Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 299 Like a pitiful little thing

As they walked out of the house, Tao Qiuyi and Wei Jingyuan stood under the eaves. The three boys who were running in the yard all looked at them at the same time.

"Big brother, sister-in-law." Pear ran straight up to the two of them, pacing back and forth as she asked curiously, "Are you going out again? Where are you going today?"

Seeing the pears like that, Xiaohuai and Qiusi followed suit and came over.

The three teenagers were running in place, glancing at Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi every now and then, creating a rather comical scene.

Wei Jingyuan nodded slightly and instructed them, "The fog is heavy, and there are no adults at home, so the three of you can stay inside and study. Remember to lock the gate after we leave."

Upon hearing that even the courtyard gate would be locked, the three boys' expressions turned serious.

Tao Qiuyi added, "If someone knocks on the door, the three of you stay inside and ignore it. Even if someone shouts for help, none of you three should open the door."

“Remember, you three are just children. If someone really needs saving, there are plenty of adults in the village. It's not your turn to save someone.”

"If it's villagers coming, can't we open the door?" Qiu Si asked.

"No." Tao Qiuyi answered firmly. "In short, it's better to let people think no one is home than to let them know that only the three of you teenagers are here."

"We'll definitely stay inside and won't open the door for anyone, don't worry, brother and sister-in-law," Pear and Little Locust promised in unison.

"Brother Wei and Sister, please be careful on your journey and come back soon. Don't worry about the three of us, we'll stay at home and not go anywhere," Qiu Si assured her.

Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi nodded and left the courtyard under the reluctant gazes of the three teenagers.

Stepping out of the Wei family courtyard, Tao Qiuyi glanced back at the three boys. She whispered to Wei Jingyuan, "Wei Jingyuan, look back at those three. Don't they look like pitiful little things that were abandoned?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Knowing she was joking, Wei Jingyuan took her hand and walked quickly forward.

"I'm not talking nonsense, look back now." Tao Qiuyi passively followed Wei Jingyuan as he walked briskly, still looking back from time to time.

Oh dear! Three little kids were standing in a row in the yard. Looking at them pitifully as they left, they looked more and more like abandoned little animals.

Wei Jingyuan ignored her rambling words and quickened his pace. Due to the height difference, Tao Qiuyi couldn't keep up with him, so she simply clung to him.

It saves time and effort.

"I'll go lock the gate. Pear has finished her ten laps, she can go back inside now," Xiao Huai said.

Pear hesitated for a moment and said, "I think I can run two more laps."

"No."

"No way," Xiao Huai and Qiu Si refused in unison.

"Why not?" Pear pouted and asked, "My sister-in-law said I've improved today and praised me. I want to run a few more laps and improve even more."

Xiao Huai said, "Progress comes gradually; no one can become fat overnight."

Qiu Si also advised Li Zi, "Xiao Huai is right, Li Zi, you have to take it slow when exercising. Doing exercise that exceeds your body's capacity will only hurt you."

"Okay, I won't run laps anymore. I'll wait for you guys to finish running laps so we can go inside and study together." Pear is always a good child who listens to advice.

Xiao Huai and Qiu Si both said she couldn't run more than two laps, so she didn't run. She would wait for her older brother and sister-in-law to come back, and then ask them before deciding whether to add more laps.

Xiao Huai nodded, walked over, closed the courtyard gate, and bolted it.

Pear tilted her head and looked at Qiu Si, asking, "Brother Qiu Si, the fog is getting thicker and thicker this morning, and we can barely see the road. Guess where Big Brother and Sister-in-law went?"

"I can't guess," Qiu Si answered truthfully. Seeing Xiao Huai return after locking the courtyard gate, Li Zi asked Xiao Huai, "Xiao Huai, do you want to guess too?"

“I won’t guess.” Xiao Huai reminded Li Zi, “Li Zi, don’t forget what your sister-in-law said: ‘Curiosity killed the cat.’ Also, let me tell you something else: ‘Disaster comes from the mouth.’”

After saying that, Xiao Huai continued running.

Pear pouted and said to Xiao Huai's back, "Sister-in-law says so much every day, how could I remember it all? Besides, I only say it in front of you and Brother Qiu Si."

"You didn't say anything, so how could you have gotten yourself into trouble because of what you said?"

Xiao Huai stopped and looked back at Li Zi. "It doesn't matter if you don't remember anything else. Just remember not to worry about the adults' business."

After saying that, Xiao Huai continued running.

"I have no intention of interfering in adults' affairs," Pear said, feeling wronged.

Qiu Si comforted Li Zi, "Xiao Huai didn't mean you should meddle in adults' affairs, but rather that Brother Wei and Sister will tell us what they can tell us."

"Similarly, what they didn't tell us, they probably can't tell us."

"Brother Qiu Si, are you reciting a tongue twister?" Pear didn't understand and looked at Qiu Si with a blank expression.

What can be told to us, what hasn't been told to us, and what should be told to us? Pear felt completely confused.

Faced with her blank expression, Qiu Si was at a loss for words.

"I...I'm going for a run." After saying that, Qiu Si started running too.

Xiao Huai ran past Li Zi and said to her, "It's cold outside, Li Zi, you should go inside and warm up."

"No, I want to wait until you and Qiu Si finish running so we can go back inside and study together," Pear insisted.

the other side.

Tao Qiuyi and Wei Jingyuan did not go directly into the mountains, but instead went to the brigade headquarters.

In the brigade headquarters office, the old Party Secretary sat alone at his desk, writing something.

Hearing footsteps, the old Party Secretary didn't even look up, nor did he stop writing. He asked directly, "Who else has been injured? The oxcart just took four wounded people to town for treatment."

“If you had found the injured earlier, you could have taken an oxcart to the town hospital. Now that the oxcart is gone, you have to take the injured to town yourselves.”

"Has anyone been hit?" a clear voice asked.

Hearing the voice, the old Party Secretary stopped writing and looked up. "Tao girl, Jingyuan, what brings you two here?"

"My grandfather was beaten up, and his legs are badly injured. Jingyuan has already visited him. He won't be able to work for a long time, so I've come to ask for leave for him," Tao Qiuyi stated her purpose directly.

She came to ask for leave for Grandpa Tao.

"Your grandfather was also beaten?" The old Party Secretary stood up in shock, his tone changing as he spoke.

Tao Qiuyi nodded, looking sad. "Yes, my grandfather was beaten, and his legs are badly injured. Jingyuan went to see him and said he won't be able to work for a long time."

"How could this happen? What's wrong with our village? So many people were beaten in one night." The old Party Secretary looked worried.

Tao Qiuyi and Wei Jingyuan exchanged a glance, suppressing the urge to smile. She asked innocently, "Were any others beaten?"

The old Party Secretary nodded, "Yes, four more people were beaten. They were seriously injured. I had Old Li drive the oxcart to take the injured to the hospital in town."