Her tone was gentle, for fear that Li would be unhappy and angry again.
Li's old face drooped, and his whole face looked sour and mean. His sharp eyes swept across Hua Li's swollen wrist, and his expression did not relax at all.
His tone was stern, "What are you trying to do? I told you to get out of here, didn't you hear me?"
When Li said these words, her expression was obviously impatient.
Hua Shi turned around and looked at the two brothers who had not walked far away.
Hua Li's eyes were red. When he met Hua Shi's gaze, the tears that had gathered in his eyes fell down.
He raised his head slightly and looked at his second brother standing beside him.
The second brother's hand that was holding his shoulder suddenly increased its strength, squeezing him so hard that it hurt a little.
He was a little afraid that his second brother would quarrel with grandma, so he could only timidly call out again, "Second brother..."
Hua Yu, who seemed to be immersed in his own world, lowered his eyes and looked at Hua Li's tear-filled eyes. He said in a low voice, without emotion or emotion, "Go back first."
"Okay." Hua Li heard it and responded quickly.
The four siblings, one in front and one behind, followed into the courtyard.
“Bang!”
As soon as she walked in, Li closed the small wooden door with a dull sound.
"What are you standing there for? Don't you think it's late enough?" Li raised her eyes and glared at Hua Xiao, scolding her.
Hua Xiao was stunned, her head still dizzy, and she didn't react to what Li meant.
Li's face became even gloomier. "Why don't you go and cook? Are you waiting for me to cook for you?"
"Oh, okay..." Hua Xiao's body stiffened slightly, and he responded quickly, trotting into the kitchen.
Hua Shi's gaze suddenly fell on the small basket on the ground that no one had noticed. The small basket was covered with a thick layer of sticky wild vegetables, which completely blocked the four wild rabbits underneath.
She was afraid that the four rabbits would attract too much attention on the way back, so she picked some wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain to block them.
Right now, she didn't plan to tell Li about the four hares...
After seeing Hua Xiao hurried into the small kitchen, Li frowned and looked at Hua Li who was hiding in the back. "Leave your hand like this for now. Don't move it. Save it for tomorrow. I still need it."
Li said, snorting coldly.
Doesn’t he like to blackmail people? She will definitely come to his house tomorrow to ask for an explanation.
How could I not understand what Li said?
She was planning to continue making trouble by using Hua Li's broken hand. If she treated and bandaged the wound in advance, and if it got better tomorrow, she was afraid that she would not get any benefit.
Hua Shi frowned, of course she did not agree with Li's attempt to continue to blackmail her and not let her leave to get treatment.
She controlled her temper and advised kindly, "Grandma, Xiaoli's wrist is broken. If it's not treated in time, I'm afraid it won't be healed..."
Li snorted and laughed. Her anger towards Hua Shi had not subsided yet. When she heard her trying to persuade her again, she became furious again.
She pointed at the man, her tone filled with anger, and her words were filled with insults. "What does it have to do with me if he can't be cured? Did I ask him to steal people's sheep? You little bastard, why do you have to do something else but steal people's things! It's just a broken arm. If you were beaten to death, I think you deserved it! You still want to heal your hand? Bah!"
Li cursed at everyone, and anyone who heard it would feel uncomfortable.
Hua Li was scolded so much that she started crying. Tears streamed down her face. Her hair was messy and her face was covered with something. She wiped her tears randomly while crying, leaving patches of her face all over the place. She looked dirty, disheveled and pitiful.
He only dared to cry quietly and not loudly, for fear that Li would scold him even more harshly.
After cursing for a while, Li turned back to the house, took a chain, walked straight to the gate of the courtyard, tied the wooden door with the chain, and locked it with a padlock.
"I don't know who's sneaking out anymore. Stay here honestly. Tomorrow, after I get the money back, you can do whatever you want. I won't care about you. But tonight, you just stay in the house honestly and don't even think about going out!"
Li casually put the key into his pocket and turned around to issue a ban.
It was obvious that if Hua Li didn't get compensation from the Li family, she wouldn't be able to cure her tricks...
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The sun sets, the light gradually fades, the night is covered with autumn wind, and the hazy night approaches...
At Li's instruction, Hua Xiao cooked a pot of wild vegetable porridge and gave each person only a small bowl, including Hua Shi.
It was obvious that Li was furious, and even her portion of dinner was harshly served.
Hua Shi held the porridge, which was so shallow that she could see the bottom of the bowl, and drank it all in one gulp. The slightly hot porridge slid down her throat, but she didn't feel anything. Her stomach was still rumbling.
Li drank a large bowl of porridge by herself, and her mood eased a little. Her droopy face also relaxed. She stopped saying unpleasant words, stood up and went back to the house.
There was an eerie silence at the small dining table. None of the five siblings, including Hua Ciyuan, the father of Hua who only appeared at dinner, wanted to speak.
Hua Xiao was the first to get up and clean up the dishes. His face was tense and expressionless, and one could vaguely see the red corners of his eyes.
"Meow..." The black cat that had been squatting at Hua Shi's feet rubbed Hua Shi's calf and called out like a spoiled child.
The sky darkened completely, and the thick darkness, like endless thick ink, splashed across the sky...
Hua Yu also stood up and went towards the clucking chicken coop. He fed the chickens, checked the coop, chopped firewood, fetched water, and washed and hung the dirty clothes. That was almost all his work for the day.
Hua Shi touched the black cat that seemed a little clingy, looked at the dark courtyard, thought for a while, and stood up to walk into the inner room.
Sitting at the wooden table, Hua Ciyuan, who had been silent just now, suddenly spoke and called her.
"Ashi..."
Hua Shi was stunned for a moment, stopped, and looked over.
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