Heavenly Blessed Baby: Fleeing Famine, Busy to Prosper!-Chapter 80: Then I Can Only Die

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Then I Can Only Die
Duan Cuihua did it on purpose.
She had run over to watch the commotion earlier, and upon realizing something was amiss, she hurried back home to call for her father-in-law.
With her rushing back and forth like this, she was truly in a hurry, fearful of missing this scene of excitement.
Now that she shouted, everyone’s gaze fell back onto Liew Sanya.
Liew Sanya’s face was dark red, clutching her clothes tightly, clearly afraid of being seen inappropriately.
Yi Meng was startled by Duan Cuihua’s shout and quickly looked down at the little girl in her arms.
Seeing the child still sleeping soundly, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister-in-law, please keep an eye on Manbao for me."
Yi Meng handed the child over to her honest sister-in-law.
She felt that today’s matter might not be easily resolved, and while it might not escalate to a fight, her mother-in-law had a fiery temper; if she got agitated, Yi Meng would have to act quickly to remedy the situation.
Mu Yunniang’s eyes lit up instantly upon seeing the little girl Yi Meng brought over.
If it weren’t for remembering that she wasn’t supposed to laugh in the current situation, she would almost have grinned from ear to ear.
Yi Meng didn’t have time to laugh at her sister-in-law’s reaction.
After handing off her daughter, Yi Meng quickly went to support Mrs. Qi.
By this time, Mrs. Qi was already so angry she had stood up.
She wanted to curse some more, but then heard the fourth daughter-in-law say, "Mother, it’s no use saying more now, we should wait for Qi the Sixth to return!"
"Right, right!"
Mrs. Qi nodded repeatedly in agreement, then turned and called loudly, "Qi the Sixth, where are you?"
Yi Meng’s eardrums were pained by the sudden loud shout, but she said nothing, just vigilantly watched the seated and kneeling mother and daughter pair.
The men wanted to hunt for some game to bring home a feast, but this was a forest none had dared venture far into before.
Upon hearing the continuous cries from the village, the men all ran back hurriedly, fearing some major event had happened.
The Qi Family men had gone a bit farther, but not much farther than men from other families.
Hearing the village’s cries, they too rushed back.
Within less than half an hour, most of the men returned, having carried back a lot of firewood.
The Qi Family men, however, had caught two wild chickens.
Their colorful feathers stood out conspicuously, drawing a lot of attention away from the preceding gossip.
Although it had only been a few days since their last meat meal, supposedly not enough to induce craving,
people are strange that way.
When they haven’t eaten, seeing it makes them crave.
After having it, seeing it again still makes them crave.
Once you know the taste of meat, seeing it can make you instinctively imagine that flavor.
"What happened? What’s wrong?"
Qi Quanjin came running back, sweating profusely, "Did a wild animal come?"
"No,"
Yi Meng quickly replied, "It’s something else. Brother Jin, where’s Qi the Sixth?"
"Qi the Sixth..."
Qi Quanjin looked back to find Qi Quanli’s figure.
Seeing Qi Quanli striding quickly, carrying a bundle of firewood, he felt puzzled by everyone’s watchful eyes, "Why’s everyone looking at me? What happened?"
"You little rascal!"
Upon seeing her youngest son, Mrs. Qi rushed over like a bullet.
Yi Meng wasn’t prepared and only felt her hand slip on the clothes, followed by the swift figure of her mother-in-law flashing past.
Rushing to Qi Quanli, Mrs. Qi raised her hand and punched him on the shoulder, "You little scoundrel, what, what were you up to just now?"
Qi Quanli was dumbfounded by the hit, "Mom, I, I went to chop wood!"
Saying that, Qi Quanli shook the bundle of wood on his back.
The words Mrs. Qi wanted to curse out got stuck in her throat.
She looked at her youngest son, then at the firewood on his back, blinked a few times, suddenly understood, and shouted at Mrs. Liew Sr., "Mrs. Liew Sr., open your dog’s eyes wide, my Qi the Sixth went to chop wood! How dare you say he saw your Sanya bathing and laughed, how can you be so full of nonsense?"
"What?"
Qi Quanli understood what his mother’s words implied and instantly retorted, "Mom, what nonsense are you spouting? Why would I go watch Liew Sanya bathe?"
With the last words out, Qi Quanli’s face flushed red enough to drip blood.
"It’s not like I said that!"
Mrs. Qi glared, "It was Liew Sanya who said she saw you spying on her while bathing!"
"What?"
Qi Quanli was even more shocked, looking unbelievably at Liew Sanya, who was kneeling with teary eyes not far away.
With just one look, he quickly diverted his gaze, "Mom, she says whatever she wants! I was with my brothers the whole time, and I didn’t even know Liew Sanya was bathing!"
Qi Quanjin was also confused but still supported, "Yes, Qi the Sixth was with us the whole time, he didn’t come back at all, how could he watch, watch someone bathe?"
Unlike Qi Quanli, Qi Quanjin still remembered the important matter of a girl’s reputation and refrained from mentioning Liew Sanya’s name.
The other Qi Brothers and several lads also hurriedly echoed him.
Seeing this, Mrs. Liew Sr.’s eyes slanted upward significantly as she shouted, "Nonsense! You all protect your own! Qi the Sixth, you’ve already ruined my daughter’s chastity, dare to deny it, are you still a man?"
Liew Sanya also looked at Qi Quanli, her tone both resentful and pleading, "Brother Qi, I, I know you’ve liked me for a long time, it was my fault before, I should have agreed to our matters. But, now, now things are like this, I, I, wu wu wu, if you don’t want me, I can only die!"
Saying this, Liew Sanya struggled to her feet, staggered, and headed to collide with the closest wooden cart.
That wooden cart belonged to Qi Quanjin’s family.
Mu Yunniang was by the cart with Qi Manman, pondering whether to place the little girl on the cart so she could go watch over her mother-in-law.
Unexpectedly, once she turned her back to set Qi Manman down, Liew Sanya was already rushing over from the other side.
Yi Meng noticed the anomaly first and shouted, "Stop!"
Simultaneously, she ran over.
Because Mu Yunniang’s body blocked others’ view, no one else noticed Qi Manman, except Qi Quanjin, who instinctively moved to stop Liew Sanya upon hearing his wife’s shout.
Yet sadly, the two were both too far from Liew Sanya, even at full speed they couldn’t stop her in time.
Mu Yunniang heard the commotion and wanted to turn back to check; she only caught a blinding flash of white light.
The next moment, a collective gasp of surprise echoed in unison.