CHAPTER 42: CHAPTER 42: ELECTROCUTE THEM WITH MAXIMUM CURRENT

Yu Changhe, still shaken, said, "Luckily they left, otherwise if a fight broke out, our family would suffer greatly."

Mrs. Sun was also on edge, "I didn’t expect this Ma family to be so unreasonable."

"The Ma family is the worst, the most wicked. Look at those hefty sons of hers—they bully and extort from others."

Old Wang Qi from the eastern courtyard leaned over the wall and said. Just now, when Mrs. Ma shouted loudly, he came out to see the commotion.

Old Wang Qi curiously asked, "How on earth did you two offend the Ma family?"

Mrs. Sun had no choice but to briefly explain the situation to Old Wang Qi.

Old Wang Qi said, "The Ma family didn’t get their way this time, they surely won’t let it go easily. You need to be more careful for a while."

Mrs. Sun thanked Old Wang Qi for his kind warning, and the family of three went back inside.

Once inside, Yu Changhe noticed the house was different than before: new sweat towels, a full stock of rice, and Mrs. Sun had also bought flour and rapeseed oil.

On the low table on the ground were also quite a few dishes and meat.

How much did this all cost?

What Yu Changhe saw was just the surface; items like undergarments and toiletries were covered with old sweat towels and placed in a corner by Mrs. Sun.

The blanket was also hidden in the cabinet.

And Yu Xiaolian hadn’t even brought out the fruit yet, which was really intended for Yu Changhe to eat a bit; otherwise, she and Mrs. Sun could eat their fill in their own space and then come out.

Yu Changhe frowned deeply, the more he looked, the deeper his frown grew, and finally he couldn’t hold back, "Even if we did find money, it shouldn’t be spent like this. This rice doesn’t even have a single husk in it; it’s white rice, isn’t it? The home still has paddy, why buy rice? And such good rice at that."

Mrs. Sun had anticipated Yu Changhe’s objections and was ready with an explanation, "Have you seen much rain this summer? Every raindrop can be counted, and the paddy that has come down is scrawny and empty, probably unusable as seed. The share of paddy given to us might be old from last year, but at least it’s plump and should be kept for next spring as seed."

Yu Changhe thought it made sense, but still said, "We should stock up more on brown rice; there’s no need for white rice. We should save wherever we can, and why buy such lean meat? How much did you spend today?"

Mrs. Sun was a bit annoyed. If she said she spent little, it would be an obvious lie; how could so many things be bought back with little money?

But even if she spent a lot, it wasn’t much; most of the items were from Yu Xiaolian’s supermarket.

"Whether I spent a lot or a little, you don’t need to worry about it, as long as you get your meals every day."

After speaking, Mrs. Sun picked up the embroidery frame and went to the kang to do embroidery, turning her back on Yu Changhe to show she was upset.

"Well... how much did the basket sell for today?"

Yu Changhe asked, but Mrs. Sun ignored him.

Yu Changhe looked at Yu Xiaolian.

"Sold for five coins each, all sold."

Yu Changhe was pleased to hear that all the baskets sold, and happily remarked that baskets sell well now, so he should weave more.

It wasn’t until the evening, when the whole family was washing up, that Yu Changhe discovered the toothpaste and toothbrush.

Yu Xiaolian had naturally prepared a set of dental supplies for Yu Changhe, but he insisted he didn’t need such fancy things.

No matter how Yu Xiaolian explained that these things were very cheap, Yu Changhe refused to use them, insisting that if he didn’t use them, the mother and daughter could use them for a longer time.

In the end, it wasn’t until Mrs. Sun lost her temper, saying that if he didn’t brush his teeth, he shouldn’t expect any affection, that Yu Changhe awkwardly brushed his teeth with toothpaste.

Once he brushed his teeth, his entire mouth felt fresh and his whole mouth smelled nice. Yu Changhe immediately declared that toothpaste was good, worth buying, and practical.

After brushing, he leaned in to let Mrs. Sun smell his fresh breath, but she just rolled her eyes at him before he settled down.

The next day, Yu Xiaolian took a machete and headed up the mountain. The firewood nearby was hard to gather, so she had to climb trees to cut thin branches or pick short branches from under trees.

There were plenty of kids in the mountains gathering firewood like Yu Xiaolian, but whenever she was around, they all moved ten meters away, or even further.

So, there was no one nearby to compete with Yu Xiaolian for firewood.

"Big brother, that damn girl is over there!"

Yu Xiaolian was already nervous standing on a tree branch, and suddenly a loud shout almost made her fall off.

"Damn girl, you kicked my mother, and today I’m going to tie you up and sell you to a brothel in Yangcheng. We’ll see if you dare to hit my mother again!"

Saying that, Luo Da started shaking the tree Yu Xiaolian was on, scaring her into tightly hugging the trunk, not daring to let go.

Even her machete fell in panic.

"Damn girl, come down here!"

Yu Xiaolian wasn’t afraid of just Luo Da and Luo Er; she stayed up there to see how many people they had brought. If all five came, even with her anti-wolf stun baton, she might not handle it. Confirming it was just the two of them, Yu Xiaolian’s eyes turned cold as she jumped down from the tree.

Fortunately, the tree was not high, and she didn’t sprain her ankle. Honestly, she wouldn’t dare climb a tree too tall.

"Big brother, she’s down, hurry up and tie her up with the rope, don’t let her escape."

Luo Da rushed at Yu Xiaolian with a rope, "Second brother, block that side."

"Just for a basket of eggs, you dare to kidnap people. Seems like you’ve done this before? Aren’t you afraid the villagers will find out who you really are?"

Luo Da smirked, "In these deep forests, who would know how people disappeared? Not even a body, and your family would just think you were eaten clean by wolves, hahaha..."

Luo Er also viciously said, "If it weren’t for your dear grandpa pointing the way, I wouldn’t even know you’re gathering wood in this patch. So if you bear a grudge, loathe Old Yu instead, he’s the one who told us to sell you, and split the silver half and half."

"Why are you even talking to her, brother? It’s still early, let’s tie her up and send her to Yangcheng quickly, so we can return sooner."

Saying that, Luo Da shook the rope in his hand, ready to lasso Yu Xiaolian like a wild boar.

Yu Xiaolian intentionally didn’t dodge. When Luo Da pulled her close with the rope, she swiftly took out a stun baton from her space and set it to the maximum current.

"Sizzle..."

Luo Da couldn’t even utter a word before he slumped to the ground, maybe dead, maybe just unconscious.

"Big brother, what’s wrong?" Luo Er saw Luo Da fall and hurried over.

Yu Xiaolian hit him again with the baton, coldly saying, "Your brother’s down, shouldn’t you be running?"

Yu Xiaolian successfully knocked both of them out, checked their breath, and found they were just temporarily unconscious.

Yu Xiaolian took a fruit knife out from her space, the tip hovering over Luo Da’s heart for a long time, but she couldn’t bring herself to stab it in. She couldn’t just end the lives of these two.

Though they were vile, wanting to kidnap and sell her to a brothel, she still couldn’t do it.

It’s no longer a society ruled by law; being lenient to enemies is being cruel to oneself.

But despite building herself up in her mind for so long, Yu Xiaolian couldn’t commit such an act of wanton killing.