"Dad, Mom, I'm hungry." Da Zhuang shouted weakly.
Da Zhuang's mother swallowed hard, but the dryness in her mouth prevented her from swallowing much saliva, nor did it relieve the burning pain in her throat.
"Be good, Dazhuang. Just bear with it and it will pass."
"Mom, if I don't eat, I'll starve to death. Can you bear to see me starve to death?"
Da Zhuang's mother naturally understood this truth, but everyone was in a difficult situation now. Where could they get food and drink?
"Mom, go and ask the village head for help."
What happened before is still vivid in my mind.
Yang Lizheng was so angry that he resigned from his post, clearly not wanting to care about them anymore. Not to mention, when they were arguing, they hated their family, and if he went to ask for help, he would definitely not get any good results.
It would be useless to ask, so Da Zhuang's mother naturally didn't want to go.
She looked at her husband and said, "Dad, go and ask Yang Lizheng for help. If anything happens to our son, you, the Yang family, will be left without descendants."
Da Zhuang then looked at his father and said, "Dad, I will take care of you in your old age and see you to the end of your life."
Da Zhuang's father didn't want to go, but the mother and son took turns persuading him.
Da Zhuang's father was forced into a desperate situation, but he actually held a glimmer of hope in his heart, as he was also very hungry.
"I'll give it a try."
As soon as he approached Yang Lizheng's family, they looked at him warily, with disgust in their eyes.
"What's the matter?" Yang Fu stared at him with a frown, not giving him a good look at all.
Da Zhuang's father licked his face and smiled flatteringly, "Brother Ah Fu, Da Zhuang can't hold on any longer. Can you give him a sip of water? Just a sip of water will do. Our family will remember this kindness."
Without waiting for Yang Fu to speak, Yang Lu spoke directly, "We also wanted to ask you for a sip of water. We will remember this kindness for the rest of our lives."
Yang Shou pushed Da Zhuang's father away and said, "You are asking with such a shameless face. Your Da Zhuang's life is life, but our child's life is not life. Look at them, do they look like they have food and drink?"
"I'm really afraid that your son will die. Why don't you cut your own hand and give your son food and drink? It's nothing to beg in front of us."
"Get out of here right now! I'm annoyed just looking at you now."
Yang Shou had a cold face and fierce eyes.
Now that Daddy has lost his status as the village head, they don't have to worry about anything.
Da Zhuang's father didn't expect that Yang Lizheng's family would become so domineering. He was very angry, but he didn't dare to say a word in front of this family.
Now there are only three of them left in their family.
Her parents had died a few days ago, and her eldest daughter was sold to a human trafficker in front of the gate of Hui'an Prefecture in exchange for a small bag of rice.
Although the small bag of rice was not taken away by the robbers, after spending it on food for a period of time, no matter how frugal one was, it was almost gone.
Everyone has reached the end of their rope.
Even if some people still had some surplus food, they would hold on to it tightly and not reveal even a little bit, for fear of being targeted.
Before, I could eat two liquid meals when I was traveling, but now it’s good to have one meal every two days.
Da Zhuang's father ran away in shame, cursing under his breath.
Everyone in Xinghua Village looked at him coldly.
After Da Zhuang's father walked away, Aunt Wang spat on the ground.
"What a dirty thing."
"We shouldn't have lost Miss Su because of such a dirty thing."
Yang Dashu and his family followed Su Yin into Yongqing County, where they witnessed what Su Yatou was capable of when she encountered such big troubles.
Whenever he thought of this incident, Yang Dashu regretted not following Su Yatou. Perhaps if he had followed them, the situation would never have been so bad.
It was a mistake at that time that led to this fate. The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it. Now that he heard what Aunt Wang said, he agreed with her.
He seldom spoke in the past, but today he couldn't help but say something.
"Yes! We shouldn't have let Dazhuang's family stay. If Su girl was here, the encounter with the robbers might not have been so tragic. That girl is a capable person, but it's a pity that we hurt her heart for Dazhuang's family, so it's normal for her to leave."
The people in the front heard it and echoed, "Do you remember what Su said before she left? She said that leaving Dazhuang's family behind would be a disaster sooner or later. I think she was right. Look at what we have become now."
"Yes, yes, yes. In my opinion, Dazhuang's family is just plagued by bad luck, which is why we are like this."
"In the final analysis, it's all the fault of Dazhuang's family."
"Alas, I shouldn't have left them behind in the first place."
"Our family could have opposed Dazhuang's family staying. The head of the village, Yang Dashu, and Aunt Wang were all against it."
"Humph, in the final analysis, it was Da Zhuang's relatives who spoke for them. Now they are hurting others and themselves."
"If we had known this, we would have left with Su Yatou and the others."
"Yes, yes, I now feel more and more that when Su Yatou is here, we live a good life. Even though we are a little tired on the road, it's not like this."
Other people in Xinghua Village also joined the team to denounce Dazhuang's family, and at the same time reminisced about the old days.
No matter how hard life was before, it was just tiring from traveling every day.
During this condemnation, they spoke in very loud voices, and they were not afraid at all that Dazhuang's family wouldn't hear them.
Da Zhuang's father was already very upset because of Yang Lizheng's family. Now he heard people from the same village slandering their family. He felt even angrier, but he didn't dare to talk back.
If they talked back, these people would definitely speak even more harshly, and their family would have no hope of survival.
Da Zhuang is a naughty kid, how could he listen to so many people scolding them like that.
"Dad, Mom, they are scolding us. You have to scold us back."
"It's obviously not our family's fault."
"Didn't they say before that it was the village head's fault? Why does it become our fault now?" Da Zhuang was very angry, but no matter what he said, his parents remained silent, but hatred was surging in their eyes.
"Son, don't say anything." Da Zhuang's mother wiped her tears in grievance.
At this moment, Da Zhuang felt more and more clearly that their family had really become a family that everyone hated.
He didn't understand why this happened and couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"That unlucky guy has already been sold, why is our family still hated by others?"
How can a child at such a young age, without any adult guidance, understand the complexity of the adult world?
By the time of Shenshi, everyone was exhausted and many people could not even lift their feet.
They wanted to shout to the people in front to stop and rest, but Yang Lizheng and his family did not stop, nor did they care whether they could keep up.
Everyone in Xinghua Village understood that Yang Lizheng's family was angry at the moment, so no one dared to stop them and they all gritted their teeth and followed.
"Dad, there is a big tree ahead. Let's go there and rest."
"good."
Yang Lizheng's family was resting, and the others immediately ran to rest under the tree.
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