Just as Shen Rong was about to speak, Shen Xingwang said with a sigh, "If you want to leave, go ahead. From now on, I will treat you as my sons."
"dad……"
Just as Shen Xingwang's second son was about to speak, he was pushed to the back by his wife.
She said, "You said this yourself. We, your son and daughter-in-law, didn't force you to do this."
She had disliked this old man for a long time.
Her health is not as good as her uncle Xingde's, and one of his legs is crooked. He can't even walk steadily without a crutch, let alone go down to help.
Since he was fleeing famine, not only could he not walk, but they also had to leave space for him to sit on the cart.
I wonder how much space can be put on that place. Otherwise, even if she lets her little son sit on it to rest, it would be better than this old cripple.
So when she saw her man trying to keep the old man, she immediately interrupted him.
It would be better for her to follow her second uncle's family. Not only would she have one less burden but she could also save a lot of food.
The old man and his son and daughter-in-law parted on bad terms.
Those people left a few pounds of food as a 'respect' to the old man, then turned around and ran away.
The speed was so fast that it was as if a ghost was chasing them.
The people from Shenjia Village had not gone far when Shen Xingwang's sons and daughters-in-law caught up with them not long after.
The person walking behind saw them chasing after him and asked curiously, "Where did your father stay?"
The girl who had just spoken continued, "Oh, that's right. My grandfather insisted on staying with Second Grandpa and the others. As the younger generation, we can't be more stubborn than him. But we left food for him, and Second Grandpa's family should not treat him badly."
The man praised them: "You are really filial. You even left food for them."
"The same cannot be said for the daughter of Mr. Shen. If she had not refused to give in, would her family have been driven out?"
The girl continued, "Aunt is right. My cousin was raised too spoiled and doesn't know how to humble herself."
…
Everyone from Shenjia Village had already left the city gate, and only the Shen family, four people from the Zhang family, and the newly joined old man were left at the city gate.
After calming down, Shen Xingwang also felt that he was too impulsive just now.
He originally thought that if his family stayed together, they would not be afraid on the road with more people. However, he did not expect that the others in his family had the same idea and not a single one was willing to stay.
Instead, it was this old man with an unsteady body who stayed behind. Isn't this causing trouble for his second brother's family?
Shen Xingwang said with some guilt: "Xingde, I'm sorry for you, you guys should just leave, I'll be a burden if I follow you."
Mr. Shen pretended to be angry and said, "Brother, what are you talking about? Where did your energy go just now? Don't worry, we are a family together."
Shen Yu'an also stepped forward in time and comforted him with a smile: "Grandpa, don't worry, as long as we have something to eat, you will definitely not be left without one."
Others also advised: "Just follow me peacefully."
Seeing that everyone sincerely didn't look down on him, he felt a little relieved.
Shen Yu'an looked at the people from Shenjia Village who had already walked a hundred meters away. He originally thought that there would be plenty of opportunities to take out the food in the space and give it to the villagers. He didn't expect that after this incident, they just separated and walked away.
"Little sister, little sister? What are you thinking about?" Shen Dalang patted Shen Yu'an's shoulder.
It turned out that I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I lost focus.
Shen Yuan came back to his senses and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Our father asks you what to do next, whether we should still follow him." Shen Dalang said.
"Let's go in half an hour. Find a place to rest first. I'll go out and do something."
After Shen Yu'an finished speaking, he left alone. He had not yet done what he had promised to others last night.
The Shen family didn't ask her what she was going to do, they just shouted from behind: "Remember to come back early."
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The west side of the county at this time.
Another group of people also gathered together at this time.
They all looked dejected, and someone said, "Uncle Lizheng, it seems that everyone over there has left. When are we going to set off?"
The village chief sat on a stone pier, looked at the lifeless people, and said, "Let's wait until noon before setting off."
Although the others didn't understand why they had to leave after noon, they thought it didn't matter when they left, so they didn't say anything.
There were seventy or eighty of them sitting together in the shade.
There was no expectation in his eyes, as if he had lost hope in life.
Only the old man was sitting and standing, trying to suppress his excitement and nervousness.
Could it be that what happened last night was a dream he had because he fainted from hunger?
But he didn't dare to go against the old immortal's wishes. What if he didn't do as the old immortal said and was withheld from food?
With mixed feelings, Lao Li Zheng could only continue to wait anxiously.
Shen Yu'an also came to Liang's Grain Shop in the west of the city. She walked in through the wide open door and found it was also a mess inside.
She didn't find any hidden place, but took out the food directly from a clean corner of the store.
She had already replaced the bags containing grain with large hemp sacks, each of which could hold almost 200 kilograms of grain.
She waved her hand, and bags of grain appeared in the corner in front of her, neatly stacked together.
Chen Yuan didn't know how many villagers the old headman had, but it looked like there were no more than a hundred of them.
So Shen Yu'an took out twenty-five bags of food, which would be enough for them to eat for several months if they used them sparingly.
After thinking about it, Shen Yu'an filled several large vats in the yard behind the grain store with water.
After all, finding water is a difficult thing now. Since you are helping, you should help to the end.
After doing all this, Shen Yu'an left quietly again.
But she didn't know that the amount of food and water she left behind was astonishing.
Seeing the sun hanging high in the sky, Lao Lizheng could no longer sit still.
Lao Lizheng stood up and waved his hand and said, "Let's go to Liang's Grain Store and have a look."
"Uncle Lizheng, didn't we go to the grain store last night? There's nothing left even in the backyard warehouse. Why go there? Let's save some energy here."
The old village head was as stubborn as a bull: "What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up, everyone go."
Seeing the excitement of the official, everyone had no choice but to get up from the ground and follow him.
After turning a street, a group of people arrived at the gate of Liangji Grain Store.
A middle-aged man in the village saw Lao Li taking deep breaths again and again at the door, but he didn't open it.
He was impatient and muttered: "Uncle, what are you doing? I told you there is nothing in here..." That was it!!!
The middle-aged man who couldn't help but open the door was stunned. What was going on?
He rubbed his eyes and looked at the corner of the room in disbelief.
"Food, food, food...so much food!!!"
The middle-aged man's scream broke the silence outside the door.
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