Village Chief Zhao was filled with sorrow and burst into tears, "More than half of the people in our village have been lost, and I feel bad about it. I watched helplessly as my youngest son was knocked unconscious by bandits and taken away, but I had no ability."

save him.

Now that I can't move forward or retreat, I just want to find a secluded place to hide along the Dadu River. The climate here is similar to that of the south. We can still survive by opening up wasteland and farming here. I wonder if Brother Li doesn't have such an idea?

If so, let's put aside our past grievances, unite and find a place to live. After all, there are not many people left, and we can't take any more risks."

Village Chief Li and Liu Pan'er were both stunned. What they thought of was also thought of by Village Chief Zhao and Village Chief Liu.

There are currently 163 men, women, and children in Lijia Village, and only a few hundred in Liujia Village. The largest number of people is in Zhaojia Village.

"Why don't you go back first and find a place to settle down? I think the weather is a bit cloudy and it may rain. If you don't prepare in time, adults and children may get wet." Village Chief Li did not respond immediately, but chose

think about it.

After all, integrating the village is a major matter, and we need to discuss it with the villagers, especially the capable Liu Pan'er and his old mother, who cannot make a decision easily.

Village Chief Zhao looked anxious and wanted to make a decision as soon as possible, "Brother Li Xian, don't worry that there are many people in our village who will bully you. To be honest with you, the reason why I want to cooperate with you is because there are capable people in your village."

After Village Chief Zhao finished speaking, he looked at Liu Pan'er who was standing not far away.

Liu Pan'er was stunned and pointed at herself, "I killed people in your village. If you cooperate with us, will the people in your village agree? Those who have a good relationship with Zhao Shitou and his son will definitely hate me."

When Village Chief Zhao heard this, he waved his hands repeatedly, "Daughter-in-law Yuan Qing, don't think too much about it. If you kill other people in our village, I will really feel uncomfortable.

But the Zhao family father and son sometimes even stole things from people in our village, which bothered us. It was only because the four of them, father and son, were all strong men and could still contribute something on the way to escape the famine, so we acquiesced.

They did such evil things, and you deserve revenge. I promise you, if we merge together and someone from Zhaojiacun is dissatisfied with you, I will slap him personally. However, I think they are scared

I'm so scared that I don't dare to trouble you at all."

"Okay. This matter can't be settled now. We have to discuss it, and you can go talk to the people in the village." Liu Pan'er did not agree immediately, nor did she refuse.

When Village Chief Zhao and Village Chief Liu saw that Liu Pan'er did not refuse, they also knew that this matter could not be settled at once. More people still wanted to cross the river.

"Okay, think about it." Village Chief Zhao replied, they don't have money anyway, and even if they did, it wouldn't be enough for the family, so they couldn't leave their family behind.

But someone just did it!

"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, Yuan Gong, please don't abandon me and my two daughters." Ms. Liu tugged on her husband's sleeves, tears streaming down her face, her eyes desperate.

Fleeing from famine all the way, she was tired and crying. She, the eldest daughter-in-law who had not given birth to a son, was even more miserable. She had to work with her two daughters who were just ten years old and had very little rest.

Now we are crossing the river, and our family only has ten taels of silver. My parents-in-law, my sister-in-law, and my husband and the family of four in the second room took a boat ride.

Li Yingniang pushed Liu away and dragged her eldest brother Li Yuangong onto the boat, "There are only two taels of silver left. If you can let go of your two daughters, then you can come up."

The two daughters behind Mrs. Liu had frightened faces and cried loudly, saying that their parents no longer wanted them.

When Mrs. Liu heard this, she was shocked, "No, no, they are still young. They will die if they stay. Don't you still have two taels of silver? Let A Fang and Ali get on the boat. If I stay, I will die.

It doesn’t matter, Yuan Gong, you must take good care of your two daughters."

Li Yuangong looked troubled, "Mom and dad, how about..."

Mrs. Li was bleeding with distress and almost couldn't breathe. She actually still had thirteen taels of silver at home, but they didn't have much food. After arriving in the south, they had to eat, drink and settle down, and they needed money everywhere.

Therefore, after discussing with the old man, she decided not to take Mrs. Liu and the two girls with her. As for the eldest son's loss of a wife, it didn't matter. She would give her eldest son another wife in the future, and she would be able to have a few more grandchildren.

"Are you going to leave or not?" the yamen servant scolded, impatiently. The same drama happened often.

There are so many unsympathetic people that they cannot sympathize with them.

Li Yingniang kept pulling her eldest brother back and looked at Mr. Liu fiercely, "You are useless. You have given birth to two little girls in so many years. My brother has been good to you. You should be grateful. I only have two taels of silver left in the house."

, when you get to the south, it’s hard to settle down if you don’t have money.”

Mrs. Liu struggled and wanted to rush over, "Take the children and leave, parents, take Afang and Ali away..."

Li Yuangong looked unbearable, but his sister pulled him towards the boat. When he wanted to speak, his mother glared at him, so he shrank his head and got on the boat.

Mrs. Liu looked at her relatives who were getting farther and farther away, feeling sad in her heart. She sat on the ground and cried loudly. Ali and A Fang knelt beside their mother, holding her mother and crying.

At this moment, both mother and daughter knew that they had been abandoned.

Some men with ill intentions said in a rude manner, "My lady, I'm handsome. Follow me and I can keep you, mother and daughter well fed."

"Second bastard, you have stolen everything you eat. Where can you get food to feed these three people? Are you trying to kidnap them and exchange them for food?"

Listening to the malicious conversations around them, Mrs. Liu and her two daughters were trembling with fear.

At this time, Village Chief Li and several people heard Liu's cries and thought someone was bullying the people of Lijia Village, so they hurried over to take a look.

"Daughter-in-law Yuan Gong, why are you sitting on the ground? Who bullied you mother and daughter? Hey, where are your man, your father-in-law and mother-in-law?" Zhou Cuihua asked hurriedly, squatting down and pulling up Li Li and Li Fang, who was about to cry.

, gently pat the dust off their bodies.

Ms. Liu burst into tears and was speechless.

Li Fang gritted her teeth and said to Zhou Cuihua: "Village Chief Grandma, my grandma and my father, sister-in-law and uncle's family got on the boat and left us three behind."

Zhou Cuihua was stunned when she heard this. She looked up and saw Old Man Li and Old Mrs. Li on the ship that had just left the shore.

"You bastard, you're so inferior to a beast that you can actually leave your family behind!" Village Chief Li stomped his feet and scolded him, but if he thought about it carefully, Old Man Li's cold temperament was indeed capable of doing such a thing.

"Ms. Liu, a man has abandoned you, but you still have two daughters. You have to cheer up." Zhou Cuihua enlightened Mrs. Liu, "Ali, Afang, please help your mother quickly. Everyone in our village is over there.

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Chapter completed!