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33: Catching wild rabbits.

"Godson, Godson's Wife, Godmother has wronged you..."

How could she ever repay such a huge favor?

Xiao the Second and Xiao the Second's Wife were truly going too far.

That was over a thousand yuan! How could they do such a thing?

"Godmother, please don't worry. You haven't wronged us..."

Regiment Commander Wang and Cheng Yu knelt down, quickly comforting Grandma Xiao.

When Wang Jiang and Wang He saw their parents kneeling, they knelt down too.

"Grandma, don't let anger ruin your health."

"Grandma, please don't be sad."

Xiao Niannian recalled the cabinets and drawers she had messed with at Xiao the Second's house. She hadn't had time to check them yet—could the money be inside?

If it really was there, that would be great.

After a long while, Grandma Xiao's emotions finally calmed down a little.

"Godson, you must find a way to get that money back. We can't let that beast just get away with it..."

"Godmother, I will figure something out. I have a Comrade-in-arms who works as a Public Security Officer in your county town. After the New Year, I'll have him pay your family a visit..."

Hearing Regiment Commander Wang's words, Grandma Xiao nodded.

"Good, good, good. Let's do that. We must make Xiao the Second hand over the money."

Grandma Xiao decided that tomorrow she would make a phone call to Village Head Xiao and inform the clan, revealing that Xiao the Second was not her biological son. When Niannian and she returned to the village later, they would reclaim that house, as it was registered under Zhan'er's name and Zhan'er had paid to build it.

Once Grandma Xiao sorted these matters out in her mind, her strength recovered slightly.

"Since you came today, stay here for lunch. Godmother will cook for you."

"Thank you, Godmother. Old Wang and I will help you cook."

Cheng Yu said this, then looked at her two sons.

"You two, go play with Sister Niannian."

Xiao Niannian looked at the two children; they resembled Uncle Wang greatly and had upright, honest faces.

"Sister Niannian."

"Sister Niannian."

Xiao Niannian used to be the 'King of the Kids' in her village. Seeing these two younger brothers now, she smiled and said,

"Have you ever been into the mountains behind here?"

"Yes, we have. There are wild rabbits and Wild Chickens inside, and we've tried to catch them. But we can only go to this side of the back mountain, not the area further back; that's a restricted zone."

"That's right. It's surrounded by a wire fence, so we can't go in."

Xiao Niannian looked at them and then thought of the little boy she had saved, Gu Nian.

She wondered if he had returned home. Judging by his uncle's demeanor, he shouldn't be an ordinary person. Now that he was back, his family should be able to protect him.

"Sister Niannian, shall we go catch wild rabbits?"

"Sister Niannian, let's go to the back mountain and catch rabbits and Wild Chickens."

Hearing Wang Jiang and Wang He's words, Xiao Niannian nodded.

"Wait for me for a moment."

Xiao Niannian returned to her room, took out some wire from her spatial dimension, and then let Wang Jiang and Wang He enter.

"Sister Niannian, what are you making?"

"I'm making a few slingshots."

Hearing that Sister Niannian was going to make slingshots, Wang Jiang and Wang He became extremely excited.

"Sister Niannian, you actually know how to make slingshots? That's amazing!"

Hearing their comments, Xiao Niannian said,

"I'll make one for each of you, but you absolutely cannot use them to shoot at people. Understand?"

"Sister Niannian, we'll listen to you. We definitely won't shoot at people."

"Exactly, Sister Niannian, don't worry. We guarantee we won't do such a thing."

Hearing the two younger brothers' assurances, Xiao Niannian quickly made three slingshots.

Looking at the three freshly made slingshots, Wang Jiang and Wang He were overjoyed.

"Let's go, let's go outside and test them."

The two boys happily followed Xiao Niannian outside.

"Xiao Jiang, Xiao He, where are you two going?"

Cheng Yu and Regiment Commander Wang were talking with Grandma Xiao. Seeing her sons come out, Cheng Yu asked with a smile.

"We're taking Sister Niannian to look at the back mountain."

Cheng Yu nodded when she heard this.

"Don't take your sister into the restricted zone. Just walk around the outer area, and remember to come back for lunch."

"Okay."

The children in the Family Courtyard usually pick wild fruits, play, and roughhouse in the back mountains. They usually don't worry about the children being in danger, as there are Sentries at the compound gate and Soldiers standing guard and patrolling the back mountain area.

"Sister Niannian, this is the place. This mountain has lots of rabbits and Wild Chickens."

Xiao Niannian looked at the mountain. Not far away was a bamboo forest, but the trees in this immediate area were sparse, and the grass on the ground had been trampled flat in many places. There were still some shrubs around, and she noticed a few small caves.

It was currently winter, and although the south wasn't that cold, Xiao Niannian spotted rabbit footprints and also found a rabbit den.

"Sister Niannian, what are you looking at?"

Hearing Wang Jiang's question, Xiao Niannian raised a hand to her lips.

Seeing Sister Niannian motion for silence, Wang Jiang and Wang He immediately quieted down.

"There's a rabbit here."

The two boys immediately widened their eyes upon hearing their sister's words. They had seen many rabbits before, but despite trying many methods, they had never managed to catch one.

Xiao Niannian listened to the surrounding movements and noticed a black shadow flash past inside a hole not far away. She looked around and quickly found another exit.

The rabbit had just poked its head out.

"Crack."

The slingshot in Xiao Niannian's hand was fired.

"Ding! Slingshot Attack Power +1."

"Crack."

The rabbit was hit, and it staggered but continued running forward.

"Rabbit!"

Wang Jiang and Wang He saw the rabbit and shouted excitedly.

"Crack."

Another stone flew past, and the struggling rabbit collapsed completely onto the ground, though its legs were still twitching.

"Tie it up."

Xiao Niannian instructed.

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Wang Jiang and Wang He pounced, immediately taking out rope and tying up the rabbit. They had brought a small sack with them when they came out.

Once it was tied up, they threw it directly into the sack.

"Xiao Jiang, you guard this hole. Xiao He, you come here and guard the hole by this tree..." Xiao Niannian instructed her younger brothers.

"Okay."

This was the first time Wang Jiang and Wang He had seen someone use a slingshot to knock out a rabbit so quickly, fiercely, and accurately. Their admiration for Xiao Niannian reached its peak.

Their parents were truly wonderful for finding them such a great older sister.

"Sister, we're ready."

"Sister, just tell us what you want to do."

The two boys decided right then to drop the 'Niannian' part of 'Sister Niannian'—from now on, she was simply 'Sister,' their biological sister.

Xiao Niannian took out a matchbox, lit the dry grass nearby, and placed it directly into the hole.

Soon, thick smoke surged from the entrance into the hole.

"Sister, there really is another rabbit!"

Wang Jiang saw the rabbit run out and quickly lunged toward it, but the rabbit was more agile than him and dashed to the side.

"Crack."

Xiao Niannian swiftly took action, shooting a stone rapidly towards the rabbit.

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