After my stepmother was shot, I took my brothers to the countryside

Chapter 226 Going up the mountain to catch rabbits

"Erwa, tell me the truth, did you ask Hu Zhiqing for some water?"

There was a hint of inquiry in the captain's wife's tone when she asked the question, while the captain stared into Li Erwa's eyes.

Li Erwa was stunned for a moment, then nodded honestly: "Yes, I was thirsty at the time. Hu Zhiqing was standing by with a kettle, saying that it was sugar water, so I couldn't help but ask her for some water."

"Did she give it to you to drink? Did you drink it?" the captain's wife asked nervously.

Li Erwa shook his head, a look of disappointment on his face. "No, she didn't give it to me. She said the water in her kettle was only for Xiaole, not for me."

Hearing this, the captain's wife and the captain both breathed a sigh of relief, but the captain's face was still not very good.

"Erwa, you are not allowed to ask for water from others anymore, and you are not allowed to accept things from others." The captain's wife warned sternly, "especially Hu Zhiqing's things! Remember?"

Although Li Erwa didn't understand why, under the captain's stern gaze, he nodded obediently: "I heard it, grandma."

Seeing that the captain seemed to want to teach Erwa a lesson, Shen Nian didn't stay any longer. He took Ye Jiaojiao, said something to the captain and his wife, and left quickly.

As I stepped out of the yard, I heard the crying of Erwa and the comforting voice of the captain's wife as expected.

It wasn't that she didn't want to help Erwa, but Erwa's behavior of asking strangers for things was such that if he ran into a human trafficker, he would suffer sooner or later. It would be a good thing for him to learn this lesson.

After returning home, Shen Nian called Shen Nian'an and his brother and Li Jichu to his side, and solemnly told the three of them to stay at home for the time being, not to go to the team to play, and especially to run away if they saw Hu Tingting.

The three little ones knew that Shen Nian was doing this for their own good, so they nodded in agreement.

As night fell, Shen Nian lay on the kang, reviewing what had happened that day.

Her thoughts drifted in the darkness. She kept thinking about Hu Tingting's reaction when she beat her during the day. She always felt like she seemed to have missed something.

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In order to ensure safety at home, Shen Nian brought back a dog to guard the house.

Apart from school time, the Shen Nian'an brothers and Li Jichu would play with the dog at home. It was fine at the beginning, and the three of them enjoyed it.

However, after a few days, Shen Nianle felt a little bored and couldn't sit still.

So, he gently tugged at Shen Nian'an's sleeve and begged in a low voice, "Brother, can we go out and play for a while? I'm almost getting maggots from staying at home!"

Shen Nian'an shook her head without even looking up: "No, have you forgotten what I said, we can't go out."

Shen Nianle's face fell, and he turned to Li Jichu who was standing beside him. Li Jichu waved his hand and said, "Don't look at me. I'll listen to Sister Nian Nian."

Seeing that neither of them wanted to pay attention to him, Shen Nianle collapsed on the kang and sighed.

At this moment, Shen Nian's voice came from outside the door. She pushed the door open and walked in with a hint of smile in her voice:

"Xiao Le, I heard your sigh outside. Are you feeling a little itchy and want to go out and play?"

When Shen Nianle heard Shen Nian's words, her eyes lit up instantly, and she suddenly sat up from the kang: "Sister, I really want to go out. I'll go out for a walk, okay?"

Shen Nian looked at him, then at the other two, and finally nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll let you three go out for a good stroll today."

When Shen Nianle heard this, she was so excited that she almost jumped up and down. "Sister! Is what you said true? Then can I take Wangcai with me to catch rabbits in the back mountain?"

When Shen Nian'an and Li Jichu heard his words, they looked at him with some surprise. It was good enough that this kid could go out, but he actually dared to make demands?

However, unexpectedly, Shen Nian actually smiled and nodded in agreement: "Okay, then you go to the chicken farm and bring Zhao Cai Jin Bao with you. If you can really catch a rabbit, I will make you a delicious meal tonight."

Now, not only Shen Nianle's eyes were wide open, but even Shen Nian'an and Li Jichu's eyes were wide open.

After all, the three people's last attempt to catch rabbits was not successful, and even failed at the first step because they failed to successfully bring Zhaocai and Jinbao out of the chicken farm.

Shen Nianle remembered this incident for a long time. Originally, he just wanted to take Wangcai with him today, but his sister actually took the initiative to suggest that they take Zhaocai and Jinbao with them!

This made the three of them very happy, and they couldn't wait to jump off the kang and get ready to set off.

"Hey, don't be in a hurry." Shen Nian quickly called them.

The three of them stopped at the same time and looked at Shen Nian in confusion. Shen Nianle asked nervously, "Sister, you're not going back on your word right after you agreed, are you?"

Shen Nian couldn't help laughing. "Look how scared you three are! I want you three to take Wangcai to the Youth Hostel first, call your sister Jiaojiao and brother Gaoxuan, and ask them to bring Zhaocai Jinbao with you to go rabbit hunting."

After a brief pause, Shen Nian added, "When you tell them later, remember to mention that I've already gone up the mountain."

When Shen Nianle heard this, as long as they weren't asked to come back, she nodded quickly and said, "Okay, sister, let's go right away!"

After saying that, the three of them took Wangcai and trotted all the way to the Youth League Home.

When the educated youths in the Youth House saw three people leading a dog running towards them, they all hid in their houses in fear.

The three of them didn't care and ran straight to where Ye Jiaojiao lived: "Sister Jiaojiao! Sister Jiaojiao, come out quickly."

When Ye Jiaojiao heard Shen Nianle's familiar voice, she quickly opened the door and came out: "Xiao Le, you're here. Sister Nian said that everyone from our chicken farm will go up the mountain to hunt rabbits later. I was just about to go look for you!"

Shen Nianle panted and said excitedly, "Yes, Sister Jiaojiao, my sister has already gone up the mountain. She also asked us to bring Zhaocai and Jinbao with us! She will make us a delicious meal tonight if she catches the rabbit."

While locking the door, Ye Jiaojiao responded to him cheerfully, "Then let's go get Zhao Gaoxuan and get going! We can't waste any time!"

The four of them talked and laughed as they walked towards the male educated youth's house in front, ready to call Zhao Gaoxuan and set off.

When Hu Tingting heard them say that everyone from the chicken farm was going up the mountain, she climbed down from the kang, stood quietly by the door, and eavesdropped on their conversation.

When Hu Tingting heard that Shen Nian had already gone up the mountain, and that they would also call the two dogs named Zhaocai and Jinbao up the mountain later, she secretly rejoiced in her heart, feeling that the opportunity she had been waiting for for a long time had finally arrived.

Her heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it was about to jump out of her chest, and she couldn't calm down no matter what.