"Mom, I see that Hongying's milk is abundant now, and Fu Niu'er can't be hungry. The dairy goat following us is also a burden, otherwise we will kill it. This will save us all from starving like this. Really?"
The more Wu Cuihua said, the more reasonable she felt, and her expression became more confident, as if she had everyone in mind.
The Li family sat in a circle to eat, which was quite lively at first.
As soon as she finished speaking, there was deathly silence.
Wu Cuihua felt guilty after being stared at, but even after she said the words, she couldn't take them back, so she could only look at Old Mrs. Li eagerly.
Mrs. Li looked gloomy, put down the bowl with a snap, and said coldly.
"That sheep is Fu Niu'er's ration! I've been a little more lenient with you on weekdays, but you actually worry about the child's ration? Let
me tell you, second daughter-in-law, you'd better stop worrying, otherwise don't blame me. Cruel! Who wouldn't starve to death a few of their daughters-in-law these days!"
Wu Cuihua was so frightened that her face turned pale, she shrank her neck and didn't dare to say anything anymore.
Jiayin had been nestling in Tao Hongying's arms, so she naturally heard these words and moved her grandma to stand up for her.
She tried hard to move her little head to the other side and stretched out her little hand towards Mrs. Li.
When Mrs. Li saw her, she quickly took her granddaughter from Tao Hongying's arms and patted her carefully with her big, skinny hands.
"Don't be afraid Fu Niu'er. With grandma here, no one will let us Fu Niu'er go hungry."
Wu Cuihua felt depressed and wanted to say something, but Li Laoer pulled her arm hard.
She raised her eyes and looked at everyone, only to realize that except for Mrs. Li who was coaxing the good news with a smile on her face, everyone else was looking at her coldly, including her husband and son.
Wu Cuihua hurriedly lowered her head and buried her face in the bowl, not daring to raise her head even if there was no paste in it.
The good news was pressed against Mrs. Li's chest, listening to her heartbeat, which made me extremely moved and satisfied.
The Li family really loves her, and with this love, she will never let the Li family go hungry!
In the evening of that day, Jiayin originally thought of waiting for the Li family to fall asleep and then secretly put some more grain into the grain bag.
But she still overestimated the baby's physical strength. It was not dark yet, and she fell asleep with little burps...
The night was quiet, and the Li family was extremely tired after walking for a day.
Everyone was sleeping soundly now. Even Li Laoer, who was responsible for keeping watch, dozed off against the stone beside the fire.
Jiayin suddenly woke up due to the need to urinate. She wanted to wake up Tao Hongying who was sleeping on the side, but when she heard her slight snoring, she felt a little reluctant.
This woman gave her a new life and continued the long journey without even having a chance to be confined.
When he was hesitating, two people touched the donkey cart and were clearly seen by Jiayin.
Her mind, which was still a little confused at first, suddenly woke up!
There's a thief!
I watched the two men cross the donkey cart and go straight to the dairy goat sleeping soundly under the tree.
Jiayin opened her little mouth and howled out.
Li Laoer, who was keeping watch at night, suddenly jumped up from the ground when he heard the cry.
"What are you two doing!"
As soon as he got up, he saw two sneaky figures under the tree. He immediately shouted and rushed over with the stick beside him.
The other members of the Li family were also awakened. They picked up the guy next to them and surrounded the two sheep thieves.
It was probably the first time that the two men had done something like this. They had never seen such a battle before. They were so frightened that their claws were numb. The two of them huddled together and shivered.
Even so, one of them was still holding a leg of the dairy goat in his hand, and he didn't know whether he forgot to let go or didn't want to let go.
"You damned one, how dare you come and steal my sheep? I won't beat you to death!"
Wu Cuihua was originally hiding behind, but when she saw that the two men were too scared to move, she gained the courage and rushed forward to give them to them. A few kicks.
Li Laosi stepped forward and tried to pull the sheep out, but the man refused to let go.
The men of the Li family suddenly became more angry. They held them down and beat them up.
The two of them looked as thin as monkeys, with sunken cheeks.
They didn't have the strength to fight back, so they could only keep wailing. I guess they were really hungry.
Mrs. Li and Tao Hongying, who was holding the good news, looked on.
Although Tao Hongying was angry, she was afraid of being frightened by the good news, so she turned her face away and coaxed in a low voice.
Mrs. Li looked at these two people carefully and guessed that they were also poor people fleeing famine.
In order to survive, they had evil intentions, so they wouldn't be beaten to death.
The beating hurts and the memory is gone, so that's it.
After waiting for a while, she shouted to her children and grandchildren, "Okay, stop."
When Li Laosi and others heard this, they all stopped.
"Get out! If you dare to sneak in again, I'll break your legs!"
Li Laoer kicked one of the men hard, and everyone moved aside to let the two men get out.
The two men were beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. They dared to think wrong and ran away, as if they were afraid that the Li family would catch them back and beat them again.
"Oh, you said it's so late at night. We were robbed of food, and now we're being robbed again. How are we going to live like this?"
Wu Cuihua sat down on the ground and sighed. She didn't know whether she kicked her feet intentionally or unintentionally. Dairy goat.
Mrs. Li and others glanced at Wu Cuihua and were too lazy to talk to her.
Seeing that there was no one to answer her, Wu Cuihua looked unhappy, glanced at Tao Hongying with a sly eye, and started talking to herself again.
"Mom, according to me, this dairy goat is the cause of trouble. Without it, wouldn't we be able to sleep well at night? Kill it as soon as possible, and we will save ourselves so much trouble!"
She sat on the ground, eyes wide . Staring at the goat held by Li Laosi.
It seemed that as long as Mrs. Li nodded, she could pounce on it and take a bite.
Mrs. Li's face darkened, her eyes full of anger.
"Second daughter-in-law! What did I tell you during the day? Are you too sleepy, or do you no longer see me as a mother? Do you really think I dare not leave you behind?"
Her tone was cold and hard. , although he was strict before, he had never spoken to his daughters-in-law like this before, and he was obviously very angry.
Wu Cuihua trembled with fright, opened and closed her mouth several times, but could not utter a single word.
"This sheep belongs to Fu Niu'er. From today on, if anyone dares to mention slaughtering a sheep, I will sell her to a slave!" Mrs. Li's eyes swept across the whole family.
But everyone knows that this sentence is meant for Wu Cuihua.
Li Laoer quickly pulled his wife up from the ground and slapped her hard.
Now Wu Cuihua no longer dared to talk nonsense, and huddled behind Li Laoer, her face red and white, looking like a palette.
Early the next morning, Zhao Yuru cooked for the Li family.
While eating, I saw the two men who stole the sheep again, as hungry as wolves.
They stared at the Li family's rice bowl from a distance, their eyes glowing green, but they did not dare to take a step closer to the Li family.
"We'll continue on our way in a moment, Fourth Brother, keep an eye on them and don't let them follow them."
Old Mrs. Li glanced at the two people and warned Old Fourth Li.
Li Laosi nodded and tightened the hatchet in his hand. There were no children around these two people, they were no different from desperadoes.
However, since the Li family has a family, there is no need to get entangled with them.