As night fell, there was another silent silence around me. I was tired for a day and soon I hugged Li'er and fell asleep deeply.

But just as I was sleeping soundly, I suddenly felt a sense of uneasiness.

It seemed like someone was staring at me in a dream. The feeling made me feel very uncomfortable. My breathing gradually became heavy and my heartbeat was a little difficult. I was in the dream. After struggling for several times, I finally opened my eyes when I was about to suffocate.

Then he realized that most of Li'er's body was lying on my chest. No wonder it was heavy as if it was pressed into a stone.

I carefully hugged Li'er, and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when I suddenly heard a very small sound from outside-

"Dong".

It seemed like something bumped.

Since I moved back, Li'er and I both slept in the inner room. The room outside made me a simple small hall. The bed I used to sleep in was still placed, but they were used as a cabinet to store things.

How could there be a sound outside in the middle of the night?

When I thought of what Yunxiang said before leaving, I became tense.

Just as I held my breath and listened to the movement outside, there was another rustling sound, and suddenly it stopped suddenly.

I am not unfamiliar with that sound. When I usually search for things on the small bed outside, the small bed is worn and unstable, and it will creak. At this time, I was sure that there was a thief outside and was searching for the boxes and bags I placed on the small bed. It seemed that I wanted to steal the money!

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel cold sweat.

Fortunately, I put the money in the inner room, so I didn't let the thief search and find it as soon as he came. But now the person has entered the room. What if he finds it and wants to kill him for money?

I looked down at Li'er who was still sleeping soundly on the bed. No matter what, I must protect my daughter! After thinking about this, a surge of strength surged in my heart, and gritted my teeth and got out of the bed carefully. In order not to make a sound, I did not wear shoes, stepped on the ground barefoot, and trembled, reaching out to touch the knife that was placed there in advance at the head of the bed.

Just as I grabbed the hilt, a very light and almost inaudible scolding came from outside.

"Damn, where did that stinky woman put the money?"

It seems that I haven't found the money and am angry.

If I hadn't been scared this time, and Li'er was at home, I would have cursed people. This thief came to my house to steal, and even cursed people. What's the point! I gritted my teeth and walked to the door. I couldn't see clearly through a layer of blue cloth curtain. I could only faintly see the door open, and the moonlight shone in from outside, and shone on a vague shaking figure beside the small bed.

That thief!

I held the knife in one hand and carefully lifted the curtain with the other hand. Sure enough, I saw the thief outside, a man with a low height and thin body. I couldn't see what clothes I was wearing. I only saw him looking around, and suddenly saw this and walked towards the inner room.

My heart suddenly rose to my throat.

It seems that this person is unwilling to give up and must find the money.

Although I see clearly that this person is not very burly, he is a man. With Li'er here, I can't let my daughter suffer any harm! But, I hold a knife in my hand, which is a weapon that I have to use. If it really hurts people, wouldn't I have more trouble?

I thought about it, pinned the knife to the belt behind me, turned around and picked up a wooden mallet for washing clothes in the corner of the wall, with my arms so thick, and then carefully took off the quilt that had been useless after being placed at the head of the bed, and stood at the door with both hands.

In the darkness, I could not see anything, but my ears became more and more sensitive. I almost heard the thief's breathing, getting closer and closer. I saw that it was only a curtain separated from me, and then, I saw a hand carefully reaching in and lifting the curtain.

Just as the black shadow came in, I held the quilt and covered him with my head!

"Wow!"

The man was startled and exclaimed, and I had already raised the wooden hammer in my hand and fought desperately at the shadow.

"Ah—! Ah—! Wow—!"

Before the thief could figure out what was going on, the mallet had fallen like raindrops. This time I was not ruthless, much harder than when I was washing clothes, and the man kept screaming. Li'er on the bed woke up immediately. He heard her calling her mother in darkness. I was immediately energetic and beat harder.

The thief was caught off guard, covered with a quilt and could only be beaten, but he couldn't get his hands back. He screamed and retreated. I chased him with a wooden hammer, and kept knocking him out of the inner room without any mercy. He used the moonlight shining in at the door to knock the man's head again.

The man was completely confused and could only touch the door with his hands, find the door, and pierce it out.

I followed the hammer and ran out to the yard. I saw the man running while lifting the quilt on his head. Finally, I figured out a little. When I turned around, I saw me chasing him with the hammer.

At this time, I also saw clearly that it was a strange man, but he was only in his thirties and looked like a deer-headed rat. I beat him up and was in a mess.

The man saw me chasing me alone, and his face showed a fierce light. He picked up a pile of firewood in the corner of the yard and scolded me: "Damn, you dare to beat me! Hand over the money for me, otherwise I-"

Before he could finish his words, I took out the knife behind me, and a cold light flashed!

"Or, otherwise what do you want!"

With a powerful weapon in my hand, I was not very nervous. Besides, the scream he had just broken the calm of the fishing village, and I could vaguely hear people and dog barking nearby.

The thief also panicked, but when he looked back at me, a hint of cruelty appeared in his eyes.

He didn't even retreat, but just held the firewood, and even took out a dagger from behind and pointed it at me.

This time, I was stunned.

Originally, I thought that when a thief was afraid of making a big fuss, as long as I could beat him out of the house and make a little noise, the thief would naturally run away with guilt, but he didn't expect that he would refuse to leave. It seems that this man is really poor and a huge sum of 100 taels of silver is indeed worth fighting for them.

Thinking of this, I held the knife in my hand tightly.

The sound around me became louder. It seemed that the neighbors heard the noise. I just hoped that they would wake up and come out to see it. As long as there were too many people, I would not be afraid.

But the thief was obviously afraid of this. When he heard that there was a sound of the door opening nearby, he couldn't help but rush towards me with a knife ghost!

"mother--!"

Li'er's voice came from the window behind me. I felt anxious. I raised the mallet in my hand and threw it towards the man. Then I heard a whoosh sound in my ears.

"Ah--" The man screamed and covered his face and fell down.

I stood there and didn't move. I saw the man lying on the ground, covering his face and rolling around in tears and howling, rolling around in pain, but finally I couldn't move anymore. I just lay there screaming sadly. I frowned slightly and felt something was wrong-

Just now, the wooden hammer was thrown over and it was clearly hitting his chest, so why did he feel pain when he covered his face?

Moreover, just being hit by a wooden hammer, how could he feel so painful that he can't even get up?

Just as she was thinking, Li'er's voice came from behind. When she turned around, she saw that the girl had already got out of bed and ran out. She stood at the door and looked at me carefully: "Mom..."

"Don't come here!"

I said loudly, turning my head back and looking at the man vigilantly. When I heard him still wailing, I moved over carefully, picked up the wooden hammer landing on the ground, and slowly looked at it without any slacking off.

When I saw this, I was so scared that I gasped.

Under the moonlight, the man's face was covered with blood, and even his hands covering his face were covered with blood. After a closer look, he saw that something was inserted on the man's left cheek, and blood was flowing like a stream.

This time, his scream completely woke up the entire Jixiang Village. I saw several families lit the lights and pushed the doors out one after another. Some had already walked over here. The thief took a breath and got up from the ground. When I saw him get up, I was so scared that I raised the knife and wooden hammer again, but I saw him full of panic. He reached out and pulled out the thing on his face and threw it on the ground, turned around and ran away staggeringly.

I stood there panting, and the person was still trembling.

Thieves, I've beaten away!

If it were before, I really couldn't believe it, but even when I saw the man running away with his head in his arms, although I was still scared and even had a little pain in his wrist, I suddenly wanted to laugh. When I thought about it this way, I had already burst into laughter.

I beat the thief away and I protected my daughter!

Thinking of this, I turned my head and saw Li'er holding the door frame and staring at me blankly. The bright black and white eyes were flashing with excitement. Suddenly, I saw her comparing her thumbs to me: "Mom, you are so majestic!"

After a while, the villagers all ran over. Seeing my blood on the ground, I saw that I had a knife and a wooden hammer in the other hand, I was shocked and asked what was going on.

I told them a lot about the matter. Everyone was very angry when they knew that there were thieves stealing, but when they looked at me, they praised me as a heroine and actually beat the thief away alone.

Lian Li'er ran over to hug my legs and said loudly: "Of course, my mother is so brave!"

I smiled faintly.

It's indeed a brave man. I didn't expect that I could have the ability to fight off a thief alive. Fortunately, I'm in good health now and have a daughter by my side. In order to protect her, let alone beat a thief, even if I let me hit a tiger, I won't be frightened.

I was so tired and frightened tonight. In addition, I had something to do, so I perfunctorily told everyone. Yunxiang and the others confirmed that the money had not been stolen, so they comforted me for a while, asking me to be more careful at home, so everyone was dispersed. Finally, the village chief who left gave me a few words and asked me if I had lost anything. He wanted to report to the official, and if he lost something, he would report it. I didn't want to, and I really didn't want to make a big deal. I kept saying it was okay, and I coaxed the old man away.

Only when everyone left did I carefully move my feet away and pick up something I had been stepping on.

Li'er climbed my arm, stared at me with wide eyes, and asked, "Mom, what is this?"

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Chapter completed!