Seeing that Wang Qiuju had been wronged by the Lu family, those who had previously gone with Wang Qiuju to make trouble at Village Chief Song's place knew that the Lu family meant what they said and were truly going to distance themselves from those who had slandered Jiang Tangtang.
They began to blame Wang Qiuju more and more.
They felt that it was Wang Qiuju who instigated them to make a scene in front of Village Chief Song. Otherwise, since they were all from the same village, if they went up to help with the work, they could at least get a share of the meat.
But now, the Lu family won't let them help at all, so they can't even find a reason to ask them for a meal.
However, no matter how frustrated they were, it didn't stop the Lu family from being extremely busy.
Wild boar originally had a strong, unpleasant odor, but when the skin was wrapped in weeds and burned, the unpleasant odor was removed, and a unique meaty aroma was developed.
The aroma of the meat was incredibly tempting for those who had been on the run for months.
Many villagers took a deep breath of the fragrance in the air, their faces showing expressions of delight.
Wang Qiuju felt extremely uncomfortable smelling the fragrance in the air.
Why is the Lu family so lucky that they can bring back three wild boars as soon as they go out, while the Lu family can't?
In her opinion, then Jiang Shi is a demon. Otherwise, why would all those wild men listen to her? If she didn't use sorcery to bewitch them, what else could it be?
She only regretted that the village chief didn't believe her. Those fools in the village were also blinded by this small favor. They would regret it later.
Wang Qiuju cursed inwardly for a while, but she was still not satisfied. When she saw Lu Cuilan standing to the side with her eyes wide open, as if she had been dumbfounded, she felt a little better.
She's better than the fourth son's family no matter what!
In the past, the fourth son's family always took advantage of her having found a job in the city, and always looked down on her.
Now look what's happened! Her son is gone, her family has cut ties with her, and her daughter has gone blind. Let's see how she'll show off in front of her now.
Zhu Dong'e, however, was unwilling to let it go so easily.
After her eyes darted back and forth between Liu Chengfeng and his group, she took her little daughter and whispered a few words in the grove.
Fang Peilan's sallow face instantly turned bright red. "Mother, this isn't right... I'm not a girl from a brothel."
"People are starving to death, what's the point of having any shame?" Zhu Dong'e couldn't control herself and raised her voice. After realizing what she had said, she quickly covered her mouth.
Actually, this idea had been brewing for a while. She initially wanted to test Li Shi, but after witnessing Wang Qiuju and Gao Shumei both suffer setbacks, she changed her target.
After observing him closely, she decided that Liu Chengfeng was a very good man. It was just that he didn't have a good relationship with the Lu family, yet he acted as if he followed their lead. Otherwise, she would have simply sent someone to propose marriage directly to their family; she wouldn't have needed to start with her daughter.
"But...but he looks too old. At that age, he's probably already married and has children."
Fang Peilan was somewhat unwilling.
Not only was Liu Chengfeng old, but he was also not good-looking. Thinking of Lu Shiyan's handsome face, her heart skipped a beat.
Actually, she had liked Lu Shiyan for a long time. It's just that Fang Peilan always talked about how good her cousin was to her, making it seem like the two of them were in love with each other.
Unexpectedly, Fang Peiru, that fickle woman, seduced Fang Jun, while Lu Shiyan quickly got engaged to Jiang the Butcher's daughter and they got married in a short time.
Otherwise...
Seeing her daughter's expression, Zhu Dong'e knew she was thinking about Lu Sanlang again. She tapped her forehead in annoyance and scolded in a low voice, "Stop thinking about that brat from the Lu family. Don't you see what happened to your cousin who wanted to marry Lu Sanlang all day long? Now she treats that vixen Jiang like the apple of her eye. Can you compare to Jiang?"
Thinking of Jiang Tangtang's delicate face, Fang Peilan lowered her head in self-consciousness. She couldn't even compare to Fang Peiru in looks, so how could she dare to compare herself to Jiang Tangtang?
"Although Liu Chengfeng is a bit older, so many people listen to him, which shows he's a capable man. If you marry him, your life won't be too bad."
Zhu Dong'e said earnestly, "My dear, this is a chaotic world, the key is to survive. You've heard it too, this damned drought isn't over yet, we haven't found a way to survive, and now the Great Zhou is fighting with the Western Rong. If we don't have a strong man by our side, how will we get through the future..."
Under Zhu Dong'e's persuasion, Fang Peilan finally nodded in agreement.
The Lu family temporarily forgot the anxiety brought by the war and were immersed in the joy of the delicious food.
At this moment, Liu Chengfeng led a group of men to scrape off the pig hair from the pig that had been burned, hung it on a big tree with hooks, and began to butcher the pork.
Jiang Tangtang was teaching Zhou Qiongniang how to make tofu using rotten leaves.
"Can tofu really be made from these leaves?" Zhou Qiongniang's eyes widened after hearing Jiang Tangtang's words.
"It's different from tofu made from soybeans. This tofu is green and is considered a dessert. It's served with honey, and it's so tender and smooth that it's heavenly. That's why it's called 'Fairy Tofu'."
Jiang Tangtang had never eaten it before, but after watching the video and reading the introduction in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", she felt that it should taste delicious.
Hearing Jiang Tangtang's words, Zhou Qiongniang unconsciously swallowed. But looking at the water in her water pouch, she unconsciously pursed her lips, "There's only this much water left. If we use it all, there won't be any water left to quench our thirst."
Jiang Tangtang said, "Don't worry about the water. When my husband comes back, I'll have him fetch water from the cave."
Besides water, she also asked him to fetch honey, as she hadn't had any sweets for quite some time.
Speaking of Lu Shiyan, Zhou Qiongniang couldn't help but worry, "Why hasn't Third Brother returned yet? Will he attack?"
Just as Jiang Tangtang was about to call out the system to ask about the situation, she saw Lu Shiyan gracefully emerge from the tall trees and arrive at the canyon like a leaf.
Jiang Tangtang unconsciously snapped her fingers in her mind. As expected of a Celestial Lord, his aura was absolutely amazing.
Upon seeing Lu Shiyan return, the Su family and others gathered around him, anxiously inquiring about the situation.
"How is it? Did Yihe County survive?"
"Have the Western Rong bandits reached this area? Are we still safe on the mountain?"
...
Thinking about the scene he had just witnessed, Lu Shiyan's expression darkened. He said, "Yihe County has fallen."
Upon hearing that Yihe County had fallen, a wail erupted from the scene. Even Luo Taohua, who had been jumping around excitedly and only wanted to eat pork, fell silent.
"What do we do now?" Village Chief Song asked, his lips trembling, after a long while.
“We definitely can’t go down the mountain for now,” Lu Shiyan said. “I’ll go scout ahead and see if there’s anywhere we can get water and make our way to Jiangzhou from the mountain.”
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