When He Dahua's family received the news, they quickly took her back. They heard that she had even fought with He Po, so they planned to go to her house and extort money.

After being seen through by Li Zheng, he said calmly, "As an official, you must not only be careful with your words and deeds, but also be upright, otherwise even God will not tolerate it."

"If anyone wants to take advantage of this opportunity to blackmail you, I advise you to give up as soon as possible. Be careful of the thunderbolt from the sky and you will not have a good ending."

"If the elderly are gone, what about the younger generation? Aren't they trying to accumulate some virtue for future generations?"

These words made He Dahua's family members unable to raise their heads. They stood there, not daring to move. Even the idea of ​​extorting some money was gone.

Zheng Lizheng spoke so seriously today because he really had lost his patience with He Dahua's family. Her family was the only one with the most problems in the whole village. They had done a lot of disgusting things and offended many villagers.

It can be said that eight out of ten things in the village are related to He Dahua's family. Today they steal some vegetables from someone's house, tomorrow they quarrel with someone else and roll on the ground, or they fight with He Po's wife.

He became really impatient after hearing this. If it weren't for the fact that they were fleeing famine together, he would have driven them out of Xiaotian Village long ago.

He Dahua's parents-in-law saw the annoyance in Zheng Lizheng's eyes and said carefully, "Don't worry, Lizheng, we will take good care of He Dahua in the future and will definitely not let her go to the village to make trouble."

"If she continues to be disobedient, I will divorce her directly."

He Dahua, who was about to wake up in a daze, was so scared when she heard this that she quickly closed her eyes and felt her heart pounding.

She knew that she had been struck by lightning in front of half of the villagers, and would be tabooed by the villagers in the future. If she wanted to stay in Xiaotian Village, she would have to keep a low profile.

Moreover, she didn't want to be divorced. If she was divorced, where would she go and how would she live? Would she live in a thatched hut in the village? Would her life be as comfortable as it is now? At least she had two old men at home to take care of her.

After figuring it out, He Dahua closed her eyes tightly and pretended to be unconscious.

The people outside the house dispersed, and Zheng Lizheng walked slowly towards the He family with his hands behind his back. As soon as he entered the house, he saw He Xinglang studying with two boys, and everyone else was busy in the kitchen.

He smiled and said, "It's great that Xiaolang is back. He even knows how to teach his nephews to read. He is such a good uncle."

He Xinglang stood up quickly and bowed respectfully, saying, "Hello, Uncle Zheng. I just came back yesterday and I just happened to have some free time so I decided to review it."

He knew from what Zheng Lizheng had just said that he was not aware of his two nephews going to school, so he deliberately did not tell anyone.

Old Man He came out of the kitchen and said with a smile, "Is everything ready? We can have lunch soon. Sit down and take a rest."

Zheng Lizheng was not polite either. He waved at him and sat down under the eaves. Looking at the sun in the sky, he couldn't help frowning and his heart was pounding.

It got hotter and hotter for several days. He couldn't sleep well for several days and ran to the fields thirty times every day. Fortunately, the crops were ripe and every household could harvest some.

Now he only hopes for a good harvest this year, so that if it doesn't rain in the future, too many people will not starve to death.

Seeing how studious He Xinglang and his two boys were, he envied the He family. None of his own sons and grandsons were studious. They always cried and made a fuss, wanting to play in the village and never went to school.

Look at the He family, no one follows them around, they sit upright, and study obediently, eh~~~

The lunch was the same as before, nothing special, just a bowl of cold noodles with an egg and some stir-fried vegetables. The main reason was that there were too few varieties of vegetables now.

There were only these few things to eat over and over again, and even Xia Yining was a little tired of them. He was thinking about going to the seed shop and buying some fresh things, preferably ones with high yield per mu or fast growth, so that he could not only eat them himself, but also sell them for money.

Because the flour used is of good quality, the noodles are very chewy, and even if there is no meat in them, they taste very delicious.

Zheng Lizhengxiang was so confused that there was no sadness on his face. He kept showing off his happiness. He only felt a little embarrassed after he finished eating.

Sincerely praised: "Your cooking skills are getting better and better. Noodles can be eaten like this. It's really good."

People who cook love to be praised the most. Boss He raised his head proudly and said, "Hehehe... rolling noodles requires some strength. Most people can't do it. It takes skill in your hands."

"You can roll out good noodles, and there are also standards for kneading dough."

Seeing everyone laughing, Zheng Lizheng smiled and praised: "Yes, yes, yes, you have the ability to roll out chewy noodles."

After everyone finished their meal, Zheng Lizheng pulled Old Man He to talk. He sighed first and then said, "The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Do you have any ideas?"

Unexpectedly, he came here for this matter. Old Man He shook his head and said, "No, we will harvest this season's crops first. If it doesn't rain later, we will have to make plans."

"There is no rain in the south, and the situation elsewhere is even worse. I'm afraid..."

He didn't say the rest of the words, but Zheng Lizheng understood that there would probably be corpses everywhere, and it would be a horrible sight. Even if the whole village fled, where could they escape to?

Old Man He was silent for a moment and then continued, "During this period of time, you should go up the mountain more often and look for food. It's best for young people to go make money and store more food at home. The more the better."

"Just be quiet and don't alert others. If the worst happens, Xiaotian Village will become the target of everyone's attack if there is food in it, and we won't be able to protect the food."

Zheng Lizheng also understood this principle. It was a matter of life and death. He had the same idea as Old Man He, to protect his own family first and then think about other things. As for those saintly hearts, they should restrain themselves.

After figuring it out, he felt more at ease, and looked towards the courtyard next door and said, "This young master has been in the mountains for several days, and there is no news at all. People from other villages have come to ask about them, but I don't know how they are doing."

Speaking of the noble young man, Old Man He did have an impression of him, but he went out early in the morning for business and did not see him off. In the evening, his wife mentioned him a few times, but he did not say much.

He looked at the yard and Datian Mountain and consoled them, "It should be fine. There are many people protecting that young master, so it is inevitable that he will get hurt, but his life will not be in danger. We will have news soon."

Zheng Lizheng did not feel relieved after hearing this, but became even more worried.

The young master is protected by someone and has no worries about his life. What about the hunter who followed him to look for wild ginseng? Will he also be protected and return safely?

At this moment, he felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have helped find people to go up the mountain just for the sake of the money. What if...

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