"What are you doing standing here? Come inside!" Lin Qixia suddenly poked her head out and called to him.
Huo Yanqing then followed her into the main room.
He Zhilan steamed buns and made them a soft and sweet sweet potato porridge as a late-night snack.
The steamed buns were packed with meat filling. Lin Qixia ate a few bites, then drank some porridge, and gave a satisfied "Mmm." "I felt really hungry halfway there, but now I'm finally feeling better."
"Then eat more," He Zhilan said softly, stroking her hair.
As she ate the warm food, the chill she had carried from the dark mountains dissipated, and Lin Qixia finally relaxed completely.
After they had almost finished eating, they realized that Lin Xiao and He Zhilan were staring at them with strange looks.
"What's wrong?" she asked, wiping her mouth.
She had already tried to appear relaxed and told them about what happened in the mountains, just in case they were too worried.
It seems they were indeed affected.
"As I said, although we encountered bandits, we drove them all away," Lin Qixia said to them again. "We both came back safely, so it's not a problem at all, right, Yan Qing?"
"Cough cough—" Huo Yanqing coughed violently in surprise because the other party called his name.
Lin Qixia was speechless and patted his back, "Slow down! Don't rush."
Huo Yanqing twitched the corners of his lips. Facing her frantically winking at him, he turned to Lin Xiao and He Zhilan and said, "Xia'er is right, this time—this time there's no problem."
"No matter what, encountering bandits is still a very dangerous thing." Lin Xiao disagreed.
However, when he looked at Huo Yanqing, his expression instantly turned to gratitude, "No matter what, we are so grateful to have you here this time."
"Big brother!" Lin Qixia pouted, "Your second sister is quite capable, don't just keep thanking her."
Lin Xiao opened his mouth, about to say something, but then swallowed it back down because of her sudden words.
"I've already taken over the shop this time. Once I open the shop and make some money, I can hire more people and then I won't have to worry about these problems anymore."
Lin Qixia said calmly to them, then turned to He Zhilan with great interest, "When the shop opens, sister-in-law, you and my brother must come with me to Lichong County to witness it."
“Okay,” He Zhilan replied with a smile.
If you look closely, you'll notice that although He Zhilan is smiling, there is still some worry between her brows.
Lin Qixia was deliberately reporting good news and not bad news, not wanting them to worry.
They did notice it after all.
Lin Xiao sat at the table. Even though he had a lot to say, seeing her confident attitude, he didn't discourage her. Instead, he said to her, "If you want to do it, then do it. It's getting late. Go back to sleep and rest after you finish eating."
"Yes," Lin Qixia replied. "Brother and sister-in-law, you too."
They agreed without prior arrangement, and then both of them went back to their rooms to rest.
After Lin Qixia finished eating, Huo Yanqing had also almost finished eating, and the two of them left the living room together and went back to their respective rooms.
The night was cool and still, and everything in the Lin family courtyard returned to silence.
But this silence did not last long.
Lin Qixia, who was in the room, also did not sleep well that night.
But it felt like sleep paralysis; I couldn't wake up no matter what I did.
Meanwhile, in the darkness of the night, the tranquility of Xiahe Village was broken by the intruding figures, many of whom carried torches.
"Who are you?" A villager from the courtyard came out and bumped into them.
The man outside turned to look at him, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, and shouted, "Grab him!"
"Ah! Why are you grabbing me!" the man cried out, but he was still restrained.
The other people who came out of the house after hearing the commotion did the same.
The man who had just given the order, with a pointed face and monkey-like features, urged the others, "What are you all standing there for? Take him to the village entrance!"
"Yes, Boss Cheng!"
Those people agreed and dragged the family away.
After that, they went from house to house, and many people were dragged out of their houses by these people.
"Help! Father! Save me!" Xue Yuchan screamed in terror as she was dragged out of the house.
When she came out, she saw her father, Xue Cheng, being hit on the head. "Ah! Father!"
"What the hell are you people—" Xue Cheng was about to curse when he was slapped again.
He fainted on the spot.
Liu Yinghong screamed: "Xue Cheng!"
Unfortunately, both mother and daughter were held in place and unable to check on Xue Cheng's condition.
At this moment, the man surnamed Cheng slowly walked up to Xue Yuchan, pinched her chin, and lifted her face, saying, "Oh, this one is not bad looking."
"Waaah—don't touch me!" Xue Yuchan cried out in fear.
Boss Cheng slapped her hard across the face and then ordered the man holding her, "Take her away!"
That person must have been the one, and then the Xue family members were all dragged out as well.
Boss Cheng stepped out of the courtyard and looked at the chaotic courtyard in front of him, filled with screams.
The entire family inside was pulled out.
The village was plunged into complete panic.
"What exactly do you want to do?"
The same applies to the Li and Gu families.
As for the Lin family, Lin Qixia was awakened as early as when the Xue family members were arrested.
She got dressed, glanced outside, and saw a group of bandits.
After stepping outside, Lin Qixia encountered Huo Yanqing standing at the door.
In the darkness, she couldn't see the boy's face clearly, and the two stared at each other silently for a moment.
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