Time seemed to stretch on and on, and Yun Yiyi felt as if the world had been slowed down. By this time, the people of Yunjia Village had already surpassed wave after wave of refugees. Finally, upon seeing a forest, the village chief called for everyone to stop and rest. Following the chief's words, the villagers rushed forward, striving to rest under the shade of the trees.
Butcher Yun found a patch of woods farther back. There was plenty of space under the trees, and the weeds were short, perfect for pulling out and starting the fire. They stopped the car and sat down to rest for a while. Meanwhile, the parents of the three children arrived to take their children home. As they left, they kept saying thank you. Yunpeng's wife, Wang, especially said thank you the most.
Wang was a pitiful person. Her mother-in-law, Guo, was a widow in her youth and never remarried. She and her son, Yunpeng, lived together. Guo was a capable and gentle woman in her youth. After her husband's death, she became aggressive to survive. There was no other way; in the village, you couldn't survive without being aggressive. Although the village offered some assistance, every household was struggling, and the support they provided was limited.
Grandma Guo persevered, raising her children and marrying them off. Grandma Guo was good in every way, except for her preference for boys over girls. After her daughter-in-law married, she gave birth to three children: the eldest, a boy, the second, a boy, and the third, a girl. Grandma Guo doted on her two grandsons but wasn't particularly enthusiastic about her granddaughter. While there had always been a preference for boys over girls in the village, Grandma Guo's family didn't have many children, so it was only natural that she would have loved her granddaughter.
However, Grandma Guo's partiality was obvious. For example, when she boiled eggs, she would only cook two. Both grandsons got one, while the granddaughter could only watch helplessly. Wang didn't realize this at first, but it was her eldest son who told her later, asking why Grandma wouldn't give eggs to her younger sister.
Wang had argued with her mother-in-law before, and while she appeared to agree, she was still biased. During this famine escape, Wang's family had two carts, one each for Wang and Yunpeng. When the children got tired, they usually took turns riding on the carts. This time, Grandma Guo refused to let her granddaughter ride. Wang argued and argued, but Grandma Guo refused to agree.
Finally, with no other options, Wang Shi sent her six-year-old daughter to the Yun family's donkey cart. Wang Shi had already made up her mind: if Yun the Butcher's family disagreed, she and Yun Peng would take turns carrying the child. After all, they were their own children, and as parents, they would love them equally.
Zhang knew Wang's situation, so she arranged for Wang to bring the child over that afternoon to ride in a donkey cart. It was a difficult time, and Zhang wanted to help in any way she could.
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