Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 116 - 116: 114: Soldiers officers visit again: Sisi feels flustered and restless

In the beginning, the baby chicks refused to eat, making noises. They didn’t know which chick started to eat first, gradually, everyone started to drink water and eat rice. Then they huddled together next to the nest that Liu Sisi had made with straw.

The baby chicks were still too young, and there was no mother hen to take care of them. At night, they had to be put in a carry basket and hung from the roof beam to prevent damage from animals like mountain cats and weasels.

YingEr was particularly busy, adding water for the two wild pheasants, giving some dried green grass to a group of half-grown rabbits, and then carrying a basket out the door, saying that she would also get some green grass for the baby chicks.

Meanwhile, Liu Sisi was busy making dinner.

“Xuan’er, go out and check on YingEr. Why hasn’t she come home as it’s getting dark?”

Di Xuan was reciting his textbook and practicing writing. The child was too quiet, often sitting for half a day.

“Yes, mom.”

Di Xuan put down the book in his hand, carefully tidied it up, and then went out.

“Mom, mom! There are so many soldiers-officers outside!”

Di Ying ran in quickly from outside, panting and saying as she got to Liu Sisi’s side.

“What soldiers-officers? The ones we saw last time? Where are they now?”

Liu Sisi’s heart suddenly skipped a beat!

Could it be that something really happened?

“They are the uncles who were holding big blades that we saw. They went into the village and are now heading this way…” Di Ying said, blinking her big eyes.

The Di Family’s home was located at the foot of the mountain, with a significant distance from the other houses in the village. It was a single-family home, so it was easy to see the officers heading toward them.

“Oh, mom will go out and have a look. Xuan’er, you are a man. Take care of your sister and watch the fire in the stove. Don’t come out. Understand?” Liu Sisi quickly untied her apron and spoke to Di Xuan.

“Don’t worry, mom. I understand.”

Watching Liu Sisi quickly walk out of the kitchen, Di Xuan couldn’t help but clench his small fists.

He was a man!

Not a coward who needed to hide in the house!

As Liu Sisi came out of the courtyard, she saw Zuo Xingyu leading a Blade Runner to the main entrance. They were about to knock on the door when she stepped out.

The door was pulled open, and his outstretched hand nearly knocked on Liu Sisi’s head, causing him to quickly retract it.

Liu Sisi didn’t expect the timing to be so coincidental. She had just opened the door, and the other party’s hand was falling down. She instinctively closed her eyes and lowered her body, with his arm brushing past her cheek, bringing a gust of wind and moving her hair.

“Ah!”

She instinctively screamed, taking a while before carefully opening her eyes a little.

“Mrs. Di, I’m sorry for my rudeness. I, Zuo Xingyu, apologize for startling you,” He said with a bow.

“No…”

Liu Sisi hurriedly dodged and gave a slight bow in return, “Lord Zuo, no need to apologize. It was just a coincidence. I should apologize for disturbing the two of you. Please come in.”

Her polite words were very elegant but made Liu Sisi secretly sweat. It was so uncomfortable just saying those words!

Zuo Xingyu nodded, looked deeply into her eyes, and entered the courtyard.

She really had changed!

Not only did she display a newfound grace, but also a confidence that radiated from within! In addition, her moist deer-like eyes, originally filled with disdain, were now filled with curious exploration, making her even more unfathomable to him.

Perhaps, he had never seen through her!

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help clenching his fists, forcibly suppressing some unpleasant memories, his deep gaze swiftly swept over, before asking in a businesslike tone.

“Mrs. Di, today we’re here to investigate the murder of Big Mouth Li, seeking to learn some official business from Di Yelei.”

Liu Sisi’s mind buzzed, her complexion instantly turned pale, almost unable to stand.

“Lord Zuo, what do you mean by that? Can you please explain?”

Could it be that her previous suspicions were true? Liu Sisi dared not think further.

Zuo Xingyu was somewhat impatient: “I’m sorry, Mrs. Di, it’s official business, and as per the rules, I cannot reveal the details. Please call your husband out, as I have something to ask him.”

Liu Sisi lowered her eyes, her pale face making her look even more delicate.

She bit her lower lip, raised her head, and looked straight into their eyes: “It’s not that I don’t want to summon Yelei, but my husband went hunting up the mountain ten days ago and has yet to return. I really cannot call upon him. As a wife and husband, we are one body. If you trust me, talking to me would be the same.”

Zuo Xingyu stood up and shook his limbs; his serious face showed impatience.

“Alright! Mrs Di, on the third day of last month, did Di Yelei go out in the evening? Where did he go? When did he come back and what was his demeanor, and were there any abnormalities?”

This series of questions really caught Liu Sisi off guard.

“Mr. Officer, it’s not that I don’t want to answer you, but it has been too long since that day, and I don’t remember the slightest bit. How about Lord Zuo gives me some time to think carefully and then reply?”

Zuo Xingyu’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed, the large character ‘川’ in the middle of his forehead made him look even more serious.

He glanced deeply at her and nodded, “Alright! Think carefully. We will come again in three days.” Having said that, he took his leave.

As soon as he left, Liu Sisi slumped back into her chair, unable to come back to her senses for a long while.

The third day of last month…

Wasn’t that the evening when Di Yelei went out for the entire night and didn’t tell her where he went?

Zuo Xingyu said that he was investigating the murder of Big Mouth Li, and he specifically pointed to the third day of last month. From this, it could be deduced that the time of Li’s death was most likely that same evening!

For a moment, Liu Sisi’s mind was filled with countless thoughts.

“Mom, what’s wrong?”

Seeing that everyone had left, and Liu Sisi still hadn’t moved, Di Xuan worriedly walked out of the house and gently pushed Liu Sisi.

“Ah? Xuan’er, are you hungry? Mom will cook.”

Liu Sisi hurriedly stood up and accidentally bumped into the small table next to her, the pain causing tears to swirl in her eyes.

“Mom!” The two children quickly gathered around her.

“It’s okay, Mom is fine, you all wait, I’ll go and serve the food.”

Liu Sisi panicked, hastily lifting the pot lid. Accidentally, she knocked over the big sea bowl used for holding soup near the edge of the stove, dropping it directly onto the ground.

Crack!——

With a crisp sound, the fragments of the big sea bowl scattered all around, breaking into countless pieces.