Chapter 27 I'll Be the Bad Guy
"It's okay, Dad, from now on I'll be the bad guy in our family. Since grandpa and grandma are unreasonable, I won't reason with them either. I'll naturally treat those who treat me well as well."
After he finished speaking, Wu Shoutian's bloodshot eyes were actually filled with tears, and he was trying hard not to let them fall.
Wu Yuetang sighed secretly and turned to go to the room to see Li.
My mother fainted from anger and is still lying in bed. My second sister-in-law sits beside her, taking care of her and calling her from time to time.
After Wu Yuetang came in, the second sister-in-law also stood up and asked anxiously.
"Little sister, what should we do? Our mother hasn't woken up yet."
"Let me see."
As he said that, he walked forward, looked at his tightly closed eyes, and checked his breath. His breathing was stable, so there shouldn't be any big problem. But it was strange that he couldn't wake up.
Thinking of this, he reached out and pinched the Ren Zhong point. With a scream from Li, the whole person sat up from the bed.
"Don't steal our food! Don't steal it!"
As soon as Li woke up, she saw Wu Yuetang and her second daughter-in-law surrounding her, and hurriedly held their hands.
"Where's our food? Has it all been taken away?"
As he said this, his eyes rolled back and he was about to faint again.
"No, I got back everything I took away. They're all outside. It's okay."
Hearing Tang'er say this, Li's complexion brightened. She quickly stood up and staggered to the yard. When she saw the food on the table, she let out a breath of relief. She was really relieved now.
Wu Qingeng and Wu Yongqiao saw their mother in this state and hurried over to support her. "Don't worry, mom. I'll go to your house and get back everything we stole."
Then, several people talked about what happened to their younger sister in Maiduo Village again. Li was frightened and wanted to say something, but Wu Shoutian stopped her.
"Alright, after all the commotion today, our parents won't come looking for trouble anytime soon. They're about to flee the famine, so we just need to stay away from them. Let's do this. The second child will stay home from tomorrow, and we'll take the eldest and third child to the fields. There's not much work left anyway."
Hearing their father's arrangement, the sons nodded in agreement. Seeing that their mother had recovered, the second daughter-in-law quickly spoke to the eldest son.
"Brother, go check on my sister-in-law. She got slapped hard by me."
Wu Qingeng slapped his forehead and almost forgot about it, and hurried into the house.
Ye Jingchen watched from the side and came to Wu Yuetang silently.
"Is there anything else I can help you with?"
"Not yet. You can eat in a cup of tea. You can have your meal for free today."
Wu Yuetang thought for a moment and replied happily.
Thanks to Ye Jingchen, we can drink carrot and pork rib soup today, which is a good way to nourish everyone. The stir-fry sauce I made is also out of the pot, mixed with the fragrant white rice, it is really delicious.
"Little sister, you are so awesome. Why do you cook something different every day?"
The second brother was chewing on pork ribs while still talking.
The family was enjoying their meal when there was another knock on the gate. Wu Yuetang got up to open the door and saw a young boy standing at the door. He was wearing coarse cloth clothes, but they were much better than those worn by ordinary farmers. There was not even a patch on them.
"The village chief said we should gather at the village gate after dinner. He has an important announcement to make. Please invite the heads of each household to attend the meeting."
After saying that, the boy ran away and went to the next house to notify.
It seemed that the plan to flee the famine was about to be announced. Wu Yuetang expressed her desire to go with Wu Shoutian, and Wu Shoutian agreed without hesitation.
"After dinner, go back to Liuwan Village. I guess you guys are going to make some announcements over there."
After hearing Wu Yuetang's words, Ye Jingchen nodded and continued eating.
Before leaving after dinner, Wu Yuetang specifically instructed her second sister-in-law, who was in charge of processing the pork, to keep the liver and offal, and to leave the rest to her own devices.
"Little sister, how can we eat this pig offal? It's too smelly."
"It's okay, just leave it there. I'll deal with it when I get back. I guarantee it'll be delicious."
After saying that, he followed his father out, and Ye Jingchen also left Dayao Village and returned home.
When I arrived at the village entrance, I saw that many villagers had already gathered. Seeing that most people had arrived, the village chief coughed twice and signaled everyone to be quiet.
"Okay, everyone's here. Everyone, be quiet and listen to me. We've received a notice from the government that in eight days, all the villages in Qingshi Town will collectively migrate south to Tianying Prefecture to escape the famine. While there's still some time, everyone should quickly pack their bags and buy whatever they need."
"What? Fleeing from famine? Why would we flee? We've been living here well, why is it so sudden?"
"Oh, we have more than ten acres of land, and we can't harvest all the grain in eight days."
"The north has been suffering from drought for three years. The imperial court wants to unify and settle us."
"Tianying Prefecture is too far. Can't we go directly to the county town? There are so many elderly people in our family. How can we travel that far?"
Everyone started talking about it at once, and some even seemed a little dissatisfied with fleeing the famine. Although it was a year of famine, it was pretty good to live a peaceful life now. Why should they flee just because they were told to?
"This is an order from the imperial court. If you don't want to flee the famine, stay here. But if anything happens later, the imperial court will not care about you!"
The village chief spoke loudly and seriously, feeling a little dissatisfied with the villagers' complaints.
"I remember the Wu family started harvesting crops from the fields a few days ago. Did they know about the famine? Otherwise, why would they harvest crops for no apparent reason?"
An extremely discordant voice was heard. Wu Yuetang narrowed her eyes and looked at the crowd. It was that Aunt Sun again. It seemed that she had not learned enough lesson last time.
"That's true. A few days ago, I saw Old Wu and his three sons busy in the fields. Hey, Old Wu, did you know that we had to flee the famine a long time ago?"
"Yeah, I saw it too. I asked him about it, but he didn't say anything."
"Yes, yes, Old Wu, can you tell me what's going on?"
Wu Shoutian, who was suddenly called out, didn't react for a moment and couldn't say a word.
"What's wrong? My family needs your permission to collect grain, right?"
Wu Shoutian did not answer, but Wu Yuetang stood up, looking like he was enjoying the show.
"Aunt Sun, the village chief told everyone to flee the famine, and you're actually trying to blame our family for this? You're really used to shoveling manure, and you're just trying to pin the blame on others."
The topic suddenly turned to Aunt Sun, which caught her off guard.
She only saw Wu Shoutian and didn't notice Wu Yuetang following him at all. Aunt Sun felt a chill in her heart and thought something was wrong.
"Enough! What are you arguing about? Sun family, you should take care of your wife. She keeps gossiping outside all the time. Aren't you afraid that someone will cut off her tongue one day?"
The village chief was very angry. This woman from the Sun family was always causing trouble every time she saw her. She really didn't want to live a peaceful day!
Seeing that the village chief was angry, the head of the Sun family raised his hand and slapped Aunt Sun on the back of the head.
"I called you to a meeting, not to let you talk nonsense. If you say one more nonsense, I'll divorce you!"
Aunt Sun instantly quieted down, but she still stared at Wu Yuetang fiercely.
She just couldn't understand why Aunt Sun disliked her. The original owner hadn't done anything wrong to her, so why was she always targeting her family?
"Today is the day to make this announcement. Everyone, hurry home and pack your bags. Harvest the crops in the fields as soon as possible. The journey is long, so don't bring too much luggage. If you can, buy an ox cart or a flatbed cart so that the elderly, the weak, women, and children can sit on it."
The village chief gave some more precautions and then dismissed everyone to go home.
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