Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 218 Hu Daya is a lunatic

After Xia Liang and his two sisters buried their mother, they cleaned the two bamboo rats they had caught, added some salt, put them in a pot with water and boiled them vigorously. After they were cooked, they began to stir-fry them, and even picked up garlic and ginger.

It was the first time that Erya and Sanya smelled such a delicious meat smell.

San Ya asked Xia Liang weakly, "Sister, will there be no next meal after we finish this one?"

"Why do you say that?"

San Ya stammered and couldn't say anything.

Erya immediately spoke up: "Sister, we have never eaten such delicious food. Mother said that people can only eat a good meal when they are about to die."

Xia Liang was puzzled and asked, "How come I'm so strong?"

"Sister has to work every day, so mother gives her all the food. Sanya and I also give her some. She needs to eat well so she can have the strength to work."

"..."

Xia Liang understood from their mouths that Hu Daya had just turned 15 last month, and was estimated to be around 152cm tall and weigh 55kg? Actually, that wasn't too bad, but Daya had dark skin and a body full of tendons. If she wasn't so delicate, she would have looked like a Barbie doll.

During the meal, Xia Liang divided the meat evenly among the three broken bowls that they had snatched. However, the two younger sisters gave more meat to their elder sister. Xia Liang felt a lump in his throat and took some back to give to the two little bean sprouts.

"Er Ya and San Ya, I'll find a way to make sure you have enough to eat every day. This won't be your last meal. Eat more now. We still have a lot of work to do tomorrow, and a full stomach gives us strength."

"Ah."

Erya and Sanya nodded sensibly. It seemed that after her elder sister had hit her head, she was no longer as honest and dull as before. Although her mother was dead, her elder sister had become stronger. It must be her mother who blessed her.

Xia Liang filled her stomach with satisfaction. Alas, she wondered if the Hu family would come to retaliate against them in the middle of the night. She and the two maids would have to take turns keeping watch tonight. She also placed the kitchen knife next to her pillow. Erya and Sanya also found a chipped sickle by the bed.

If Xia Liang had to endure this inhuman and miserable life alone, she felt that she would go crazy in no time.

It's really not easy for the two little girls to survive.

Fortunately, the Hu family did not come to cause trouble in the middle of the night.

Hu Laoer didn't come back either. I guess he exchanged the iron pot for money and no one knew where he went to fool around.

Xia Liang slept until he woke up naturally. When he got up, he saw Erya and Sanya busy working in the dilapidated yard.

Erya was chopping wood, but she didn't chop a single piece of wood after chopping for a long time. It seemed that she herself was not as thick as the wood.

San Ya was watering the vegetables that had just sprouted in the yard. Other families were harvesting vegetables in the autumn, but why hadn't their family seen a round of finished vegetables?

"Saya, where are the vegetables you used to grow? Our family can barely afford to eat, so you must have been growing vegetables for nothing."

"Sister, why do you feel lonely when growing vegetables?" San Ya didn't understand. She watered and weeded the vegetable garden every day and didn't feel lonely at all.

Erya didn't understand either. The two little girls looked at Daya with wide eyes. Why did their elder sister hit her head and speak strangely?

Xia Liang smiled bitterly and explained, "I only see you growing vegetables. There's not even a single leaf of vegetable at home. It would be a waste of time if you planted it."

"Yes, my father sold all the good ones he had planted before, and my mother made porridge with the ones that didn't grow well or were rotten."

"..."

No wonder they have to go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables in the middle of autumn. What a miserable family.

"When does Hu Lao Er usually come back?"

Xia Liang walked to the kitchen and took a few looks. Oh my God, I had only heard Sister Luo Yan say that the porridge she drank was so thick that you could see your face in it. But in the Hu family, there was not even enough porridge to see your face in. No, there was not even a bowl.

"Sister, what are we eating today?"

"You two, take your kitchen knives and sickles, and follow me to the Hu family to ask for the twenty-six taels of silver."

Erya opened her mouth in surprise and asked, "Sister, I don't think the Hu family has more than 20 taels of silver. Even if they sold all three of their children, they would only be worth 15 taels."

Xia Liang looked at Erya, and the corners of his lips unconsciously rose.

So far, she has figured out the personalities of the two girls: Erya is clear-headed, logical, and good at communication, while Sanya is quiet, but smart and quick-witted.

These two sisters are pretty good.

Before she could finish her words, San Ya had already taken out the sickle and kitchen knife and handed them to her two sisters. She herself was holding a stick, and she looked like she was determined to get the twenty-six taels of silver.

The three of them had eaten quite a lot last night, so they weren't particularly hungry early in the morning. So they walked towards the Hu family's courtyard with a rather aggressive look on their faces.

The second aunt of the Hu family was busy feeding chickens in the yard. When she saw that the person who came was Hu Daya who had gone crazy yesterday, she immediately rushed into the house and called for help.

"Dad, Mom, Daya is here. She actually came to ask for money."

As they were speaking, a group of people, some holding brooms, some holding mallets, the old lady holding a knife, and the old man holding a sickle, rushed out of the house and into the yard, as if they were determined to fight them to the death.

Erya and Sanya saw seven or eight people standing in the yard, looking at each other. It turned out that last night's meal was indeed their last meal. After eating, they would have a decisive battle with the people in the Hu family's old house.

Except for the eldest aunt who was badly injured in the beating last night and her youngest son who was bedridden, everyone else in the Hu family's old house came out to join the fight.

They just couldn't believe that a group of people with weapons couldn't defeat Hu Daya.

Xia Liang snorted and chuckled, took out a kitchen knife, and asked Erya and Sanya to watch outside. She wanted to knock down everyone in the yard by herself.

First, he kicked the locked gate of the yard fiercely. The power of this kick was like a palm strike from the White Tiger. Xia Liang was secretly shocked. Oh my god, is the power of the White Tiger also coming through? The strength of a full meal is really amazing.

The door shook a few times, creaked, and fell down.

The whole family in the Hu family's old house were so frightened that the protective weapons in their hands almost fell on their feet.

Erya and Sanya looked at each other again. Although they knew their sister was very strong, how could it be so absurd? Was it because of the meat she ate last night?

Xia Liang was delighted. With that much strength, she was sure to go on a killing spree. So she laughed wickedly and called out, "Er Ya, San Ya, go to the kitchen and bring me some food. And grab a chicken. I can handle this group of people on my own."

"..."

Sanya was smart and said, "Okay!"

He then took Erya and ran around the yard.

Seeing that his uncle was going to catch the two girls, Xia Liang picked up a stone on the way and used it as a hidden weapon. He threw it out quickly, fiercely and accurately, hitting his uncle's arm that was holding the hammer.

Not hitting him on the head is considered keeping him alive. After all, killing is against the law.

The hammer in the uncle's hand fell, and his arm was in so much pain that his whole face was twisted. It must be broken.

The old lady cried out, "It's over, it's over! Our Hu family has produced an unfilial son! This is killing us! This is killing us!"

"I'm afraid Hu Daya has gone crazy. She's been hit like a lunatic!" The sickle in Grandpa Hu's hand also trembled. It was heard that a lunatic would just hack people indiscriminately, regardless of whether they were family members or outsiders.

Xia Liang gave a shrill smile, baring his teeth and looking a little crazy indeed.

"My brain isn't very good, and I don't have any memories of Daya anymore, so I don't consider you my family at all. Come and die!"

After saying that, he rushed forward with a knife and started slashing.

Although she was hacking around randomly, her legs were not idle. She kicked each one of them, hitting the painful spot.

After a quarter of an hour, she was barely injured except for her messy hair and even more tattered clothes. The others were all beaten down by her. A group of people cried and screamed. Xia Liang directly put a kitchen knife against the old lady's neck and threatened her to stop.

Wait until they are all quiet.

Xia Liang pointed at the smallest boy from Hu Laosan's family and said, "You, go to the room and get the money. If you don't, I'll chop off your father and mother's legs and hands."

The boy from Hu Laosan's family was probably about eight or nine years old. His voice was trembling slightly, and he sniffed while saying, "Sister Daya, my name is Hu Laishun. Don't chop off my mother's hand. If you want to chop it off, chop off my father's. My mother still has to do the laundry, cooking, and farm work."

Xia Liang: Oh my god, it turns out that this whole family is just sucking the blood of women.

"You little bastard, go get the money now! If you don't, I'll chop you up and feed you to the wild beasts."

The brat went into the house and rummaged through it, only to find five taels of silver and three hundred coins. He'd only found the money by eavesdropping on it before, so there shouldn't be much left.

When he handed the money to Xia Liang, Uncle Hu started to curse: "Old Second Family, you are an unfilial descendant. Sooner or later, you will be struck to death by lightning. Your whole family will not have a good end."

The old lady also cried out: "This is our family's annual food rations, you silly boy, how did you dig it out of my hands?"

The second uncle pulled his son over and slapped him several times, making Hu Laishun cry loudly.

Xia Liang snorted and said, "Except for Lai Shun, no one else is allowed to eat today. Let's see if you still behave yourself? How dare you curse me, Erya, and Sanya."

After saying that, she asked Lai Shun, Erya and Sanya to find ropes. She wanted to tie up all the people and starve them for a day.

As the group of people were cursing, Xia Liang found a bunch of rags and socks and stuffed them in their mouths to see if they would continue to quarrel.

After cleaning up everything, it was already noon. Xia Liang took Erya and Sanya back with the chicken and vegetables to cook.

The villagers who passed by just now wanted to watch the fun, but when they saw Hu Daya slashing wildly with a kitchen knife, no one dared to get close, and no one even dared to report to the head of the village. After all, everyone was afraid of being retaliated by the madman.

Because of this battle, Hu Daya became famous in Shili Village.

Everyone said that Hu Daya might be crazy.