When Lin Hongmei saw that they were trying to take Shen Yun away by force, she immediately stepped forward to snatch the child.
But as an old lady, she was no match for a strong man. She was pushed hard and lost her balance and staggered backwards. Su Qianqian quickly supported her.
"Stop, what are you doing? Kidnapping and selling children?" Su Qianqian shouted, shocking the people immediately.
"What? Kidnapping and selling children? Don't talk nonsense! We are looking for a good place for the child. Otherwise, we don't know if he can survive with this old woman!"
"Put the child down, or I will call the police right away." Su Qianqian looked at them aggressively with fierce eyes. Several grown men seemed to be frightened, mainly because they were afraid when the police were mentioned.
Gangdan took advantage of their relaxed state and immediately went forward to snatch his sister away. Shen Yun hugged Gangdan and cried softly.
"Find a good place for the child? I think you have bad intentions, so get out of here!" Su Qianqian took Shen Yun and hugged her.
"Who the hell are you? Why the hell do you mind your own business?" The man suddenly reacted and yelled at Su Qianqian, looking ferocious and creepy.
At this time, Su Qianqian was a little panicked, thinking that if Cheng Yue was there, Cheng Yue would definitely knock this man down in one fell swoop.
"What? You want to hit me? Then you have to think about what will happen to me if you hit me! Can you afford to pay me? Not only will you have to pay money, you will also have to go to jail!"
Even though she was scared, her momentum was not inferior at all, she had to be strong!
She looked very powerful at this moment, and she had fair skin, beautiful looks, and good clothes. She didn't look like a country girl at all, and made people feel that she was a city girl.
These people bully the good and fear the evil, and dare not provoke the people in the city. After all, if they provoke them, they may get into big trouble.
"That's crazy!" They muttered and left. "Don't argue with a woman."
Seeing them leave, Su Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief. If she went down again, she didn't know if she could maintain this momentum. Should she learn some military boxing from Cheng Yue? At least she could show off a few moves to scare people.
"Auntie Su!" Shen Yun hugged Su Qianqian and cried like a kitten.
Gangdan also looked at her eagerly, and it was obvious that the brother and sister were very aggrieved.
"Come in first, and talk inside." Lin Hongmei led them into the house and quickly poured Su Qianqian some water.
"Aunt Lin, stop busying yourself. Are you okay just now? Are you hurt? If you sprained your ankle, don't bear it. Tell me." The elderly are prone to bumps and bruises, and also sprains as they age.
"It's okay, I'm fine. Xiaoyun, you must be scared. I'll go cook the duck eggs."
"I'll go cook. You guys take a break." After all the commotion just now, everyone must be more or less tired.
At first Lin Hongmei refused, but she couldn't persuade Su Qianqian, so she took out the duck eggs.
Su Qianqian boiled four eggs and made them salty and fresh. Now there are more seasonings at home, basically all the seasonings needed are available.
"Come, eat. One for each person. Is there any more?"
"I won't eat anymore. You guys eat your own food." Lin Hongmei still wanted to save everything for the children.
"Aunt Lin, think about it, if you don't eat and your health becomes poor, what will happen again?" she said with a sullen face.
Lin Hongmei was frightened when she thought of what had just happened, and immediately picked up the bowl and started eating.
"Qianqian, every time I eat something you cook, I feel so comfortable, as if all the problems in my body are gone."
"Then eat them all."
This feeling is most obvious in the elderly. People like Gangdan and Shen Yun don’t have this feeling. After all, they are children and there is nothing wrong with them.
After eating, Su Qianqian went to check on the ducks. There was a large open space at the back, and the ducks had a large area to move around in. There was also a small pond, which was actually a small puddle. The three ducks almost filled it up.
"Aunt Su, this was dug by my brother. The little ducks can drink water from it." Shen Yun praised her brother as if he were presenting a treasure.
"Yeah, very good."
It can be seen that the ducks are well raised and are in good spirits. In a few months, they will be able to make big moves.
"Aunt Su, this is the book I read. Please take a look and see if it's correct." Gangdan took out several books, but they were about how to raise poultry and some books on herbal medicine. There were a lot of notes on them, and it was obvious that he was very serious about it.
That day, Gangdan asked Su Qianqian all the questions that he had marked before, and Su Qianqian patiently answered them one by one.
"I understand everything, Aunt Su. I got these from others. Take a look."
Gangdan also asked many people how to raise ducks. He marked down the questions he had and gave a five-pointed star to the ones he thought were good. His notes were quite good.
"Great, very good. How are your grades in school?" She asked Gangdan to continue going to school, and Gangdan agreed.
"Brother's grades are very good. He always gets 100 points in the exams." Shen Yun said immediately.
Gangdan felt embarrassed now and reached out to cover Shen Yun's mouth, "Aunt Su, my grades were very bad at first because I fell behind too much, but now they are getting better, don't listen to my sister's bragging."
"Mmm... Gugu (brother)" Shen Yun patted Gangdan's hand, unable to speak clearly. Gangdan let go, "Anyway, brother is 100% in my heart. Brother will be 100% sooner or later."
"Yes, Steel Egg is very smart!"
Su Qianqian took out twenty yuan and gave it to Gangdan.
"Don't be too frugal. Spend when you should. I'll give it to you when I come back after the Chinese New Year, because there will be more things to do later. This is what you deserve. If you don't want it, I'll have to find someone else."
Gangdan accepted it after hesitating for a moment. He knew Su Qianqian's feelings and also knew that Su Qianqian must have plenty of money. What he had to do was to do what he should do well, which would be the best reward for her instead of being self-righteous and frugal.
Afterwards, Su Qianqian understood what was going on.
Lin Hongmei has only one son, but she has a younger brother who has several children. The man who showed up earlier was her younger brother's son. He usually ignored her. Now someone took a fancy to Shen Yun's child and wanted to take her away, so he came forward and said something. However, Lin Hongmei disagreed, so a dispute arose and he wanted to take the child away by force.
"Xiao Yun, don't go out alone in the future. Stay with your brother or grandma."
"Gangdan, if anything really happens, go to Tianshui Brigade and ask Cheng Song for help. I will bring him over another day so that you can get to know each other."
“I remember.”
After Su Qianqian finished explaining all this, she went back.
She also brought some gifts for the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, but they were all inconspicuous things, for fear that they would get into trouble because of them. As the saying goes, a man is innocent but is guilty of possessing a treasure.
It was already late when they returned to Tianshui Brigade, and Zhu Tianfang had already prepared dinner.
Although it is not the busy farming season now, there is still work to do, so Cheng Youmin and Cheng Song are basically still busy outside, while Zhu Tianfang and Wu Yuexiang clean up the house, and in their free time they sew shoe soles and knit sweaters in preparation for the winter.
Winter is cold and food is scarce, which makes it difficult to endure. In previous years, Zhu Tianfang and Cheng Youmin would have been anxious and unable to sleep, but this year the family's living standards have risen sharply, so they no longer have this worry.
"Mother of Erbao, how long do you plan to stay this time?"