Chapter 47 Big Mistake
These days they have been eating wild grass roots for every meal, and their complexions are getting worse and worse.
Zhu Fangfang was really fed up with this kind of life, so she suggested: "Should we secretly ask the village chief for mercy? He has so much food, what's wrong with him giving us some?"
After discussing it, they decided to go to the village chief to seek sympathy.
But when they walked to the front, they saw that only Yu Xiaofang and two children were busy next to the car.
When Yu Xiaofang saw Zhang Defu and others coming, she immediately became alert.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, gripping the spatula tightly.
Zhang Defu then gave Bai Xiaowei a look.
Bai Xiaowei understood and immediately walked forward and held Yu Xiaofang's hand affectionately.
"Xiaofang, tell me, weren't you married to us by people from our village?"
Bai Xiaowei started to get close to her.
Yu Xiaofang felt uncomfortable all over and quickly withdrew her hand and took a few steps back.
"They are leading some people to explore the way ahead. If you have any questions, you can go to the front and talk to them."
Hearing that the village chief and Zhang Youcai were not here, Bai Xiaowei turned her eyes and made a new plan.
She pulled Yu Xiaofang aside and said with a smile: "Remember? When you first married into the village, it was our Defu and Sanbao who went to pick you up together!"
Yu Xiaofang thought about it and it seemed that this was indeed the case.
What's going on.
Bai Xiaowei said: "We were respectable people in the village at that time, but due to the drought in recent years, everyone's life is very difficult, especially our two families. Now we are so poor that we can't even afford to eat."
As she spoke, she held Yu Xiaofang's hand tightly.
"Xiao Fang, please do us a favor and give us a hand! We really can't bear it any longer!"
Bai Xiaowei pretended to be pitiful with tears in her eyes.
Yu Xiaofang was soft-hearted and felt bad seeing her like this.
"But... I don't know how to help you."
Yu Xiaofang said honestly, "Besides, you were definitely wrong in what happened before."
Bai Xiaowei quickly replied: "Yes, the previous mistakes were ours, but we are changing them."
After that, she wiped her tears and continued, "You know we are all farmers, unlike you who are literate and knowledgeable."
"So please forgive us if we did something inappropriate. I promise to listen to you in the future. Whatever you say is what I will do!"
"But I really can't help you much." Yu Xiaofang said anxiously.
Bai Xiaowei lowered her voice and asked, "Does your family manage the food stored in the village? Can you lend us two bags quietly? We will definitely pay you back when we have surplus food in the future. The village chief shouldn't be able to find out."
"No!" Yu Xiaofang objected immediately, "Absolutely not!"
"Aunt Zhao told my father-in-law that these belong to everyone and must not be moved unless it is an emergency. I cannot betray the trust of the villagers."
Zhang Defu couldn't hold it in any longer after hearing this: "So, we are not villagers anymore? What's wrong with borrowing a little bit for emergency use?"
Seeing him speaking so harshly, Bai Xiaowei immediately pushed him aside.
Then he turned to Yu Xiaofang and said with a smile: "Don't bother with her. He has been eating wild vegetables every day these days and his mind is not clear."
Bai Xiaowei cried and begged: "Good Xiaofang, please help us. If there is really no other way, we can't speak up!"
Under her persuasion, Yu Xiaofang finally wavered.
"Okay, wait a minute, I'll get it."
But she did not take anything from the public food supply, but decided to give them some of the rice she had stored at home.
As soon as they saw the bag, Zhang Defu and Bai Xiaowei's eyes lit up immediately.
Just at this moment, a figure quickly came over, snatched the noodles and put them back.
"What are you doing, Second Aunt?" Zhang Defu complained dissatisfiedly.
Why do I keep running into this annoying woman everywhere?
Zhao Chunhua was quite disgusted by his tone and exploded: "You guys are so shameless. You think you can borrow money to eat and still think it's reasonable? Reflect on your own morals first!"
Zhang Defu pointed at her and shouted back, "We didn't even ask you for food, why are you meddling in our business?"
Zhao Chunhua stood with her hands on her hips: "I just can't stand it!"
She turned to Xiaofang and said, "You are really brave. You lend it to someone who wants it. Have you thought about how to explain it?"
Hearing this, Yu Xiaofang suddenly came to her senses. She realized that she had been a little impulsive just now. After thinking about it carefully, she shouldn't have just given it to them like that.
Over there, Zhang Sanbao stared at the bag of flour that had been taken back with a look that could almost kill him, but he knew he couldn't afford to offend Zhao Chunhua so he could only swallow his anger.
Zhu Fangfang was not full to begin with, and when she saw that the noodles in her hand were gone, she felt extremely angry.
She barely suppressed her anger and said to Zhao Chunhua, "Second sister-in-law, we are relatives after all. We did something wrong in the past, but you can't just say whatever you want! How can you be sure that we won't pay it back?"
"If you don't want to lend us grain, Xiaofang might be willing to lend it to you. Why do you have to be so hard on us?"
But Zhao Chunhua didn't buy it.
"I just want to make things difficult for you two!"
Zhao Chunhua then recounted their mistakes one by one: "When I gave birth to Dajun, you refused to lend me eggs."
"As for the Third House, one year when you were harvesting rice, you insisted that my Tianbao help you carry the rice, while you and your wife were leisurely drinking tea in the house. As a result, Tianbao's shoulders hurt for a month!"
Zhao Chunhua's eyes were filled with resentment. "So, don't make me unhappy again, or I'll teach you a lesson right away!"
As she spoke, she raised the sickle in her hand.
Zhang Defu was so frightened that he took several steps back, his face full of fear.
He left a sentence "What a psycho" and quickly returned to the team with a few people.
What a crazy woman! Just wait and see, I will deal with you sooner or later!
Yu Xiaofang finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw them leave.
"Aunt Zhao, thanks to you this time, otherwise I would have made a big mistake!"
Zhao Chunhua's attitude also became gentler: "I understand that you are a kind-hearted person, but the first and third wives have never been good people. You have to be careful."
Then, she thought for a moment and said, "We can't just leave the food outside our house. When the village chief comes back, we need to find a few capable young people to take turns watching over it."
Yu Xiaofang nodded: "Okay, I will tell my father-in-law when he comes back."
After hearing about this, Zhang Ruoan immediately followed Zhao Chunhua's suggestion and selected some capable young people in the village to take turns guarding the village's food every day.
"Sister Zhao is really thoughtful. If it was stolen, it would be a big trouble!"
Zhang Ruoan admired Zhao Chunhua even more and was thinking about how to make her the deputy village chief.
At the same time, he also remembered the path at the other end of the valley mentioned by Zhao Sanzhu. Taking this path was closer and safer to the town.
Zhang Ruoan and his team calculated during the expedition that it would take about two or three days to reach the nearest town.
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