Chapter 97： The sense of security that never abandons or gives up

Chapter 97 The sense of security of never abandoning or giving up

“Village chief, please go over the mountain. Our family of three will not follow you.”

The younger wife said it simply, with a hint of pride in her tone.

Some villagers who were familiar with her asked quickly.

"What's going on? Where are you going? You don't want to climb over the mountain by yourself, do you? That's not possible! The mountain is too dangerous, so just follow the others."

The villagers are kind-hearted, but it’s a pity that my daughter-in-law doesn’t appreciate it.

She pointed to the city gate and smiled.

“We want to go directly through the city gate, instead of going over the mountain with everyone else and expending such effort.”

The villagers were stunned when they heard this, but then their expressions changed.

If you pass through the city gate, you have to pay money to buy the way.

In other words, their family can afford fifteen taels!

Then yesterday she kept forcing the Li family to take money, what happened!

I am reluctant to part with my own money, but I want to take advantage of others!

The more they thought about it, the angrier they became. Their eyes looked at the three members of their family with a bit of contempt and anger.

The man couldn't bear it and whispered.

"Village Chief, my child is weak and may not be able to climb the mountain. We will wait for everyone when we get to the official road over there..."

“No need!” The village chief interrupted him directly with a dark face.

"As long as you leave, you will go your own way from now on. If you see him, you won't recognize him. You don't need to wait."

“That is, if anyone wants you to show good intentions, get out of here!”

"Shameless thing, you obviously have money, but yesterday you forced Aunt Li's family to get money for you, it's really bad conscience!"

“From now on, everyone will go his own way, and your life and death will have nothing to do with the village!”

The villagers all spoke harshly, and the shy man squeaked a few times and was speechless.

On the other hand, the younger daughter-in-law curled her lips, grabbed the child and was about to leave.

But Li Laosi took a step forward and blocked their way.

The little daughter-in-law was startled, hid behind the man, and shouted.

"What are you going to do? Everyone is watching. If you kill us, you will go to jail!"

Li Laosi snorted coldly and didn't bother to talk to her. He only spoke to the man.

“You can leave, but since we can’t see each other again, we must return the food we borrowed from the village.”

“Yes, return the food!” the villagers immediately shouted.

"Don't you have money? Aren't you going to cross the city gate? Why don't you pay back the food you owe?"

“Must pay it back!”

The young daughter-in-law was anxious and shouted unconvinced, "Why should we pay it back? Hu Laosan and the others didn't pay it back before!"

Mrs. Li hugged her granddaughter and came forward, and said coldly, "Hu Laosan and the others just don't know how to be grateful and don't know how to take care of each other. But you are a white-eyed wolf who is bent on plotting against our family!"

The young daughter-in-law blushed and regretted very much, and she just got carried away.

Had I known better and left directly, I wouldn’t have been forced to pay back the food.

“We have no food and have almost eaten it all! We can’t let us vomit it out, can we?”

"Then give me money! Don't you have money? The grain will be discounted and given according to the market price!"

The village chief was also very angry and decided with just one sentence.

The young daughter-in-law and the man were surrounded by the villagers, and they dared not to give anything.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and gave him thirty kilograms of sorghum at twenty cents per kilogram.

Old Mrs. Li took the broken silver in her hand, turned around and left.

The villagers then moved out of the way and watched coldly as the young wife and the man fled with their children.

“I usually think he is a good person, he really knows people but not their hearts.”

“That’s right, there are too many white-eyed wolves.”

The villagers were so angry that they kept cursing. The village chief waved his hands and turned to look at the Li family who had already started walking towards the foot of the mountain.

"At this time, you should know how rare it is for people like the Li family. They can obviously cross the city gate, but they have to go over the mountains and endure hardships because they brought us with them. You guys, please have some conscience. Who dares to treat Li in the future? If there is something wrong with your family, don’t blame me for digging out your evil heart with my own hands!”

Everyone also looked over and saw Li Laosan helping Uncle Zhao onto the back of the mule, while the other two old men with bad legs and feet were being dragged onto the wooden sledge by Li Laosi and Jiayi. At times like this, these three old men are a complete burden.

But the Li family would rather spend such a big effort than abandon them.

This level of affection and righteousness makes everyone blush.

At the same time, they felt extremely at ease.

With the Li family, I don’t know what the future holds, but as long as they are obedient and have a conscience, they don’t have to worry about being left behind even if they are in trouble...

After many twists and turns, when everyone got into the mountain forest, the sun had already risen to the height of each person.

The city gate is still blocked, even more crowded than yesterday.

Occasionally, someone looks over and suddenly sees people from Qingshui Village walking up the mountain.

“Oh, it seems like someone is climbing over the mountain?”

“Crossing the mountain? Yes, what are we doing here? We can go over the mountain and bypass the city gate!”

“Yes, over the mountain, over the mountain!”

“Why didn’t I think of that? I wasted two days!”

As he was talking, some people began to pack up their things and rush to the hills on both sides of the county town.

The people in the periphery didn't know what was going on. After hearing about it one after another, they became even faster and almost turned around and ran away.

The soldiers at the city gate were still proud, but suddenly they found that the people were receding like a tide, and they were startled. Could it be that the royal chariot has arrived?

Or is it some high-ranking official in Kyoto who arrived in advance?

But it didn’t take long for them to understand.

Because the hills on both sides of the county are like green steamed buns, densely covered with ants.

As long as the people did not have carriages and money, they all started to climb up the mountain with their families.

The soldiers at the city gate jumped in anger, why did these idiots suddenly become smarter?

How come no one thought of it a few days ago, but now it suddenly dawns on everyone!

Of course they didn’t know that the culprit had already climbed to the top of the mountain.

The village chief was very tired carrying the burden and supporting his old wife.

On the way, the old wife was picked up by Zhao Yuru.

Tao Hongying carried the good news and supported Mrs. Li.

Jia Ren, Jia Yi, Jia Huan and Li Laosan were carrying their luggage, and they had to drag Jia An and Jia Xi.

Li Laoer carried the basket and led the big green mule.

Uncle Zhao on the mule kept nagging, "Let me come down and walk for a while, and let your mother and children come up."

Li Laoer refused. Uncle Zhao lost one foot and could hardly walk on weekdays.

He would definitely not be able to walk in such a mountainous wilderness with no roads at all.

Li Laosi and Jiayi had the heaviest burden. Not only did they have to drag the two old men, they also had to put a bag of grain on each sledge.

But the two of them seemed to be more relaxed than everyone else, making people look at them with enthusiasm.

A few young men in the village walked in front, using their sickles to chop away grass, branches and vines from time to time.

It is convenient for the elderly, weak, women and children behind to walk, and there is less stumbling.

The old and young people in the village were very tired. Looking at the old men sitting on the sledges, they were really envious.

Thinking about it, their fatigue seems less unbearable.

Jiayin lay in the basket on my mother's back, wandering around and looking at the people, wanting to tell them.

This is a sense of security, a sense of security that never abandons or gives up!

Occasionally, Mrs. Li turned her head and saw her granddaughter's high spirits, and she really couldn't laugh or cry.

At times like this, only children still have enough energy.

She quickly pulled up the fine sand and covered her granddaughter completely, fearing that insects and the like would fall from the tree and scare her granddaughter.

After finally climbing up the hill, the village chief called for a two-quarter-of-an-hour rest.

(End of this chapter)