Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 646: Chapter 646: Life and Death in Two Days and Two Nights (Part 3)
 

“How’s the situation? How many people have come outside?”

There are two other men in the cave dressed like tramps, with messy hair and tattered clothes, not caring about the hemp bag carelessly thrown in the corner.

“There seems to be quite a few of them, at least twenty or thirty. It looks like that guy has failed us, or he’s been caught. There’s no delay happening! I’m curious, how did they find us?”

Scarface turned his head curiously and asked.

“What else could it be? The operation must have been exposed.”

A younger tramp chewed on an unidentified fruit while complaining.

An older tramp glared at him: “If they had really found that group of people, there would be chaos at home, how could they have time to rush here?”

The group they were working with is not an ordinary one. If they were really caught, the soldiers at the foot of the mountain would not be as calm as they are now.

“Didn’t you always brag about your abilities? Look at the person you found to pass the message. The soldiers came so quickly, and we’ve run straight into them. What should we do now? You tell me!”

Scarface limped in on his crutch, angrily accusing the two.

“Yo! Are you blaming my brother and me?”

The two tramps glanced at each other, with Jiang Xiaocai, the younger one, speaking first. He pushed Scarface a few times, knocking him straight to the ground.

“Old Man Li, don’t forget, you said you found a fast way to make money, and we’re the ones who followed you to do this shameful business. Now you’re accusing us, what do you mean? You tell me!”

The other party was pressing aggressively.

Old Man Li with the scarred face dragged his injured leg and retreated repeatedly: “Both of you, there’s no need to be harsh. I’m in a hurry, so I may have spoken too harshly.”

Old Man Li no longer resembled his appearance in Upper Village, not only being skin and bones but also having a broken leg, with scars all over his face. The most terrifying one was the scar that went from his right eyebrow, through his nose bridge. You can tell how dangerous it was when he was injured.

The two tramps obviously softened their expressions.

Old Man Li continued: “And besides, aren’t you and I like locusts tied to the same rope? If you can’t run, I can’t run either… You guys tell me, isn’t it?” Scarface grinned obsequiously.

His words finally relaxed the tramp brothers.

“Humph! As long as you understand. Damn! What should we do now? We can’t get in touch with those guys, and it seems these soldiers have found us. They’re clinging to us and don’t want to leave. What should we do?” asked the tramp Jiang Dacai.

“What to do?”

Old Man Li played dumb and grinned.

“Stop rambling! Don’t think we don’t know what you’re thinking.”

Jiang Xiaocai glanced at Scarface with contempt.

“Why hasn’t that group of guys made any noise? Weren’t we supposed to let the people over there cause confusion and divert the attention of these soldiers? So, what’s going on now?”

“They are just a bunch of nobodies, you think they can help?”

Old Man Li smirked.

“Yo! You speak as if you’ve been trained. Don’t you dare tell me your leg got broken during your training. Haha…”

This made the Jiang brothers laugh hysterically, but Old Man Li didn’t laugh.

“You’re right, that’s how my leg injury happened!”

Having said that, he casually found a place to sit down.

The Jiang brothers restrained their laughter, glancing at each other, both seeing wariness in each other’s eyes.

They then looked at the struggling hemp bag on the other side of the cave.

“Judging by the people’s position at the foot of the mountain, they don’t seem to have any intention of paying silver to ransom anyone. Big brother, should we just go all out?” Jiang Xiaocai made a slicing gesture toward the hemp bag.

Old Man Li grew anxious! He hurriedly got up from the ground: “No, no, absolutely not…”

“Get lost! You have no say in this!”

Jiang Xiaocai squinted his eyes, and with a swift kick, sent Old Man Li flying, landing not far from the hemp bag with a thud.

“Ouch… Mom! It hurts so much…”

Old Man Li barely got up, clutching his chest and screaming: “You son of a bitch! Don’t think you’re amazing because you’re big. If it comes to breaking the net, we’ll see who gains the advantage!” Old Man Li became angrier as he spoke, swinging his crutch, ready to fight a big battle.

“Come on, who’s afraid of whom! I… Big brother, don’t hold me back!”

Jiang Xiaocai wanted to step forward but was caught by Jiang Dacai, who whispered, “Not yet, the time is not right!”

“Hmph! Consider yourself lucky!”

Jiang Xiaocai restrained himself and with a cold snort, shook off his big brother’s hand and paced restlessly around the cave.

“Before, I saw the soldiers coming, and when I left in a hurry, I didn’t even have time to bring food. My stomach is so empty. What can I do like this? Am I going to starve to death in here now?”

“Don’t worry! After those people below have retreated, we will go and find some good food, and reward our five internal organs.” Jiang Dacai comforted him.

Jiang Xiaocai was clearly dissatisfied, the rumbling sounds from his stomach preventing him from calming down: “Wait some more? I’ll starve to death if I wait any longer! Even if there’s nothing else, at least some game to fill our stomachs would be nice. But now, there’s not even water, what the hell?”

As he spoke, he picked up a stick and walked toward the depths of the cave: “Big brother, I’m going to deep into the cave to see if there’s another way out.”

“Little brother, little brother, don’t go too far!”n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Jiang Dacai called out a few times, but the other man was already far away.

He sighed quietly, then turned back and smiled at Old Man Li.

“My little brother is ignorant and reckless. His words can be unpleasant, Uncle Li, please don’t take it to heart! When he comes back, I will scold him well. You can rest assured!”

“Just control your people! Don’t think that I won’t be able to survive without you, hmph!”

Old Man Li’s face was full of vigilance, sensing that the two people had murderous intentions towards him, and they could no longer be spared.

But Jiang Xiaocai went to the depths of the cave. He didn’t know whether he was genuinely looking for a way out or hiding in the dark, preparing to strike a fatal blow at any time.

It seemed that he had to be extra careful recently.

And this Jiang Dacai, a cunning smiling tiger, wasn’t easy to deal with. The more he thought about it, the heavier his mood became.