Yu Lanhua burst into tears of joy, rushed forward, pointed at herself and said excitedly: "Shun Kangbo, this is me, Lanhua, the Lanhua of Yu Yongfa's fortune!"

Shun Kangbo was also surprised when he saw her: "Lanhua, oh, it's really Lanhua, you escaped from Linjia Village!"

Yu Lanhua nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, they escaped. They escaped early this morning. Shun Kangbo, where are my parents and brothers? Where are they? Did they escape?"

Shun Kangbo also nodded: "We escaped, our entire village escaped, fortunately we left in time."

Yu Lanhua asked again, "What about Uncle Shunkang, where are my parents?"

Shun Kangbo was about to speak when he saw Yu Lanhua, who looked thin but healthy, and swallowed the answer that was about to come out of his mouth: "Lanhua, my family has eaten all the food on the way. Can you give me two cakes? I will return you when I have more food!"

Shun Kangbo's son and daughter-in-law, who were not far away, looked at Yu Lanhua with longing eyes. Lin Changxi laughed at this time: "Shun Kangbo, what are you talking about? Every family is short of food. We are almost out of food too."

After saying this, he winked at Yu Lanhua, but Yu Lanhua pretended not to see it. She pursed her lips and gritted her teeth, then returned to her luggage. Facing her daughter-in-law's surprised gaze, she took out a taro from the grain bag and hurried to Shun Kangbo to hand it to him: "Shun Kangbo, can you tell me where my parents are now?"

Shun Kangbo and his family were also extremely hungry. The only reason they could survive here was that they ground up their own wheat bran and husks and took them away. They ate these after they had eaten all the food they had stored on the road. It didn't matter if it was difficult to swallow. As long as they could survive, they would eat anything.

The whole family had a pale face after eating so much. It was difficult to defecate without the smell of oil. Adults and children had to walk on the ground with one foot deep and one foot shallow. They dreamed of having a full meal. As for the thick rice and meat porridge that Lin Rui's family often ate on the road to escape the famine, it was something they dared not even think about.

"Hey, Lanhua, you!" Lin Changxi immediately pulled Yu Lanhua away when he saw her like this. How could this sister-in-law act so carelessly? Didn't she see that the refugees around them were looking at them with green eyes!

Yu Lanhua only felt guilty, and looked at Lin Changxi and pleaded, "Changxi, everyone is born by their parents. I can't live well here and ignore my parents!"

It happened that Yu Lanhua's two sons saw the situation and pulled the person away, saying, "Mom, what are you doing? We can't even take care of ourselves, how can we afford to help our in-laws?"

Lin Zizheng pouted, "Mom, don't be silly. You've always been the only one who brought good food and drinks from home. I've never seen my grandparents and uncles send anything to our family. If you want to bring her back, I'll be the first to object. We are the Lin family, and they are not!"

Lin Zikun also said: "Mother, the clan leader has brought us all here alive. To be frank, if my last name wasn't Lin and you weren't our father's wife, the clan leader wouldn't even blink an eye even if you died on the roadside. We've walked most of the way to escape the famine. How many poor people have there been? Could we have saved them all?"

"But they are your grandparents, your mother's parents!" Yu Lanhua was horrified that her two sons were so cold-blooded.

Lin Zizheng and Lin Zikun said, "Mom, why don't you understand what time it is now? Even if we save on what we have in our food bag, it can only last for five or six days at most. After five or six days, what will the whole family eat?"

"Grandpa and grandma, uncles and aunts, cousins ​​and their children, three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are all asking you for food. How can you give it to them? Where will you get so much food?"

Lin Zizheng's words were absolutely correct. Even if farmers were poor, as long as they had something to eat, they could continue to thrive and have many children. If it were just grandparents, it would be fine. They were old and frail, so how much could they eat even if they were hungry?

But my uncle, aunt, cousin and their children all need to eat. My own family is worried about not having enough food left. Why does my mother have to bother my in-laws? Doesn’t she feel sorry for her own children and grandchildren going hungry?

Yu Lanhua figured out the key point, and her heart was tangled. She sighed deeply: "Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore, I won't ask anymore!"

After saying this, she sat aside listlessly, showing no interest in doing anything. The responsibility of tidying up the house fell on the two daughters-in-law.

Lin Changfa saw the clues and asked Yu Lanhua what was going on, but Yu Lanhua remained silent. Finally, she got the answer from her son, who sneered, "Don't worry about her. She can't even clean up her own mess, yet she's still thinking about other people's affairs. During our family's most difficult years, you asked your maternal family for money. What did your two uncles say? A daughter who's married off is like water spilled out. You've never seen a daughter go back to her parents' house to borrow money. Aren't you afraid of losing face?"

Lin Changfa spoke in a loud voice, and it seemed that he was doing it on purpose for Yu Lanhua to hear it.

Lin Changxi came back and told Lin Rui about Yu Lanhua's situation. Lin Rui frowned and asked, "What did uncle say?"

"Your uncle and cousins ​​are all very clear-headed and know the severity of the food situation. They will never give it to your aunt's family no matter what."

Lin Rui nodded. If his uncle agreed, he would have to step in to stop this matter. What he could protect was the Lin family. If more and more aunts and uncles joined the family, he would not be able to be responsible for so many people in the face of natural disasters and man-made disasters. When there are too many people, people will be confused, all kinds of contradictions will arise, and there will be different voices in the family.

Since the clan cannot help him but instead hinders him, then there is no need for the clan to exist. He will definitely pull his family out without delay.

Sometimes what you fear will come true. When they stopped to rest and had a quick meal, Yu Lanhua's family, perhaps after hearing Shun Kangbo's tip-off, came looking for them.

Yu Lanhua's mother was pushed on a cart by her son, screaming heartbreakingly: "Lanhua, Lanhua! Damn Lanhua, Damn Lanhua!"

Yu Lanhua's listless expression immediately perked up upon hearing her mother's voice. She straightened up and looked in her mother's direction, crying and shouting, "Mom, Mom!" She stood up and rushed over. Niu Qin beside her pulled her back, "Mom, what are you doing?"

Another daughter-in-law, Zhuying, also reached out to pull her away in a hurry, but Yu Lanhua pinched Niu Qin hard with her nails and pushed her backwards. Niu Qin took two steps back and bumped into her sister-in-law Zhuying. They both cried out in pain, "Ouch!"

Lin Zijun, Lin Zizheng, Lin Zikun and Lin Changfa, father and son, were reinforcing the cart. When they heard the sound, they immediately looked towards Yu Lanhua, only to see her mother-in-law running towards her parents' home in the distance.

Lin Changfa yelled angrily: "Lanhua, come back here!"

Yu Lanhua didn't take her two daughters-in-law seriously, but she was still very afraid of her husband. She replied, "I'll just go back and take a look. I'll be back soon."

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