When Granny Wu and the others were left on the mountain road outside Qingshi Village, they were completely dazed. It took them a while to recover from the pain all over their bodies, and they were so angry that they cursed loudly at the entrance of the village.
“Wang Fengqin, Jiang Yimian, get out here! Have you no shame? You don’t even recognize your own relatives. You will get your retribution. No wonder your husbands and sons died. You deserve it. This is retribution.”
"Don't think you're so great just because you're in business. Bah! You're still useless little bastards who will squander your fortune sooner or later."
Seeing that Granny Wu was getting more and more into her cursing, the women gathered at the village entrance couldn't take it anymore. They glared at her fiercely, rolled up their sleeves, and said, "You dare to cause trouble at the village entrance? You really deserve a beating."
After saying that, everyone picked up stones from the ground and were about to throw them at the group.
Wu Pozi and the others were all startled, fearing they would be hit by the bowl-sized rock, so they dragged their aching bodies and fled in panic.
Grandma Sun and the others were still furious, and threw a few more large stones at the fleeing figure before they stopped.
Seeing that everyone had returned from the village entrance, Jiang Yimian solemnly thanked the village chief and the others, saying, "Thank you all for today."
She knew perfectly well that the villagers were helping her, whether they knew she was talking nonsense but didn't expose her, or they worked together to drive those people away.
These people didn't actually need to do this; they could have simply stayed out of it and watched from the sidelines. But everyone still helped them.
It wasn't just because I was grateful to her for planting medicinal herbs, but more because she said she was from Qingshi Village, and because of her kindness, I knew that they were the victims.
As a result, everyone sided with her and stood together against the common enemy.
Everyone felt a little embarrassed by the thank you and said it was nothing.
They just didn't want to watch Jiang Yatou be bullied by those people. Although Jiang Yatou was very capable, she must have felt sad to hear those words from her own family.
During those days of war, they lived in fear even while hiding in the village, terrified of being discovered by bandits and soldiers, let alone those hiding in the mountains.
How can those difficult days be so easily dismissed with a simple "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be where you are today"?
Many of them had similar experiences, being abandoned by their families as if they were burdens. Fortunately, the village chief stayed in the village and directed them to block the roads, thus escaping disaster.
If those who abandoned them and fled the famine were to return and say that they should thank those who abandoned them, I'm afraid everyone would jump up and beat them up.
Besides helping Jiang Yatou, they were also venting their own dissatisfaction.
Li Yishi said earnestly, "Jiang girl, you've helped the village a lot, so we should all work together on this matter today."
How dare people from other villages bully the people of Qingshi Village?
Now that you've settled in Qing Shi Village, you're considered residents of Qing Shi Village.
He always sideped with whoever was right, and he had guessed what was going on with the Jiang family long ago. He was already dissatisfied with the second branch of the Jiang family, but he never expected that they would dare to come to his door to bully him.
How could he just let it go unchecked?
The others quickly nodded in agreement.
“That’s right, the village chief is right. Jiang girl, we know that you’ve been living in the mountains for more than half a year. When the war broke out, everyone was busy fleeing the famine. You had no choice but to go into the mountains.”
"Those relatives abandoned you and fled on their own, and now they want to come and bully us. How can we let them have their way?"
"That's right, Jiang girl. We don't know if we can make money from clearing land and planting medicinal herbs, but the fact that you're helping is enough to prove that you have a kind heart and are a good person."
How could we be so ungrateful as to let those people bully you?
Hearing what everyone was saying, Li Yishi felt relieved and said with a smile, "Alright, everyone go back to your work. We still need to continue clearing land, so don't gather around here."
Upon hearing this, everyone dispersed. Madam Wen wanted to say a few words to Jiang Yimian, but with her mother-in-law watching, she could only leave dejectedly.
She didn't have that many thoughts; she simply wanted to please Jiang.
It looks like it's all over now; we'll just have to wait until next time.
Seeing that Wang Fengqin's eyes were red and she was clearly in a bad mood, Li Yishi said to Jiang Yimian, "Jiang girl, don't worry, I will tell the villagers to be careful and make sure those people don't come into the village to cause trouble again."
Jiang Yimian responded and thanked the village chief.
Li Yishi simply waved his hand and left.
Jiang Yimian nodded to Lu Cijian beside her before looking at Wang Fengqin. She saw that Wang Fengqin's face was pale and her eyes were red, clearly indicating that she had been reminded of something sad.
She sighed, pulled the other person into the house, and sat them down on two low stools before gently comforting them, "Mother, Father and my eldest brother will definitely be alright, you can trust me."
Although she didn't know where this confidence came from, she was certain that the two were still alive.
Wang Fengqin wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes before saying in a hoarse voice, "Yimian, I know you're trying to comfort me. Actually, I have my own guesses. The fact that Dazhuang has been missing for so long without any news already says something."
And then there's Qingyuan. You know, Qingyuan has never learned martial arts. At most, he's just a bit strong. How could he possibly withstand the dangers on the battlefield?
I could have accepted this outcome a long time ago. I'm just sad that your grandparents and Erzhuang could bring this up so easily, and seem so indifferent.
I'm doing this for your father and older brother, and because I find it pathetic.
She endured the oppression and insults from her in-laws and the second wife because she considered them family.
Thinking that they were all family, they could get by if they were tolerant of each other. As the eldest daughter-in-law, she should be more filial to her parents-in-law and take care of the second daughter-in-law.
But now, she realizes she was wrong, terribly wrong.
Everything the eldest son's family did was taken for granted by those people. They showed no gratitude whatsoever, only demanding more.
When she heard Granny Wu's voice today, for a moment, besides fear, she also felt a sense of joy, knowing that they hadn't died on the road of fleeing famine and had come looking for them. She breathed a sigh of relief.
I just felt that everyone was lucky, at least they didn't lose their lives.
Upon seeing those people and hearing their words, that little bit of joy vanished completely, replaced by a burning rage.
Those people aren't here to care about their suffering; they just want to take away everything they have now.
They didn't even want to say anything insincere; there wasn't a single word of concern, only vicious insults.
Jiang Yimian was somewhat surprised when she heard Wang Fengqin's words. She thought her mother was crying because she heard about her father and older brother's affair, but now it seemed that she was just venting the emotions that had been suppressed in her heart.
“Mother still has us. There’s no need to get angry over unrelated people.”
Jiang Yimian reached out and hugged the other person.
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