Famine Years and Fleeing: After Reincarnating as a Farmhouse Mother-in-Law, I Became Amazing

Liang Shuyan was reborn as the mother of a group of children. Being a mother was one thing, but she also happened to be in the midst of a famine. With originally precarious meals and the added hard...

Chapter Twenty-Six: Trouble from the Maiden's Family

Jin Dashan looked at his mother with astonished eyes: "Mother, you said my father gave us some kind of portable refrigerator, but, but my father is dead?"

Liang Shuyan continued, "A few days ago, I had a dream. I dreamt that your father said to go north and you would see a place with a tree growing there. Dig down two meters and you would see the refrigerator. I have already stored some food for you and the children in the refrigerator. No matter what, I will make sure you don't go hungry on the way to escape famine!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Erniu burst into tears, wailing, "Father! If it weren't for our father, would our whole family have starved to death? It's all because of you, Father! Even now that you've ascended to heaven, you still think of us! Father!"

Zhang lowered her voice and whispered, "Mother, what else did my father say?"

"What else could I say? I just told them I was taking care of the children and that it was hard work, and then there was just a white blur, and I couldn't see anything anymore!"

Zhang's eyes reddened, and Sanwang cried even more bitterly: "Mother, Sanwang misses Father. If Father were still alive, I would rather be obedient and not make Father angry, Father!"

Liang Shuyan never expected that her simple desire to find an excuse to take things out of the system to feed the children would cause them to cry so sadly.

Li Lanfang walked over with her cane, stomping on it as she said, "Alright, don't let anyone see us and think I'm dead. You're all crying so sadly. Your father still cares about us, so we must live well. When we get to your final resting place, burn plenty of paper money for your father!"

The old lady's shout stopped everyone from crying. Liu exclaimed, "Mother, can we see the refrigerator?"

"Curiosity really killed the cat. Why are you so fussy? The refrigerator your dad gave you is big, and you can take things out, but you can only see things if you want to go and keep your father-in-law company!"

These words frightened Liu Shi so much that she dared not say another word.

Jin Erniu nudged his wife and said angrily, "As long as there's food, that's enough. Why do you insist on looking into the refrigerator that Dad gave us? Mom is right. If you want to see it, you have to have the same kind as Dad!"

"Grandma Mountain, come out here!"

Not far away, there was a man standing next to an old woman, who was about sixty years old, with a full head of white hair and looked very thin.

Sanwang was fast, and he recognized the person at a glance as his uncle. He exclaimed in surprise, "Uncle! Grandma!"

Upon hearing Sanwang's shout, Liang Shuyan immediately thought of the person who had come to their house to collect a debt last time. He was holding an IOU and insisted that it was a gambling debt owed by Dashan. Wasn't the man that man mentioned the Liang Zhengdong in front of her?

The original owner's brother always thought of his sister when the family had any difficulties, but if his sister had any difficulties, he would always stand by and do nothing, saying that it was her bad luck that she insisted on marrying that good-for-nothing Jin family member!

Despite this, the original owner still secretly helped her maternal family. A few years ago, there was a severe drought, and the family had no harvest. They were in dire straits. But when she learned that mushrooms on the mountain were edible, she picked two large baskets of them. She gave one basket to her maternal family and kept the other for her own family. Who knew that her nephew would die like that? As a result, her maternal family cut off all contact with her and had not visited her for many years. Why did they come back today?

Liang Shuyan was not the original owner of this body. She lacked the original owner's cowardice but possessed more resentment and ruthlessness. The words that man had spoken that day floated into her mind: "He said, you have many sons. If you kill one, there are still two more."

"What brings you here?" These words were clearly different from the original owner's, carrying a hint of mockery and humiliation. How could Liang Zhengdong not hear it?

“There’s famine everywhere now, and we can’t afford to support this old woman anymore. We remembered she has a daughter like you, so we brought her here. By the way, could you lend me some food, sister? We’re completely out of food, and your niece is waiting for it.”

Liang Shuyan smiled coldly: "Is that so? I don't want to poison my niece again. As for this old geezer in front of me, he has nothing to do with me. Let her take good care of you, you ungrateful wretch. My family's grain is not enough to feed dogs!"

The old woman trembled slightly, almost unable to believe her eyes. She rubbed her eyes and looked again. Yes, it was her daughter. How could she have become so ruthless, not even recognizing her as her mother?

"You, open your eyes and look! I'm your mother, Shuyan!"

Liang Shuyan's eyes were filled with murderous intent as she stared coldly at her: "Don't forget, when I gave you that basket of mushrooms, I also left a basket for us. We ate them and were fine, but your grandson ate them and died. I accept your resentment. Who said that I, this despicable woman, never wanted to acknowledge my daughter in this lifetime? What, you've come to acknowledge me now?"

When had Liang Zhengdong ever been treated like this? He lunged at Liang Shuyan, yelling, "You bitch! How dare you say such a thing? I'll beat you to death today, you ungrateful wretch! You're a member of the Liang family, so what? Are you just going to stand by and watch the Liang family starve to death?"

Da Shan was strong and lunged at Liang Zhengdong, shouting, "Enough! What else do you want to do? If you want to hit my mother, you should at least see if we brothers agree!"

Erniu, Sanwang, their two daughters-in-law, and a group of adorable little kids were all ready to go.

Liang Zhengdong sneered: "How can this bunch of cowards stop me? Today, I will take your grain back even if I have to steal it. The Jin family deserves to starve to death!"

Liang Zhengdong's arrogant voice echoed through the sky, while Liang Shuyan crossed her arms and said, "What's wrong? Are you so poor that you can't survive, so you resort to robbery?"

Everyone gathered around, wanting to see how the Liang family could be so shameless as to try to steal the Jin family's grain in broad daylight.

“Listen to this, everyone. My brother’s family has been holding a grudge ever since because I kindly sent them mushrooms during a year of severe drought. My nephew was poisoned after eating them. A while ago, someone came to our mountain village with an IOU, claiming it was a gambling debt owed by us. What kind of person is Dashan? How could he gamble? Later, under my questioning, the man actually said that Liang Zhengdong had instigated it. Now, they still want to borrow grain from them? On what grounds?”

"Oh dear, Dashan doesn't gamble. Although Dashan is a bit sexist and lazy, he still knows right from wrong when it comes to matters of principle."

“Those two baskets of mushrooms were picked by me and Aunt Dashan. Aunt Dashan said that her family didn’t have much to eat, so she kindly gave a basket to her family. But she never expected that her nephew would die. But didn’t she leave a basket for her own family? She meant well but did something bad. How could the Jiang family do such a thing?”

"Today, I want to see who dares to steal my grain from Guoshantun in broad daylight!" A sharp voice rang out from the crowd.