CHAPTER 61: CHAPTER 61: LEFT THREE LAMBS

The villagers noticed for more than a week that the Ba Wang Zhang family’s gates were tightly shut. Even if someone came out, they would come out in threes or fives, immediately returning home after finishing their business and shutting the gates again.

No one knew what kind of mischief this family was up to again, and even if they wanted to know, no one dared to inquire. It seemed their mood wasn’t good these days either.

Beisitian was in a good mood these last two days. She sold ten sheep hides for nearly a hundred yuan, and the coop full of chickens fetched more than fifty yuan.

What a pity, the wolf dogs hadn’t been that cautious with their bites, leaving many sheep hides damaged. Otherwise, the price could have been much higher.

Initially, Beisitian also wanted to sell that big fat pig, but she thought she should give the Zhang family a reminder. However, it seemed the Zhang family didn’t take her hint seriously at all.

Come to think of it, anyone in the village could have done such a thing, except Luo Er’s family.

It’s really a pity for that big fat pig. In hindsight, it would have been better to use sheep instead, as that pig was worth quite a bit of money.

When Mrs. Qin received the two hundred yuan that Beisitian gave her, she was dumbfounded, having never seen so many bills before, including fifty and hundred yuan notes!

Beisitian added fifty yuan into it, giving Mrs. Qin a total of two hundred yuan, with a hundred-yuan note, a fifty-yuan note, and the rest in ten and one yuan notes for easier spending and saving.

"Little Tian’er, where did this money come from?" Luo Anguo asked in a very shocked tone, lowering his voice.

Beisitian smiled, "The Zhang family compensated it to Ping’an."

The Zhang family compensated it to Ping’an?

This was indeed like the sun rising from the west. How could the Ba Wang Zhang family actually pay money?

Luo Anguo and Mrs. Qin didn’t believe it. The two exchanged glances, suddenly recalling that the Ba Wang Zhang family seemed to have some issues recently.

"Didn’t something happen to their family a few days ago? How could they still have money to compensate us?" Luo Anguo felt something was off about Beisitian’s explanation, so he asked.

Beisitian nodded, "Exactly, if nothing happened, how could they have money to compensate us?"

Upon hearing Beisitian’s response, Luo Anguo opened his mouth, suddenly feeling uneasy, and he asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Beisitian hadn’t planned to hide anything; since she took out so much money, she had to provide an explanation.

"I said I would stand up for Ping’an. Last time they harmed me, I hadn’t settled the score with them yet, and now they harmed Ping’an. If they aren’t taught a lesson, they’ll only escalate next time," Beisitian said while braiding her hair.

So, was the big fuss at the Zhang family a few days ago all Beisitian’s doing?!

Both spouses were stunned, wondering how a young girl under twenty could manage such a feat.

"How, how did you do it?" Luo Anguo stammered. If Beisitian wasn’t lying, then...

Beisitian smiled as she glanced at the little puppy pawing Luo Anping’s hand on the kang, "I met some little friends in the mountains recently, and they helped discipline the Zhang family."

Luo Anguo followed her gaze to the little puppy, suddenly recalling the incident a while back when a wolf appeared in the village. It was the same day Beisitian brought back that little puppy.

Luo Anguo paused in rolling his cigarette, his eyes fixated on that little puppy, too small to discern what exactly it was.

"Don’t worry, Dad, it’s not a wolf. It’s a wolf dog, but likely a direct descendant of wolves," Beisitian explained.

Zhou Tian said the mother wolf dog mated with a real wolf, so there truly were wolves in the mountains.

Luo Anguo’s hand trembled, causing ash to fall on the kang. Thankfully it had already been extinguished, otherwise it would have burned a hole.

A direct descendant of wolves! That’s quite different from a mere wolf dog!

"Is there, is there any problem with this?" Luo Anguo now eyed the puppy with some apprehension.

"There’s no problem. Anything raised from a young age will develop a bond. Although it has more wolf blood, it still has dog traits. With proper training, it won’t betray its owner," Beisitian reassured, knowing what concerned him.

Hearing her say so, Luo Anguo felt a slight relief. After looking again at the little puppy, still toothless and clumsy, he was no longer as troubled.

"Then about the money..."

"Besides that big fat pig, the coop full of chickens sold for over fifty, and ten sheep skinned and sold for a total of over a hundred and fifty," Beisitian exaggerated the earnings from selling the sheep slightly.

Both Luo Anguo and Mrs. Qin widened their eyes and exclaimed in unison, "What money from selling sheep?!"

"Their sheep were dragged out and sold, but unfortunately, they were all bitten to death. Otherwise, it would’ve been more."

Luo Anguo and Mrs. Qin exchanged bewildered looks, no wonder the Zhang family had been keeping their doors tightly shut during this period, only stepping out in pairs or threes – they were frightened!

After the big pig incident, everyone thought it was over, but soon after, ten sheep disappeared!

What in the world did those wolf dogs do to actually intimidate Tyrant Zhang?!

"Little Tian’er, this matter must not be disclosed, or else they’ll trouble us. Always leave a margin when dealing with matters in the future!" Luo Anguo earnestly advised.

It was almost equivalent to cutting off the Zhang family’s source of income, virtually cutting off someone’s path to survival. If things were done too harshly, it could provoke retaliation.

Beisitian said calmly, "When Zhang Lianqiao pushed me down the mountain, she didn’t think about leaving a margin. When Zhang Shuncai caused Ping’an to fall, he didn’t think about leaving a margin either. If they had any scruples, they wouldn’t have gone to such extremes. These life-threatening actions could be excused once as accidental, but what about twice?"

Luo Anguo remained silent; Beisitian wasn’t wrong. It was his leniency, no, more like cowardice, fearing the Zhang family’s revenge!

In his family, the blind were blind, the young were young. If Tyrant Zhang took revenge, they’d have no choice but to endure it.

Suddenly, Beisitian smiled, "With a benevolent heart, don’t worry, Dad. I left them three lambs."

Three... lambs.

Seeing Beisitian’s serious face, Luo Anguo couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly. Even with three little lambs left, the Zhang family had no immediate income source.

It could be said they were back to square one!

Having vented her anger, Beisitian didn’t want to waste further effort on the Zhang family. She shifted her focus to treating Luo Anping’s leg injury.

His leg needed urgent treatment, otherwise, if it healed incorrectly, it would be too late.

Treating such injuries might be challenging for others, but for Beisitian, it was actually easier than dealing with the previous fever infection.

The Xuan Talisman she made had been applied for several nights to Luo Anping. However, these talismans were primarily to promote blood circulation at the fracture site, facilitating callus formation.

For the past few days, Beisitian had been feeling her leg bones. Previously, Yang Wulang had set the bones, but due to technique issues, the fracture ends hadn’t completely aligned. If it healed this way, a limp would be inevitable.

Yang Wulang hadn’t done it on purpose; he was merely limited by his skill level.