Chapter 307: Fourth Aunt’s Two Children
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Shu Yu frowned when he heard this. What kind of nonsense was this? How could this be related?
Daniu, who was at the side, also heard the gist of it. After knowing that Fourth Aunt had been taken away by the official, he became slightly anxious and asked the people of Daxu Village, “What about Xiaozhen and the others? Could it be that the two children had been taken away as well?”
“Not really. The two children were frightened and are resting in the house next door.’
As soon as the woman finished speaking, she heard a child crying in the distance.
Shu Yu suddenly raised her head and looked toward the source of the voice. She saw a little girl of six or seven years old staggering towards her with tears all over her face.
Not only was her face covered in tears, but there was also a wound on her forehead. It was unknown how big the wound was, but it was dyed red.
But what was even more frightening was that she was carrying a child in her arms. However, her posture was not very good. The child was about to fall to the ground.
The two children were crying. The older one was trying her best to control herself, but the younger one was crying so hard that his voice was hoarse.
Daniu’s expression changed slightly. He hurriedly pushed aside the people around him and rushed forward with large strides.
The little girl raised her head. The moment she saw Daniu, she finally could not help but raise her head and cry loudly.
Daniu hugged her tightly and caught her brother just in time before she almost dropped him.
He held the baby with one hand and patted Xiaozhen’s back to comfort her. “It’s okay, it’s okay. Brother Daniu is here. It’s okay.”
The little girl hugged Daniu and sobbed as she said, “Mother…Mother was taken away. They said…said that my father is a bad person…No, my father is very good. They’re talking nonsense…My brother keeps crying, and I can’t coax him. I’m worried that his throat is broken…l don’t know what to do. I’m in so much pain.”
Daniu crouched on the ground, his heart aching as he listened.
Shu Yu and Lu Dasong also walked over. She first glanced at the two children, then looked up at the aunt next door who was following behind the children.
The woman laughed dryly and explained, “Well, after their Mother was taken away, I took pity on them, so I brought them home to take care of them. I heard that the child’s uncle was here. Xiaozhen couldn’t stay at home and insisted on coming out. She even wanted to carry her brother herself and didn’t let me touch him. 1 had no choice.’
A villager at the side bluntly exposed her. “Forget it. Don’t flatter yourself. It was the village chief who asked you to bring Xiaozhen and her brother home to help take care of them before he left.”
With such a big incident happening in Daxu Village, the village chief naturally could not just stand by and do nothing. He brought a few villagers with him to the county office to inquire about the situation.
Another villager chimed in, “That’s right, and you said that you pity the child. Look at how you’re taking care of her. The wound on Xiaozhen’s forehead is still bleeding. Why didn’t you take a handkerchief and wipe it for her?”
That person was quite enthusiastic. As he spoke, he took out a clean handkerchief and dipped it in water before handing it to Daniu, asking him to wipe Xiaozhen clean.
“I think you heard that Xiaozhen’s uncle was coming, so you chased them out in a hurry, right? Otherwise, why would Xiaozhen and her brother cry ?”
The aunt was a little embarrassed after being exposed by a few villagers. “Then what can I do? The Yuan family has committed such a huge crime and their entire family has been captured. Perhaps everyone will be beheaded.. What if I’m implicated?”