Old Lady Li was also in the crowd at this moment. When Old Lady Zheng finished speaking, she did not miss the greed in the eyes of the two Chen brothers.
"Old lady Zheng, you're really exaggerating. What do you mean by 'the Wen family has surplus food'? It's as if your family doesn't have any?
Our famine escape has just begun, and almost every family has some surplus food, yet you insist on picking on the Wen family.
You even deliberately picked out the bargain given by the village chief! You want all the thieves to be on your radar, don't you think about who will be the unlucky one in the end if they actually steal?
After all, the Wen family is a big family. Although there are many women and children, they are united.
Also, if the Wen family doesn't stand up tonight, will you be able to drink the medicine?"
Mrs. Zheng was not convinced. "We provided the medicine, didn't you hear that they'll charge us for it next time?"
"So you're just jealous. You didn't do anything to steal the Wen family kid's things earlier. Now you're not doing anything to let the thief covet other people's food and jade.
What am I saying? We're a group of people who came here to escape famine. Now that there's civil unrest, how can we escape?
As far as I know, your Zheng family also has heirlooms. So, shouldn't we let the thieves covet that rare stone of yours as well?"
When these words were spoken, Old Lady Zheng jumped up in shock.
"You're talking nonsense. Our Zheng family doesn't have any heirloom stones."
However, even though she denied it, the Li brothers still glanced at her greedily.
Now Mrs. Zheng became even more panicked.
"You damn old woman Li, what good did the Wen family give you that you are still protecting them like this?
Bah, I think you just want to curry favor with others. No matter how shameless you are, no one will give you any benefits.
Anyway, my family doesn't have any heirloom stones, but the Wen family's jade is truly eye-catching."
After saying this, Old Lady Zheng turned around and went back to her family.
The two Li brothers also laughed at this moment.
"Oh, it's just some idle chatter, why are you arguing? Let's go, let's go back to sleep."
After everyone dispersed, Grandma Li was still hesitant for a while, and finally walked to Wen Bibo with a stern face.
"You'd better be careful, a man of your age, openly accepting the village chief's heirloom.
Old Mrs. Zheng was yelling today that your family has both food and treasures, and that if I could get your things, I would have a secure place to stay for the rest of my life.
I noticed that several groups of people were greedy..."
He added dryly, "I'm not trying to be nice to you, I just don't like you.
You have to stay alive and keep things under control, otherwise your family will be in chaos."
After she walked away awkwardly, Xiushui asked curiously.
"Grandma, you and this Grandma Li have a story!"
"Well, there is a story. When they were young, both the original body and she liked the same man.
I've also been jealous of that man during arguments. The reason we've been awkward for so many years is because of that man!"
Xiushui's mind and eyes were filled with gossip. "Grandma, tell me quickly."
"Want to hear it? Wait until grandma is free. Have you prepared the medicine? If you have, go to sleep for a while."
I think our group will have to get up late again tomorrow, after all, most of us didn’t sleep well last night.”
It's already daylight now, but those who stayed up all night are really tired.
So Xiushui obeyed and went to bed obediently.
As he lay down, he couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, the jade we just collected is really eye-catching. We can't let thieves keep eyeing it!"
Muttering to herself, the little girl fell asleep.
Wen Bibo stared at the two girls who had stayed up all night, and said gloomily: The jade must be processed properly.
What people fear most is being targeted by thieves, but let's wait until tomorrow.
Thinking about this, the old lady yawned and fell asleep.
The next day, as she had guessed, the old village chief delayed his departure by an hour and a half.
"We can't rest at noon today. After all, no one knows whether those nasty guys will burn the mountain. It's not safe to stay in this mountain forever."
Although they had to keep walking, everyone knew there was no other way. It was their fault for being late this morning.
The old lady was rubbing her eyes as she was fed a bowl of porridge.
"Grandma...drink it quickly, we're about to set off!"
After she finished her drink and packed up her things, she habitually touched the small bag in her arms, and frowned when she pinched it.
"I didn't expect that there would be a thief who was interested in this. There is a master among our group."
There was someone on duty, but he was able to touch her handbag and take it away. This thief is really bold.
Moreover, with such a person around, this group of people fleeing famine would probably not feel at ease.
Thinking of this, she pulled her hair in annoyance.
I didn't tell my family about the theft of my small bag.
However, after setting off, she still stayed with Xiushui.
"Xiushui, your little bag was stolen. There were only three copper coins in it, and the wooden bracelet I put in there yesterday just in case. I didn't expect someone would actually do it. We have to take care of this."
Xiushui didn't answer her as she was discussing something with Tongzi at the moment.
"Tongzi, can this jade be faked?"
"No."
"What about modern artificial jade?"
"This... is still possible..."
It sounds like Mengmeng is not very happy about her buying artificial imitation jade.
"Very good, how can I buy this jade?"
"I can only ask another Tongzi to buy on my behalf. One of my sisters is on a business trip to a place full of jade. There's a lot of real and fake jade there, though. But the purchase fee is 20 points."
"Didn't you say you were a heartthrob? A heartthrob would pay someone to bring something? Oh, do you want me to teach you how to become a true heartthrob?"
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