Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 12119

If any of them misbehaves and starts rooting around to protect their food, hit them on the head with a ladle.

So at this moment, Xiu Hong is standing here in place of Cao Ba Mei to maintain order.

The moonlight was lovely tonight, illuminating everything around her. Xiu Hong, having eaten and drunk her fill, listened to the sounds coming from the main room, but her mind was filled with thoughts of the money she had earned selling rabbits that day, and she fantasized about going into the mountains with Sixi to catch rabbits again in a couple of days.

When the time comes, sell the rabbits and gradually accumulate capital. Once you've built up enough capital, expand the business, earn more money, and life will get better and better...

Just as Xiu Hong was standing in front of the pigsty, dreaming of a bright future, a strange noise suddenly came from the backyard gate.

The sound was like the cracking of a tree branch being broken by footsteps.

Xiu Hong became more alert, staring suspiciously at the courtyard gate, when she saw a dark figure flash by.

"Who?"

Who's there?

Xiu Hong immediately shouted and chased after him.

When she arrived at the gate, she indeed saw a figure darting quickly out of the back of the yard into the fields to the south.

Xiu Hong raised her arm and threw the gourd ladle in her hand away.

"boom"!
The gourd ladle struck the dark figure on the head with a crisp sound.

The man grunted, paused in his escape, and seemed to raise his hand to rub the back of his head.

At this moment, Xiu Hong's two shouts had already attracted the crowd of people playing and watching cards in the main room to the courtyard behind them.

The one running in the lead is Sixi.

"Honey, what's wrong? What's wrong?"

"Sixi, quick! There's a thief over there! Chase him!"

As Xiu Hong pointed, everyone indeed saw a dark figure desperately fleeing in the fields to the south.

"Chase! Grab your weapons and chase!" Yang Yongjin shouted, grabbed a carrying pole from the side, and dashed off.

Yang Huazhong, Yang Huaming, Yang Yongzhi, and the others followed in a swarm. Kang Xiaozi brought a lantern, and Cao Bamei also staggered over, tightly supporting Xiu Hong's shoulders, "Girl, are you alright? Huh?"

If Cao Bamei hadn't been holding her back, Xiuhong would have already caught up.

"Mother, I'm fine. That thief didn't even touch me with a corner of his clothes! But my gourd ladle smashed into his head!"

"Mom, am I good?"

"Amazing, amazing, my daughter is the best!" Cao Bamei stroked Xiu Hong's hair. "However, this is too dangerous. You are a woman after all. Don't do this again next time. Call for help, understand?"

"Yes, Mother, I understand. I will take good care of myself."

Just as the mother and daughter were talking, another commotion came from the fields, accompanied by shouts of fighting and killing.

The mother and son turned around and saw that the dark figure had been pinned to the ground. At that moment, Yang Yongzhi was straddling the man's back, throwing punches at him.

"Stop fighting! Let's see who it is. Instead of being a decent human being, they've come out to steal!"

"Yes, Yongzhi, we'll fight him later. Let's see this thief's face first!"

"It's probably someone I know!"

"Mother, let's go take a look too." Xiu Hong pulled Cao Ba Mei along, and the two of them ran into the fields.

At this moment, Yang Yongzhi had already gotten off the thief, and then he and Yang Huaming curled up into a ball on the ground, stubbornly covering their faces and refusing to let go. No matter how much the crowd punched and kicked him, they just wouldn't let go.

Even when it gets hurt, it doesn't utter a sound or make a groan.

But if the fighting continued like this, the man would be killed. Just as everyone was in a bit of a dilemma—

"I'll do it, I have a way to make him show his face!" Xiu Hong's voice rang out from behind the crowd.

Everyone stepped aside, and Sixi and Cao Bamei stood guard on either side of Xiuhong, fearing that the thief might suddenly fight back and hurt Xiuhong.

However, their worries were unnecessary, because Xiu Hong did not use force on the thief on the ground at all.

But -

Xiu Hong simply stretched out her two hands and patted the other person's waist.

Ouch, it itches!

"Ha ha……"

The thief, who had never dared to make a sound no matter how much he was beaten, suddenly burst into laughter, unable to bear the tickling. As he twisted his body to avoid Xiu Hong's tickling, his hands also subconsciously loosened their grip on his face.

"Quick, hold him down!"

Yang Yongzhi and Kang Xiaozi reacted quickly, immediately stepping forward to hold down the man's arms from both sides, while Yang Huazhong held the lantern close to the man's face.

Now that everyone could see the other person's face clearly, they were all stunned.

Half of this person's face was disfigured, covered with hideous and twisted scars. Those scars were so aggressive that they distorted his left eye, making his two eyes look vastly different in size!

If Yang Ruoqing were here right now, she would definitely say that this is putting Zhao Yanzi's and Li Ronghao's eyes on the same person's face—it's so incongruous, so incredibly incongruous…

After a moment of stunned silence, someone finally reacted.

"This person... looks somewhat familiar?"

"Is it...is it Li Wei?"

"It really is Li Wei?"

"How did he end up looking like this?"

"Li Wei, what are you doing at my house?" Yang Yongjin frowned and asked with a look of disgust.

At this moment, Xiu Hong was frightened by Li Wei's ugliness and hid behind Cao Ba Mei. Cao Ba Mei was also frightened. The mother and daughter hugged each other tightly and retreated one step at a time.

Si Xi noticed their fear and stood in front of them.

At this moment, Li Wei had once again covered his head and curled up on the ground, no longer making a sound.

Old Yang and Old Sun were a bit slower on their feet, but the two old men caught up with them.

When the two old men realized that it was Xiu Xiu's ex-husband, Li Wei from Lijia Village, they looked at each other in disbelief, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground in shock.

Old Yang said, "Take the man to the yard and interrogate him properly!"

Old Sun nodded in agreement: "Yes, let's not do it here. This is someone else's land. It won't look good if things get out of hand."

Luckily it was nighttime and there weren't many people outside. If it had been daytime, most of the village would probably have come to see what was going on.

However, Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei objected. "This person is too dirty. Don't take him to our yard, take him to the ancestral hall instead!" Yang Yongjin suggested.

Cao Bamei nodded repeatedly: "That's right, this person is too dirty and doesn't deserve to enter my yard!"

"Would it be alright to take him to the ancestral hall?" someone asked.

This time, Yang Huazhong refused outright: "That's even more unacceptable. The ancestral hall is the ancestral hall of our entire Changping Village. It is a place to enshrine the ancestral tablets of all the surnames in our village. Even if someone is imprisoned, it can only be people from our own village. We absolutely cannot allow people from other villages to come and defile it!"

"So where exactly are they taking the person?"

"Take him to the riverbank, call his parents over, and don't send him back to the village. They can afford to lose face, but our Yang family can't!"

"Okay, that's settled then. Tie your hands up first!"

"Eighth Sister, you and your daughter shouldn't come over. Sixi, you shouldn't come over either. Stay home and take care of them!"

"Okay, don't worry, father-in-law!"

Although Sixi also wanted to go and see what was going on, why this former brother-in-law was sneaking around like a thief late at night to touch the back door... but compared to the safety of his mother-in-law and wife, the house couldn't be without a man, so Sixi took them back to the courtyard, closed the front and back gates tightly, and the three of them sat in the main room to wait, and lit all the lights in the main room.

"My dear daughter, why is my heart pounding? I'm so panicked!"

Cao Bamei kept muttering to Xiu Hong, her face very pale.

Xiu Hong pulled up a chair and sat down next to Cao Ba Mei, holding Cao Ba Mei's somewhat cold hand tightly.

"Mom, it's alright, don't panic. Li Wei is just a clown, we're not afraid!"

Si Xi carried a stool and sat down at the entrance of the main room, with a wood-chopping knife at his feet. He scanned the courtyard warily, keeping a watchful eye on any movement.

Hearing the conversation between Xiu Hong and her mother-in-law Cao Bamei behind him, Sixi turned to Cao Bamei and said, "Mother-in-law, don't panic. With me here, Li Wei will definitely break in!"

"If anyone dares to break in, I'll chop him to death with this machete!"

Before marrying Xiu Hong, Sixi had already heard many stories about Li Wei's various scandals from Xiu Hong.

Si Xi's stance is absolutely aligned with Xiu Hong's; from that moment on, he has felt an intense loathing for Li Wei.

At that time, Xiuxiu was still Li's daughter-in-law and had not yet divorced Li Wei. Even when her relatives were condemning Li Wei's many crimes, Xiuxiu defended him to the death.

At that time, Sixi was worried that he and his brother-in-law Li Wei would not get along in the future.

At that time, Xiu Hong comforted him, telling him not to worry in advance, because maybe her sister and brother-in-law couldn't get along and would get divorced sooner or later.
Even if we don't divorce, we're sisters and brothers-in-law. If we can't get along, we shouldn't. We should just see each other less.

Unless it's a necessary occasion where everyone visits each other like relatives, don't we all go back to our own homes and live our lives behind closed doors the rest of the time?
Fortunately, the first assumption came true: Xiu Xiu and Li Wei divorced.

"Alright, Mother isn't afraid. With you two by my side, I'm not worried!" Cao Bamei's gaze shifted between Sixi and Xiuhong, a relieved smile appearing on her pale face.

My youngest son is still small, but thankfully my daughter married someone nearby, so I can receive help from my daughter and son-in-law.

A son-in-law is like half a son; sincerity begets sincerity.

"Don't panic, I'll come and give you courage!"

Da Sun's cheerful voice rang out from the doorway, and she appeared there the next second.

Si Xi hurriedly stood up, "Auntie, you've arrived."

"Hey, you're here." Madam Sun nodded to Sixi and stepped into the main room.

Cao Bamei had already strode up to Da Sunshi, and the two of them held hands tightly together.

"Sister-in-law, that beast Li Wei has taken the wrong medicine. He came to my backyard to peek around late at night. I have no idea what he's up to!"

"Eighth Sister, don't panic, don't panic! Those rotten fish and shrimps can't cause any trouble!"

"Aunt, please have some tea." Xiu Hong brewed a bowl of tea and brought it to the table, pulling out a chair for Madam Sun.

"Okay." Madam Sun smiled at Xiu Hong and pulled Cao Ba Mei to sit down at the table together.

"In my opinion, Li Wei is probably starving and wants to steal from your house!" As soon as Da Sunshi sat down, she told Cao Bamei her guess.

Cao Bamei's face, which had just regained a sliver of color, was drained of all its color again, becoming even paler and more unsightly than before.

"Sister-in-law, is it really that bad? Didn't everyone say that Li Wei's family was starving a couple of years ago? They didn't come to our house to steal anything back then, so why are they here now?"

Moreover, Xiuxiu and Xiuhong had not yet married off at that time, and the family had some stock.

Now that both daughters are married, what is there left to steal?

Madam Sun shook her head like a rattle drum: "No, no, no, although their family had a hard time in the past two years, they still managed to save some of Xiuxiu's dowry."

"Furthermore, after the divorce, Li Wei's father, Li Yi, quickly returned from prison, and the family resumed their farm work. Recently, I heard that Li Yi is sick, he's been sick since last December, and there's no sign of improvement. While other families are busy with spring planting, Li Yi is down, and Li Wei, that lazy and slacker, definitely can't handle it. That's why things are getting worse and worse. I'm afraid he's desperate and is trying to take advantage of your family again. Shameless, ptooey!"

The more she talked, the angrier she became. This was even more infuriating than when Li Wei stole from her house!

Cao Bamei was so angry that she was grinding her teeth.

Xiu Hong frowned slightly and remained silent.

"Girl, what do you think about this?" Cao Bamei noticed that she hadn't said a word, so she must have thought of other possibilities.

Xiu Hong came to her senses. "Aunt, Mother, I was thinking that Li Wei, that beast, came to our house to steal things. On one hand, it might be what you said, that their family's life is getting worse and worse, and they've started thinking about crooked things again."

"Another possibility is that the reason he didn't steal from other people's houses but came to steal from our house is mainly because he is too familiar with our house, he knows the way around it like the back of his hand."

Cao Bamei and Da Sunshi looked at each other, both speechless.

After a moment of silence, Madam Sun suddenly laughed in anger.

"Haha, if that's really the case, your second wife's family is really lucky to have been targeted by someone like that."

Cao Bamei looked disgusted, as if she had eaten half a fly, but her whole body was trembling with anger.

"You beast, you beast! We, the second wife, must have owed him something in our past life!"

It's not the theft itself that's scary, it's the thief's lingering eye! If he dares to peek in tonight, what about next time?
Who knows, this might not be the first time; they might have come before?

It's hard to say what will happen!

……

Two hours later, Yang Yongjin and his brother Yang Yongzhi returned to the small room together.

"Where are Third Uncle and Fourth Uncle?" Cao Bamei got up and rushed over to greet them, only to find that it was just the two of them who had returned, with no one else behind them.

Yang Yongjin said, "It's too late. After we finished our business, they all went home to rest."

"Oh, it's very late," Cao Bamei said. She had been so worried that she hadn't realized how late it was.

Da Sun said, "If that's the case, my husband must have gone back too, so I'll leave now. Eighth Sister, I'll come back to talk to you tomorrow."

"Okay, big sister, my name is Yongjin, I'll see you off."