Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Faced with the crisis, the man burst out with unprecedented speed, opened the gate and ran out.

Han Zheng was anxious and chased after him with a stick, but was stopped by Li Yu.

"No need to chase him, he can't run away." Pointing at Li Dali who was blocked at the kitchen door, Li Yu said, "Go find a rope, let's tie him up and send him to the government tomorrow. When he gets beaten, he will naturally give that man away."

When Li Dali heard the first sentence, he subconsciously wanted to curse Li Yu, but the second sentence made him unable to utter any curse words.

Looking at Li Yu as if he were a ghost, Li Dali's hands and feet became weak. After a while, he struggled frantically when the rope fell on him. "Li Yu, I'm your brother. If you tie up your brother, aren't you afraid of being scolded by others?"

"What am I afraid of? You're the one who did the bad thing. If I report you, I can get a good reputation for being a righteous man." Li Yu raised the knife to Li Dali's neck, "You'd better let us tie you up obediently. Otherwise, if we hurt you, I won't help you find a doctor. Whether you live or die is up to fate."

Li Dali's body froze instantly and he dared not move.

*

Li Yu waited until Han Zheng had tied the rope tightly from top to bottom before moving the knife away.

Han Zheng had learned how to tie knots from Han Xiuwen, and knew a method that looked inconspicuous, but would definitely make it impossible for someone to break free. This time, he used it on Li Dali.

Seeing that Li Dali was tied up and unable to move, Li Yu kicked him aside.

At this moment, a paper bag fell out from Li Dali.

Li Yu looked down for a moment, then picked it up and opened it. Inside the paper package was a multicolored powder with a pungent smell, exactly the medicine for killing rats.

It seemed that this man wanted to poison her, but he was really not smart. She could definitely smell such a strong smell unless her nose was broken.

Li Yu rewrapped the medicine and put it away, then found the key to open the kitchen door and move the meat. Who knows if someone will do something bad again in the middle of the night, so it is better to put the meat in the main room.

"You have to go to school tomorrow, so go and rest now." After moving, Li Yu motioned for Han Zheng to go back to his room and continue sleeping.

Han Zheng: "Second sister-in-law, what about you? Do you want to watch over him overnight?"

"I won't watch him." Li Yu covered his mouth and yawned, "Just let him stay outside."

"What if he runs away?"

"He can't run away." Li Yu said, went back to the house, found a piece of rag and stuffed it into Li Dali's mouth, then walked to the east side of the yard, picked up some dried weeds and threw them at Li Dali.

Li Dali was choked by the dust and glared at Li Yu fiercely.

"It's no use glaring at me. You're such a bad person that you came to my house in the middle of the night to cause trouble." Li Yu looked down at him. "It's cold, so I'll cover you with grass. First, it can keep you from getting cold. Second, if there are other people who want to do bad things like you, the grass can serve as a cover to prevent them from accidentally killing you."

Li Dali: “…”

Li Yu was too lazy to talk to him anymore. She asked Han Zheng to bring all the remaining weeds over and throw them on Li Dali, covering him tightly. Then she ignored him and went back to her room to rest.

Han Zheng didn't dare sleep too deeply in the second half of the night. He was always paying attention to the movements outside. Fortunately, it was quiet and nothing unexpected happened.

Li Yu slept well. After traveling here, she did physical work, and the workload was much greater than in modern times, which led to a sharp improvement in her sleep quality.

*

The next day, Li Yu got up early as usual, but he did not prepare anything for the braised meat. Instead, he went to the kitchen to wash the pot and boil water, as if he was going to make breakfast.

Han Xiaomei was confused, "Second sister-in-law, aren't we going to sell braised meat today?"

"Not for now. There's a thief in my house. I'll sell it after I get rid of him."

Han Xiaomei was horrified, "Is there a thief in the house?"

Li Yu pointed at the large group of people next to the kitchen and said, "He came here last night. Your third brother and I caught him and tied him up. Look, he's lying inside!"

Han Xiaomei leaned over to take a look, but was a little scared.

"It's Li Dali, don't be afraid, he's tied up and can't get out." Li Yu reminded him, "After breakfast, go to the village and call the village chief, and tell him that there's a thief in our house and we need to report it to the police. By the way, after you get into the village, you need to run while shouting that there's a thief in the house, so that everyone in the village will know about it."

Han Xiaomei's heart was pounding. "I know, don't worry, sister-in-law."

*

After that, Li Yu continued to cook. Mingtong Academy's classes didn't start that early in the morning, so Han Zheng could have breakfast at home.

After dinner, Li Yu sent Han Zheng out and told him to find the man selling sesame cakes when he got to the town, tell him about the situation at home, and ask him to inform the customers so that they wouldn't have to wait in vain.

Han Zheng agreed.

"Go ahead." Li Yu patted his shoulder, "Don't worry about the things at home, I can handle it."

*

Han Zheng looked back every three steps until he could no longer see the entrance to his house, then he quickly walked away.

On the way, I met Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu.

Recently, Uncle Wu helped to pick the water for their family's vat. Li Yu thanked him and often asked Han Xiaomei to deliver braised meat. As a result, the two families became closer.

Aunt Wu didn't see Li Yu and Han Xiaomei, so she asked, "Aren't your second sister-in-law and Xiaomei with you today?"

"They have something to do today." Han Zheng thought for a moment and told the two what happened last night.

"The one from my second sister-in-law's family will definitely come to make trouble today. I'm afraid she will do something to hurt my second sister-in-law out of desperation. Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu, if you are here at that time, please help her."

"We are all from the same village, so we will certainly not let her suffer any harm. You can rest assured." Aunt Wu promised.

Han Zheng thanked him again.

*

At 7:30 a.m., people living along the main road in Qingshui Village heard Han Xiaomei's cry, "Uncle Village Chief, a thief broke into our house last night!"

Everyone's nerves jumped, and they all smelled the scent of gossip. So before Han Xiaomei even reached the village chief's house, the doors of every household were opened and everyone looked out curiously.

Someone who was impatient called out to Han Xiaomei, "Xiaomei, what did you just say? Is there a thief?"

"Yes." Han Xiaomei said, "The thief was caught by my second sister-in-law and third brother. Now I would like to ask the village chief to come over and help deal with it."

Oh, there really is a thief. I have to go join in the fun.

Some who had already dressed up opened the door and called their families to go and have a look. Those who had not dressed up quickened their movements, fearing that they would be late and miss out on the show if they didn't get a good seat.

The village chief had heard what Han Xiaomei said, so he opened the door and followed the crowd.

*

At the gate of the courtyard, as Li Yu had expected, Liu Yu came to ask for someone. But no matter what Liu Yu said, she remained unmoved.

Liu Yu was so angry that he almost bit his teeth, but he didn't dare to force his way in. At this moment, he heard voices not far away. Liu Yu turned his head and saw dozens of villagers coming together.

Licking her lips, she howled and sat on the ground, "You only have your brother as a relative, how can you bear to treat him like this? Li Yu, are you worthy of your dead parents? Aren't you afraid that they will look for you in the middle of the night?"