The Song family father and son broke out in a hot sweat and simply ran to the door to blow off the wind, turning a blind eye to the hunched old man Li who was thanking him.
Old Man Li tacitly allowed the three brothers of the Hu family to insult his daughter-in-law. The father and son could not understand it, but they could not agree with it.
In any case, the Li family's daughter-in-law refused to submit. As the father-in-law and the pillar of the family, he should stand up and resist the atrocities of the Hu brothers.
Even if you can't resist, you can still ask them for help instead of just being a coward and doing nothing.
In the room, the three brothers of the Hu family had their hands and feet tied up with strips of cloth torn from their clothes, and their mouths were gagged. They were asking for help from the skinny young man sitting not far away, asking him to release the restraints on their hands and feet.
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The skinny boy turned a deaf ear and stared at the person opposite.
"Ugh, sister-in-law, don't blame us. Nothing can happen to Niuniu and the others, and there's nothing my father and I can do about it!" Li Xiufen, the daughter of the Li family, looked at her sister-in-law Yang Cuilian, who was silent, and knelt down on the ground, covering her face and crying.
"Hey, is it so difficult to admit that you are selfish and cowardly? It's not a shame to use a three-year-old child as an excuse!" Niu Hua'er looked down at Li Xiufen with her hands on her hips, and every word she said hurt her heart.
Li Xiufen's face stiffened and she cried louder: "Sister, you have a man and a father-in-law to protect you. I don't blame you for not being able to understand the pain of my sister-in-law and me running away from famine, but my father and I were really powerless about what happened just now!
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Niu Hua'er clicked her tongue and said: "You haven't even tried, how do you know you are powerless? You are younger than your sister-in-law, and you are prettier than your sister-in-law. I really wanted to save your sister-in-law just now. You can definitely do it yourself. But in the end you
Even if you just act like a coward, you drag your father along with you. You are truly worthy of being a father and daughter. These unkind and unjust faces are really the same!"
Li Xiufen's face turned blue and white. She didn't dare to argue with Niu Hua'er anymore, and continued to cry and beg Yang Cuilian: "Sister-in-law, you have been married for so many years, even if you can't have a child for several years, your parents and eldest brother have never blamed you.
I am no worse to you than my own daughter. You will definitely understand what dad and I are doing this time, right?"
Yang Cuilian's eyes moved, and finally met her sister-in-law's eyes: "Stop talking, I understand."
Li Xiufen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and her expression became more and more excited: "Sister-in-law, I know you know the truth best and understand the difficulties of me and my father!"
After hearing this, Yang Cuilian showed a sarcastic smile: "Yes, I understand, I should have understood it a long time ago..."
The light was dim, and Li Xiufen didn't notice anything strange about her. She glanced at the three Hu brothers who were tied together, and asked cautiously: "Uncle Song and Brother Song handed over their people to us. What are you going to do?"
In fact, the victim was Yang Cuilian. The Song family and his son meant to leave these three villains to her, and they did not mention Old Man Li and Li Xiufen at all.
Yang Cuilian had a look of hatred on her face and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Li Xiufen felt happy and said tentatively: "After all, we have taken advantage of others. Since my sister-in-law is fine and they have learned a lesson, how about we just forget about it?"
Niu Hua'er on the side rolled her eyes when she heard this. She bent down and whispered into Song Xixi's ear: "Is this woman's mind full of mud? She actually wants to let go of the evildoers who hurt her relatives!"
Song Xixi rubbed her itchy ears and quietly took a step back: "That's not mud, it's a conspiracy."
Niu Hua'er pulled her into his arms and rubbed her hard: "My dear, you are so smart. You can see through this woman's little thoughts at a glance!"
Although she was rubbed and hugged by Niu Hua'er every day, Song Xixi still felt a little uncomfortable and twisted her little body and struggled.
Niu Hua'er knew that her daughter had an awkward temper, so she didn't dare to offend anyone. She kissed her on her fleshy cheek and let go with a smile.
Glancing at Li Xiufen, who was still trying her best to persuade her, Niu Hua'er shook her head and looked at Yang Cuilian with a look full of sympathy: A sister-in-law who is so selfish and clearly plots against her sister-in-law is really unlucky for eight lifetimes!
However, she has already helped what she should have done, and it is up to her to decide what to do next.
If you can't stand up yourself, no matter how much others do, it will be in vain.
After putting away the things that disturbed their dreams, the four members of the Song family slept very peacefully in the middle of the night, and did not wake up until daylight.
They ignored Old Man Li, who was hesitant to speak, and the three Hu brothers who had been tied up all night. They packed their bags and left the inn directly, embarking on the official road leading to the south.
It wasn't until they were far away from the inn, and there wasn't even a ghost around, that the family slowed down and had breakfast while walking.
A steamed glutinous rice cake and a bowl of sour plum juice made them extremely satisfied.
It just rained yesterday, and the air today is extremely fresh. Taking a deep breath is refreshing.
But as the sun rose higher and higher, the air gradually became hotter. Before noon, there was no trace of moisture on the ground anymore, as if yesterday's rain did not exist.
Niu Hua'er lamented: "If we continue like this, there will be no hope for us to go home!"
Song Cai consoled him: "As long as people are good, they are home anywhere."
Niu Hua'er glared at him and said angrily: "Dad is here, mom and the others are in front. Of course you said so. I don't know where my parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews are yet. Whether I can see them again in this life depends on God."
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Song Cai was not angry even after being retorted, and continued to coax: "My father-in-law and mother-in-law also fled south. Let's ask more about it then, and maybe we can find out."
Niu Hua'er was somewhat comforted and her face looked better: "I hope the ancestors of the Niu family can also appear and bless my parents with food, drink and a safe journey."
As long as they are doing well, she will accept them even if they never see her again in this life.
Song Cai followed his wife's words and comforted her again. He accidentally saw his daughter turning around frequently, and couldn't help but look over, and saw a figure moving in the distance.
He asked curiously: "My dear, this man is far away from us. What do you think he is doing?"
Song Xixi corrected: "It's two people, the adult is carrying the child on his back."
Hearing what she said, the three adults thought of something and couldn't help but stop and squinted their eyes to look carefully.
The figure seemed to notice that they had stopped, and actually started running with the child on his back.
When the person came closer, Niu Hua'er recognized it at a glance: "Hey, it's Yang Cuilian, why is she the only one?"
Song Cai guessed: "I was afraid that I had a falling out with the selfish father and daughter, so I ran out with my child."
Sure enough, Song Cai's guess was correct. Yang Cuilian ran to them panting with her daughter Niuniu on her back. Without saying a word, she knelt on the ground, holding back her tears and begging hard: "Benefactor, our mother and I really have no way to live. Please