Patriarch Zhang looked at the two sisters in front of him and was stunned.

After coming back to his senses, he looked at Zhang Qiu and said, "Er Qiu, are you really still alive?!"

Although he had just heard from the villagers, he really didn't worry about it. The boys in the second room of the Zhang family were all gone, and the two remaining girls were useless and couldn't hold up the lintel.

On the other hand, the eldest son, Zhang Youhua, was a serious boy, and he also had an older sister who was a concubine for the county magistrate's son.

That's why the Zhang family's property can be preserved now, otherwise he would have been taken into the clan long ago.

Zhang Qiu calmly told the story of how he was rescued by Granny Sun, and explained his purpose of coming.

Upon hearing this, Chief Zhang frowned and thought for a while and said: "Er Qiu, uncle naturally wants to lend you this food. The clan cannot watch you two sisters starve to death, but..."

"If the patriarch has something to say, it's better to say it directly." Zhang Qiu raised his eyes and said, his tone was neither humble nor arrogant, but rather firm.

Although Patriarch Zhang was surprised that Zhang Qiu's temperament had changed a lot, he didn't pay much attention to it. It was a surprise that this girl was alive.

Granny Sun lived in the back mountains, so she was lucky that she didn't encounter those gangsters.

Patriarch Zhang smiled cheekily: "The clan is not well-off either. Every family is in trouble now. Your sisters are the only ones left in your family. The harvest in this field..."

"Patriarch, we still have a boy in our family. Youhua is a serious descendant of the Zhang family. How can you say that we are the only sisters left?" Zhang Qiu was not stupid and responded immediately.

She heard that the clan leader was targeting their family's food supply, and maybe the fields were also targeted.

She also learned a lot from chatting with Grandma Liu in the past few days, so she quickly moved Zhang Youhua out.

Patriarch Zhang choked up and changed the topic: "Youhua is still there, and the clan uncle knows it. What I want to say is that the autumn harvest is about to come, and your family's fields are not small. How can you two sisters take care of the fields? Then the food will be gone again."

How to collect it?"

Zhang Qiu pursed his lips, and was indeed asked this time: "Does the patriarch have any good ideas?"

"As I said just now, every family in the clan is in trouble, and now they are counting on the food in the fields to save their lives. Now your family has a small population. When the food from the fields is harvested in the autumn, it will be enough for you two sisters to eat until there is more to plant next spring.

In the second autumn, you two girls will certainly not be able to take care of the fields, so why not take half of the harvest and hire tribesmen to work, so that your family's food will not be wasted and the autumn harvest can be harvested properly."

Patriarch Zhang really had good intentions when he came up with this idea. As the patriarch, he would not deliberately bully his clan members.

Even if the Zhang family's property is confiscated, it will still be included in the family property and used to support the clan members.

What's more, there are still people from the Zhang family at the county magistrate's house, so even if he had selfish motives, he wouldn't dare to make any plans at this time.

The two Zhang Qiu sisters were not eligible to inherit the family property, only Zhang Youhua did, but the Zhang family was not divided.

As long as the two sisters are not married, they are still members of the Zhang family and can continue to use the Zhang family's property to share the grain in the Zhang family's fields.

Zhang Qiu thought for a while and knew that he could only agree: "I will follow the clan leader's advice, but I have to choose this person myself."

Zhang Qiu is also afraid of those members of the tribe who bully others and take advantage of her family's food and land.

By then, she and her sister would have no choice but to go hungry. People's hearts were not as ancient as before. The bleak experiences of these days made her dare not look down on the ancients.

"Okay, just give me an answer in the next two days. No matter who it is, I will definitely keep an eye on it and your sisters will not be short of food." Patriarch Zhang promised while looking at the two female dolls in front of him.

It's not like he doesn't have compassion, and he will naturally help those who can.

"Thank you, patriarch." This thank you to Zhang Qiu was sincere.

Baomei also whispered her thanks: "Thank you, patriarch."

"Okay, you go back first, and if you need anything, go find Mrs. Fang. Your aunt will deliver food to you later, and she will go and say hello to her. You two girls should close the door of your house and don't leave the house easily at night.

"Clan Chief Zhang gave a few more instructions.

The village has not been peaceful recently. There are many people who can't live without food at home, and there are more and more thieves.

He was also afraid that someone would take the risk and abduct the two children and sell them. After all, there were no adults in the Zhang family now.

Although Zhang Qiu seems to have become a lot more hard-tempered and not as submissive as before, it is good for a teenage girl to protect herself.

Alas, the gangsters were still making trouble, otherwise the people in the village wouldn't be so miserable.

Zhang Qiu's face was slightly tense, he thanked her seriously and then led his sister away.

The clan leader's reminder made her wary. Even the closest relatives of the Zhang family could betray her, let alone a rogue without any relatives.

"Third brother! Fourth brother!" Baomei suddenly let go of her sister's hand and trotted forward.

The little girl obediently shouted to the two teenagers walking towards her. She used to play with her brothers and sisters from the Song family because she was the only one in the village who was willing to let her play with them.

Song Mingli responded "Bao Mei" with a smile, and reached out to rub the little baby's head.

Song Mingzhi pursed his lips and said nothing. Because the two families had been married for a long time, the children of the two families were indeed close.

Especially the younger sister Baomei, who often clings to Song Mingzhu and is quite familiar with their brothers.

Zhang Qiu came back to his senses and saw only the third son of the Song family and a young boy.

The young man was a little strange yet familiar at the same time. Fragments flashed through his mind, and he understood clearly in his heart.

This is the fourth son of the Song family, Song Mingzhi.

"Mei, I'm home." Zhang Qiu stepped forward and held his sister's hand without daring to look at the brothers.

She was a little embarrassed about Song Mingli. Although he had the mind of a child, after all, he had worshiped the original owner, and she had wanted to use him before...

However, Song Mingzhi, who was obviously younger, had a burning gaze that was so oppressive that she subconsciously did not dare to look directly at him.

Baomei looked at her sister in confusion, then followed her sister with her calves.

After walking a few steps, Baomei turned around and smiled at the Song brothers who were a few steps away, waving her little hand.

Song Mingzhi's eyes were deep and he looked at the two sisters walking away, feeling confused.

Zhang Qiu in the previous life did not return to the village at this time. When Zhang Qiu returned to the village, Baomei had been sold by the He family...

But Zhang Qiu never looked for her. Even though she later became rich, she never looked for Baomei.

Thinking of this, Song Mingzhi frowned slightly, remembering the chatter he just heard from the villagers, Zhang Qiu seemed to have been rescued by the old widow on the mountain.

In his previous life, he clearly remembered that he was from the Chu family, and he vaguely suspected that Zhang Qiu had been reborn like himself. However, he had deliberately oppressed her for a long time, and Zhang Qiu did not show any signs of change.

That woman can't hide herself so perfectly and naturally.

Is this life really different? My parents have changed, he has changed, Zhang Qiu has also changed...

"Fourth brother, don't be in a daze. If you don't go home, your mother will scold you." Song Mingli raised his hand and shook his younger brother's shoulder.

The younger brother was so strange. He suddenly became dazed. Sister Bao ignored her greetings to him just now.
Chapter completed!