In my 40s, the trading system took me flying

Aunt Xu held the wooden box in her hand and looked warily at the three big men who appeared in front of her.

They knocked down a thug who was protecting Aunt Xu with one punch.

"Damn it, you kept me awake in the middle of the night. If you weren't a treasure, I would kill you!"

The burly man rolled up his sleeves and stood directly in front of Aunt Xu, grabbing Aunt Xu's son by the collar. Even though his expression could not be seen clearly, one knew that he was not someone to be trifled with.

Aunt Xu was terrified.

She didn't remember there was such a group of people in these mountains.

"My dear uncles, is there any misunderstanding? I am just an old lady here to visit relatives!"

Aunt Xu tried to play the emotional card, thinking that they were villagers from the surrounding villages.

“Hehehe, I’m a bandit, and you’re telling me it’s a misunderstanding?”

bandit?

Aunt Xu's face turned pale.

She knew that the bandits were capable of all kinds of evil, and since she did have treasures on her, how could she not be worried?

With trembling fingers, he took out a few dollars from his clothes and stuffed them into the man's hand: "Good man, we are really here to visit relatives. We don't have much money on us. With these dollars, we can buy you some wine. How about you kindly let us go?"

Aunt Xu was old after all and had seen a lot of the world, so she was able to remain calm. But her son was not like that. He was so scared that he was crying and snotting.

"Mom, save me!"

It's really embarrassing.

Aunt Xu looked at the man ingratiatingly.

The man spat, "You think you can get rid of me with just a few dollars? Do you think I'm worthless? You old bastard are really no good!"

The man stepped on the shoulder of Aunt Xu's son. His big feet had not been washed for years, and the smell was so sour that it made people want to vomit.

The sound of retching and begging for mercy continued to emerge.

Aunt Xu took off another emerald green bracelet from her wrist.

"This is worth some money, please spare my life!"

The man held a torch and looked around Aunt Xu. When he saw the fabric of her clothes, he slapped Aunt Xu's son on the back of the head.

"You're dressed so well, you look like a rich man. Search me!"

The man, who had been waiting for the man to say this, immediately rubbed his hands and took off Aunt Xu's coat.

"This cotton-padded jacket is so thick, I'll give it to my mother when I get home!"

The man kept muttering while he was doing it. Aunt Xu was not happy about it at all, but as an old lady, she was no match for the strong man. Soon her cotton jacket was stripped off and all the good things on her body were taken away.

As for the wooden box in her arms, it was also snatched away. The men opened it, took a look, and spat, "What kind of thing? They think a tree root is a treasure!"

There was no wild ginseng in the wooden box, only a piece of tree root.

It was also Aunt Xu's fault that she never thought of checking. She just thought that there must be wild ginseng in the box, so she just took it and ran away.

As for Aunt Xu's son, he was also stripped of his clothes, leaving only his inner clothes.

In the freezing cold mountains, without thick clothes, you will freeze to death.

The three bandits were quite satisfied with their gains and did not kill anyone. They just kicked Xu Dagu's son a few times and looted the thug who was knocked unconscious by them.

The main goal is to pluck the feathers of a passing goose and resolutely not miss any possibility.

"Look how good we are, we even spared your lives!"

The three outlaws disappeared into the woods.

Aunt Xu trembled as she hugged her son, her eyes full of anger, but she had no idea what to do.

The three thugs woke up at this time, but they all said they were very cold. They didn't dare to delay and ran down the mountain, hoping to find a way to get clothes after they got there.

I made it out of this by relying on my willpower to survive.

When they arrived at the village at the foot of the mountain, they thought they were out of danger of freezing to death, but they found that the village had been bombed, no one was rich, and they had no good feelings towards outsiders like them.

Fortunately, after Aunt Xu revealed that she was from the Xu family in the mountains, some villagers provided them with some food, told them the location of the pawnshop, and let them rent clothes in the town themselves.

The country folk simply didn't have any extra clothes to give them.

Even in a home where someone has died, the clothes of the deceased will be taken off and used, and nothing will be wasted.

Aunt Xu and the others tried their best to persuade him, and he used the silver hidden in his hair to exchange for some thin clothes, which was better than freezing to death in his underwear.

Let’s not talk about how Aunt Xu and the others fled back to the city in a panic, let’s talk about the Xu family.

The next morning, Xu's mother was woken up by Xu Dazhui.

"Where's Dad? Hope nothing happens, I'll go check!"

Xu Dazhu was extremely anxious, but he saw that Old Man Xu and Old Younger Xu were both lying on the kang.

Because they were lying so straight, Xu Dazhu was frightened and froze, then fell onto the kang.

"Dad, youngest, what's wrong with you? Are you really following the ancestors?"

His shout frightened Old Lady Xu so much that she shuddered and subconsciously slapped him.

"What are you talking about, brat? Your father and the youngest couple are just asleep!"

Xu Dazhu's wailing was stifled, and he rubbed his eyes hurriedly: "Really?"

He touched Old Man Xu's neck and found it was indeed warm, so he was not dead!

Sitting down on the ground, Old Man Xu sighed, "I was so scared! I thought Dad and the youngest brother were burned to death last night!"

Old Mrs. Xu put on her cotton-padded jacket in a bad mood, and then asked him, "What's wrong?"

Only then did Xu Dazhui remember that he not only had to look for Old Mrs. Xu, but also had other things to do.

"The house you and dad lived in was burned down. I discussed it with Erzhu and Sanzhu and decided to go cut some wood to rebuild the house."

It’s not difficult to repair the house after it’s destroyed.

Old Lady Xu hummed, "Okay, but there's no rush. I'm going to the city tomorrow to settle accounts with your aunt. You guys go into the mountains and get some things so I can take them out and exchange them for money!"

Xu Dazhu was anxious when he heard this. How could he let his parents take such a risk? But Old Lady Xu scolded him, "You're expecting me to settle the score? Do you have the guts to do that?"

The despised Xu Dazhu could only smile along.

Just at this time, Old Man Xu and Youngest Xu woke up. They sat on the kang, rubbing their heads and saying, "Mom, why does my head hurt so much?"

As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, his voice became hoarse.

Father Xu covered his neck with his hands, his face full of shock.

Old Mrs. Xu was too lazy to explain to him, so she asked Xu Dazhui to explain to them, while she carried Xu Xiaoya, who had dressed, out to wash up.

"Grandma, are you really not going to explain this to my grandpa?"

Xu Xiaoya was afraid that the old couple would have conflicts.

"Why tell him? He only cares about protecting the ancestral hall and doesn't understand anything else. It would be annoying even if I told him!"

It's not that Old Lady Xu dislikes him. Ever since she married Old Man Xu, she has made all the decisions, big and small, all these years. It's simply because her parents-in-law trusted her so much back then. They even told Old Man Xu, "Your brain isn't very good, but your wife is a good one. If you don't want to die early, just listen to your wife!"

Because of this, Old Lady Xu has been the head of the Xu family for many years.

Xu Xiaoya gave Old Lady Xu a thumbs up, and happened to see her third aunt bringing the heroine out.

The heroine looked at her with hatred in her eyes. Xu Xiaoya was wondering if the heroine was sick.

"Granny, she glared at me!"

Xu Xiaoya immediately complained, and the heroine quickly lowered her head and knelt in front of Old Lady Xu: "Grandma, I didn't do that. I just envy Xiaoya sister. I can be a maid for Xiaoya sister. Can I stay?"

She knew very well that if she stayed in the Xu family, at least she would not starve, but if she went out, her life would definitely be difficult.

As a result, Old Man Xu snorted coldly: "No!"

Although Old Lady Xu didn't know why Xu Xiaoya didn't like the heroine, she believed in her intuition, and her intuition told her that there was something wrong with the girl in front of her and there was no benefit in keeping her.

"Grandma, I really don't mind anything, just give me a bite to eat. If you send me away, I will sell me to a brothel!"

The heroine was eager to persuade Old Lady Xu, but she said, "I don't care. We at Xujiamiao will not keep you!"

The third daughter-in-law next to her felt a little uncomfortable. She had spent the night with the heroine last night, and the heroine was not a real child. She was trying to please people, so naturally she had the upper hand. After all, the third daughter-in-law was not an honest mountain person who had seen the world.

She is so easy to coax!

"Mom, this child is young after all, and girls can't eat much. How about we stay here?"

The third daughter-in-law tried to plead for mercy, but Old Lady Xu narrowed her eyes at her and said, "If you are kind-hearted, then go back to your parents' home and you can raise me as you please!"

The third daughter-in-law's face changed instantly.

If she was sent back to her parents' home, she would only be sold. She knew very well that people in the mountains did not take women seriously. Even if she got married, she would either be beaten by men or not have enough food to eat.

The Xu family is kind. Not only do they not beat their daughters-in-law, they also make sure they have enough food to eat.

She had prayed for the blessing to marry into such a good family, so how could she bear to be kicked out?

"Mom, I was wrong. I won't go back to my parents' home!"

The three daughters-in-law all knelt down before Old Lady Xu.

Old Mrs. Xu cursed in disgust, "Why are you kneeling? Why are your knees so weak? We don't have that kind of thing in our family."

The third daughter-in-law then got up from the ground, her eyes red. She might have been really scared just now.

Without the third daughter-in-law to plead for mercy, the heroine's face turned pale and she looked at Xu Xiaoya for help.

Xu Xiaoya curled her lips. She was even less likely to be overly compassionate.

He is so scheming at such a young age, he is definitely not a good person. Moreover, because of this heroine, she faces the threat of death every day, unless she is tired of living.

Xu Xiaoya didn't want to die yet, so she could only remind Old Lady Xu: "Grandma, she doesn't have parents anymore, so she should still have grandparents, right? Xiaoya is loved by grandma, so she must be loved by grandparents too!"

Old Lady Xu slapped her thigh and said, "That's right. I was so angry at the time that I forgot to ask that bastard where this child's hometown was!"

Seeing that Old Lady Xu was determined to send the person away, Xu Xiaoya covered her stomach and said, "Grandma, I'm hungry!"

The world is so big, but nothing is more important than a granddaughter.

Old Mrs. Xu asked her eldest daughter-in-law to cook because her lovely grandson wanted to eat.

The heroine got up from the ground and looked at Xu Xiaoya with poison in her eyes.

She didn't want to change the trajectory of her life, so the most urgent thing was Xu Xiaoya, who was not dead yet.

Xu Xiaoya must die!