I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

"Wuwu, mother, please..."

Whimpering sounds reached Wen Shutang's ears. She frowned uncomfortably, then slowly opened her eyes.

What caught his eye was the dilapidated roof of a thatched hut. Wen Shutang stared blankly at everything in front of him, and turned his head to look in the direction of the crying sound.

Two thin boys were kneeling in front of the bed. The younger one was sobbing, his tears falling like beads from a broken string.

The crying sound that Wen Shutang heard just now was probably made by this child.

Although the older boy didn't cry as hard as he did, he could tell from his red eyes that he had definitely cried.

Wen Shutang was stunned for a moment, and a memory suddenly flooded into her mind. It took her a while to react.

I actually traveled through the book? It would be fine if I wasn't the protagonist, but I was actually a brainless cannon fodder? This made Wen Shutang, who was originally an imperial general, somewhat unacceptable.

She is the only female admiral in the Imperial Alliance. How come she has become a cannon fodder paving the way for the protagonist?

It took Wen Shutang several minutes to digest the news that she had traveled through a book. Looking at the child in front of her who was crying, she frowned.

If I remember correctly, these two kids are the biggest villains in the future, right? They said there were three of them, so where did the other one go?

Before she could think about it, the little boy's intermittent crying sounded again.

"Wu... Mom, please, my brother and I will listen to you from now on and never make you angry again. Please don't sell my sister..."

Upon hearing this, Wen Shutang remembered that the youngest girl, Xiao Wan, was sold to a human trafficker by the original owner for three taels of silver.

When he thought of the tragic ending, Wen Shutang shuddered, immediately got out of bed, and asked while getting dressed.

"Where did the people go?"

Xiao Ze and Xiao Ye were both stunned for a moment, as if they had not expected that Wen Shutang would actually want to find his sister back. Xiao Ze was the older one after all, so he was the first to react and pointed in the direction of the village entrance.

"That man said he wanted to sell my sister to Mr. Liu in town."

"Well, you two should stay at home and don't go anywhere."

After giving them instructions, Wen Shutang didn't dare to delay for a moment and went out immediately.

For the sake of her future happy life, she had to bring her little girl back no matter what happened today.

Looking at Wen Shutang's receding back, Xiao Ye sobbed and looked at Xiao Ze.

"Brother... do you think Mom will really take me back?"

Xiao Ze clenched his fists tightly, hating himself for being too weak.

"Yes, if she can't find my little sister, I will definitely kill this bad woman in the future."

There was only one road from Daan Village to the town, and many of the people that Renyazi brought would definitely not choose to take a bullock cart. Wen Shutang ran along the road, and soon a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

In her heart, she despised this body, which was so weak that it was unbelievable. This body's endurance was not even one tenth of her original one.

Fortunately, the group walked slowly and not far away, so Wen Shutang heard Xiao Wan's frightened cry.

"Let me go... I want to find my dad..."

The old woman in the lead was annoyed by her noise and slapped the little girl in the face. A red palm print immediately appeared on the little girl's face.

The old woman said in a bad tone: "Silly girl, shut up right now. If you keep crying and howling, I'll tear your mouth apart. Your mother sold you to me, so listen to me and don't bring trouble upon yourself."

Wen Shutang finally caught up with them. He was so tired that his breathing was uneven and he shouted loudly.

"stop!"

When the old woman heard the shouting, she turned around and found that it was the woman who sold the person to her, and she immediately put on a smiling face.

"What's the matter, girl? Do you agree to sell the two boys as well? You should have said it earlier. There's no need for you to go there in person."

Before Wen Shutang could speak, Xiao Wan, with her collar pulled, started crying at her with a red and swollen face.

"Mom! Please take me home, I won't be naughty anymore, wuwu..."

The old woman's face changed and she raised her hands high while cursing.

"You little bitch, didn't I just tell you not to howl?"

The little girl closed her eyes in fear and waited for a while. The expected pain did not fall on her face. She opened her eyes and saw the woman who sold her was frowning and pinching the old woman's hand.

"I came to you just to get my daughter back. I'll return three taels of silver to you, no more, no less." Wen Shutang said as he took out a cloth bag filled with silver from his arms.

The old woman didn't expect that Wen Shutang came to her because he had changed his mind. She put away her smile and revealed her original sarcastic face.

"Girl, you don't take me seriously. Can you sell me just like that and take me back just like that?"

The guy behind her pulled Xiao Wan's clothes tightly. Wen Shutang frowned when he saw the girl's cheeks turned red.

"You tell me what to do. Let him go first."

The old woman glanced at the little girl behind her, her eyes rolled around, and she looked at Wen Shutang with her arms folded.

"You can go back. Three taels of silver is the selling price. Five taels of silver is for buying the person back."

The price was raised completely, and Wen Shutang didn't have a penny left on his body.

"I don't have any money, just give me three taels of silver and give the man to me."

The old woman sneered and looked at Wen Shutang with disdain: "People without money can't go back. You didn't hesitate at all when you sold it just now. Why are you catching up with me now?"

Wen Shutang took a deep breath and said to himself, I can’t be angry. It is wrong to hit people. I am a good citizen of the empire.

But when he saw the old woman spitting and pulling the little girl's ears hard, Wen Shutang couldn't help but punch her.

Perhaps she was stunned by the beating, the old woman didn't react for a while and sat on the ground staring at Wen Shutang in a daze.

After he realized what was happening, he stood up with a yell, put his hands on his hips and started swearing.

"You shrew, do you think no one can stop you? Today I, an old woman, will teach you how to behave!"

As she spoke, she was about to pounce on Wen Shutang, her fierce and aggressive look exactly like that of a country woman in a fight.

Wen Shutang kicked the old woman several meters away, and she couldn't get up, holding her chest.

She ignored the wailing old woman and walked forward to glance at the boy who was holding the girl by the collar. The boy was so scared that he let go immediately, fearing that he would be thrown out like the old woman.

Wen Shutang picked up Xiao Wan, casually threw the cloth bag containing three taels of silver into the clerk's hands, turned around and left.

On the way back, neither the adult nor the child spoke.

The little girl cried so hard just now that her nose was red. She didn't dare to sob too loudly, and her two little hands tightly hugged Wen Shutang's neck, fearing that she would regret not taking her home.

Wen Shutang simply didn't know how to coax a child. After all, she didn't even have a boyfriend before, let alone interact with children. Now she even felt awkward holding the child.

The two of them returned home in silence. As soon as they arrived at the door, Wen Shutang saw two small figures standing at the door.