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

She hadn't expected to be directly criticized, so she immediately denied it, saying, "How is that possible? You're wrongly accusing a good person!"

At the same time, she was extremely panicked.

However, Bai Xiuqin had already seen through his disguise and continued calmly, "Then just hold out your hands for everyone to see. If your hands don't turn purple, it will naturally prove that what you said is true. But if your hands change color, you won't be able to get away with it."

After hearing these words, Su Dongyue, who was already extremely nervous, was frightened to the point of turning pale as paper. She quickly covered her back with her hands, not daring to let anyone see the condition of her hands, and quickly hid behind the village head and his wife to avoid scrutiny.

At this point, everyone present had basically formed a preliminary judgment on the matter - it was obvious that this little girl had planned and carried out a series of evil deeds behind the scenes.

By this time, the villagers' emotions had been thoroughly aroused. Even the village chief, who had remained silent until then, could no longer remain silent. He angrily stepped out of the group and harshly accused Su Dongyue, who was hiding behind him, "Yuli, how could you do such a dehumanizing thing? We all live together under the same blue sky, so why would you resort to such extreme and harmful means to deal with your neighbors and friends? You must know that your actions could very well bring immeasurable harm or even fatal consequences to innocent people!"

Despite receiving the elders' stern reprimand and warning, the young lady didn't seem to express any genuine remorse. Instead, she stubbornly held her chin high and defended herself, "It's only their own greed that's to blame. They've got so much good food and supplies and they're unwilling to share even a little with the rest of us. They're truly selfish."

Upon hearing this, little Su Yinan immediately stood up and interrupted angrily, "We rarely even eat white flour buns. Almost every day we eat products made with coarse and bitter black flour. And now even this low-quality food is almost gone. Yesterday, we even had to take out some food mixed with bran and share it with everyone to barely make it through three meals a day."

Seeing Gu Yuli still refusing to admit his mistake, Bai Xiuqin finally offered a solution, "Now you have two choices. The first is for you to take the initiative to accept public criticism and education, and personally slap yourself ten times to show your punishment and reflect on your mistakes. The second option is to stop following my steps and continue to move forward in the future."

Gu Yuli raised her head stubbornly, staring at the people in front of her with her bright but dissatisfied eyes, and said, "If you don't want to follow us, then don't follow us. Do you think we won't leave? Who do you think you are? Who do you think you are? Grandpa, we have Grandpa to lead us."

There was a hint of provocation and unwillingness to admit defeat in her tone.

After saying this, she immediately turned to the village chief beside her, hoping to get some support or recognition from him.

However, unexpectedly, the village chief, who was usually kind and amiable and brought warmth and comfort to others, chose to avoid her expectant gaze and lowered his head, as if the ground had suddenly become extremely interesting. He did not say a word, as if he had not heard what had just happened.

Seeing this scene, Gu Yuli suddenly felt unprecedented loneliness and loss, and a deep feeling of helplessness surged into his heart like a flood.

She looked around helplessly. Everyone present maintained a suffocating silence, and everyone's face was extremely solemn. No one dared to break the silence, and no one was willing to give her even a little sympathy or support.

Just when the oppressive atmosphere reached its peak, suddenly, a voice was heard from the crowd - it was from Aunt Lihua.

She walked over with slow and firm steps, then without hesitation raised her foot and gently kicked the knee of Gu Yuli, who was on the verge of despair.

Although the force was not great, it was enough for the defenseless Gu Yuli. She fell to her knees in front of Bai Xiuqin with a plop, looking both embarrassed and helpless.

"Why don't you admit your mistake now?"

Aunt Lihua's cold voice sounded again, and it sounded like she was giving Gu Yu an ultimatum that could not be refused.

After feeling the pressure and unquestionable authority in the eyes of everyone around him, even though his heart was filled with dissatisfaction and even hatred towards everything in front of him, Gu Yuli knew that he did not have much choice in the face of reality.

So she had no choice but to grit her teeth and slap her cheeks hard with her palms to punish herself. At the same time, she had to repeat the same three words ten times in a voice that was almost inaudible: "I was wrong."

Every time she uttered these brief yet extremely heavy words, the resentment that had already accumulated continued to accumulate and grow like a snowball, almost drowning her completely.

Sun Wan looked at Li Fangfang kneeling in front of her and the straw hut that had been burned to ashes, and felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

This place has suffered too many misfortunes. If I continue to stay here, I will not only face more risks, but also fail to bring any comfort to my family.

She took a deep breath, then turned to face everyone and said, "Fellow villagers of Sujia Village, I have made up my mind."

Yesterday, my relative-in-law Zhang took his sons to explore the new ditch in the east.

After some investigation, they found a very critical place, which was a narrow part of the ditch, which was only about five meters wide.

As long as we build a wooden bridge there, we can cross the river smoothly.

Once you pass that mountain, there is a road leading to Youzhou."

"We plan to cross the river from that place and head east. Whoever is willing to follow me can go together. If not, you can find another way on your own."

There was a hint of sincerity in Sun Wan's words, and she hoped to convince the villagers to follow her.

Unexpectedly, all the villagers answered in unison: "We are willing to go with you!"

Such determination and unity warmed Sun Wan's heart and made her full of confidence in the future.

The village chief standing by couldn't help but sigh in his heart as he looked at Sun Wan who had become so determined.

It seems that it is time to hand over the leadership to someone more suitable.

He glanced at Su Shunde who was standing behind his wife, and silently thought that all this was caused by his daughter. Now his sons' psychology has changed and their hearts are scattered.

Sun Wan then addressed the villagers, "Those of you who are willing to come with me, please prepare your belongings. Remember to bring the elderly and children with you. Let's set off now."

Her words were simple and direct, yet powerful.