"Mrs. Yun asked Granny Guo to treat the three children fairly. Moreover, Mrs. Yun proposed that she should take over the right to cook again. When Granny Guo heard what Mrs. Yun said, she started to make a fuss. This is what happened." Mrs. Li said in a low voice.

"I just can't understand why Grandma Guo prefers boys to girls even though her family has few children. Anyway, I think my daughter is much more caring than my son." Zhang said with disapproval.

"Who said it wasn't true? Look at how virtuous Granny Guo's daughter-in-law is. She does everything at home and outside, and takes good care of the children. Yet Granny Guo insists on bullying her." An aunt nearby interrupted.

"That's right. Only Grandma Guo is lucky to marry such a good daughter-in-law. Besides, the young daughter-in-law is usually very filial to Grandma Guo. It's also because the child is involved that the young daughter-in-law reacted so strongly." Another aunt also said a few fair words.

"If you ask me, Yunpeng is just too soft-tempered and listens to his mother in everything. He is such a grown-up, but he still does whatever his mother says all day long. Moreover, his mother bullied his wife and daughter, but he didn't come out to protect them. He is too irresponsible." said Zhang the hunter.

"Of course not. When a man gets married, he has to protect his wife and children. When my mother and wife quarrel, he will definitely express his attitude. He keeps silent, which hurts his wife and my mother thinks he is unfilial." This is what an experienced old man said.

"Sister Li, Yunpeng's family can't keep going like this. They still have food now, but if Grandma Guo keeps doing this, the adults in the family will starve and have problems."

"Although Grandma Guo takes special care of the two boys, her little granddaughter may get sick from hunger over time," said Zhang worriedly.

"That's right. If there was no food, everyone would starve. Now that we have food, we still have to starve. This is definitely not okay."

"There are three children in total. If they are treated differently like this, how can their relationship be good when they grow up?"

"The village chief must take good care of this matter. Otherwise, if all the mothers-in-law follow Granny Guo's example, the daughters-in-law and young girls in the village will have no way to survive."

"Of course not. What will happen next? If there is really no food, will Grandma Guo have to sell her granddaughter?" The auntie noticed and spoke a little loudly.

"What, Grandma Guo wants to sell her granddaughter?" the person who came from behind asked in surprise.

"No way, why would you sell the child for no reason? Besides, who would you sell the child to in this remote place?" This was also a villager who came later.

The village chief listened to everyone's increasingly outrageous discussions and angrily struck the gong.

"Everyone, be quiet. Let Grandma Guo speak." The village chief shouted.

Everyone's voices stopped, and now Granny Guo's voice became clearer.

"Village chief, please judge my family. When Yunpeng's father passed away when I was young, I didn't remarry for the sake of my child. I went through so much hardship to raise Yunpeng."

After hearing what Grandma Guo said, everyone also remembered the hardships she had gone through over the years.

"I finally found a wife for Yunpeng. Unexpectedly, my daughter-in-law would rush to cook just because I used less food. I cook at this age just to keep the food for a longer period of time. Am I right, village chief?" asked Granny Guo.

"Grandma Guo, this is a good idea," the village chief replied.

"My daughter-in-law brought it up several times before, but my son and I didn't agree. Then, this afternoon, she started arguing with me because I secretly cooked for my two older grandchildren last night. She said I was partial and didn't care about my younger granddaughter. Then, she said she would cook from now on and I wouldn't have to, and she said I was wrong."

"Everyone, please be fair. Don't families give food to boys first? Girls will get married in the future and don't need to eat too well. Besides, don't girls in every family go through the same thing when they are young? I did nothing wrong." Grandma Guo said, clapping her hands on the ground.

Some old ladies in the village who favored boys over girls also wanted to nod, but when they found that the people around them looked at them in a strange way, they did not dare to move.

"Village chief, Yun doesn't want to help me cook. She thinks I'm old and wants to take away my right to be the housekeeper. If I agree, will she still be filial to me in the future? Can she still help me with my old age?" Grandma Guo continued to say aggrievedly.

"Ms. Guo, what you said is too much. Your daughter-in-law has been so filial to you since she came into the family. How can you speak against your conscience?" Aunt Huang, the village chief's mother, retorted angrily.

"Yes, Grandma Guo, you have the final say in your family. Your daughter-in-law works hard and never complains, but she has never said a bad word about you." Zhang also said.

"Grandma Guo, we are fleeing from famine now, and every family is extremely poor. Does it matter who is in charge of the household?" The village chief's wife, Mrs. Li, also said.

When Granny Guo saw that the women in the village were all pointing their guns at her, she became very vocal. Especially when she heard the village head's wife and the village head's mother talking, she dared not say a word.

"Ms. Yun, can you tell us what happened?" The village chief looked at Ms. Yun who was crying while holding her daughter.

"Village Chief, ever since Yun the Butcher and his men in the prefectural capital bought food for everyone, my family has also bought some. Normally, in order to save food at this time, everyone is not eating enough. I definitely understand this."

"But my mother-in-law used too little food when she cooked, so we couldn't even get half full. My little girl cried in the middle of the night because she was hungry. My two sons slept with my mother-in-law last night."

"At noon today, I noticed my two sons didn't eat much, so I asked them what was wrong. They told me that my mother-in-law had cooked a special meal for them last night. I was very angry when I heard that."

"I told my mother-in-law that there are few children in the family and she shouldn't be partial. Otherwise, the children will easily become alienated when they grow up. Then, I mentioned that I would cook in the future. My mother-in-law started to make a fuss." Yun said aggrievedly.

"I just thought that even if we save food, we can't eat like this. Over time, the health of adults and children will deteriorate. I'm not unfilial to my mother-in-law." Yun said this and started crying again. The child in her arms was so scared that she started crying too.

Zhang and Li, along with several daughters-in-law from the village, gathered around to comfort Yun.

"Grandma Guo, your daughter-in-law is right, isn't she?" asked the village chief.

"Then I have to talk about you, Grandma Guo. We have to walk so much every day, and you cook like this. How long do you think your daughter-in-law, your son and your granddaughter can survive without starving to death? Of course, your two grandsons will definitely not starve to death." The village chief glanced at Yun's two sons.

The two boys were so scared that they ran and hid behind Yun.