"The one who got the benefit actually said that the one who was abandoned was too much? Don't you think it's ridiculous?" What kind of family is this? Shen Heng was so angry that sparks were about to fly out of her mouth.
"Dad is doing this for the good of the Shen family. As a daughter, don't you want your family to be well?"
"Then why didn't I give up on you?" Chen Heng asked in return, "You are the one Xie Jian truly promised to marry."
Shen Yan choked.
"Okay, Shen Heng, since you've made up your mind, no matter what happens in the future, don't go back to your parents' home. The Shen family will never stand up for you." Shen Rongwei angrily threw his sleeves and turned to leave.
Chen Yan glared at this disappointing elder sister and hurriedly followed her father away.
Standing up? Shen Heng found it ironic, but Shen's father was very concerned about his reputation. He probably wouldn't say anything after this, and would just maintain a superficial relationship.
Just after Shen Heng left, Lu Ji'an, dressed in blue, and the yamen runner Yu Wei walked out from the ruins behind.
"It turns out that Mr. Shen has such a face. Madam Shen is quite pitiful." Yu Wei looked at Madam Shen's departing figure and shook his head, expressing sympathy.
Lu Ji'an's eyes were also on Shen Heng's back. He was a little surprised at her decisiveness. Normally, women would cry or become hysterical when faced with such a situation. He could tell that she was angry, but she spoke relatively calmly.
Yu Wei continued, "But I've heard before that it was Miss Shen San who was engaged to Xie Jian. I didn't think much of it at the time, but I didn't expect it to be true." Then he thought of something else: "Sir, even if you want to remarry, don't marry Miss Shen San."
Lu Ji'an looked at him helplessly and said, "I have no intention of marrying again in this life."
Yu Wei didn't quite believe what others said, but he did believe what Lord Xi said.
This blizzard lasted for three days in a row. Just when everyone thought it had stopped, it started again on the fourth day and continued intermittently for nearly half a month.
During the past half month, everyone was exhausted. Before they could recover, they were faced with a food shortage. Countless people were killed or injured, and thousands of livestock froze to death.
Inside the tent, when Chen Heng served tea to the gentlemen, she was surprised to hear the reports from the yamen runners. Even the miscarriages of large livestock such as pigs, sheep, and cattle were reported down to the exact number.
"It's already past the Lunar New Year, and if the low temperatures persist, it will have a significant impact on this spring's crops," the household owner said. "It will take another two years for livestock production to recover to the levels of five months of last year. Even worse, food is in short supply, and grain merchants are raising prices. My Lord, you must find a solution."
The master of the house said, "There's not much food left in the granary. More and more people are coming to the city from the villages. I'm afraid we can't hold out for another half a month."
The other four heads of households also talked about some difficulties they had encountered in recent days.
Lu Ji listened quietly, occasionally asking the other adults around him for their opinions.
In the corner, Xie Jian listened to the adults' discussion while looking at the disaster records he had recorded over the past few days.
After pouring the tea and standing next to Xie Jian, Chen Heng also lowered her head to look at the characters in the notebook. Anyone who saw the characters on the notebook would say "good", but there were many characters that she didn't recognize. It took her a long time to recognize one or two of them, such as "steal" and "cocoon". The traditional characters were really difficult to understand at the moment.
Xie Jian had already finished reading a page. He knew that Shen Heng was also reading. He saw that she was frowning from time to time. It was obvious from her expression that she was illiterate. He said lightly, "Didn't you say that the words you learned were enough for you?"
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