Traveling through the famine years, the best old woman, I was gnawed into the richest man by my children and grandchildren Chapter 172 Parents are not strong, it is the children who suffer
Chapter 172 Parents are not strong, it is the children who suffer
“But it looks like it’s very powerful!!”
Lin Tao was really made to lose her temper by the stupidity of this boy, Lao Si.
"Okay, okay, let's go."
Li Si obediently stepped aside and asked in a low voice: "Do you know what that is?"
Li San shook his head honestly: "I don't know."
"I don't know either." Li Yi scratched his head.
Li Er stared blankly without answering.
"I think it looks like a weapon!" Li Si raised his head high.
"Weapons?" Li Yi looked disdainful: "Fourth brother, you are just smarter than the second and third sons, and you still want to deceive me?"
"What else?" Li Si asked back.
"Huh! Go aside." Li Yi pushed the person away.
Lin Tao finished her work and it was time to eat.
At the table, she was eating and making arrangements for tomorrow.
When they heard that she was going to the town, except for Li Si and a few children, the whole family looked unhappy.
"Peach! With this heavy snow, the world will never be peaceful! Don't tell me, I'm afraid that the peaceful days of Gongjiazhai will only be gone for a few days. There will be no shortage of food and clothing in the air, otherwise, we won't
Are you going to cause trouble?"
"Grandpa! Why are you looking for trouble here? If this trip goes through, our family will really be able to live a good life in the future! I support my mother! I can accompany my mother."
Li Si's support surprised Lin Tao.
"I will also accompany my mother." Li San said.
"Me, me too."
"And me."
Li Yi and Li Er shouted almost simultaneously.
The old man looked at the four of them, his eyebrows almost twisted into knots.
"You guys! Just pamper your mother and go make trouble! I'm old and can't speak anymore, right? The more severe the disaster of food shortage, the more terrifying the people's hearts outside are! I'm afraid to say it out loud.
You are so scared that you dare not go out!"
After saying that, he turned around and said, "Xiaowu, send the little ones to Patriarch Gong to learn how to read. I'll talk to your mother and brothers for a while."
Xiao Wu nodded and called the dolls out.
The old man drank the porridge in the bowl and put down the bowl and chopsticks.
He asked with a serious look: "Do you know what rice meat is?"
Li Yi was the first to ask, "Does rice contain meat?"
Li Er remained silent.
Li San remained expressionless.
This is not the first time Lin Tao has heard the word rice and meat.
"Eat rice-long meat?" Li Si exclaimed.
"Otherwise, what do you think?" The old man closed his eyes with a sad look on his face and said, "I can't remember since when. In the lean years, I always hear someone say: If the baby is gone, you can regenerate; if the mother-in-law is gone, you can regenerate.
Marry, as long as you save your own life."
"My own family can still be like this, what will happen to outsiders? Yes, you will think that in this big world, how can all of them be bad people?"
The smile on the old man's face can only be described as miserable.
"Let me tell you, how do good people survive in the famine years? When someone in the family dies of hunger, they will exchange people with other families so that they can eat for several days."
Li Yi, who was chewing pancakes, suddenly stopped moving.
It's like the cake in your mouth is no longer fragrant.
The old man smiled: "I heard that baby meat is the most delicious. It has a unique milky aroma and is more tender than chicken."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yi, who puffed out his cheeks, retched for a while.
If the old lady hadn't handed him a bowl of soup, I would have almost suffocated myself to death.
"Incredible, right? But it's true!"
The old man shook his head and looked towards the distance outside the door with his red eyes, as if he was stuck in some memory and remained silent for a long time.
The old lady next to her was wiping tears silently with her head down.
Not only were the four sons dumbfounded, but even Lin Tao didn't understand why the second elder was so sad.
Until the old man sighed and said: "Tao, do you know why your mother and I had such a hard time with you because of Daqiao's death in those years?"
"Okay! Dad, it's over, let's not talk about those sad things." The old lady pulled aside.
The old man took the old lady's hand and said, "Damn it, if we don't explain ourselves at this time, Taozi and our grandchildren might become the second big river!"
The old lady covered her face and cried for a long time, then nodded.
"Tao! We have never mentioned Daqiao's brother Dahe in front of you. That's because after Dahe died, we couldn't even save his body! He secretly saved all his food.
I came down to the bridge and starved myself to death!"
The old man swallowed harder as he spoke, and patted his chest for a while to catch his breath.
"When he died, he told us that Daqiao would live for him from now on. He begged me and your mother to trade him with other people after he died. So Daqiao is not a son to us.
But two!"
Lin Tao nodded with a heavy heart.
It seems that I somewhat understand why the two elders cling to the original owner so much after his death.
The old lady, who was crying so hard that her voice was hoarse, raised her eyes and looked over.
"Tao, to me and your father, you are not only our daughter-in-law, but also our only daughter! Can we just listen to my parents' advice and stay at home?"
He held the old lady's hand, stroked her back, and gave the old lady some relief.
But this time, she had to go!
"So I have to go! I can't let my children and grandchildren be like his brother Daqiao!"
Seeing the shocked eyes of the second elder, Lin Tao coughed twice in embarrassment and lowered her throat.
"As Dad said, Gongjiazhai's days of stability are numbered. With so much food in our family and the food stored by everyone in the village, in the eyes of the refugees, it is like an unguarded grain warehouse! When the time comes, we will
How can we protect food? Without food, we will not be able to survive this harsh winter!"
"Even if our third son is the village chief, how can the unarmed villagers be able to defend the village at that time? Unless we have something in our hands!"
The old man squinted his eyes and lowered his head.
In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that if the village could not be defended, there would be no one to tell them. They were afraid that as soon as the refugees came in, the village would be looted.
By then, no one is sure how many people in the entire Gongjiazhai, including Lao Li's family, will be able to survive.
What's more, apart from the four men, there are only old, weak, women and children left in their family.
"But……"
"Old woman!" The old man interrupted the old lady and said earnestly: "Taozi is right! If I had Taozi's courage and brains, Dahe wouldn't be like that! Parents who are not strong will suffer.
It must be a child!"
The old lady wanted to say something else, but the old man shook his head: "We have missed it once! This time, we must protect this family!"