When Xi Qingyue drove the mule cart back to the village, it was almost noon. Most of the villagers were cooking at home.
She parked the cart in the yard, closed the courtyard gate, and by the way, fed the mule a bowl of spiritual spring water before going back into the house.
This mule was going to accompany them for a long time. It would only be beneficial for them if the mule gained a bit of spirituality after drinking the spiritual spring water.
She wiped the sweat off her forehead and felt that the weather seemed to have gotten even hotter, especially at noon. The scorching sun on her body felt like she was in an oven.
After entering the house, she took out a watermelon from the freezer in her space, cut it in half with a knife, and they each took a small spoon and started eating.
"Wow, it's so sweet. This cold and refreshing watermelon is so delicious," Xi Weilan said happily. Her elder sister gave her nice things to eat every day.
Xi Qingyue had forgotten about the watermelon since she transmigrated here a few days ago. Mainly because there were too many supplies in her space, and she hadn't thought of it since she couldn't see the large watermelon fields she had planted for the time being.
When her space fully returned to its original state, she would truly be invincible.
After eating a little less than half of the watermelon, Xi Qingyue laid out the lunch for the two of them on the table.
There were Coke chicken wings, braised pork ribs, sweet and sour fish, sliced meat in spicy sauce, and fish - head tofu soup. All of them were meat dishes.
She thought that the two of them were in the stage of growing up and should eat more meat, otherwise they wouldn't grow tall.
Just as they were eating happily, the voice of Cheng Dingxiang came from outside. "Daya, get out here! You heartless girl, you killed your second uncle. You must pay with your life."
Hearing this, Xi Qingyue was quite surprised. He hadn't even lasted a day and was dead. She thought it would take two or three days.
"Elder sister, why does second aunt say that you killed second uncle?" Xi Weilan's little face was full of confusion.
Xi Qingyue pointed to the fence outside and explained the reason to her. "He tried to sneak in last night to steal our mule cart and was stabbed by the spikes on it. It's probably because the doctor couldn't cure him."
"Second uncle is so bad. It's already bad enough that he occupied our house, and now he even came to steal our cart. It's so excessive," Xi Weilan said with anger on her little face. She rolled up her sleeves and wanted to rush out, but was stopped by Xi Qingyue.
"Let's finish our meal first. We need to be strong enough to fight after a full meal. Just ignore them," Xi Qingyue said and picked up a piece of pork rib for her.
Xi Weilan obediently lowered her head and continued eating, but she speeded up.
Cheng Dingxiang didn't come alone. She brought her maternal family with her. She didn't expect that Xi Erniu would die just like this after she went back to her maternal home yesterday.
Xi Erniu was seriously injured and died last night when he climbed over the fence. Looking at the green - vine - surrounded fence in front of them, they were scared and didn't dare to climb over it. They didn't even dare to ram the gate casually because there were spikes all over it, except for a small area where they could knock.
Cheng Dingxiang's elder brother scanned the area with his eyes and finally fixed his gaze on the big willow tree. He rolled his eyes and walked over.
"Little sister, wait. The branches of this big tree are thick and strong, and it just extends over their yard. I'll jump in from the tree and definitely drag that dead girl out. Today, they either pay with their lives for Erniu or compensate us with the mule cart," he said as he started climbing the tree, with a smug and calculating look on his face.
After finishing her meal, Xi Qingyue stood at the door with her hands behind her back. Looking at the man climbing the tree, the corners of her lips curled slightly. With a thought, she set up the traps in the yard.
She went back into the house, moved the rocking chair into the yard, and then leisurely lay on it, waiting to see the person in the tree get into trouble.
Killing someone doesn't necessarily mean doing it with your own hands. This is now her private residence. If someone breaks in and gets injured or dies, it has nothing to do with her. Being soft - hearted will only bring endless troubles. Besides, the witnesses were about to arrive.
The commotion made by Cheng Dingxiang and others outside the door had already attracted some curious villagers to come in groups. From afar, the villagers saw the person climbing the tree.
The villagers quickened their pace, and some even went to inform the village head.
The village head, who was having a meal, frowned slightly when he heard that the Cheng family had gone to make trouble with Xi Qingyue. He didn't know that Xi Erniu had died that day.
"What a nonsense! The relationship has already been severed. Why do they keep bothering Miss Yue?"
It was Aunt Wu, who came to deliver the message, who reminded him, "Village head, from what Dingxiang said, it seems that Erniu is dead. We just don't know when he died today. None of us knew about it."
Hearing this, the village head suddenly got up and walked outside. Li Wanqiu and others also followed and walked towards Xi Qingyue's place.
On the way, Liu Xin was still whispering to Li Wanqiu, "Mom, it should be okay, right? The courtyard wall of Big Sister Ya's place is even safer than ours. As long as she doesn't open the door, who dares to climb over?"
Hearing this, the village head walking in front with his hands behind his back gave a cold snort, "Stupid! There are so many branches on that big willow tree that people can stand on. Climbing on the tree, one can easily jump into her small courtyard. No matter how good the courtyard wall is, it's useless."
When they quickly arrived at the door of Xi Qingyue's small courtyard, there were already many villagers standing there. Cheng Dingxiang was sitting on the ground, arguing with the villagers. Her eldest brother was on the tree, about to jump into the courtyard, and her second - brother was standing beside her with a fierce look in his eyes, holding a machete in his hand.
Just as the village head was about to scold them, he heard Xi Qingyue's cold voice from inside the courtyard, "Breaking into a private residence in broad daylight is no different from being a robber. If you jump down, whether it results in life or death, you'll bear the consequences yourself."
Hearing her words, the villagers looked puzzled. Cheng Dingxiang's eldest brother even gave a disdainful cold snort, "You killed my brother - in - law. It's only natural for me to come to you for an explanation. How can this be considered breaking into a private residence?"
After saying that, he didn't hesitate to jump into the courtyard.
"Ah..."
A heart - rending scream echoed through Liushu Village, making people's hair stand on end. The faces of Cheng Dingxiang and her second - brother outside the courtyard suddenly changed.
The next moment, the courtyard door slowly opened, revealing Xi Qingyue's bright smile, "Everyone, come in and take a look. I've just caught a bike thief."
The Cheng siblings quickly ran into the courtyard. When they saw the appearance of the eldest Cheng brother, they almost fainted.
The eldest Cheng brother was lying in a big pit at the moment, and there were dense rattan thorns in the pit. His body was stabbed to a bloody mess, which was really shocking.
The other villagers who came in also gasped. They glanced at the big willow tree and then at the miserable state of the eldest Cheng brother. Suddenly, they felt that this small courtyard was even more secure than a city wall. Whoever tried to break in would be in bad luck.
"Xi Daya, how cruel you are! You haven't killed Erniu enough, and now you want to kill my eldest brother too?" Cheng Dingxiang looked at Xi Qingyue angrily, and the hatred in her eyes became even more intense.
Xi Qingyue calmly said, "You can't blame me for this. Someone tried to sneak in in the middle of the night last night. It's just that he got his just deserts for failing to be a thief. I also reminded him just now that those who break into private houses will bear the consequences on their own. Can he blame me if he didn't listen? It's not that I forced him to break into my house. I just set a trap to prevent thieves."
After a pause, she looked at the villagers present with an innocent look on her face and smiled, "Dear grandpas, grandmas, uncles and aunts, I'm sorry to trouble you again. By the way, my name is Xi Qingyue, and my sister is Xi Weilan. Please don't call us Big Girl and Second Girl from now on."
The villagers were also stunned by her trap at this moment. Who would dig such a deadly trap in their yard?
Even a wolf would probably not get away unscathed in this trap. She had turned the most unsafe residence in Willow Village into the safest place.
