Chen Yuezhi was truly terrified. At that time, when the villagers were fleeing into the mountains, the Jiang Lao Er family tried to snatch the items on their cart. She and Su Shi had to exert considerable effort to protect their belongings.
Then, with a turn of her head, Jiang Wan was gone!
At first, she thought Jiang Wan had run up the mountain with others. So, she hurried up the mountain to search, but after looking around and not finding her, she heard the loud noise from the foot of the mountain and rushed down again. She stumbled several times along the way.
Only when she saw Jiang Wan safe and sound did her heart finally relax. Then, a surge of hot blood rushed to her head, and she grabbed Jiang Wan for a good beating.
This audacious girl! If she wasn't taught a lesson, she wouldn't know how serious the consequences of disobedience and running off were!
But seeing Jiang Wan cry so much, Chen Yuezhi's heart ached again. She pulled Jiang Wan into her arms and cried, "Wan Wan, you scared your mother to death, do you know that?"
Jiang Wan turned her head to the side, not wanting to talk to Chen Yuezhi.
She felt so wronged. Clearly, she had gone to help her father and brothers fight the enemy, but her mother hit her without understanding the situation and in such an excessive way. She couldn't accept it!
She unilaterally declared that she was breaking off relations with her mother!
Seeing her like this, Chen Yuezhi felt both annoyed and amused. "You little girl can hold a grudge now, can't you!"
"Hmph!"
Jiang Wan, with tears on her face, gritted her teeth and twisted her mouth, looking unforgiving.
The villagers nearby couldn't help but laugh when they saw her like this.
A man in his thirties said half-jokingly, "Brother Da Pan, your Wan Wan is too funny. Look at this little appearance, she's so precious. Brother Da Pan, how about we arrange a child marriage? My Gou Wa is two years older than Wan Wan, their ages are just right. What do you think?"
Jiang Pan glared at him. "How old is my daughter? You're already eyeing her. Get lost! Your Gou Wa has a runny nose all day long and cries for his parents at the slightest provocation. Someone like him, my daughter can beat ten of them with one hand!"
Villagers: ...
Their daughter is so fierce, yet Da Pan still feels quite proud?
As they chatted and joked, dawn soon broke.
The villagers who had rushed into the forest were also called back.
The village chief asked, "Is it really alright now?"
Jiang Pan said, "It's alright. Let's all go down the mountain together. Later, it's best to blindfold the children's eyes, so they don't get scared again."
The adults understood immediately. They called their children over, tore strips of cloth from their clothes, and blindfolded their eyes.
Chen Yuezhi took the baby carrier again to carry Jiang Wan, and also intended to blindfold her eyes.
Jiang Wan was unhappy. She turned and ran to Jiang Pan. "Dad, I'll walk myself. I'm not scared."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Pan grabbed her and forcefully placed her on Chen Yuezhi's back.
Chen Yuezhi immediately used the baby carrier to tie her up. Then, Jiang Pan pulled a strip of cloth and blindfolded her eyes.
Jiang Wan wanted to reach up and pull off the blindfold, but her two small hands were also tied.
Jiang Wan: ...
This is too inhumane!
Jiang Pan looked at Jiang Wan struggling unwillingly on Chen Yuezhi's back, smiled, and patted her little butt. "Don't move around, be good. I'll let you down when we get down the mountain."
Jiang Wan, afraid that her struggles would be too strong and cause Chen Yuezhi to fall, had no choice but to lie still.
Chen Yuezhi couldn't help but laugh when she heard her sigh.
Since this little girl's mind cleared up, she had been so clever and mischievous that it made people laugh.
With Jiang Wan secured on her back, the family began to figure out how to get the cart down the mountain.
It was easy to go up the mountain, but difficult to go down, and even more difficult to get the cart down.
When the Jiang Lao Er family came down from the mountain, they passed by Jiang Pan's family and said with schadenfreude, "Big brother, I'm not saying this to criticize you, but why are you carrying such junk? Aren't you ashamed? You should throw away the things that need to be thrown away, so as not to be laughed at by others."
"Or, shall I carry the things down the mountain for you?"
Jiang Lao Er's face was full of ill intentions. Jiang Pan's family ignored him and carefully moved the cart down the mountain.
Jiang Yu, with a bruised and swollen face, walked down the mountain with her parents. When she saw Jiang Wan being carried on Chen Yuezhi's back, her eyes were filled with venom.
Last night, when she ran up the mountain with her parents, she was pushed and fell several times. She wanted her parents to help her, but they only cared about their two younger sons and didn't even glance back at her.
After finally reaching a safe place, her mother, because she lost her money bag, pulled her and beat and scolded her, blaming her for not helping to watch the belongings.
She didn't even know what her family's money bag looked like, so why blame her?
Originally, she just felt wronged. Why did her parents treat her like this? She hadn't done anything, so why did they blame her for everything?
But when she saw Jiang Wan being carried on Chen Yuezhi's back like a treasure, Jiang Yu's wicked thoughts emerged.
They were both daughters of the Jiang family. Why was she beaten, scolded, and neglected by her parents since childhood, while that fool Jiang Wan was treated like a treasure?
Jiang Yu stared intently at Jiang Wan, and a terrible thought flashed through her mind.
Chen Yuezhi, with Jiang Wan on her back and holding the cart, walked extremely carefully.
The mountain path was steep. Every step down was extremely difficult, requiring her to support the cart and slowly move downwards.
Several villagers who were on good terms with Jiang Pan came to help, pushing Chen Yuezhi to the side of the road.
Jiang Wan looked back at her back and couldn't help but feel a tightening in her heart. If she missed a step and fell, she would surely be injured.
Just as she thought this, she looked up and saw Jiang Yu rushing towards them.
"Mom, be careful, ah—"
Unfortunately, Jiang Yu was too close to them. Chen Yuezhi didn't have time to react before she was bumped and lost her balance, falling backward down the mountain.
Jiang Wan felt a dizzying sensation and quickly activated her special ability, protecting herself and Chen Yuezhi tightly, preventing them from being killed by the fall.
Jiang Pan and his sons heard Jiang Wan's startled cry, turned back, and saw the mother and daughter falling down the mountain. They immediately dropped the cart and rushed to save them.
But it was too late. The mountain was steep. They saw the mother and daughter rolling down the mountainside rapidly and soon disappeared from sight.
"Mom!"
"Wan Wan!"
The Jiang family was beside themselves with grief. Without thinking, they were about to jump down to where the mother and daughter had fallen.
The villagers quickly pulled them back. "Are you trying to die! If something happens to you, who will your mother and daughter rely on! Hurry, go down the mountain to save them!"
The father and sons quickly ran down the mountain path.
Seeing Jiang Pan's family abandon their belongings and go to save them, Jiang Lao Er moved towards the cart.
Just as they were about to start rummaging through the items on the cart, a fierce roar came from behind: "Jiang Lao Er, what do you think you're doing! Is that your family's property?"
Jiang Lao Er turned around and saw the village chief staring at him intently.
"Heh heh, Village Chief, I'm just looking at my brother's things. What's wrong?"
The village chief snorted coldly. "Even if I don't look at these things, they won't be lost. You stay away from Da Pan's belongings! Also, your sister-in-law was pushed down the mountain by your daughter just now. If anything happens to that mother and daughter, you'd better be prepared for Jiang Pan's family to seek revenge!"