I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

"Once we find that person, I'll make him give you more silver coins."

The little mute boy waved his hand in refusal.

Fang Xiaoxiao forcefully stuffed the money into the little mute boy's arms, and specifically told him to be careful and not to be discovered.

As she watched the little mute boy gradually leave, a sense of inexplicable worry arose in her heart, fearing whether he would be able to find anyone.

However, it seems we can only gamble on all of this!

Hopefully, He Jinnian will find his lost signal tube on the road and also meet the little mute!

……

The little mute girl clutched the hairpin in her hand and carefully tucked it into her bosom, afraid of being discovered.

He was very short, only five and a half feet tall, about the same height as a five-year-old child, or even slightly shorter.

He was an orphan who grew up relying on the charity of others and suffered scorn from everyone since childhood.

But he didn't care. As long as he could survive, he wouldn't mind even having to fight dogs for food.

Once, when he was doing farm work for an employer in the village, the employer's son noticed that he didn't like to talk, so he had someone pin him to the ground.

The other person muttered to himself, "If he doesn't like to talk, what's the point of having a tongue?"

The child was about the same age as him, around ten years old.

But because he didn't like to talk, the other person cut off his tongue with scissors.

This is why he has been unable to speak a single word since then.

While he was unconscious, he felt a sharp pain coming from the tip of his nose.

When he opened his eyes, he was nearly scared to death; a stray dog ​​was nibbling at his nose.

He tried to fight them, but he couldn't defeat the wild dogs.

Fortunately, at that moment, a man with a long sword appeared.

The man not only helped him kill the stray dogs, but also slaughtered the entire household after learning of his plight.

From then on, he also went up the mountain with the man.

Unfortunately, the man ultimately died at the hands of Xu Kongnan.

The little mute boy recalled everything, his eyes filled with tears, and he lowered his head to wipe them away.

"Wu Zi, what's wrong with you? Who bullied you again? Tell Uncle Er Hu."

"Uncle Erhu is determined to skin him alive and give you a good venting of your anger."

Niu Erhu patted the little mute boy's shoulder heavily, looking around with a doting smile.

The group of henchmen who were following him all started looking around.

This little mute is their boss's adopted son. If anyone dares to bully him, they are going against the people of Dragon Tiger Stronghold.

Seeing that Wu Zi was not speaking and was just looking down, Niu Erhu reached out and lifted his face.

He should have kept quiet until he saw it, for it made him furious.

"Damn it, these bastards, while I was out on patrol, they dared to bully Wu Zi again."

As he was furious, he raised his nine-ringed broadsword and shouted angrily at his henchmen.

"Let's go avenge Wu Zi. Those damn bastards, they think they can do whatever they want just because they're protected by the Void South!"

When the little mute saw that he was going to stand up for him, he quickly grabbed Uncle Erhu and desperately begged for his head.

"Uh-huh!"

"Wu Zi, don't be afraid! Your Uncle Hu knows what he's doing, nothing will happen."

As he spoke, Niu Erhu ordered his men to remove the mute boy and then led a few others toward the kitchen.

He knew it was definitely those guys again, always taking advantage of the fact that he wasn't around to bully Wu Zi.

Last time, he secretly put laxatives in Wu Zi's food. Xu Kong Nan demanded that he show his identification, and he had no choice but to swallow his anger.

The next few times were just minor skirmishes, and he had no way to deal with those guys.

He was already seething with anger, and now that he saw the five boys covered in bruises, he couldn't hold back any longer.

When his eldest brother died, he repeatedly told me not to let the five sons be bullied.

What now?

Not only did he fail to keep his promise, but he also caused the five sons a lot of trouble.

The mute boy tried to stop them, but was held back by Niu Erhu's men. He could only make a few "uh uh uh" sounds, his eyes filled with worry.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

The man who stopped him smiled and comforted him.

"Don't be afraid! Erhu will be fine. Look at you, you were bullied and you didn't even tell us."

"Don't you even consider us your uncles anymore? If you do this again, I won't buy you candied hawthorns!"

The little mute boy scratched his head, looking guilty and apologetic.

"Alright, you're always like this. Go play first, and we'll go down the mountain when your Uncle Erhu comes back."

"I'll just bring the candied hawthorn vendor up the mountain for you, so you can eat candied hawthorn every day!"

The man chuckled and shooed the little mute away.

Because his hands were itching to fight; it had been a long time since he'd had a fight, and he wanted to have a good, satisfying fight this time.

The little mute boy stood there, wanting to say something.

But in the end, he didn't say it aloud; instead, he turned and scurried towards the corner of the yard where the dog Dong was hiding.

……

He Jinnian looked around for a long time but couldn't find a suitable place to sneak in.

He stood on the treetop, looking at the activity in the courtyard ahead.

A child was spotted squeezing into a corner of the courtyard wall.

"Could there be a hole there?!"

He then leaped down from the treetop and darted through the trees in quick succession.

They soon arrived at the location they had just discovered.

Here, the back side is just touching the cliff face, and there's a sheer drop right behind it.

The courtyard wall is a mountain peak.

Strange, how come I didn't notice this place earlier?

He Jinnian lay prone in the dense grass to avoid being discovered by the patrolmen.

At that moment, a pile of hay under the courtyard wall was pushed aside, and a half-grown child emerged.

The other party first looked around, then quickly blocked the entrance to the hole with a pile of grass.

The child then crawled on the grass.

To avoid alerting the enemy, He Jinnian quickly retreated.

Just enough so that the child could be observed from his line of sight, but without the child noticing anything unusual.

As the two advanced and retreated, they quickly reached the woods.

The child then got up, brushed the weeds off his clothes, and headed into the depths of the woods.

He Jinnian seized the opportunity and rushed to the child's side in one stride.

Then, without waiting for the child to react, he reached out and covered the child's mouth and nose.

When he covered the child's mouth, he sensed something was wrong.

"No nose!"

This discovery greatly surprised him.

The little mute was startled by the sudden large hand, but when he looked up and saw who it was, he stopped shouting.

Instead, he nodded vigorously, making "uh-huh" sounds.

He Jinnian dared not delay and took the person away from there first.

When the two reached the back of a large rock, he released his grip, signaling the boy not to shout.

The little mute boy nodded obediently, reaching out to take the hairpin from his bosom.

He Jinnian said warily.

"What do you want to do!"

"Mmmmmmm!"

The mute boy poked his chest with his hand, knowing full well that the other person was on guard against him.

He Jinnian was half-believing and half-doubting. He kept his eyes fixed on the other person and found nothing unusual before quickly reaching out to touch the boy's chest.