Liang Sheng felt that he had wasted the previous decades of his life, wondering how there could be such delicious food in the world.

For decades before, he had never eaten it.

Especially those tiny strands of beef.

One of the packets was particularly brightly colored and contained a spicy flavor he had never tasted before. The first bite made him feel a surge of heat rush to the top of his head, his cheeks instantly turning bright red, and beads of sweat involuntarily appearing on his forehead.

This flavor is absolutely irresistible, so incredibly delicious.

He didn't eat much, carefully put it away, and went outside to handle official business.

Soon, it was Ji Yunshuang's turn.

He glanced at the household registration document Lu Yinheng had handed over, and drew a circle on it, indicating the area where refugees could settle. He placed it in Shuanghe Village, the closest village to Hongdu.

When the Zhou family went to hand over the household registration documents later, Ji Yunshuang stood beside them and said that they were with her.

Liang Sheng glanced at her, seemingly displeased, and said, "Do you know where Shuanghe Village is? It's the closest place to Hongdu."

Ji Yunshuang fawned, "Thank you, Uncle. This will make it easier for me to come back and visit you and Aunt in the future."

Her words stunned Gu Chunzhi and the others. Was this man really her uncle? How come they had never heard her mention him before?

Liang Sheng glanced at it speechlessly, and finally left the Zhou family's household registration certificate in Shuanghe Village as well.

When it came to the Zhao and Mu families later, Ji Yunshuang did the same thing, standing aside and saying that they were with her.

After patiently transferring the household registration records of both families to Shuanghe Village, Liang Sheng said, "Even if your own brother came, it wouldn't be enough. Shuanghe Village can't accommodate so many households."

Ji Yunshuang waved her hands repeatedly, "No more, thank you Uncle. I'll come visit you and Aunt after I settle down."

Liang Sheng: "..."

Meanwhile, the household registration documents of the Hu and Sun families were also settled in Jiangzhou.

However, unlike the Lu family and others, both families were relegated to Weisha Village.

The two families, after checking their newly acquired household registration documents, learned that Weisha Village was not only far from Hongdu, but also close to the Yangtze River. Every year when the river rose, the crops were easily flooded.

Both families were stunned when they heard this.

When Sister-in-law Hu recalled the Lu family settling in, she vaguely heard that they had settled in Shuanghe Village. She quickly inquired, "Where is Shuanghe Village? How is it?"

The man's eyes lit up when he heard about Shuanghe Village. "I've heard that Shuanghe Village is a great place. It's close to Hongdu and the land is fertile."

"I don't have any other skills, but I can grow some vegetables in the village and sell them in Hongdu, and that'll make a decent living."

She sighed again and said, "But those good places are reserved for people with connections. Those of us without connections can't get those good places."

Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Hu nearly fainted, muttering, "How could this be? Didn't the Ji family offend the officials? How could they be assigned to a good place instead?"

The Sun family almost regretted it to the core.

However, Sister-in-law Sun was always thick-skinned. She rolled her eyes and said to her family, "Let's go find Madam Ji and ask her to help us think of a solution."

Brother Sun hesitated and said, "After what we just did... will she help us?"

Sister-in-law Sun also felt that Ji Yunshuang might not help them so easily. She gritted her teeth and said, "If all else fails, I will kneel down and apologize to her, begging for her forgiveness."

The Sun family went to find Ji Yunshuang, and Sister-in-law Hu also dragged her family members to Ji Yunshuang to ask for help in finding a solution.

Hu Dazhou stopped him, saying, "Sir, since you chose to distance yourself when Sister-in-law Lu was in trouble, don't try to get involved now. If you stand firm to the end, at least people will respect you more."

"What do you know, you little kid!" Aunt Hu said irritably. "Can giving someone a second glance put food on the table? Whether Hu Die ends up in a good village or not is related to you brothers and to the future generations of our Hu family."

Hu Dazhou said, "But if you join in at this time, besides being annoying, what other purpose do you think it can serve?"

"The Ji family is the most soft-hearted; just say a few nice things then. Besides, our two families almost became in-laws!"

Sister-in-law Hu looked at her sister-in-law and said, "Stop pretending to be high and mighty. When the time comes, go and say a few nice words to the second son of the Lu family and ask him to plead for leniency."

Hu Chunjiao felt increasingly resentful as she thought about how Lu Wuzheng had never looked at her properly since the engagement was called off.

All she wants now is to find a good man to marry and make Lu Wuzheng regret it. She has no desire to grovel and say nice things to Lu Wuzheng anymore.

But Sister-in-law Hu didn't care whether she wanted to or not, and pushed her towards the Lu family's house.

Pretending nothing had happened, Sister-in-law Hu deliberately greeted Ji Yunshuang loudly, "Ji family, which village were you assigned to?"

When Ji Yunshuang learned that the Hu and Sun families had severed ties with the officials and were now in a different line, Ji Yunshuang knew that the officials had held a sword to her neck.

She already looked down on both families, and now she's even less inclined to acknowledge them.

Not receiving a response from Ji Yunshuang, Sister-in-law Hu chuckled awkwardly and went to greet Gu Chunzhi.

Gu Chunzhi felt heartbroken thinking about the reactions of the Hu and Sun families when her daughter-in-law had the accident.

She was furious and deliberately said, "We were assigned to Shuanghe Village. Let me see what kind of good places you all got, afraid of being implicated by us?"

Aunt Hu was both angry and regretful, but she forced a smile and said, "Auntie, you've misunderstood. We weren't afraid of being implicated by you. We just thought that if the families were separated, we could help each other if anything happened."

"What help are you going to offer? Help us collect the bodies? Don't think we didn't hear what you said. I'm telling you, I'm listening to everything!"

Gu Chunzhi said irritably, "I've seen ungrateful wretches before, but I've never seen anyone as ungrateful as you. Count how much we've helped you along the way."

When your husband had that accident, was it my wife who went down the cliff to help rescue him?

They said they would definitely repay our kindness, but what happened?

When something happens to us, you run far away the moment we ask. How dare you show your faces in front of us now?

Niu Dahua and the others chimed in, saying that the Hu family was heartless. They used to think the Hu family was honest in the village, but they never expected them to be like this.

Hu Dazhou and the others were so embarrassed by what they heard that they wished they could dig a hole and disappear into the ground.

Sister-in-law Hu's lips trembled, wanting to say that her husband was completely stunned, so what kind of rescue was that? But before she could finish speaking, Old Lady Hu stopped her.

Hu Quan felt ashamed as he looked at the strange looks around him.

But thinking of the village where they were to settle, they forced themselves to say, "Sister, we were wrong today, but could you please forgive our foolishness and help us out again, considering that our two families are related by marriage?"

Ignoring Old Lady Hu's attempts to pull her away, Sister-in-law Hu muttered, "Your daughter-in-law is fine, so why are you still making such a fuss?"

Hearing what Sister-in-law Hu said, the Lu family members became even angrier, and Lu Wuzheng and his brothers glared at her fiercely.

Lu Yinheng stepped forward and stood beside his mother, directly retorting, "Uncle, you're wrong about that. Our two families are not related by marriage."

The engagement between your youngest daughter and my brother was called off long ago while we were fleeing the war. Your daughter may not care about her reputation, but my brother certainly does. You must never say such a thing again.

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