Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 219 Hu Daya's Family

Xia Liang had prepared lunch and was ready to eat.

Hu Laoer, this down-and-out ghost, appeared out of nowhere.

He was walking down the street when a nosy neighbor told him, "Hu Laoer, go check out your old Hu family mansion. I heard it was destroyed by Hu Daya."

When Hu Laoer heard this, he was shocked. What the hell, how could Daya, who is so stupid, hit anyone?

He was in a very bad mood now. He sold the only big pot in his family for three hundred coins, but he lost all the money. It even took him two hours to walk back from the county.

Why did I hear such an unreasonable thing when I came back?

Although Hu Laoer was a bastard who treated his wife and daughter as no human beings, he was extremely respectful to the people in the old house, especially to his own parents. His filial piety was inexplicable.

If it were not for this, he would not have taken the initiative to separate from the family just because he had three daughters and was despised by the two elders. He would not have asked for half of the farmland when the family was so poor that they could not even make ends meet, and would not have taken a penny of the money earned by his wife with great effort.

Hu Laoer walked into the Hu family's old house cursing, and was stunned to see the old and young people in the room tied up separately!

Old man Hu and old lady Hu's eyes were bloodshot and they moved everything they could.

It took Hu Laoer a while to react. He found a knife and untied the whole family.

As a result, Hu Laoer was insulted and beaten by the whole family, but he did not resist. He thought about going back and beating the old woman and Hu Daya to death.

When Hu Laoer was about to leave, the old lady started to speak in a sarcastic tone: "Your Hu Daya took twenty taels of silver from me. If you don't give it back to me, I will report you to the authorities and sue you for being unfilial. I will make you and your family work like slaves to pay me back."

Although the eldest aunt was lying on the stool, unable to get up, she did not give in: "Er Ya and San Ya also stole five of our chickens, ten pounds of vegetables, a pound of oil, a can of salt and sugar, and three pounds of rice."

Hu Laishun felt something was wrong and was about to speak when his eldest cousin covered his mouth.

"Shut up, you traitor."

Hu Laoer felt dizzy after hearing this, and he ran back cursing.

Besides, Xia Liang, Erya and Sanya fried the chicken, cooked a pot of white rice, and added two vegetables. Their mouths were watering...

They were just halfway through their meal when a kick came from somewhere and knocked over the broken table they had placed in the yard.

All the half-eaten dishes and rice were spilled on the ground.

Xia Liang held a bowl of white rice in his hand, looked at the ground, and then at the man who kicked over the table.

He looks very similar to the Hu family members, so you don’t have to guess to know that this silly man is Hu Laoer.

Xia Liang was unusually calm at the moment. He took a bite of his rice and said, "Why are you so picky about food? Can't you wait until we finish eating before making trouble?"

"I haven't even eaten yet, and you still dare to yell at me?"

After saying that, he was going to kick Hu Daya.

In the past, when he punched and kicked her, this girl didn't move at all and just stood there stupidly and took the beating.

Today, Hu Daya suddenly dodged and Hu Laoer almost fell down due to the splits.

"You damned girl, I'm beating you and you're running away. I'm going to beat you to death today. Where's your mother? Tell her to come out and get whipped too."

Xia Liang pointed to the bulge in the backyard and said while chewing rice, "Your wife is in the cemetery. If you have the guts, pull her out and beat her up."

When Hu Laoer heard this, he was stunned.

Did the sun rise from the west today?

"You, you're going to piss me off to death. Where did you get all these vegetables? Where's the money you got? Hand it all over to me, and then come with me to the Hu family's old house to apologize and return the money."

Xia Liang curled his lips. This man knew that his wife was dead, but he didn't ask any questions. He just wanted to return the money to the Hu family.

"I have no money, what are you talking about?"

"How dare you argue with me? The Hu family said you took twenty taels of silver and five chickens. If I hadn't seen you eating chicken when I came back this time, I would have thought they were talking nonsense."

After saying that, he went to pull Xia Liang's arm.

When Xia Liang raised his foot and was about to kick, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

Using violence will not solve the problem. We have to get rid of these scumbags at the root.

Erya quickly used her body to block Hu Laoer for her sister, while Sanya hugged Hu Laoer's legs from behind.

Hu Laoer was not paying attention and almost fell down.

Erya quickly explained, "Dad, my sister and Mom went up the mountain yesterday and rolled down. She hit her head and lost all her memory. Mom is also dead, so we went to the old house to get our things back. But we only took five taels of silver and a chicken. Don't listen to the nonsense people at the old house say."

San Ya hugged her thighs and shouted, "Yes, yes, Daddy, please don't blame me."

Xia Liang laughed suddenly.

"Hu Lao Er, don't make such a fuss. Our family hasn't had meat in years. You just knocked over a table full of delicious food, so forget about eating today. I have the money, but if you won't let me return it to the Hu family, I'll consider buying you some wine."

When Hu Laoer heard that there was wine to drink, his eyes lit up.

"The Xu family at the end of the village sells wine. Go get me two jugs of good wine. I want to drink my fill today."

Hu Laoer thought that after drinking, he would beat Hu Daya hard, and then steal her money while she was sleeping at night.

The Hu family's old house did owe their second branch a lot, and now they had lost their wife. He had to use the money to find a new wife, who might even give birth to a son for him, so that he wouldn't be laughed at.

His eyes were moving and his calculations were extremely detailed.

Xia Liang snorted and asked Erya to clean the kitchen. She took Sanya to Xu's house at the village entrance to buy wine.

On the way, San Ya asked Xia Liang in confusion: "Sister, why did you go buy wine for Dad? He will definitely go crazy after drinking and beat us to death."

Xia Liang hugged San Ya's little shoulders. He hadn't walked on his own for so long that he was not very good at it.

"San Ya, look at my fighting ability. Can I be defeated by this Hu Lao Er? From now on, don't call him dad. He is not our dad at all. Look, when mom died, did he say a word about her?"

San Ya shook her head, but without her father, it would be even more difficult for them to survive in the village.

"Sister, if Hu Laoer wants to drink, will you give him some?"

Xia Liang patted San Ya's head and said, "This girl is good and has made great progress."

After buying three large pots of wine, Xia Liang picked up the spilled vegetables, rinsed them with water again, heated them in a pot for a while, and brought them to Hu Laoer as a side dish.

Hu Laoer saw that although the girl's personality had changed, she was still quite capable. Two pots of wine became three pots of wine, and there were also some snacks to go with the wine. It was good. He would have to hit people with fewer sticks after the meal.

Seeing Hu Laoer drinking happily, Erya and Sanya's faces turned pale.

Xia Liang had already thought of a plan. Taking advantage of Hu Laoer's good mood, she told him to go to the mountains to hunt a few more rabbits for a midnight snack.

Hu Laoer asked her to go and come back quickly, after all, he still had to teach this unfilial son a lesson.

An hour later, it was almost dark. Xia Liang came back with a big rabbit and met several villagers on the way.

"Daya, you went hunting, how lucky are you?" Wang Xiao from the same village often went to the mountains, but rarely saw Daya catch such a big rabbit.

"Yeah, I'm lucky today."

When he returned to the village, he met the Zhang and Xu families again and greeted them one by one. It was not until dark that Xia Liang returned to the dilapidated thatched house.

Boss Hu drank up all three large pots of wine. He was drunk and swayed from side to side. He held a thick wooden stick in his hand and beat anyone he saw.

Erya and Sanya were so frightened that they just wanted to hide. When they saw Xia Liang coming back, they immediately hid behind her.

Xia Liang protected the two little girls and shouted, "Hu Laoer, stop getting drunk."

After a while, he asked Erya and Sanya to get a bucket of water and pour it directly on Hu Laoer's head.

Hu Lao Er shuddered and regained consciousness. Seeing Hu Daya in front of him, he immediately swung his stick at her, cursing.

This time Xia Liang didn't give him any face and kicked him directly in the stomach, kicking him several meters away. Fortunately, the ground was all dirt, so Hu Laoer only felt a little pain in his butt, and he was still able to get up with difficulty.

"Well, you good Hu Daya, you even dare to kick your father, I will beat you to death today."

Xia Liang held the big, fat, white rabbit in front of him and said, "Dad, you misunderstood me. I saw that you were drunk, and I just wanted to sober you up. Guess what I caught? A big rabbit. This rabbit can definitely be sold for hundreds of coins.

When I came out of the mountains, I saw a nest of baby rabbits, about seven or eight, but I couldn't carry them all by myself. Dad, come with me to catch rabbits. It's not far, we'll be there in an incense stick's time. There must be some older rabbits feeding the little ones. We'll catch them all and sell them. We'll definitely make a lot of money, and then I'll buy you some wine."

When Hu Laoer heard this, his eyes lit up. Seven or eight little rabbits, plus two big rabbits, I wonder how much wine they can buy. It seems that Hu Daya is not useless.

Erya and Sanya were puzzled. How could there be little rabbits on the mountain at this time of year? However, they did not dare to ask any more questions, thinking that Daya must have her own reasons for doing so.

Hu Laoer originally wanted Erya and Sanya to follow her to catch rabbits, but Xia Liang persuaded him with just a few words. He had drunk too much and his mind was not very clear, so he agreed to go with Xia Liang.

Xia Liang led the way in front, with a cold light in his eyes.