Chapter 131 Love to Stay or Not
"What? One mu of land? That's not right. The master said each person gets two mu of land. Did you get it wrong?" Li Yuan asked with a frown.
Village chief Chen Dafu snorted coldly, "You remembered it wrongly."
"Impossible." Old Lady Li said sharply, "If I were you, you would have taken our land."
Thinking about all the hardships and humiliation she had endured along the way, and finally getting here, only to have to endure such injustice, Mrs. Li was not happy. "If you don't give us two plots of land each, I will go to the government to sue you."
"Go!" Chen Dafu knocked his pipe against the sole of his shoe and smiled nonchalantly, "Go quickly before it gets completely dark."
"You...you know my son is a general, don't be ungrateful." Old Lady Li said, "We will return to the capital. If you treat us well now, you will definitely benefit in the future."
"General? That's quite a high position. We have no shortage of officials in Qingshui Village. There are so many ministers and prefects." Chen Dafu raised his eyebrows and immediately put away his smile. "But what are you now? You are not even worthy of carrying my shoes. You want to go back to the capital? Dream on. There is only so much land. You can leave if you don't want to work!"
Li Ye bared his teeth, as if he wanted to ask for an explanation, but was stopped by Li Yuan. A little impatience can ruin a big plan.
Chen Dafu is so arrogant that he is not even afraid of the government. He must have someone supporting him.
"Let's do this. Where should we live?" Li Yuan asked again, "There are many of us, and we have a newborn baby. Can we..."
Before he could finish his words, Chen Dafu interrupted him and pointed to two shacks halfway up the mountain. They were just empty frames, without even a roof. "Right there."
"How can people live there then?" said Zhao.
"You can stay here or not. If you don't want to stay, just leave." After saying this, Chen Dafu put his hands behind his back and walked into the yard.
"You're in this state now, and you're still being picky. Do you really think you're still a noble from the capital? Pah."
Old Mrs. Li wanted to curse, but was stopped by Li Yuan. He frowned, thinking that if Qingshui Village was like this, then the Gu family in Ningxi Village must be even worse off. They probably didn't even have a place to live, right?
Ningxi Village.
"Come, come, eat quickly. This child is so cute. We don't have anything good to treat you at home, so please don't be disgusted." The piglet's mother wiped her face with her sleeve and smiled innocently.
"Auntie, it's delicious." Li Mumu said with a smile.
Eating a bowl of corn porridge in the cold weather can warm you up all over.
"Then I'll serve you more?" Piglet's mother said enthusiastically, and she was even more happy that the fair and pretty little girl did not dislike the food she made.
Li Mumu shook her head. Although she was not full, she did not mind. She just knew that everyone was living a tight life. If she treated them to this meal today, their family would be able to have several meals of it.
"I'm full. Look, my belly is round."
"If you want to eat, come back tomorrow. You are the ones who saved Piglet's life. You are our family's benefactor. Even if there is nothing, I will cook everything for you." Piglet's mother is just an ordinary woman and can't say many nice words.
But simple words can touch people's hearts the most.
"Sister-in-law, thank you for your hospitality." Gu Yuru said.
Originally they didn't want to come, but Pig Mother dragged them along and they had to come. Pig Mother had a loud voice and although she was obviously enthusiastic, it was like a war.
"Don't be polite, big sister. If you have any problems in your family, just come to me. I can see that you are too delicate and weak to work."
Gu Yuru nodded. None of her family members had any experience living in the countryside.
At this time, there was a noisy sound in the yard.
Piglet's mother patted her thigh and said, "I'm back."
Then, she yelled at the top of her voice, "Dad, how's the house going? Can people live here? If not, let them stay at our house for the night. I'll go clean it up tomorrow. I'm worried about grown men doing rough work."
"Okay, I've already heated up the kang, and I've covered the windows with cloth. Let's make do with it for the night, and I'll figure out a solution tomorrow."
Li Mumu was wondering why Piglet’s dad hadn’t been seen for a long time. It turned out that he had gone to help them clean the house.
Although Ningxi Village is poor, it is very humane.
At this moment, the Gu family was even more convinced that they had made the right choice in choosing this village.
"Where's the firewood? Carry some for them. If it gets cold, they can add more."
"They have been delivered. The village chief's family sent two large bundles, enough for two days." Zhuwa's father had a dirty face. After entering the door and seeing the Gu family, he was a little at a loss.
It was getting late and everyone was getting ready to leave. But before leaving, Li Mumu felt the piglet's pulse again under the expectation of his mother, and confirmed again and again that he was fine.
However, before leaving, Mrs. Gu still left some change.
"Auntie, this won't do. Aren't you slapping me in the face? No, no, your kid saved the piglet. You can even take my life. I promised to treat you to this meal."
Old Madam Gu also noticed that Zhuwa's mother was an honest person. If there was something more delicious, she would never treat them with porridge.
How could she bear to eat it for free?
"Here, the child is frightened. Buy him some delicious food to nourish him."
Piglet's mother shook her head. "That won't work either. We country kids aren't spoiled. Raising them roughly won't do any good to our bodies. You should keep it for yourself. Our village is poor and life is tough. You have plenty of other expenses. The Shi family was the same before. They spent lavishly when they first arrived, but later they starved and had to eat dirt."
"Shi family?" Gu Mingyu asked curiously.
"Yes, he was also exiled. What official position did he hold before?"
Piglet's father shook his head and said, "I don't remember."
"What can you remember?" Piglet's mother said with disdain, "But it doesn't matter. Life is so tight now anyway, not as good as us. The winter is long, you should keep it."
"Winter is still here. If we eat your food, what will you and your children do?" Mrs. Gu smiled. "Take this money. We will have many more uses for you in the future."
"This... Auntie, this is bad. If word gets out that I'm in this village, people will drown me with spit."
Li Mumu smiled. Although she was helping others, she felt that Zhuwa Niang was a person worth making friends with, and there would be many places where she could be used in the future.
"Auntie, if we don't tell them and you don't tell them, how would they know?" Li Mumu blinked. "Didn't you say you would do whatever we told you to do?"
"Yes!" Piglet's mother nodded.
"Then you can take the money."
"Oh my god, how come you are so smart? Well, I...Okay, I'll take it. But first, I have to tell you that if there is anything going on in your family, you must tell me. Otherwise, you will look down on me."
After she finished speaking, she grabbed her son by the collar and walked over to him, "Pig boy, remember, from now on these are your brothers, and this one is your sister."
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