Seeing that the clan leader had left, the three elders all stood up and said in unison, "No, we have things to do at home."
They really looked down on Shen Quan. He drove away such a good child; he'll regret it someday.
The villagers were also talking about it, cursing Shen Quan and Chen Shi for their heartlessness.
Upon hearing this, Chen cried even louder.
When Shen Danru and Zhou found Shen Cheng, he fainted again, and Shen Yu'an carried him on his back.
There were three other people standing next to him, who were Shen Cheng's fellow villagers and friends.
They knew about Shen Cheng's family situation and usually took good care of him.
One of them was also from the Shen family, but he was from a distant place and his name was Shen Dashan: "Come on, carry your father back to our home."
Shen Yu'an's eyes showed gratitude: "Uncle Dashan, our family has too many people. Going to our home might be a burden to you."
"Hey kid, why are you being so polite with your Uncle Dashan? My family has an old courtyard house where my mother used to live. She wasn't feeling well recently, so I brought her to live in my courtyard. The old house is vacant, so you can stay here for now."
Shen Danru: "Brother, we probably need to find a place to stay for now, Father is still sick."
Going back to the Shen family is probably impossible, so I can only stay at Uncle Dashan's house for the time being.
The other two uncles also advised, "An'er, your father is still sick, so don't be so polite with your Uncle Dashan. We're all family. Let's wait until your father recovers before we talk about it."
Shen Yu'an felt a pang of sadness. These uncles and aunts who were not related by blood were a thousand times, ten thousand times better than his closest relatives from childhood!
But he didn't want to owe everyone too much. Although he was in trouble, he couldn't lose his pride. Without pride, one is close to being a vulgar person. He didn't want everyone to pity or sympathize with him.
"Uncle Dashan, if your old house is still vacant, why don't you rent it to us first?"
“You silly child, what are you talking about? If you say that, you'll distance yourself from your Uncle Dashan.”
Shen Yu'an's words made Shen Danru look at him with new respect. This was the kind of elder brother he should have. The children of the Shen family did not need anyone's charity.
"Uncle Dashan, we appreciate your kindness, but please rent it to us as my brother suggested. Otherwise, we won't feel at ease living here."
Upon hearing this, Shen Dashan realized that if he didn't charge rent, the children would have to rent a house elsewhere.
He thought for a moment and said, "The old house is old and worthless. You can give me two coins a month, and that will be like you're looking after the house for me, adding some life to it."
Shen Danru didn't know how much the rent for this country house was, but Shen Yu'an knew that even if the yard was dilapidated, it would cost at least ten to twenty coins a month. Uncle Dashan only charged two coins, which was helping them.
That works too. I'll repay Uncle Dashan later.
Shen Yu'an happened to have some change on him; Shen Danru had given him a ten-tael silver note, and he had only spent five hundred coins to buy medicine for his father.
He took out two coins and gave them to Shen Dashan before carrying Shen Cheng to Shen Dashan's old house.
The old house consisted of three mud-brick rooms, but fortunately, he frequently repaired them, so the houses were still habitable.
After bringing Shen Cheng and the others over, the group returned to their respective homes to deliver food and daily necessities.
Shen Danru didn't stand on ceremony with them; she would just repay those who helped them double in the future.
Shen Yu'an, on the other hand, seemed a little embarrassed.
When the harvest is bad, everyone has a hard time. If they bring their own food rations over, their own families will go hungry.
At this moment, Zhou was still completely bewildered; she was unaware of what had happened to the Shen family.
Shen Yu'an knew he couldn't hide it from Zhou Shi any longer, so he told her everything.
Zhou stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Seeing Zhou's unease, Shen Danru advised:
“Mother, now everyone in the village knows that Chen is Father’s mother’s killer. We have such a big handle in our hands, so I believe she won’t dare to cause trouble in front of you and Father in the future. If they dare to make trouble, we will report them to the authorities. No family is so bad. Our family will work hard to live a good life, which is a good thing.”
Shen Yu'an: "Yes, this is a good thing. I have plenty of strength. I can work in town or carry goods at the dock. In short, don't worry, Mom. I won't let you, Dad, or your younger siblings go hungry."
"No, I just feel sorry for your father, your father..."
Zhou's shoulders trembled with each sob as she tried to hold back her tears.
From the day she decided to marry Shen Cheng, she knew that her future days would not be easy.
Despite suffering many grievances, she never uttered a word of complaint, and she also understood that her husband was living a stifled life in this family.
Today she wanted to avenge her husband's wrongdoing.
But what could she do? She couldn't do anything.
The night was destined to be long. After taking his medicine, Shen Cheng fell into a deep sleep again. Zhou Shi watched over him without daring to close her eyes for a moment, and she sent all three children to their rooms to sleep.
The old house had three mud-brick rooms, one for Shen Cheng and his wife, one for Shen Danru, and one for Shen Yu'an and Shen Yuyan.
Chen Danru was exhausted after a long day, so she quickly washed up and went to bed.
The next day, Shen Danru got up early and saw that Zhou Shi had gotten up even earlier than her.
Zhou's eyes were red and she looked very haggard, as if she hadn't slept all night.
"Mom, go and keep Dad company. I'll cook the meal."
"Child, let your mother do it. You go back to sleep for a while."
Shen Danru advised, "Mother, you should stay with Father these next few days. What if he does something rash? Talk to him and make him feel better. Leave the rest to me, my eldest brother, and my third brother."
Upon hearing that Shen Danru's words made sense, Zhou nodded, put down what she was saying, and went back into her room.
Shen Danru was reluctant to take out food from the system. The first time she did it, they thought the food was brought back by her. If she kept conjuring things out of thin air, she was afraid they would be scared that she was a monster.
He used the grain and vegetables that his uncles had brought him yesterday to cook a meal. He added spiritual spring water when cooking the brown rice porridge and his own seasonings when stir-frying the vegetables, and the meal immediately became different.
Shen Cheng slept for seven days and seven nights straight. When he woke up in between, he only drank medicine and didn't eat a single bite of food.
Of course, Shen Danru added spiritual spring water when she was brewing the medicine. Although Shen Cheng hadn't eaten, he maintained his strength very well, and his complexion was getting better and better.
Besides Shen Cheng's three close brothers, the clan chief, Shen Laotou's second and third uncles, his eldest brother, and other villagers who were close to him also came to visit him with food and supplies.
The clan chief and several elders had followed Shen Cheng that day, fearing he might do something rash. Once they saw that he had a place to stay, they were relieved and went home.
Shen Danru has been taking care of all the cooking these days, and all the food and supplies have been provided by the villagers.
Shen Yu'an went to the town's dock to find work, and when he returned, he would bring back some grain, vegetables, rice, and flour from the town.
After the meal, Shen Danru saw Shen Yuyan drawing something on the ground with a small stick. She went over to take a look and saw that Shen Yuyan was writing on the ground. The handwriting was not bad, but some strokes were missing.
"Who taught you this?"
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