"Okay." Zhao Hehua bowed his head and obediently went over to cook the wheat seeds.
At this time, the women who were watching the excitement finally couldn't help but gathered around.
"Sister-in-law, we are not talking about you, this is the wheat seed in the family, can you do whatever you want?"
"That's it, can you bear to eat this mouthful? Like us, we all save our own mouths and give the child an extra bite. It's better for you. The child even dislikes the food cooked for you and insists on eating wheat seeds!
"
"When we find a place to settle down, there will be no more seeds. Let's see what you do!"
"Just accept your fate. Your whole life will be the fate of an old country lady. You really think you are an old feudal lord from a rich family. Stop daydreaming all day long!"
The group of people were talking. Seeing that Ye Chuqiu ignored them, they ran to Zhao Hehua again and started chattering, "Hehua, don't listen to your mother-in-law. Where did you get this wheat seed?"
"I think her life is very tough. She can't die. There's no need for you to serve her like this!"
"Isn't it just that I worked as a maid outside for a few years? When I married into our village, I was very ambitious. Now I'm not like us, running away from poverty."
All kinds of disdainful words were transmitted to Ye Chuqiu's eardrums, and Ye Chuqiu felt a surge of anger in his heart, which was the strong emotion left in the body of the original owner.
The original owner had been very strong since she was a child, and was later sold by her family to work as a maid in the city. Perhaps because of her handsome appearance, she was quite popular with the young master of the family, but unfortunately, the wife of the family found out about it and kicked her out directly.
Because during her time in the city, she had seen a lot of its prosperity, so she was very strong and high-spirited.
Over the years, she first hoped that her husband would become a talented person, forcing him to go to the battlefield to earn a future for her, and then forcing her sons to become talented. Seeing that her sons had no such future, she put her hope in her nephews.
The nephew was quite capable, and had finally passed the exam to become a scholar. It was precisely because of this that she was so embarrassed and angry when she was scolded by her mother-in-law.
After sorting out these memories in his mind, Ye Chuqiu sighed, his heart is as high as the sky, and his life is as thin as paper.
It is better to seek help from others than to ask for yourself. Now that he has occupied the body of the original owner, he must live well to earn some face for her and for himself.
"Okay, sisters-in-law, I know you are doing this for my own good, but I don't need you to worry about my family's affairs. I can eat this wheat seed now, and I can earn it in the future!"
"Hey, just talk big. When did you, Lin Ye, ever do any menial work?"
"That's it, you said you are going to earn wheat for your family, are you forcing your sons to earn it for you? I advise you to stop making mischief. This is a year of disaster and everyone is fleeing. But it was not like before.
It’s up to you to do the hard work.”
"Do you care if my children are willing to be filial to me? If they can't eat the grapes, then they say the grapes are sour. I not only want to eat it by myself, but I also want to eat it with the whole family. You just covet it!"
Ye Chuqiu said and ordered Zhao Hehua, "Hehua, cook more, we really need to have a full meal today!"
"Eat, eat, eat now. When you settle down, don't ask us to borrow food!"
The speaker was Ye Chuqiu's second younger sibling, Li Youmei. She had never seen Ye Chuqiu doing anything at home all day long, only instructing her sons to work. Now they have all fled, and everyone else eats wild vegetables, but she still has to eat wheat porridge.
I really can’t stand it, I really think of myself as an old lady!
"Don't worry, I will starve to death and won't ask you to borrow a grain of rice."
Ye Chuqiu obeyed the original owner's emotions, vented his emotions, and said secretly in his heart: "Don't worry, I will definitely do it."
After saying this, my heart suddenly relaxed, as if some emotion was taken away from me.
"Mom, do you really want to do this?"
After the people watching the fun left, Zhao Hehua immediately tightened her pockets and walked over and asked in a low voice, she was not a fool, her mother-in-law had made it clear that she was fighting with the villagers, she could actually cook the wheat seeds.
?
But at this time, she saw that two little boys had directly loosened her tightly tied pockets. When she found out, most of them had been poured into the pot!
"Sihu, you brat, what are you doing?"
Zhao Hehua scolded lightly, but Sihu immediately stood up straight, as if it was none of my business, "I'm just doing things according to mother's instructions."
Wu Feng on the side looked dull and remained silent.
Zhao Hehua felt distressed, but the pot was filled with hot water. Even if she took out the grain, she might not be able to grow wheat seeds.
"You two, ugh!"
Zhao Hehua was about to burst into tears. When Lin Dahu saw this, he said: "Forget it, just eat it. We have been busy traveling these past two days and everyone is tired. It's just time to have a full meal."
"Now that we have finished eating the wheat seeds, what will we do in the future? My mother has always disliked me being a nuisance, so now she won't sell us both!"
When Lin Dahu said this, Zhao Hehua shed tears immediately. Lin Dahu looked anxious and didn't know how to comfort her, so he just squatted aside and lit the fire.
Sihu and Wufeng were squatting aside and watching, greedily smelling the aroma of the food.
The wheat porridge was so delicious, and the whole family was very happy to eat it. However, Ye Chuqiu felt like her throat was scratching when she tasted it, but she couldn't be picky anymore. She knew that this wheat porridge was the best food at home.
"It's not good, it's not good, the rebels are coming, everyone, run away!"
Just after finishing a bowl of porridge, Ye Chuqiu heard the sound of someone beating gongs and drums not far away. She was startled, "Rebellious army?"
She saw Lin Dahu on the side and carried her onto the cart without saying a word. Zhao Hehua also directed a few younger ones to pack their things.
Carrying pots, setting up stools, and pushing wheelbarrows and carts, the whole camp immediately became chaotic, with cries and shouts, and the refugees fled one after another.
However, after a period of chaos, Ye Chuqiu and the others were quickly surrounded by the rebels. They all carried knives and had fierce expressions, but their clothes were in a mess. Some of them even looked like farmers.
!
These rebels said they were rebels, but they were actually a group of bandits. They rushed down and saw some refugees who were still trying to flee. Without saying a word, they picked up a big knife and chopped them. After killing several of them with two knives, they all died.
They became more honest and everyone stood still.
These rebels just came over and started to rummage through their luggage. They robbed everything they had to eat and drink, including the chickens, ducks, geese and other livestock that some people brought with them.
It was snatched away.
Fortunately, they didn't steal the women, maybe because they looked down on these slovenly village women.
After they left, the villagers burst into tears.
"What a sin. All the food in the house was taken away. Even the silver bracelet that my mother left for me as a dowry was taken away!"
"There's nothing to eat or drink, how can we survive now?"
"Old village chief, please see what we should do in the days to come."
Inside the camp, people were crying and bowing, but Ye Chuqiu had a blank look on her face. She...she was a little scared!
She had never encountered such a thing before, and she never thought that death was so close at hand!
The scene that she had only seen on TV for decades before was now being played out in front of her. She really hoped that this was a nightmare and that it was not real.
"Mom, it's okay. Don't be afraid. Your son is here with you."
Seeing that Ye Chuqiu was frightened, Lin Dahu came over to comfort her. Before Ye Chuqiu could say a word, the old village chief came over with his waist bent, "Dahu, the dog was hacked to death by the rebels. You
Go help and dig a hole to bury it."
In the past, Lin Dahu would call these two men uncle when he saw them, but he never expected that they would be brutally killed by the rebels just because they rushed too fast.
We are all ordinary villagers. We cannot protect ourselves and cannot seek justice for them. However, it is still okay to dig a hole for them and bury their bodies.
At dusk, the pit was dug, and the two of them were rolled up with two tattered mats and buried directly in the pit without even a tombstone.