"Tong, Fang, shut up! I'll kick you out if you keep talking nonsense." The head of the village was so angry when he heard the two gossips talking nonsense that he almost couldn't breathe.
Everyone is panicking now. Won't their words make everyone more panicked?
Moreover, they were making innuendos and beating around the bush when talking about Huo Jinqian. Wasn't this just creating hatred?
He was leading everyone to escape famine with good intentions, but you didn't say a word for him. When he encountered danger, you scolded and blamed him. How can this be tolerated?
Besides, when Jin Qian said he wanted to go into the mountains, he asked for everyone’s opinion. Those who were willing to go in could follow him, and those who were not willing could pursue their own official careers.
As a result, everyone followed him into the mountains, and now they blame him when there is danger. How can this make sense?
The two old women who had accused Huo Jinqian were Fang Mei, the wife of Huo Laoliu, a native of Huojia Village; and Tong Danping, the wife of Zhang Ergou, a member of the Zhang clan. They were known for their aggressive ways, stirring up trouble everywhere, and their penchant for petty gains. Many women disliked their company.
"Tong, Fang, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouths apart.
My third son led us to escape the famine with good intentions, but he never took a penny from you. Now you scold him when we are in danger. How can this be justified?
Before entering the forest, we gave everyone a choice: those who didn't want to go deep into the mountains could leave on their own. But everyone followed us in. Now that we've made the decision, we all share the consequences."
“Isn’t it dangerous to walk on the official road?
Now there are refugees everywhere, killing and burning for food, and bandits are rampant, killing and robbing.
Some refugees, just for a bite to eat, dare to eat human flesh. There are even cases of cannibalism. Do you still think it's safe out there?"
"I'm going to say this right here. If I hear anyone say bad things about my third sister again, I won't take them with me. At worst, we can go our separate ways, and you can go yours."
When Mrs. Lu heard the two gossips saying bad things about her son, she was so angry that she clenched her fists, veins popped out, and she started cursing.
"My mother-in-law is right. If anyone says bad things about my third uncle again, I will be the first one to not let them go." Li said angrily.
Uncle San is such a good person, but they say this about her. Do they really treat her as their sister-in-law?
"My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are right. If you think my third uncle is not leading the school right, you don't have to follow him. We will go our separate ways. We are not saviors or saints. We are not going to take you to Jiangnan, only to be scolded by you." Liang put her two sons playing on the ground, supported her waist, and scolded Tong and Fang.
When Huo Jinqian heard his mother, eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law defending him like this, he was very touched. This is what family feels like. No matter what happens, they will always stand by your side.
When the village head heard the angry curses from the three mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Huo family, he also felt guilty. It was he who asked Huo Jinqian for his opinion, and it was he who wanted everyone to go into the mountains.
This was not the first time he had fled famine. He had experienced it three times in total. The first two times he took the official road and often encountered bandits, local gangsters, and hooligans. They were ruthless and would kill anyone they saw and rob anything they saw. Beautiful women would either be raped on the spot or taken back to be abused.
Tong and Fang are old and have experienced fleeing famine before, so why don’t they understand?
"Sister-in-law Huo, calm down. Don't let this kind of anger ruin your health. I'll have them apologize to you."
"Ms. Tong, Mrs. Fang, why don't you apologize quickly?"
The village head quickly persuaded Mrs. Lu to calm down, and asked Mrs. Tong and Mrs. Fang to apologize.
As the head of the village, he led them to escape famine, naturally hoping that everyone could arrive in Jiangnan safely.
The only person who can lead everyone to Jiangnan safely is Huo Jinqian.
"Why? He was the one who asked us to go into the mountains. Now the wolves want to eat us. Should we be grateful to him?" Tong was stubborn and refused to apologize.
“He is the only one who can lead everyone to Jiangnan safely. If you don’t want to go with him, take your family and leave here now.
I tell you, I agreed to go into the mountains. Are you going to blame me and scold me?
Our village can't tolerate a troublemaker like you, you can leave now. "The head of the village was really angry this time. He was old and worked hard for everyone, and he often asked a younger generation for advice. How could it be easy for him?
Now, someone comes out to cause trouble and do things that are detrimental to unity. She is unwilling to reason with him and refuses to accept it. How can he not be angry?
"Ao——Ming——" At this time, the howling of wolves was getting closer and closer. Everyone looked in the direction of the wolf's voice and saw green eyes everywhere in the forest in front of them.
There are wolves, and quite a few of them. Looking at those pairs of green eyes, there should be quite a few alpha wolves.
"Ah! The wolf is coming!" some women screamed.
"Everyone, be careful. We'll stay around the fire and we must not let the wolves in." Huo Jinqian looked at the rows of green eyes and felt scared.
There should be dozens or even hundreds of wolves. Can they kill them all?
His brows were furrowed and his eyes were narrowed.
Wolves are social animals. They live in groups. I wonder if there will be more wolves after these wolves.
The young men in Huojia Village were also frightened. They held the tools in their hands tightly and stared at the wolves.
If they attack, they kill them with the tools they have.
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