Time Travel: Remarrying a Little Wolf Dog

Grandpa Su came into the house and sat down, picked up a multi-grain steamed bun, and invited Father Su to eat.

Seeing that Grandma Su was still angry, he sighed and gave her one as well, "Don't be angry, eat."

Zhuzi was standing timidly by the door. Grandpa Su saw him, waved his hand to call him over, and carried him to the stool.

She took another multi-grain steamed bun from the table and stuffed it into his hand.

She put some food on the table into the bowl, pushed it next to him, and touched his little head, "Eat quickly."

Zhuzi held the steamed bun in both hands, looked up at Grandpa Su, then immediately lowered his head and hummed cautiously.

"Okay, stop looking and let's eat!"

After saying this, Grandpa Su also took a steamed bun and started to eat it.

After dinner, Su's father rested for a while, then went back to call Su Erlang, and the two of them worked together to transport food into the mountains.

When we returned from the mountain for the second time carrying the load, it was already late.

The two decided to send the rest to the mountain tomorrow.

Who knew that as soon as I arrived at the village, I saw everyone running hurriedly to the east.

Father Su was confused, so he randomly pulled someone over and asked, "What's going on? Why are everyone running over there?"

"Hey, Su Qiang is back with his men! They are at the clan leader's house! Let's all go take a look."

When Father Su heard this, he didn't even go home, but joined the crowd with his things to squeeze towards the clan leader.

But they arrived too late and could only listen outside the door. Fortunately, there were people inside the door broadcasting it in real time, so he was able to hear something.

After piecing together this information, Father Su roughly understood the news that Su Qiang and the others brought back.

There are indeed victims, and there are a lot of them. The villages on the county border have already been affected.

But the good news is that the county magistrates comforted the victims and distributed relief grain to them.

It seems that these disaster victims have accepted the situation and will not move to other places.

When the people around heard the news, their expressions became noticeably more relaxed.

Some people even shouted proudly, "I told you it's okay. We've been peaceful here for so many years. How could anything go wrong?"

The people around him immediately exposed him, "Stop talking now, you hindsight guy!"

"Your family has been the most active in delivering food to the mountains these days."

The man was just talking nonsense at first, but he was exposed on the spot. He was so ashamed that he covered his face and ran away from the crowd.

The people behind him looked at his back and laughed.

After laughing, someone suddenly asked, "Since the disaster victims are not coming, should we still send food to the mountains?"

The people nearby immediately said, "What a fool! No one is coming. There is nothing to do. Why transport the food? It's a waste of effort."

Most people think so, and Su's father thinks so too.

Although the patriarch repeatedly emphasized that everyone should not take it lightly, there were tens of thousands of disaster victims nearby!

But most people think it’s a big deal because the county magistrate is there to take care of it!

So they turned a deaf ear to the patriarch's suggestion that everyone transport half of the food to the mountains just in case, and did what they had to do.

This time of year is when all things come back to life. If the grass in the field is not pulled out every day, it will grow taller visibly with the naked eye.

They are busy!

Father Su went back and told Grandpa Su about this matter, and finally asked him, "Do you still want to send these last two bags of grain to the mountains?"

Grandpa Su shook his head. "Forget it. Keep it at home. We've already sent enough to the mountains."

The patriarch asked for half, but they sent more than half to the mountains, which was enough.

Father Su didn't force it and nodded in agreement.

When he was leaving, he happened to meet Su Dalang and Su Sanlang who were coming back from the mountain with empty shoulder poles. He told them about this incident.

At the same time, he also emphasized the patriarch's suggestions and asked them to give them more consideration.

After saying that, he didn't stay long and went home.

Su Dalang and Su Sanlang hesitated for a moment and couldn't make up their minds, so they went to Grandpa Su to ask him to make the decision.

Grandpa Su said he would listen to the clan leader and send half to the mountains and keep the other half at home.

Su Dalang and Su Sanlang thought about it and felt that it was a good option. They had already transported a lot anyway, so half of the requirement would be relatively easy to achieve.

But I didn't expect that such a good idea would end up in failure with my parents.

Uncle Su frowned and looked at Su Dalang like he was a fool. "I've already told you that the disaster victims won't come. Why are you still wasting your time?"

Su Dalang: "But the clan leader said..."

Uncle Su interrupted him impatiently, "What do you mean by the clan leader said what the clan leader said? Don't use the clan leader to pressure me!"

"Everyone else is weeding in the fields, and you want to run to the mountains."

"What about our land? The harvest was not good this summer. Can the chieftain allow you to have a meal at his house?"

Su Dalang was speechless and ultimately did not go. He and Su Sanlang went to pull weeds in the fields.

The news that the victims had been pacified spread quickly as the county lieutenant led his men back.

Everyone felt more at ease and was not so afraid of the victims.

Some people even quietly commented, "It's pitiful that they have to run away because their family has been hit by a disaster."

"I hope the court can send someone over to deal with these people as soon as possible."

Those who say this are generally from average or even poor families. Although they were frightened by the victims, no substantial harm was caused to them, so they have a good reputation towards the victims.

But the richest families in the county were very unhappy.

The reason was that the two officials, the county magistrate and the chief clerk, called them together and asked them to donate grain to the victims.

Although they said it very tactfully, with things like "just think of it as a loan from the court" and "comforting the victims is saving ourselves", it didn't stop these people from feeling that they had suffered a great loss.

In fact, they were indeed going to suffer a great loss. The county magistrate was the first to donate relief food for the victims, and officials at all levels of the county government would naturally follow suit.

But the money that the county government collected was only enough to support tens of thousands of people for a few days. If they wanted to delay more time, they had to ask the wealthy families in the county for help.

Rich people: ...

Why are you asking us for help? You are obviously asking us to bleed!

But no matter how much they complained in their hearts, they dared not express their opposition in front of the county magistrate and the chief clerk.

But when it comes to cutting off their share of the profits, they are unwilling to agree.

The situation came to a standstill for a moment.

Fortunately, the county magistrate and the chief clerk had anticipated this. They looked at each other and then winked at the people sitting below them.

Several people understood and immediately stood up and bowed, "This is for the safety of the people in our county. The county magistrate has already set a good example for us, so we naturally cannot sit idly by."

"Although I am not as kind-hearted as the county magistrate, I am willing to contribute to the county."

"I would like to offer fifty shi this time, please accept it."

"I'm willing to pay sixty stones!"

"I'm fifty-five stone!"

...

The scene suddenly became lively, and after these people finished speaking, everyone's attention was focused on other wealthy families.

Especially Zhang Xin and Zhou Quan, two well-known wealthy businessmen in the county.

As representatives of businessmen, they received the most attention.

This made the two of them feel very uncomfortable.