"Huh, Mother knows that person?"
Shen Xingmian was a little curious. Based on her understanding of her mother, if that person had offended her, how could she have survived to this morning unharmed?
She should have secretly taken care of it a long time ago.
"Alas, that happened many years ago. When I first arrived in the North, with your grandfather by my side, no one dared to act recklessly."
This Liu... what was his name again? He doesn't dare offend me, but he's disgusting. The way he looks at people is completely different from what he says.
But his words were so precise and airtight that I never got a chance to punch him.
Shen Xingmian asked, puzzled, "Didn't Mother ever think of secretly putting him in a sack?"
Shen Yunting was so amused by her puzzled look that he almost fell over, and said with certainty:
"Of course I thought about it, but he has a good father who has helped your grandfather a lot, so I couldn't be too harsh on his son. I just gave him a light beating and that was it."
I haven't had any contact with them since, and I haven't had the opportunity to do anything more with them.
"Ah...then if I kill him, wouldn't I be letting his father down..."
Shen Xingmian almost felt that she had gone too far, but then she thought that with such a spendthrift son, his father might not have an easy time either.
If all else fails, I can just take care of his father more myself.
"It doesn't matter. His father was already driven to his death by him. He might even thank you for getting rid of this good-for-nothing."
"ah……?"
This turn of events was something Shen Xingmian hadn't anticipated.
"He had entanglements with many female prisoners. When he saw a new, attractive one, he would continue to flirt with her, get jealous and cause all sorts of trouble. He even brought some of them home, causing chaos and unrest in the household."
His father once caught a cold, which wasn't a serious illness, but the anger his father caused him to have a stroke, and he vomited blood on the spot. By the time his father received the news and brought the army doctor there, the man was already dead.
Shen Xingmian was speechless. It seemed that the online comments were true; having a child was indeed a high-stakes gamble.
Giving birth to someone like yourself is an incredible stroke of luck.
But if something like that is produced, it's completely useless...
"Then I have nothing to feel guilty about. Let's just consider it sending him down to settle the score with his father. After all, he's already been killed, and there's no point in regretting it now."
"But Mother, do you think I should restrain myself a little in the future? Even if I feel some people deserve to die, should I still spare their lives?"
Shen Xingmian was still somewhat uncomfortable, feeling that she had gone too far. But as soon as she finished speaking, she was hit on the head.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Someone who wouldn't even spare a little girl like you deserves to die. If you hadn't been able to fight back, I'd be the one crying right now!"
If I ever encounter this kind of scoundrel again, I won't hold back. I'll either kill him or help him cut off his lineage.
Shen Yunting's tone and expression were unexpectedly fierce, but after hearing what she said, Shen Xingmian felt a sense of happiness from being valued and loved.
Yes, what did she do wrong?
If it were an ordinary twelve-year-old girl, how could she possibly escape if she encountered that group of people?
Not only would they be taken away and abused, but their younger brother might also be beaten to death. There is no need for the slightest pity when dealing with such evil people.
They don't deserve it.
"Okay! Mother, I know. I still won't hold back if I encounter someone like that again." Shen Xingmian obediently promised.
"That's more like it!"
The North... is not as good as your grandfather described. There are many evils that he couldn't see from his position, and these are where righteous people like Mianmian are needed to give justice to the oppressed.
"Mianmian did a great job, Mommy is so proud of you."
Shen Xingmian blushed slightly at the praise, and suddenly felt as if the burden on her shoulders had become even heavier.
“It’s been a while. I’ll let Grandpa and Dad out to check on things and see if we need to switch them.”
"good."
When the person who released the information asked, Shen Xingmian was greatly shocked.
"Huh? Grandpa, you mean you've already finished picking all the corn? Did I hear that right?!"
"Yes, I'm really anxious!"
Mianmian, you have no idea. Today, to celebrate and also to make up for it, I let those brats eat as much as they wanted, and the result was...
They ate so much corn! The leftover ears alone piled up into a small mountain!
As Shen Zhiheng spoke, he spread his arms wide and gestured exaggeratedly.
“You have no idea how much pain and sorrow I feel. In the past, before winter, your second uncle would transport grain and fodder here. But this year, with so many things happening, no one is taking care of this place.”
If we had arrived a few days later, some soldiers in the camp would probably have starved to death.
When Shen Zhiheng talked about this, he looked extremely worried.
"I've been helping your uncle organize military affairs these past two days, and I'm practically turning my hair white with worry. The only thing to be thankful for is that things aren't peaceful inside the Northern Barbarians either, so they can't launch a surprise attack on the border. Otherwise, the northern border would probably be gone."
Shen Xingmian felt a lingering fear upon hearing this, nodding and sighing, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, it wasn't like 'when it rains, it pours,' or 'the rope always breaks at its weakest point,' oh dear!"
Shen Xingmian looked at her mother with a wronged expression after being tapped on the head, only to see her mother with a stern face saying, "Don't mention those two sentences, they sound very unlucky."
"Why are you still superstitious? Did you hurt our precious baby? Let Grandpa take a look!"
After all that commotion, the gloomy atmosphere in the room was finally dispelled; otherwise, Shen Xingmian was really afraid that her grandfather would turn gray from worry.
"By the way, your uncle and I are planning to take some people into the mountains to hunt some game after everyone has recovered in a few days. We'll have to be completely self-reliant from now on."
Shen Xingmian originally wanted to say that there were many animals in the space, but then she thought that she really couldn't let people feel that the food they ate was free, otherwise they would slowly take it for granted and become ungrateful.
We still need to let them rely on themselves first. If there's no other way, then we can subsidize them. But we need to let the outside world know first, so as not to make the elderly anxious.
“Grandpa, the animals in the space are growing very fast. The horses we collected from our royal hunting grounds have already given birth to foals, and there are several times more rabbits and chickens. It's enough for our family to eat as much as we want, but it wouldn't be enough to support an army.”
However, we have plenty of money at home, so you can buy some and stock up first. I'll work hard and make sure no one starves.
"Sigh, after the heavy snow blocked the roads, we couldn't do business with the outside world. Here, we usually stock up on supplies in the fall, but this year, we have nothing."
Shen Xingmian thought about it and realized that was indeed the case.
"Forget it, the snow is so thick, it's not good for hunting. Let's leave it like this for the winter. Is there a place to keep animals? I'll share some of the cold-resistant ones with them."
"Yes! It's just... it feels like they're all taking advantage of you, and Grandpa feels really bad about it."
Shen Zhiheng's face turned a little red. After he finished speaking, Shen Yunting also felt a little embarrassed. That's exactly how she felt. It made her hesitant to talk to her daughter lately.
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