"What do you mean by that? Is it my fault that there is no food?"
Hunger made these self-proclaimed "noble" people lose their dignity and start blaming each other.
Qin Wanru was already brooding over what Qin Mosheng had said before, and now that he was bringing up the past again, she was being extremely rude in her words.
"The men in other families know to go out and find food, and find ways to prevent the women in the family from going hungry. But you, on the other hand, not only let my mother and I serve you, but now you want to use me to exchange for food. What kind of gentleman are you?"
"Shut up!"
Qin Mosheng's face flushed. "I'm the top scholar. You'll depend on me for the rest of your lives. How dare you talk to me like that!"
"Tsk, you keep hearing the same thing every day. My ears are getting calluses from hearing it. Can you get the top spot in the imperial examination just by talking? You haven't even passed the exam yet and you're already acting like you're the top scholar. Wait until you pass it first!"
Qin Wanru's words made Qin Mo very angry. Qin Mo felt insulted and decided to break up with her.
"A bitch like you, you still want to marry into a prestigious family? Don't dream on! Tomorrow you'll pack up and marry Wang Yongchang!"
"Why should I listen to you? I won't marry!"
Qin Wanru ran away crying, and Widow Song called her several times but failed to stop her.
"well."
Widow Song sighed deeply, "Why are you angry with your sister? Life is already difficult, and our family should be doing well."
"Mom, please stop talking. I just want to ask you, do you agree to let Wanru marry Wang Laowu?"
"this..."
If it were a few days ago, Widow Song would never agree to it even if she died.
But in the past few days, they had no food to eat, and the few wild vegetables they had had had to be divided into three portions.
Hunger is the strongest weapon to wear down a person's backbone, not to mention that Widow Song was unwilling to work hard and could not endure such torture at all.
So when Qin Mosheng and Qin Wanru were arguing just now, she remained silent and stopped talking about Wang Yongchang's family being a toad wanting to eat swan meat.
But Qin Wanru was her own daughter after all, and Widow Song felt a little reluctant to let her marry a farmer and become a concubine.
"Why not, let's not talk about whether to marry or not. Hasn't Wang Laosi in the village always taken good care of her? Why not let her ask Wang Laosi to borrow some food? At least it will solve her immediate problem, and we can slowly persuade her."
"Okay."
Qin Mosheng reluctantly agreed, but he was very firm about Qin Wanru's marriage. "If she listens, it's fine. If she doesn't, I'll tie her up and take her to Wang Yongchang's house. She's definitely going to marry into Wang Yongchang's family."
Widow Song sighed, but ultimately did not say anything to refute.
...
Widow Song first went to Qin Wanru to comfort her, saying that Qin Mosheng was just starving and she still cared about her.
When Qin Wanru's complexion looked better, she no longer dared to mention marrying Wang Yongchang, and she tried to persuade her in a roundabout way to ask Wang Laosi to borrow some food.
Qin Wanru sneered, "Isn't my brother very capable? Why don't you ask him to go?"
Widow Song knew Qin Wanru was still angry, so she tried to smooth things over, saying, "Alas, Mo Sheng is just a stubborn guy. He's become stupid from studying. He's nowhere near as smart as you. When you bring the food back, I'll make him apologize to you."
After much persuasion, she finally convinced Qin Wanru to agree to go to Wang Laosi's house to borrow food later.
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At night, the villagers who had been traveling all day went to bed early, and the sound of snoring could be heard one after another.
A dark shadow sneakily touched the bedding of Wang Laosi and his wife and gently pushed Wang Laosi.
Wang Laosi was sleeping like a dead pig, not moving at all.
Qin Wanru cursed inwardly and used more strength in her hands.
"Fourth Uncle..."
Wang Laosi was about to curse when his sweet dream was disturbed, but when he opened his eyes, he saw Qin Wanru's lovely face and sat up with a flutter.
"Wanru?"
"Sh-"
Qin Wanru looked at Zhang Fengxi who was sleeping next to Wang Laosi, and pointed to the side with lingering fear, meaning to talk there.
Wang Laosi was also afraid of Zhang Fengxi, his powerful daughter-in-law, so he walked with Qin Wanru, one in front and one behind, with his back hunched.
In the bright moonlight and deserted dense forest, Qin Wanru cried to Wang Laosi.
"Fourth Uncle, if you don't save Wanru, she will starve to death."
Qin Wanru was not like the other girls in the village who were used to rough living. She was slender to begin with, and she was so thin due to hunger for many days that she looked even more lovable. Wang Laosi was so drooling at her.
He quickly helped Qin Wanru up from her kneeling position and pinched her delicate arm, unwilling to let go. "Wanru, don't cry. If you have anything to say, tell your uncle. As long as your uncle can do it, he will give it to you."
Qin Wanru was about to break free from his grasping hand, but upon hearing this, she could no longer hold back. She said softly, "Wanru's family doesn't have a strong man like Fourth Uncle. I haven't had a full meal in several days. If this continues, I'm afraid Wanru will starve to death."
Uncle Wang, who was so confused that he looked like a tyrant, responded to whatever Qin Wanru said. "What do I do? It's just food. Don't worry, I'll pack five pounds of millet for you later. I won't let you go hungry."
"Really!"
Qin Wanru was pleasantly surprised. Five kilograms of millet was enough for them to eat for a long time. Excited, she was about to bow again, "Thank you, Fourth Uncle. I will never forget your kindness."
"Sure, sure."
Wang Laosi looked at Qin Wanru's waist and licked his lips. "Wanru, look at you. You've become so thin from starvation. Let your uncle take a look."
As he said this, he hugged Qin Wanru in his arms and touched her all over.
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