Chapter 1630 - 1625: Mrs. Li Feeds the Children (Third Update)

"I heard people say, snakes are spiritual creatures, and generally, they don’t come out! If they do, it’s to carry out divine justice!"

The speaker was a seemingly unremarkable little servant, with small eyes and a small stature, but he appeared to be an honest person.

"Our master must have done too many bad deeds in the past! He’s been punished by the Snake God, you think about it, such a big mansion, but only our master’s place has so many snakes, isn’t there something wrong?" The little servant glanced around at all the servants.

The protectors present were all stunned.

Speaking of bad deeds, who here hasn’t followed Ma the Landlord in doing some?

Snatching women, seizing good farmland, burning down homes.

Even after coming to this Er Gui Village, Ma the Landlord’s land here didn’t have anyone’s dispute, so there weren’t as many conflicts.

Elsewhere, anyone who dared dispute his land, who hasn’t been flayed by him?

"What should we do? Won’t this blame fall on us?" The other protectors said.

When it concerns oneself, only then does it become important.

In the past, everyone followed Ma the Landlord, living luxuriously, eating and drinking well!

But now, upon hearing Ma the Landlord is being punished by spirits, everyone couldn’t sit still.

Afraid this matter would fall on themselves.

Divine retribution, this is no trivial matter.

"I can’t say, anyway, I’m going to run away, you all do as you please!" said the little servant.

After finishing, he really left Ma the Landlord’s room.

Previously, he had seemed so detailed in his storytelling, and suddenly he wanted to leave, it was hard not to think deeply about it.

Others looked at each other, indecisive in their hearts.

But their master was like this, if they asked him anything, he definitely wouldn’t know how to answer.

If they really waited for the master to wake up, they probably couldn’t leave either.

"Everyone, let’s go! This guarding job, is it not just a job no matter whose house? But if we lose our lives, who will take care of our elders and youngsters?"

"Yes, let’s go! No amount of money is more important than life, look at our master’s face, it’s turned dark blue, he probably won’t survive!"

Seeing is believing, once they looked, it seemed true.

"I... I quit, my mother is still waiting for me to marry!" said one of them timidly.

After he said this, the others followed suit.

"We’re leaving too!"

But just leaving like this, they were also unwilling.

It’s hard to tell who started it, taking an antique vase from Ma the Landlord’s room.

Upon seeing this, others began looting things, from antique vases to Ma the Landlord’s chamber pot.

Even the clothes in his wardrobe were stolen.

With the guards gone, those hired bodyguards from outside were even less likely to protect him.

Everyone imitated each other, starting to move Ma the Landlord’s belongings.

With their stolen goods, they didn’t stay, carrying their bags, they walked towards the outskirts of Er Gui Village.

Early in the morning, the villagers going out to work saw this shocking sight, pointing and discussing among themselves.

But they couldn’t stop these people from wanting to leave.

In no time, the village was left without guards.

Ma the Landlord lay alone on the cold ground, drooling everywhere.

No one went to help him up, no one helped him rid of the snakes.

He lay there for an entire day until all the snakes left his room, only then did he gradually regain consciousness.

The chaotic room, his vases, his furniture, his chamber pot...

Ma the Landlord looked at the emptied room, dumbfounded.

"Wh-what’s happened?"

Not even waiting for his shock, he rushed out, the outside room was even messier.

Anything movable had been taken.

His house looked as if it had been completely robbed.

"God, what’s happened——" Ma the Landlord clutched his head, shouting incredulously.

Suddenly, the image of servants taking his belongings flashed in his mind.

"Those ungrateful beasts! Beasts!"

Ma the Landlord yelled in anger, suddenly feeling pain in his hands and feet.

When he lifted his hands to look, there were rows of snake bite marks.

In his agitation, Ma the Landlord directly fainted!

...

...

Mu Shuangshuang didn’t go to the tavern in town, intentionally waiting to see Ma the Landlord’s downfall.

She spent the day at home making picture books for Liu Chengzhi.

At regular intervals, she gathered information on Ma the Landlord’s situation.

First, she heard that the servants ran away with Ma the Landlord’s belongings.

Then she heard Ma the Landlord fainted.

Later, she heard Ma the Landlord promised one silver to a villager to help fetch family from Ma Family Village.

However, the villagers didn’t help at all.

Ma the Landlord raised the reward to three silver, still no one helped.

Eventually, he offered ten silver, and only a village fool agreed.

But the person couldn’t even find their direction, after half a day, they hadn’t left the village.

Ma the Landlord had no choice but to drag his exhausted body, alone, embarking on the long journey back to the village.

Unexpectedly, the plan went smoothly for Mu Shuangshuang.

She had prepared a series of tricks to deal with Ma the Landlord, but unfortunately, they were unused as Ma the Landlord fled.

What really stunned Mu Shuangshuang was the servants’ reactions.

Among them, a servant had been bought off by Mu Shuangshuang, and as long as he said a few words according to her instructions, he would get two silver.

It was that servant who made alarming statements claiming divine retribution from the Snake God.

But those people, their mentality wasn’t normal, having done so many bad things, they were genuinely afraid of spirits!

In any case!

No matter what, for Mu Shuangshuang, this is already the best outcome.

Even if there’s a high chance Ma the Landlord recovers and returns, she’s not one to back down, ready to face him anytime!

...

Yu Family Village, Old Yu Family—

It was time for Mrs. Li to feed the two babies the goat’s milk; she squeezed a big bowl of goat’s milk, cooked it, letting it cool slightly before using a small wooden spoon to feed Da Bao and Er Bao bit by bit.

Feeding milk is meticulous work, requiring great patience.

Yet Mrs. Li was impatient.

A spoonful of milk not making it into Da Bao’s mouth, Mrs. Li started cursing—

"You little beast, damn thing, just like your wicked mother, always causing me trouble, can’t even drink milk, why don’t you just die?"

Saying so, another spoonful of goat milk, and this time, Mrs. Li forcefully pushed it into his mouth, her actions were so rough, Da Bao felt pain and started crying.

"Crying, crying, that’s all you know, your dad is dead, your mom is dead, not even your crying can bring them back!"

Mrs. Li’s words were extremely unpleasant.

Although Da Bao didn’t understand, the harsh sound scared him, making him cry even louder.

Er Bao seemed to have a psychic connection and started crying too.

With both children wailing loudly, Mrs. Li was utterly annoyed.

Her temper worsening, she even reached out and pinched Da Bao’s bottom hard—

"Waaa..."