue, we are not afraid!"
Xiang Yao silently glanced at him, thinking, isn't this Pan Zhiqing a little too naive? For a country person, the way to solve this kind of problem is not to go and reason with others. Didn't you see the people chasing after him from a distance? Are they all armed with weapons?
This is going to be a fight!
Obviously, the local youths in Xiangjiawan all noticed this and immediately asked, "What's the plan? Should we leave immediately, or wait for those people to come over and have a good discussion?"
At this time, the young people all looked at Nie Baichuan, the most stable and prestigious one.
Nie Baichuan raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "If we leave, they will come after us. It's better to solve the problem here and avoid further trouble."
As soon as he said this, the young people seemed to have received the answer they wanted to hear the most, and they cheered, which made Xiang Yao's eyes jump.
In fact, she felt that running away was the best strategy. After all, everyone came to help their fellow villagers. If they returned with bruises on their faces, the Zhou family would feel guilty.
However, it is obvious that these people are very stubborn and like to confront each other face to face.
Of course, she respects everyone's ideas and doesn't interfere in anything, but she lets the men handle this kind of thing.
Xiang Yao saw a group of people from the Liu family coming towards him aggressively, so he pulled He Jinfeng and Xiaoya aside and stood next to the ox cart.
Let them handle the rest.
The strong men of the Liu family, each holding a hoe and a hatchet in their hands, looked like they were not easy to deal with. Xiang Yao couldn't help but admire the little girl Xiaoya.
She gave a thumbs-up and whispered, "You're pretty impressive for escaping from a house like this!"
Xiaoya explained a little embarrassedly, "Today, their family went to a neighbor's house for a feast. I took advantage of the fact that there were no one at the Liu family in the afternoon. There was only one woman staring at me. I took advantage of the fact that she was washing clothes in the yard and ran out from behind the house, around the top of the hill."
The Shitang Brigade is surrounded by mountains of all sizes. Xiaoya grew up in the mountains, so he was naturally familiar with the route and soon found himself on the main road away from the Liu family.
The woman who was staring at her was very vigilant and soon discovered that she was missing. She quickly called her family back and immediately gathered a group of people to chase her.
Xiaoya hadn't had a full meal in the past few days. This family wanted to kill her fighting spirit and was afraid that she would run away, so they only gave her a little water and rice porridge every day. As a result, she had no strength to run fast along the way.
But Xiaoya felt extremely lucky. Just when she thought that she would be caught sooner or later and was about to resign herself to her fate, she looked up and saw a very familiar pair sitting on an ox cart in the distance.
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Holding He Jinfeng's hand and facing Xiang Yao, who was only a few years older than her, Xiaoya visibly relaxed. But when she turned her head and saw Liu Jia walking towards her with a ferocious look, she couldn't help holding her breath.
Xiang Yao smiled faintly and comforted him, "Don't worry, the brothers we brought here, except for that educated youth, are all good fighters. They will definitely not lose."
Not to mention Nie Baichuan, her brother Xiang Ming alone is a skilled fighter with a wealth of experience...
"Besides," she glanced at Nie Baichuan, who stood as still as a pine or cypress, "there's no guarantee they'll start a fight."
Sure enough, after some negotiations, there was no direct physical conflict between the two sides.
However, the Liu family claimed that they paid a large sum of money to "marry" Xiaoya, and either they would not let her go, or they would return the betrothal money.
As early as when Xiaoya was sent to the Liu family, she knew that her so-called biological parents had "sold" her. Now when she heard that she had to pay back the money, she subconsciously bit her lips tightly and felt very uncomfortable.
Her family is poor, how could she come up with such a large sum of money...
But she also knew that in this kind of situation, she really had to pay the other party back. No one would be happy to spend money for nothing and get nothing in return.
The sweat that had finally gone away began to seep out again. Xiaoya was extremely nervous. She even began to unconsciously observe He Jinfeng's expression frequently.
She was afraid, afraid to see the same expression on He Jinfeng's face as on Sun Qiaozhen's—an expression that treated her like merchandise on the supply and marketing cooperative's counter...
"Don't be afraid, Xiaoya." He Jinfeng keenly noticed her daughter's gaze, patted her arm gently, and said softly, "Don't worry, no matter what happens, your father and I will take you home."
The heavy stone hanging in Xiaoya's heart fell halfway, and she knew that her parents would never abandon her.
Across the oxcart, the men's eyes seemed to be blazing with fire as they spoke to each other with forced smiles, showing fear, consideration, and an aggressive demeanor that they were trying their best to display.
"No need to elaborate, just go and ask for the money back from whoever took your money, it's that simple."
Nie Baichuan's deep voice sounded particularly steady in the cold wind, and went straight into the ears of Lao Liu's family, without any deviation.
"How can that be? You're the ones who want to take the person away! Of course we're asking you for money! Either you pay us today and we'll let him go, or you keep him here!"
"You're suspected of trafficking women, don't you know that?" Xiang Ming put his knowledge into practice, pointing at the Liu family and threatening them. "If we weren't all from the same village, and you weren't doing this intentionally, we would have brought the police here a long time ago!"
"Why? What does this have to do with the police?"
"Why is it okay? Women from our brigade were abducted and then sold to you. Can't we report it to the police?"
Xiang Yao blinked and shouted in support: "Brother, let's stop arguing with them! Let's go and report it to the police!"
Xiang Ming understood, curled his lips into a smile, and waved his hand: "Let's go and report it to the police! By then, the charges will be confirmed, and it won't be as simple as just returning the person to us!"
As expected, effective tricks are those that work time and time again, and the effects are similar even when used on different groups of people.
The Liu family was worried that they would actually report the case, so they immediately compromised reluctantly.
The Liu family also wants to save face. If the police really get involved, this happy event will turn into a sad one.
No matter what, it's all the fault of Sun Qiaozhen and his wife. They actually gave them such a troublesome person!
The Liu family watched them leave with a stern face, feeling extremely angry. They decided to find trouble with Sun Qiaozhen and her husband and get their money back.
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On the way back, Xiang Yao hummed a few unknown tunes, feeling a little regretful that he could not directly watch the dog-eat-dog drama between the Liu and Li families.
How wonderful that would be!
When the ox cart was on the road, Xiaoya's fear and joy gradually calmed down.
She sat obediently in front of He Jinfeng, holding her hand tightly, trying to absorb the familiar warmth.
Even as she was sitting on the bumpy ox cart on the way home, she still couldn't believe that she had really escaped and it wasn't just an empty dream.
The beads of sweat were gradually dried by the wind, and Xiaoya slowly sat up from He Jinfeng's arms. Her dark eyes looked at everyone one by one, and she felt that no matter what impression these people had of her before, they all seemed particularly kind at this moment.
These are her family and the people in her team she is familiar with!
Now she just wants to quickly return to the home where she has lived for more than ten years and have a good meal with familiar taste.
Even though her mother was always reluctant to add oil, now that she thought about it, it was still more delicious than any meal she had eaten out.
"Mom, I want to eat the food you cook." She acted coquettishly.
He Jinfeng smiled and said, "Okay, I'll make it for you when I get home. I'll stew the meat for you."
Nie Baichuan carried Xiang Yao past the ox cart. Xiang Yao thought for a moment, then reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of peanuts.
"Xiaoya, go on!"
Xiaoya was panicked. She looked at the peanuts in Xiangyao's hand, then looked at her mother, not knowing how to respond.
She was indeed very hungry, but... food was very precious in everyone's home these days, so she was embarrassed to accept it.
"Hurry up," Xiang Yao urged, "If you don't continue, it will fall off!"
He Jinfeng thought that she already owed Xiang Yao a lot, so she didn't care about the extra peanuts. After all, she and her husband would definitely repay her in the future, so she said, "Just go ahead."
Xiaoya nodded, took the handful of peanuts obediently, and whispered, "Thank you!"
Xiang Yao smiled and waved his hand, looking at him like a child: "You're welcome. I'll ask your parents to plant more peanuts next year so that you can eat them from the beginning to the end of the year."
Xiaoya pursed her lips and smiled shyly. She looked at her parents and said, "Dad, Mom, let's plant more peanuts."
Of course Zhou Laoer and his wife would not refuse, and nodded quickly.
"We originally planned to plant more on our own land. There is a slope behind the house. I asked your father to collect all the firewood and grass, and plant some tomatoes for you next year. The fruits look delicious!" said He Jinfeng.
The family of three seemed to have forgotten their recent anxiety and began to happily plan for the coming year.
For Xiaoya, the Sun Qiaozhen couple, who had no feelings for her and even sold her out out of trickery, were just two passers-by in her long life. They left her with nothing except very bad impressions and experiences.
Her roots are in Shitang Brigade, in the small Xiangjiawan. Her parents are Zhou Laoer and He Jinfeng, who have loved her since she was a child.
The bicycles followed the ox cart in front and behind, heading towards Xiangjiawan.
The old cow, which had experienced many hardships, stopped and chewed some dry grass by the roadside, then continued walking towards the place it was familiar with.
The wind was very strong, and dark clouds were blown over the heads of pedestrians. The sky gradually darkened, which was the prelude to the coming heavy rain.
In the end, the group was unable to escape this seemingly premeditated winter rain. Even though Xiang Yao was covered with Nie Baichuan's coat, his hair was still wet by the slanting rain. At that time, Xiang Yao finally returned home.
"I should have brought an umbrella before going out. Oh, look how wet you are! Go wash up and change into dry clothes!"
Liu Qiaoyun started to worry as early as when the sky was overcast. She was afraid that her daughter and son-in-law would have trouble on the journey, and that they would not be able to get home in time and would get wet in the rain.
Seeing that it was really raining, he quickly worked with Old Nie to boil some hot water and waited for his two children to come back and take a bath.
When I came out of a comfortable hot bath, there was already hot food on the table, the aroma was so fragrant that it made me salivate.
evening.
Xiang Yao hugged the quilt and looked at someone who was closing the window in the dim light: "Comrade Baichuan, there's something wrong with you today?"
The room temperature was very low, but the man seemed not to be afraid of the cold and still kept his upper body naked as if it was summer.
The broad shoulders looked particularly strong from behind. Xiang Yao's cheeks felt hot just thinking that this man's back must have been even stronger when he was leaning on the bed.
However, when the man heard her question, he just turned around and looked at her with a deep, dangerous look in his eyes, but he didn't answer and just did his own thing.
Xiang Yao raised an eyebrow, and seeing him sitting on the edge of the bed, she gently kicked his waist with her foot: "Why don't you answer me? What's wrong with you?"
Nie Baichuan lowered his eyes: "Nothing."
Xiang Yao sat up suddenly and fell into his arms, carefully observing his expression. He said firmly, "No, no, there's something wrong with you. Tell me!"
Nie Baichuan lowered his head and looked at her, staring at her with his deep eyes, but still said nothing.
Seeing this, Xiang Yao snorted, "Forget it, I won't listen!"
As she spoke, she pulled back, preparing to retreat from the man's thigh.
However, just as she moved, she felt a pair of strong hands wrapped around her waist. Then, she felt dizzy and when she came to her senses, she was lying on her back in the other man's arms.
"What? I asked you a question but you didn't answer. I'm going to sleep now, why are you acting like a troublemaker?" She said unhappily, her eyes were charming in the dim light, and she didn't look angry, but rather like she was acting coquettishly.
Nie Baichuan hugged her slender waist and leaned onto the bed, looking down at the petite person beneath him. After a long while, he spoke with a hint of grievance in his tone.
"You haven't said as much to me today as you did to that Pan guy."
Xiang Yao:? ?
Xiang Yao's head was full of question marks.
What the hell, how come she doesn't know?
How many words did she say to Pan Yi? Not many words?
No, she is married to the ultimate villain of the book, so of course she would like to have nothing to do with the hero of the book!
It was this ironclad reason that she couldn't say!
So he had no choice but to raise his arm and hug the person who was inexplicably jealous, and said with a smile: "No, I don't have any good feelings towards that Pan Zhiqing."
"real?"
Xiang Yao raised her waist, pecked his chin lightly, and vowed: "Of course!"
"Comrade Nie Baichuan, are you so unconfident?"
Nie Baichuan said nothing, but just looked quietly at his wife who had a cunning face like a little fox. After a long time, he used his actions to tell her whether he was confident or not.
The final result was, of course, that Xiang Yao was forced to swear, saying things like "I only love Nie Baichuan," "I love Nie Baichuan the most," and "I don't love anyone else except Nie Baichuan" over and over again...
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