Having dealt with the robbers, Li Lanzhen walked towards Han Mingxiang and the others. Han Yinan, seeing her grandmother, cried out and rushed into her arms.
"Waaaaah, Grandma, if you had come any later, you wouldn't have seen your grandson. And my uncle too, waaaaah."
Grandma, a few times, my leg wobbled, and the rope around my uncle's neck turned his neck red. Waaah, Grandma, I held on with all my might. Grandma, I didn't kill my uncle. Waaah.
Li Lanzhen picked him up, wiped away his tears, and stroked his back gently to comfort him.
"Grandma's eldest grandson is the best. Grandma is so proud of you."
Han Yinan straightened up and looked at Li Lanzhen, "Grandma is the best too. Yinan is proud of Grandma."
After saying that, a big snot bubble popped out of her little face with a "pfft".
Li Lanzhen smiled too.
Turning around, he saw his youngest son, Han Mingxiang, lying on the ground, hanging there for so long, his face flushed. He went over and squatted down.
"Mingxiang, Mingxiang. Mother is here, all the bad guys are dead."
At this moment, the girl on Gou Dan's head rushed over and tried to hug Han Mingxiang.
Immediately, Li Lanzhen grabbed her by the collar and threw her out.
"Anyone who dares to lay a hand on my son, get out of here!"
The girl stood up, tears streaming down her face, looking rather aloof. What a pure, innocent flower!
She looked at Han Mingxiang with resentment, "Brother Mingxiang, don't you care? I fell to the ground and you didn't even check if I was hurt. I kindly came to check on you, but you, you, you don't care about me."
Han Mingxiang didn't even glance at her, and said to Li Lanzhen, "Mother, let's go and go find my eldest and second brothers."
Li Lanzhen understood from what the girl said that she was in love with her youngest son.
Sigh, my son's troublesome romantic entanglements. But seeing how indifferent her son, Han Mingxiang, is to her, this girl is only infatuated with him.
We need to keep a close eye on them from now on. The journey to escape famine is long and arduous, so we must prevent anything from happening.
Li Lanzhen glanced at the scene over there. The dead lay scattered on the ground, and now more than twenty people had run out of the surrounding bushes, looting things like madmen.
Gou Dan was eager to go over, and Li Lanzhen didn't stop him. Ma Dazui also took Liu Ya's hand and ran over.
Li Lanzhen didn't move. She held Han Yinan in her arms, and Yinan asked softly, "Grandma, let's go grab some food too."
No, we're not going. We have food at home, so we won't fight them for it.
Han Yinan nodded. "Yes, they probably don't have much food left, so we gave it to them so that their children and elderly relatives can taste the flavor of grain."
Actually, Li Lanzhen didn't want those things and didn't know how many families the gang of robbers had robbed. Those things must have been covered in the blood of the robbed people.
Li Lanzhen didn't want to waste any more time, so she called out to Gou Dan, "Gou Dan, come back, we're leaving."
Hearing Li Lanzhen calling for Gou Dan, they stopped fighting and rushed over to stand in front of her.
Xue Bao carried Han Mingxiang on his back and led the way.
Li Lanzhen was still holding Han Yinan, while Ma Dazui was holding Liu Ya. When Han Yinan saw Gou Dan walking on the road, she also got down to walk.
"Grandma, please put me down. I don't want you to suffer. I want to stay with Gou Dan."
"Okay, Grandma will put you down. If you get tired, just tell Grandma."
Han Yinan readily nodded in agreement.
They had been walking downhill, stumbling along the way, and just as the sun was about to rise over the mountains, Xue Bao led them to a cave.
Li Lanzhen was delighted to see so many caves of all sizes. Walking through the caves, which provided shelter from the wind and rain, would alleviate her discomfort.
The people of Hanjiacun were still in shock that day, so they took the opportunity to rest and recuperate here for a few days.
The cave became lively when they heard that Li Lanzhen and the others had returned.
Ye rushed over immediately and grabbed her.
Li Lanzhen pulled him into her arms, and started to cry.
"Lanzhen, I'm so sad. I'm such a burden to you, sob sob sob."
Li Lanzhen patted her back, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm fine. Don't cry, I'm tired and want to rest."
A little embarrassed, Ye wiped away her tears, took her hand, and led her to a large hole.
"Lanzhen," she said proudly, "look, this is a pretty big cave that your mother snatched. Our whole family lives together in the cave, and there's plenty of room for us to use." Li Lanzhen chuckled.
"Yes, my mom is the best."
The village chief came over to look at Li Lanzhen. "Lanzhen, it's good that you're back after a few days. Go eat something and get some sleep."
"Yes, village chief."
Just as she was about to step into the cave, the girl, holding Gou Dan's hand, arrived.
Gou Dan's grandmother chased after him, crying and begging for mercy.
"Put my grandson down, let him go!"
The girl not only refused to let go, but also slapped Gou Dan's face hard with her hands.
He cursed and swore, "You scoundrel! The moment you squatted down, the rope choked my neck a few times! How could you be so cruel? You have to compensate me. Silver or grain, I'll give you anything, otherwise I'll..."
"What do you mean? Have you no shame? You stepped on Gou Dan's head, and instead of thanking him, you expect him to compensate you. You've got quite the nerve. Let go of Gou Dan." Li Lanzhen felt a headache just looking at this woman.
"Who do you think you are? Mind your own business. My grandfather is the village chief. Be careful, or he might not lead you out of the village. There are too few of you, and you'll be caught and beaten to death by robbers soon."
Li Lanzhen rushed forward and snatched Gou Dan away, placing it behind her back.
The girl immediately cried out, "Ahhh, everyone come quick! This old woman saw a bad guy and beat him to death! She only cares about her own family, she's not kind at all, she's so vicious!"
Li Lanzhen glanced at the growing number of people around her.
He smiled without saying a word, walked up to the girl, and slapped her twice.
"Who do you think you are? You're such a grown man, yet you're still stomping on Dog Egg's head. You're not even human."
And stay away from my son. You're so eager to marry into my son's family, my daughter-in-law. I'm in charge; if you want to enter the Han family, I won't allow it."
The girl cried out loudly, saw the village chief, and immediately ran over to complain. "Grandpa, look, it's this woman who hit me. You drove them out of the village and didn't take them with you when you fled the famine."
Li Lanzhen chuckled inwardly, her eyes fixed on the village chief. It seemed this girl was the village chief's daughter's daughter, and she wanted them to... well, she should leave first.
The village chief was at his wits' end looking at his unreasonable granddaughter.
"Shut up! Yuli! What nonsense are you spouting!"
The village chief turned to look at Li Lanzhen and said, "Lanzhen, it's all my fault for not disciplining her properly. You're magnanimous, so don't take it to heart."
"Village chief, I'll give you face and not hold it against her, but your family must keep an eye on her, otherwise I won't let her off the hook."
The village chief turned and left angrily. This eldest daughter of his was such a worry. He had tried to stop her from marrying that man surnamed Gu, but she wouldn't listen.
Look, she went back to her parents' home after her divorce and brought these two daughters with her.
The two girls had absolutely no manners or upbringing; they even tried to steal their own grandson's food during the meal. It was simply outrageous.
They even want to kick them out! They have absolutely no idea what's going on.
Without Li Lanzhen and her in-laws, we would have all died several times over.
What's most infuriating is that her own little daughter has long had a crush on Han Mingxiang.
Both children were also interested; if it weren't for the famine, they would have been celebrating a wedding for the two babies.
After the granddaughter found out, she made things difficult for the little girl in every way.
Sigh, it's all debt. I just hope we can find a place soon and go our separate ways.
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