"According to your meaning, if your family has money, does that mean you give points to the villagers? Let the villagers have a good year? " Liu Zhimo who had rushed over, upon hearing the man"s words, bluntly replied as he calmly walked in front of Li Qingling and stood shoulder to shoulder with her.The man was so angry that her face turned red, and she stuttered: "My family doesn"t have money, if I had I wouldn"t have to go to the Matsuyama." As he finished speaking, he began to speak with confidence, "It"s just a small request, but Li Qingling isn"t willing to agree to it. It"s too dishonest." If it wasn"t for her good archery skills, who would have come to beg for her help?
He had come to plead with her to give him face. She should be grateful for his kindness, not coldly reject him and embarra.s.s them.
If Li Qingling knew what that man was thinking, she would have immediately given him a word: brainless.
Liu Zhimo let out a laugh, and his smile carried ridicule. His eyes coldly swept over the crowd, and then returned onto that man"s face once more. You still have the nerve to say such things? " He pointed at the crowd, his tone even colder, "You guys came all the way here to force such a young girl, is it kind of you to bring her to the Matsuyama to hunt? "Hmm?"
Although Liu Zhimo was young, he had a n.o.ble aura around him. The moment his tone became heavy, everyone felt a pressure pressing down on them.
"Oh, ink, we... We only wanted Xiao Ling to bring us there because we felt that his archery was good and we were familiar with the Matsuyama. " The uncle who was the first to speak rubbed his shirt and explained with a smile, "I want to... If she doesn"t want to go, then. "Then forget it."
He couldn"t help but swallow his saliva. Don"t look at how Liu Zhimo was usually so gentle and amiable, if he was angered, it would be terrifying as well. Even a man like him would feel a little afraid.
Li Qingling calmly looked at everyone, she quietly reached out her hand to pinch Liu Zimo"s hand, then said: "Fellow uncles, it"s not that I don"t want to take you to the Matsuyama, but I really don"t dare to. If I take you there, if something happens, who will be responsible?" Without waiting for an answer, she continued, "I"m sure you all remember what happened to Sister-in-law Wu earlier. I"m sure you all remember that matter, it has nothing to do with me, and Sister-in-law Wu can even come here and ask for compensation. Say, if I really dare to take you guys there, and something really happens, won"t your family tear me apart?"
She really didn"t want to do such a thankless task.
"No matter what, you just wanted to find an excuse and refuse to bring us there." It was that annoying man again.
Li Qingling squinted her eyes and stared at him, a cold smile hanging on the corner of her mouth, "Since you dare to shoulder this responsibility, then why don"t you take the lead!" This kind of person was the most irritating. If there was something good, there must be it. If there was something bad, it would be pushed to someone else.
That man coldly snorted and said, "If I had such a good archery skill, would I even need to beg you for it?"
"Since you don"t have the ability, then don"t say it." Li Qingling glanced at him, then told the others, "I"m really sorry, I really can"t agree to your request. If you guys want to go, then go on your own, don"t look for me anymore."
As soon as he said that, he was heard by the village chief. He continued, "I can"t believe a bunch of men like you have the nerve to come and force a little girl. If you don"t find it embarra.s.sing, then I"ll be ashamed." He was truly angered to death by these people from the village.
When everyone heard the village chief"s voice, they all opened up a path. The village chief walked in front of Li Qingling and apologetically smiled at her.
He really felt that this old face of his had been completely lost by the village men.
"I say, why are you guys so thick-skinned? "Huh?" The village head pointed at the crowd and said, "Let me tell you again, if you want to go, go by yourselves. Don"t force a little girl, do you hear me?"
Everyone did not dare to look straight into the Village Chief"s eyes, so they whispered a "got it".
Since the village chief had already intervened in this matter, and warned them again and again, they did not dare to go against the village chief"s wishes and asked Li Qingling to bring them to the Matsuyama.
However, when they thought about how much Matsuyama had to eat and how they didn"t want to go, they felt extremely unwilling.
Someone didn"t give up and asked Li Qingling: "Can I really not bring them to the Matsuyama?
Li Qingling nodded her head resolutely. She really couldn"t take them along as Matsuyama, as she was unable to shoulder this responsibility.
Seeing that she firmly shook her head and rejected them, everyone finally gave up and left.
However, when they returned home, they were scolded badly by their own wives, and were ordered not to go hunting in the Matsuyama at all. They would rather have their families be poor than to lose their lives.
Those men were scolded by their own women, so they could only suppress their urge to go hunting in Matsuyama and obediently pack their things to find work in the town.
Li Qingling did not know of this matter. At this time, the village head apologized to her with a face full of regret, telling her not to take this matter to heart.
Li Qingling shook her head in a good mood, "I was hoping that Cun Zhangyeye would not blame me for this! Although I also want the villagers to live a better life, I truly do not dare to bring them to the Matsuyama. This responsibility is too great, I am unable to shoulder it. " More than ten lives, how could she have the ability to protect them!
The village chief nodded in understanding and then spoke a few more words to Li Qingling before leaving with her hands behind her back.
When the Village Chief left, Li Qingling let out a sigh of relief and turned to ask Liu Zhimo. Did she want to make a trip to the Matsuyama?
After all, in this period of time, the villagers did not go to the Matsuyama.
Liu Zhimo subconsciously shook his head. He really didn"t want her to go to the Matsuyama.
Their family still had some money, and the Fumanlou would even get a share of the profits. This was enough for them to live a better life, so there was no need to take any more risks.
Li Qingling knew that he would object, so she smiled and said, "Didn"t you want to send Ah Huang back to Matsuyama? This is a chance! " Tiger grew too fast, and would probably become even bigger in a short amount of time, so she might as well take advantage of this free time to send Tiger back to Matsuyama.
Speaking of Tiger, Liu Zhimo became silent. After a long while, he finally nodded, "Then find a time and send it back!" When he thought of the kids at home, he added, "Don"t tell the kids about this yet. If they knew about this, they"ll definitely stop them with their lives on the line. Let"s send them away first before telling them!" He didn"t really want to send Tiger away, but there was nothing he could do.
Li Qingling was also a little down, and acknowledged it.
A few days later, Li Qingling greeted Liu Zhimo and left in the middle of the night with Ah Huang along with the bow and the basket on her back.
After going to the Matsuyama, Li Qingling brought Tiger along with her and went into the mountain forest. She hunted a few wild chickens, then dismissed Tiger and let Tiger go hunting on his own.
Tiger was the King of the Forest, so he was very happy when he got back to Matsuyama.
Li Qingling looked at Tiger s back, reached out her hand to wipe the tears at the corner of her eyes. With a ruthless heart, she carried the basket on his back and left the Matsuyama.
He wouldn"t be willing to part with her if he stayed in Matsuyama a little longer, and he would bring Er Huang back.
But that won"t do. Tiger will eventually return to the jungle. She can"t raise him and make him lose the wildness of a jungle life.
This time, she ran home. When she returned to the Liu Family, the children were happy to see her and surrounded her, asking where she was. Did he go hunting?
Li Qingling put down her bow and arrow and the basket on her back, and nodded.
A few children ran over to look at the basket on their backs and were a little disappointed when they saw that there were only a few wild chickens. At this time, Liu Zhirou asked Li Qingling, where"s Ah Huang? Where did Tiger go?
Li Qingling who was holding onto a bottle of water and was about to drink it immediately had a gloomy look in her eyes, she tried her best to stabilize her voice and said, Ah Huang came home?
"Tiger went home?" Home? Isn"t this his home? " Liu Zhirou felt that her little head was not even able to react in time. In her heart, she felt that this was her family"s home, A Huang!
Li Qingfeng and Liu Zhiyan stood up when they heard it, and quietly looked at Li Qingling. They were a little older, and could understand what Li Qingling was saying.
Tiger went back to the woods.
"No, Ah Huang"s home is in Matsuyama." Li Qingling drank a bowl of water, put the bowl down, and explained in a soft voice.
Hearing that, Liu Zhirou opened her mouth wide, and asked slowly, Is Tiger still coming back?
Li Qingling pursed her lips, and ruthlessly shook her head.
She looked at Li Qingling in a daze, and after a while, Liu Zhirou cried out loud, crying for Ah Huang.
Tiger was always with Liu Zhirou, and Liu Zhirou had a deep affection for him.
It was sad to know he wasn"t coming home.
She cried. Li Qingning was woken up and started to cry too.
Li Qingling helplessly looked at Liu Zhimo, and allowed Liu Zhimo to coax his a little. She turned around and entered the room, hugging Li Qingning as he coaxed him softly.
How could she not be sad when she sent Tiger away? But there really was no other way!
Li Qingfeng followed him in and curled his thumbs up, asking Li Qingling in a small voice, is Tiger really not coming back?
Li Qingling acknowledged him, touched Li Qingfeng"s head and explained to him, "Xiao Feng, you have to remember, Ah Huang doesn"t belong to us. He is the king of the forest, it should return to where it belongs."
"I know …" Li Qingfeng lowered his head, his eyes a little red, "But I can"t bear to part with it." Tiger was their little buddy, and for a moment, he really couldn"t bear to lose him.
"Big sis is also reluctant, but there"s really no other way. If Tiger stayed at our house, he might be in danger. For his own good, we can only let him go home."
Li Qingfeng acknowledged his as he quickly wiped his tears away.
During dinner, since there was no longer Ah Huang, the atmosphere in the house was heavy. Li Qingling and Liu Zhimo looked at each other helplessly, hoping that the few children in the house could quickly adjust their state of mind and become happy.
After dinner, Li Qingling took his younger brother and sister home to shower and sleep. Not long after they fell asleep, heavy rain began to fall.
"Sis, it"s raining so heavily, will Tiger get wet?" Hearing the patter of rain, Li Qingfeng asked worriedly.
Li Qingling sighed, she patted Li Qingfeng"s back to stop him from thinking too much, and quickly went to sleep.
However, in her heart, she was very worried about Tiger, afraid that he wouldn"t find a place to shelter from the rain.
At this moment, she heard the sound of the courtyard door being knocked. Her heart skipped a beat, telling Li Qingfeng not to come out, and to take care of his sister, she went out to take a look.