“Bang! Bang!!”
The knocking on the door became louder and louder. The person outside seemed to be getting impatient, and the sound of scolding and cursing filled the air.
"Where are the Hua family members? Are they really all dead? Do you still want this brat from your family? If you don't want him, I'll chop off his hands and feet and feed them to the fish!"
The speaker was a strong man with a loud and rough voice. He was full of energy. His roar and shouting could probably be heard clearly by the neighbors and neighbors.
"Wuwuwuwaa ...
Hua Shi in the yard was standing there in a daze, hesitating whether to open the door.
The man looked like he was looking for trouble and was almost bringing a machete, so she didn't dare to open the door easily.
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard what sounded like Hua Li's heart-wrenching cry coming from behind the door.
"It's Hua Li!"
Hua Xiao was the first to shout. Hua Yu, who was squatting by the well and washing clothes, also heard it. He suddenly looked up, his dark eyes empty.
In just a moment, he seemed to have guessed what had happened...
Hua Shi didn't notice the change in Hua Yu's expression. Hua Xiaogang exclaimed, and after confirming that it was Hua Li crying, she hurried over to open the door.
"Bang--"
As soon as the bolt was removed, the old wooden door was violently kicked open.
If Hua Shi hadn't dodged quickly, the wooden door would have bounced open and almost hit her hand.
Hua Shi frowned and looked over.
The courtyard gate was crowded with people, led by two big men, who were tall and strong, with their arms folded across their chests and looking aggressive as if they were about to settle a score.
Hua Li was forced to kneel on the ground, crying loudly, with snot and tears mixed on her dusty little face.
“Wuwuwu… Let me go! Let me go!!”
Hua Li seemed to be frightened and kept repeating the same sentence: the person holding him down and preventing him from moving was a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old.
The young man stood behind the two big men with a stern face, suppressing Hua Li, who kept struggling.
The young man was a little annoyed by his struggling behavior and pushed him away...
Hua Li was still crying uncontrollably, and she was caught off guard and fell to the ground. In full view of everyone, the young man stood up and stepped on Hua Li's back, pressing him down in a humiliating manner, making him unable to move.
“Wu, um…”
Hua Li fell to the ground, her mouth full of ashes. Tears streamed down her face, but she couldn't cry out loud and she was having trouble breathing.
Li Dian clapped his hands in satisfaction, raised his head with a bit of pride, and then had the time to look towards the open door.
Hua Shi saw with his own eyes that the boy of about seventeen or eighteen pushed Hua Li, who was a generation younger than him, to the ground and arrogantly stepped on him.
Hua Shi frowned, and without caring what had happened, he walked straight out, passed the two tall and burly men blocking the door, walked up to the young man named Li Dian, and waved him away with his hand.
"Can't you see that he's about to be suffocated by you? He's only eight years old. What kind of outrageous thing has he done to deserve your death?"
Hua Shi had a cold face and scolded bluntly.
Li Dian was waved away by her and took two steps back, looking a little embarrassed.
Hua Shi squatted down and helped Hua Li up.
Hua Li looked like he had fallen into a quagmire. He was covered in dirt, his little face was covered in tears and snot, and he had just fallen to the ground. His face was also covered in dust, and his eyes were embarrassed and terrified.
Maybe he cried too hard, and when Hua Li helped him up, he was too dazed to react. He looked at her with empty eyes, and his dirty little face was full of fear.
Hua Shi saw that he was terrified and looked like an idiot. She whispered to him, "It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid..."
Hua Li looked at her eyes for a while before they slowly became focused. After seeing her face clearly, his eyes flickered and tears gathered in his big eye sockets again, but he did not cry.
The whole person was shaking with fear...
Li Dian frowned and looked at Hua Shi impatiently as he comforted Hua Li. He glanced at his two cousins who were blocking the door, motioning them to speak.
The big man who had been shouting and cursing before the door was opened just now, raised his voice and said in the direction of Hua Shi,
"Are you also from the Hua family? Are there no adults in your family? Why haven't you been shouting for so long and no one has come out?"
As soon as this person opened his mouth, Hua Li shuddered, as if she had been frightened before and was having a stress reaction to this person's voice.
After Hua Shi noticed this, he protected Hua Li behind him, frowned, and said coldly, "You came up and banged the door without saying a word, and cursed people, and didn't even say what happened. You are quite capable."
Big Brother Li forced a smile and pointed at Hua Li behind Hua Shi, saying, "What else could happen? Your kid is so brave! After cutting grass for our Li family for a few days, he set his sights on stealing our sheep, and we caught him..."
Hua Shi was slightly stunned, "Steal your sheep?"
Sheep are big animals. The Li family is the largest sheep breeder in the village. Hua Li has been going out every day these days to cut grass for others, feed pigs and sheep, and exchange them for money...
But, this stealing sheep...
Hua Shi subconsciously lowered her head and looked at Hua Li, who was huddled behind her with his head buried, looking pitiful.
Hua Li's small hands tightly grasped the corners of her clothes, and she buried her head, as if she was frightened. She never said a word and did not respond to Hua Shi.
"Nonsense! Impossible! How could Hua Li steal your sheep? You are slandering me!!"
Before Hua Shi could refute, Hua Xiao, who had just run out of the yard, happened to hear these words and was the first to refute loudly.
Hua Xiao frowned tightly and ran in front, while her second brother Hua Yu limped behind her.
Hua Shi's voice was bright and loud when he retorted with gritted teeth, not at all hollow.
Hua Li is not stupid, how could he possibly steal someone else's sheep? The sheep are so big, and Hua Li is so small that he can't hide it even if he steals it.
No one would be stupid enough to steal someone else's sheep at their doorstep. They would most likely be caught. She also didn't believe Hua Li would be stupid enough to steal like that...
The eldest brother of the Li family glared, put his hands on his hips, and said angrily and logically,
"What nonsense! We didn't wrongly accuse anyone. We are telling the truth. If we hadn't arrested the person, how could we say such nonsense? We saw it with our own eyes. If you don't believe me, there are several people watching on the village road where the sheep are grazed. At worst, we can call them over to testify!"
Hua Xiao didn't care what he said, turned around and looked at Hua Li, who was hiding behind Hua Shi, with his head drooped and not daring to breathe, and asked loudly,
"Hua Li, tell me yourself, did you steal their sheep?"
When Hua Li's name was called, her body trembled slightly. She lowered her head, blinked her eyelids constantly, and bit her lips tremblingly.
He still tugged at the corner of Hua Shi's clothes with one hand, and covered his chest with the other hand. His forehead was covered with fine, dense sweat, and his lips were pale...
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