Volume 1: Reborn in the 1980s, selling lunch boxes with my mother Chapter 156 The three mothers cried
When Jiang Lesheng locked the door and set fire to Jiang's house, Han Jisong was picking up scraps in the reed marsh outside Liuzhutou Village.
He was out to catch wild ducks.
He had set this trap for two days, just to wait for the fifth day of the first lunar month to welcome the God of Wealth.
In the reed marsh of Liuzhutou Village, many wild ducks come here to forage for food every autumn and winter. These wild ducks do not have much meat in the eyes of the villagers, but they can be sold at a good price in the city.
But these little creatures are extremely clever. At the slightest disturbance, they will run and fly away and disappear in a flash, making them extremely difficult to catch!
Han Jisong could only use traps.
He knew that every year from the fourth night to the fifth morning of the first lunar month, every household in the village would set off firecrackers to send away the ghost of poverty. Once the firecrackers exploded, the wild ducks hiding in the reeds would surely be frightened and run away.
He had set up several "mazes" in advance at several locations at the exit of the reed marsh using fine white fishing nets.
Once the wild ducks get caught in the fishing nets, it will be difficult for them to break free.
Don’t ask him why he went out on the fifth day . Isn’t he afraid of running into a poor ghost?
It's so funny! Their family is so poor, what are they afraid of?
He himself is the biggest pauper, okay?
Han Jisong built a fire under an old willow tree not far from the reed marsh and waited for daybreak to collect the ducks.
Not far past the reed marsh is Jiang Tian’s village.
Han Jisong, with his hands in his pockets, leaned against the old willow tree, looking at Jiang Tian's old house from afar. He was thinking, at this time, the Jiang family should have lit firecrackers and prepared to make noodles and eat "money strings", right?
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a puff of black smoke coming out of Jiang Tian’s old house.
The smoke produced by burning kerosene is different from the smoke produced by burning "poor ghosts".
Oh no! Is Jiang Tian’s house on fire?
Without paying any attention to the wild ducks in the reed marsh , Han Jisong ran towards the village.
When they ran to the village entrance, Jiang's neighbors had already discovered that the fire next door was on fire, and most of the village people ran to Jiang's house to put out the fire.
At this time, the row of three and a half tiled houses of the Jiang family had already caught fire, with flames shooting up into the sky!
Some villagers took buckets and poured water on it, while others shouted the names of Hu Qiongfang, Jiang Tian and Jiang Cheng into the water.
It was quiet inside, with only the crackling and popping sounds of burning wood.
The onlookers all turned pale-faced. Even though there was a blaze of fire in the yard, the villagers felt a chill running straight from their tailbones to the top of their heads!
Could it be that the Jiang family has attracted some unclean creatures?
Otherwise, why did it take less than a year for first Mrs. Jiang and her eldest son to die, and then the youngest son and the eldest daughter-in-law to be buried in the fire?
At this moment, the villagers were certain that Hu Qiongfang, her mother and daughter, and Jiang Lesheng who lived next door, had been burned to death inside.
As for why there was such a pungent smell of kerosene at the scene?
Most likely, when he was "sending away the ghost of poverty", he accidentally knocked over the kerosene bottle at home, which set the house on fire.
Although the village has electricity, due to frequent power outages, many families are still in the habit of preparing kerosene and lighting kerosene lamps when there is a power outage. It's just a pity for Hu Qiongfang, a woman who lost her husband and finally built a new house with her two children and lived a good life. But these good days were gone before they even lasted a few days?
Just as everyone was sighing, Han Jisong got a torn quilt from somewhere, picked up the bucket on the ground, poured several buckets of water on the quilt, then threw the wet quilt over himself and rushed into the house.
The first person he rescued was Jiang Tian.
Upon discovering that Jiang Lesheng was so cruel as to pour kerosene into the door, Jiang Tian made a prompt decision and gave up pouring water on the door.
The mother and daughter jumped into the water tank.
The water tank in the rural kitchen was very large, and the mother and daughter were relatively thin, so when they jumped in, Jiang Tian and Hu Qiongfang took off their thick cotton jackets, soaked them in the well water, and after they were wet, they covered their heads with them and half covered them with the water tank lid.
She was now a little glad that Jiang Lesheng had poured kerosene directly on the door.
Although the smoke in the house was very choking, as long as they could hold on until the wooden door collapsed, they could then rush out wearing wet cotton jackets.
Even if I get burned, it's better than being burned to death, right?
Unexpectedly, before the wooden door collapsed, it was kicked open from outside.
The next second, Jiang Tian heard a familiar voice.
"Han Jisong?!" Jiang Tian almost cried and stood up from the water tank with a splash.
The situation was urgent, Han Jisong only had one quilt and could not take two people out at the same time. Jiang Tian wanted him to take Hu Qiongfang out first.
How could Hu Qiongfang agree?
At this moment, this soft-hearted woman suddenly became a different person. She snatched the wet cotton jacket from her daughter's head and yelled at Jiang Tian while coughing:
"You go with Xiao Han! Mom can get out by herself!"
The mother and daughter had just run out of the kitchen with Han Jisong, and the next second, they heard a loud noise behind them.
The beams of the Jiang family's old house collapsed...
"Chengcheng!" Hu Qiongfang's eyes were bloodshot and she shouted heartbreakingly towards the direction of the east house.
My legs were uncontrollably trying to run towards the fire.
Several villagers who came to put out the fire behind her held her tightly.
Jiang Tian's eyes were filled with tears, and her teeth had bitten her lower lip so hard that it bled.
Why?
Why is this happening?
Even if God gave her a chance to start over, would she still not be able to change her brother's fate of being killed by that beast Jiang Lesheng?
Jiang Tian's eyes turned red, and she couldn't help but raise her arms and slap herself twice!
She had known for a long time that Jiang Lesheng was a poisonous snake that would harm people, so why didn't she take the initiative and kill him directly when she was reborn?
Anyway, she has lived two lives and has lived enough. She will accept going to jail for a few years if she can get rid of this scourge, Jiang Lesheng!
She was only twelve years old. Even if she accidentally killed someone, the court couldn't sentence her to death, right?
It was all her fault. If she hadn't let down her guard against the venomous snake Jiang Lesheng, Jiang Cheng wouldn't have...
"Sister! Mom! Are you all okay? That's great!" Jiang Cheng ran in from the door with a dark face.
Jiang Tian: “…”
"Son!" Hu Qiongfang was so excited that her voice split open and she shouted "son" instead of "son".
The next second, Jiang Cheng was hugged by the two women in the house.
The three mothers hugged their heads and cried bitterly.
The onlookers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Some of them were so soft-hearted that they were so moved that they wept along with Hu Qiongfang and her two sons.
Just as I was feeling moved, someone suddenly called out, "Sister Qiongfang! Your Jiang Lesheng is still in there!"
