"He went out to collect firewood!" Li Cuihua had long expected that the old pious woman was going to press her. Although her voice was a little guilty, she at least replied quickly.

"How could he collect firewood for no reason?" Wu Xiuhong was confused.

There is no better child than a mother, she knows her sons very well, but all three sons are the same, very lazy!

Can a guy who can lie down and never sit up collect firewood by himself?

"Jin'er is cold, so he just went." Li Cuihua took out her son Ma Jiajin to talk about it.

When Wu Xiuhong heard this, she looked at her grandson and said nothing.

Anyway, when her son gets the firewood back, she will share some with her. It's always good to go out and find something.

Suddenly, many bonfires were lit in the cave, making the dark cave entrance much brighter.

Ye Qiuyun carefully carried his daughter out of the car. The five boys had been sitting in the carriage all day, and they were really miserable. After they got off, they happily gathered around the family and made a fuss.

The three brothers of the Ji family found a lot of branches and leaves, and the fire was very big, and the whole family cuddled together.

The rest of the families were much the same, holding their children close to them to comfort them and enjoy this rare moment of tenderness.

The ten young and middle-aged guys who were assigned the task were guarding the entrance of the cave, holding wooden sticks at all times and watching the movements around them vigilantly.

It was late at night before we knew it. Everyone was tired after a long day's journey during the day, and many people fell asleep.

Afraid that something might happen to the child, the adults would surround the child to sleep.

This moment is their sweetest and most relaxed moment.

But there is one person who won’t relax.

This person is Li Cuihua.

Two or three hours had passed since Ma Xianfu went out and he still didn't come back. Seeing that it was already late at night, Li Cuihua became more and more panicked.

Wu Xiuhong fell asleep just next to her, so no one asked Ma Xianfu.

At first, she could comfort herself that Ma Xianfu had seen the prey and wasted time, but seeing so much time pass, she finally began to panic.

At this time, her son Ma Jiajin was really cold. He huddled in his mother's arms and complained:

"Mom, didn't you say that dad went to collect firewood for me? Why haven't you come back for so long? I'm almost freezing to death!"

The Ma family's popularity is not good. If they are good people, even if the family doesn't get firewood back, they can still go to other houses to get some firewood.

But other families now treat the Ma family like a plague and don't want to have anything to do with their family.

The farther into the night the cooler the temperature becomes.

Li Cuihua touched her son's head, her voice trembled unconsciously, "Your father will be back soon."

Although Ma Jiajin was reluctant, there was nothing he could do.

Seeing that the two sisters were huddled in a corner to avoid the wind, he rudely stepped forward and pushed the two sisters away:

"Get out of the way! This position is warmer than mine! What are two losers doing in such a warm position!"

Li Cuihua's two daughters have never been taken seriously at home. They did not dare to say anything when their younger brother treated them so roughly and silently gave up their position.

No matter how they make trouble, their parents will not seek justice for them, but will praise their younger brother for his intelligence.

Li Cuihua waited patiently for another half an hour.

At this time, almost everyone in the cave was asleep, even her own children had fallen asleep, and she was the only one who was still watching eagerly.

At a glance, there are people sleeping around the campfire.

She was hungry and cold, and the panic in her heart could no longer be suppressed.

Could something have happened to the head of the house? He hasn't been back for so long, something must be wrong!

Li Cuihua stood up from the ground in a panic and ran to the young man guarding the door.

"Sister-in-law, what's the matter with you?" The young man guarding the door saw her anxious look and asked.

"Cousin Lei, your Xianfu brother has been out for almost two or three hours, and he hasn't come back yet. Can you help me call someone to look for him? It's so dark in the mountains now, so don't let anything happen.

It’s time!”

She recognized the young man who spoke, his name was Lin Lei, he was the only son of a family in the village, and he was relatively honest.

Lin Lei didn't expect this. Hearing her trembling voice and her face as golden as paper, he glanced at each other with the other companions, and then looked at the dark sky outside.

Although there were many fires in the cave that looked bright, it was pitch black outside and looked like the ferocious mouths of wild beasts.

Who dares to go out rashly at night in the mountains?

Everyone's face showed embarrassment.

Even if the best family in the village came to plead for mercy at this moment, they would have to weigh it, let alone the notorious Ma family.

"Cousin Lei, you have to help me. You can't ignore death. We are all fleeing now. If I don't have a man and the children don't have a father, how will this family of orphans and widowers survive?

"Li Cuihua immediately burst into tears.

What she said makes sense. Although Ma Xianfu is usually a quiet person, there is a huge difference between having a man in the family and not having a man in the family.

Now Wu Xiuhong is picky about her. If her man is gone, he will probably eat her alive.

"Sister-in-law Cuihua, we have to protect everyone's safety, and we can't leave hastily. I'd better tell the village chief about this." Lin Lei thought for a while and said to Li Cuihua.

Li Cuihua did not refute.

So Lin Lei went to wake up the village chief and told the village chief about the matter.

"That's nonsense!" The village chief immediately got angry and yelled directly: "It took two or three hours to say this after no one had seen him. If there was any danger, this person would have been gone long ago."

Being woken up in the middle of the night was already annoying, but now that he knew what happened to the Ma family, which was still terrible, the village chief felt even more unhappy.

His voice was not suppressed and woke up many people who were always on alert. Everyone was chattering and asking the village chief.

"Village Chief? What happened?"

"Did something happen? Is someone coming from outside?"

"Could it be a wild beast coming? I heard that there is a big man-eating guy in this mountain."

"..."

Everyone had different opinions, and almost everyone slowly woke up.

When the village chief saw everyone looking panicked and waiting for an explanation, and seeing Li Cuihua crying and pleading beside him, he simply spoke clearly.

Everyone was panicked at first, but after hearing the village chief's explanation, they were just angry.

"Ma Lao Er has always been a lazy guy. Who knows if he went out to collect firewood or something else this time. It's so late now, do you still want to risk your life to find someone?"

"I think if you haven't come back for three hours, something has probably happened. Let's all go out. What if something dangerous happens?"

"I want you to go, but I won't go anyway. Their family has always been disobedient. If something happens, they will come to us?"

The villagers were very resistant. When Li Cuihua saw everyone showing rejection, she burst into tears in despair:

"Please everyone! Please everyone!"

As he spoke, he knelt down and kowtowed again, causing so much noise that Li Miaomiao woke up.


Chapter completed!