Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

The three families were extremely surprised. After asking in a low voice, they found out that the Lin family traveled during the day and rested at night. Isn't this completely the opposite of everyone else's time difference?

Lin Xiaoyue told them that taking some physical measures to protect themselves from the sun during the day would give them a clearer view than at night, and the process would be much faster and safer. In short, she listed a lot of benefits, which stunned the three families.

Lin Xiaoyue thought that it would be better for the three families to come together for breakfast tomorrow morning. Then everyone could eat and chat slowly.

Seeing that everyone in the Lin family was indeed asleep, the three families all agreed. They stopped talking and went back to their own plots of land to tell their families not to pack up and go to bed for a while, as they had to come back to play the game early tomorrow morning.

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On the other side, after the music ended and everyone left, Old Master Lin fell ill. He was really ill. His condition was even worse than the two grandsons who had their legs removed. He had a high fever, his eyelids were heavy, and he was listless. He could only lie there straight, groaning, but not breathing in. Everyone in the old house was so scared that they didn't know what to do.

Some suggested asking the doctor who treated Lin Dahua and her daughter to come and take a look, but before they could finish their words, they were immediately stunned by the doctor.

Didn't you see that the doctor came with the third room? It would be strange if he could take care of you.

Some suggested going to see Doctor Li, but that's even worse. Doctor Li can't even save himself. He's so sick that he's almost dying, and he's still lying down. Who else can he take care of?

what is it now?

I can't think of a solution.

The old house was in a mess. Everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pan. They were at a loss and couldn't come up with a solution after an entire night.

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Just like this, the night passed, some were happy and some were sad, and everyone's happiness was not shared.

The next day, as soon as the sky turned pale and there was some movement from the Lin family, the head of the village, Lin Dashan, and Niu Laogen's families heard the news and came over.

Although Lin Xiaoyue asked the three families to come and have breakfast together, none of them hesitated. Every family brought something. Your family brought a handful of rice, my family brought a handful of yellow and dry wild vegetables, and a large piece of beef.

The Lin family's eyes widened when they saw the beef. It was amazing that such fresh beef could be produced at this time.

However, when Lin Dashan and Niu Laogen saw the Lin family's reaction, they both lowered their heads silently, as if they were children who had done something wrong. They hesitated for a long time before the Lin family understood. It turned out that yesterday, just before they caught up with them, the extremely hungry villagers wanted to slaughter the cows of their two families under the guise of praying for rain and offering sacrifices.

Won’t the two families resist?

how is this possible.

That’s the cow, the foundation of farming!

Many old farmers may not be able to save enough money in their entire lives to buy livestock, which are the most valued farming tools for farmers.

But the villagers attacked and said that the cow did not belong to Lin Dashan and Niu Laogen because no one had ever seen these two families buy a cow after living in the same village for a lifetime.

When asked about the source, they said that it was given to them by Lin Laosan's family.

Well, the old house jumped out. They don’t care how the cow came from Lin Laosan’s family. After all, it belongs to their family, so the cow should belong to them. Since you two families have “borrowed” it for so long, they are generous and don’t charge interest. Just return the cow to the old house.

What? You said that the old house and Lin Lao San have broken off their relationship. Isn't it because the child of Lin Lao Madam came out of their belly? Even though they have broken off their relationship, aren't their old man and old lady better than an outsider like you?

Stop talking nonsense. Either return the cow or kill it and offer a sacrifice to the Dragon King.

With such persuasion and force, the cow was dragged away by hundreds of villagers. No matter how the two families shouted and cursed, they could not stop the villagers' crazy behavior.

When the Lin family asked about it, Lin Dashan and Niu Laogen's faces turned red all the way to their necks, and they felt ashamed for not being able to protect the cow.

The head of the village also stepped forward to take some responsibility, saying that he failed to stop those people and he felt very guilty. For a village head to end up like this was really a shame to his ancestors and he felt extremely guilty.

After learning the whole story, Father Lin waved his hand, indicating that this was unnecessary.

It was an accident that they got the cow in the first place. Since it was given to Lin Dashan and Niu Laogen for transportation, it has belonged to the two families since that moment. It is the right of the two families to decide how to deal with it, and they do not need to apologize for it.

The head of the village, Lin Dashan, and Niu Laogen were relieved to see that the Lin family really didn't care, but they also felt upset. It was because they were unable to protect it. Otherwise, how could they let those people rob it? In the final analysis, it was because the world was in chaos, and people's hearts became restless, and even abandoned the principles of propriety, righteousness, integrity and being a human being.

The families talked it out, and the knots in their hearts were gone, and they got along better. In addition, they introduced each other, including the Qiao family's grandparents and Ergou's family, and the atmosphere quickly became lively with more people.

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The villagers who had a quarrel last night were trembling with fear, waiting anxiously for the headman to calm down and call everyone to continue on their way. In the end, they waited and waited, but no one showed up. They went out to look for him with a trepidation, and saw the headman with his family, and also brought the families of Lin Dashan and Niu Laogen, and the Lin family was busy cooking.

Everyone was... upset.

They wanted to go up to her and say a few words, or get closer, but they caught a glimpse of the third daughter of the Lin family, lying on a big rock nearby, twirling a knife in her hand, with a cold light flashing. All their thoughts were scared away.

The joy of reuniting after a long separation, plus everyone's desire to get along well, even though the ingredients were pitifully scarce, they still managed to prepare a big pot of beef and wild vegetable soup, white porridge, and steamed corn bread mixed with various grains.

Especially that big pot of soup. For the three families who had not been able to replenish water in large quantities for a long time, that pot of soup was truly the Lin family’s greatest kindness to them.

After all, now that they have water to drink, everyone can cherish it and sip it for a long time. It is really shocking that the Lin family can be so extravagant and take out such a big pot of soup.

However, after the soup was cooked, the Lin family team only had one and a half buckets of water left. They would have to find another source of water.

The aroma of the food quickly spread, attracting the restless villagers around to look in the direction of the Lin family and couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

"Damn, it smells so good, it's almost taking my soul away."

"It smells like beef. They must have cooked some beef."

"I think there's soup. There's a big pot of soup among those people."