The Formidable Lady of the Poor Scholar’s Household

Chapter 30: Overwhelming Silence

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Auntie Wan was so frightened that her feet were trembling as she walked. She reached for Li Kui’s door.

“Kui, Kui…” Her voice was trembling.

“Mother?” Li Kui opened his eyes when he heard his mother’s voice. He quickly got up, not even bothering to put on his shoes.

“Mother, what’s wrong?”

When he saw his mother holding onto the wall and shaking all over, he too was so alarmed that he broke out in sweat.

“Quick, quick, call your father and your two younger brothers to save Little Qian. I think… There’s a thief in her house. It’s a man.”

“What do you mean? Don’t worry, Mother. I’ll go now.”

He quickly woke up the other three men in the house and went out with a kitchen knife and a hoe in their hands.

What a coincidence! Shi Jinhua’s clothes had been snagged by the fence!

Shi Jinhua had no choice but to turn his back to Li Kui and the others as he struggled with his clothes.

From Li Kui and the others’ point of view, they only saw this thief taking off his clothes.

“Big Brother, this person is too arrogant!” Li Bai whispered to Li Kui.

He hadn’t even entered the room yet he was already so anxious to take off his clothes! They would definitely beat him to death later!

Shi Jinhua realized that the clothes were getting tighter and tighter around the fence. The sky was dark, and he had thought that he would be able to enter the house when he reached home. He had even extinguished his torch.

Just as he was thinking about what to do, his belt fell off and his pants slid down. This time, Shi Jinhua was so anxious that he pulled his pants and undressed.

“This man is really shameless, Father! I’ll go over from the left. After I shout, you guys immediately light the torches! I want to see which reckless thief dares to cause trouble in our village!”

“Mm, be careful. Don’t kill anyone!”

The Li family members looked at the thief’s back and were determined to teach him a lesson!

“How dare you, thief!” Li Kui flew up and kicked him into the courtyard.

The sound of clothes tearing could be heard, and then there was a loud scream before the thief fell to ground with a loud thud.

Shi Jinhua was still in a daze, unable to process what had just happened.

“Catch the thief!”

Father Li ran so quickly that his shoes fell off. His two sons ran faster than him. He felt that he could not drag his sons down! Hence, he shouted, “Catch the thief! Someone, catch the thief!”

At this moment, those who heard the sound all ran out with kitchen knives!

The old village chief had also heard it. He was old and moved slowly. But he was so anxious that he could not even put on his shoes. Liu Jiang had already run out with the sickle under the roof!

As the villagers ran, they shouted, “Catch the thief! Catch the thief!”

Doctor Wang also heard it and ran out with his son. The women in the family were terrified. When they saw that the men had run to catch the thief, they guarded the door and did not dare to sleep.

At this moment, the “thief” who had been kicked to the ground by Li Kui was lying face-down on the ground.

After studying hard for more than two months, Shi Jinhua had lost a lot of weight.

In Li Kui’s eyes, this thief was wretched! He was as thin as a hemp pole, yet he still dared to be a thief?

After not seeing the thief move for a long time, he gently kicked the other party with his foot. As though he was checking a dead dog, Li Kui put his finger under the thief’s nose in the darkness. He was still breathing.

“How is he?” Father Li asked.

Li Kui kicked him again. “He’s fine. He just fainted.”

At this moment, everyone arrived. Qian Sishui had finally woken up when Li Kui shouted.

The problem was that ancient clothes were too complicated. She could not understand them even after wearing them for a long time!

By the time she figured it out, Auntie Wan had already run over.

Auntie Wan did not bother with the thief. She pulled Qian Sishui and wiped her tears.

“Tell me, if anything happens to you, how am I going to explain to Hua when he comes back! Boohoo…”

Qian Sishui felt Auntie Wan’s trembling body and wanted to comfort her.

“Where’s the thief?” The old village chief was so angry that his teeth almost fell out.

“He’s too arrogant!”

Many women also ran out and surrounded the Shi family’s courtyard. Even Wang Xiaoling and Li Jiajia came too.

Li Jiajia came because she was worried about Qian Sishui, while Wang Xiaoling came to watch the commotion.

“Everyone knows that Sister Sishui is alone at home. It’s so late at night. Who knows if this man is here to steal or do something else?”

The old village chief was furious. “Shut up!” It was not easy for the village to produce an Elementary Scholar. Was there something wrong with this girl’s brain?

“Old Village Chief, Sister Xiaoling wasn’t wrong. Who knows how this man got here?” What she meant was that this man could have been called over by Qian Sishui.

Widow Liu stood behind Wang Xiaoling and did not hide her disdainful gaze.

“Widow Liu, do you think everyone is like you? Worrying about other men every day?” Auntie An snorted coldly.

“Even the villages ten miles away can see how sl*tty you are!”

Auntie An didn’t care who who slandered Qian Sishui. If anyone dared to do that, she would definitely return the favor!

“Don’t spout nonsense. Did I say something wrong? Why didn’t the thief go to other houses instead of coming to this hohuse? Look for yourself. His clothes and pants are all loose.”

Widow Liu pointed at a certain thief who was still unconscious on the ground and was very angry!

“You b*tch, you didn’t see anything yet you’re talking nonsense! Do you need to be taught a lesson?” Li Kui’s eyes widened in anger.

“Are you unhappy that the thief didn’t crawl into your house?” Li Kui was spot on, exposing the other’s shortcomings at once!

“The thief hasn’t even entered the courtyard yet. His shirt was hooked to the fence and my son kicked him into the courtyard. We were all watching,” Father Li explained to everyone.

“What about the pants?” Widow Liu refused to give up.

“Everyone is watching. There are so many women here. Why didn’t they think the same way when they saw the pants? Do you know what this means?” Li Bai looked at Widow Liu and asked with a naughty smile.

“Because I’m smart!” Widow Liu said proudly.

“No!” Li Bo leaned against the door and crossed his arms as he looked at the woman.

A man’s happiness was just that simple and crude!

The married women’s faces were not red, neither were their hearts pounding. In fact, they were listening intently.

Those who were unmarried lowered their heads shyly. Even if they were not shy, they had to lower their heads. Otherwise, what if others thought that they were experts in that matter?

“Aiya, the thief is awake!” Auntie An jumped onto Li Kui’s back in fright.

Li Kui’s body was more honest than his actions. He kicked the man on the ground and said, “Alright, he fainted.”

The others looked at Li Kui as if he was a fool. Was he stupid? Was he really that stupid?

With so many of us surrounding them, how could the thief escape? It wasn’t easy for him to wake up, but he didn’t give anyone any time to react and simply kicked the man to the ground again.

Even his mother wouldn’t let him off this time. Auntie Wan was the first to react. “Are you stupid! Huh? Are you stupid? Why did you kick him again when he woke up?” She slapped Li Kui a few times.

“So what do we do now?” Li Kui asked innocently.

“Turn him over and see if anyone recognizes him.” The old village chief sighed deeply. He no longer had any hope for Li Kui.

Li Kui picked him up as though he was catching a chicken. “Let’s see who knows this thief! I must find his parents!” Instead of sleeping at night, this man had chosen to be a thief!

The silence at this moment was overwhelming. It was an intense moment before the man was flipped over.

Finally, Li Kui grabbed Shi Jinhua by the collar and spun him around.

“Take a good look and see if you know him! Which village is he from? If he’s from our village, I will definitely break his legs!”

The old village chief, the villagers, Qian Sishui, Aunt An, and everyone were at a complete loss for words. Could they simply escape now?