Chapter 16: Forced Entry!
“Hmm!” Bai Siyu blushed deeply and spoke very earnestly, “Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog!”
“Besides, if it weren’t for the master’s rescue, the two of us would have long since…”
At this point, Bai Siyu paused involuntarily.
Then she continued, “So, master, we know you are a good person, but ever since you saved us, we have been yours!”
“Just don’t abandon us!”
“We are yours in life, and your ghosts in death!”
Her gaze carried a resolute determination.
Beside her, Su Ruan nodded seriously, agreeing with Lu Chuan’s words.
A gleam flickered in Lu Chuan’s eyes, and he nodded slightly. “I understand.”
…
The next morning!
After Lu Chuan got up, Bai Siyu hid under the covers, burying her head as if she were a quail hiding.
Lu Chuan went to the kitchen, cooked some porridge, and prepared a few simple dishes.
All were ordinary home-cooked fare. Still, the wild pheasant needed to be eaten quickly. Whatever couldn’t be finished had to be skinned, cleaned, and frozen.
The weather was cold.
Getting a refrigerator was actually quite easy.
One just needed a few blocks of ice, pieced together and secured with wooden boards.
It wasn’t difficult, and kept outside, it generally wouldn’t be stolen.
But for now, Lu Chuan’s priority was to sell the goods.
He cut half a slab of wild boar meat, then took the prepared badger and headed toward the county town.
Inside the house,
a warm and somewhat enchanting atmosphere gradually lingered.
Only after Lu Chuan left did Bai Siyu cautiously peek her rosy little head out from under the quilt.
Her cheeks were flushed like a ripe red apple.
“What does it feel like?”
At that moment, just outside Lu Chuan’s door, a curious head popped in quickly. “Come on, tell me! What does it feel like? It’s really strange that my Kui Shui arrived at such a bad time…”
“But maybe it’s just right—we two can avoid overlapping.”
“Otherwise, I’m afraid the master really wouldn’t be able to handle it!”
Su Ruan said.
Bai Siyu glared at her, embarrassed and annoyed. “What are you talking about? How can you say such things?”
…
“What’s wrong with it? Now, the two of us sisters are married to the same man. Behind closed doors, what kind of intimate secrets can’t be shared?”
Su Ruan said casually, “You haven’t even answered me yet!”
“My legs…”
“My legs hurt…”
After a moment, Bai Siyu continued, “I feel like I can hardly stand up!”
“Wow, that means our master is pretty strong, huh?” Su Ruan said curiously. “I heard from the housekeeper that ordinary men usually finish in less than fifteen minutes!”
“How could that make someone’s legs hurt?”
Su Ruan chuckled, then pressed, “So, how does it feel? How does it feel?”
“I don’t know!”
At that moment, Bai Siyu grabbed a pillow and slammed it hard onto Su Ruan, then said, “After Kui Shui leaves, you can try it yourself, can’t you?”
“True enough!”
Su Ruan nodded as if it were a settled matter.
…
Lu Chuan was walking toward the county town when he suddenly stopped.
He sensed several people trailing him, seemingly with ill intent.
He placed his belongings on the ground, crouched to adjust his shoes.
Taking advantage of this, he looked back.
To his surprise, Sun Laizi and his gang had followed him all the way from the village!
“Brother Sun!”
“This kid actually managed to hunt such a big wild boar; we might not be his match.”
A skinny, monkey-like fellow said awkwardly.
Sun Laizi smacked him hard on the head.
“Are you stupid? He just got lucky, and he had a bow and arrow then. Now he’s going to sell meat at the market. We’ll rob him quietly on the way!”
Sun Laizi rubbed his hands excitedly, his eyes cruelly gleaming.
“Wait for my command!”
“Wang Mazi, take the sack, sneak up on him when he’s unguarded, and trap him. The rest, grab sticks and beat him!”
“Beat him half to death!”
“Then we take the meat and run!”
“We can’t do this in the village—it would stir up the whole crowd. But now that he’s left the village, it’s not our problem!”
As he spoke, a wild gleam shone in Sun Laizi’s eyes.
“All right, we’ll follow your lead, Brother Sun!”
…
Seeing it was Sun Laizi, Lu Chuan felt as if he had swallowed a fly’s excrement—utterly unpleasant. Sun Laizi was a notorious rogue in the village, naturally surrounded by a group of followers.
Though unruly in the village, he dared not go too far.
Otherwise, Sun Zhi would surely not tolerate it and might have him arrested.
He hadn’t expected Sun Laizi to set his sights on him again.
Apparently, news of the wild boar Lu Chuan had hunted had spread throughout the village.
Many might come calling, and he wasn’t sure if Bai Siyu and Su Ruan could handle it well.
There was still half a slab of pork at home, and as long as the price was right, it could be sold.
But life was hard for everyone in the village!
Just managing to pay the annual grain tax was already difficult, let alone buying some meat.
At this moment,
Lu Chuan felt someone stealthily approach from behind!
“Bang!”
Lu Chuan dodged swiftly and punched the person squarely in the face.
“Waa, waa…”
The person whimpered twice, saw stars before his eyes, and staggered to the ground.
“Damn!”
Sun Laizi roared angrily, “How dare you hit my brother? Brothers, get him! Beat him to death!”
At once,
a group charged at Lu Chuan, wielding wooden sticks as thick as poles.
Lu Chuan narrowed his eyes.
He set down the wild boar meat and badger, drew a stick out, and swung it toward Sun Laizi’s mouth.
“Bang!”
With a crisp sound,
Sun Laizi’s jaw audibly dislocated.
The pole was shoved deep into his mouth!
Sun Laizi felt his mouth no longer belonged to him—a hard, rigid stick forced inside caused unbearable discomfort!