klisemfg Chapter 154 My Welfare Mission 2
Chapter 154 My Welfare Mission 2
The next day, Si Daniu got up early and took the two chickens that Si Ke had shot to the town to sell them, and exchanged them for some rice and flour.
Ma Chunlan took care of the children, made a big pot of wild vegetable soup and went back to the fields.
After Si Ke watched them leave, he pulled the second brother over and asked with a smile, "Do you still want to eat chicken soup today?"
When the children mentioned this, their eyes lit up. However, the second child was older and not so easy to fool. He shook his head and said with a worried look on his face, "Sister, the mountains are too dangerous. You'd better not go."
"How about you go with Big Sister? That way, even if we run into any danger, you can still help Big Sister. Look, our family is just working hard right now, and we can barely make ends meet. We have younger brothers and sisters to feed, and if things continue like this, we'll starve to death. We're the only two older ones in the family, so naturally, we should help share the burden..."
Si Ke tried to persuade him earnestly, but the second child's face wrinkled into a bitter melon. But no matter how mature he was, he was still just a child, and in the end, he was still fooled by Si Ke.
So he picked up the same farm tools from home and went up the mountain with Si Ke.
To alleviate the children's concerns, Si Ke stayed on the periphery and didn't get too close. Even so, chickens would occasionally flutter over. This delighted the second child. It turned out that catching chickens as his sister had said was really that easy. Just wandering around, the two of them managed to catch several.
Not only that, they also picked a lot of vegetables and radishes today. Of course, these were all planted by Lao Liu in the holes he dug beforehand. There were plenty of vegetables in the space, otherwise he wouldn't have been so lucky. Fortunately, the fruits in the space were picked one by one. If there were a fruit tree or something, Lao Liu thought Si Ke would have to plant it. Alas, his system was failing! He was like a coolie, having to do everything.
You know what, Si Ke really thought so. When she had the chance in the future, she would have to move some trees or something, otherwise, if there were no trees at all and suddenly a bunch of fruits appeared, wouldn't it be scary?
With their backpack full, a richer harvest than yesterday, they finally made their way down the mountain. The entire process didn't take long. Of course, on their way back, Si Ke had the second son pick some wild vegetables to cover the backpack, to avoid being seen by the villagers.
The second son just thought that the eldest sister didn't want more people to know about it, because if more people went to the mountains to catch chickens, their family would not be able to catch any.
However, only Si Ke knew that she was able to catch the chicken because of Lao Liu's cheat. If these people saw it and wanted to go up the mountain to catch chickens, they would probably really lose their lives.
Besides, other families were doing okay, and none of them were starving to death. It was just that their family had too many children, and they simply couldn't feed them if they didn't find a way.
When they got home, the children saw the basket full of things and cheered again. The second child sensibly warned his brothers not to tell anyone about the chickens they had caught and not to make such a fuss every time, otherwise they would have no chicken to eat.
The third and fourth children were older and quickly understood what their older brothers meant. The fifth child was only three years old after all, so his eyes were somewhat confused.
So the second brother asked the two older ones to keep an eye on Xiaowu and make sure he didn't let anything slip.
Thinking of the days when they could eat chicken every day, the two children nodded happily.
By the time my parents came back at noon, I didn't know what to say.
Si Ke had already cooked the chicken soup, and the family closed the door and happily had another meal.
After finishing their meal, the family sat together, and Si Daniu pulled his son and daughter together to ask for clarification. Once they were certain they had indeed been caught outside the mountain, they were relieved. Of course, they both reiterated that they were not allowed to enter the mountain before leaving.
In the afternoon, the second brother dragged Si Ke to the mountain again, but Si Ke didn't want to go. So the brother and sister went up the mountain again.
But I waited until it was almost dark and only caught one.
But even so, the second child was still very happy. No matter what, it was a gain.
However, their good days did not last for two days, and the young master of the boss family came again with his men.
Si Daniu had a lot of money left over from buying chickens the past few times, so he was prepared for this. So when he saw them coming, Si Daniu immediately paid the rent he owed. However, the young master refused to accept it and insisted on taking Si Ke away.
He had been shocked when he heard that Si Ke had jumped into the river. This was a dangerous situation, so he didn't dare come. But when he heard that he had been rescued, he was afraid that the news was wrong, so he waited for two days.
Now that he saw that Si Ke looked even better than he had two days ago, he was unwilling to let go no matter what.
Seeing that Si Daniu and Lao Er were determined to protect Si Ke, several servants immediately stepped forward and restrained these two people who were considered the labor force of the family.
Si Ke didn't care if he would be exposed now, he stepped forward and kicked one of the servants away. Then one after another, none of them were not kicked away by Si Ke.
The young master of the Dong family was stunned, frozen in place. But how could Si Ke give him time to react? He kicked him in the crotch, then twisted his arm with his backhand, ripping it off. Suddenly, a pig-killing-like scream could be heard three miles from the village.
"Young Master Wang? Do you still want to take me back to be your concubine?" Si Keleng looked at the person kneeling on the ground, his eyes full of mockery.
Who would dare to snatch such a ferocious tigress? Master Wang took a breath and looked at the people lying on the ground all over the yard. He didn't even dare to say a harsh word, and shook his head like a rattle.
"Go, ask someone to bring the contract for renting my land. From today on, I will not rent your land anymore." Si Ke said.
She had already thought about this idea. These lands could not support their entire family. Instead of working themselves to death, it would be better to let her parents do something else. As long as she was there, there was no need to worry about not having a way out.
However, she hadn't mentioned this to her family yet, and she hadn't expected this person to come after her. So, she might as well just resolve it once and for all.
Young Master Wang didn't dare to object and quickly ordered a servant to run back and get the lease. Not only that, the servant also brought Master Wang with him. After all, the young master being beaten was no small matter.
However, Si Ke didn't show any fear. Of course, the main reason was that he had asked Lao Liu to investigate the Wang family. They were the local rich, and they had no connections with the county officials. And although the officials were a bit greedy, they were not bad officials.
So, Si Ke felt more confident.
Mr. Wang wanted to take advantage of the situation and terminate the lease, but his son's beating would not be in vain.
Si Ke said, "Your son raped a woman and forced me to jump into the river and commit suicide. Everyone in the village knows about it. If Master Wang really wants to settle the matter with me, how about we go to the government office and have it settled?"
Mr. Wang naturally didn't want to make a big deal out of this, otherwise the money he would lose would be much more than that. After Sike twisted Mr. Wang's arm back, the matter was finally settled.