"Han Erbangzi's family has long regretted not leaving this place."
They also asked me where I was, saying they wanted to leave here to find me.
"Mom, are you talking about Han Erbangzi?"
Their family has over ten members. With so many sons and grandchildren, why would they even consider leaving?
Aunt Huaihua sighed deeply.
"You know, back in Hanjiacun, he was always going against your father."
Your father was furious and wanted to kick him out of the village.
However, they are all hardworking and diligent, and they don't cause trouble.
It's just that Han Erbangzi has a bad temper.
After you left, he had a few arguments with your father.
That day your father brought that woman back, saying he wanted to marry her.
Han Erbangzi stood angrily at the gate of our yard and cursed for a long time.
That woman instigated your father to kick their whole family out.
Aunt Huaihua raised her hand to touch her eyes and continued speaking.
"There's also the Hongguo couple from Lujiazhuang with their two daughters; life here isn't easy for them."
The village chief's daughter-in-law from Lujiazhuang Village and Hongguo didn't get along.
I heard that Lu Changming initially had his eye on Hongguo, but now his wife shamelessly slept with him.
Finally, Hongguo married the son of Lu Changming's distant uncle from Lujiazhuang.
When Lanzhen was around, they were still somewhat wary of her. But after Lanzhen took you away, Lu Changming's wife and her mother-in-law would stand in the yard and make veiled insults whenever they had a chance.
He even physically assaulted two little girls on one occasion.
Aunt Huaihua glanced at Li Lanzhen and shook her head.
"I don't know what the other families are thinking. If it were broad daylight, they would probably come up and ask you if they saw you coming."
Just then, a voice rang out from outside.
"Aunt Huaihua, may I come in?"
The people inside the room exchanged glances, and Han Zhaoxiong opened the door.
"Nephew, I... I want to talk to you about something."
Standing outside the door was Han Erbangzi, who looked uneasy.
"Uncle, please come in."
He saw Li Lanzhen smiling and looking at him.
Han Erbangzi was taken aback and stammered.
"Lanzhen, you, what are you doing here? When did you get here? Why are you here?"
Seeing his nervous and excited expression, Li Lanzhen burst into laughter.
“I just arrived; Zhaoxiong told me when he went back.”
Since Aunt Huaihua and Han Shunkui's family are willing to leave here and live a hard life with me, I'm going to come and take them over.
What brings you here so late at night?
"I... I've come to find you."
Oh, no, I came to see Brother Shunde. I wanted to talk to him about whether I wanted to go with Aunt Huaihua if he left with her.
Now that I've seen you, look...
He rubbed his hands together nervously as he looked at Li Lanzhen.
"Lanzhen, I want to leave here and take my whole family with me."
Li Lanzhen smiled and was about to speak when a noisy commotion broke out outside.
Han Shunde led the way and went outside.
Li Lanzhen gave instructions to the people inside the house.
"Auntie, don't go out. Stay here and watch over Shun Kui and the two girls. Don't go out."
After saying that, she lifted her leg and followed the others out.
A group of people were gathered in front of the cave, and the few torches only illuminated the people closest to the torches.
Li Lanzhen stood at the back and saw that almost everyone in Forget-Worry Valley was here.
A seductive woman stood beside the old village chief.
She wore a pink cotton-padded jacket and light blue trousers, both new, and her hair was tied up with two hairpins.
Holding a handkerchief in her hand, the woman glanced at Xue Bao, Han Mingjiang, Han Minghai, and the others.
"Master, look at this! In the dead of night, they actually invited outsiders over!"
"What would we say if something went missing from our village?"
Han Shunde glanced at her.
"Who's the outsider? You're the only outsider here!"
Immediately, an old woman jumped out and pointed at Han Mingjiang and Han Minghai.
"Didn't you leave our Valley of Forgetfulness with your awful old mother?"
Tsk tsk, look at the state of your lives.
His entire body was covered in patches.
It's only the beginning of winter, and you're already not getting enough to eat or wear.
It's going to snow heavily in a couple of days, and the weather will get even colder. What are you going to do then?
Li Lanzhen glanced at the old woman with disdain and contempt, then raised her head and said exaggeratedly.
"Oh, I see. So you guys came today and didn't leave, and then everyone else came back one by one!"
Li Nanzheng recognized his provocative words.
She's trying to incite the people of Forget-Worry Valley to vehemently reject them.
Sure enough, everyone started talking at once.
"How can this be? When Li Lanzhen left, she said that we would each go our own way and never come back!"
"Exactly! They're back, what are we going to do? Are we going to give them our food?"
The woman, with both arms around the old village chief's, twisted her body and spoke in a low voice.
"Master, how can this be? They're gone, but they can't come back. This online game valley belongs to us."
Li Lanzhen sneered. She stood still, wanting to see which other clowns would come out to insult and ostracize her.
The old village chief snorted coldly.
"Hmph! I'm telling you, Han Minghai, didn't your mother say that from now on we'll each live our own lives and not bother each other?"
What? You came here today because you can't make ends meet anymore and want to come back as a prelude so that your mother and the others can come back later?
Those who leave our Valley of Forgetfulness are not allowed to return.
Upon hearing this, Li Lanzhen parted from Han Minghai and the others who were standing in front of her, and walked step by step to stand opposite the old village chief and the others.
"Oh, old village chief, when did this Valley of Forgetfulness become yours?"
The old village chief didn't say anything. The woman next to him twisted her body and waved the handkerchief in her hand.
A cheap scent of incense paper wafted through the air. "I managed to sneeze!" Li Lanzhen sneezed.
"And who are you? You look like a beggar. You old hag, let me tell you, in this Valley of Forgetfulness, my master is the one who calls the shots. If he tells you to get out, you can't stay here."
"You bunch of outsiders, barging into our Forget-Worry Valley in the dead of night, what are you trying to do? Steal?"
She glanced at them with disdain.
"No wonder, look at them, they all look like beggars, they must be back to steal."
"Smack!"
A crisp slap rang out at the same time as the woman's scream.
The woman covered her face with one hand and pointed at her with one finger, "You old hag, you dare to hit me? You've got some nerve."
"Sir, have her beaten to death! None of them will leave here today!"
Li Lanzhen saw the viciousness in her eyes and knew that this woman was definitely not ordinary!
Since the old village chief and the others like her so much, let her stay here!
She gave the old village chief a warning glance. "So what if I hit you? Let me tell you, you're the only one here. You have no right to call me an outsider!"
Believe it or not, if I don't let you stay here, you'll have to get out!
Don't think that just because I've left Forget-Worry Valley I can't do anything to you!
As she said this, Li Lanzhen scanned the crowd with her eyes, finally settling on the old village chief.
This is a warning to them: just live your lives peacefully and don't cause so much trouble!
After looking around at everyone, Li Lanzhen spoke again.
"I came here because Han Zhaoxiong went back overnight and told me that the old village chief was actually going to abandon his wife and children for an outsider of unknown origin."
Of course I have to take them all out; we can't let them be mistreated by outsiders here, even if we have to eat meager rations!
Li Lanzhen emphasized the word "outsider" and glared fiercely at the woman.
"Now, I'll ask you all one more time: who is willing to leave with me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all around fell silent.
Suddenly an old woman jumped out.
"Pah! You despicable old woman Li, do you think we don't know you? You were a despicable old woman back in Hanjia Village, always trying to take advantage of others!"
You still want us to follow you? Look at your own clothes, they're patched and patched, you're probably starving and eating tree bark.
"You expect us to follow you? What are we supposed to do with you? Dig for wild vegetables in the freezing cold to serve you?"
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