Su Man looked around and smiled, "I am reluctant to give up the horse, but compared with the safety of my family and my own life, I can bear to give up the horse."
Hearing this, Wang Tiedan held his father's hand tightly.
Just now, Daddy was also going to join the team climbing the mountain, but he really couldn't bear to leave his horse, so he begged Daddy to come to Wang Laowu's side.
But as Su Man said, if his choice hurts himself and his father...
Wang Tiedan's heart tightened, and his original choice became less certain.
At this time, someone in the team refuted Suman, "How can you guarantee that climbing a mountain will be safe?"
"I can't guarantee it, but the danger that's in front of you is naturally more dangerous than the danger you imagine in your head."
Su Man's words left the questioner speechless.
But Wang Laowu's family refused to give up, "You said that just to make everyone throw away their luggage."
Su Man glanced at him and said, "What about you? Isn't it to save your own food? At least I am willing to give up my own horse to persuade everyone. What are you willing to give?"
"I..."
Wang Yongchang was furious and said, "What qualifications do you have to lecture me?"
"I'm not your mother, why should I lecture you? I'm just speaking the truth."
Aunt Wang Wu was furious. "Wang Man, how can a woman like you say that about Yongchang?"
"Hey, look at what you're saying. What's wrong with me being a woman? Just because I'm a woman, I can't speak? Let me ask you, who in this yard wasn't born of a woman?"
"puff-"
The suppressed laughter of young girls and wives could be heard all around.
Aunt Wang Wu was embarrassed by Su Man and blurted out, "A poor family like yours will starve to death sooner or later!"
She was so busy scolding Suman that she didn't notice that she had hurt the hearts of many villagers, including some who were on the same side with him.
Su Man noticed the villagers' dissatisfaction and deliberately said, "Yeah, who among us can compare with you? It takes so many people to push a cart full of things."
After being reminded by Su Man, they also recalled what happened yesterday.
A group of them helped Wang Laowu push the cart, but in the end, Wang Laowu didn't even say thank you, let alone give them anything.
If they were to travel together in the future, they would probably have to provide free labor.
Besides, looking at Wang Laowu's expression, he seemed to be very disdainful of these "poor" people.
Thinking of this, a small number of people who wanted to follow Wang Laowu's family to get some food silently retreated back to the village chief's team.
Seeing that the village chief's "climbing team" was growing bigger and bigger, Wang Yongchang became completely anxious.
"No matter what you do, I'm going to go back the same way!"
"Then just go."
The village chief was embarrassed, but Wang Xiuxiu was straightforward, "Since you don't want to throw your things away, then you can go back the way you came. We won't delay you."
"How can that be possible!"
If they went separately, with several of them pulling such a large cart of food, not only would bandits but even refugees fleeing famine not let them pass safely.
At the very least, their food will be taken away, and at the worst, they may even lose their lives.
"Why not?"
Wang Xiuxiu rolled her eyes and said, "You guys can go however you want. We won't serve you anymore."
At the critical moment, Wang Laowu, who had been frowning all the time, slowly spoke.
"Village Chief, we are from the same village. We have come all the way here. If we separate, wouldn't that be too inhumane?"
No matter what, Wang Laowu is a wealthy man in the village and has some friendship with the village chief. When he said this, the village chief was embarrassed to refute him directly.
"Old Five, what do you mean?"
Wang Laowu pretended to be serious and knocked the pipe in his hand. "Although the depression is dangerous, it will only take four or five days to overcome it. Let's overcome it."
From what he said, it seemed like he had already made the decision for everyone and everyone could only follow his pace.
The village chief was concerned about their long-term friendship and couldn't afford to offend him too much. Just as he was thinking about how to refuse, a child's voice was heard.
"Aunt, isn't Fifth Grandpa a villager like us? Why is he calling the shots here? Does he think of himself as the village chief?"
Zhou Pingping's voice, neither too loud nor too soft, just reached everyone's ears, and Wang Laowu, who had been putting on airs, completely collapsed.
Children speak without restraint. He couldn't bring himself to scold Zhou Pingping, so he could only say coldly, "I'm doing this for everyone's good. Who knows what dangers we might encounter later? If we lost our luggage this time, will we have to lose something else next time?"
"Okay, Uncle Fifth, you're already old, and everyone knows what you're thinking. Stop saying those sour words and disgusting things."
Zhang Fengxi couldn't hold it in any longer and directly pulled off Wang Laowu's hypocritical mask.
Wang Laowu was anxious, "What's it to you if I'm talking to a man?"
Wang Laowu still wanted to argue, but since Zhang Fengxi started talking, everyone else also started talking.
"Yes, if you really want to help us, why don't you give us some food from your home?"
"Everyone can talk."
Seeing that more and more people were joining in the discussion, Wang Laowu was unable to continue speaking alone. He said, "Anyway, I don't agree to climb the mountain," and hurried away with his family.
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After Wang Laowu left, the village chief sighed.
"My fellow villagers, I know it's a difficult decision for everyone to leave their belongings behind. But as long as we are all together as a village, with one heart and one mind, we can get through any hardship we face."
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