Chapter 30 If I can't count on you, who else can I count on?
Li Shiyue's words eventually resonated with some people, but there were still those who looked down on her because of her status as a nun.
This kind of disdain is quite interesting.
When faced with vicious, man-eating demons, they dared not move an inch; kneeling down to beg for mercy or running away were their only options.
They actually looked down on Li Shiyue and her sister for daring to fight back and kill as young girls!
Tell me, isn't this ridiculous?
Dog Lao San carried his third aunt back to where they had been pushing their cart. Along the way, Dog Lao San, the nephew, finally acted like a proper nephew, taking good care of his thin third aunt, at least ensuring she wasn't hungry or thirsty.
Although Gou Lao San also shares the surname Li, his family has been small since his grandfather's generation, and by his generation, he was the only one left alive.
Third Auntie was not actually related to Dog Lao San.
Third Aunt was unlucky; her husband and son died when she was middle-aged, and she lived a lonely life in her old age.
When Gou Lao San was only thirteen or fourteen years old, he was so hungry that he stole wheat seedlings from someone's field and was beaten so badly that he ended up limping.
When he was starving, the third dog would fight with other people's guard dogs for food, which is how he got the nickname "Third Dog".
Back then, Third Aunt was kind-hearted, so she invited Dog Lao San to her house for dinner.
Third Auntie only cultivated the small plot of land allocated to her by the village; where would she get any extra grain? She had to save some from her own diet.
Third Auntie raised the dog Lao San by feeding him herself for several years. After Lao San grew up, he was able to take his own land and support himself, and that's how he slowly grew up.
But the nickname "Dog Third" was stuck with him. Everyone in the village called him "Dog Third" whenever they saw him, and gradually no one called him by his real name anymore.
“Auntie, if you ask me, what that girl October said is absolutely right.”
At a point like this, if we still rely solely on men, isn't that just like sticking our heads out and waiting to die?
Third Aunt was a thin, frail old woman with no weight. Dog Lao San carried her on his back, and they arrived at their destination in no time.
"Now you're speaking up for her?"
Just the other day, didn't you say that October girl looks young but is actually ruthless?
The old lady took the bowl of water from the third dog and said this to him. The third dog didn't feel embarrassed at all. He saw that his aunt had only taken two sips and then stopped drinking, so he took the bowl and drank it all, not wasting a single drop.
Dog Lao San kept working, taking out a tinderbox to light a fire. Although the day was still unbearably hot, without a fire, the food couldn't be cooked, and how could they eat it?
Besides, my third aunt is getting old and her teeth aren't very good, so the rice needs to be cooked for a longer time.
Dog Lao San didn't answer his aunt's question directly. Instead, he said, "I remember that year I stole some of the seedlings from Old Mill's house. Old Mill chased me and beat me with a carrying pole until it broke."
In the end, my aunt couldn't stand it anymore and stepped in front of me, protecting me from being beaten to death by the old man.
Later, it was also my aunt who gave the old miller grain as compensation.
Third Aunt was stunned for a moment. She looked up at Dog Lao San and saw him staring at the flames and continuing to say, "October is right. At this time, how can men care about you?"
If you don't resist, aren't you just waiting for someone else to eat the child?
While Third Aunt and Dog Third were talking, in another place, Second Egg's Mother and Second Egg's Father were also having a private chat.
“Dad, tell me,” Erdan’s mother looked around to make sure no one was looking at their house, then whispered to Erdan’s father, “I said before that if she doesn’t have a little girl in ten months, and is so fierce that she won’t be able to get married in the future, did she find out?”
Erdan's father thought Erdan's mother wanted to say something to him.
So, that's all?
"Are you kidding me?"
Didn't you hear what people say? Go ahead and gossip, they don't care what you women say.
As long as you don't blurt things out in front of people without thinking, October won't have time to waste arguing with you about this useless nonsense.
After saying this, Erdan's father got up to get food to cook. He hadn't eaten anything that evening to avoid those cannibalistic beasts, and now he was starving.
As a result, he had only gotten halfway up, and before he could even straighten his back, Erdan's father was pulled down to the ground by Erdan's mother.
"If she didn't know, then how could she say that in front of others?"
Isn't that exactly what they're saying for me to hear?
The saying goes, "Marry a man, and you'll have food and clothing." So, young lady, you'll have to marry a man in the future, won't you?
That girl from October dared to kill even men. I wonder which man would dare marry her in the future? Which man could control her?
When Erdan's mother saw that Erdan's father looked indifferent, her expression changed and she whispered angrily at him, "I followed you and gave birth to Erdan, so you'll die young. If you don't protect us, who else can you protect?"
Those are cannibals. I'm just a woman, and you're my man. If I don't rely on you, who else can I rely on?
"Dad, tell me, were those words from October directed at me?"
Hearing this, Erdan's father, who was already in no mood to respond to Erdan's mother, was even less willing to talk to her now. He stood up and went to get the food to cook a meal.
And what about Li Shiyue herself?
She didn't care whether others said she was fierce or that she couldn't get married; people can say whatever they want.
Letting others say a few words won't cost you anything.
Besides, didn't Li Shiyue say that none of them would dare to say anything to her?
They wouldn't dare.
However, Li Shiyue is now in trouble.
The four members of Li Wangshui and Zhou Lanhua's family knelt straight in front of Li Shiyue. The two brothers, Dazhuang and Xiaozhuang, were tightly hugged by Zhou Lanhua. Zhou Lanhua was crying with tears and snot streaming down her face, and Li Wangshui's eyes were filled with tears.
"...This is a life-saving grace, how can I not kneel!"
Our whole family owes October, Autumn, and Summer all that. If it weren't for you two today, we'd probably be... *sob*... we'd have to go find my mother-in-law...
Even though Li Shiyue, Li Qiutian, and Li Xiatian quickly dodged, Li Wangshui's family still kowtowed to the three sisters.
Finally, Zhou Lanhua took out something wrapped in layers of cloth from her bosom, and took out a pair of small silver bracelets from it.
"This was specially made by a silversmith when I gave birth to Dazhuang."
It's not worth much, but it's a token of my appreciation. Please accept it. From now on, your family's affairs are my family's affairs. I'll be your aunt, I...
Li Shiyue felt quite powerless in the face of these things, and she even felt that it would be better to risk her life to kill a few cannibals.
At this moment, Li's mother stepped forward, grabbed Zhou Lanhua's hand, carefully wrapped the bracelet again, and pushed it into Zhou Lanhua's hand: "Lanhua, what are you saying?"
They're all from the same village, and if you trace their ancestry back to the same ancestor, they all share the same ancestor.
October, autumn, and summer are all good children; how could we stand by and watch someone die?
You can't accept this; take it back and keep it safe.
If you're interested, we can treat each other as proper relatives from now on!
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