"How could my family be starving? I just missed my daughter and came to stay for a couple of days!"
She dared not speak carelessly about the Han family's affairs, but her silence did not mean that no one knew.
"Grandma Han, are you really staying for two days?"
The person who spoke also had relatives in Hutouya Village. He happened to have witnessed what happened today, and when he heard Old Lady Han still being stubborn, he mocked her.
"I...I'll only stay for two days."
"Where are you going to beg for food? Tiger Head Cliff Village seems to have removed you from their register, right?"
The person speaking was all smiles, but when he thought about what he had seen today, he was speechless.
This old lady Han brought this on herself; she tried to harm others even after the family had separated. In the end, she ruined herself instead of others.
Not a single person in the village said she was pitiful. This old woman is just too much trouble.
"Jinghua, tell me, what happened over there?"
Jinghua's mother-in-law, Madam Lu, pulled her aside and hurriedly asked.
Lu Xiaonan followed along and, before Lu Hua could speak, recounted what had happened that day.
"You mean, Jinghua's third brother really has grain? He's really struck it rich? And everyone in the village is on his side?"
Lu Xiaonan thought his mother would immediately get angry and drive away Old Lady Han, but to his surprise, his mother asked this question.
"Tell me, isn't that right?"
Seeing her son still looking bewildered and not yet reacting, Madam Lu slapped Lu Xiaonan on the head and asked urgently.
"I think so?"
"Did you go in and look?" Madam Lu's eyes darted around, and it was unclear what she was thinking.
"No, they wouldn't let us in, but a very well-dressed city person's carriage came by, and we even ate at his house."
"Mom, you don't know, even at this time, we can't even get some porridge. Do you know what they eat? Meat, very delicious meat..."
As Lu Xiaonan spoke, his mouth started watering again, but unfortunately, he couldn't get past the gate and didn't get a single bite.
All you ever think about is eating!
Madam Lu slapped her son twice more, staring intently at Jinghua, and asked urgently:
"Jinghua, how was your relationship with your third brother before?"
Jinghua wasn't stupid; her mother-in-law had been asking about her third brother, and she already knew the gist of it.
"Okay, my third brother used to love me the most."
"Heh, you're the one I love the most? You didn't even get through the door today?"
Lu Xiaonan gave a mocking smile, and Jinghua's expression changed, but she was always thick-skinned:
"I don't know how he changed. He used to love me the most."
"Alright, I believe you. Then go over there another day, and make sure to build a good relationship with your third brother's family, and try to bring back as much grain as possible."
Lu Wangshi said firmly.
Lu Xiaonan thought of Han Luoxue's domineering nature, and he didn't want to be sent back again.
"Get the grain? I doubt it. His daughter is too formidable; she almost attacked me today."
Lu Xiaonan knew it was unlikely. He dared not make such a big promise.
"She's just a junior, how dare she lay a hand on you?"
Madam Lu rolled her eyes, dragged the two to her kitchen, lifted the lid of the large rice vat, pointed to the thin layer on top, and sneered:
"We only have this much rice left. If we can't find any more, we'll have to exchange the child. We'll exchange your girl first."
This is not meant to scare you!
Everyone knew what it meant to switch children. Jinghua's face turned pale. Although she usually complained about the child being noisy, she was still unwilling to actually let the child die.
"Think about it carefully."
The two returned to their room, looking distressed. Jinghua had eaten something in the morning, which had long since been digested, and after walking so much today, she was now dizzy with hunger.
Lu Xiaonan fared even worse; he barely ate anything all day.
"Xiao Nan!"
Jinghua lay in bed, racking her brains for a long time but still couldn't come up with a way to please her third brother's family.
"Do you really think that brat Han Luoxue is worth a hundred catties of grain?"
"Look, the most powerful person in Third Brother's family right now is Han Luoxue. If we deal with her, Third Brother won't have much trouble handling her."
Lu Xiaonan's eyes lit up. He had seen Han Luoxue before, but he hadn't thought she was particularly beautiful then. But today...
He admitted that he was stunned when he first saw it.
"Give it to Butcher Liu? Such a beautiful child, what a pity."
"What's a pity? It's not like it belongs to us."
Jinghua rolled her eyes indifferently and said happily, "Let's think of a way to send her there. A hundred catties of grain can last a long time. Xiaonan, how about we split up the family? You just saw that Mother still has a little bit of grain. If we don't find a way, our daughter might be sold."
Jinghua realized that her mother-in-law wasn't lying to her; she really would sell a child.
"You mean we'll sell your third brother's daughter after the family splits up?"
Lu Xiaonan knew that his family was in a bad situation, but they had no food. If the plan to sell people failed, they would starve to death.
“Look at my third brother’s family, their lives suddenly improved after they separated from the family.”
Lu Xiaonan didn't say anything more, and Jinghua didn't urge him either; she knew he was already considering it.
As for Old Lady Han, she wasn't even allowed to enter the house; she was driven into the pigsty by Madam Lu.
Old Mrs. Han didn't want to go, so Mrs. Lu told her directly, "If you don't want to go, then get out."
Grandma Han became honest and said, "The pigsty is fine, there aren't any pigs now. In this year's climate, even if there were, they wouldn't be able to survive."
...
Han Luoxue's cooking skills are still mouthwatering.
Master Liu praised the food highly, and the young master even more so.
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