"That's right, Xue'er has said it many times: they can't reproduce on their own. You didn't listen to her advice, so who can you blame?"
"Besides, sweet potato vines are money, aren't they? They kindly gave them to you in advance, and will pay you after the harvest. How dare you refuse to pay them?"
“Mingyuan, what’s this little injury? Last time her injury was much more serious. He was bedridden for several years, but he was still able to stand up and jump around. It’s just a minor injury. I believe it will be fine. Once Xue’er comes back, it will definitely be healed.”
"Heh, who doesn't know that Xue'er ran away? It's only because His Highness the Crown Prince is magnanimous that he didn't hold it against you. If the Crown Prince were to get serious, do you think the Han Mingyuan family would still have a way out?"
"So what if we have grain? So what if we have rice seedlings? With a single word from the Crown Prince, you lowly people will be lucky to escape with your lives!"
Upon hearing them mention the Crown Prince, the few who had just defended Han Mingyuan's family fell silent.
"What's wrong with the Crown Prince? Does he think he can do whatever he wants? Does he think he can just take whoever he fancys back with him? How dare he try to steal someone's girlfriend right in front of her husband? Where does he get the nerve?"
Aunt Wu curled her lip in disdain, and finally spat at the families: "You heartless bastards, Xueya should have given you nothing and let you all starve to death."
"When you were almost starving to death, it was the Mingyuan family who gave you food and seedlings. Otherwise, would you still be here arguing with me?"
"Didn't Xue'er remind you that the seedlings you propagated yourself were no good? Or didn't the village head remind you? How dare you use this to criticize the Yuan family?"
"Aunt Wu, do you dare say such a thing in front of the Crown Prince?"
Someone glanced at Aunt Wu, who felt a chill run down her spine. She cautiously looked around, remembering that the Crown Prince had returned to the capital. With Han Luoxue and Han Yuchen not around, how could the Crown Prince possibly be back?
Even if the Crown Prince doesn't return, she wouldn't dare to say anything reckless.
If someone were to complain to the Crown Prince, wouldn't I be in deep trouble?
"What did Aunt Wu say? She didn't say anything bad about the Crown Prince, so what's there to be afraid of!"
Han Luoyu wiped away her tears. Looking at these heartless people, she wished she could tear their mouths apart.
These people have gone too far. It's not like before when I had to beg my sister for rice seedlings.
Although my sister has been away from home for almost half a year, the rice seedlings in the village haven't stopped growing. A lot of various vegetables have been planted. Now, their Hutouya Village is the best-off village in terms of conditions.
While people in other villages were still struggling to find enough to eat and spending their days lying at home waiting to die, the people in their village were already able to eat their fill.
But now that her father has only just had an accident, there are already so many shady characters. Those ungrateful families who abandoned her at the beginning are one thing, but even those who have been following her father around asking for seedlings and seeds are now silent. This chills her heart. Why are so many people so materialistic?
However, Aunt Wu's behavior was indeed astonishing. Han Luoyu remembered everyone's reactions and would tell her older sister everything when she returned.
"That's right, Yu girl is right. I didn't say anything bad about the Crown Prince, so what can he do to me? If you're so capable, then don't borrow food from the villagers."
Most of the people in Hutouya Village are surnamed Han, and if you go back five generations, they are all from the same family.
Those families who broke away would borrow from relatives when they ran out of food. No one could really say anything about it. Therefore, they weren't doing too badly.
They don't even consider who helped them survive, yet now they're making these sarcastic remarks.
Her father was only injured, not dead. Why are these people so gloating?
Han Luoyu also made a note of everyone who had helped them.
"Aunt Wu, if you keep fawning over Han Mingyuan's family like this, frankly speaking, I don't know if Han Luoxue will dare to come back!"
"That's right, she offended the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince could wipe out our entire village with a single finger. Where can Han Luoxue and the others escape to?"
"They might have already been caught. That Han Luoxue is ungrateful. It's her good fortune that the Crown Prince took a liking to her, yet she dared to run away?"
"It's a miracle that the Crown Prince took a liking to her; it must have been a stroke of good luck for her family. But Han Luoxue is so ungrateful. If it were my girl, I would have already made her my servant."
The crowd was chattering away, making a noisy scene in front of Han Mingyuan's house.
"Enough, all of you shut up!"
The doctor, Xu, was getting increasingly agitated. He looked up and glared fiercely at the people outside the door: "Get out of the way, everyone! The patient needs to rest!"
Doctor Xu has always followed Han Mingyuan around. Whenever someone in the village has a problem, they come to him for help. He also helps people take a look at their symptoms, and now he has quite a reputation in the village.
After he said that, many people shut up, and some even took a few steps back and dispersed to go home.
However, a few people stayed behind. Some were watching the excitement, while others were genuinely worried about Han Mingyuan's injuries.
"It's all my fault, I didn't handle it well."
Han Qiang said with self-reproach, refusing to leave.
"You should go back first. My father doesn't want to see you for the time being." Han Luoyu looked at Han Qiang with extremely complicated eyes. Han Qiang, the village head, had always taken good care of their family, and he also respected Han Qiang's grandfather very much.
But Han Luoyu couldn't bring herself to forgive what happened today.
“I… Yu Yatou, I’m going to settle accounts with them right now.”
The Li family went too far. It was one thing for them to come and cause trouble, but after injuring someone, they just ran away.
Besides, what right do they have to come and steal our things?
It's also my fault for always thinking about the children and not divorcing Li Aidi. If I had been more decisive, perhaps this accident wouldn't have happened today.
"Let's talk about it when my dad gets better!" Han Luoyu has grown up, and the family is now counting on her.
Her mother, Yunniang, only knew how to cry when things went wrong. Her younger brother was too young, her father was currently preoccupied with his own problems, and there was no news of her older sister.
"Should we contact my sister?" Han Luoyu hesitated. Her sister had run away to escape the Crown Prince. If she returned rashly, wouldn't she be caught red-handed by the Crown Prince's men?
She was very worried about her older sister, so when her sister had the accident, she didn't tell her immediately. She wanted to wait until her father's condition stabilized and see what he thought before telling her.
Besides, the Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and if my sister has any plans, she will definitely come back before the New Year.
As everyone had mostly dispersed, Han Luoyu was about to return to the courtyard when someone grabbed her arm: "Yu'er, tell Grandpa if you need anything, and Grandpa will help you."
Han Luoyu looked at Han Datou, who was blocking her way, with surprise. His eyes were full of concern, which did not seem to be fake.
"you……"
Han Datou suddenly became better, but Han Luoyu still wasn't used to it.
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