Liu Siyue stuffed so many plastic bags into the stove, instantly smothering the fire. Then a thick plume of smoke billowed out, choking her and making her cough. After the smoke cleared, the fire suddenly burst into flames, almost burning her hair.

That was close! It was my first time doing this, and I almost burned myself.

The air was filled with a mixture of the smell of burning and an indescribable fragrance.

Qingwu sniffed in the yard, "How fragrant!" She automatically ignored the burnt smell.

"Miss, what are you cooking? It smells so good."

"Just eat the noodles I brought, don't ask so many questions."

She had originally wanted to ask where the noodles came from, but after hearing what Liu Siyue said, she didn't dare to ask anymore. Miss was right, she should just eat them herself, why ask so many questions!

"Qingwu, go wash the bowls and come get the noodles."

"Alright, Miss, I'll go right away."

The bowls in the Shi family's pot were very large; five bowls were enough to scoop out all the noodles from the pot.

The bowls of noodles were too hot to carry, so Liu Siyue found a wooden board in the kitchen, placed the two bowls on it, and carried them to the house. She had added a drop of spiritual spring water to one of the bowls.

Qingwu Qingye brought over the remaining three bowls of noodles and placed them on the table.

"Everyone, hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, you can rest. You've been walking all day, you must be tired," Liu Siyue called out.

She placed the noodles, infused with spiritual spring water, in front of Liu Yiyue. "Big sister, eat up!"

Liu Yiyue didn't ask her where the noodles came from. She was so hungry that she didn't care that they were hot and just slurped them down.

"Grandpa, I'm so hungry. The food they're eating looks delicious. I want to eat too."

"Go and call your mother over, and tell her that your father wants to see her."

"I don't dare. The people there are so fierce. She kicked Big Black to death with one kick."

"Just stand in the yard and call out, you don't need to go inside."

Tie Niu stood outside the door, and waves of delicious aroma wafted into his nostrils. Inside the room, there was the sound of slurping noodles.

"You wretched woman, your grandfather is calling you."

Liu Yiyue prepared to get up. "I'll go see what he wants me to do."

"Eat your food, forget about it, eat well and get a good night's sleep, and I'll take you away from this place tomorrow."

"No, Second Sister, if I don't go, they'll beat me to death when they get back."

"Big sister, if I asked you to sit down, then sit down. Now that I'm here, I won't let you be bullied anymore."

"In January, we'll listen to your sister. We're here to stand up for you and seek justice."

"Thank you, Second Uncle and Second Sister."

But I can't let you get hurt. You don't know how fierce and terrifying those three brothers are.

If they see the three of you women, they probably won't let you go.

If they don't return tonight, you should leave as soon as it's light tomorrow.

If they come back tonight, don't say anything out of the ordinary. Just say they missed me and came to visit.

It seems the eldest sister was truly terrified after being beaten. It's not that she couldn't leave with her men overnight, but that would cause a lot of trouble later, and she wanted to resolve the issue once and for all.

"Big sister, if I say I can protect you, I will. You have to believe me."

"Yes, big sister, there are still the two of us."

"I thank you, but you don't understand how serious this is."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade her, Liu Siyue could only let her go. "Qingwu, go and take a look."

Liu Yiyue walked into another room, where torches were lit, illuminating the room brightly.

"Father, you called me."

"You haven't cooked anything for us all day. Are you trying to starve us? And you're hiding in the house stealing food. Do you want another beating?"

"Father, there's not a single grain of food left in the house. I have nothing to do."

Tie Niu walked over and kicked Liu Yiyue's leg. "You stinking woman, not only did you let those bad guys kick Dahei to death, but you also made delicious food with them and stole it, not letting me and Grandpa eat it. When Daddy comes back, I'll make them beat you to death and make Dahei pay for your life."

"You're acting like a madman just because Daddy's not home! Hurry up and bring over some good food!"

Qingwu, who was outside the door, frowned as she listened. How could such a little child say such vicious things? That was his own mother!

Who raised this child to be like this? He's rotten to the core.

"They brought all that food; I'll go get it now. You all wait here."

"Wait a minute, who are these people who came to our house today?"

"They are my family members; they just missed me and came to visit."

"Are they here to bring us food and silver?"

"They just came to see me and will leave tomorrow."

"They've come all this way without bringing anything. What's the point of them even looking at this? Tell them that Big Black can't have died in vain. They have to pay at least 10 taels of silver in compensation, or nobody's leaving."

"They didn't do it on purpose; Big Black was trying to bite someone."

"If they run away without paying compensation, I'll have Dashan and his brothers go to your mother's house, tear it down, and make them pay compensation."

You can run away, but you can't hide. You'd better think it over.

"If you can't get the money, your younger sister is all grown up now. Bring her back to Dahe as his wife. That would be good too. They're sisters, both sisters and sisters-in-law. There'll be no conflicts within the family. By then, Dashui will also be married, and the three brothers won't be fighting over you anymore."

Qingwu, who was listening outside, was so excited that she couldn't stand it anymore and rushed in. She thought the person talking was someone important, but it turned out to be an old man lying on the bed with the boy named Tie Niu sitting next to him.

When Tie Niu saw Qing Wu come in, he was so frightened that he quickly hid under the bed.

Qingwu walked to the bedside. "You old bastard, you spew filth and do nothing right. Today I'll be a decent human being for once."

She raised her hand halfway and then lowered it. "I'm afraid of getting my hands dirty if I hit you. Get up, and I'll loosen your skin in the yard."

"Girl, calm down. Your father is paralyzed and can't get up."

"Hey lady, what are you afraid of? He's just a cripple! Beat him up!"

"Young lady, you mustn't do this! Get out of here!"

The old man lying in bed chuckled, and actually laughed, "You dare touch me and see what happens."

Qingwu's anger was completely ignited. She was afraid of getting her hands dirty just now, so she went straight for it and attacked the old man's face from both sides, beating him so badly that he couldn't even scream.

This terrified Liu Yiyue, who immediately knelt on the ground. "Please, young lady, stop hitting him! Hitting him is the same as hitting me! What will you do when his sons come back?"

Qingwu clapped her hands, looking relaxed. "Big sister, what are you afraid of? I'm here. Get up quickly. This is how evildoers should be dealt with."

Liu Yiyue collapsed to the ground; they were all doomed. Qingwu helped her up and led her out.

Startled, Tie Niu covered his head with the blanket. When he heard no more noise, he peeked through a small gap in the blanket and found that everyone had left. He then hurried to check on the old man.

"Grandpa, how are you? Are you dead? I'm scared!"

The old man coughed, but he was too badly beaten to speak.

Qingwu helped Liu Yiyue back to her room. When Liu Siyue saw her older sister's distraught appearance, she knew something must have happened. She had heard all the noise from the room earlier.

Liu Siyue ignored her eldest sister. She hadn't seen her own strength and knew that nothing she said would make a difference.

"Eat quickly, don't waste food, then go to sleep."

Liu Yiyue found the food tasteless and tasteless. She could already imagine what kind of outcome she would face. If she died, so be it, but what would happen to her second uncle and sister?

Everyone finished eating and sat around the table talking. "Big sister, I'll take you with me when they come back tomorrow. What are you thinking, big sister? And what about that child?"

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