Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 1065 - 1064: Hitching a Ride (Seeking Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 1065: Chapter 1064: Hitching a Ride (Seeking Monthly Ticket)

Di Yelei glared with his eyes!

"Enough babbling! Didn’t you see the corpses scattered all over the ground? Have the brothers search everywhere, even if they have to turn everything upside down, we must find Sisi!"

After all, the woman was Sisi’s biological mother, and he was not so desperate as to stoop to that level! Besides, now that he had Sisi, which of the women out there could possibly capture his attention?

"Heh heh heh... The brothers outside are already searching for people, don’t worry!"

Zhang Peng also repeatedly winked and gestured at her.

"You, you actually..."

If Lin Xiner didn’t realize the severity of her situation at this moment, she might as well not be alive!

"Rest assured, we did not touch your troops; we simply captured them all. This time, for Sisi’s sake, I the Marquis will administer a small punishment as a stern warning. But if there’s a next time... heh heh!"

Di Yelei chuckled twice, a bloodthirsty radiance flashing in his eyes, he turned and walked towards the outside of the tent.

If it weren’t for Sisi’s sake, would he have been so repeatedly indulgent with her?

What a joke!

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Lin Xiner suddenly called out to him, but she shrank back when Di Yelei turned to look at her, stammering, "Si Er, Si Er really isn’t here, last night, someone rescued her, and before daybreak, they had already broken through my blockade and escaped. I the Empress am not deceiving you, Si Er really isn’t in my hands!"

She tried hard to explain, emphasizing repeatedly, hoping to clear herself of involvement.

Sisi really wasn’t here now, and indeed had been rescued. No matter how capable Di Yelei might be, in the face of the truth, he would have nothing to say, right?

Di Yelei glanced at her without saying another word, then continued on his way, he and Zhang Peng leaving the tent one after the other.

The tent’s stench of blood grew thicker, overwhelming Lin Xiner as it enveloped her.

Lin Xiner looked at the corpses all around, each and every one of them decapitated, their heads rolling next to their bodies, with fresh blood spilled everywhere.

These were all living people just a moment ago, but now they had turned into cold corpses. She could no longer hold herself up and slowly slid to the ground, covering her face and sobbing softly.

Di Yelei, I the Empress have not finished with you!

Zhang Peng was reporting in detail the harvest of this journey, "Our men have subdued them all. However, it seems that this is only a part of their forces; most of the troops must have been moved by the other side. Old Master Marquis, should we send someone to continue the investigation?"

"No need! It’s fine to give them a small punishment to serve as a warning. But if we truly injure them severely, what if Sisi decides to join her and go to Xixia Country? Wouldn’t we be losing our own people? Besides, the message from His Majesty hasn’t arrived yet. Let’s wait for His Majesty’s orders. His Majesty’s wariness towards me is quite strong right now; it’s better for us to keep a low profile," Di Yelei stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the lofty mountains behind the small town, a trace of melancholy shimmering in his eyes.

"No wonder His Majesty is wary of you; it’s indeed because of your capabilities... I’ve long told you to restrain yourself. If today’s incident reaches His Majesty’s ears, who knows what trouble it might stir up."

Being too powerful is sometimes genuinely not a good thing.

Di Yelei looked back at him, "It won’t! The other party is Great Xia’s ruler, the future heir to the imperial throne; how could she possibly tell others about such a miserable defeat. She doesn’t have time to try to cover it up."

This was not Di Yelei boasting; he was simply stating a fact.

"Let’s go! Let’s leave the town and track her down; we might still catch up to Sisi."

As he spoke, he turned and walked out of the town.

Zhang Peng hurried to follow, "Do you really believe what she said?"

"She has no reason to hide this matter, does she?"

Di Yelei swung into the saddle and gracefully took the reins, "So there’s an eighty percent chance her words are true. As for the person who secretly rescued her, I just can’t figure out who it could be. Let’s go!"

Zhang Peng also hurriedly mounted another horse, chasing after Di Yelei.

The two men rode quickly, soon bursting out of the small town and racing along the road. When they passed the little tea house, they peeked inside for a moment but saw no one; they continued on, following the official road in hot pursuit.

Meanwhile, Liu Sisi and Granny Peng had already left the official road, taking a small path towards Macheng County.

Suddenly, the sound of clopping hoofs reached her from behind. Instinctively, she looked back and saw a bull-cart approaching, drawn by an old ox and carrying several carry baskets, headed in their direction.

As the bull-cart gradually got closer, the old peasant driving it clenched the dry tobacco between his teeth, puffing away. When he passed by the two women, he turned his head to look at them.

A radiance suddenly lit up in Liu Sisi’s eyes!

She hastily called out, "Elder Uncle, Elder Uncle, where are you going? Could you perhaps give us a lift along the way?"

"Humph, humph, humph..."

The old man stopped the cart, taking off his straw hat and fanning himself with it, "I say, where are you two, grandmother and grandchild, heading? My home is just at the foot of the hill up ahead; I can’t take you very far, eh?"

Granny Peng, beside her, instinctively pulled Liu Sisi aside, her voice rough, "Dear grandchild, since that’s the case, shouldn’t we spare the old man the trouble? Walking won’t take much time anyway."

"Grandpa, I really don’t want to walk another step..."

Liu Sisi was already tired, her legs exceptionally weak; given the chance to catch a ride, why would she bother walking?

"No trouble at all, no trouble," the old man insisted. "I just meant I can’t take you very far, that’s all. Come on, if you don’t mind my bull-cart being slow, hop on."

The old man was especially enthusiastic, quickly stacking up the carry baskets to make room for them on the cart.

Liu Sisi energetically clambered on, pulling Granny Peng up with her.

"Grandpa, no need to be so stubborn. Look, the old man doesn’t mind, and since we’re all villagers, what’s wrong with hitching a short ride?"

By pushing and pulling, Liu Sisi dragged Granny Peng onto the bull-cart.

Granny Peng seemed very conflicted and after dragging her feet for quite a while, finally took a seat and managed an awkward smile.

"It’s just that I’m afraid of being a nuisance, getting on and off the cart and causing delay to you, sir."

"It’s nothing, really, just a moment’s effort. We should help each other out, don’t mind it!"

Having sorted everything out, the old man shook the ropes, and the ox resumed its steady pace.

While Liu Sisi was not a delicate wealth family’s miss, she had grown accustomed to a relaxed pace of life over the years; opportunities to flee for her life overnight, as she had done last night, were extremely rare indeed.

Now, well-fed and watered, sleepiness was gradually taking over, and she slowly leaned on Granny Peng and fell asleep.

"Sisi, Sisi, wake up," Granny Peng whispered, patting Liu Sisi’s face. She called out several times but couldn’t quite manage to wake her up and finally let out a breath of relief.

It seemed the drug had finally taken effect.

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It’s the last day of the month, I’m asking for monthly tickets and support, thank you, everyone, from the craft paper.