"Village chief, what are you doing at your house? We heard your nephew is back, so we came to take a look."
As they were talking, the curtain to the main room was lifted, and several people entered.
Han Shunde continued writing with his head down.
Han Chaoxiong saw that it was the village chief of Dongjiazhuang Village and his eldest son Dong Dashan, as well as the village chief of Liujia Village.
He gave a bitter smile, nodded and greeted the group.
"Uncle Dong, Uncle Liu, please have a seat."
The room was quiet at this time, and all that could be seen was Han Shunde writing something on the rice paper.
The others remained silent, waiting patiently.
After copying it three times, Han Shunde put down his pen and picked up the paper he had written on with both hands.
He looked up and glanced at the old village chief with a complicated expression.
"Father, are you determined to kick my mother and all of us out of this house?"
The old village chief became furious when he saw Han Shunde asking him this question in front of so many people.
"Yes, you unfilial bastard, take your mother and get out of my house right now! From this day forward, I never want to see you again!"
Han Shunde gripped the paper tightly in his hand, lowered his head, his hands trembling. When he looked up again, his eyes were firm yet cold.
"Father, okay, no matter what, you are still my father, and I will still call you father."
Father, as you wished, I have written this letter severing ties with you.
The woman next to him immediately yelled in a shrill voice.
"Why is it a letter severing ties? It should be a letter of reconciliation!"
Han Shunde ignored her words and began to read the letter severing ties with his family.
"...
In conclusion, today, Liu Huaihua, along with her one daughter, two sons, and their descendants, sever all marital, father-son, father-daughter, and grandfather-grandson ties with Han Qingshan!
From this day forward, Liu Huaihua and her sons, daughters, and granddaughters will never visit or disturb her again.
May Han Qingshan live a long and healthy life, and live well with his concubine and her son.
Eldest son, Han Shunde.
In the second year of Jin and Yuan Dynasty, winter. "
After listening to Han Shunde's letter severing ties with his relatives, the old village chief was so angry that his hand trembled as he pointed at him.
"Fine! Very well! From now on, we'll never see each other again. You and your children shouldn't even come to my door begging for food!"
Han Shunde said to Village Chief Lu and Village Chief Liu, who were standing by watching the commotion.
"I hope that both of you uncles will act as witnesses and sign this letter of severance of ties."
The two men saw the old village chief sign and affix his seal to the letter severing ties without hesitation.
They also stepped forward, wrote down their names, and pressed their fingerprints on the paper.
At that moment, they didn't know whether they were happy or sad.
It was as if something precious had slipped through their fingers without them grasping it.
Han Shunde had already seen their expressions and was able to guess what they were thinking.
My own father, the days ahead will be tough!
He might be ousted from his position as village chief any day; many people covet that position.
"Big brother, mother!"
At this moment, the curtain was lifted and three more figures entered.
Han Shunde recognized him as his younger brother, Han Shunkui.
When he passed away, his younger brother was healthy and in good spirits.
But now, he has no flesh on his body, he is skin and bones, his face is pale, and his eyes are lifeless.
His nephew, Han Zhaocheng, carried him in, followed by Han Shuying who supported him.
Aunt Huaihua and Han Zhaoxiong quickly took Han Shunkui and put him on the kang (a heated brick bed) to sit down.
Perhaps he had walked too fast, because Han Shunkui started coughing violently at this moment.
Then he looked up at the old village chief.
"Father, are you really going to kick Mother and all of us out?"
Father, please don't kick Mother out!
"Just kick my family of three out of here. If you still don't want us here, I can leave. I can take my children to Youzhou City to find work. I won't be an eyesore here!"
The Locust Flower Goddess burst into tears again, tightly embracing the sleeping Kui's shoulders.
She patted his back and said, "Silly son, you're so silly. How could your mother bear to let you break your leg and wander around?"
Mother will take you away!
Now that your father has found that vixen and doesn't want us anymore, why should we still beg him? Let's go!
When the old village chief saw his youngest son coming over and begging him not to sever ties with his family, his vanity surged.
But at that moment, Aunt Huaihua ripped off his fig leaf.
He roared, pointing at them, "Get out! Get out now!"
Han Zhaoxiong brought over the three letters of severance of kinship and had Han Shunkui, Han Zhaocheng, and Han Shuying put their fingerprints on them.
Han Zhaoxiong handed one copy to the old village chief, and folded the other two copies and stuffed them into his arms.
“Father, I’ll take this letter of severance first, and when I have time, I’ll go to the prefectural government office in Youzhou to get it stamped and filed.”
We're just strangers now, and your son won't bother you anymore.
I will take good care of my mother and my brother's family.
Dad, it's getting late, we can't make it back in time.
Crossing mountains and valleys is inconvenient and unsafe, so we'll stay in Forget-Worry Valley for a day.
Just letting you know.
As soon as Han Shunde finished speaking, the old village chief waved his hand and said, as if shooing away flies.
"Get out, get out now!"
Han Shunde said to Aunt Huaihua, "Mom, go pack your things, let's go!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than the woman jumped up again, pointing and saying...
"What are you packing up? Pack it up! Everything in this house belongs to the master. If you want to leave, then leave."
Aunt Huaihua stood there staring at the old village chief, ignoring the vixen's shouts and scrambling around.
The old village chief glanced at Aunt Huaihua, whose face was devoid of any emotion, and nodded guiltily.
"Just bring your own things."
Aunt Huaihua took Gu Yushi and her companion to the smallest cave in the large mountain cave.
The two packed their clothes and bedding and came out.
After she came out, she didn't even glance at the old village chief, but spoke to her son and grandson.
"Let's go! Let's stay in the second brother's cave for the night, and we'll leave here first thing tomorrow morning!"
Han Zhaoxiong carried his second uncle on his back, while Aunt Huaihua held Gu Yushi with one hand and Han Shuying with the other.
They stepped out of the door without looking back.
The moment Han Shunde stepped out the door, he stopped, turned around, and looked at the old village chief.
There wasn't even a hint of regret or sadness in his eyes.
Han Shunde knew that this father was no longer his father.
Han Shunde knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to the old village chief.
"Father, take care of yourself, your son is leaving."
Aunt Huaihua led them all the way here, and it turned out that Li Lanzhen's family lived in this big cave.
After everyone went inside and sat down, Han Shunde asked Aunt Huaihua a question.
"Mother, do you have the key to the cave dwelling door in Lanzhen's house?"
Aunt Huaihua nodded with red eyes, "When Lanzhen left, she gave me the key to the door of her cave dwelling."
They said I could stay here if needed.
Aunt Huaihua guessed at this point that Li Lanzhen probably foresaw what would happen here and left herself a way out.
She is now very grateful that Li Lanzhen was able to give her the key.
Looking at Han Shunkui lying on the kang, his face was pale and he looked weak.
Did my brother see a doctor after he broke his leg?
“After seeing this, and after taking the medicine for a few days, your father stopped giving me money to buy more medicine.”
We had no choice but to go into the mountains to find medicinal herbs.
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face as she looked at her youngest son with heartache.
Han Shunde actually didn't know what to do.
He wanted to take them back to Peach Blossom Spring, but he was afraid that Li Lanzhen would not agree.
But if we don't go there, where can we go?
My own mother, brother, nephews and nieces!
Han Zhaoxiong also thought of this problem at this time.
He said to Han Shunde, "Dad, I'm going back now to tell Aunt Lanzhen about the situation here and see what we should do."
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