CHAPTER 241: CHAPTER 241: DON’T MESS WITH HER

Although these people sell water and engage in a business without capital, which is somewhat unethical, in the end, they are forced by life, and Yu Xiaolian cannot hold resentment against them.

After exchanging a few scant words with the middle-aged man, Yu Xiaolian and her group left the village.

Sun Daji was right; they couldn’t cook food in this village. If anyone got desperate from hunger, they might gang up to rob them. Although they had more people, it’s better to avoid trouble.

After walking ten more miles, Yu Xiaolian finally let everyone stop to cook.

Sun Daji loudly arranged, "You guys go collect firewood, and you guys set up the pot..."

Sun Daji said helplessly, "Dad, we all know this stuff; we’ve done these chores well enough. You don’t have to worry. Find a place to lie down and take a nap, and I’ll call you when the food’s ready."

Sun Fourth Uncle said, "I’m already hungry."

Sun Daji echoed, "I’m hungry too; we’re eating late today."

Yu Xiaolian rolled up her sleeves and glanced at her concept watch. It was 2:15 in the afternoon, and breakfast was at 5 in the morning. It was indeed a bit late.

Walking another four hours after eating, they would finally reach the small town ahead, but it would already be pitch black.

"Everyone, hurry up so we can leave after eating. If we don’t reach the next town before dark, we’ll have to camp out in the wild."

This is not like modern roads with navigation systems and street lights. Once it gets dark, you can’t tell east from west, and it’s impossible to travel.

If you take the wrong path at an intersection, you won’t know where you’ve gone.

When Yu Xiaolian was traveling alone, she would find a hidden place at dusk, tether the carriage, and sleep in her space.

If there was no hidden place, she wouldn’t sleep in the carriage.

The carriage could be lost, but she herself couldn’t be in trouble.

Fortunately, no one usually passes through the deserted wilderness at night.

Yu Xiaolian said to Su Jingchen, "At this speed, we’ll take an hour to finish eating. If we set off at the hour of Shen, we definitely won’t reach the town before dark. It seems we’ll have to camp outdoors tonight."

Su Jingchen noticed the white dial Yu Xiaolian wore on her wrist when she rolled up her sleeves. Although he didn’t know what it was called, he knew it was for telling time, and that Yu Xiaolian could keep accurate time because of it.

He only glanced at it, but on that white little round dial, there were two lines of different lengths, which he assumed told the time. Su Jingchen suppressed his curiosity, refraining from asking Yu Xiaolian in front of others.

Sun Dalin’s wife used the excuse of going to the bathroom to pull away her little daughter, Sun Manyu.

Only after they walked far away did she dare to take out the steamed bun from the morning, "Eat up, quickly!"

"Mom, you’re the best." Sun Manyu took the bun and started eating it in big bites without caring. Eating too big a bite choked her, prompting her to cough.

"Water, Mom, give me water!"

Sun Dalin’s wife removed the water pouch she carried and handed it to Sun Manyu.

Sun Manyu took a few gulps of water to swallow down the choked bun and then said, "Mom, when we get to Luocheng, I’m definitely going to complain to Yu Xiaolian..."

Sun Dalin’s wife gave Sun Manyu a punch on the back, "Why do you have to provoke her? We’re relying on her house now, so we need to be mindful of them. Stop provoking her, do you hear?

If you’re unhappy about something, just bear with it. This isn’t our home, and we also have to stay at her house when we reach Luocheng. What good does it do you to offend her?

Sun Manyu was defiant, "Yu Xiaolian isn’t even Aunt Chunfang’s real child. We are Aunt Chunfang’s real relatives, and both my aunt and I share the Sun surname; we’re blood relatives..."

Sun Dalin’s wife got angry and thumped Sun Manyu again, scolding, "How dare you say that? Don’t babble nonsense. If your grandpa hears, he’ll make you pay.

You’re acting like a wild child. Don’t be fooled by the fact that Yu Xiaolian is much younger than you; she managed to travel north with a carriage all the way from Luocheng. Do you think she’s easy to deal with?

Didn’t see me quarreling with her? You need to have some sense, don’t be silly every day, know when to say what in front of whom, understand?

For now, we can’t afford to offend anyone, especially not her. If she just leaves us behind, we’d truly have no direction and cry our hearts out."

Sun Manyu pouted, reluctantly saying, "I got it, I will stop messing with her.

Mom, when you serve me the porridge later, make it thicker."

After Sun Manyu finished the bun, the mother and daughter found a place to relieve themselves and then went back.

What Sun Dalin’s wife didn’t expect was that just after laboriously advising her daughter, her third son went and provoked Yu Xiaolian.

Indeed, Sun Manbo took the opportunity to snatch his two daughters’ little bundles while Yu Xiaolian and Su Jingchen were talking.

Sun Dongxue saw her father trying to grab her bag and shouted for Yu Xiaolian, but Sun Manbo slapped her face, making it swell.

Sun Qiuxue was so frightened she cried on the spot.

Sun Manbo didn’t expect that just pulling a bundle would cause his daughters to cry like they’d lost their father, "Why are you crying? You two little brats..."

Yu Xiaolian walked by, picked up the firewood Sun Daji had just collected, and hit Sun Manbo hard on the back.

"What are you doing? Why are you hitting the kids again? What did I say last time? Did you forget? I said if you hit the kids again, don’t follow me.

Just leave, don’t follow us anymore."

Sun Manbo didn’t expect Yu Xiaolian to actually drive him away, and for a moment, he turned red-faced, stunned on the spot.

Weren’t children born to be managed? Why wouldn’t she let him discipline his kids?

Sun Manbo thought Yu Xiaolian was meddling in what wasn’t her business.

"What’s wrong with me disciplining my own children? I’m their father, their old man, and I discipline them. Back home, I used to hit them every day, and no one stopped me, so why do you like to meddle in other people’s business?"

Yu Xiaolian laughed coldly, "Yeah, why do I love meddling in other people’s business so much? I’ll stop meddling in your Sun Family’s affairs.

Let’s split up here, you can go wherever you want, let’s not be a nuisance to each other."

Sun Manbo was stuck, splitting up wouldn’t work, without Yu Xiaolian, what would they eat? Drink?

But being dictated by Yu Xiaolian, a little girl, made him very dissatisfied.

Sun Manbo loudly said, "It’s natural for a man to discipline his children. You can protect them for a while, but can you protect them for a lifetime?"

"I can’t control the future, but right now, as long as they’re under my watch, I will."

Sun Manbo still wanted to argue a few more words with Yu Xiaolian, but someone hit him on the back of his head with a stick, causing him to cry out in pain, holding his head with his hand.

Sun Fourth Uncle shook with anger, "How did our Sun Family come to have a reckless grandson like you?

Every day you’re not at peace, isn’t your mind itching?"