Chapter 248 Sharp Contrast
"Thank you all for your generosity!" Ye Li said gratefully, "But there are only three of us in our family and we can't eat that much. I accept your gratitude, but you can take these prey back."
Ye Li returned all the prey. Holding the prey Xiao Xun had given her, she said, "This is enough!"
"And these are what you deserve." Li Yuan took a sharp knife and cut off a piece of venison and a piece of wild boar meat, and placed them in Ye Li's bamboo basket. He smiled and said, "What do you think, do you think we deserve them?"
"Yes!" everyone shouted.
"Li Yuan!" the second elder shouted angrily.
Li Yuan picked his ears and walked away muttering to himself, "Hey, there's been too much earwax in my ears lately. I can't hear things clearly anymore."
Because of everyone's support, Ye Li's anger was swept away. He picked up the prey he had shared and went home happily with Xiao Xun and the two little babies. They were going to make braised venison for lunch today. Wow, I'm drooling just thinking about it!
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"How ridiculous!" The second elder slammed his desk made of a thousand-year-old tree with his palm, with a fierce look in his eyes. He didn't expect to be defeated by a girl today.
"I didn't expect that Ye Li had such good luck. Last time we steamed all her seeds, but we didn't overthrow her. Instead, she went to get more seeds and managed to run this farm!" said Song Lu, the lackey of the second elder. He was one of the guys who was in charge of storing grain in the warehouse, and the other one was his younger brother Song Cheng.
The two of them are the second elder's right-hand men and nephews, so they were able to get such a lucrative job in the forest tribe. There is not much work to do, but there is a lot of money to make.
His younger brother Song Cheng said, "The Great Elder has been getting weaker lately, and his death is not far away. The position of the next elder must not be missed, and it must be you, uncle."
The Second Elder took a deep breath and said, "Ye Li's prestige in the tribe is growing. You saw it today. She actually persuaded so many people to stand on her side. No, I absolutely cannot let her threaten me."
"Uncle, what can you do? Just tell us, and we'll see to it."
The Second Elder pondered for a moment and said, "The vegetables aren't a big deal. The most important thing is the rice we've planted. If the rice has a good harvest, it will completely solve the tribe's food problem. Then not only will Ye Li be stepping on my head, but I'm afraid Li Sangtian's prestige in the tribe will also rise. I will never allow that to happen."
"Uncle, this is easy." Song Lu immediately came up with an idea. He said, "Just let us handle this matter. We guarantee that we will do it cleanly."
"Okay." The second elder smiled and said, "If you can handle this matter well, after the Chinese New Year this year, I will definitely act as a matchmaker and find you a good marriage. I hope it will bear fruit and continue the Cheng family's lineage."
"Thank you, uncle."
At night, the Cheng and Lu brothers scouted the area, carried several large bags of lime to the fields, and spent the entire night spreading the lime on the fields.
After tonight, the rice will be burned to death and turned into a pile of waste.
The next day, the second elder was still sleeping in bed when someone knocked on the door of his house. His wife died early and left no children, so he was the only one in the room. When he heard the knock on the door, he quickly got up, put on a coat, and ran to open the door.
Standing outside the door was the Great Elder's attendant, who said, "Second Elder, the Great Elder wants to see you. Please go there quickly."
"Did you say what it was?"
The attendant said ambiguously, "The Great Elder's invitation must be for an important matter."
The second elder was worried. Could it be that Song Lu and Song Cheng were caught red-handed last night?
"Okay, let me go wash up and be right back."
In the tree house of the great elder, there were many attendants, including the two capable managers of the tribe, Li Sangtian and Li Yunkai, and even Li Yuan was there.
At the same time, the elders are only one level apart, but they are treated in two completely different ways.
As the second elder, he works himself to death taking care of various chores all day long, while the eldest elder lives a life of luxury in the most luxurious tree house. What a sharp contrast!
The second elder looked at the old and frail first elder with a gleam in his eyes. As long as this old man died, the position of the first elder would be his, and then he would have endless wine and beauties to enjoy.
(End of this chapter)
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