Looking up at the shop sign, the three characters "Yihonglou" appeared in front of her. Is this a brothel? Thinking about it carefully, no wonder it looks familiar. That person is the eye of Mrs. Li, the eldest son Li Dajiang that Mrs. Li values ​​the most, and the future and hope of the Li family.

Li Dajiang might have drunk quite a bit of wine. He put his arm around someone's shoulder, walked with unsteady steps, and spoke something loudly as he walked towards Li Xiaoxiao.

Li Xiaoxiao quickly raised the book in her hand to cover her face, fearing that she would be recognized. Apparently she was worrying too much, as Li Dajiang walked straight past her without even looking at her.

I had originally thought that my uncle would pass the imperial examination sooner or later, but now it seems that this is unlikely. How much knowledge can a man who indulges in pleasure have? The whole family has spent all their money on his studies, which shows that he is not a good person. I'm afraid that Mrs. Li's wish will not come true.

Anyway, they have separated now, whether it is good or bad has nothing to do with her, so she might as well pretend she didn't see it.

It was noon when they got home, and the weather was hot. Li Xiaoxiao saw Li Dahai looking out the door from afar, with an anxious look on his face, and walked quickly.

"Dad, it's hot now, why don't you rest in the house? Where are mom and sister?" Li Xiaoxiao put down the backpack in her hand and helped Li Dahai into the house.

Seeing Li Xiaoxiao coming back, Li Dahai looked a little better. Without even bothering to go into the house, he hurriedly told her what happened in the morning.

It turned out that as soon as Li Xiaoxiao left in the morning, Old Lady Li came and started scolding them, saying that Li Dahai was unfilial and did not go home to help with housework during the busy farming season. She said that he was an ungrateful person and had raised him in vain. She also scolded Sun for being a jinx and that since she came to the Li family, the second son's health had been getting worse and worse, and that it was all her fault.

The rice, noodles and oil bought by Li Xiaoxiao were piled in the corner. When Old Lady Li saw them, she wanted to take them away. Sun wanted to stop them, but she didn't dare. Li Huawen struggled with Old Lady Li anxiously, but he was young and weak, so he was pushed by Old Lady Li and fell to the ground with his hands bruised. Li Dahai felt sorry for his son, but could do nothing about it.

In the end, except for Li Dahai who was in poor health, everyone followed Old Lady Li to work.

Li Xiaoxiao was so angry that his lungs almost exploded after hearing this. He said angrily: "Dad, those are your wife and children, and you just watched them being bullied and enslaved. I bought those things, why did she take them away?"

"Xiaoxiao, daddy is useless, but that's your grandma, I can't disobey her." Li Dahai looked sad and blamed himself. He knew that he failed to protect his wife and children, but that was not his intention.

"Dad, you know their character very well. It's because of your filial piety that they bully us again and again. This is not filial piety, but foolish filial piety." After saying that, Li Xiaoxiao rushed out.

"Xiaoxiao, where are you going?" Li Dahai asked anxiously when he saw her go out.

"I'll go call mom back." Li Xiaoxiao was so angry that she walked a long way away before replying. If she wasn't afraid that he would worry, she wouldn't have wanted to pay any attention to him at all.

Li Xiaoxiao knew where the Li family's fields were, so he walked with big strides. It was already noon, and the sun was scorching. He was sweating all over in a short while. However, there was no one on the road, as they all went back to rest.

The golden wheat swayed in the wind, and waves of heat hit her face. Li Xiaoxiao anxiously looked for Sun's figure. After a long time, she finally found her and ran over quickly. Under the scorching sun, Sun's clothes were soaked, their faces were flushed, and they were breathing heavily.

When Li Huawen saw her coming, he felt extremely aggrieved and burst into tears, hugging Li Xiaoxiao tightly. Li Xiaoxiao didn't know when, but she had regarded them as her own family members in her heart. Seeing them being wronged, she was angry from the bottom of her heart.

Sun seemed to have found her backbone: "Xiaoxiao, your grandma said you can't go back until you finish the work."

"Bah, what kind of grandma is she? We have separated the family. Why should we work for them for free? Let's go home." Li Xiaoxiao snatched the sickles from Sun and Li Ruolan's hands and threw them out without giving them time to argue.

Sun was a little hesitant, but under Li Xiaoxiao's strong gaze, she had no choice but to follow her.

The weather was too hot. If it continued like this, they would get heatstroke soon. Without caring about anything else, she took out three bottles of happy water from the space, used the cover of her clothes, pretended that she took them out from her sleeves, opened them and handed them to them.

Several people came to a big tree nearby and rested for a while.

"Drink it quickly. I bought it from the county town. It's ice cold." Li Xiaoxiao lied without blushing or breathing heavily.

Li Huawen stopped crying this time. He took the small bottle handed to him by Li Xiaoxiao, tilted his head back and took a big sip. It had a bitter taste, like Chinese medicine, but it had a sweet feeling after taking it. It was very special and delicious.

He burped loudly: "Sister, this is so delicious and sweet." Li Huawen couldn't help but take another big sip. He felt comfortable all over and the hot feeling disappeared.

"I bought it from the county town. I don't know what it's called, but they said it tastes good, so I brought a portion for each of you." Li Xiaoxiao began to explain. Seeing that Sun and Li Ruolan were holding the drinks with hesitation, she knew they were reluctant to drink them, so she gestured for them to drink it quickly so that it would no longer be cold in a while.

Hearing this, the two of them drank it in small sips. From their expressions, it could be seen that it tasted very good, but they only drank half of it and gave the rest to Li Huawen. Li Huawen looked at Li Xiaoxiao eagerly, and when Li Xiaoxiao nodded, he happily took it and gulped down a few more mouthfuls.

After returning home, Li Xiaoxiao picked up the bow and arrow and walked out.

"Xiaoxiao, what are you doing?" Li Dahai felt guilty. His daughter came back without even looking at him, took the bow and arrow and left. He hurriedly stopped her and asked.

"Of course we have to go to the old house and get all our things back. Dad, since you can't protect us, let me do it instead." Li Xiaoxiao's eyes were firm and her words were decisive. Although she was very angry about what happened today, she knew that she couldn't blame Li Dahai entirely. But she just didn't want to talk to him at this moment.

"Go over there and talk nicely. If you really can't take it back, just give it to them." Li Dahai said with difficulty. He knew what kind of people his parents were. It would be harder to take something away from them than to take their lives.

Sun just shed tears silently. She had just enjoyed a few days of good life, and all the food and oil she bought were gone.

"I will give it to them properly." Li Xiaoxiao turned and left. Li Dahai didn't see the sneer that appeared on the corner of Li Xiaoxiao's mouth when he turned his head.

"Big sister, little brother, let's go together."

Li Huawen hurriedly followed. Even if his second sister didn't call him, he would have followed secretly. Just now, his second sister had applied some medicine on his hands, so it didn't hurt much now. He had grown up to be a man and should learn to protect his family.

Li Ruolan was a little timid, and after hesitating for a moment, she followed.

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