Splendid Twins

Half of Liu Niang's face was swollen, a piece of her scalp was torn off, and her face was mixed with blood, tears and mud. She looked really miserable!

The onlookers didn't dare to say anything. Every family has its share of noise and quarrels. But Mrs. Si was beating people to death!

The family of five pulled the donkey and carried the bags towards the thatched cottage. On the way, Si Yao couldn't help but ask:

"Dad, why are they..."

Si Laoer lowered his head and sighed. He had followed his father to work since he could walk. If he made a small mistake, he would be whipped by his father. His older and younger brothers who had a stutter would eat first, and he would drink some water which was considered a meal.

From childhood to adulthood, he was the one who was ignored and neglected, and later on, he had to work in the fields endlessly!

Si Yao didn't expect her father to say anything, and she felt disgusted with old man Si!

This old man has killed someone! And he raped and murdered!

She is also an expert in physiognomy and fortune-telling. Old man Si has a dark forehead, a faint blood-red smell between his brows, cloudy eyes, and black threads faintly coming out of his Tinggong acupoints. In the later stage, there will be signs of epilepsy!

She whispered in his ear: Someone said you owe her a life!

Humph, if old man Si can still fall asleep in her dream at midnight, she loses!

"The fate between children and parents is predetermined by heaven. Some people are born to dislike you. No matter what you have done, they will find you annoying even when you take a breath..."

Si Lao Er lowered his head and spoke slowly. Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Si Yao took Liu Niang's arm, turned around and looked at the two frustrated brothers, and tried to test him:

"What if we split up?"

"Separate?"

Liu Niang stopped walking, Si Qing and Si Yang looked at each other, Si Lao Er took two steps forward and said in a deep voice:

"The family will not be divided while the parents are still alive!"

Si Yao's eyes darkened, she bit her tongue and spoke deliberately:

"So you're just going to watch mother and brother get beaten? Things like today have happened before, and I'm sure they will happen again in the future. Do you really have the heart to ruin the future of your two brothers in vain?"

"I, I didn't, but your grandfather..."

"We will use all our family's strength to support Si Yao alone. Not to mention the future benefits, if he passes the imperial examination, we will be the first to reach the shore!"

"I also can't bear to let your brothers burrow into the ground for the rest of their lives. I have no skills and no money, so how can I help them to have a bright future? If you spread the word that you are unfilial, your brothers will have a hard time even living as human beings!"

Si Laoer was about to cry. Didn’t he want his son to go to school like Si Yao?

Doesn't he know the hardship of working in the fields all day?

He knew, but what could he do...

Si Yao saw that her father was not completely foolishly filial, so she took a deep breath and raised her eyebrows:

"Just tell me, if we split up, will you follow us or the old master?"

"Of course it's you! I'm the head of the family!"

After hearing this, Si Yao smiled and walked forward with Liu Niang. Si Qing's dark eyes rippled slightly and the boy's tense spine relaxed a little.

Seeing his father in a daze, Si Yang walked over and deliberately joked:

"Head of the family, let's go!"

"You little bastard, I think you deserve a beating!"

"Hey, hey, the head of the family can't just hit people casually..."

When Liu Niang heard the laughter of her husband and son behind her, she cried with joy and whispered to Si Yao:

"Mom is very happy today!"

Si Yao chuckled:

"You will be happy every day from now on. Come on, there will be a surprise when you go home!"

They returned to the thatched hut. Si Lao Er and his two sons were cleaning up the broken door panels, while Liu Niang took Si Yao's things into the house and put them in order.

Seeing that everyone in the family was busy, Si Yao quietly slipped out and found a deserted place and carried the wild boar back to the hut. When they heard the noise, they were stunned!

Is the person carrying a fat wild boar really his daughter/sister?

Si Yang said blankly:

"Big sister, you are awesome!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and help your sister!"

Si Lao Er reacted and patted his silly son, then hurried forward to help Si Yao but didn't know where to start!

"Dad, I'm fine. Go and get the village chief first."

"Okay, I'll go, be careful!"

Si Lao Er agreed without asking the reason and walked out of the hospital.

When Si Yao put the wild boar in the yard, Liu Niang hurried over and pulled Si Yao to look around, her eyes full of worry:

"What's wrong with you, kid? It's really dangerous. It's no small matter for a girl like you to get bumped into. Are you hurt?"

Liu Niang was so angry that she couldn't say anything. She was incompetent, but her daughter had to suffer so much. Seeing Liu Niang crying again, Si Yao gave Si Yang a look, and Si Yang understood:

"Mom, my sister has brought it back. Let's quickly boil some water so as not to waste her kindness."

"Oh, I'll go boil some water first. You and your brother should keep an eye on your sister."

Seeing that Liu Niang was busy, Si Qing slowly walked up to Si Yao, the guilt in his eyes almost overflowing, his voice a little hoarse:

"Thank you for your hard work, Yaoyao. Tell me quietly if you are hurt."

Si Yao couldn't stand Si Qing's self-blaming and decadent look, so she deliberately said:

"Yes, I have……"

"Where is it hurt?"

"I lost a few strands of hair."

"I……"

Si Qing laughed out of anger, she was clearly a rich lady who had been pampered for more than ten years and should have been enjoying the splendor to her heart's content, but now she was forced to go hunting in the mountains. He felt sour and upset in his heart, he was not a competent brother at all!

Si Yao discovered that Si Qing inherited Liu Niang's sensibility. People like him are soft-hearted and lack courage in doing things.

Si Yang came over and put his arm around Si Yao's shoulders, and the two of them started talking in a brotherly manner:

"Sister, can you take me with you next time you go to the mountains..."

He also wanted to go hunting, but his parents wouldn't let him. He went secretly once before, and his mother cried so much that his father almost beat him to death!

"Okay, next time we'll go quietly."

As Si Yao spoke, she looked up at Liu Niang who was busy not far away, and a cunning look flashed in her eyes. Seeing this, Si Yang also became interested, and the two of them lowered their heads and huddled together to whisper.

Si Qing: “…”

The village chief arrived soon. When he saw the fat pig, he became visibly nervous. He knew that the one who really had the final say in the family was the daughter who had just returned. He walked up to Si Yao and said with a smile:

"Girl Yao, do you have something to ask me?"

"Please sit down first." Si Yao raised her head and said politely, her hands moving non-stop, her technique of cutting the flesh skillfully and neatly. Si Yang was jealous of his sister's quick and decisive actions. Si Qing looked at Si Yao a few more times, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

There was a gleam of light in the village chief's eyes. I'm afraid that Si Laoer's family is about to rise up!

Si Yao finished the work quickly, washed his hands, and walked to the village chief, speaking in a gentle voice:

"I went to the mountains and hunted a wild boar. I asked you to come here today so that I can sell the pork to the villagers at a low price. I should think of our villagers when I first return to Sijia Village."

The village chief stood up in shock and said quickly:

"Yao girl, are you serious?"

"Really, I, Si Yao, always keep my word!"

"Okay, then I'll make the decision. A pound of pork in town costs twenty cents. Yao girl, you..."

"Hachimon!"

"Really? Girl, have you thought it through?"

"It's only eight cents. I'll cut it for you in any piece you want."

Si Yao walked over and stood next to the pork with a knife in hand, but the village chief smiled with his teeth showing:

"Give me the tenderloin."

Si Yao raised her knife and chopped the pork, leaving several people stunned. The fair and beautiful girl holding the knife and cutting the pork quickly looked so abrupt!

"I am blessed by Miss Yao today. I will take the meat back first and then bring the villagers to share the meat."

Si Yao smiled faintly: "Slow down."

After the village chief left, Si Yao looked at her father who was looking happy, and said softly:

"Dad, would you blame your daughter for acting on her own?"

"No, no, I'm very happy. Just do whatever you want. Dad won't stop you. Just tell me what you want me to do."

Si Laoer was indeed happy. Today was the happiest day of his life. On the way here, the village chief said that his daughter had a bright future and asked him not to hold his daughter back.

"Okay, then Dad will collect the money later."