When night fell, there was a silent silence around me, and I was tired of the day, so I soon fell asleep with my child in my arms.

But just as I was sleeping soundly, I suddenly felt a wave of unease.

As if in a dream, someone was staring at me, and the feeling made me very uncomfortable, and gradually my breathing became heavier, and my heartbeat was a little difficult, and I was in a dream, struggling several times, and finally opened my eyes suddenly when I was about to suffocate.

Only then did I realize that most of Li'er's body was lying on my chest, no wonder it was as heavy as if a stone had been pressed.

I carefully hugged Li'er down, and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, when I suddenly heard a small sound outside-

"Knock".

It was as if something had bumped into it.

Since moving back, Li'er and I have slept in the back room, and the outside room has made me a simple little hall, and the bed I used to sleep on is still on the table, but it is used as a cabinet to store things.

In the middle of the night, how could there be a sound outside.

As soon as I remembered what Rue Xiang said before leaving, my whole body tensed.

Just as I was holding my breath and listening to the movement outside, there was another sound of squeaking, which suddenly creaked and stopped suddenly.

That voice is not unfamiliar to me, it is when I usually rummage through something in the cot outside, and the cot is shabby and unstable, and it makes a creaking sound. At this time, I was sure that there was really a thief outside, rummaging through the boxes and baggage I had placed on the cot, and it seemed that they were going to steal the silver!

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, I put the money in the back room, so that the thief would not find it as soon as he came, but now that the man has entered the house, what if he finds him and wants to kill him for money?

Looking down at Li'er, who is still sleeping soundly in bed, I must protect my daughter no matter what! Thinking like this, I felt a surge of strength in my heart, gritted my teeth and got out of bed carefully. In order not to make a sound, I didn't put on my shoes, stepped barefoot on the ground, and reached for the knife that had been placed there at the head of the bed with trembling trembling.

Just as I was grabbing the handle of my knife, there was a very light, almost inaudible scolding from outside.

"Damn, where did the stinky lady put her money?"

It seems that he is angry that he has not found any money.

If it weren't for the fact that I was so scared this time, and Li'er was also at home, I would have cursed. This thief came to my house to steal chickens and dogs, and if he can't steal it, he swears people indiscriminately, what is it! I gritted my teeth and walked to the door, unable to see clearly through a blue curtain, only faintly seeing the door open, and the moonlight shining in from the outside, shining on a vague and swaying figure on the side of the small bed.

That's the thief!

I held the knife in one hand, and carefully opened the curtain with the other, and sure enough, I saw the thief outside, a man who was not tall and very thin, and he couldn't see what clothes he was wearing, but I saw him looking around, and suddenly saw this side, and walked towards the back room.

My heart went to my throat all at once.

It seems that this man still refuses to give up, and must find the money.

Although I can see that this person is not very burly, but in the end he is a man, and with Li'er here, I can't let my daughter be hurt at all! It's just that I have a knife in my hand, this is a murder weapon that must be used only as a last resort, in case I really hurt someone, wouldn't I be in more trouble?

I thought about it, pinned the knife to the belt behind me, turned around and picked up a wooden mallet for washing clothes in the corner, with a thick arm, and then carefully took off the quilt that had been useless since the summer at the head of the bed, and stood at the door with both hands with two quilt corners.

In the darkness, I could not see anything, but my ears became more and more sensitive, and I almost heard the thief's breathing, and I got closer and closer, and saw that there was only a curtain between me, and then, I saw a hand cautiously reach in and lift the curtain open.

Just as the shadow came in, I held the quilt and covered him violently!

"Wow!"

The man was startled and let out an exclamation, and I had raised the gavel in my hand and fought desperately at the black shadow.

"Ahh Ahh Wow! ”

The thief hadn't figured out what was going on, the mallet had fallen like raindrops, this time I was not soft, much more ruthless than when I usually washed clothes, and the person kept screaming, and Li'er on the bed immediately woke up, and I only heard her call mother, and I suddenly felt a hundred times more energetic, and hit harder.

The thief was caught off guard, covered by a quilt and could only be beaten, and he could not return his hand, and he fell back screaming, and I chased him with a mallet, and beat him out of the inner room without mercy at all, and the moonlight shining in through the door struck the man's head again.

The man was completely out of direction, and could only fumble with his hands, found the door, and rushed out.

I took the gavel and chased after him, and when I ran into the yard, I saw that the man lifted the quilt on his head while running, and finally figured it out, and when I turned around, I saw that I was chasing after me with the gavel.

At this time, I also saw clearly, it was a strange man, but in his thirties, he looked like a roe deer, and I beat him up, and the wolf was unbearable.

When the man saw that I was chasing me out alone, his face showed a fierce light, and he picked up a piece of firewood piled up in the corner of the yard and scolded at me: "Damn, you dare to beat Lao Tzu!" Give Lao Tzu the money, or Lao Tzu-"

Before he finished his words, I took out the knife pinned to my back, and suddenly a cold light flashed!

"No, what do you want to do!"

With a weapon in hand, I don't have too much stage fright, and besides, his scream just now has broken the peace of the fishing village, and I can faintly hear human voices and dogs barking nearby.

The thief panicked for a moment, but when he looked back at me, there was a hint of cruelty in his eyes.

He didn't even retreat, but he held the firewood and pulled out a dagger from behind his back, aiming it at me.

This time, I was stunned.

Originally, I thought that when a thief was most afraid of making a big noise, as long as I could knock him out of the house and make a little noise, the thief would naturally flee if he was weak-hearted, but I didn't expect him to refuse to leave. It seems that this person is really poor and crazy, and a huge sum of money like a hundred taels of silver is indeed worth fighting for them.

Thinking of this, I clenched the knife in my hand.

The noise around is louder, it seems that the neighbors have heard the movement, I just hope that they will wake up and come out to see, as long as there are many people, I will not be afraid.

But the thief was obviously afraid of this, and when he heard the sound of the door opening nearby, he couldn't hold it back, and rushed at me with a knife and a scream!

"Mother-!"

Li'er's voice came from the window behind me, and I was in a hurry, and I raised the gavel in my hand and threw it at the man, when I heard a whooshing sound in my ears.

"Ahh

I stood there and didn't move, and I saw the man fall to the ground, covering his face and rolling around, crying and howling, rolling on the ground in pain, and finally I couldn't move, just lying there and screaming mournfully, I frowned slightly, and felt that something was wrong.

Just now, the gavel was thrown over, and it obviously hit him in the chest, why did he cover his face and cry out in pain?

Moreover, it was just a blow from a mallet, how could he be in such a bad pain that he couldn't even get up?

Just thinking about it, there was a voice from behind me, and when I looked back, this girl had already gotten out of bed and ran out, standing at the door and looking at me cautiously: "Mother......"

"Farewell!"

I said aloud, turning my head again, looking at the man vigilantly, and hearing that he was still wailing, I cautiously moved over, picked up the mallet that had fallen on the ground, and slowly looked at it without daring to let go.

This sight frightened me into a gasp.

Under the moonlight, the man's face was covered with blood, and even the hands covering his face were covered with blood, and after a closer look, he saw that there was something stuck in the man's left cheek, and the blood flowed like a pour.

This time his screams completely woke up the whole Jixiang Village, and I saw that several families had turned on their lights and pushed the doors out, and some had already walked this way, and the thief only then breathed a sigh of relief and got up from the ground. As soon as I saw him get up, I was so frightened that I raised the knife and gavel again, but when I saw that his face was full of panic, I reached out and pulled out the thing on my face and threw it on the ground, turned around and staggered away.

I stood there panting, still shivering.

Thief, I beat you away!

If it had been before, I really couldn't believe it, but when I saw the man running around with his head in his hands, although I still had palpitations and even some pain in my wrist, I suddenly wanted to laugh, and when I thought about it, I already burst out laughing.

I beat the thief away, I protected my daughter!

Thinking of this, I turned my head, and saw Li'er holding on to the door frame, looking at me blankly, the big black and white clear eyes flashed with excitement, and suddenly, I saw her thumbs up to me: "Mother, you are so mighty!" ”

After a while, the villagers all ran over. When they saw the blood on my side, and the knife in one hand and the mallet in the other, they were all frightened and asked what was going on.

I told them about the matter in general, and when they knew that there were thieves who had committed thefts, they were very angry, but when they looked at me, they praised me for being a heroine, and I had beaten the thieves away by myself.

Even Li'er ran over and hugged my legs, and said loudly: "Of course, my mother is brave!" ”

I smiled bitterly.

It is indeed brave, and I didn't expect that I could have this ability to repel a thief alive. It's also a shame that I'm in good health now, and I have my daughter by my side, in order to protect her, let alone fight thieves, even if I am asked to fight tigers, I won't have stage fright.

I was really tired and frightened tonight, and I still had something to do, so I said a few perfunctory words to everyone, and they confirmed that the silver was not stolen, and comforted me for a while, telling me to be more careful at home, and everyone dispersed. The village chief, who finally left, told me a few words and repeatedly asked me if I had lost something, and he was going to report it to the official, and if I lost something, I would report it. I didn't want to, and I really didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so I kept saying that it was okay to coax this old man away.

When everyone was gone, I carefully removed my feet and picked up the one thing I had been stepping on.

Li'er grabbed my arm, stared at me with wide eyes, and asked, "Mother, what is this?" ”

“……”

I didn't speak, but gently wiped the blood off it with my fingers, so as not to be scared. As soon as the blood stain was wiped away, the sharp edge below was immediately revealed, reflecting the cold light of the moon.