Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 194 Mother, my neck has been bitten off

Chen Dagang, holding a knife, groped and stabbed at the cow's neck.

The cow mooed and tried to dodge, but it was caught by the rope.

There was no way to avoid it; even the ox was almost crying.

Chen Dagang tightened his grip on the knife and excitedly waved it wildly.

Just then, a white figure suddenly darted out from nowhere.

Chen Dagang felt a piercing pain in his leg and then cried out in pain.

With a clatter, the knife fell to the ground.

With a thud, Chen Dagang fell to the ground.

"What the hell?" he cried out in panic, clutching his leg, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

The Chen family members didn't know what had happened, and they were all blaming Chen Dagang.

Chen Bingxiao: "Useless thing, what are you yelling about?"

Chen Jinbang: "Father, hurry up and do it!"

He'd been holding the knife for ages, and the cow was still jumping around like crazy.

Chen Ertong sneered, "Big brother, are you afraid to make a move? If you're not going to, then I'm going to."

If he killed the cow, he would naturally have a reason to give his family a larger share of the meat.

Chen Dagang ignored the jeers of the crowd. He touched his leg and found his hand was wet.

Just then, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating half of it.

what--

The Chen family members screamed in unison.

Zhao covered her mouth and said, "What...what the hell is that?"

Wang Shuixia: "Is it... the White-haired Demon?"

Others might not have seen it clearly, but Zhang Junniang saw it clearly.

She said irritably, "It's just a dog, look how scared you are, look at your cowardice."

At this moment, Qiqi had already jumped onto the cow's back.

It held its head high and looked down on the Chen family's bunch of good-for-nothings.

Thanks to the flash of lightning, Chen Dagang finally saw clearly what he had touched in his hand.

It was damp and a little sticky; he initially thought it was just rainwater.

But then I noticed a bright red stain that had stained my trouser leg.

"Ah..." Chen Dagang screamed again in fright, his voice trembling.

Zhao was the first to notice something was wrong. She rushed to her son and asked, "Big Vat, Big Vat, what's wrong?"

Chen Dagang wailed, "Mother, I was bitten by a dog and I'm bleeding a lot."

Zhao frowned and said, "Let's go, let's go home quickly, don't get the wound wet."

In her eyes, her son's safety was naturally more important than that of cattle and horses.

But Chen Bingxiao didn't think so. He angrily retorted, "What's with all the crying and whining over such a small injury?"

Anyone who didn't know better would think he had been bitten by a tiger.

He then said to his other two sons, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and do it."

As he spoke, he took the knife from Chen Dagang and threw it to Chen Ertong.

Chen Ertong missed the knife and groped around on the ground for a while before finally finding it.

Just as he raised his knife to strike, Qiqi descended from the sky and bit down on his neck.

"what……"

Chen Ertong screamed more pitifully than a pig being slaughtered. He threw down the knife, clutched his neck, and hid behind Zhao Shi.

"Mother, Mother, my neck has been bitten off."

Zhao was so frightened that she trembled all over. With her hands shaking, she finally saw the wound on her son's neck.

She pulled a long face and said, "What are you yelling about? It's just a little scratch."

Seeing that his two elder brothers were injured, Chen Sanbao refused to go forward no matter what Chen Bingxiao said.

Zhang Junniang was also a little scared; she didn't want to be bitten by a dog.

Besides, she still had eight taels of silver in her pocket, so there was really no need for her to take this risk.

She pulled Chen Sanbao aside and whispered, "How about... we go back?"

Qiqi was a little excited, her teeth were itchy, and she wanted to find a few more people to bleed her.

But Chen Jianren saw that everyone was running faster than rabbits.

It became agitated, jumping onto the horse's back one moment and the cow's back the next. The chickens, ducks, and geese at home had all vanished in fright; it couldn't find them.

Just yesterday, we found a few dead rabbits.

As a member of Li Ruru's family, it felt it had failed in its duty.

I failed to protect these little creatures that I spend every day with.

Li Ruru's family was unaware of everything that happened during the rainy night. Although the cave was simple, everyone slept soundly.

Of course, except for Chaochao and Chuxiu.

Early the next morning.

The village head gathered a group of people and dug around Li Ruru's house for a long time, but they still couldn't find a single person.

The village head sighed, "Everyone, go back first. We'll come back when the weather clears up."

We need to see her alive or dead; we need to give Li Ruru's family an explanation.

Everyone nodded; this was the only option for now.

A night has passed; the Li family is probably all dead.

Pan Dayan was so heartbroken that she couldn't eat for several days, and the Hai family also remained silent for several days.

The village head led the cow and horse belonging to Li Ruru's family back to his own home first.

Unlike their fierce resistance against the Chen family, the two animals obediently followed the village head.

Animals are far more intelligent than humans; they know who treats them well and who has ulterior motives.

Chen Dagang lay in bed for several days. Because they had no money to hire a doctor, Zhao only used dry yellow soil to press down on his wounds.

After the bleeding stopped, Zhao smeared it with her own foul-smelling saliva.

As she applied the ointment, she said, "It's alright, it'll be fine in a couple of days."

Wang Shuixia asked worriedly, "Mother, is it all done? Is this really going to work?"

Zhao rolled her eyes and said, "What do you know? This stinky saliva is the best for wounds. Da Gang and the other two bumped and bruised a lot when they were little, and I always cured them with this remedy."

It's free, and it even bandages well; there won't be any scars.

Hearing his mother say this, Chen Dagang immediately felt relieved and echoed, "Mother is right, that's how I grew up."

Wang Shuixia nodded lightly and said nothing more. She hated it most when her mother-in-law used her status as an experienced person to pressure her.

She often says that she has eaten more salt than she has walked roads.

At this time, Wang Shuixia felt an itch that made her want to scratch.

Eating so much salt, how come you don't die of saltiness, you old codger?

She didn't refute it today, simply because she wasn't the one who was hurt.

If Chen Dagang doesn't mind, why should she care?

If something happens to him then, it will be Zhao Shi's fault, and it will have nothing to do with Wang Shuixia.

Unbeknownst to her, Wang Shuixia gradually learned the strengths in her two sisters-in-law's personalities.

Feng Yuzhu was indifferent to matters that didn't concern her, while Zhang Junniang only cared about herself and didn't care about the lives of others.

The cave in Li Ruru's house is still filled with laughter and joy.

Unable to go out and with the rain continuing, Li Ruru, having nothing else to do, began researching various delicacies.

She preheated the large iron pot, poured in a little oil, and added a small amount of sugar.

When the oil was about 70% hot, she threw in a handful of corn, stirred it a couple of times with a spatula, and then put the lid on the pot.

Chaochao, who was helping to tend the fire, asked curiously, "Mom, what are you making? Fried corn kernels?"

Li Ruru shook her head: "What's so good about fried corn kernels?"

Chaochao pursed her lips and didn't say anything. She remembered that every year when they dug up corn, the ripe corn would be hung up.

Grandma would cook the tender corn for her cousins, but the three sisters couldn't get any. They could only pick up the corn that was left under the corn stalks and stir-fry it.

Each time, she would take her two younger sisters and secretly stir-fry the food in a pan, then hide it in her pocket while it was still hot and take it up the mountain to eat.

This was a secret between the three sisters. They would always wash the pot clean and add firewood promptly when needed.

They did this for several years, and the adults in the family didn't notice anything unusual.

Now it seems that even Mother didn't know about this.

Soon, the pot started crackling and popping.

Chaochao curiously opened the pot lid to take a look, and a torrent of popcorn rushed out.

"Ah..." she cried out in surprise, covering her face.

Chu Xiu, who was diligently reading alongside Fang Xingzhi, rushed over upon seeing this.

(End of this chapter)