The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Yan Ci and Bai Wenli went to report the case, specifically seeking out Liu Guoan.
Liu Guoan acted swiftly, sending two police officers to the scene and bringing the thief Bai Wengui back to the station.
When Bai Wengui was carried away, everyone saw his terrible state; he had lost an arm and a leg.
Those with malicious intentions immediately abandoned their plans, after all, everyone only has one life and is afraid of dying.
Those who don't know the inside story now look at Bai Xiaoyue with a hint of fear in their eyes.
Every thief who breaks into her house gets caught and sent to jail. Who wouldn't be afraid?
Those who know the inside story and those who instigated Bai Wengui to do bad things are even more afraid of retaliation.
Bai Xiaoyue didn't care at all how many years Bai Wengui was sentenced to.
Winter is just around the corner, and it's time to stock up on winter supplies—food, household items, everything needs to be prepared.
She carried Xiaobai to find Wen Tong. Wen Xiya and Wen Tong now realized that they had been too high-profile and had attracted thieves.
The mother and daughter were both wearing plain-colored padded jackets, having put away all their previous pretty clothes.
Wen Xiya was making clothes. Bai Xiaoyue picked them up to look at them. The stitches were fine and the patterns were exquisite.
She said to Wen Xiya, "Aunt Wen, this embroidery is so beautiful! You have such skillful hands!"
Wen Xiya laughed and said, "I don't know how to do anything except needlework."
"Aunt Wen, this dress is beautifully made. I'll learn how to make it from you when I have time."
"I'm very clumsy with my hands. Right now, I can only sew clothes for Chang Le. I don't dare to make clothes for adults, for fear of wasting fabric."
"I couldn't be happier if Xiaoyue could come and keep me company."
After chatting for a while, Bai Xiaoyue asked the two of them:
"Aunt Wen, Wen Tong, it's getting colder today. Do you need to buy anything?"
Wen Tong looked at her mother:
"Mom, are you going? I'd like to go and buy some things."
Wen Xiya waved her hand:
"I won't go join the fun. You and Xiaoyue go together!"
After Yan Ci and Bai's father prepared firewood for all three families.
Bai Xiaoyue left Xiaobai at home and had Yan Ci take care of her.
She and Wen Tong rode an oxcart together to the supply and marketing cooperative to find Li Mingyue.
Li Mingyue was stunned when she saw Wen Tong, and her voice became much gentler.
When Wen Tong pulled out a stack of various tickets, Bai Xiaoyue and Li Mingyue were so shocked they were speechless.
These rich people are really different; even if they secretly escape, they still have all sorts of tickets to rely on.
Wen Tong had just gotten married, and with all the bedding and other necessities ready, he bought some fabric to make cotton clothes, 10 jin of rice, and some pastries.
Bai Xiaoyue bought everything that Li Mingyue had left for her.
She even asked Wang Weiguo to buy her some pork belly and pig's feet.
There's no other way; Xiaobai is still breastfeeding and needs to be fed well.
The two returned home laden with bags and packages.
As the weather gets colder, the village organizes a hunting trip up the mountain as usual.
The day before they were to go up the mountain, Bai Wen'an happened to be home for the Chinese New Year, and he was going to go with everyone.
Wen Tong also wanted to see it, but the old hunter disagreed, saying that he wouldn't bring women up the mountain.
Bai Wen'an pleaded with her for a while, promising to take her up the mountain alone sometime in the future, before Wen Tong finally agreed not to go.
Bai Xiaoyue knew that persuasion was useless, so she prepared some pancakes for them to take with them.
Before going up the mountain, Yan Ci hugged her and said:
"Wife, you take Chang Le and Xiao Bai to bed early, don't wait for me."
Bai Xiaoyue nodded: "I know, just be careful."
She was worried sick all night, and only when she saw the two of them return safely as dawn was approaching did she dare to sleep soundly.
Yan Ci went home, ate dinner, washed up, got into bed, and fell asleep with his wife in his arms. Bai Xiaoyue was already fast asleep.
The next day, the couple were still cleaning up the wild boar meat they had divided up.
Bai's parents said that the braised meat they made last year tasted very good, and Bai Xiaoyue plans to make braised wild boar meat this year as well.
Yan Ci cut the wild boar meat into small pieces, while Bai Xiaoyue busied herself rubbing the wild boar meat with white wine and soy sauce.
Bai Wenyi came to Yan Ci's house again to ask him to go hunting, which infuriated Bai Xiaoyue.
"Second brother, last year you said you wanted to get married, what's your reason this year?"
"Isn't it because your sister-in-law is pregnant?" Bai Wenyi said, a little embarrassed.
"What?"
Bai Wen'an knew that Yan Ci and the others were going up the mountain, so he insisted on taking Wen Tong with them.
Chang Le clung to Yan Ci's leg, refusing to let go.
"Uncle Yan, I'm going. I'll just follow along and observe, and I won't do anything rash."
Yan Ci was helpless:
"Changle, you're still too young. Let's wait until you're older before we take you, okay?"
"No, no."
Finally, there's Yan Ci, Bai Wenyi, Bai Wenan, Yan Xiaosong, Wen Tong, and a fully armed Xiao Chang Le.
Chang Le followed along the mountain, finding everything fascinating. Yan Ci, fearing she might fall into a trap, kept holding her hand.
The two of them fell a few steps behind the others.
When they reached the halfway point of the mountain, Yan Ci spotted a pheasant, but Chang Le stopped him from shooting it, saying, "Uncle Yan, watch me."
Chang Le took out a small slingshot and some pebbles, aimed at the pheasant's head, and with a thud, the pheasant fell to the ground and lay still.
Chang Le excitedly ran up to check, and found that the pheasant was not dead, but had just fainted.
Yan Ci was very surprised; this little guy was very strong! And his aim was pretty good too.
Seeing the two men carrying a pheasant, Bai Wen'an exclaimed, "Brother-in-law, you've already caught something so quickly!"
Chang Le's little tail is practically wagging in the air:
"Uncle, I hunted the pheasant."
The little guy looked like he wanted praise, which made everyone laugh.
Bai Wen'an gave a thumbs-up and praised:
"Chang Le is really amazing."
After exchanging a few jokes, Yan Ci put the pheasant into Yan Xiaosong's basket, and the group continued on their way.
They spotted a wild boar as soon as they entered the mountains, and Chang Le behaved very well.
Yan Ci placed her on a tree branch, and she watched quietly.
Bai Wenyi and Bai Wenan both carried hunting rifles. They simultaneously raised their guns, aimed at the wild boar, and fired decisively. Two shots rang out, both hitting the wild boar.
Unfortunately, the shot missed the boar's head; the boar went berserk and charged around wildly.
Yan Ci slowly moved with the wild boar, holding his gun, and when the opportunity arose, he flicked his index finger and struck, and the wild boar's head was ripped open.
Bai Wenyi, Bai Wenan, and Yan Xiaosong were all used to Yan Ci's marksmanship.
Wen Tong was utterly shocked; she hadn't expected Yan Ci to be such a skilled marksman.
It's a bit unbelievable that a farmer could have such good marksmanship.
Chang Le jumped down from the tree, grabbed Yan Ci's arm, and said:
"Uncle Yan, you taught me how to shoot, I want to be as good as you."
Yan Ci carefully put away his gun and smiled as he agreed:
"Okay, okay, I'll teach you so that Chang Le will be even more capable than Uncle Yan in the future, okay?"
Later, they found a wild boar, which they easily captured.
Yan Ci felt that since they had already hunted two wild boars and were carrying a child, it was best to go down the mountain and go home as soon as possible.
Just as he was about to descend the mountain, Chang Le stopped him and pointed to the side. Yan Ci listened carefully and heard a sound coming from there.
Yan Ci and the others held their breath and quietly went forward to take a look.
Wow, everyone's eyes widened, and Xiao Chang Le quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
A reddish-brown animal with long horns on its head and white round spots on its body, which looks like plum blossoms from a distance.
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