Without inkpad, he pulled a wood-chopping knife from his waist and made a cut on his index finger.
He bent down, grabbed Ma's hand, smeared his own blood on his wound, and forcibly placed Ma's hand over the written document.
Zhao Minggeng's heart was bleeding.
He also deeply regretted how he had been so blinded by lust to marry such a muddle-headed woman, and blamed himself for not managing Ma Shi properly.
It doesn't matter if he's not mentally sharp, as long as he lives a good life. Over the years, Ma has worn away all his patience.
Clearly, Ma has both stupidity and malice.
Ma tried to struggle, but Zhao Minggeng was simply too strong.
When everything was settled, Ma became calm.
He wiped away his tears with his sleeve.
"Hmph, Zhao Minggeng, you'll regret this. Mother, let's go."
Since Huang entered the household, Ma Li, who had always been relegated to the background, finally responded tremblingly.
I followed my daughter straight to the third room.
After entering the house, they helped Madam Ma pack her things. Everything that could be taken from the three rooms was packed up by the mother and daughter.
When they went out, the mother and daughter each carried a huge package on their backs.
If the cotton quilts and mats don't take up much space, I estimate that Mrs. Ma would take them all with her.
Zhao Minggeng did not stop Ma's mother and daughter, and watched them leave the courtyard with their bundles on their backs.
After seeing off the clan elders and the village chief, Zhao Minggeng remembered that he needed to go back to his room to change his clothes.
Upon entering the room, it looked as if it had been vandalized and looted. I picked up the rag that had been thrown on the ground and opened the box to find some clothes to change into.
He rubbed his eyes and said, "That woman took all my clothes."
He sighed and dawdled his way to the main room.
"Sister-in-law, could I borrow one of my brother's clothes to wear?"
Everyone in the main room: "..."
"Um, Ma also took my clothes." Zhao Minggeng's face turned bright red.
Whether out of shame or anger, he really wanted to crawl into a mouse hole right now.
Seeing her brother-in-law's face turn bright red, Wang Shi laughed out loud for the first time ever. Immediately afterwards, everyone in the main room burst into laughter.
"Okay, okay. Wait a moment, I'll go get you your clothes right away."
She covered her mouth with her hand, trying hard to control her expression.
Wang tried hard to suppress her laughter and said to Huang,
"Mother, is there any fabric left at home? If so, please give me a few pieces so I can make a few sets of clothes for my third brother."
Huang nodded.
Standing at the entrance of the main room, Zhao Minggeng's head was almost touching his chest. He didn't feel ashamed of divorcing his wife, but he felt embarrassed when his clothes were taken away.
"Alright, third brother, stop standing there like an idiot, go sit down and rest for a while."
"From now on, keep your eyes open. Don't just look at people's pretty faces. Once the drought is over, your mother will find you a good wife," Huang said.
Zhao Minggeng, who had just sat down, almost fell off the stool.
"Mother, dear mother, please don't mention getting married."
"I'm not marrying her. You can't judge a book by its cover. What if we bring in a troublemaker who'll cause my son and daughter distress?"
Zhao Minggeng made his stance clear.
Huang didn't say anything more, after all, now was not the time to talk about this.
After talking for a while, they dismissed the people in the main room and went to rest.
I'm exhausted these past few days.
I walk for seven or eight hours every day, only getting two or three hours of sleep.
Even with a good constitution, he couldn't withstand such abuse, after all, he was over fifty years old.
The three generations of the family have found quite a few good things in the mountains these past few days.
There are two ginseng plants that are a hundred years old, and seven or eight that are thirty or forty years old, not to mention the lingzhi mushrooms and deer antlers.
As for the deer, unfortunately, they were all eaten by the mother and her children.
These three incredibly strong monsters are all gluttons, eating enormous amounts at every meal.
The journey up the mountain wasn't without its challenges. Deep in the forest, ferocious beasts and poisonous insects were a common sight.
Especially the python they encountered, which was as thick as Zhao Qingyan's waist.
The three generations of the family almost got swallowed up by that thing; it was a very dangerous situation.
The machete got dulled from cutting.
Even superhuman strength is useless. Trying to smash it with your fists is futile. The python's skin is like armor; it was fine when you hit it, but the mother and her two children almost lost their hands.
Moreover, pythons are incredibly agile; according to Zhao Qingyan, they're practically demonic.
Just when Zhao Minggeng was about to be swallowed, Zhao Qingyan exposed her spatial dimension and accidentally pulled that big guy into it.
Zhao Minggeng's life was saved, but he was also scared half to death.
Fortunately, Zhao Qingyan's space cannot store any living beings other than herself; anyone who enters will die instantly.
Zhao Qingyan dared not be careless with this giant python that was about to become a spirit. After confessing to her grandmother and father, she entered her spatial dimension and finished off the python at its vital point.
After the performance of the magic trick of turning people into real beings, the three generations of the family were very happy.
Both Huang and Zhao Minggeng were very curious about Zhao Qingyan's space.
Zhao Qingyan lay down completely and took out all the food and drinks from her space. The three of them ate with great relish.
It can be said that this is the first time in recent years that the three generations of the family have eaten their fill.
After they finished eating and drinking, the mother and daughter didn't forget to give Zhao Qingyan a safety lesson, which was to keep the secret and never mention it to anyone again.
Zhao Qingyan, like a chick pecking at rice, finally couldn't help but ask, "Can I tell Grandpa?"
Both Huang and Zhao Minggeng fell silent.
After thinking it over for a while, Huang decided to trust the old man.
After all, the next challenge is for the whole family to flee the disaster. With the old man's cooperation, things will definitely be arranged better.
Coincidentally, the cave that this almost supernatural python lived in wasn't dug by itself, but rather a naturally formed cave.
Zhao Qingyan was also curious and really wanted to go in and take a look.
Deeper into the valley, they unexpectedly found the legendary paradise.
After observing and judging from the observations of the three generations of the family, they concluded that the large python must have been recently moved in as well.
He lost his life before he could fully occupy the territory.
When asked why, there was no evidence of python droppings, either at the cave entrance or inside the cave, nor any trace of its presence inside.
The cave was very dry, with excellent ventilation and a significantly lower temperature, which is not a favorite of pythons.
The legendary paradise actually has peach trees.
To be precise, this is a basin surrounded by mountains, covering an area of about 100 acres.
The area is overgrown with trees and weeds, and there are quite a few wild rabbits and pheasants, as well as many bird nests in the trees.
Wild rice and millet grow in heaps, probably brought back by birds from outside and taken root in the valley.
The seeds germinate and mature, and birds can't possibly eat them all, so the fallen seeds continue to grow on the ground. Therefore, there are quite a few kinds of crops in this place.
There is no shortage of water here. There is a pool in the middle of the valley, the depth of which is unknown, and there are fish in it.
It's impossible to know how the fish got here; perhaps it swam over from an underground river.
Now that we've found a place, we need to determine if it's safe to live there for the foreseeable future.
The three generations of the family launched a thorough search.
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