Once back in the village, the days inevitably become dull and boring, no longer as interesting as when I was in the county town.
Moreover, with the autumn harvest over, it gets dark earlier and earlier, greatly reducing the time Ye Shuang has to move around freely each day. At home, she either does embroidery or learns to cook.
In Li's words, she would have to do these things after she got married anyway. If she couldn't learn them, wouldn't she be looked down upon by her husband's family?
How could Ye Shuang possibly get married? She'll be returning to the cultivation world sooner or later!
Wait... Back to the cultivation world? Ye Shuang laughed self-deprecatingly. Now everyone in the cultivation world thinks she's dead. If she can go back and live in anonymity, she'll be free. But if she goes back to the Heavenly Calculation Sect, what difference will it make from her previous life?
Thinking about it this way, staying in the mortal world isn't so bad. It's peaceful and carefree. It's just that the people around her have short lifespans and probably won't be able to stay with her for many more years.
Just as Ye Shuang was enjoying her daydreams, a terrible rumor spread through the village with lightning speed.
Even when Li Mantian returned, his expression was extremely solemn, as if the sky was about to collapse.
"What happened? Why did you rush back so quickly?" Li calculated the days. They originally said it would take three to five days, but they had already returned in just two days, and they hadn't even brought back many wild animals.
Li Mantian nodded solemnly: "Today I met the villagers from the village behind the mountain, and that's when I learned that all the counties to the south have suffered from disasters, either floods or locusts. Apart from here, there isn't a single place where the people can have enough to eat. And those corrupt officials who embezzle grain have even forced some people to rebel."
"What? It's that serious? Wasn't it already relieved last time?" Li didn't understand. It hadn't been long since the disaster victims left! How could something like this happen?
Li Mantian sighed: "This time it's really over. The disaster victims went back because they heard that the current emperor had allocated grain and it was time to plant the second batch of grain. But they didn't expect that it was not like that at all after returning to their hometown. The grain was allocated by the court, but very little of it actually reached them. They didn't even have seeds to plant grain, let alone food to eat."
Li sighed, "I thought we could live a few more years of peace, but now look what's happened. What should we do? Maybe we should listen to our son and move to the county town? No matter what happens, at least we'll be together as a family. If chaos really comes to our area, and the village is quite far from the county town, it will be difficult to find each other if we get separated."
"I know," Li Mantian said, his face full of worry. "But we can't just abandon the villagers because our son is the county magistrate, can we?"
“Li Mantian, even loyalty and righteousness have their limits. Right now, is your son more important or the people in the village?” Li’s wife got angry when she heard that Li Mantian still didn’t want to move. “If this were a peaceful time, it would be fine if our son was alone in the county. He can take care of himself. But is this the case now? If something really happens, you’ll regret it!”
Li Mantian was silent for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "Okay, let's move then. That's good. The courtyard that Wenyi prepared won't go to waste. But if this is just temporary chaos, how will we make a living in the county town? We can't rely on our son's meager salary, can we?"
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