"Village chief, you go over the mountain. The three of us will not follow you."
The little daughter-in-law said simply, with a hint of pride in her tone.
A villager familiar with her asked quickly.
"What's going on? Where are you going? You don't want to go over the mountain by yourself, do you? That can't be done! The mountain is too dangerous, so let's go with the others."
The villagers were kind-hearted, but it was a pity that the little daughter-in-law didn't appreciate it.
She pointed to the city gate and smiled.
"We want to go directly through the city gate, instead of going over the mountain with everyone else and having to waste so much effort."
The villagers were stunned when they heard this, but then their expressions changed.
If you pass through the city gate, you have to pay money to buy it.
In other words, their family can afford fifteen taels!
Then yesterday she kept forcing the Li family to take money, what happened!
He is reluctant to part with his own money, but he wants to take advantage of others!
The more everyone thought about it, the angrier they became, looking at the family of three with a bit of contempt and anger.
The man couldn't bear it and whispered.
"Village Chief, my child is weak and may not be able to climb the mountain. When we get to the official road over there, we will wait for everyone..."
"No need!" The village chief's face was dark and he interrupted him directly.
"As long as you leave, you will go your own way from now on. If you see me, you will act like you don't know me. We don't need you to wait."
"That's right, if anyone wants you to be fake, get out!"
"Shameless things, they are obviously rich. Yesterday, I forced Aunt Li's family to get money for you, which is really bad for your conscience!"
"From now on, you will go your own way, and your life and death will have nothing to do with the village!"
The villagers spoke harshly, and the shy man squeaked a few times, Speechless.
On the other hand, the little wife curled her lips, grabbed the child and was about to leave.
But Li Laosi took a step forward and blocked their way.
The young daughter-in-law was startled, hid behind the man, and shouted.
"What are you going to do? Everyone is watching. If you kill us, you will go to jail!"
Li Laosi snorted coldly and did not bother to talk to her. He only said to the man.
"You can leave, but since we won't see each other again, we must return the food that we borrowed from the village."
"Yes, return the food!" The villagers immediately shouted.
"Don't you have money? Don't you want to go through the city gate? Why don't you pay back the food you owe?"
"It must be paid back!"
The little daughter-in-law was anxious and shouted unconvinced, "Why should we pay back, before? Hu Laosan and the others didn't even return it!"
Mrs. Li hugged her granddaughter and came forward and said coldly, "Hu Laosan and the others just don't know how to be grateful and don't know how to take care of each other. But you are a white-eyed wolf who is bent on plotting against our family!
" The daughter-in-law blushed and regretted very much, and she just got carried away.
If I had known better, I would have left directly and wouldn't have been forced to pay back the food.
"We have no food, we have almost eaten it all! You can't let us vomit it out, right?"
"Then give money! Don't you have money? The food is discounted and given according to the market price!"
The village chief also hated it so much that he decided in one sentence down.
The young daughter-in-law and the man were surrounded by villagers, who dared not to give anything.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and paid thirty catties of sorghum at the rate of twenty cents per catty.
Mrs. Li took the broken silver in her hand, turned around and left.
The villagers then moved out of the way and watched coldly as the young wife and the man fled with their children.
"I usually think it's a good one. I really know people but not their hearts."
"That's right, there are really too many white-eyed wolves."
The villagers were so angry that they kept cursing. The village chief waved his hands and turned to look at the people who were already walking towards the foot of the mountain. The Li family.
"At this time, you should know how rare it is for people like the Li family. They can obviously cross the city gate, but they have to go over the mountains and endure hardships because they brought us with them. You guys, please have some conscience. Who dares to treat Li in the future? If there is something wrong with your family, don't blame me for digging out your evil heart with my own hands!"
Everyone looked over and saw Li Laosan helping Uncle Zhao onto the back of the mule, while the other two old men with bad legs and feet were being held by Li Laosi. He Jiayi pulled onto the wooden sledge.
At times like this, these three old men are a complete burden.
But the Li family would rather spend such a big effort than abandon them.
This level of affection and justice simply made everyone blush.
At the same time, they felt extremely at ease.
Following the Li family, I don't know what the future holds, but as long as they are obedient and have a conscience, they don't have to worry about being left behind even if they are in trouble...
After twists and turns, when everyone got into the forest, the sun had already risen.
The city gate was still blocked, even more crowded than yesterday.
Occasionally, someone looked over and suddenly saw people from Qingshui Village walking up the mountain.
"Oh, it seems like someone is climbing over the mountain?"
"Over the mountain? Yes, what are we doing here? We can climb over the mountain and bypass the city gate!"
"Yes, over the mountain, over the mountain!"
"Why didn't I think of that? Two days of hard work were wasted!"
As he spoke, some people began to pack up their things and rush to the hills on both sides of the county town.
The people in the periphery didn't know what was going on. After hearing about it one after another, they became faster and almost turned around and ran away.
The soldiers at the city gate were still proud, but suddenly they found that the people were receding like a tide, and they were startled. Could it be that the imperial chariot has arrived?
Or is it some high-ranking official in Kyoto who arrived early?
But it didn't take long for them to figure it out.
Because the hills on both sides of the county are like green steamed buns, densely covered with ants.
All the people who did not have carriages or money started to climb up the mountain with their families.
The soldiers at the city gate jumped in anger, why did these idiots suddenly become smarter?
How come no one thought of it a few days ago, but now it suddenly dawns on everyone!
Of course, they didn't know that the culprit had already climbed to the top of the mountain.
The village chief was very tired carrying the burden and supporting his old wife.
On the way, the old wife was picked up by Zhao Yuru.
Tao Hongying carried the good news and supported Mrs. Li.
Jia Ren, Jia Yi, Jia Huan and Li Laosan were carrying their luggage, and they had to drag Jia An and Jia Xi.
Li Laoer carried the basket and led the big green mule.
Uncle Zhao on the mule kept nagging, "Let me come down and walk for a while, and let your mother and children come up."
But Li Laoer refused. Uncle Zhao had lost one foot and could hardly walk on weekdays.
He would definitely not be able to walk in such a mountainous wilderness with no roads at all.
Li Laosi and Jiayi had the heaviest burden. Not only did they have to drag the two old men with them, they also had to put a bag of grain on each sledge.
But the two of them seemed to be more relaxed than everyone else, making people look at them with enthusiasm.
A few young men in the village walked in front, using their sickles to chop away grass, branches and vines from time to time.
It is convenient for the elderly, weak, women and children behind to walk, and there is less stumbling.
The old and young people in the village were very tired. Looking at the old men sitting on the sledges, they were really envious.
Thinking about it, their fatigue didn't seem so unbearable.
Jiayin lay in the basket on my mother's back, wandering around and looking at the people, wanting to tell them.
This is a sense of security, a sense of security that never abandons or gives up!
Mrs. Li occasionally turned her head to see her granddaughter's cheerful look, and she really couldn't laugh or cry.
At times like this, only children still have enough energy.
She quickly pulled up the fine sand and covered her granddaughter completely, fearing that insects or the like would fall from the tree and scare her granddaughter.
After finally climbing up the hill, the village chief called for a two-quarter-of-an-hour rest.