Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

Old Mrs. Liu's eyes rolled around. She was a little scared at the thought of having to report to the police, so she started to act like a rogue.

"I took the things, so what? Can't I just take things from my own home?

You are my daughter-in-law, and those kids are my grandchildren. What's yours is mine.

Even when the second son was still alive, he had to honor me with whatever I wanted. "

Xia Shengsheng was speechless when he saw the rogue Old Lady Liu. "How dare you claim to be your relative? Have you forgotten that you wanted to sell us mother and daughter?"

Over the years, have you ever treated me as your daughter-in-law and your two granddaughters as children of the Liu family?

Even Ercheng and Sicheng are only slightly better than kittens and puppies.

How dare you say that now?

Besides, don't forget that we have separated long ago. What does my family's things have to do with you?

When Yaozu was alive, he never cared about the life and death of my mother and me, and gave all the money he earned to you.

Now that he is gone, do we, mother and son, have to tear apart our flesh and blood and sell them to support you?"

After these words, almost all the villagers surrounding her were blaming Old Lady Liu for her mistakes, saying that she had really gone too far.

Moreover, they were also afraid that if Old Lady Liu and her eldest son's family dared to pick the lock of Old Second Liu's house today, would they not dare to pick the lock of their own house tomorrow?

If there is such a person in the village, wouldn't everyone be in danger?

"Village chief, I think we should drive them out of the village.

This kind of thing hasn't happened in our village for many years.

Even if you are a scoundrel, you wouldn't dare to pick the lock of someone else's house and steal things."

Er Laizi is just as his name suggests, he likes to play tricks and take advantage of others.

But he really didn't dare to climb over other people's walls, pick their locks, and steal things.

"Yes, drive them out of the village."

“This kind of thing has never happened in our Kaoshan Village.

It really brings disgrace to the reputation of our Kaoshan Village.

Village chief, if we allow a family like this to stay in the village, marriages in our village will become a problem in the future.

Who would marry a good girl to a village with a bad reputation?

We must not leave them here!"

Everyone's voices rose one after another.

The old lady of the Liu family is a shrew to begin with, and now her whole family has bad character. If such a family remains in the village, there will be no life in the future.

Isn't there a saying that goes, "There are only thieves who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand days!"

For example, last time the Liu family wanted to sell Xia Shengsheng and her daughter, that was a family matter and had nothing to do with the interests of the people in the village.

But this incident is different. There is a thief around me, which completely affects the safety of my property.

As a result, many more villagers spoke out.

When Mr. and Mrs. Liu, who were hiding in the house, heard that they were going to be driven out of the village, they no longer huddled there like quails.

He opened the door and ran out.

"No, no, don't drive us out of the village."

"My mother took the things. It has nothing to do with us."

Boss Liu's two sons also came out of the house, but hid behind Boss Liu and his wife.

"You little bastard, I raised you for nothing, but when the critical moment came, you sold your mother out.

I really can’t live anymore, ah…ah…”

Old Mrs. Liu sat on the ground and began to pat her thigh.

Village chief Ma knocked on the door frame several times with his cane. The noise made everyone look towards him.

"Stop crying! Throwing a tantrum is really your strong point."

"Boss Liu, are you worthy of being a man? Everyone saw it. How many people went to your house to steal things and pry open the lock?

Now that the truth has been exposed, you are going to put the blame on your mother?

I think you have a really dark heart!"

Although Village Chief Ma looked down on Old Lady Liu, at this moment, he looked down upon the eldest son of the Liu family more than Old Lady Liu.

No matter what happens, Mrs. Liu is always the first to rush forward.

No matter whether she was throwing a tantrum or confronting head-on, she would never be like her eldest son's family, who just dared to hide in the house like cowards, and in the end enjoyed the benefits brought by her.

Now that he knows how serious the matter is, he actually pushes me out to take the blame.

You are not even worthy of being a human being.

Liu Zhonghui popped his head out from behind and said sarcastically, "We just stole it, so what?

Second Aunt should be filial to Grandma.

You made a fortune from selling ginseng and bought so many good things, why can't you share some with us?

I think you are all meddling in other people's business. We didn't break into your house or steal your things."

In his opinion, all the good things in his second uncle's family should belong to him and his brothers. Why should those little bastards eat better than him? These things should be his.

"Look, look at what you're talking about. You're really going to pry open our door. I think you're really bold.

The Liu family is rotten from the root, and they still don’t know they are wrong.”

"Don't say that. Several of Xia's children also have the surname Liu!"

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot!"

Liu Ercheng and his siblings all lowered their heads, feeling ashamed of their surname for the first time.

Village Chief Ma also began to issue a final ultimatum. "As you have heard, most people in the village want you to leave the village. Now, I am giving you one last chance under tremendous pressure.

Return all the things stolen from Xia's house and compensate for all the damaged items according to the price.

In addition, you must pay a fine of two taels of silver to the village and sign a guarantee that if you commit similar acts again, you will be immediately expelled from the village and will not be tolerated. "

The Liu family is considered to be an older generation in the village.

Village chief Ma also has his own considerations. He cannot just drive people out of the village because of this incident. He must give things a chance.

Moreover, there is indeed no money in the village’s public account now.

If the Liu family can pay a sum of money because of this matter, it will be convenient if the village needs money for any major events in the future.

"What? Give it all back? And I have to pay a fine? Oh my God! Isn't this bullying?

Where do we get the money? This is killing us..."

"Shut up! If you don't agree, I'll let you out of the village right now. I believe the villagers won't have any objections."

Originally, most people in the village wanted to drive the Liu family out of the village, but when they heard the village chief say that the Liu family should pay a fine, they still paid the fine to the villagers.

When they thought about how they would be able to implement any issues in the future, they all agreed with Village Chief Ma's decision.

"Mom, please return the things! Let's pay the fine! If they kick us out of the village, where can we go?"

"Yes! Mother! A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. Let's listen to the village chief!"

The grandchildren of the Liu family did not know the seriousness of being driven out of the village, so they did not express any opinions and were not afraid.

But it is different for Liu Lao Da and his wife. They know clearly that if they leave the village, they will become individual investors.

Without the protection of the village, I won’t even have a home. If I get bullied, I’ll have nowhere to seek justice.

Besides, their ancestors have had houses and land here for generations. Where can they go if they leave?

Old Mrs. Liu also gradually realized the situation, and after the extreme persuasion of Mr. and Mrs. Liu, she slowly nodded in agreement.

Boss Liu quickly asked his two sons to take out the things they had stolen from Xia Shengsheng.

Facing the village chief who had been staring at him, he coaxed his mother to take out the silver.

"Xia, can you please take inventory and see if there is anything missing?"

"it is good!"

Xia Shengsheng brought a few children into the yard, counted things repeatedly, and found that most of the things were not missing.

Only some meat jerky, candies and dried fruits were missing.

So I told the village chief how much the missing items were worth in silver, and also asked for some compensation for the mess that had been made in the house.

Village chief Ma quietly asked Xia Shengsheng how much compensation would be appropriate.

Xia Shengsheng didn't want to do anything too extreme. Old Lady Liu estimated that she could save some money, but not too much.

Because the Liu family's daily expenses are not small, the family does not have much land.

Before, they had been relying on the money earned by Liu Laoer outside to support themselves, including supporting Liu Laoda’s second son to study!

Now, Liu Laoer has been gone for a year, and Liu Laoda's family has become lazy again.

Except during the busy farming season, I would not go out to look for work.

The family has been living beyond their means.

Therefore, Xia Shengsheng did not ask for more, thinking that asking for the same two taels of silver as compensation would not only make Old Lady Liu feel the pain, but would not bankrupt their family all at once.

"Old Liu, did you hear that? You are paying Xia two taels of silver. You broke their locks, smashed their house, and ate so much of their food. Two taels of silver is not a lot. Xia is very generous."

Old Madam Liu was so upset that she wanted to cry but had no tears. She was trying to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice. Four ounces of silver! It was enough to pay for her grandson's tuition for half a year!

He cursed Xia Shengsheng's family in his heart, but he still had to pay the money.