Lin Shucheng looked at his daughter with a troubled expression.
He's still confused about how he time-traveled to this point, and all he knows is to listen to his daughter.
But she still shook her head vigorously: "But... can we really look after each other?"
Previously, my mother treated people in the village, but many people gossiped behind her back. They said she was immoral when she did acupuncture, that she couldn't save the person, and that her medical skills were incompetent and she treated people haphazardly. They said no one spoke up for her when she was sick, and that she almost died..."
The group that had come along panicked and quickly waved their hands in denial: "No, no, that's not what we said. We wouldn't gossip behind someone's back."
"Hey, isn't that what your eldest and second eldest brothers said back then? We never even said a word about it."
"They say she's a bad doctor who treats people haphazardly and killed someone, but now they don't believe us. We just followed the people from Nan'an County to the north."
Lin Jinyue recalled the original owner's memories, and it was indeed not what these people said.
People on the road were either dead or scattered. These fifty-odd people had a good relationship with their family and each of them had contributed some dry food to their family.
She said these words deliberately not to make things difficult or to hold anyone accountable, nor did she intend to cause trouble for anyone; it was Lin Jinyue who secretly asked him to say them.
Although Lin Jinyue has a farm, only she can stay inside it indefinitely. If she brings other people in, they can only stay for a maximum of two and a half hours before the upgrade, which is half an hour outside the farm.
Therefore, it's better to flee the famine with the main group.
There were only four people in their family. If they encountered the army under Prince Jing, bandits, or wild beasts in the mountains, the four of them would have a hard time dealing with them.
After weighing the options, Lin Jinyue felt that fleeing the famine with them was the most cost-effective option.
The people of Linjia Village knew them well, and the fact that they were able to spare their meager remaining food rations for them during that crisis was already quite kind of them.
Moreover, most people in Linjia Village are related by blood, so blood ties are more reliable than anything else.
However, if we are to cooperate in fleeing famine, mutual benefit is acceptable, but causing trouble for his family is absolutely unacceptable.
Some things need to be clarified first.
We can't let them do a thankless job.
Upon hearing this, the people of Linjia Village repeatedly assured him, "No, are we the kind of people who would forget kindness?"
They all stared at Lin Shucheng expectantly.
At first, some people were worried about the dangers in Lingnan, but now they were afraid that Lin Shucheng would not take them with him.
Having received the answer she wanted, Lin Jinyue said, "Since my uncles and elders are different from those annoying people, then..."
Her voice stopped abruptly.
The villagers all heard several familiar voices.
The Lin family even showed up; from a distance, you could still hear them cursing and swearing.
"What bad luck! Why did all of this happen to our family?"
"It's all that unfilial son of my third brother's fault. He knew something was wrong but didn't tell us sooner. I'm afraid my second brother won't make it. Dad lost his last pair of shoes, and his feet were covered in blood!"
"I'll teach them a lesson when I find them. They're all ungrateful wretches, disrespecting their own grandfather and father."
"Father, are we going to Lingnan? The miasma there can kill people."
"I'll go, I'll definitely go. Doesn't Tiezhu's mother know how to cure miasma? I'm her father-in-law, does she dare not treat me? And what about the third brother? Does he dare not care about me? I'll make sure they curse me to death!"
The family entered the cave, cursing and swearing, only to find a group of people sitting inside.
For a moment, both sides fell silent.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
Lin Jinyue felt annoyed whenever she saw Lin Youliang's family. She didn't acknowledge these grandfathers and uncles; they were utterly disgusting.
What they just said almost implied that they were trying to take advantage of their family.
Lin Jinyue hadn't expected Lin Youliang's family to come along, and shouted loudly at Lin Shucheng, "Dad, let's go by ourselves."
Upon hearing this, the thirty-odd people in the village became agitated.
They had finally managed to persuade Lin Laosan's daughter to take them along, and she seemed willing to help the villagers. But who knew Lin Youliang would come and cause trouble at this time?!
Village chief Lin Youcai was furious.
You know, if they had arrived even half a quarter of an hour later, they could have gotten on the good side of Lin Laosan's family.
There was a scholar who could give them advice, and a doctor who could help with medical treatment. If they followed them, their chances of survival would greatly increase.
But then Lin Youliang came along and caused all the trouble.
The village chief was furious. "Lin Youliang, what nonsense are you spouting?"
Lin Youliang was stunned by the scolding. What did he say wrong?
Lin Youliang said righteously, "Isn't it a matter of course for a son to support his father? Aren't you afraid of people talking behind your back? Why don't you just abandon us and see what happens?"
Lin Jinyue's eyes widened. Could Lin Youliang's family really be this shameless?!
She said coldly, "Back then, you sold me out and kicked my father out of your Lin family. We had nothing to do with each other long ago. Now that you see my mother can gather herbs, you're shamelessly coming back to me?"
Before Lin Youliang could refute, the other villagers immediately chimed in: "Yes, yes, we all saw it. You didn't leave anything for Lao San's family. Since you've severed ties, don't shamelessly try to get close to them."
"Lin Youliang, don't drag us down with you. Your family has treated Lao San so badly, and he has already done more than enough to tolerate it. Lao San's wife had been helping you treat your injuries, and yet you just buried her like that. The villagers wanted to pool some money for medical treatment, but you couldn't even be bothered to take her with you."
"Pah! Your whole family is so shameless. We don't want to flee with you. You can even treat your own son like this. Don't drag us down with you later."
Lin Youliang was furious. Normally, he could rely on his seniority; apart from his cousin, the village chief, who in the village would dare to speak to him like that?!
But now, one by one, they've started cursing him just because of one sentence from Lin Jinyue.
Lin Youliang picked up a stick, ready to teach Lin Jinyue a lesson for being so disrespectful to her elders!
This time, Lin Xueqing and Lin Shucheng didn't even need to stand in front of her; the villagers grabbed whatever they had and stood in front of Lin Jinyue.
For a moment, Lin Youliang dared not make any further moves.
Lin Youliang finally understood what it meant to be abandoned by everyone.
Lin Youcai stepped forward and said to Lin Shucheng with a solemn expression, "Third brother, bring the people from our village. If your father is unreasonable, we will deal with him according to the clan law."
Lin Youcai's expression was extremely solemn. He looked at Lin Youliang and continued, "On the road of escape, internal strife is the worst thing. Your family has delayed the escape of other members of the clan. Since you left the village, you have been disrupting the morale of the army. And you, eldest brother Lin, and third brother's wife, were gossiping behind people's backs while they were saving people. What are you all up to?"
After Lin Youcai finished speaking, Lin Youliang and his family dared not utter a word.
He added one last thing: "I'll give you two options. Either you separate from us and go somewhere else, and don't follow me. If you come along and cause trouble, you'll be punished according to clan law."
Upon hearing the last four words, "punished according to clan law," Lin Youliang felt a shiver run down his spine.
Are they going to drown them?
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