Upon seeing this scene, Mr. Tao did not come over and indiscriminately accuse Lin Ru!
He first politely cupped his hands to Bai Chengye!
Then he spoke!
"My dear in-laws! I'm so sorry! It was my oversight that I sent Xiang Ya to buy water for you!"
"I was so confused! Please forgive me!"
Bai Chengye returned the greeting with a cupped hand, but his tone was not as friendly.
"No need for an apology! Anyway, she didn't slander me! My Ru'er is tired too! She doesn't want to do the work of fetching water!"
"At worst, we'll all die of thirst together! Anyway, my Ru'er still has some water left, so she should be able to stay thirsty a little longer than you guys!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Tao blushed, but before she could speak, some villagers couldn't sit still any longer!
"Village chief! It's just a little brat spouting nonsense! It has nothing to do with us! We've never doubted your granddaughter!"
"Yes, we never doubted her! If you ask me, we should just kick them out! They're a hindrance every day, and they always come to us to buy food!"
“We asked for a slightly higher price, but they weren’t happy about it. Don’t they realize that these days, who doesn’t hoard their grain? Who’s going to sell it to them?”
"They only managed to squeeze out a little bit because they're the village chief!"
"Every day they're either complaining about this person's rudeness or that person's lack of manners. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were some kind of top scholars!"
"So what if he's a scholar? We have two scholars and more than ten students who have passed the preliminary examinations in our village! None of them act like this!"
The villagers' words were like invisible slaps to the face of Mr. Tao and his family!
They knew that if they left Shili Village and fled the famine alone, they would definitely not be able to escape these disasters, and even if they did, they would not survive!
In this chaotic world, who wouldn't stick together!
Now we can only follow closely behind the people of Shili Village!
Even Mr. Tao had no choice but to swallow his pride!
He made a move to kneel down, and when the Tao family members saw this, they quickly tried to help him up!
But Mr. Tao sternly stopped them all!
"Don't stop me! This is Xiang Ya's fault! If everyone really believes her, and then there are those with impure motives who all come together to snatch the water from Lin Ru's hands, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"There is a possibility that her life could be in danger. I never expected that my granddaughter, Tao Lian, would have such a vicious mind. It is my fault for not teaching her properly before!"
Upon hearing this, Tao understood the key point and her heart sank. She never expected that her proud niece would have such a vicious mind!
Tao Xiangya, who was pretending to faint, never expected that her grandfather would see through her trick and even say it in front of everyone!
She had originally planned to wait for someone to come and support her before slowly waking up, but now she probably won't be able to wake up!
Mr. Tao insisted on kneeling down to apologize and repeatedly promised that he could manage his family well. Only then did Lin Ru give her maternal grandfather a wink!
Bai Chengye stepped forward to help the man up and warned the villagers to put away their petty thoughts!
After resting for a while, everyone set off immediately!
They were afraid that if they rested for too long, the Shun King's army would catch up with them!
They walked until midnight before stopping again. Everyone was exhausted, hungry, and thirsty, and didn't want to move at all! They just lay there with their packs and fell asleep!
As usual, Lin Ru spread out the quilts, sprinkled on the snake and insect repellent powder, and then led her younger brothers to rest!
Before going to bed, she took out some dried meat and fried rice and gave them to the Bai family!
Then he took out water and forced each of them to drink a sip!
When she got to Ms. Xu's place, she refused to drink anything, saying she wanted to atone for her sins!
Lin Ru ignored her and proceeded to feed the next person water!
Rong Peiyu looked at Lin Ru with heartache and warned the Bai family members!
"You must all remember Ru'er's kindness. If I find out any of you are ungrateful in the future, don't blame me for kicking you out of the Bai family! Even if I die, you must still treat Ru'er well!"
"And your wives! If anyone looks down on my daughter and granddaughter, they'd better take their wives and get out of the Bai family as soon as possible!"
"The Bai family can't afford a daughter-in-law like that!"
Rong Peiyu's words made Bai Qiang and Bai Yong's faces turn bright red!
Especially Bai Qiang, he watched from afar as his wife busied herself at her parents' home, but when she came to the Bai family, she was picky and looked down on the farmers!
He touched the heads of his two sons and fell into deep thought.
Bai Mingkuai and Bai Mingle sensed their father's thoughts, but they didn't say much! Because they weren't blind, and they already had the ability to judge right from wrong!
I'm just very sad!
Bai Yong also looked at his wife, Xu Shi. If it weren't for the fact that she had no one else in her family, he would really want to divorce this unreasonable wife!
Madam Xu noticed her husband's gaze, and her heart sank! Her eyes were filled with pleading!
But Bai Yong had already turned his head away and refused to meet her gaze!
Everyone went to rest that night with their own thoughts on their minds!
The next day, everyone got up early and set off! Leaving early meant they could rest a bit earlier at noon!
As usual, Lin Ru went to the front to find out what was going on!
They split up to search for water. When Lin Ru was alone, she used all her strength to run forward, and it took her about an hour!
She was sweating slightly, and looking at the desolate scene before her, she felt a little melancholy. She opened her water pouch, took a big gulp of water, and then ate some pastries. She was now regretting not buying more roast chickens and ducks and storing them in her spatial storage!
She wasn't sure if the space could preserve food, but judging from the condition of the pastries in her space, they should be!
She made up her mind that if she could go into the city next time, she would definitely buy more cooked food!
While she was resting, she vaguely heard arguing sounds coming from ahead!
She quickly put everything into her spatial storage and ran ahead. After running for about half an incense stick's time, she saw what looked like a village ahead!
The closer they get, the louder they speak!
Lin Ru craned her neck to look and saw that it was a landlord leading a group of people dressed as beggars, confronting a group of refugees!
There are about 300 people on the landlord's side and about 400 people on the refugee's side!
Although the landlord's side had fewer people, it was obvious that those people dressed as beggars were all exceptionally skilled!
As expected, the landlord remained completely calm and gave his orders!
"Wu Ling! Kill them all! These lowly commoners dare to steal my water?!"
"You're really courting death! If you kill them, I'll have my men give you an extra meal today!"
On the other side, a refugee pleaded, "Sir! There are four wells in the village! And they all still have water!"
"We only need one well, and we absolutely won't come to get in your way! Besides, we discovered this place first! You have to be reasonable, don't you?"
However, the landlord wouldn't listen, and he roared at the man named Wu Ling!
"Are you deaf? I told you to kill them all! Otherwise, you won't get a single grain of food from me today!"
At this moment, Wu Ling suddenly looked in Lin Ru's direction!
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