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

"Even a fool knows that an elder sister is like a mother, and I'm half your mother after all. Now you're pointing fingers at me and saying you want to deal with me, so I'm going to teach you how to respect your elders!"

"you you!"

Sun Sheng covered his face and feet, looked at Sun Wan in horror, unable to utter a word of rebuttal.

Sun Wan snorted coldly, then pushed him away and picked up the salt stone: "This thing was stolen from my package by your son!"

"When he was little, he stole needles. When he grew up, he stole gold. You can't discipline your son, so I'll teach him a lesson for you!"

"Nonsense!"

Song Ping, her hair covered in dust, quickly stood up upon hearing this, pointed at Sun Wan and shouted, "Which eye did you see my son stealing your things! That's clearly our Sun family's salt stone!"

Sun Wan had expected these words to come out of her mouth, her eyes filled with mockery and sympathy. "I've always used salt stones with a flower carved on the back. Mother knows this custom, Sun Sheng knows it, and even Aunt Wang next door knows it."

"You're just a new, clueless idiot. You haven't gotten along with me for a few days, and you're already encouraging me to do something so despicable!"

Song Ping's expression changed suddenly.

The village chief's face was so gloomy that ink seemed to drip from it. He took the salt stone handed to him by Sun Wan, and sure enough, there was a tiny flower engraved on the back.

He handed the salt stone back to Sun Wan and stared at the gloomy Song Ping with a sharp gaze: "Sun family, what else do you have to say now?"

"In our village, the most despised thing is stealing! It's fine if you're dishonest yourself, but why did you lead a child down this path?"

Song Ping's obese body trembled, and her excess fat rippled like water. "No, no...it's me..."

The word "I" lingered on his lips, but he couldn't utter the next word for a long time.

A trace of disappointment crossed the village chief's face.

"At the beginning, it was Madam Sun who advised us to flee, but we didn't believe her, and the whole village almost suffered."

"Now, she has taken us in again, regardless of past grudges, and even shared her own food with us. What good have we done?"

The village chief stomped his cane and spoke angrily, "Thief! Thief!"

"What a shame! Song Ping, you've truly disgraced yourself!"

The village chief was so angry that his whole body was shaking. Zhang Daniu, who was standing beside him, hurried forward to support him, and everyone looked at him with contempt.

Song Ping's face turned pale.

She suddenly got up from the ground, crawled to Sun Wan, pulled her trouser legs and wailed: "Sister, sister, it's all my fault, I'm obsessed with it, hit me, scold me!"

Song Ping opened her mouth wide, sobbing loudly, "But sister, we are family after all. Please be magnanimous and forgive me and your nephew as well!"

Sun Wan glanced coldly at the corners of her dry eyes and kicked her away expressionlessly: "Is that so? If I remember correctly, you were the ones who said I was spilled water, right?"

"Sister-in-law, I see through your little tricks. Don't think I'm still the soft persimmon that I used to be. I took everyone in because we are from the same hometown and we want to overcome difficulties together."

"But that doesn't mean I can tolerate everything!"

Sun Wan pointed at the cave entrance and sternly scolded him, "So from now on, don't even think about eating a single bite of my food or drinking a sip of my water, because I, Sun Wan, will never support such an ungrateful person!"

"Crack!"

A flash of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky, and the silvery light reflected Sun Wan's cold and disgusted eyes.

Song Ping's body softened and she collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, Sun Sheng and Old Lady Sun could no longer sit still.

Grandma Sun was so anxious that she was spinning around in circles. She held her grandson and begged Sun Wan, "My dear daughter, please have mercy on me and give your sister-in-law another chance!"

"Who hasn't made mistakes in their life? We are all family. Even if our bones are broken, we are still connected. If you drive her out, aren't you just forcing her to die?"

"Sun Wan, what did your mother teach you back then? How could you be so cruel!"

Old Mrs. Sun had a look of deep sorrow on her face. After she finished speaking, she pushed Sun Zhuo hard, and Sun Zhuo fell to his knees in front of Sun Wan with a plop.

"Auntie... please, spare my mother. Sun Zhuo kowtows to you!"

After saying this, the little guy started to kowtow!

Not long after, Sun Zhuo's forehead began to swell up and blood began to seep out.

The villagers around couldn't help but show expressions of pity.

One of the aunts couldn't bear it any longer, so she stepped forward and stopped Sun Zhuo, who was still kowtowing, and sighed, "What a sin! What a sin!"

"Sister-in-law Sun, although the adults are wrong, the children are always innocent. How about you take a look..."

Sun Wan looked over and recognized that it was Aunt Qu Yuzhi, the kindest woman in the village.

Qu Yuzhi is always kind to others and often helps the lonely elderly people in the village. The fact that she stood up to speak for Sun Zhuo is a reflection of her true nature.

However, the person she met happened to be Sun Wan.

Sun Wan looked coldly at Old Lady Sun and Song Ping hugging Sun Zhuo and crying bitterly, constantly shouting that they were injustice, looking like they had suffered a lot of injustice, and suddenly sneered.

"After all these years, this is still what Mom is best at."

Sun Wan recalled the past, and a trace of pain flashed across her eyes, as deep as an ancient well. "Back then, that's how Mother coaxed Brother Yan to volunteer to join the army in place of Sun Sheng, right?"

The words came out lightly, and the whole cave suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Especially Mrs. Sun, a trace of panic and fear flashed across her face, which did not escape Sun Wan's eyes. The mockery in her eyes was even more intense:

"That year, the Xizhao army in Xizhou rebelled, and the imperial court called for soldiers. It happened to be when I was pregnant with Guiying."

"Guiying was giving me such a hard time at the time that I couldn't take care of any household matters. I could only follow the doctor's orders and stay in bed. I didn't expect this would give my mother an opportunity."

"According to the rules, if there is only one adult male in a family, he can be exempted from military service, but our Sun family is different. My father is old, and Sun Sheng is in his prime. It's a pity."

Sun Wan's lips curled up slightly, but her eyes held no trace of a smile. "How could Mother bear to let her own son go to the battlefield? So you're plotting against Brother Yan."

"While I was pregnant, he used all sorts of tricks behind my back, crying and making a scene, even using my body as a threat. He even dragged my father to his knees and begged Brother Yan, forcing Brother Yan to serve in the military on Sun Sheng's behalf!"

Sun Wan's voice suddenly became sharp: "But what did you promise Yan Ge back then? You said that the Sun family couldn't do without someone, and that even if Yan Ge passed away, you and Yao Zu would take good care of me. What happened?"

"For so many years, you wished you didn't have me as your daughter. When I gave birth to Guiying, I had a severe hemorrhage and almost died, but you didn't even bother to look at me!"

Sun Wan's eyes were red, and the chill and disappointment in her heart almost overflowed: "After all these years, mother still wants to use this trick of playing misery to control me, right?"