Chapter 101 A Fool's Thing
Xin Wen'an craned his neck, peeking out from the back of the line.

He supported his mother with one hand, muttering to himself, "Mother, I'm just worried about our whole family. You see, in this situation, everyone is concerned about their own family. Even with Xiao Liu, I'm not usually this generous."

Yu was annoyed by her third son's nagging, so she raised her hand and smacked him on the head, "You keep nagging, keep nagging. Here, take it and keep it. Why all the nonsense?"

“These items were all brought here by Xiao Liu and San Lang, you…” The old lady scolded as she slapped him, “What are you babbling about? You stupid thing.”

Now the whole family depends on the fourth son's youngest daughter. How could she have given birth to such a fool who can't even say a kind word? He's always causing trouble!
Xin Wen'an covered his head and dodged left and right as his mother slapped him. "Fine, fine, I won't say anything. Why did you hit me, boss?"

"I think you're a complete idiot," Yu said through gritted teeth. "Stop with your petty schemes to take advantage of others. Take good care of your wife and daughter!"

The old lady took a step forward, then thought about it and became a little unhappy, so she turned around and smacked her son on the head.

"You idiot! How could I have given birth to such a pig-brained child?" She felt that if she didn't make her point clear to this stupid son, he might not understand what she meant.

He pointed at San'er's forehead with great distress and said through gritted teeth in a low voice, "No matter what, you are still Xiao Liu's uncle. Let me tell you, as long as you don't cause trouble in the future, you'll be fine."

"Look at how well Xiao Liu takes care of the eldest son's wife. And look at you!"

"Can't you just shut up, shut up, shut up!" The old lady slapped Xin Wen'an's chest repeatedly, making him take a few steps back.

Xin Wen'an looked aggrieved. "Mom, what are you doing? You keep scolding me. Why can't I just stop?"

"If you had just shut up, you wouldn't have said those things to me." The old woman glared at her son. "Don't think I'm senile and can't understand your divisive words."

"Let me tell you, these things were brought by the fourth branch of the family. Giving them to you is a favor, but if they don't give them to you... you'll just have to accept it." The old lady took a few steps forward and exclaimed "Oh dear!" with a complex and conflicted expression.

He turned back and continued to berate her, "Look at you, you fool! I think you're even worse than your silly wife! At least your clueless wife can say a few kind words to other people, but what about you?"

"You're really useless. You can't do any work, and you can't even be a decent person! You...you...you're driving this old woman crazy!" The old woman took a deep breath and exhaled in anger. "If you keep causing trouble, even the gods and Buddhas of the eight directions can't save you."

Xin Wen'an was thoroughly scolded by his mother, and he felt even more aggrieved. He was so angry that he could practically hang three bottles of oil from his mouth.

"Grandmother." Xin Ruoyu quickly helped the panting old lady forward. "Don't be angry with Grandmother."

“Grandma, why don’t you go back and sit down first? I’ll wait in line.”

"That won't do!" The old lady waved her hand. "We'll line up here, and everyone can get something. If I don't line up, I'll miss out on something. Where are the eldest son's family? Have they all arrived? Let them bring their children to line up with us."

“It’s in the back.” Xin Ruoyu said, somewhat amused and exasperated.

But when she actually got to the front of the line, she found that, just as her grandmother had said, the line was distributing rice and daily necessities per person, so more children would receive more items.

The hunter's house contained most of the supplies for Xiaoling Village, and Xin Nian distributed some to the young men and women who were in distress.

Two-thirds of the remaining amount was distributed to the pitiful convicts. There were fewer than two hundred convicts, and each of them received a ration of food, pots and pans, and other necessities.

The old lady and Xin Ruoyu each carried two or three pounds of meat and went back to sit down, satisfied.

A moment later, the fourth brother came over carrying a half-full sack of things.

"Mom, you and Ruoyu should keep these safe. There are some vegetables and fruits inside, so eat them as soon as possible in the next few days. Things don't keep well in this hot weather, and it would be a waste if you didn't eat them."

"Also, change of clothes, shoes, and socks. Well, you can find a place to change yourselves later. Your clothes are all too dirty, and you'll get sick if you wear them for too long. Anyway, we don't need to actively exile anymore, so you can wear whatever you want. You don't have to wear prison clothes all the time."

“And shoes.” Xin Wenyuan patted the sack. “The soles are all quite thick. You should replace your straw sandals. Walking in dirty water will lead to all sorts of mosquito bites, and you’ll get sick after a while.”

“What we need most right now is medicine, mainly because harvesting it is difficult. We’re constantly on the road with no rest. My daughter works very hard making medicine. So, we have to take care of ourselves and not get sick so as not to cause trouble for our family. Especially you, Mom, you are the pillar of our whole family. You must hold on!”

The old lady was deeply moved by her youngest son's heartfelt words. She held his hand and said repeatedly, "My son, with you all here, I will definitely hold on. I am so grateful for your help these past few days. And now, Xiao Liu is so capable, bringing us so much food and supplies, all of which will come in handy."

"Don't worry, Mom, we've left us plenty of things. Just tell your son if you need anything." Xin Wenyuan kept winking at his mother. "As for my sister-in-law, Xiao Liu has discussed it with them. Every few days, he'll send them some food and drinks so they can cook for themselves."

"Oh, oh!" The old lady cried tears of joy.

"Hey Mom, look at you, why are you crying again?"

"Mother is so happy! My son has made something of himself. Mother is so happy!" The old lady held Xin Wenyuan's hand tightly, as if she could draw boundless strength from it.

Xin Wen'an sat to the side with a long face, listening to the old lady and the fourth son's conversation; his mouth was practically stretched to the sky...

After comforting his mother, Xin Wenyuan walked over to Xin Wen'an and kicked him, saying, "What's wrong? Get up right now. Go get some water for your wife and daughter."

"Third brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but you're a man, you have to support your little family!" Xin Wenyuan hooked his arm around Xin Laosan's shoulder again and dragged him toward Chang Mianmian.

Xin Laosan glared at him angrily, "Lao Si, look at you now, you really don't respect your third brother at all."

Xin Wenyuan patted him on the chest, "I'll just keep you in my heart, that's enough."

"Here." Xin Wenyuan handed him two cans of water and pushed a cloth bag into his arms.

With a long face, Xin Laosan opened the bag a little and saw a whole leg of lamb. His eyes widened immediately.

"Don't say I don't care about you brothers." Xin Wenyuan glanced at Xin Laosan. "Treat your wife and children well. Stop thinking about your concubine and her daughter all day long. Your first wife and daughter are yours too."

Do you know what to do?

Xin Laosan looked a little embarrassed, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up. "Hey, I know, I know. I won't shortchange Yafen and Mengxue. I'll split it equally, okay?"


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