Chapter 67: Disaster Begins! The Wang Clan Comes to Demand a Person!

"Keep it up, Shitou!"

"Keep it up, Hunu!"

"Use your strength, Brother Qing'an."

"Keep it up, Brother Bai Tu!"

Inside the small courtyard, Tie Shitou, Wang Hunu, Chen Qing'an, and Liu Bai Tu were each holding two stone locks, struggling to lift them.

Outside the courtyard, a group of young men about the same age as Tie Shitou and the others were lying outside the fence, loudly cheering and rooting for them.

The four of them gritted their teeth, neither willing to yield to the other, staring at each other while using all their might.

Inside the courtyard, near the wall, Diaochan was sewing clothes with one hand while smilingly watching the scene in the courtyard.

Ever since Duan Yu arrived, this small courtyard had gained countless vitality.

Neighbors often came to visit, along with this group of guys who revered Duan Yu as their big brother.

Before, the first thing she did every day upon opening her eyes was to ponder what to eat and what to do today.

Life seemed to be forever spinning in this cycle that saw no hope.

But Duan Yu's arrival broke all of this.

In her life that never saw the light of day, he planted a towering tree of hope whose seeds sprouted rapidly.

Now, every day when she opens her eyes, as long as she sees Duan Yu sleeping beside her, all of life seems filled with hope.

Outside the small courtyard, a carriage slowly stopped.

The driver jumped off the carriage and then lifted the carriage curtain.

Inside the carriage.

Troupe Leader Zhang, accompanied by two of his musicians, got off the carriage and looked toward the small courtyard.

"Huh."

One of Troupe Leader Zhang's subordinates gave a light exclamation: "Wasn't it said that Li Gouer had no children and was poor?"

"This......"

More than a dozen young men were gathered around the fence, and there were several more inside the courtyard, sweating profusely while lifting stone locks.

Troupe Leader Zhang naturally saw this scene as well.

"It shouldn't be wrong," Troupe Leader Zhang muttered to himself, then took two steps forward and asked: "Excuse me, is this Li Gouer's home?"

The group of young men shouting cheers didn't hear the voice behind them at all; their attention was entirely drawn by Shitou and the others in the courtyard.

However, Shitou and the other three, who were lifting stone locks and facing outside the courtyard, saw Troupe Leader Zhang getting off the carriage.

Bang!

Shitou threw the stone lock on the ground and stood up.

He looked toward Troupe Leader Zhang and the other two: "Who are you?"

When Duan Yu left, he gave instructions to protect the home well.

With these few unfamiliar faces suddenly appearing, Shitou immediately became alert.

Wang Hunu, Chen Qing'an, and Liu Bai Tu on the side also stopped their competition, put down the stone locks in their hands, and stood up.

With the few of them stopping, the dozen or so young men who were cheering also discovered that there were three more people behind them.

They couldn't help but turn their heads to look behind them.

Being stared at by so many people all at once, Troupe Leader Zhang felt a sudden panic for no reason.

"That...... may I ask, is this Li Gouer's home?" Troupe Leader Zhang repeated the question.

Shitou frowned and then nodded.

Li Gouer was Duan Yu's uncle-in-law.

Shitou knew this.

"Yes, who are you?" Shitou asked vigilantly.

Hearing that it was, Troupe Leader Zhang finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Then he said with a smile: "It's like this, we are from Jinyang City, and we had a contract with Li Gouer two days ago."

"We are here specifically for that today. Could you let us in, or could you trouble you to call Li Gouer out?"

Shitou looked Troupe Leader Zhang up and down.

Seeing that his attire was very proper, he didn't seem like a bad guy or a thug.

However, coming in was definitely not allowed.

"You wait here. I'll go ask. You are not allowed to come in." After Shitou said this to Troupe Leader Zhang, he gave a wink to Wang Hunu beside him.

Wang Hunu nodded.

Then Stone turned and trotted toward Diaochan's direction.

Diaochan, sitting against the wall of the house, also saw the visitors outside the gate.

It was just that the distance was very far, and she didn't hear clearly what was said.

"What's wrong, Stone? Who are they?" Diaochan looked at Stone and asked.

"Sister-in-law." Tie Shitou turned back and pointed at Troupe Leader Zhang and the other two: "They said they are from the city, saying they want to find Li Gouer." ===== CHAPTER 69 =====