Rebirth of an Old Farmer: Escape from Famine with Children and Grandchildren

Sun Wan was the first to come to her senses. She stared at Zhang Laogen with wide eyes in disbelief: "That's nonsense!"

"When have we ever sold our own flesh and blood?"

"If someone was truly so heartless, would he have brought so many women and children to escape here?"

Sun Wan's mind was full of questions, and she couldn't figure it out. "What's with all this talk about outsiders? Zhang Laogen, I'm afraid you're just dreaming about whatever you think about during the day!"

"Where is that outsider you were talking about? Call him out and confront him!"

The other people in Darong Village also joined in the commotion. At this moment, their faces showed more confusion and suspicion than anger.

Zhu Xiuqin was also confused.

She looked Zhang Laogen up and down as if she was examining a rare item.

The people in Xinghua Village were also stunned when they saw this.

It seems that Zhang Laogen did not lie...

Could it be that this old man really made a mistake?

A few impatient women began to murmur, "Hey, Mr. Zhang, could it be that you made a mistake?"

Zhang Laogen looked hesitant.

But soon, his expression became firm, and he pushed away the people around him, looking at Sun Wan with a firm gaze: "Absolutely no mistake!"

"That person said he was coming to Xinghua Village to talk to the villagers at the foot of the mountain behind to discuss the child trade!"

"Don't even think about looking for him. As soon as I heard about this kind of thing, I wouldn't let him into the village. I would have chased him away halfway."

Zhang Laogen said righteously.

"Halfway, stranger..."

Madam Chi muttered to herself in a low voice, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind. She pulled Zhu Xiuqin over and whispered a few words to her.

Zhu Xiuqin suddenly understood and nodded continuously. Then she walked forward and stared at Zhang Laogen with contempt.

"Old man, let me ask you something. That man should have a full beard, be wearing a fur coat, and be taller than you."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Laogen pointed his finger at Zhu Xiuqin and said, "That's right! That's right! You finally admit your mistake this time!"

"I don't recognize you as a big-headed ghost!" the other party retorted.

"You are such an unreasonable guy, how dare you make such a fuss here? Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" another person scolded.

"There's no such thing as selling my daughter. That man is a stranger, delivering a letter to us!"

Zhang Laogen was so stunned when he heard this that he was speechless.

He was dumbfounded: "You, you are talking nonsense!"

"What kind of letter would require a stranger to make such a special trip? You are clearly..."

Sun Wan understood that the stranger was actually Zaha.

She felt mixed emotions, and her eyes were full of calmness as she looked at Zhang Laogen.

"Zhang Laogen, putting aside why a stranger delivered a letter, can a stranger's message ruin our village's reputation?" Sun Wan looked around at everyone, then lowered her head to look at the village head in her arms. "Liu Lizheng, can this really ruin our reputation?"

Liu Lizheng was strangled to the point of fainting and unable to speak. Seeing this, Liu Yan hurriedly responded: "Not bad, not bad!"

Sun Wan nodded: "That's right."

"Zhang Laogen, you said we sold our daughter. What evidence do you have other than that stranger we've never met?"

"All of our villagers are here now. There were twenty-six of us when we arrived, and there are still twenty-six now. What about the people who were sold?"

Following Sun Wan's words, all the people in Xinghua Village, including Zhang Laogen, counted the number of people in Darong Village. There were exactly twenty-six people, no more, no less.

Zhang Laogen's face froze.

The villagers of Xinghua Village tasted the flavor, and those who were a little thin-skinned and cared about their reputation were so embarrassed that they wanted to run away.

It's so embarrassing that we mobilized a large group of people to come and argue, but in the end, it turns out that we are the ones who are wrong!

Zhang Laogen was speechless for a moment.

But Zhang Laogen was obviously thicker-skinned than the others. Even at this point, he still stubbornly said, "Maybe the outsider hasn't had time to buy it yet, or maybe he doesn't like you villagers!"

"Anyway, you guys are definitely up to something!"

Sun Wan and others were so angry that they laughed.

She glanced coldly at the people from Xinghua Village who were still surrounding her, and suddenly let go of Liu Lizheng.

"Dad!" Liu Yan hurried forward and hugged Liu Lizheng, showing his concern.

Liu Lizheng was shivering from the cold, his body aching slightly, and he coughed repeatedly after being freed from the restraints.

Liu Yan patted his father's back gently and glared at Sun Wan angrily.

Sun Wan was too lazy to pay attention to him.

She raised her chin and slowly scanned the crowd:

"I understand. You're stuck here tonight, so why would you really care about selling your daughter or ruining your reputation?"

"It's just a pretext to exclude outsiders like us."

Sun Wan sneered: "Unfortunately, I have to disappoint you."

She took out a household registration book from her pocket and slapped it in front of Liu Yan so that he could see it clearly.

"This afternoon, I settled our household registration, but not in your Xinghua Village, but in our Darongshu Village!"

"From now on, we are no longer on the same page. We will each live our own lives and take care of our own business!"

"Our Banyan Tree Village is under the jurisdiction of the village chief next door, Wang!"

"In other words, you guys have no right to tell us what to do anymore, understand?"

Sun Wan's words were like thunder exploding in the ears of the people in Xinghua Village.

Even the people in Darongshu Village were stunned for a long time.

Liu Yan stared at the household registration book in disbelief, rubbed his eyes, and finally confirmed that the household registration book was real.

It’s really true!

Village chief Liu, who was in his arms, also understood what was going on, and both father and son were equally shocked.

Wow! These guys are really good!

The villagers of Xinghua Village looked at the Liu family's reaction and had a new perspective on the matter.

It was quiet all around, and I felt a little helpless.

So, you're not sleeping late at night, shivering here, and you're just asking for trouble?

Everyone was a little confused, and many people glared at the Liu family and Zhang Laogen angrily.

After all, Liu Jia is the village chief, and more people are staring at Zhang Laogen.

Zhang Laogen was surrounded by his fellow villagers and broke out in a cold sweat.

No matter how arrogant he was, he felt a little panicked and scared at this moment.

Could it be that I really made a mistake?

Sun Wan didn't give him a chance to think about it.

She snorted, put away the household registration book, and stared at Village Chief Liu with sharp eyes: "What do you think, Village Chief Liu, why don't you take your people and retreat?"

"I'm kindly reminding you that instead of getting tangled up here, you might as well go back and take care of your family."

Sun Wan's words were meaningful, but the Liu father and son, who were shocked by the household registration book, did not think much about it.

They looked at each other, and finally, with their faces livid, they left with all the people in Xinghua Village in anger.

The villagers of Darongshu Village breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the people walking away.

For a moment, everyone excitedly surrounded Sun Wan, nervously and excitedly asking: "Sister-in-law Sun, is that household registration booklet real?"

"We are still from the Banyan Tree Village, not some shabby Xinghua Village, right?"

Sun Wan's face warmed slightly, and she nodded with a smile: "That's right!"

"Even if you live in a different place, the village is still the same village, and the people are still the same people!"

After he finished speaking, everyone cheered and their eyes were red.

Great, then they will never be separated!

Zhu Xiuqin wiped her tears and hurriedly helped Sun Wan go home: "Such a big happy event, we must celebrate it well!"