Si Sheng said: "We don't need to raise this kid at all."

Si Sheng approached Mrs. Wang and lowered his voice: "Mom, I just want to tell you that he brought that mule. I don't know if he has any money on him, but we just provide him with food and drink, nothing else."

Don't worry about it; besides, this guy is very strong and can do his job."

Wang Zeran couldn't hear what Si Sheng said behind him, and his eyes widened. He only saw the confusion on Mrs. Wang's face slowly disappearing.

Mrs. Wang said: "Since you have decided, then take him with you first as you wish."

Wang Zeran felt relieved, fearing that he would be discovered, so he took a detour and quietly returned to Suxue.

Mrs. Wang was afraid of what her son would think, so she explained: "Si Sheng, don't blame me for asking too many questions. You know how our family lives. The whole family has only allowed you to study. But

I no longer have the energy to raise children for others.”

Si Sheng felt a little ashamed, lowered his head and said: "Mom, I know."

He took out the broken silver from his pocket and handed it to Mrs. Wang, "This is the silver that others gave me as compensation. I bought the grain and have this little left. Mother, please keep it."

Mrs. Wang had already heard from Suxue about her classmate's compensation for the money. She squinted at Si Sheng's forehead. The wound seemed to be harmless, and then she lowered her head and looked at the money in her hand.

Mrs. Wang poured the two pieces of broken silver into her hands for a long time, and finally returned the smaller piece to Si Sheng, "You should keep some for yourself, don't spend it lavishly."

Si Sheng twitched the corner of his mouth. He is an adult. His modern mother has no longer cared about him earning and spending money since he went out to work. Hearing Mrs. Wang's warning, Si Sheng was a little embarrassed and a little moved.

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Si Sheng changed the subject and said: "Mom, just now Uncle Xin asked someone to tell us that after dinner, the heads of each family want to discuss things together. Do you think you or the elder brother should go?"

Mrs. Wang said without even thinking, "Go ahead."

Si Sheng was a little surprised and emphasized: "Mom, Uncle Xin wants to be the head of the family."

He just wanted to protect Xue'er's children, but he didn't want to worry so much about it. There was a mother and an eldest brother in charge of the whole family.

Mrs. Wang said: "Fourth brother, my mother is from a womanly family. She has never traveled far and has no great knowledge. She is just blind to external affairs. Your eldest brother has never read a book. There is no problem with farming and housekeeping. We need to discuss it.

You have to take care of the big things outside. You are the head of our Ye family. Don’t worry, your eldest brother and I will stand by you no matter what."

"Mother." Si Sheng's eyes were a little moist.

Mrs. Wang has entrusted the fate of the Ye family to him. This family is all his relatives and has supported him selflessly for so many years.

Now faced with crisis and choices, he thought about what he should do for his family.

Si Sheng has completely assumed the identity of the original owner. He clenched his fists and felt the trust of his relatives and the heavy responsibility.

Seeing that Suxue was concentrating on writing and drawing on the ground and not paying attention to the surrounding situation, Yongan quietly walked to a deserted corner with the pancake in his hand.

The third boy followed and stretched out his hand to Yong'an. Yong'an tore off half of the pancake and handed it to him out of habit. The third boy didn't take it, but took the other half from Yong'an's hand and put it in his mouth to bite. He turned around and walked back to Ge Shi.

Yong'an slowly walked back to Suxue and ate the remaining pancakes in silence.

Gao glanced at the third boy and Yong'an, curled his lips, and continued to drink cabbage soup with a spoon and a basin with Ge.

Si Sheng never cared about this son, and Mrs. Wang also liked the third boy more, so she would not meddle in such nosy matters.

After Yang cooked the Ye family's cabbage soup together with her two sisters-in-law, she rushed over to help Dazhu cook sorghum rice. Dazhu had just collected firewood and was lighting the pot.

Dazhu's family left in a hurry and did not have time to make dry food; when the convoy stopped, Dazhu had to take care of the cows and the dumbfounded He, so it was a little late to cook. Fortunately, Yang came to help, and the sorghum rice

It went down quickly.

Sansheng held a bowl of cabbage soup, took a sip for himself, and fed Xiao Nier and Niu Niu a sip.

Mrs. Wang was sitting by the fire, looking at her with a cold face. Mrs. Yang couldn't give birth to a son, so her third son was being pointed at, and now her mother's family is dragging her down.

Mrs. Wang felt sorry for Sansheng, but the situation of Dazhu's family was such that she couldn't say anything if Sansheng didn't help, so she could only gouge it out again and again.

Niu Zhixin looked at the people sitting together: Si Sheng, Zhang Tuhu, Wang Orion, and Zhao Datou. They were all heads of several families who were traveling together.

Niu Zhixin took a special look at Si Sheng. He was the youngest here. Mrs. Wang allowed Si Sheng to represent the Ye family. She was obviously a grand and far-sighted old lady.

There were six families who came out together. Counting Yang Dazhu's Ye family, the only one missing now was Widow Sun.

Widow Sun was a woman with two children, so she was too busy to come here; besides, it was not convenient for her, a widow, to come here as a group of men discussing matters.

Widow Sun had already come to see Mrs. Niu in advance and told her family what she meant. Her original words were as follows: I am a widow with two young children. It is good luck that I can go with everyone. What should I do if everyone tells me?

As far as I am concerned, I promise that my family will never hold anyone back.

Widow Sun acted like this, which made Mrs. Niu praise her for a while in front of Niu Zhixin: They say that there are many disputes in front of the widow, but there is never any gossip about Widow Sun in the village. Why, she has a sense of propriety.

Widow Sun has already said this. We all come from the same village. Who has the nerve to think that her family is a burden?

Besides, they really didn’t hold everyone back. It was not easy for a woman to push a wheelbarrow with a half-grown girl and a five-year-old boy on her back.

Mrs. Niu has already thought about it, and she will take good care of these three ladies next.

Niu Zhixin asked Si Sheng: "We have been walking for two hours. We are twenty miles away, right?"

"Yes, Uncle Xin." Si Sheng said respectfully.

"I'm the eldest here, so I'll ask a lot of the big guys to get together and let's discuss how to go."

"Twenty miles away is not far away. If the bandits can reach there in less than half an hour on horseback, this place is still unsafe." Butcher Zhang said.

"Yes, we have already come out, we can only move forward." Zhao Datou agreed.

Seeing Niu Zhixin looking at him, Orion Wang shook his head and looked left and right, and said, "I...I listen to everyone."

Niu Zhixin nodded slightly, looked at Si Sheng who had been deep in thought and asked, "What did Si Sheng say?"

Si Sheng raised his head and asked everyone: "If we continue walking, where will this road lead?"

Niu Zhixin said: "We are taking the main road. We go north along this main road, pass the mountain in front, pass through a slope, then climb over Xiaoqingshan, go out of the mountain and walk for a while on flat ground, and we will arrive at the county seat of Yi County. It is not far away from here.

There are still more than 200 miles of land in Yi County."

Slopes are hills. Si Sheng then asked: "Who among us has walked this road?"

The geographical location of Podi Village is relatively remote. Generally, the farthest place where people in the village go is Caoyang Town.

Niu Zhixin has never been to the county seat. When he was a farm manager, he had heard about the general route to the county seat.
Chapter completed!