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

Su Rongze also wanted to go, but was left at home by Sun Wan, so she took Su Guiying with her.

The eldest son is sensible and does not need to be taken care of. He can stay at home to look after the house. As for those two conscienceless ones, it is a good opportunity to teach them a lesson.

Sun Wan led the two of them up the mountain, digging wild vegetables along the way, and occasionally cutting some pig grass for storage. When they walked further, they actually picked up a few pheasant eggs.

Su Duanxu was so tired that he saw stars, and Su Guiying was also panting and complaining, but Sun Wan ignored them and lowered her head to concentrate on looking for her treasure.

After a few times, the two of them no longer dared to act rashly and obeyed obediently.

After digging up most of the wild vegetables, Sun Wan led the others down the mountain and back home.

But as soon as she arrived at the temporary residence, Sun Wan saw someone pushing Su Rongze.

"Why can't you give in? You, Mr. Su, are getting too cocky! If your mother were here, I wonder if she would say anything!"

"I'm your uncle! Is there anything wrong with asking you for a place to stay? If you won't let me, I'll teach you a lesson on how to respect your elders!"

Sun Wan took a closer look.

The person who spoke was actually his younger brother Sun Yaozu!

After her husband left, she was left alone to raise four children, and it goes without saying how difficult it was.

At first, she also hoped that her family could help her.

After all, she had given a lot of financial support to her parents in the past, and she loved her younger brother very much.

But when she really came to him for help, Sun Yaozu said that a daughter who is married off is like spilled water, and refused to let her and her children in.

In her previous life, she was heartbroken by her family.

But considering that they were related by blood, she always endured it and didn't fall out with him.

They were fellow travelers on the road to escape, but the Sun family was afraid that they and their eldest son would be a burden, so they left the mother and son early. Later, when they saw that their situation was a little better, they thought of their little food!

Unexpectedly, just after she left for a while, Sun Yaozu came with a smug look on his face to seize the cave where they had stayed first!

She sneered, "You think you can teach my son a lesson? Who do you think you are?"

Without giving Sun Yaozu a chance to react, she kicked him in the knee.

"You hit me!"

Sun Yaozu never expected that his sister, who had been submissive, would take action. His eyes widened and he was about to push Sun Wan away.

Su Rongze could tolerate being bullied, but when he saw that he was about to attack his mother, he immediately stepped forward to protect her.

Su Duanxu's eyes rolled. How could he let the Sun family take away this cave that could shelter him from wind and rain!

He followed closely, standing in front, and said harshly: "What kind of relative are you? I remember when I was a child, my mother took us to eat for free, and your face was longer than a horse's. We never had any warmth at all."

"Hey, you little brat, you..."

Sun Yaozu was so angry that he clenched his fists and wanted to rush forward, but when he saw the posture of the Su brothers, his feet seemed to be rooted to the ground and he could not move.

The two groups started arguing with each other. At this time, Sun Yaozu's wife Liu came forward with a smile on her face, trying to mediate.

"Big sister, we are a family, why make such a fuss? Yaozu didn't mean to take your place, it's just that our mother is old! As her children, we can't let her suffer in the wind and rain."

"This place is big. It's not difficult for us to squeeze in and help each other. Even if you don't consider us, you should at least consider the old lady."

After saying that, she helped out Old Lady Sun, who looked unhappy.

Sun Wan just sneered.

"Don't call me Big Sister so affectionately. You said a daughter once married off is like spilled water. And now you're shamelessly asking for territory?"

She completely ignored Old Lady Sun's embarrassed expression and said sarcastically, "You can move in if you want, but this isn't a charity. Exchange food for accommodation, and we'll talk later."

When Old Lady Sun heard this, her eyes widened like bells. "I'm your own mother! You actually want me to trade food for a place to stay? You damned beast!"

Sun Wan responded coldly: "You say I'm unfilial, why don't you think about the reason yourself?"

"As far as I can remember, have you ever treated me like your own daughter? Sun Yaozu's breakfast porridge always had two eggs in it, but what about me? I could only drink the watery rice soup. I didn't even have a full meal on the day I got married."

"Also, you almost sold me to an old man as a concubine. If I hadn't run away quickly, I would have died long ago. Later, you came to my house and forced Su Daning to pay you a large sum of money."

The refugees around were starving, and when they saw the two families arguing, they all quietly peeked over here.

"Mrs. Sun never treated her well. She didn't even feed her for six months. The child was crying from hunger."

"When Su Daning just passed away, Sun Wan went back to her parents' home for help, but was kicked out..."

Old Madam Sun was very observant and heard all this talk: "You crawled out of my belly! I am your mother! You should listen to me!"

Sun Wan refused to listen. "If I don't listen, what can you do to me?"

Old Mrs. Sun was so angry at these words that she was shaking, but she was helpless.

Sun Wan was too lazy to pay attention to them. She turned around and went into the cave, and asked Su Duanxu and his wife to cook wild vegetable soup.

Just as the soup was boiling, a voice came from outside: "Madam Sun, can I come in?"

As soon as Sun Wan heard the name, she knew it was the old village chief, Uncle Li, and she quickly stood up. "Uncle Li, please come in. The soup is just cooked. Have a bowl to warm you up."

Uncle Li is over 70 years old and is highly respected in the village. In the previous life, it was he who led the villagers to hide from place to place and he was quite caring towards her.

However, the elderly have limited energy after all and cannot take care of everyone.

But this did not prevent her from respecting Uncle Li, and her attitude was naturally much more friendly.

Uncle Li entered the cave, but did not reach out to take the soup. Instead, he looked at her intently: "You said it before. The villagers mentioned it to me, but I didn't take it seriously. As a result, the villagers suffered... I apologize."

As he spoke, Uncle Li bowed deeply to Sun Wan.

Sun Wan couldn't bear it any longer and quickly moved away: "Uncle Li, you're too serious. How can I blame you for this?"

"Let me be frank. There are so many old, weak, and sick people in the village. If they are scattered everywhere, I'm afraid they won't survive for long."

"I want to take everyone away, but I don't know where to settle down, so I want to hear your advice."

Sun Wan was stunned for a moment. She had never expected that Uncle Li would come to discuss this matter with her.

Is it because she gave everyone a reminder?

After thinking for a moment, she slowly said, "Going to the capital is not feasible. They won't accept us. In my opinion, it would be better to try our luck in Huizhou."

Uncle Li frowned, and was about to say something when a sudden cry came from outside the door.

"Uncle Li! Something bad has happened! Something's wrong with Xiao Fuzi!"

The village chief's expression changed drastically. He stumbled to his feet and stared at Zhang Daniu, the messenger. "What happened?"

Zhang Daniu was extremely anxious and slapped his thigh, saying, "I'm afraid Xiao Fuzi must have been frightened by the White Turban Army last night. She has a high fever and is talking nonsense!"

Everyone was horrified and rushed into the crowd.

Sun Wan walked through the dense crowd and saw the unconscious Xiao Fuzi at a glance.