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

Chapter 61 No Need to Die
Aunt Lotus lowered her head, took a sip of water, cursed again, and then replied, "They've already looked for them."

"The Zhang family woman said that Qiu Yi said that she is no longer a member of the Huang family and does not recognize this marriage at all. The Zhang family woman meant that Wang Chunjuan should marry Huang Lingyu to her stupid son."

"Wang Chunjuan naturally refused and even called the Zhang family woman shameless, saying she was daydreaming and a toad wanting to eat swan flesh. The two of them started fighting again as they argued."

When Huang Ziteng heard that a fight had started, he lost his mind and asked excitedly, "Are they still fighting now?"

If the fight was still going on, she would climb over the wall to take a look.

"No, I don't know what Huang Lingyu said when he came out. No more sounds came from the yard, so I went back inside." Aunt Lotus shook her head and expressed her concerns. "But I think Huang Lingyu must have come up with some bad idea."

"Wang Chunjuan has truly lost her conscience. Qiuyi was her adopted child after all, and she often beat and scolded her. In the end, she even secretly sold Qiuyi to the foolish son of the Zhang family in Zhangjia Town as a wife. She's ruining Qiuyi's life."

Huang Ziteng thought so too.

Reaching out and grabbing her mother-in-law's arm, Huang Ziteng said anxiously, "Mom, stop scolding me. We need to tell Qiu Yi and Wei Jingyuan about this as soon as possible. Tell them to be on guard against the Huang family at all times and make sure they don't get tricked."

"You're right. I'll go to the Wei family and tell Qiu Yi and Wei Jingyuan." Aunt Hehua was also anxious and quickly stuffed the water cup in her hand into her daughter-in-law's hand.

Huang Ziteng wanted to say that she was going to the Wei family to inform them of the news, but when she thought of her son still sleeping in the house, she had to change her words and said, "Okay, go ahead. The sooner you go, the sooner you can come back."

Aunt Lotus went out in a hurry.

Huang Ziteng watched her mother-in-law leave and then chased after her, giving her a warning. "Mom, if you see Qiu Yi and Wei Jingyuan, tell them what you heard directly. Don't hesitate."

"Mom knows, Mom knows." Aunt Lotus walked out, waving at the back. "It's cold outside, go back inside."

Watching her mother-in-law disappear outside the gate and forgetting to close the gate, Huang Ziteng had to close the gate herself and then go back to the house to look after her son.

In the mountains and forests.

Tao Qiuyi had a great harvest today. Not only did he catch three pheasants and five rabbits, pick up a basket of mushrooms and countless herbs, he also pushed down two dry trees and walked back dragging one tree with each hand.

Even though she was dragging two heavy trees and stepping on dead branches and leaves in the forest, she walked very fast.

Suddenly, a low whimpering sound came from the front.

Tao Qiuyi quickened his pace, and his sobbing became clearer and clearer.

"I'm sorry, grandma, I'm sorry, Grandpa Tao, I'm dying, I can't be with you anymore."

"Grandma, Grandpa Tao, I'm dead, please don't forget me... Wuuwuwu, no, you better forget me, then you won't be sad."

"Grandma, wuwuwu, I can't bear to leave you, wuwuwu..."

The sobbing stopped abruptly, and Tao Qiuyi could see the owner of the voice. It was a boy about the same age as Xiao Huai, wearing a patched cotton jacket and blue overalls.

He lay head down on the ground, motionless.

If Tao Qiuyi hadn't heard him talking, she would have thought he had died.

Putting down the dead tree, Tao Qiuyi walked to the child and kicked him gently with his toes.

"Hey, wake up, can you hear me?" At this time, a pungent smell of blood came to his nose, and Tao Qiuyi turned his head to look towards the source of the smell.

Not far away there was a stone covered in blood and flesh, and next to it was a colorful snake as thick as a child's arm lying dead on the ground.

The reason why the flower snake died tragically is that its head was smashed to pieces by the stone. What happened?
Noticing a crawling mark between the stone and the flower snake and the boy, Tao Qiuyi dared to conclude that the boy crawled out after smashing the flower snake to death.

"Hey, boy, wake up if you're not dead. If you're dead, I'll leave." Tao Qiuyi squatted down and looked at the boy.

"Not dead." A weak voice responded. The boy raised his head with great effort and stared blankly at Tao Qiuyi for a few seconds. Suddenly, he seemed to be in high spirits. "Grandma, I don't have to die."

Tao Qiuyi was amused by the boy's words and guessed that he must be a child from the village at the foot of the mountain.

"Are you coming up the mountain alone, or with a few others?" Tao Qiuyi asked, looking at the boy and coming to the conclusion that he was thin, even thinner than Lizi and Xiaohuai.

"I'm alone," the boy replied, struggling to sit up.

Because of the cold, I was shivering all over.

"You are not young. The adults in your family should have told you that the mountains are very dangerous. The mountains are even more dangerous in winter. Why are you going into the mountains alone? Are you looking for death?" Tao Qiuyi asked in a calm voice.

He dared to go up the mountain alone. I don't know whether to say he is brave or ignorant.

She is not an adult to the boy and will not scold him.

"No, I'm not looking for death." The boy retorted eagerly, trying hard to suppress his teeth from chattering.

Tao Qiuyi said, "You're not looking for death, so why did you go into the mountains wearing a tattered cotton jacket? What were you thinking? Do you know that the temperature in the mountains is much lower than that at the foot of the mountain? If I hadn't found you, you would have died in the mountains tonight at most."

"I... wuwuwu..." The boy had been scared for a long time. When she said that, the fear from before surged into his heart and he started crying again. "I really didn't seek death, wuwuwu..."

"Why are you crying?" Tao Qiuyi was most impatient to see people cry, and her gaze shifted from the boy to the flower snake.

If someone has the courage to smash such a big snake to death, he shouldn't be a crybaby.

The boy said, "I was sad, I was scared, I almost died, I..."

"Okay, you're not dead, are you?" Tao Qiuyi interrupted the boy and said, "If you're not dead, stop crying. Tell me why you came up the mountain."

The boy wiped away his tears with his hands, and looked at Tao Qiuyi pitifully with his water-washed eyes.

"Sister, you are so beautiful, as beautiful as a fairy in the sky." The boy said sincerely.

"Don't think I'll take you down the mountain just because you say that." Tao Qiuyi smiled faintly, "First explain clearly why you came up the mountain alone, and then I'll decide whether to take you down the mountain or not."

The boy paused and lowered his head with a lonely look.

After a while, he spoke softly, "I often hear people in the village say that there are many pheasants and rabbits in the mountains, and I have also seen men in the village hunt pheasants and rabbits."

"My grandma and grandpa are in poor health. Grandma gets sick every winter, and this year is no exception. I thought I'd try my luck in the mountains and hunt a pheasant or a rabbit to bring back for them."

Unexpectedly, this was the reason. Tao Qiuyi did not doubt the boy's words. She had previously felt that the boy had the courage to smash the flower snake to death, which was enough to show that he was a man of determination.

"Why did you come up the mountain? Where are your parents?" Tao Qiuyi asked with a frown.

"Dead." The boy's voice was so low that it was almost inaudible. "He's been dead for a long time."

(End of this chapter)