When he was sleeping at night, Ye Mingxuan heard his brother talk about the conflict with the old house today.
"Ye Yuqing was so vicious that she deliberately set a trap for my sister. Ye Mingwei also said that we were little bastards. My sister and I couldn't get angry, so we went to the old house."
Ye Mingxuan listened and didn't speak for a long time.
Li Yunze felt that his breathing was faster than before, but he recovered quickly.
This is a man who can keep his composure and is very calculating. He made a conclusion in his heart.
Ye Mingxuan waited for his mood to calm down, and patted his brother's shoulder comfortingly: "I understand, go to sleep quickly."
Ye Yutong was also talking to her mother about today's events, including the food her grandma asked her grandson to send.
Li Wenxiu praised his son and daughter for doing well today, and then talked about his eldest wife.
"Your eldest mother-in-law is a good person. When I was pregnant with your eldest brother, the old witch made things difficult for me and made me do all the dirty work.
Your father got angry and threatened to burn down the house and kill everyone together. Your grandfather said that your father was unfilial and wanted to beat him to death.
In the end, it was your eldest mother-in-law and eldest grandfather who came forward and gave your grandfather a lesson, and the matter was settled. "
"Mom, do you accept the food that the grandma gave you?"
"Take it, it's your grandma who replenished your body. I'll repay her later when I have the chance."
Ever since I went to the old house to make trouble that day, no one in the old house has caused any trouble. Their house has been very quiet these days.
Li Wenxiu and her two sons went to the mountains to dig wild vegetables for food during the day, and at night they took turns going to work in the space.
Those few acres of open land have been planted with food, and the opinions of the "gods" have been sought. Even beside the stream and on the hillside, they planted all kinds of edible food.
Various vegetables are also spread under the fruit trees. Any land that can be used is not wasted at all.
Ye Yutong was in space preparing food for his escape. Various snacks, steamed buns, flatbreads, rice balls, compressed biscuits, and steamed white rice.
I also made a lot of black-noodle steamed buns. The steamed buns look very black, but they taste soft and full of wheat flavor. They are made of black wheat grown in space.
I also made several buckets of mung bean soup, mung bean porridge, sour plum soup, and various soups to relieve the heat. They were refrigerated first in the refrigerator and then kept fresh in the basement.
Two days ago, she asked her eldest brother and second brother to kill a sheep, some chickens and ducks.
They had eaten some meat in the past few days, and the rest was stored in the basement to supplement nutrition on their way out.
I don’t know if it’s because I drink space well water every day. Li Yunze recovered quickly and could walk a few steps on his own. Although he couldn't walk for too long, it was still a good start.
"Someone, come quickly, someone is stealing water."
Li Yunze suddenly opened his eyes and listened to the call from far away. It should be that a thief had entered the village.
He gently pushed Ye Mingxuan, who was sleeping next to him, and whispered: "Brother, wake up."
Ye Mingxuan asked sleepily: "Brother-in-law, do you want to get up at night?"
"No, brother, there is a thief in the village. You go and tell your mother-in-law, and we will all pay attention."
He did not say that there were people in the village who were stealing water. They lived at the foot of the mountain, some way away from the village.
Now the family doesn't even have a strong labor force, so they can't help much if they go there. If they encounter danger on the road, it will be even worse for the family.
After hearing this, Ye Mingxuan immediately got up from the straw.
He pushed Ye Mingzhe who was still snoring again, picked up the wooden stick placed beside the bed, and opened the door.
Li Yunze and Ye Mingzhe also came out of the house. The three of them stood in the yard with wooden sticks, listening to the noise coming from the village, without moving.
After Li Wenxiu came back from town, she didn't dare to sleep at night for the past few days. When she heard the door open next door, she put on her clothes and walked out.
Looking at the three children standing there holding wooden sticks, and hearing the faint quarrel coming from the village, they asked in surprise: "What happened in the village?"
Ye Mingxuan said: "There must be a thief. Mom, you go to the house and watch your sister. My brother-in-law also went back to the house to rest. Mingzhe and I will keep watch here."
Li Wenxiu did not go back to the room, but stood outside for a while and said, "Mingzhe, you and Ping An go back to the room to sleep. Your elder brother and I will be fine here."
Li Yunze stood for a while, but his body couldn't bear it anymore. He didn't try to be brave and went back to the house with Ye Mingzhe.
He lay awake on the straw and listened carefully to what was going on outside.
After almost half an hour, the village gradually became quiet, and Li Wenxiu and Ye Mingxuan also returned to their rooms.
When the chickens began to crow, the two of them took buckets to the village and lined up to fetch water.
When they arrived, many people had gathered around the well, and the couple lined up silently behind them.
A sarcastic voice sounded from the side: "Hey, come and see who this is? When someone came to steal water in the middle of the night, our whole village was up, and not even a single person was seen in their house.
After we drive away the water thieves, others will enjoy the benefits. Tsk, tsk, tsk, your skin is really thicker than the city wall. "
Li Wenxiu listened to her sarcastic words and understood the whole story. It turned out that the thief was stealing water.
Now the river is basically dry, so many people fleeing the famine have come here.
I couldn't find the water source and I was thirsty. I had no choice but to rob it. People were almost dead, so they couldn't care about anything else.
She glanced at the woman expressionlessly and said rudely:
"Hey, it's Sister-in-law Da Tian! You're such a fool, you made such a sudden noise, I was startled. I thought someone's dog was untied and ran out."
Before Datian's wife could speak, she pretended to be confused and asked:
"Sister-in-law, what did you just say? Someone came to our village to steal water? When did this happen? Why didn't I know about it at all?"
"His grandma, who do you think is a dog?" A man in his thirties with sinister eyebrows pointed at Li Wenxiu and cursed.
Li Wenxiu saw it was Da Tian and snorted coldly.
She knew that if she endured it today, the people in the village would think that her family was easy to bully, and anyone could come and step on her.
She scolded without flinching: "I will scold anyone whose grandma agrees."
Being called a dog by a woman in public, Datian became furious and walked towards Li Wenxiu with his fists clenched.
He cursed uncleanly: "You bitch, you're looking for death."
Not to be outdone, Li Wenxiu clenched the wooden stick in his hand, preparing to receive his fist.
But before Da Tian came closer, Ye Mingxuan, who was standing next to her, took out a woodcutter from the barrel.
This knife was bought by the mother-in-law at a high price when they last went to town.
He had sharpened it very sharply in the past few days, and under the moonlight, the blade shone coldly.
He held the knife and stood in front of Li Wenxiu with an expressionless face.
He said to Da Tian who was walking over: "If anyone dares to touch my mother, I will fight to the death with him."
Da Tian glanced at the woodcutter, swallowed, and quietly took a step back.
I muttered in my heart, "It's his grandma's fault. This kid is as cruel as his father. He was beaten by his father when he was a child, and now he is threatened by this brat."
Da Tian glanced at his wife, wanting to wink at her and ask her to pull him away.
Who would have known that that girl didn't even look at him, and was rolling up her sleeves, preparing to fight with Li Wenxiu.
He was so angry that he wanted to turn around and leave. Seeing so many people in the village watching the fun, he felt that he was losing face.
Zhanli was watching everyone fetching water from the well. He rolled his eyes, then ran over with a wicked smile and shouted:
"Li Zheng, let's get up in the middle of the night and take great risks to drive away the water thieves. No one from Ye Dafeng's family is out, so why should they share the water?"
He also incited the villagers nearby who were fetching water, "Do you think this is true?
The water is getting less and less, and we are almost losing our share of the effort. Fortunately, they don't have to do anything, and they shamelessly come to fetch water every day. "
