"Who's there?" Yun Siman jumped up abruptly and rushed out.
Old Man Yun, being hard of hearing, hadn't heard any commotion. Seeing his son react so strongly, he thought their home had been invaded by thieves...
He stood stunned for a long moment, then grabbed the carrying pole by the door and ran out, shouting, "Who dares touch my son?"
Yun Siman chased a short distance and, in the darkness, saw a small figure hiding behind the big willow tree.
Yun Siman narrowed his eyes, "Come out!~"
A moment later, Hu Xi'er emerged, trembling...
Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were messy, and there were quite a few mud stains on her.
"Young Master Si!" Hu Xi'er called out in a sweet, delicate voice.
Yun Siman frowned, "What are you doing out here in the middle of the night?"
"I... I came out to use the privy!~" Hu Xi'er fibbed.
Yun Siman let out a cold, hollow laugh, "Don't you have a privy at home? Why must you come to the village entrance to use it? Your family has tolerated you for so long out of past affections, but I can't overlook such things... "
As he spoke, Yun Siman took a step forward and questioned, "Speak, what are you doing out here in the middle of the night?"
He knew what was going on, but he wanted Hu Xi'er to say it herself.
This shameless little vixen, he was going to bring justice to his family today.
Just as Hu Xi'er was about to speak, Yun Siman's ears twitched. He suddenly heard rustling sounds from the grass not far ahead...
Without a word, Yun Siman charged over.
His identity couldn't be exposed, and the assassins from the neighboring country were still looking for him. If they were to be led to Dashui Village, his parents and family would be in danger.
If it were those assassins, Yun Siman couldn't linger for a moment and had to leave immediately...
Hu Xi'er was greatly alarmed and shouted, "Wangcai, run quickly, run!~"
Wangcai?
Yun Siman thought it unlikely that assassins would have such a down-to-earth name.
It seemed that whoever was hiding in the grass must be some ruffian...
He rushed over in a few strides and directly hauled out a man with a sharp mouth and a sallow complexion.
"What are you doing? Let go of Brother Wangcai, let him go!~" Hu Xi'er tugged at Yun Siman's collar, squawking.
The man was so scared he almost wet himself, stammering, "Good... good sir, spare me! It's this little vixen who's been pestering me. Ask her if you don't believe me!~"
Just then, Old Man Yun, carrying the pole, ran over. Seeing the scene, what did he not understand?
"Xi'er, what's going on?" Old Man Yun asked sternly, his face dark.
"I, I... I just came out to use the privy, what are you doing?" Hu Xi'er argued tearfully.
Yun Siman sneered, "Use the privy, my ass! You meet a wild man when you go to the privy, and you're calling him Wangcai and Fucai? How can you be so shameless? Such a young girl, with no sense of decency. Haven't you ever seen a man before?"
Hu Xi'er, after being thoroughly scolded, opened her mouth to argue again, but Old Man Yun slapped her down with a backhand...
"You little slut, you've embarrassed our Yun family time and again! You, you're a fox spirit!~" Old Man Yun was so angry he was dizzy and raised his pole to strike her.
"Father!" Yun Siman stopped his father, "Don't hit her. If she gets hurt, we'll have to tend to her!~"
If this troublesome clingy person got stuck to the Yun family, they would never be able to get rid of her...
Old Man Yun casually threw down the pole and glared at Wangcai, "Which village are you from? You look like a sly thief, we don't have anyone like you in our village!"
Wangcai wiped the sweat from his face and said tremblingly, "Old man, please don't be angry. I'm meeting this vixen for the first time today. I heard she hooks up with many men outside, and will do anything for money... "
"I'm really unlucky, coming here in the middle of the night. I didn't catch a fox but got into trouble. Who did I provoke?"
Saying this, Wangcai took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and threw it on the ground, "Here, don't bother me anymore. Goodbye!~"
"Stop!" Yun Siman grabbed him back, "If you leave, who will testify for us?"
This Hu Xi'er was cunning, and if she stubbornly denied it, he and his father would be helpless...
Therefore, Wangcai couldn't leave.
"Father, my mother is probably asleep by now. Why don't we deal with them tomorrow morning?~" Yun Siman suggested.
Old Man Yun took a few deep breaths and nodded, "Alright, put them in the woodshed and let Xue Ling watch them!"
It was most appropriate for the old woman to handle such matters...
Moreover, Madam Gu still held Hu Xi'er's written guarantee. If she did anything that wronged the Yun family, she would be kicked out along with Jin Huaihua.
Madam Gu had already kicked out her daughter-in-law, so she wouldn't mind kicking out a mere maid.
Yun Siman escorted Wangcai and Hu Xi'er into the courtyard, kicked them both into the woodshed, then brought over the dazed big white dog and made it guard the door...
After finishing all this, Yun Siman ran out of the courtyard, carefully checked both ends of the village, and only then closed the gate tightly and went back to sleep.
Yun Erman and Du Tieshan were not yet officially married, so they couldn't live together.
She lived with Zhao Guihua, while Daman, Erman, and Sanman slept in the east wing room...
As Yun Siman walked in, he smelled a strong odor of stinky feet, which was a bit eye-watering.
Yun Sanman was helping with the autumn harvest, so he had been staying here these past few days.
"Third brother, move over!~" Yun Siman walked to the head of the kang and nudged Yun Sanman.
Although the large kang was spacious, the sleeping postures of these brothers were too unsightly, sprawled out in all directions, taking up his space...
Yun Sanman smacked his lips twice, "Fengjuan, don't lean on me!~"
Yun Siman: "......"
Good heavens, he still cursed his wife in his sleep.
Little Xi Tian was woken up by a mosquito bite. She scratched her chubby little face and intended to get down to drink some water.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaoran grabbed her left leg, and Qin Fenglan pressed down on her right leg. Little Xi Tian couldn't move at all.
"My leg is numb!~" Little Xi Tian cried out.
The two little girls didn't react, continuing to sleep soundly...
Suddenly, she heard howling sounds from the woodshed, like someone was giving birth, definitely not good sounds.
"Who is it, making noise in the middle of the night?~" Little Xi Tian frowned and lay down, covering herself with the quilt.
The next morning, Governor Chen was vomiting uncontrollably in front of the slop bucket, his face green...
Madam Huang stood behind him with her arms crossed, gloating, "Serves you right, you drank too little. Another two ounces would clear it up!~"
"Shut up, you!~" Governor Chen shot her a glare. This damned woman was good for nothing but kicking someone when they're down.
Prefect Qin also coughed and gagged after waking up.
The local grain wine was too potent, and he felt his head buzzing...
Madam Gu walked out of the room, raised her hand to adjust her hair bun, and then led Old Man Yun towards the woodshed.