Si Sheng had a premonition that what Dazhu was going to say might be what he was worried about, so he said, "Third sister-in-law, let Dazhu go to the main room to talk."

In the main room, Dazhu spoke to the two elders of the Ye family: "Uncle, Auntie,"

"Hejiazhuang killed people..." Dazhu started, his emotions became uncontrollably aroused, and the muscles on his face twisted and trembled in pain.

Dazhu's father-in-law's family lived in Hejiazhuang, which was about twelve or three miles away from Podi Village.

Today, Dazhu accompanied his wife He back to her parents' home to visit her father-in-law. The family of three arrived at Hejiazhuang early in the morning.

Mr. He was very happy. The He family was very enthusiastic and entertained his uncle's family with delicious food and drinks. Dazhu also helped his uncle build a pig pen.

After lunch, Dazhu and his family returned home happily, carrying the food packed by their mother-in-law.

Everything seems so ordinary and beautiful.

After returning home, Mrs. He opened the food she brought back from her parents' home and prepared to heat it up for Niu Niu to eat. Unexpectedly, there were two pieces of broken silver lying in the package of food, which seemed to be more than one or two pieces in total.

A little more than one tael of silver is a lot of money for the villagers, enough to support Dazhu's family for several months.

The He family would often bring something to Dazhu's family, or give some coins to Niu Niu. When relatives went back and forth, Dazhu would accept it with peace of mind regardless of the length of time.

But this time the mother-in-law suddenly gave her a tael of silver, and Dazhu would never accept it.

In addition to the father-in-law and mother-in-law, the He family also has several brothers-in-law and younger brothers-in-law. Although the mother-in-law loves He the most, Dazhu cannot let the old man be criticized by his family because of his family.

Dazhu entrusted the cow to a neighbor's house, took the money, and went to Hejiazhuang with his wife.

When Dazhu and his wife arrived at Hejiazhuang, the sun had not yet set, but the village was extremely quiet, without the hustle and bustle of the past. Dazhu had a creepy feeling for no reason.

He pulled He, his eyes fixed, and rushed to his father-in-law's house out of breath.

The door of He's house was ajar, and the yard was quiet.

As soon as they stepped into the door, they were frightened. Mr. He fell to the ground facing the door. The blood under his neck was flowing all the way. Dazhu reached out his hand tremblingly and tried, but the old man had no breath.

The bodies of brothers-in-law and children were scattered in the yard, and women were killed in the kitchen and house.

"There are fourteen members of the family, not one of them is alive. The man's body is covered with scars, and the two girls' clothes are... not neat and tidy. It's so tragic! The He family has been wiped out!"

"Sister, you know that the He family has nothing to say to Niuniu Niang and our Yang family. Now, I can't even collect their bodies."

Dazhu grabbed Yang's hand and cried bitterly, venting the sorrow in his heart. Along the way, he took his wife and children with him, so he could only grit his teeth and move forward. He was not even qualified to cry. Now in front of his sister, he finally collapsed

Can't stand it any longer.

Yang shed tears and gently patted her brother's back.

Everyone present was moved. Ge and Gao kept wiping their eyes with their sleeves, and Mrs. Wang also softly consoled her with red eyes.

Si Sheng waited for Dazhu's crying to subside before asking: "Dazhu, do you know who did this?"

Dazhu also wanted to know who did it, so he went to the house next door to ask. The family next door also had the surname He, and Dazhu knew Uncle He's family well.

Unexpectedly, the scene next door was also the same tragic scene, with corpses lying scattered in the yard. Uncle He was still breathing, so when he saw it was Dazhu, he managed to say the last two words, and then he left unwillingly and refused to rest in peace.

"Uncle He said it was the bandits from Heifeng Village who did it. He used his last bit of strength to push me away." Yang Dazhu gritted his teeth.

Coming out of the next door, Dazhu heard faint shouts coming from the village. He was afraid that the bandits were still in the village, so he hurried back to his father-in-law's house to find his wife.

Mr. He was still crying heartbrokenly in the yard and refused to leave. Dazhu knocked Mr. He unconscious with a palm and escaped with her on his back.

Dazhu returned to the village, took Niu Niu with him, and came to Yang's house. He had to report to his sister.

Mrs. He had fallen asleep after drinking a bowl of porridge, while Danni and Ernie were watching in the room.

Suxue took Yongan absentmindedly, Xiaoni was also playing with Niu Niu in the house, and Wang Zeran stood under the window facing the yard not knowing what he was thinking.

From the yard came the sound of loud openings and heavy footsteps, as well as the hum of men and women talking in low voices.

The children all rushed out of the house with a roar. Suxue saw the uncle and the ladies came out of the main room with sullen faces and empty steps.

Si Sheng found Suxue among a group of children and said in a low voice: "Xue'er, Grandma Niuniu's family was wiped out by bandits."

Suxue glanced at Niu Niu, who was holding Xiao Ni's hand and following behind Yang, and her suspicion was confirmed.

Si Sheng said: "My family has agreed that we will leave overnight. You go and pack the things in the house. I have to go to Li Zheng's house."

Si Sheng glanced at Wang Zeran, bent down and said to Yong'an: "Yong'an, follow your sister and don't run around."

Yong'an's eyes were filled with sparkles and he nodded repeatedly, "Well, dad, I will just follow my sister and not run around."

Si Sheng and Er Xiaozi walked to the gate of the courtyard, hesitated for a moment, then turned around and waved to Wang Zeran: "Wang Xiaozi, come with me." Wang Zeran had experienced bandit killings at the Lu family farm, so it might be more convincing to go to Li Zheng's house.

.

Suxue went back to the house, carried the packed bundle to the yard, and put it on the mule cart. Then she returned to the house, crumpled the pile of clothes that Yongan couldn't wear, and put them back into the box, which was to be stored in the space.

The sound of Niu Niu and Xiao Ni's play could be heard in the courtyard, and the children did not know what it was like to feel sad.

Thinking of the rough fabrics on Niu Niu, Suxue opened the box again, picked out a few pieces of cotton clothes and handed them to Yong An.

"These clothes you can't fit in, give them to the third aunt to see if Niu Niu can wear them."

Although Yong'an's clothes are too small, they are not too old. The materials are soft and comfortable, and the colors are bright. They are better than those worn by several cousins ​​in the Ye family. They may have been bought by Mr. Bai when he was here.

Suxue waited for Yongan to leave the house, then put all the things in the box into the space.

At about ten o'clock in the evening, Podi Village was quiet, and most of the villagers had fallen asleep.

In the courtyard of the Ye family, adults and children came in and out, each busy.

Mrs. Wang sat on the steps at the door of the hall like a clay sculpture, her eyes falling on an unknown place. Only by sniffing from time to time did people realize that it was not a shadow.

There was no one in the kitchen, the fire under the griddle had been extinguished, and there was a stack of pancakes beside it.

Suxue picked up one and handed it to Yongan. Yongan swallowed, glanced at the kitchen door and said, "Sister, I'm not hungry."

Suxue put the pancake into Yong'an's hand and said, "Eat it, this is for dad and sister. Sister had a full meal before she came back. You can take sister's portion."

Suxue and Si Sheng ate and drank enough in the space before leaving, and they were not hungry at all now.
Chapter completed!