Jiang Yan's head was buzzing as she watched this ugly, old man walking towards her. She knew without even thinking what this man was going to do to her. She was so scared that her face turned pale, she was shaking like a sieve, and her legs kept kicking.

Unfortunately, her legs and hands were tied tightly, she couldn't speak, and she could do nothing but kick her legs.

A black cat jumped onto the wall, facing the sunshine, shaking its fluffy, chubby head and meowing comfortably.

meow~

Xiang Xiangqing only took a glance and knew it was an old cat raised by Ji Qinglan, so he didn't take it seriously.

Xiang Xiangqing hated Ji Qinglan to the core. He and his wife were in jail, his son died, and his youngest son became someone else's son. He had lost his mind and was not willing to let go of Jiang Yan, who was related to Ji Qinglan. After being kicked away by Jiang Yan, he pounced on him again.

With a ripping sound, the buttons on Jiang Yan's shirt were torn off.

Jiang Yan's tears fell, her eyes were pleading, and she kicked her legs hard in a futile struggle. During the struggle, the gauze on her face fell off, revealing her red and swollen face.

Xiang Xiangqing was startled and lost all interest. He slapped him without thinking.

"I thought she was a fairy, but she turned out to be an ugly monster."

Jiang Yan was hit on the face and fell to the ground. At this moment, she was actually relieved that she had escaped.

Unfortunately, Xiang Xiangqing had no intention of letting her go and was ready to continue.

"Knock, knock... Qinglan, are you home?"

Xiang Xiangqing paused and stared at the door nervously. Jiang Yan looked hopeful and struggled and kicked her legs desperately.

"Knock, knock." Yin Hong knocked a few more times with her study materials in hand, but no one answered the door. She then said to Zhang Jing, a female educated youth who came with her, "It looks like Qinglan has gone out. We'll have to wait a while before coming back."

"This is the only way. I have a problem that I can't solve and I want to ask her for help." Zhang Jing said while holding the book.

"She just got married, so she must have gone out with Comrade Xiao." Yin Hong explained, and glanced at the unlocked door with a puzzled look.

Why didn’t Ji Zhiqing lock the door when he went out? What if a thief broke in?

Just as this thought came to mind, Zhang Jing also noticed: "Why didn't Ji Zhiqing lock the door when he went out? What if a thief breaks in?"

"Bang~" Suddenly, the sound of a chair falling in the yard stopped the two of them. They looked at each other without saying a word.

Xiang Xiangqing inside the gate tightly covered Jiang Yan, who had kicked the stool down, to prevent her from making any sound. Jiang Yan, of course, did not want to miss the only chance to be rescued, so she struggled desperately.

"Knock knock." Yin Hong outside started knocking on the door again.

She pushed the door and found that it was bolted from the inside, which made her even more puzzled.

"Qinglan, are you in there? Qinglan?"

"Ji Zhiqing." Zhang Jing also shouted.

Xiang Xiangqing was so nervous that big beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he didn't dare to let go of Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan used all her strength to push Xiang Xiangqing away and fell towards the wooden shelf leaning against the corner.

Her target was the winnowing basket above. In the morning, her uncle had dried hickory nuts in it. Ji Qinglan took it out and prepared to take it back for them. It had been kept in the warehouse and she took it out again today to dry it.

Jiang Yan’s goal was very clear. As long as she could knock over the wooden frame, the noise would surely attract the attention of the two people outside the door, and then she would be saved.

Unfortunately, Xiang Xiangqing grabbed her hair and pulled her back.

Jiang Yan felt pain and her face turned pale.

Listening to the knocking on the door gradually getting smaller and farther away, there was despair in her eyes and her tears were like beads that had broken off the string. She was powerless to resist and only her tears were free at this moment.

Tears blurred her eyes, her vision became blurry, and the black cat standing on the wall turned into a hazy black shadow. She remembered that this cat was raised by Ji Qinglan. It ate whatever Ji Qinglan ate, and was treated even more preciously than the only grandson of nine generations.

She seemed to see the black shadow move, but Jiang Yan could no longer see it. She fainted out of extreme sadness and fear.

Xiang Xiangqing screamed, his hands loosened, and Jiang Yan fell to the ground. At this time, Xiang Xiangqing no longer cared about Jiang Yan who fell to the ground. He squatted down and covered his ankle, and blood flowed out from between his fingers.

Xiao Hei, who had jumped off the wall at some point, stood beside him, looking at him innocently.

The fluffy and chubby black cat is well-behaved and cute.

……

By the time the four of them came down from the mountain, the sun had already set. They had hunted a lot of prey today. Xiao Shuyan and Jiang Xu also learned to hunt with bows and arrows. Although they didn't catch anything, they still fulfilled their wishes.

Except for Ji Qinglan losing an axe, the rest of the harvest was quite fruitful.

When Ji Qinglan went to pick up Ji Xinchen from the cowshed, the atmosphere in the four-person team changed again. Xiao Shuyan and Jiang Xu both stayed away from Ji Xinchen.

They vividly remembered that Ji Xincheng came home from the cowshed with a handful of chicken shit vines, which made them stink! Even now, they can still smell that smell when they come back.

Ji Xincheng didn't understand why, and insisted on pulling his two brothers. Xiao Shuyan and Jiang Xu were so scared that they walked quickly in front, fearing that he would accidentally take out something stinky again.

Ji Qinglan: Haha.

These two people are still too naive. Ji Xiaozi likes to dig out bugs.

You are lucky that you didn't get any fish out of it.

Xiao Shuyan chased and fled to the front, while Xiao Yi and Ji Qinglan fell behind. While Xiao Yi was away, he held Ji Qinglan's hand again.

Ji Qinglan glared at him, her eyes full of tenderness.

"Are you two going up the mountain to pick wild vegetables again?" Li Changlin's voice suddenly rang out from the field next to them, startling the two and they quickly let go of each other's hands.

"Captain, you have to be busy!" Xiao Yi said. There was nothing unusual about his bronze skin, but Ji Qinglan blushed.

Li Changlin saw through it but didn't say anything. He carried a hoe and said, "Let me check. There are a few fields leaking water. Fix them."

Li Changlin is a hardworking person. What he cares about most in his life is the land. Although he is the team leader, he still walks around the fields and the ridges twice every day.

Xiao Yi took out a large pheasant from the bottom of the backpack and handed it over: "We picked this when we were picking wild vegetables. Take it back and feed the children."

When Li Changlin saw it, he quickly shook his head: "No, no, you can take it back and eat it yourself. Comrade Xiao rarely comes here, so you should try some game from the mountains."

He was not stupid. Xiao Yi said that he had picked it up, and it was not easy to pick up a pheasant. He just caught it secretly! Everyone in the Honghe Brigade did the same thing. They would secretly go up the mountain to hunt game and bring it back for a feast. Everyone knew it.

Life in the countryside is not easy after all. People depend on the weather for their food. One year they are hungry and the next they are full. They don't have much left in a year. They can still get enough food by living in the mountains.

Therefore, Li Changlin knew about the villagers' little tricks, but he turned a blind eye to them. His son even sneaked up the mountain to find food.

Seeing that he refused to take it, Xiao Yi went over and stuffed it into his hand.

"Captain, just take it. It's rare for me to come here. Qinglan relies on you to take care of her in the village. I am very grateful."

"Alas! You comrade." Li Changlin said with a smile on his face, his eyes and eyebrows were smiling. Xiao Yi was stronger than him, he couldn't push him back, so he had to give it up.

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