When the village chief found out about this, he felt more and more that Mr. Qiao was indeed different from before.
It's like he's become a different person.
What does this mean?
It shows that under his leadership, the people of Liujin Village must be simple and honest, so they can slowly turn an evil woman who treats her children harshly into a good person with great kindness and foresight!
The village chief was very satisfied.
The villagers in Liujin Village increasingly regard Qiao Huaping as one of their own.
When the four cubs of the Mei family go out, even on their way out, villagers often stuff their hands with peanuts, wild fruits, or one or two pieces of homemade meat.
Since ancient times, feeding food has been the most direct and simple way to express goodwill.
The four cubs of the Mei family clearly felt something was different.
Once upon a time when they were in the village, some children would call them bastards and debt collectors without parents.
But now, wherever they go, villagers greet them warmly, as if they are their own nephews.
Even the few naughty guys in the past who would pull out the corners of their eyes and make faces at them, if they were still so annoying and were seen by the adults in the family, they would get a gentle slap on the back of the head: "What the hell are you doing?"
Look!"
All these changes were brought about by Qiao Huaping.
They felt the kindness of the whole village.
Even Mei Qingyao, the most arrogant and arrogant person, couldn't help but sigh to his younger brothers and sisters in private: "...Don't tell me, it's a bit cool."
Mei Qinghuang opened her mouth and called Qiao Huaping "Mother", and she regarded Qiao Huaping more and more as her mother. Hearing this, she puffed up her chest proudly: "Mother is so amazing!"
Mei Qingying nodded accordingly.
Mei Qingyao couldn't help but imitate the cold and mature appearance of the adults, and snorted coldly!
Although Mei Qingyao is no longer as hostile to Qiao Huaping as before, he feels that he is an eight-year-old man and stands upright. It is not that he has not been weaned and does not need to find a new mother for himself.
Forget about the younger sister, she lost her mother when she was a child, and she is still a four-year-old girl. The little stepmother is now treating her with all her heart, so she will naturally be close to her.
He understands!
But what about his resentful third brother?
Childish! Immature! Not like a man!
He even felt that his brother's behavior of taking one mother at a time and becoming a stepmother was a disgrace to their men!
Look at the second brother Qingyu, he is different!
He is smart, calm and wise!
He won't be like the third brother of the resentment, one mother at a time...
Mei Qingyu: "My mother is indeed very powerful. The people in the village are so kind to us now, almost all because of my mother's face."
Who doesn’t have someone in their family who has learned archery from Qiao Huaping?
Mei Qinghuang nodded crazily, and Mei Qingying nodded her little head seriously.
Mei Qingyao: "..."
The eight-year-old man was shocked!
My smart, calm and wise second brother, when did you betray our brotherly alliance?
Seeing the shock on his elder brother's face, Mei Qingyu felt a little embarrassed and coughed lightly: "...Brother, my mother also said before that the past was the past and the present is now. She has changed.
We shouldn’t be stuck in the past either.”
Mei Qingyao actually knew this.
But he just couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.
Mei Qingyao said firmly: "I don't care what you call yours! You don't care about me either, let's do our own thing!"
Mei Qingyao picked up her small bow and strode forward.
Mei Qinghuang was a little anxious and shouted behind Mei Qingyao: "Brother Yao, where are you going? My mother said you can't go into the forest, so you can only practice archery on the edge of the forest!"
It's "Empress, Empress" again!
Mei Qingyao felt a little aggrieved and sad, without looking back: "I know!"
He did not enter the forest, but ran to a path on the other side of the mountain wall and kicked up a large piece of grass.
He has known since he was a child that he, his second brother, his third brother, and his little sister are not the same mother.
He lost his mother when he was young, and the only people in his family were his father and an old servant named Uncle Sheng.
When the second brother and the third brother were first born, he was still young and had little memory. But when he grew up, people in the village gossiped and did not carry the child on his back. They said that the second brother and the third brother were born to a woman whose father was outside the home and brought him back.
At that time, it looked like a baby that was several months old.
When the younger sister arrived, he was a little older and had memories.
He remembered clearly that one day, his father left home because he wanted to go out on business.
He and his two younger brothers were taken care of by the family's old servant, Uncle Sheng, for many days.
But that night, it was windy and rainy, and my father came back covered with chills and wearing a raincoat.
Under the coir raincoat, there is a small swaddling clothes.
Dad told them that this was their sister.
My sister's mother passed away due to illness.
Therefore, Mei Qingyao has known since she was a child that they are four brothers and sisters, and they do not have the same mother.
In this case, he actually doesn't care much about having a new mother.
But... that person is that Qiao Huaping!
He was very conflicted, he knew that the stepmother was very kind to them now.
But he couldn't forget that before, the four brothers and sisters had been beaten, scolded, and treated harshly by the stepmother. They were not given food or clothing. The stepmother even wanted to take away her sister and sell her!
"ah--!"
Mei Qingyao couldn't help but yelled in annoyance!
As a result, I heard someone in the distance say "Hey": "Whose child is there!"
Mei Qingyao's heart tightened and she clenched the small bow in her hand——
Although he is reckless, he is not stupid.
That direction is not the direction where people in their village rest.
He also knew the three villagers who went out to explore the road today, and the road they went to explore was not in this direction!
Countless possibilities flashed through Mei Qingyao's mind in an instant.
But don’t be a bandit!
Mei Qingyao felt slightly stiff and looked around for a hiding place.
He could run, but first, his father had taken him to see a play in the county town, and all the bandits in the play had horses.
No matter how fast he runs, can he be as fast as a horse?
Furthermore, the other party is not necessarily a bandit, or a mountaineer who goes into the mountains to hunt?
It's better for him to hide it first and see what happens!
Mei Qingyao was brave and reckless, so he found a small cave that he could hide in. Taking advantage of the child's small size, he quickly hid in it.
The other party came very quickly.
Several people with patched clothes and expressions that looked a little tired and wary slowly came over from the grass.
Mei Qingyao secretly glanced out and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment!
He has seen one of them!
It was no one else, it was the stepmother’s family who came to see her off on the day his father got married!
Mei Qingyao clenched his fists.
His father had disappeared long before that day. The villagers helped him go into the mountains to search for him, and found a pair of mutilated corpses on the roadside, as well as the torn and blood-stained clothes!
Those clothes were indeed what their father wore before he disappeared!
Among the people who went into the mountains to look for it were experienced hunters. One look at the wounds on the corpse and they knew it was the work of a wolf.
In other words, their father was eaten by a wolf!
The sky is falling for the four children of the Mei family!
But at that time, their father had already spent a lot of money to arrange the marriage, and Qiao's family was unwilling to refund the money, so they married Qiao Huaping!
On the day of the wedding, Uncle Sheng, who had taken care of them for many years, had passed away half a year ago. Seeing that they were the only children in the big yard, the stepmother's so-called natal family actually moved many of their belongings there!
If the village chief of Liujin Village hadn't brought people here and forcibly drove them away, then they would have definitely taken away more!
Mei Qingyao can never forget every one of their faces at that time!