Chapter 039 The Li family is in crisis again

Seeing that Li Yuan remained indifferent after she had shouted for a long time, Lin Siyan had no choice but to move forward. However, the road was steep and rugged, and she fell to the ground if her footing was unstable.

Someone didn't tie the rice bag tightly, and half of the rice in it scattered all over the hillside. Hearing the noise, Old Mrs. Li rushed over.

Lin Siyan was supporting herself with her hands on the ground, and before she could get up, she was stepped on heavily by Old Lady Li. The yellow mud on the sole of her shoe got all over Lin Siyan's hand, which was painful, dirty, and made her feel nauseous.

"Ah!" Lin Siyan gasped in pain.

"You jinx, you still have the nerve to shout, 'My rice! Hurry up and collect it, you waste.'" Old Mrs. Li cursed while picking up rice into the bag.

However, the ground was covered with grass leaves, stones and soil, and the rice was scattered all over the place, making it very difficult to pick up. Often, when you grab a handful, you will only find a few scattered rice grains, and the rest are debris.

But it was too troublesome to pick up each grain of rice, and the yamen runners would not give them time. The journey had already been delayed, and staying overnight in the wild was too dangerous, so the yamen runners were also afraid.

"Hurry up, or you won't be able to eat." Old Mrs. Li urged, and pulled others to pick up the things together. They finally finished picking up the things before the yamen runners were about to beat them.

But before it was only 30 kilograms, this time it is more than 50 kilograms.

Lin Siyan couldn't carry it anymore, "Mom, I really can't carry it anymore."

Lin Siyan's tears were streaming down her face, and she looked so pitiful.

But this trick works for Li Yuan, but not for Old Lady Li.

When things are good, the mother-in-law wants her daughter-in-law to be well-educated, well-mannered and good-looking. But when things are bad, she would like her daughter-in-law to be able to do the work of three men.

"You useless thing." Old Madam Li cursed softly, "What's the use of you? You belong to the old family. You carry this on your back."

Zhao immediately got angry and said, "Mom, what are you doing? I'm the one doing it. I'm not idle either. Isn't it still on my back?"

"You two should switch." Old Madam Li glared at Lin Siyan angrily, "Be gentle with yours and let her carry this one. Don't you want to eat?"

"Mom, I can't carry it either. I'm several years older than her." Zhao was not stupid. Who would want to carry something heavy when there is no benefit?

"You don't want to carry it? Then do you want me to carry it?" Old Mrs. Li glanced around the house. It was inconvenient for the men to carry the shackles, but the women were all old, weak and sick, and none of them could be of any use.

Li Sheng scolded his wife, "Mom told you to carry me on your back, so just carry me on your back. Why are you nagging me? I think you deserve a beating!"

Zhao reluctantly took the heavy bag of rice. She couldn't even eat the meal. Even though she was strong before, her back was shaking a few times now. She didn't dare to look at her vicious mother-in-law, nor did she dare to scold her cruel husband. She just thought that all this was caused by Lin Siyan.

"What are you still standing there for? Can't you even carry this?"

Lin Siyan wanted to nod, but she was afraid that Mrs. Li would beat and scold her again, so she gritted her teeth and carried the noodles on her back. Twenty kilograms of noodles were indeed a lot lighter, but they were too far to carry.

"We're crossing the river ahead, be careful." The bailiff shouted loudly.

Gu Yuru and Song Qiang also reminded the children that the river was not deep and it was enough to roll up their trouser legs.

The two little guys, Li Mumu and Gu Yu, were led by their brothers and crossed the river smoothly. Now the women of the Li family in the team were left behind.

“Hiss, ah!”

Li Fenghua from the second room cried out, "Mom, my feet hurt."

It would be strange if it didn't hurt if the blisters on my feet broke and got wet.

Sun seemed to have recovered from the pain of losing her son. She said in a harsh tone, "You are the only one who feels pain. Who wouldn't feel pain? It's the maid's body and the lady's life. Why are you making such a fuss? It hurts even more when your brother dies."

Li Fenghua didn't dare to speak anymore and just sobbed quietly.

The Gu family was much better. They applied the medicine given by Ling Yunhe at night. Although they had calluses on their feet, they did not have blisters. So even though the weather was hot, they felt quite comfortable walking in the water for a while.

Old Lady Li was also carrying some things in her hands, but she still warned her daughters-in-law, "It doesn't matter who you are, but you must not lose your things. Be careful of your skin."

The river was not deep, but it was very wide, and it took a long time to walk to the other side.

Li Rong thought that she was weak and had stars in her eyes after walking for a while. In addition, she had just had a miscarriage. If she was exposed to cold water, she would definitely suffer from a chronic illness.

She first went to find Zhang Xiang, hoping he could carry her across the river, but Zhang Xiang looked disgusted and said, "Carry you? Who do you think you are?"

Li Rong looked awkwardly at the people who were sneering at her, and said stubbornly, "Isn't this all about serving you better?"

"No need. There are so many people here. I don't believe I can't find anyone to serve them." Zhang Xiang said coldly.

In their eyes, prisoners are just like animals, except that animals are different.

After Li Rong had gotten herself into trouble, she almost cried as she went back to Old Madam Li. "Mom, what should I do? If this doesn't work out, who will want me if I can't have children in the future?"

After all, the child was her own, so Mrs. Li couldn't bear to let him go, so she asked her sons to carry him. Neither Li Sheng nor Li Ye wanted to be an extra burden, so naturally, the child fell on Li Yuan's head.

But he was wearing shackles, so in the end Li Rong hung on Li Yuan's body to get over. The two of them stepped on a stone and slipped. Li Yuan couldn't find his center of gravity and fell into the water.

Li Rong didn't want to get wet, but ended up getting completely wet. Even though the sun was shining brightly and the weather was warm, she still felt cold all over. She must have suffered from postpartum illness.

Li Mumu curled her lips and looked at Lin Siyan who was struggling to carry the bag of noodles. Just before she could make a move, Lin Siyan fell down.

She simply threw away the small stone in her hand to save trouble.

Lin Siyan fell down, and the bag of noodles was soaked in water, so the noodles could no longer be kept.

They have no money and cannot store food, and will soon face a food shortage crisis again.

That will be the day when Li Mumu brings her brothers back to the Gu family for a reunion.

Li Mumu stretched and asked, "Cousin, what do you think that is?"

"Fish, wow, what a big fish."

Gu Yu shouted excitedly.

"Cousin, you are so awesome. We can have grilled fish for lunch again." Li Mumu specially picked out a big black fish and released it. It was knocked dizzy before being released, and now Gu Yu caught it easily.

The Li family hated it so much. Why couldn't their family have such a good thing? "You useless bastard, you just came from there, why didn't you see it?"

Li Fenghua was scolded twice in a short period of time, and her feet were hurting, so she burst into tears.

"Cry, cry, cry, all you do is cry. Our family's good fortune is ruined by you jinxes crying."

Lin Siyan was also soaked and was slapped in the face as soon as she reached the shore.