The young couple left everyone's sight and ran back behind the door to listen to gossip. They sat on a small stool. Su Jin took out some raw and marinated seafood. Both Lu Shiyi and she liked to eat it. They would eat this whenever they had something to do in the past.
"Lu Qi, you need to give Lu Zhiqing an answer," Lu Boyuan said in public. "The other day I went to the farm gate to beg Minister Lu, hoping he would help transfer more food from the logistics department for the sake of Mr. Lu's father. Today I learned that there is no surplus food."
The villagers listened to Lu Boyuan's words and started talking about it. Some villagers glared at Lu Qi.
"The mother and son are giving Teacher Su a hard time, and Lu Bu is standing not far away," Lu Zhuang reminded Lu Qi. "Lu Bu is the one who protects Teacher Su the most. You've crossed Lu Bu's line today. If the villagers can't get food from Lu Bu because of you, you'll be the village's sinner."
Lu Qi tensed up all over. He had finally married a wife, and he wanted to protect her wholeheartedly.
"Lu Qi, go home," Lu Qi's mother scolded him. "Song Laonian's family, let the village chief write the divorce papers. We don't want a daughter-in-law like that."
Lu Qi has angered the villagers, and his family can no longer live in the village.
"Mom, I want Xiaojiao to stay at home. It's not easy for me to find a wife." Lu Qi and his wife only met twice before marriage, but their relationship after marriage is still pretty good.
Song He kept pestering Song Jiao, and the Song family kept asking for food or money.
"It's better to have a hard time than to be blackmailed for the rest of your life." Lu Qi's mother firmly opposed her daughter-in-law's return. "Song He, your sister's divorce must have been caused by you. How many times has Lu Qi helped you out in the past three years?"
"Mom, I..." Lu Qi hesitated completely after seeing the angry eyes of the villagers.
Song He and his mother felt a pang of fear when they saw Lu Qi's appearance.
"Lu Qi, Xiaojiao has been waiting for you. Now that you are married, Xiaojiao has done nothing wrong to you." Mother Song shouted hurriedly.
"Lu Qi, you can't live in the Third Brigade." Mr. Lu San heard what Mother Song said and warned Lu Qi.
Lu Qi lowered his head: "Mom, if Xiaojiao can get rid of the Yue family, can she stay?"
"No, I don't want this daughter-in-law anymore." Lu Qi's mother refused.
"Forget it!" Lu Qi felt a chill run down his spine from the hostile stares he received. Finally, he compromised. "Mom, I want a divorce. Please ask the captain to write the divorce papers."
Mr. Lu San took two steps forward and patted Lu Qi on the shoulder.
"The villagers have always been united. Ayi must be worried about being plotted against. The situation outside is too dire." Mr. Lu San came forward to explain, "Everyone, don't worry. The village chief will find a solution. Several families in the village have no food."
The villagers pleaded with the village chief: "Village chief, please go talk to Lu Shiyi and see if he can help again. No one in the village is involved in the Song family's affairs."
"That's right. The livelihood of the villagers has been cut off for the sake of the Song family mother and son. Mr. Lu must be disgusted if he knows it." The villagers said one after another.
Su Jin wanted to rush out to defend him, but Lu Shiyi held her hand.
She shook her head at him, not wanting her to go over and argue with him again.
The villagers' repeated plots made Lu Shiyi completely disheartened.
"It's useless. Ayi said there's no food in the logistics department, so that must be true!" Lu Boyuan refused. "The elders have said that the more we use the favors of Lu Bairen's lineage, the less favors they have. To avoid getting into trouble, we can only hold on to the favors for now."
"Now is a tricky situation. Village chief and clan elders, if there is no food, how are we going to survive this winter?" The villagers were all wearing winter cotton clothes because the weather this year was particularly cold.
Lu Shiyi no longer listened to the villagers and dragged Su Jin out of the front yard and lived at the foot of the mountain, just wanting to bring back more things for the second brother.
When they return to the capital next year, the time the two elders spend with Hanhan will be less, so Lu Shiyi and Su Jin want to help the two elders create more opportunities to spend time with Hanhan.
The young couple went back to the yard to prepare lunch, but the villagers gathered in front of the brigade headquarters, waiting for the response from the village chief and the elders.
"Village chief, why should the whole village pay for the trouble caused by Lu Qi and his wife? Everyone needs food." The villagers selected Lu Sanmin as their representative to negotiate with the village chief and the elders.
The heads of each family stood guard at the door of the brigade headquarters. Under everyone's supervision, Lu Qi and Song Jiao received the divorce documents. Song Jiao felt that she was innocent.
"Village chief, now that Lu Qi's problem has been solved, maybe Ayi will say a few good words for him?" Lu Sanmin was more concerned about whether he could get his own food.
Lu Boyuan shook his head: "Ayi will not agree easily. This is a lesson for you. The Pigeon Committee will come to criticize and educate you. Although some villages have taken action against educated youth, we don't have such a thing here."
Lu Sanmin smiled bitterly, "Village Chief, my family has run out of food. The food we borrowed from the granary won't last a few days, and all the mountain products have been taken by the neighboring villages."
Every household was in difficulty. The villagers from the six brigades were afraid that the other side would take advantage of them, so they went into the mountains early every day and came down only when it was almost dark.
All farm work in the fields stopped and cracks appeared on the ground. Before the autumn harvest, the village arranged for strong laborers to fetch water.
"We've arranged for four or five people to water the trees every day. As soon as you told the villagers not to water the trees, there was trouble in the village." The elder looked at Lu Boyuan, "It seems you're just too idle. Starting today, every household will send one strong laborer to fetch water every day."
The villagers were all frightened. They worked hard to water the plants every day and were exhausted when they got home.
"Notify the wives of all families that starting from tomorrow, the whole family can go into the mountains to pick products." Lu Boyuan warned everyone.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the backyard was still very quiet. Su Jin took out a lot of things from the space, including the old couple's winter cotton clothes and coats, and Lu Shiyi put them into a bamboo basket.
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