It was Li Zheng's voice. He led a group of people carrying hoes and sticks and charged towards Liang Zhengdong.
All eyes turned to Li Zheng, who stared at Liang Zhengdong and said, word by word, "Whose grain are you trying to steal in broad daylight?"
Liang Zhengdong also knew Li Zheng of Guoshantun. Previously, because of Li Yonghe's instigation, Li Zheng had complained about her.
"Lizheng, this matter has little to do with your Guoshantun. We came to borrow grain from my sister today, not to rob her. Perhaps you didn't hear me clearly!"
Li Zheng glanced at Liang Shuyan. For some reason, ever since that strong man died and Li Yonghe died inexplicably, she had changed her opinion of Liang Shuyan. She even felt that she was the mysterious and unapproachable person in the village. That day, if she hadn't subdued that bandit with her bare hands, wouldn't the village's food have been ruined?
Liang Shuyan protected the entire village's grain, so it's not unreasonable to ask him to protect her family's grain now. Besides, Liang Shuyan is now the widow of the Jin family, and he has the right to protect her.
"What do you mean it has nothing to do with my village? How dare you talk like that? Let me tell you, your sister is from our village, and she's a widow raising a child. How can I, as a person of justice, just stand by and watch her be bullied by people from other villages?"
Liang Zhengdong hadn't expected that Li Zheng would turn against him and side with his sister. Strange, why? Today, he saw a hint of ruthlessness in his sister's eyes, which was different from his usual timid sister.
"Men, seize this man from another village!" Li Zheng shouted, and several burly men from the village behind him stepped forward and tackled Liang Zhengdong to the ground, pinning him down.
Liang Zhengdong was out of breath, filled with rage: "Li Zheng, this is a private matter between our two families. She is my sister. Now that that dead man is gone, her grain now belongs to our Liang family. Why should such good grain be given to this bunch of bastards from the Jin family?"
Hearing such infuriating words, Liang Shuyan couldn't help but walk over to Liang Zhengdong and said to the two burly men beside her, "Help my brother up. I have something to say to him in private."
Liang Zhengdong spat and glared at the two burly men beside him: "Didn't you hear what my sister said? I knew it, my sister's heart softened, she ultimately didn't want to see her brother go hungry!"
Liang Shuyan's lips twitched: "Oh dear, it's rare that I have such a wonderful image in your eyes, but unfortunately, my image has collapsed now, because you forced it to collapse!"
After saying that, she slapped him twice hard across the face.
She clapped her hands and said, "What? You really think I'm the same cowardly and incompetent Liang Shuyan from back then? Now I'm the mother of these Jin family kids. How could I let my kids go hungry for you, you ungrateful wretch? You're dreaming!"
These words made the children almost lose their composure. Liu's eyes widened instantly, and she immediately exclaimed, "Oh dear, sister-in-law, tell me, if Mother really doesn't help their family anymore, then we won't go hungry?"
Zhang shook her head: "We don't know yet, let's talk about it later. In any case, Grandma is pitiful, and I don't think Mother would abandon her!"
When the old woman saw her son being slapped twice, she immediately lunged at Liang Shuyan: "Liang Shuyan, you inhuman thing! How can you be so heartless? That's your brother! You actually hit your own brother for a bunch of little bastards?"
Originally, Liang Shuyan wanted to keep the old lady, but now that she saw it, she felt it was unnecessary. The old lady didn't treat her like her own daughter at all, so why should she make things difficult for herself?
"Really? Mother, since you think my brother is so filial, then go live a good life with him. From now on, just pretend I'm dead and never come to the Jin family to bother us again!"
After saying this, several burly men took Liang Zhengdong away.
The old woman stepped forward and grabbed Lizheng's sleeve: "Lizheng, look at me, my husband is dead, my son doesn't want me, my daughter doesn't want me either, I'm so old, where am I supposed to go?"
The magistrate is the magistrate of Guoshantun. Shouldn't this matter be handled by the magistrate of Kaoshantun? Why did we come to her?
"This is a matter that I, as the head of the village, cannot handle. You'd better go find the head of the village in Kaoshantun!"
Indeed, given the situation between the two villages, Li Zheng was worried that if he interfered too much, he would incur the displeasure of the Li Zheng of Kaoshantun.
"But it was our righteous father who sent us to borrow grain from the mountain village. Who knew things would turn out like this? This rebellious daughter doesn't even recognize her old woman anymore!" The old woman sat by the roadside, muttering bitterly.
Zhang was a compassionate woman. Seeing her grandmother in such a pitiful state, abandoned by her children and with nothing to eat despite her advanced age, she took a cornbread from the pot, ran over, and handed it to the old lady.
The old lady hadn't eaten for many days. When she saw the golden cornbread, she grabbed it and stuffed it into her mouth.
While patting her back, Zhang said, "Grandma, slow down! Don't choke!"
After the old lady finished eating, she glanced at Zhang and said, "You must be Dashan's wife. You're such a good child. If only your mother were like you."
After the old lady finished speaking, she leaned on her cane and was about to leave when Zhang stepped forward and said, "Grandma, did you really feel sorry for my mother? Back then, my mother secretly kept sending you food. We all knew, but with you at home, we didn't say anything. But that year there was a severe drought, and you know, we had no food at all. My mother couldn't sleep at night. To prevent you and my uncle from going hungry, she heard that mushrooms on the mountain could save lives, so she picked mushrooms and brought back two baskets. My mother even tried eating one basket, and we were all fine. But the basket she gave to you caused the problem. Now, you think my mother poisoned my cousin, but is that really true?"
Hearing Zhang say these words, the old lady shook her head with trembling hands: "Forget it, let's not talk about the past. Your uncle was tricked by that vixen. Actually, your grandmother was also wronged. I'm sorry to your mother. Back then, it wasn't the mushrooms that poisoned your cousin, but his stepmother who poisoned him to save food!"
Liang Shuyan was squatting not far away, holding a bowl of porridge in her hand. When she heard this, she trembled and dropped the whole bowl on the ground!
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