At first, Old Man Shen didn't react. He looked at Liu Yushan in confusion, not knowing what he meant by staring at him.
It was not until Liu Yushan started coughing and looked at the three wounded men on the kang that Old Man Shen reacted.
Seeing that he couldn't fool around anymore, he had to pull the key from his belt and handed it to the third brother, Shen Qiushu: "Hurry up and open the cabinet and give your uncle Yushan some cornmeal. You can't let him take so many herbs!"
Shen Qiushu's eyes lit up when he saw the key being handed over, and he happily took it and said, "Hey!"
Then he went to the bowl rack in the outer room and took a bowl.
Then he rolled his eyes and grabbed a small empty pocket next to him.
He went into the house, and while his father was talking to someone else, he opened the cupboard, scooped out a little cornmeal from the bag, put it in his pocket, and secretly put the pocket into his arms.
He filled another half bowl and asked his father, "Is this enough?"
Seeing that the third son didn't fill the bowl foolishly, Old Man Shen heaved a sigh of relief, raised his hand to take the bowl, and said to Liu Yushan, "There's not much food left at home, Yushan, don't despise me, I'm sorry that I made you run twice."
Liu Yushan didn't even bother to be polite and took the bowl directly: "It's okay, I'll ask my grandson to bring the bowl back to you later."
If it were an ordinary family, he would have to refuse it anyway to look good.
But he didn't dare to do that to the Shen family.
He was afraid that if he said he didn't need it, Old Man Shen would really take the bowl back.
The bowl isn't very big, and most of the half bowl doesn't have much, but it's better than nothing.
Liu Yushan picked up the bowl, packed up his things, and left.
He didn't bandage any of the three wounded this time, and just left them there. He couldn't afford the white cotton cloth.
It was noisy and it was getting dark outside.
The villagers stayed at Shen's house for a while, but as it was getting late, they all said goodbye and went home.
For a moment, the east room of the Shen family fell silent, leaving only the sound of Shen Limin humming.
He suffered the most injuries, and although none of them were very deep, there were many small wounds on his back caused by scissors.
Wang Huilian's tears fell down and she looked at her husband: "Boss, you have to avenge our whole family!"
First it was the eldest son, then the youngest son, and finally her. The whole family of five, including her daughter, were forced to marry into the Zhao family because of the devil next door. Thinking of this, Wang Huilian felt depressed to death.
But she didn't dare to go and seek revenge on the dead girl herself, so she could only rely on her man.
Chen Chunshu looked at Chen Xiashu's palms which were covered with herbs, pretending not to hear what his wife said.
Instead, he changed the subject: "What's the reason for this today?"
Lying on the kang with tears in his eyes, Shen Limin immediately complained to his father: "It's all my mother's fault. She forced me to follow her to the next door to beat up Second Aunt and Fourth Girl. As a result, that damn girl went crazy. I almost died in her hands."
Thinking of Shen Siyue’s eyes that seemed to want to die together with everything, Shen Limin shuddered.
"I won't dare to mess with her anymore. She is a lunatic. She really dares to kill people!"
After saying that, he wanted to hug his head, but accidentally touched the wound on his hand, and immediately cried out in pain.
When Shen Chunshu heard this, he realized that this matter was caused by his wife. He secretly glared at her, then turned to look at Old Man Shen.
"Dad, what do you think we should do? The fourth girl even dared to attack the second child. Who will dare to close their eyes when they sleep in the future?"
After asking Old Man Shen, he turned around and asked Chen Xiashu: "What do you think, Old Master?"
The idiots in the village don't live long. One has no one to take care of them, and the other has little food and clothing. They can't work to earn work points, so of course they have even less to eat.
Chen Chunshu started the conversation and then stopped talking. He lowered his eyelids and waited for others to speak.
But before anyone else could speak, Wang Huilian couldn't help herself and said through gritted teeth, "Kill her, kill her now. If you don't kill her, sooner or later the whole family will die at her hands."
Chen Chunshu closed his eyes speechlessly, his head buzzing with anger at his stupid wife.
Her parents and grandfather are all here, and you, as an old lady, keep talking about killing her daughter. Aren’t you afraid that the villagers will find out and you’ll be drowned in spit?
If he could just say it directly, would he need to lay so much groundwork?
Li Xiang, who was like an invisible person, looked at her man in horror after hearing what her sister-in-law said.
Chen Xiashu lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. No matter how crazy the fourth girl went before, he had never been hurt. Although he was afraid, it was not to the point of terror. But now he was a little afraid to go back to the small east room.
Old man Shen leaned against the wall at the head of the kang with his eyes squinted tiredly, chewing over the boss's words in his mind.
Especially when I think about the half bowl of cornmeal I gave away today, I feel so distressed.
Every bite of food he ate was one less, not to mention the bowl of food she gave away for free.
The last time Zhao Changgui came, he thought the gift was white flour, but when he opened it after the guests left, he found that it was only one or two pounds of cornmeal. He was extremely disappointed.
At that moment, everyone in the room, except Li Xiang, had the same terrible thought in their mind.
It was not until the room was completely dark that Old Man Shen said slowly, "This year is a bad year, and we don't have much food at home."
Just this one sentence made everyone else in the room tremble in their hearts.
If there is not enough food, it means that only those who work can eat it, while those who cannot work and add burden to the family will inevitably be abandoned.
For example, Shen Siyue.
For example, Old Lady Wang.
You don't have to do anything, just cut back on food. How long can a person live?
Li Xiang covered her mouth and cried silently. She looked in the direction of Chen Xiashu and begged in a low voice: "Her father, we only have this one girl!"
In the darkness, Chen Xiashu's hoarse voice came: "She can even kill me, her own father."
The meaning of the unfinished words is self-evident.
Li Xiang quickly thought of another idea: "Let's find another in-law for Yue Er. Maybe there will be one who won't despise her."
The second son's wife's words reminded Old Man Shen.
No dowry is required, just some food is enough. Maybe there is a family that wants to marry a daughter-in-law like this?
"Okay, everyone go back to your rooms. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it after the New Year!"
He wanted to marry a wife for his third son a few years ago, but before that he didn't want any funerals in the family as it would be unlucky.
At night, Chen Xiashu did not return to his own room, but stayed in the east room.
Li Xiang had no choice but to go back to the room by herself.
She had just walked out of the house and was about to close the gate when she saw a dark shadow flash past the door.
Li Xiang thought she was seeing things, so she walked to the gate of the courtyard and looked back and forth on the roads on both sides. There was not even a ghost on the dark road, so she realized that she was seeing things.
He turned around and closed the door before returning to the small east room.
Shi Tou, who was hiding in the corner, heard the sound of the door closing, then emerged from the darkness. He looked at the Shen family's gate for a few seconds before turning around and walking towards his own residence outside the village.
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