In Xinzhou Village, in the Li family hall, Li and Li Dagong knelt in front of the old lady. One was whimpering and crying, the other was silent with a dark face. The old lady sat in the middle of the hall and looked at them with her chest on her chest.

On both sides of the hall, except for the second uncle Li Dacai, who was still in the medical hall, followed the third uncle Li Dajian, who went to Niushan County, the rest of the people stood silently. The juniors were called outside the house, except for Li Xiaonuan. Because she is a direct victim and has the right to be involved.

Xiaoqian has rarely gone out since that rumor incident. This time, none of the three sisters came. Li Xiaonuan understands Tang's approach, she doesn't want her three daughters to go out and be pointed at. But hiding at home is not a long-term solution, they have to be brave enough to get out of the house.

Cousin Xiaoyan hugged Xiaojun, who was struggling, and looked out of the courtyard with blank eyes. The sword eyebrows and big eyes inherited from the fourth uncle faintly revealed worry and gloom. Xiaojun couldn't break free from Xiaoyan's shackles, so he could only watch his cousin Xiaoxian and his cousin Xiaozheng play happily under the leadership of Xiaoyang's brothers.

As the sun set, there was still no movement in the hall. Li Xiaonuan and Li Dad were allowed to sit because of physical reasons. Seeing that it was getting late, Li Xiaonuan cleared her throat and reminded: "Grandma, it's late, I'll go to cook dinner first, let's continue after dinner." ”

The old lady looked up at the already dark sun outside the house, sighed faintly, and said in a deep voice, "Go." ”

Li Xiaonuan got up and walked out on crutches. Seeing this, Su Shi also followed.

Outside the house, Xiao Gang took Xiao Zheng's two little hands and took him to learn to walk. Xiao Xian grabbed a piece of sugar cake and walked around them. Xiao Yan still sat under the eaves with Xiao Jun in her arms, but Xiao Jun fell asleep. But judging from the corners of Xiao Jun's eyes that still had tear stains, you can see how sad and angry he was before.

"Xiaogang, where is your brother?" Su Shi looked around, and asked without seeing Xiaoyang.

Xiao Gang looked up, grinned and replied, "Brother is cooking in the kitchen." ”

Su Shi looked at the kitchen and said to Xiao Gang: "Then you take good care of your younger brothers and sisters, don't let them fall." ”

Xiao Gang nodded and replied, "Oh, don't worry, mother, I will be optimistic about them." ”

Li Xiaonuan went over, pinched Xiaozheng's little face, and helped Xiaoxian straighten her pigtails. Xiaoxian ate the sugar cake obediently, stared at the big round eyes, and looked at Li Xiaonuan curiously. Li Xiaonuan's heart warmed and said:

"Xiaoxian is the most well-behaved, when my sister's leg is better, take Xiaoxian to the street to buy flowers to wear."

Xiaoxian exclaimed in surprise: "Really? Xiaoxian likes the red flowers the most, and her sister buys the red ones. ”

Xiaoxian hasn't had much contact with Li Xiaonuan since she was a child, and she always walks around behind Mao. Therefore, Li Xiaonuan talked to her like this and bought her a flower, she was happy.

Li Xiaonuan looked at her smiling eyes, and said with a smile: "Oh, buy red flowers, beautiful flowers, let Xiaoxian wear them every day." ”

Xiao Zheng tilted his head to see Xiao Xian's excited and happy appearance, and also learned to call: "Yes, yes." ”

Li Xiaonuan smiled, pinched Xiao Zheng's round little face again, and said, "Xiao Zheng is a boy, you can't ask for flowers." Is it okay for my sister to buy a small wooden horse and a bamboo sword for Xiaozheng? ”

Xiao Zheng still tilted his little head and thought for a long time before he grinned and let out a "belch". Xiao Gang smiled crookedly on the side, rubbed Xiao Zheng's little head and said, "You are really born to take advantage." I don't understand anything, but I know how to ask for something. ”

Li Xiaonuan laughed, looked back at Xiao Yan, who was sitting under the eaves with Xiao Jun in his arms, and sighed slightly. Cultivating such a lonely and widowed character, I don't know if it's good or bad.

In the kitchen, Xiaoyang was sweating profusely and burning the fire. Su Shi was washing rice, and the water in the water tank had bottomed out. Seeing Li Xiaonuan coming in, Su Shi said, "Xiaonuan, you come to help light the fire." Xiaoyang, you go and carry two loads of water, and the water tank is dry. ”

Xiaoyang was pardoned, quickly took out the bucket from the back of the water tank, and walked out of the kitchen with a smoke. Su Shi looked at his back, shook his head and said, "Look at this impatience, I'm afraid who doesn't know that he doesn't want to burn the fire." ”

Li Xiaonuan smiled and asked, "Mother, we forgot to buy meat today." Why don't you kill those two hens? ”

Su Shi nodded and said, "Hey, I was about to talk about this." Xiaoyang boiled a large pot of water, which happened to be used to scald chicken feathers. The lentils and cucumbers you planted in the back of the house have also grown, and you will pick some and fry them later, and the meal will be dealt with. ”

The mother and daughter were discussing what to take to cook the soup, and Xiao Gang outside shouted: "Sister, come out and take a look, there are two rabbits hanging at our door, and they are still alive." ”

As soon as Li Xiaonuan heard that there was a rabbit, she hurriedly walked out on crutches. Su Shi closed the lid of the pot and followed.

At the entrance of the open courtyard, on the door frame on the right, there are two rabbits struggling to hang. Li Xiaonuan stretched out his head and looked out, except for the lonely village road and the eaves that met the heights, there was no figure outside.

Xiao Gang took the rabbit down and said happily: "Sister, this is our broad bean pole." It must have been my brother's sleeve that caught the rabbit, and someone sent it to our house. ”

Li Xiaonuan looked back and saw that on the hemp rope tied to the rabbit, there was indeed a broken broad bean pole entangled. Li Xiaonuan asked Xiao Gang suspiciously: "Xiao Gang, did you see who hung the rabbit here just now?" ”

Xiao Gang shook his head and said, "I always hear something knocking on the door, so I open the door and take a look." I didn't expect it to be two rabbits. Speaking of this, Li Xiaogang showed his white teeth and continued embarrassedly, "I went to see the rabbit and didn't see anyone." ”

Su sighed behind the sister and brother: "This person is really a good person, he picked up our rabbit and can send it home." I'll go to the village and ask tomorrow. ”

Because of the rabbits, there is no need to kill chickens at night. Li Xiaonuan was happy in her heart, after all, the two little hens had just laid eggs, and it was time to raise them. Those two chickens were given by Aunt Zhou's family.

After Xiaoyang came back, he couldn't help but ask when he saw the rabbit. When he learned that someone had brought it to his house, he said, "When I was drawing water at the well, I saw a tall and thin man passing by, carrying a large muntjac, and there seemed to be a living creature in the basket on his back. You say, "Could it be the man who hung it on the door?" ”

Su Shi asked with interest: "What does that person look like, do you know him?" ”

Xiaoyang said: "The man's face was blocked by the muntjac, and I didn't see it. But the back of that figure looks good, and he must be a young man. It just looks a little stranger, as if I haven't seen it before. ”

Li Xiaonuan gently patted Xiaoyang's arm and teased: "Look at what you said, you didn't even see your face, so you knew it was a stranger?" Don't forget. The strong brothers in the village often go up to the mountains to hunt. Maybe it's one of them. ”

Xiaoyang retorted with a firm face: "Impossible, Brother Zhuangzi and Brother Da Liang, I can recognize them even if they don't see their faces." That man was a stranger, I had never seen him. ”

Su Shi interrupted the words of the sister and brother and urged: "Okay, I don't care who it is." Anyway, it was caught by the condom in our field, and it was ours. Why don't you pack up the rabbits yet. ”