Chapter 21: The Saint of Thieves Steals Meat

The Li family was drinking and toasting, and it wasn't just Aunt Yi who was watching them.

At the dining table, Li Xuewen and Li Xuecai soon finished eating and put down their bowls and chopsticks.

Li Xuewen had been simple-minded and introverted since childhood, and had an overbearing younger brother, so he didn't have the ability to dominate the wine table.

After eating, he and Li Xuecai both said "Brother Zhuzi, eat well" to Silly Zhu, pulled their stools back, and accompanied the guests.

Li Shun looked at his two university student sons, then at his second son, who was changing his ways to persuade people to drink, and felt a bit emotional for a moment. "A dragon has nine sons, and each is different."

The grandmother didn't want the two of them to accompany them here, so she said: "Xuewen, Xuecai, go to the south room. Zhuzi isn't an outsider; you don't need to accompany him here."

Seeing Sha Zhu looked at Li Xuewen and the other and said: "It's fine, little brothers. Don't be strangers with your brother; go rest if you need to."

The two of them then politely went to the south room.

By now, the kang table in the north room had also finished eating, but it hadn't been cleared because they had to wait for the guests outside to finish. So the eldest sister-in-law was chatting with the grandmother and Liu Yin, while Li Xue went to the south room to read.

Seeing Sha Zhu looked at the three siblings reading in the south room and sighed: "Uncle Li, your family truly deserves to produce talents. With this enthusiasm for reading, you really don't see it among the neighbors."

Li Shun was quite proud, but modestly replied: "The children just love reading. There's nothing to play with, so they can only read at home. It's nothing."

Li Xuewu knew Li Shun was boasting about his sons, but he didn't care. He was reading now too, but he couldn't do professional books or academic research; he didn't have the energy.

Li Xuewu said sheepishly: "I'm the only one in the family who isn't promising. I can't compare to my older brother and younger brother, and in the future, I won't even be able to compare to my younger sister."

Looking at his second son, who was also flushed from the wine, Li Shun didn't scold him or say anything.

The words that should have been said, the scoldings that should have been given, had been said thousands of times. The beatings that should have been given, the ruthlessness that should have been shown, had all been done. Now, all he could do was help him onto the horse and send him on his way.

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The grandmother slowly took a sip of wine and patted Li Xuewu on the shoulder.

Seeing Sha Zhu said indifferently: "Xuewu, you just love to play. Your high school diploma is top-notch in this area. What more do you want?"

As he spoke, Seeing Sha Zhu said to Li Shun: "Uncle Li, don't have such high requirements. Give us a way to live too. Why must all the literary stars fall into your house? It's time for your house to produce a member of the working class."

Seeing Seeing Sha Zhu speak interestingly, everyone inside and outside the room laughed. The eldest sister-in-law in the room was also carefully examining her brother-in-law for the first time.

Thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose bridge, clean skin, a chiseled face, and a slight stubble revealed the heroic spirit a man should have. Although the scar on his face ruined this beauty, it added a different kind of heroic aura.

Furthermore, her brother-in-law was over 1.8 meters tall, a standard good man anywhere. It was just that rumors and the scar had misled her impression.

This time, the family had a change of perspective on Li Xuewu. He was no longer the ruffian he used to be, and he lacked the sloppy temperament. He did things with a method.

Although Li Shun still couldn't stand him, he no longer used a stick at every turn like before.

The three siblings in the south room were reading, but they could hear the conversation in the main room. Today's firewood and wild boar had refreshed their understanding of the Li family's second son.

In fact, Li Xuewu hadn't been home today. Li Xuecai had secretly taken out Li Xuewu's medals to look at them; he hadn't dared to touch his second brother's things before.

Li Xue had been the first to surround them and touch them carefully, and later Zhao Yafang and Li Xuewen had also looked at them carefully. Seeing the proof of merit and awards, they all refreshed their understanding of Li Xuewu in their minds.

This member of the Li family was just as desperate everywhere.

Halfway through the drinking, Li Xuewu and Seeing Sha Zhu got up to go to the toilet. As soon as they stepped out the door, they saw a chubby figure squatting by the frozen meat with a small knife, preparing to cut meat. Because he was facing away from the door, he didn't see the two of them come out.

Li Xuewu, breathing wine fumes, walked behind the chubby figure, squatted down, and grabbed him by the back of the neck.

"I don't care whose brat you are. If you dare to cut a piece of meat today, I'll cut off your *** and patch it on top. If that's not enough, I'll dismantle your thigh to patch it."

The little chubby boy was so scared his body went numb. He had a knife in his hand but didn't dare to use it on the person beside him. After all, everyone said Li the Second had killed a wild boar with his bare hands, and the meat was right in front of him.

Seeing Sha Zhu chuckled: "It's Qin Widow's eldest son, nicknamed Banggeng. Stop teasing him, let's go to the toilet, and come back to drink."

Li Xuewu let go and patted Banggeng's head, a smile on his face.

Only then did Banggeng dare to look up at this person. One look and he was startled again, and he even peed his pants.

Li Xuewu looked normal when he was cold-faced, but this evil smile made him look like the man-eating monsters in the picture books.

Banggeng suddenly straightened up and let out a shout, crying as he ran home, crying as he ran.

Li Xuewu and Seeing Sha Zhu were both amused and laughed out loud.

The two walked together to the toilet.

When they returned, they saw Qin Huairu standing in the middle courtyard, holding Banggeng in her arms. The boy was crying loudly, and low curses from Jia Zhangshi could be heard faintly from the courtyard.

Qin Huairu didn't say anything toward this side, just comforted her son softly and wiped Banggeng's tears.

Qin Huairu: "Why did you take a knife? Why did you provoke that living bandit? You deserve to be scared, stop crying."

The more Qin Huairu spoke, the more Banggeng cried. Seeing his mother wouldn't avenge him and even scolded him, he threw a tantrum in Qin Huairu's arms, twisting his body and slapping Qin Huairu with his arms.

Jia Zhangshi cursed at the top of her lungs from the kang in the small room: "This thousand-knife-slashing one, eating and drinking so loudly, doesn't know how to help us orphans and widows. What's wrong with cutting two pieces of meat? My grandson is greedy, and you haven't moved it all away yet; that's giving you enough face."

This voice reached the entire courtyard. It was thanks to Jia Zhangshi's good voice; her house was in the middle courtyard, and it was especially quiet at night. This shout was no less than the small broadcast in the factory.

Seeing Sha Zhu patted Li Xuewu on the back and pushed him into the house.

Li Xuewu naturally wouldn't lower himself to the level of this old pious woman. How could he talk back? It would just make people laugh, and whether he won or lost, he would be bullying orphans and widows.

Qin Huairu was standing in the middle courtyard coaxing the child, just waiting for him. He wouldn't step into this trap. Seeing Sha Zhu didn't push him, and he entered the house anyway.

Once inside, everyone's mood wasn't affected; they were used to it. They continued drinking until past nine o'clock before finishing.

Li Xuewu's face was flushed red, but he wasn't dizzy at all. He was like this when drinking; half a jin was him, and a jin was also him. His face was flushed, the back of his head was sweating, but his body didn't sway at all. Perhaps it was because he had traveled through time and his physical fitness had been strengthened; just looking at the endless strength in his body, he knew it wasn't for nothing.

Seeing Sha Zhu was done for; he was already swaying. The outer garment he had taken off earlier because it was too hot had been spread on the kang in the south room by Liu Yin to steam away the dampness. As soon as Seeing Sha Zhu put it on, he was warmed up and let out a drunken hiccup, greeted Li Shun and the grandmother, and walked out. =====