Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space
Chapter 52: Bandits arrest people, villagers divide sheep
When the search and rescue team returned to the village, it was already completely dark. The villagers lit torches to welcome them. Old Lady Lu stumbled over.
"Son, son..."
The person on the stretcher wasn't her son. She pulled up a member of the Lujiazhuang Tiger Hunting Team and shook him vigorously.
"Where is my son? Where is my son? Return him to me."
The villagers quickly pulled her away, but she was already unconscious and would die if they continued to torture her.
Old Lady Lu sat down on the ground and couldn't get up no matter how hard she tried.
"Son, mother has harmed you."
"Mom was wrong, Mom was really wrong."
No matter how bad she was, she was still a mother. She carried her baby for ten months and raised her child with so much hardship. Now her child was gone. It was like the sky had fallen.
Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs.
After all, there are only a few people like Ma Cuilan who are so cruel and don't care about their grandson's life or death.
"Hurry up and get up and stop crying! Your boss is not dead!"
The village chief was so upset by her that he returned to the village surrounded by villagers. The man in the family returned safely, the woman showed a long-lost smile, and the children cheered around the wild goats.
Old Mrs. Lu got up and followed, all she could think about was what the village chief had said: My son is not dead!
The members of the tiger-hunting team who were rescued woke up when they were rescued and told them roughly what happened.
A tiger suddenly attacked, and he and Old Lady Lu's son panicked and ran into the mountains and couldn't find their way back. They met a beggar who was being chased by bandits.
The man in the tree hole.
Old Lady Lu's son was caught by bandits. He stepped on a trap and hid in a tree hole with a beggar until he was rescued.
My mood is like a roller coaster, ups and downs.
Bandits wouldn't arrest people if they killed them, because arresting them meant they would demand a ransom. His son was most likely alive, but where would they get the money to ransom him? This wasn't something Xiao Yunxi could control.
Qishan Piaomiao Peak,
Juyi Hall,
The furious Third Master was beating his younger brother.
"Useless trash, you can't even keep an eye on people, what's the point of having you!"
The younger brother was beaten to death, but the Third Master was not satisfied and had him dragged out to feed the wolves. No one dared to plead for mercy.
"Who's going to ask for the ransom of the hostages from Tangjia Village?"
Everyone lowered their heads, no one was willing.
They are brave enough to hide in the mountains until the border troops withdraw, but they are seeking death by committing crimes against the wind.
Ma Hu stood up,
There was a fresh scar on his face, stretching from the corner of his eye to the corner of his mouth, with the skin and flesh turned outward in a disgusting manner. He looked gloomy and ferocious, as if he had become a completely different person.
Two days ago, the border troops raided the mountain stronghold, and Ma Hu was hit in the face during the battle. The wound was not fatal, but his face was disfigured, and all this was caused by Ma Cuilan!
When everyone left, only the Third Master and the Horse Keeper were left in the room.
"Do you know why I am keeping the people from Tangjia Village and collecting ransom at this time?"
Ma Hu was full of doubts:
"Didn't you say you wanted to seek revenge on Ma Cuilan and wipe out his entire family?"
The Third Master sighed.
He and his elder brother have been running the Ma family for many years, but in the end, there is only this waste left. If he could have had children, he would have gotten one himself.
"Revenge is just an excuse to send you down the mountain for a legitimate reason!"
If Ma Hu hadn't stood up just now, someone else would have stood up and taken him away in the end, just to leave a descendant for the Ma family.
"After you get down the mountain, don't go to Tangjia Village. Head directly south. I have a manor in Jiangnan that no one knows about. From now on, you will be the owner of the manor and expand the Ma family. When you get there, kill all the people escorting you. Only then will you be safe."
Even the most loyal servants may turn against their masters. Only the dead can keep secrets. Just like the Ma family was loyal to the master they once served, but in the end the master still wanted to get rid of him at all costs.
Because without him, those secrets will remain secrets forever.
The next day, before daybreak,
The village chief harnessed the ox cart, took Tang Hao and Uncle Tang San, and quietly left the village. When it was daybreak, all the villagers gathered at Xiao Yunxi's house to share the mutton.
The wild goats were skinned and their tendons removed. Each member of the search and rescue team was given 7 jin of meat, and each household in the village was given 1 jin of meat. This was all agreed upon.
"What do you do with the mutton offal?"
"Sister Yunxi's cooking is great. I haven't eaten it yet. How about stewing it so we can all try it?"
"Row."
The pot for braised meat is big enough. Lamb offal, lamb head and some scraps are stewed with spices for an hour. Each family gets a big bowl of it, including the soup. If you go back and add some radish, the taste is so delicious.
The villagers dispersed.
Xiao Yunxi moved a wooden box out of the kitchen. It was actually empty, so she could take out the cultivated seedlings from the space and prepare them.
She pulled out pieces of wooden boxes from inside, and lush and strong wheat seedlings grew out of the soft soil.
"Mom, what is this?"
"It's wheat seedlings. Plant them in the fields, and they'll grow into wheat. Grind them into flour, and you can make the steamed buns that Niuniu loves most."
Xiaobao's eyes sparkled:
"Mom, I'll help you plant the steamed buns."
Dabao slapped him on the head:
"Plant wheat!"
Xiaobao stuck his head out and argued:
"If wheat is grown and ground into flour, is it flour? If flour can be made into steamed buns, then isn't that just growing steamed buns?"
A genius of logic, I can't help but admit it.
"You really want to help me grow wheat? It's hard work and you'll get a tan, right?"
Xiaobao raised his arms:
"I'm not afraid of the dark, nor am I afraid of hard work. I'm a man, and I'm very strong."
Niuniu's voice is so sweet,
"Mom, Niuniu is very strong."
With thin arms and legs, you have the nerve to say you are strong.
Xiao Yunxi did not discourage the children's enthusiasm. Children should be raised spiritually rich but physically poor. Doing farm work can exercise their bodies and prevent them from being unable to distinguish between grains.
The wasteland at home has been leveled, and it is just planting, which is not too hard. Besides, the children are just there to experience life, and the main force is still hired labor.
The hired workers got the wheat seedlings and started working right away. They didn't need Xiao Yunxi to remind them at all. They were all experienced farmers, and transplanting the wheat seedlings was easy for them.
They completed the land reclamation ahead of schedule, and Xiao Yunxi rewarded them with an additional 30 cents as agreed. Where can you find such a good boss?
If you perform well, you can stay and work as a long-term worker. With a maximum of two people taking care of 5 mu of land, the ratio is 6:1. Everyone feels that they have a great chance.
They just couldn't understand how Xiao Yunxi could grow the wheat seedlings so lush in such a temperature?
Xiao Yunxi brought the children to experience life. The village chief brought Tang Hao and Uncle Tang San to the county town. When the city gate opened, they rushed to the government office and asked to see Murong Chen.
Last night, the beggar who was rescued woke up and said that he was a subordinate of the county magistrate and wanted to see the county magistrate. He also said that he could not reveal his whereabouts to anyone.
The village chief then rushed to the county town overnight and relayed the beggar's words to Murong Chen. However, Murong Chen was completely confused. He didn't know the beggar the village chief was talking about at all.
"Are you sure he said he was my subordinate?"
"That's what the lord said. We originally planned to inform Lord Murong Hai in the town, but he said no. He also told me to keep it secret and not to contact the border troops. I had to ask the county magistrate to come over."
Murong Chen frowned and thought, feeling that something big was going on. It just so happened that he was planning to go to Dongshan Town. Ma Bide was involved in many cases, and he had to handle them personally to feel at ease.
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