Splendid Twins

The little girl was lying on the straw mat with a red face and cracked lips. Si Yao reached out and touched her forehead, then turned to Wang Dahu and said:

"Get some water."

"Oh, okay, I'll go."

Si Yao turned her back to block the other children's view and stuffed an ibuprofen pellet into Xiaoya's mouth. The little girl swallowed it consciously, then frowned. Si Yao patted her gently.

Wang Dahu came in with a basin of water. Si Yao took out a piece of rag from her bag, wet it and applied it to Xiaoya's forehead. She stood up and said:

"Send her to the clinic later. Here's ten taels of silver. After you settle them down, help me find a reliable construction team."

"This is too much. Three or two will be enough..."

Wang Dahu didn't dare to answer. Originally, they were just begging for food to make ends meet. Xiaoya was sick these past two days and he had no money to buy medicine. Today was the first time he robbed...

"Here, do you have the guts to rob but not the guts to take? If you help me in the future, I'll pay you."

Wang Dahu was frightened by this overwhelming wealth and was stunned for a moment before he quickly expressed his opinion:

"Okay, okay, I won't let you down. The construction team you mentioned..."

"I want to build a house. Wait for my news when you have found it."

"Okay, I, Wang Dahu, will definitely arrange it for you."

"I'm leaving."

Si Yao walked to the door. Several children behind her looked at her eagerly. She paused and put down the basket which contained some food.

Everyone has his or her own destiny. If she interferes too much, she will bear the cause and effect of these people. Opportunities in life are destined. If you seize them, you can turn the world around. If you don’t seize them, just think of them as some extra accidents!

After Si Yao left, Wang Dahu divided the things in the basket among the children. The children ate carefully and their eyes lit up after taking a bite.

"After you finish eating, clean up the house. Xiaoyu and I will take Xiaoya to the clinic."

"Okay, Brother Dahu."

The boy named Xiaoyu put away a small piece of dessert and wiped his mouth, and Wang Dahu carried Xiaoya out of the door.

On the way, Xiaoyu asked with a serious face:

"Why bring a stranger?"

Wang Dahu paused, his tone full of self-blame:

"Your Highness, it is my fault that I am useless..."

"I told you not to call me Your Highness anymore. I'm just Xiao Yu, a little beggar in the beggar's den in Da Yue!"

Xiao Yu choked out coldly. Wang Dahu glanced at the sleeping girl and whispered back:

"Xiao Yu, I don't think Si Yao is a bad person..."

Xiao Yu sneered: "Will a bad person have it written on his face?"

He snorted and asked again:

"You really can't beat her?"

"It's 30-70 between us."

"If you don't fight for it, how can women in North Vietnam have..."

Wang Dahu thought of Si Yao's ferocity in beating people, took a breath and said:

"If she punches me three times, I can already arrange for my first death!"

"I………"

Xiaoyu glared at Wang Dahu and walked forward with a stern face. Wang Dahu followed with a smile:

"Don't worry, I will definitely protect you and let you grow up safely."

On this side, when Si Yao came to the ox cart, everyone else had already sat down. Si Yao spoke calmly:

"Sorry for the delay."

"It's okay, Yao girl, come up quickly."

Si Yao got on the ox cart, put the package in her arms and sat down next to Aunt Huang. Old Zhao whipped the ox cart and started moving.

“It’s a little bit of stuff, but it costs a lot.”

"It's not bad now, let's wait and see, I'm afraid it will be expensive again before the end of the year."

"I'll go back and plant some radishes, and have some cornmeal to last through the winter."

"Did Yao get medicine for your mother?"

"Well, I caught a little. The doctor said I need to rest and eat nutritious food..."

Si Yao spoke in a gentle tone, and the aunts stopped talking. There was no topic on the way back.

When the ox cart reached the entrance of the village, Si Yao heard a burst of howling. Several aunts stretched their necks to look over there. Old Zhao simply stopped the ox cart, and several people got off to watch the fun.

"Ah, stop it, stop it!"

"I was wrong, wuwuwu, I shouldn't have stolen your things..."

“You’re crazy…”

"Snapped!"

"You dare to hit me..."

When Si Yao came over, people gathered around to watch the fun. They saw a man pulling another man to beat him. The child next to him was crying with tears and snot. The woman's hair was disheveled and her face was swollen and red from the slap marks...

Looking again, wasn't the man with his fists hitting people the same man she met on the mountain?

Aunt Huang saw that Si Yao didn't understand, so she lowered her voice and explained:

"Zhu Dajiang's family is very lazy. The men don't work in the fields, the women don't work, and the children are not well disciplined. They are sneaking around all day long. They said they stole a chicken from Lu Yuan, and now they've come to their door..."

Si Yao listened and watched, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes.

The man was still disheveled, and he punched Zhu Dajiang with his powerful fists, who was in so much pain that tears were streaming down his face. He then clenched Zhu Dajiang's hands with one hand, punching and kicking him. Zhu Dajiang cried and shouted:

"Stop fighting, stop fighting. I'll compensate you with two chickens..."

Seeing that Lu Yuan did not stop even when her man begged for mercy, the woman rushed over and prepared to tear him apart, but unexpectedly Lu Yuan kicked her directly. The woman fell to the ground instantly and did not get up for a long time. It was so painful just looking at it!

When the village chief was called over, he saw Lu Yuan pinning someone down and beating him. He didn't dare to step forward to stop the fight, but after all he was the village chief!

"Ayuan, stop. If you keep hitting me, something bad will happen!"

"Village Chief, wuwuwu, please save me..."

Lu Yuan's fist had already touched the man's head. The village chief's face suddenly changed and he shouted:

"Stop! Lu Yuan, calm down!"

Si Yao saw that veins bulged on the back of Lu Yuan's hand, his hunched body was shaking slightly, and the expression on his face was obscured by his hair and beard. She felt that this man was not in a good state!

When Lu Yuan paused, the village chief stepped forward to stop him:

"If you continue to fight, something bad will happen. Ayuan, listen to your uncle and let him go first!"

The man loosened his grip after being comforted by the village chief. Zhu Dajiang lay on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief. He was alive!!!

Lu Yuan stood up and looked at the village chief. The village chief pretended not to see it and turned his head to question fiercely:

"What did you do? A Yuan wouldn't hit someone for no reason. Tell me, what did you do?"

"Wow, village chief, we didn't do anything..."

"That's right, he is a lunatic and should be expelled from the village..."

The village chief was so angry that he yelled:

"Bullshit, if you don't tell the truth, I won't care if he kills you!"

Seeing that Zhu Dajiang and his wife were not telling the truth, the village chief turned his gaze to the child:

"Tell grandpa, what did you do?"

"I, I took his chicken. It was my father and mother who asked me to do it..."

The child was sobbing and as soon as he said that, Zhu Dajiang glared at him and he dropped his head in fear.

The village chief was so angry that he was speechless. He had never seen such a father and mother!

"Okay, do as you said just now and give A Yuan two more chickens. If you can't do it, I won't care if he beats you!"

When Zhu Dajiang heard this, he said, "Two chickens!!!"

She cried, "Village Chief, I don't have any. Can you help me get some first? I'll pay you back when my son grows up..."

“Fuck you…”

The village chief was so angry that he almost cursed...

Lu Yuan recognized Si Yao in the crowd. She was different from everyone else. She was fair, clean, and had helped him!

Seeing her standing not far away, Lu Yuan felt that these people were ugly, noisy, and stole his things!

He looked at the boy who stole his chicken with great impatience and cold eyes, then glared at Zhu Dajiang and turned away.

The village chief waved his hand and said, "Go back to your work, Zhu Dajiang, you have three days to return two chickens to A Yuan. If you can't pay, you and your family will have to get out!"

Si Yao stared at Lu Yuan's back, then carried her things back to the hut.

While eating, Si Yao told Liu Niang about this. When Liu Niang heard it, she asked hurriedly:

"Are you hurt?"

Seeing that Si Yao was fine, Liu Niang slowly said, "He's called a man, but he's actually quite young. No one takes care of him, and he gets sick from time to time. He looks quite sloppy, and when he beats people, he doesn't distinguish between men and women. He lives alone at the foot of the mountain at the end of the village."

"Has he always been like this?"

"Shi Hao Shi Huan, when he was sober he said his name was Lu Yuan, he was 23 or 24 years old. The village chief was afraid of upsetting him, so he asked us to stay away from him."

"Is he from here?"

Si Yao asked softly, and Liu Niang shook her head: "He is from outside, and he has been here for three or four years."

After the family finished their meal, Si Yao went to the village chief's house avoiding others.