As night fell, there was silence all around again. I was tired from the day, and soon I fell into a deep sleep with Li'er in my arms.

But just when I was sleeping soundly, I suddenly felt uneasy.

It seemed like someone was staring at me in a dream. That feeling made me very uncomfortable. Gradually, my breathing became heavier and my heartbeat became a little difficult. I was trapped in the dream. After struggling several times, I finally suffocated.

I opened my eyes all of a sudden.

Only then did I realize that most of Li'er's body was lying on my chest. No wonder it was as heavy as a stone.

I carefully carried Li'er down, and just when I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, I suddenly heard a small sound coming from outside——

"Boom".

It seemed like something hit me.

Since moving back, Li'er and I have slept in the back room. I have arranged the outside room into a simple small hall. The bed I used to sleep on is still there, but it is used as a cabinet to store things.

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How could there be any sound outside at this midnight?

When I think of what Yunxiang said before leaving, my whole body becomes tense.

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

That sound is not unfamiliar to me. It was when I was rummaging around in the little bed outside. The little bed was old and unstable, and it would make a creaking sound. At this time, I was also sure that there was really a thief outside.

, are rummaging through the boxes and baggage I put on the crib, it seems they are trying to steal money!

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

Fortunately, I put the money in the back room, so that the thief would not find it when he comes. But now that someone has entered the house, what if he comes in and wants to make money or kill me?

I lowered my head and looked at Li'er, who was still sleeping soundly on the bed. No matter what, I must protect my daughter! Thinking of this, I felt a surge of strength in my heart. I gritted my teeth and got out of bed carefully. In order not to make any sound.

, I didn’t put on my shoes, I stepped barefoot on the ground, and while trembling, I reached out my hand on the bedside and touched the knife that was placed there in advance.

Just when I grabbed the handle of the knife, a very soft, almost inaudible curse came from outside.

"Damn it, where did that bitch put her money?"

It seems that he is angry because he did not find any money.

If I hadn't been so frightened this time and Li'er was at home, I would have cursed others. This thief came to my house to steal and cursed at others when he couldn't steal anything. I gritted my teeth and walked to the door.

Even with a blue cloth curtain, I couldn't see the outside clearly. I could only vaguely see the door open, and the moonlight shone in from the outside, illuminating a blurry and shaking figure beside the small bed.

It’s that thief!

I held the knife in one hand and carefully opened the curtain with the other. Sure enough, I saw the thief outside. He was a short, thin man. I couldn't see what he was wearing. I could only see him looking around.

, suddenly saw this side, and walked towards the back room.

My heart suddenly rose to my throat.

It seems that this person still refuses to give up and must find the money.

Although I can clearly see that this person is not very burly, he is still a man, and with Li'er here, I can't let my daughter get hurt at all! However, I have a knife in my hand, and I only use it as a last resort.

If the murder weapon really hurts someone, wouldn’t I be in greater trouble?

I thought about it, put the knife on the belt behind me, turned around and picked up a laundry mallet in the corner, which was as thick as my arm, and then carefully took out the quilt that had been sitting on the bedside since summer.

He got down, lifted up the quilt corners with both hands and stood at the door.

In the darkness, I couldn't see anything, but my ears became more and more sensitive. I almost heard the thief's breathing. He was getting closer and closer, and I saw that there was only a curtain between him and me. Then, I saw a thief.

He reached in carefully and opened the curtain.

Just when the black figure came in, I held up the quilt and pulled it over him!

"Wow!"

The man was startled and screamed, but I had already raised the mallet in my hand and started beating the black figure desperately.

"Ah——! Ah——! Wow——!"

Before the thief could figure out what was going on, the mallets were already falling like raindrops. This time I was not soft-hearted. I was much harder than when I usually wash clothes. I beat the man so much that he kept screaming. Li'er immediately fell on the bed.

I woke up with a start, and in the dark I could only hear her calling me mother. I immediately became more energetic and hit harder.

The thief was caught off guard. He was covered by the quilt and could only be beaten, but he couldn't fight back. He screamed and backed away. I chased him with a mallet and beat him until he was beaten out of the back room without mercy at all. I used the door to

The moonlight shining in hit the man's head hard again.

The man was completely disoriented and could only fumble around with his hands. He found the door and jumped out.

I took the mallet and chased him outside. When I ran into the yard, I saw the man running and lifting the quilt on his head. I finally figured it out. When I turned around, I saw me chasing him with the mallet.

Come up.

At this time, I also saw clearly that he was a strange man, about thirty years old, with the head of a deer and the eyes of a rat. He was beaten up by me and was in a terrible state.

When the man saw me chasing him out alone, a fierce look appeared on his face. He picked up a piece of firewood piled in the corner of the yard and cursed at me: "Damn it, you dare to hit me! Give me the money."

Come out, or I-"

Before he finished speaking, I took out the knife stuck on my back, and suddenly a cold light flashed!

"Otherwise, what else do you want!"

With a weapon in hand, I don’t have much stage fright. Besides, his scream just now has broken the tranquility of the fishing village. I could faintly hear human voices and dog barking nearby.

The thief also panicked, but then looked back at me with a trace of cruelty in his eyes.

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

This time, I was stunned.

I originally thought that a thief is most afraid of making a big noise. As long as I can get him out of the house and make some noise, the thief will naturally escape with a guilty conscience. But I didn't expect that he actually refused to leave. It seems that this person is really

They are so poor that such a huge sum of money, such as one hundred taels of silver, is indeed worth fighting for.

Thinking of this, I tightened my grip on the knife.

The noise around me became louder. It seemed that the neighbors had heard the noise. I just hoped that they would wake up and come out to take a look. As long as there are more people, I won't be afraid anymore.

But the thief was obviously afraid of this. As soon as he heard the sound of a door opening nearby, he couldn't hold himself back, raised his sword and screamed at me and rushed towards me!

"Mother——!"

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

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

I stood there without moving, and saw the man falling to the ground, covering his face and rolling around, crying and howling. He was rolling on the ground in pain. In the end, he couldn't move. He just lay there and screamed sadly. I wrinkled slightly.

I lowered my brows and felt something was wrong——

The mallet just thrown at him clearly hit him in the chest, so why was he covering his face and screaming in pain?

Moreover, it was just a hit with a mallet. How could he be in so much pain that he couldn't even get up?

Just as I was thinking about it, Li'er's voice came from behind again. When I looked back, I saw that this girl had already gotten out of bed and ran out. She stood at the door and looked at me cautiously: "Mom..."

"Li'er, don't come here!"

I said loudly, while turning back and looking at the man warily. When I heard him still wailing, I moved over cautiously, picked up the gavel that fell on the ground, and slowly poked my head to look at it without daring to relax at all.

This sight made me gasp in horror.

Under the moonlight, the man's face was actually covered in blood, and even the hands covering his face were stained with blood. After a closer look, he saw clearly that there was something stuck in the man's left cheek, and blood was flowing like a stream.
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This time, his screams completely woke up the entire Jixiang Village. I saw several households lighting up their lights and pushing their doors open. Some of them were already walking over. The thief just breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

, got up from the ground. As soon as I saw him getting up, I was so frightened that I raised the knife and mallet, but I saw his face full of panic. He reached out and pulled out the thing on his face and threw it on the ground. He turned around and ran away staggeringly.

I stood there panting, still trembling a little.

Thief, I beat him away!

If it were before, I really couldn't believe it, but when I saw that man scurrying away with his head in his hands, although I still felt a lingering fear in my heart and even had some pain in my wrist, I suddenly wanted to laugh, and when I thought about it, I burst into laughter.
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I beat the thief away and protected my daughter!

Thinking of this, I turned my head and saw Li'er holding on to the doorframe, looking at me blankly, her big clear black and white eyes flashing with excitement. Suddenly, I saw her giving me a thumbs up:

"Mom, you are so mighty!"

After a while, the villagers all ran over. When they saw the blood on the ground near me and the knife and mallet in my hand, they were all startled and asked what was going on.

I told them the general story. Everyone was very angry when they found out that a thief was stealing. But looking at me, they all praised me as a heroine for beating the thief away by myself.

Even Li'er ran over and hugged my legs and said loudly: "Of course, my mother is very brave!"

I gave a faint forced smile.

It is indeed brave. I did not expect that I would be able to fight off a thief alive. Fortunately, I am now in good health and have my daughter by my side. In order to protect her, let alone a thief, even if I were to fight a tiger,

I don’t have stage fright either.

I was really exhausted and frightened tonight, and I had something else on my mind, so I gave everyone a few perfunctory words. Yunxiang and the others confirmed that the money had not been stolen, and comforted me for a while, telling me to be more careful at home. Everyone

Then they all dispersed. The village chief who left last gave me a few words and asked me repeatedly if I had lost anything. He wanted to report it to the official. If I lost something, I had to report it. I didn’t want to, and I really didn’t want to make things worse.

Da, repeatedly said it was okay, and then coaxed the old man away.

After everyone left, I carefully moved my feet and picked up something I had been stepping on.

Li'er held my arm, looked at it with wide eyes, and asked: "Mom, what is this?"

"..."
Chapter completed!