noffsinger Chapter 332 Discuss Countermeasures
Chapter 332 Discuss Countermeasures
At this time, Shulin's mother in the east room was heartbroken when she saw her little son sobbing and complaining softly in her arms.
She carried him to the edge of the kang, glared at Bai Xing'er in the main room, and cursed:
"Why did you scare me, Shubao, just now? The tiger ran away!
If you ask me, you, a lazy woman who doesn't respect your elders and doesn't care for your brother-in-law, deserve to be beaten by men!
My son Shu Lin is too soft-hearted and can't bear to hit you, so you become more and more unruly!
With someone like you, I must have been blind to marry you!"
As she spoke, Mother Shulin picked up her precious son and began to coax him lovingly.
In the main room, Bai Xing'er heard a few words of cursing from her mother-in-law, and then she began to automatically filter out the nonsense and think about her current situation.
Judging from the noise just now, the tiger must have encountered and attacked the villagers in the north of the village.
The man's screams only lasted for a short moment before becoming increasingly distant until they disappeared.
One possibility is that the tiger has already led the people north into the mountains.
But it is also possible that the man was killed by a tiger, which is why there was no sound.
Although we didn't see any tigers in front of or behind the house, we still had to be careful.
The tiger's roar was so loud that everyone in the village should have heard it.
The men on duty probably hid nearby.
In the entire village, her family and the people in the north yard are closest to the tiger and are the most dangerous.
For safety reasons, you absolutely cannot go out at this moment.
However, Uncle Lu and Daya in the North Courtyard are very smart and I don’t think they will go out.
As for Brother Shulin, I guess he won’t risk coming back.
The ones in the house are the most dangerous now.
I just hope that the tiger has returned to the mountain!
Otherwise, the walls and doors of their house would not be able to withstand the tiger's claws.
Thinking of this, she turned to look at her mother-in-law who was still noisy, and said impatiently:
"If the tiger hadn't gone far and had heard your voice and come into the house, our whole family would have been killed!"
As he spoke, he ignored the frightened expression on Shulin Niang's face and said to his two sisters beside him:
"Big sister, second sister, come with me, let's move some things to block the door."
When Mother Shulin heard that they were going to block the door, she said anxiously:
"You cruel woman! My Shu Lin hasn't come back yet. How can he get in if you block the door?"
Bai Xing'er didn't stop and said directly:
"Brother Shulin is not stupid. The tiger roar is just to the north of our house. He won't be back in a short time.
Instead of worrying about him, you should worry about us who are closer to the tiger!"
Mother Shulin was speechless after being confronted by her, but she also felt aggrieved.
Which daughter-in-law dares to talk back to her old lady like this!
People say that it takes ten years for a daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law, but she herself has been a slave to her mother-in-law for more than ten years.
Now, it’s my turn to be a mother-in-law, but why am I always being dominated by my daughter-in-law?
Mother Shulin wanted to curse a few times to vent her anger, but she was worried that the tiger had not gone far away.
She was so angry that she couldn't vent it, and her face and neck turned red.
In the main room, Bai Xing'er led her two younger sisters to block the door tightly, and only then did she feel a little relieved.
Looking at the two frightened children beside her, she picked up the big knife beside her and said to her two sisters:
"Big sister, second sister, go get a stick, let's continue practicing swordsmanship in the house!"
The two younger sisters quickly agreed, went to the main room to find a stick of suitable length, and followed her to practice.
In the east room, when Shulin's mother heard that she was going to practice with the sword, the fear that had been suppressed by her anger resurfaced.
Thinking of how she had waved a big knife in the yard before, he regretted scolding her so harshly.
Shu Lin is not at home right now. If I make her angry and she beats me up, I will be in trouble!
This woman is not as obedient as other women in the village. She really dares to kill people when she wields a knife.
Thinking of this, Mother Shulin held her little son and moved back to the corner.
In the outer hall, Bai Xing'er practiced with the sword for a while and then stopped.
After guiding her two younger sisters in their training for a while, she squatted on a small bench to rest. Besides worry, her face also showed a bit of fatigue.
A few days ago, the bandit problem had just ended, and I thought I could live a peaceful life.
Unexpectedly, a tiger would come out of the mountains.
The village is so close to the mountain. If we don’t get rid of the tiger, we will have trouble sleeping and eating in the future.
But she had no choice. When she had the chance, she would go to the North Courtyard again to hear what Uncle Lu and the others planned to do.
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North courtyard.
While everyone was building the wall, they heard a large number of footsteps approaching outside.
Lu Qingqing put down what she was holding and quickly climbed up the ladder.
Then they saw Village Chief Yang and more than 20 men from the village walking quickly towards their yard.
"Uncle Tianming, Village Chief Yang and the others are here!"
When Lu Tianming heard the sound, he hurried to open the door and welcome the person in.
A group of people entered the yard with weapons in hand, and there was still fear in their expressions.
Village Chief Yang looked at the people building the wall in the yard, then pulled Lu Tianming into the house and said as they walked:
"In the afternoon, Dongzi's father was dragged away by a tiger in the fields north of the village!"
Lu Qingqing, who was following behind, felt a pang in her heart when she heard that it was really Uncle Ma Zi who encountered a tiger.
Uncle Ma Zi is so old that even if the tiger didn't kill him, he would be in great danger if he was dragged into the mountains in this weather!
Lu Tianming hurriedly asked:
"What's going on? Wasn't Ma Zi buried this morning? Why is his uncle still there this afternoon?"
Without waiting for Village Chief Yang to speak, Uncle Mazi's third son Liangzi spoke up crying.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't told him to go there, nothing would have happened!"
As he spoke, the older man began to cry bitterly.
Seeing this, the elder brother Dongzi explained:
"After burying Ma Zi in the morning, my father returned home in a bad mood.
I didn’t eat much for lunch and went back to my room to be alone.
Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Liangzi thought of asking him to talk to Mazi.
I thought that if I could get the words out, it wouldn’t be so painful!
But after waiting for a while, no one came back. Liangzi thought that the wind was strong there, so he wanted to send some clothes to my father.
Who knew that before we got there, we heard a tiger roar.
When he ran over, there were only a few traces of resistance on the ground and a trail of blood extending into the mountain.
Lu Tianming felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Dongzi's words.
But the situation is critical now. In order to avoid any casualties, it is more important to discuss how to get rid of this man-eating beast.
He pushed open the door and invited Village Chief Yang and others to sit down inside.
Village Chief Yang took the initiative to speak:
"Although the tiger has run back into the mountains, it may come out again at any time.
Your yard is right next to the North Mountain, which is the most dangerous.
I came here today to discuss how to get rid of this tiger."