In the past, Zhang Dandan would have definitely stood up to the Li family without hesitation. But after fleeing famine for so long, even if she was a blockhead, she had come to her senses. Coupled with the beating she had just suffered from her own family, Zhang Dandan had finally come to her senses and joined forces with Li Xiujuan against the outside world.
"Little Guai is so well-behaved, why does it only scratch him and not others? It must be because it deserves it."
Old Mrs. Zhang was most proud of raising her son, Paozhang, who only cared about his mother's family. Over the years, she had gained countless benefits from these words. But in just two months, Paozhang turned against her. The feeling was a mix of sour, sweet, bitter and spicy, and she couldn't describe how miserable she was.
"Grandpa, they bullied Grandma, let's skin them alive and eat their meat... um..." Old Zhang was quick-witted and covered his eldest grandson Zhang Bufan's mouth, pulling him back. Old Mrs. Zhang smoothly sat up from the ground. When her attempt to cheat failed, she began to verbally attack Li Xiujuan, specifically targeting her sore spots.
"Oh dear, sister-in-law, where are your two daughters? You have to believe in fate. If they've made things easy for you, they'll surely find you somewhere else. Look at you, you had four children, and two of your sons went to war. You haven't heard from them in two years. They're probably buried somewhere out of the blue."
“There were two daughters left before, but now they’ve been separated again. The two girls are too weak to carry anything, so they’ll be targeted by those starving disaster victims. Little sister-in-law, you don’t know, those disaster victims who are used to eating human flesh love the inside of a pregnant woman’s belly the most.”
Old Mrs. Zhang's words were truly devastating. Li Xiujuan, who was already prone to melancholy, was so provoked that she coughed up a mouthful of blood.
“Juan Niang.” Li Xiujuan fell into Lin Fusheng’s arms. Zhang Dandan, putting herself in others’ shoes, pushed away the old lady Zhang who wanted to continue provoking her. “Mother, what you said is too much. Can’t you hope for something good? Don’t you know that Yunyun also got separated from her? You’re cursing them.”
"So what? They were just a few worthless girls. If they died, they died." Old Mrs. Zhang said matter-of-factly, leaving Zhang Dandan stunned on the spot.
"Get out, all of you get out of here."
“This land doesn’t belong to your family, Old Li, so why can’t we stay here?”
“You might as well give it a try.” The men of the Li family were all tall and strong, and compared to the few cowards in the Zhang family, they were quite intimidating. Under the threat, the Zhang family members slunk away.
His back view carried a hint of guilt and urgency, as if he were afraid of being seen through.
After jogging for four or five miles, the Zhang family members were all panting heavily.
"Thank goodness, Mother, you're really something. Li Sanmei was so angry she vomited blood."
"When I heard what Bufan said, my heart jumped into my throat."
"Li Sanmei's heart must have been pierced to pieces."
"My little sister is a traitor too. It hasn't been long, and she's already siding with outsiders."
"Don't mention that wretched girl. She always asks for food. She must have been corrupted by that old woman Li. From now on, just pretend you don't have this daughter."
"But they were so close just now, won't they overhear something and start thinking about it?"
"What's there to be afraid of? We'll be in Huichun tomorrow. We'll have money and food. Our lives won't be any worse than those poor, destitute Li family members."
"It's better this time that things have fallen apart, so they won't come knocking on our door to beg for our money in the future."
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