Master Li felt a little embarrassed. He patted Clan Leader Liu on the shoulder and consoled him: "It's not easy for you to get here after risking your lives. Although things are difficult now, as long as you can get through this winter, everything will be fine. Don't be sad!"
Li Hongyuan stood aside with tears in his eyes. It was so difficult to survive in this world. He pointed at the giant salamander in the pit.
"Dad, let's take these two fish away! Let's see if we can sell them to the restaurant?"
Master Li nodded slightly and said, "Let's go!"
Just that afternoon, the servant brought a cart of grain and three bags of good seeds.
Chief Liu was stunned. "This...this..."
I owe you a favor.
The servant said gently, "Old man, those two fish of yours sold for a great price, so my master ordered us to buy you some food. He told you not to blame him for taking the initiative!"
Clan leader Liu burst into tears again, "Thank you, sir!"
Who would want a crying fish? Not only was it unlucky, but it was also delicious. He concluded that Master Li said this deliberately because he wanted to help them and didn't want them to feel burdened.
Tang Youyou also thought of this and her impression of Master Li changed.
On the other side, at the Li Mansion, a scene of loving mother and filial son was unfolding.
"Wow, wow, wow... I must have moved the heavens. Brother Yuan, you've suffered..."
"Mother, I am an unfilial son and I am sorry to have caused you worry!"
The two of them hugged each other and cried bitterly, which made Master Li, who was standing beside them, very annoyed.
"Alright, he's already sixteen, and you're still treating him like he's five or six? How disrespectful!"
Mrs. Li finally let go of her son and sobbed, "I finally waited for the host to come back. He told me my fortune and said my son is back. But I still don't believe it. Wuwuwu..."
Master Li's eyes widened and he blurted out, "How much did you donate?"
Li replied somewhat embarrassedly: "It's a bit much this time, one hundred taels for incense money!"
"What?" the father and son said in unison.
They both had the same thought in their minds: How much food could one hundred taels buy? It would be enough to feed everyone in Xiangyang Village for three or four months.
Li was startled and wiped her tears, "Am I just too anxious and confused?"
Li Hongyuan swallowed hard, blaming himself, "Alas...it's all my fault. If I had come back earlier, I could have saved this money!"
Li's voice came again: "Perhaps it is because I am a loyal pilgrim of Fuxing Temple that Brother Yuan returned safely."
"Mother, my life was hanging by a thread this time. It was the victims who saved me. They have now settled in Xiangyang Village!"
He felt a little embarrassed because he only had twenty taels of silver. Mi County was rich in rice, so the rice was two cents cheaper than in other places, only eight cents.
But their silver could only buy more than 2,000 kilograms of food, which was enough for more than 200 people to eat for only more than 20 days.
As they walked along, he knew very well that they did not have any extra money. Just now, Liu Bo was still asking about the issue of disaster relief food, and they were probably already short of money.
When Tang heard this, he immediately asked about the process.
Li Hongyuan could only tell her the whole story in a vivid and emotional way.
Mrs. Li couldn't stop crying and started cursing at Mr. Li: "Look at you, you are the culprit this time. The county magistrate pretended to be confused, but it was you who was so stubborn. You..."
She was so angry that her face turned red, and she said that although her son had a bad temper, he was usually sensible and well-behaved, and how could he run away from home in anger? It turned out that the villain had planned it in advance.
Master Li sat on the chair without saying a word, and did not think he had done anything wrong.
Seeing his father like this, Li Hongyuan sighed, "Mother, it's my son's fault for being useless and not understanding the dangers of the world. It has nothing to do with you, so please don't be angry. Besides, I'm fine, right? And Zhang Fan is already in jail, and his father's shop is closed. This can be considered as getting rid of a scourge for the people! There's something to be happy about!"
Li's eyes welled up with tears. She held his hand and continued to cry, "Your father is a scoundrel. His life is over! Tomorrow, we will go and thank your savior!"
At this time, Master Li suddenly spoke up: "They don't even have a place to live now. I've already sent a cart of food today. You can go back next month! Then bring more food!"
Mrs. Li nodded slightly. "The disaster victims are already arriving one after another. They can't protect too much food. Your father is right. Let's wait until they settle down first!"
At this time, the housekeeper came in with a headache, "Master, what should we do with the fish?"
Master Li waved his hand and said, "Take it and set it free!"
Keeping this fish will only bring disaster, it's too unlucky.
As soon as the housekeeper left, Zhen'er came running in hurriedly, fell to the ground, and seemed extremely frightened.
The housekeeper angrily scolded: "How can you be a clerk if you are stupid? You disturbed the master and his wife, and I will punish you!"
Zhen'er's face turned pale and she pointed to the backyard. "Hua... Aunt Hua... is dead."
The housekeeper's heart skipped a beat and he glared at her, but he didn't go in to report to the master and mistress.
He would never talk about such a thankless task. The eldest young master just came back and Concubine Hua died. This is too unlucky.
She got up tremblingly and knelt on the ground with a plop.
"Master, Concubine Hua is dead..." She couldn't help crying.
Master Li seemed surprised for a moment, "How could it suddenly disappear?"
Just as Zhen'er was about to speak, Li's angry shout hit her: "What bad luck! Brother Yuan just came back and she's gone. If this gets out, will Brother Yuan's reputation be ruined?"
Li Hongyuan was also surprised. His mother rarely spoke so harshly. In fact, she was a typical person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She was very gentle to the servants and the people in the backyard.
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