The casual life of the flat space

Grandpa Wu glanced at the village chief and continued:

"The Wang family had been the village chief for decades, and the one sent out this time was their youngest son. He thought that since there were many people in his family, life was easy. They had not seen oil and water for several days in the mountains, so they only ate dry steamed buns and no rabbit meat. However, they escaped the disaster in their sleep and saved everyone's lives.

When he was awakened by a strange noise in the middle of the night, the two men were already bloodthirsty, and the bloody smell filled the entire camping area. The ancestor of the Wang family naturally drew his knife to save the people, and questioned the whole story during the fight.

When everyone woke up, the ancestor of the Wang family had already killed the two people and was leaning against a maple tree, dying. His head, face, and body were all bloody, and it was hard to tell where he was injured. But the intestines that flowed out of his stomach were held up by his lower collar, and the blood was also flowing under his body and half-coagulated. It was obvious that he was dying. After being woken up by everyone, he used up his last bit of strength to explain himself... and then he passed away.

However, the ginseng obtained at the cost of dozens of lives not only failed to enrich the village, but also brought disaster. The two families who were driven out were determined to take revenge and spread the news that the village had made a lot of money from selling ginseng. When the county officials heard about this, they also came to extort money. The village chief at that time set a new rule for the villagers: no betrayal of the village, and those who betrayed the village would be beaten to death, so that they would not be spared and harm their neighbors.

Despite this, the village gradually declined in the repeated looting. Although most people still remembered their ancestors' teachings and united as one, a small number of people still moved away. From then on, the village actually had fewer than 100 households. "Grandpa Wu said this, turned to the village chief and said, "You tell me what to say next!"

The village chief seemed to have his memory opened, and he also seemed to hope that the deeds of his ancestors would take root in the hearts of future generations, so he continued with what Grandpa Wu said:

"Several decades passed, and the country of Yu had changed three emperors. However, it was the reigning Emperor Wen who established the Constitution for All Nations and was benevolent and loving to the people, who restored the population of the people to what it was decades ago.

But the village seemed to have been beset with trouble. Just when life had just gotten better and the families had some surplus food, someone wanted to go up the mountain. The family couldn't resist and let them go. Three days later, they returned safely. But seven days later, the village was hit by a snake plague.

Earth balls, pheasant necks, grass flies, water worms, yellow spines, fire red chains, flower worms... poisonous and non-poisonous, seen and unseen, were crawling all over the village.

There were densely packed snakes everywhere on the shed and on the ground. The creepy rustling sound was endless, and the air was filled with a disgusting stench. As the old saying goes, "If you see a snake, you should not kill it. If you kill it, it will become your enemy." But at that time, who could care less about these things? If people don't move, they will wrap around them; if people move, how can they not touch them? "

"When everyone finally escaped, half of the people in the village were gone, and the village chief and several young men also lost their lives because they were left behind.

After asking, we found out that the young men had burned the snake cave when they went to the mountains and brought back the snake meat. Because they were afraid of dividing the meat, they agreed not to tell anyone when they came back. Everyone was very angry but could not seek revenge because they had already died in the snake disaster that night and were the ones who suffered the most serious attack.

According to people who saw it, there were the most snakes in their homes. The snakes in the yard were tangled like waves. Naturally, those families moved away.

From then on, Baixing Village also established new village rules: people must enter the mountains and return on the same day, and they are not allowed to kill animals at will. Once discovered, they will be expelled from the village immediately.

After these two incidents, the remaining families lived in peace and stability for more than a hundred years. However, because of the occurrence of the previous two incidents, the nearby villages and counties began to have some ideas about their village and Beishan. Not to mention anything else, the betrothal gift for marrying a girl from another village had to be nearly twice as high, and the dowry for marrying a girl had to be much higher.

Just like your mother's family, if it weren't for your brother and that stepmother, your mother, such a capable girl, wouldn't have married into our village."

"What? I really have an uncle?" Bai Tieying exclaimed in his heart, "Grandpa Wang, why have I never heard my mother mention this?"

"Hey, your mother was also a miserable person. She was as old as you when your biological mother passed away. Even though your father married a stepmother and had a half brother, she was able to raise her biological brother because she was sensible and able to endure hardships.

But after a few years, your step-grandmother saw that she had grown up and wanted to send your mother to the county town to be a maid or concubine. Fortunately, when she was taken to the county town, she met your father.

It is said that your father wanted to marry your mother when he saw her, and he agreed on the spot to marry your mother even if he offered three times the betrothal gift. Your family was in a turmoil at that time, and your grandfather Wu tried to stop them. Your grandfather even broke two pieces of firewood as thick as his neck, but your father still refused to give in... Well, anyway, he saved up that little money with great difficulty, and borrowed a lot from the villagers, and gave it all to your grandparents.

Originally, your mother was not willing to be a maid. If the monthly salary was high, she would have to sign a death contract, and if the monthly salary was low, she would be beaten and scolded. But in order for her stepmother to continue to feed her biological brother and raise him up, she accepted her fate.

Later, when she saw your father had said he would triple the betrothal gift, she thought, even if marrying your father was hard, at least she would be free, right? She could go back to see her brother during the holidays. Besides, with the betrothal gift at home, no matter how harsh the stepmother was, her brother wouldn't have to go hungry in the future.

It's a good idea, but people's hearts are so different. Not only did your mother fail to be sold, but your step-grandmother sold your uncle a few months later and told others that he was adopted by a relative.

When your mother found out, she ran back to the village to ask, how could there be any result? Instead, she had a miscarriage and the baby was gone. It was said that the baby was fully formed and it was a boy. When your mother woke up, she also became fierce. She dragged her half brother and sister to the county town and said that she would find a rich family to adopt the baby and promised that they would have the same delicious food and spicy drinks as your uncle in the future.

This matter alarmed the head of the village, and everyone understood what was going on, so they asked your mother what she meant. Your mother said that if you found your brother, she would still pay tribute to him during the four seasons, but if you couldn't find him, she would go to the county government to sue your stepmother for human trafficking.

Although it is illegal for the biological parents to sell their children, it is fine as long as the people do not report it and the government does not investigate it, but as a stepmother, it is definitely not okay. Moreover, this matter has become a big deal, and your mother is really trying her best, but if she really arrests your step-grandmother and beats her with a stick or sentences her to prison, not only will your grandfather lose face, but what about the two children at home?

Finally, your mother persuaded them to write a letter of severance of ties, and even included your uncle in the letter. From then on, they severed ties with your grandparents’ family. We haven’t had any contact for more than ten years, so naturally you don’t know about it.”