Su Yunhai glared at his son, inwardly calling him a useless brat.

"What kind of solution do you want me to come up with? Force someone to risk their reputation to carry your wife's back? How can you be so shameless!"

Su Chang'an had no energy left to argue with his father, so he let go of his hands.

Li Jiao'e slid off his back and fell to the ground with a thud.

Seeing the wet patch on Li Jiao'e's buttocks, he felt utterly hopeless.

"Ugh, waaaaah, Mom, I can't take it anymore! She's wet her pants again! I don't have any clothes to change her into!"

Su Chang'an immediately started rolling around on the ground.

The villagers felt heartbroken when they saw this.

They all turned their heads away.

Shen Shuli curiously tiptoed to see what was going on.

what!

What did she see?

A wicked smile appeared on his lips as he walked up to Shen Yuehua and whispered something in her ear.

Shen Yuehua looked at her daughter in shock, then glanced at her two sons and daughters-in-law on the ground, who looked utterly pathetic.

"Are you serious?" Shen Yuehua asked to confirm.

“Of course, my judgment is definitely correct,” Shen Shuli said firmly.

"Hold the baby for me, I'm going to check on him." Shen Yuehua handed her grandson Su Tianze to Shen Shuli and walked towards her eldest daughter-in-law with a grim expression.

Shen Yuehua deliberately said loudly, "If you don't have any clothes to change into, don't change them. Just put her out in the sun to dry quickly. We'll buy her some clothes when we get to the next county."

"Don't feed her water or food before we go into the city, lest she soil her pants again."

After saying that, Shen Yuehua dragged Li Jiao'e away, leaving her standing on the main road.

Although it's only around nine in the morning, the ground temperature is already very high, and it's still very hot to lie directly on.

Su Chang'an stared in disbelief at his mother's actions, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

His mother is not the type to mistreat her daughter-in-law, so why would she treat her like this?

Could it be because my wife is useless and has made my mother disgusted with her?

Shen Yuehua had been observing Li Jiao'e's reaction.

I noticed that her eyelids were trembling, which showed that she was responding.

I immediately understood.

“Boss, since you can’t carry her, then you can make a straw mat frame out of some branches and vines and drag your wife along.”

“I haven’t forgotten what your wife did before. I’ve only tolerated you because you’re our son, and I haven’t kicked your whole family out.”

"Don't expect us to help you. Take your time. We're leaving now."

Su Chang'an watched the procession gradually disappear at the end of the road, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

"You...you just left like that?"

Li Jiao'e felt a burning pain all over her back from the scorching heat of the earth, and she couldn't lie down any longer.

He quickly got up from the ground.

Su Chang'an stared blankly at Li Jiao'e, feeling as if his brain had shut down.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and chase after them!"

Li Jiao'e looked at the dazed Su Chang'an with a mixture of disappointment and anger, gritting her teeth.

"You, you, you!" Su Chang'an stared at Li Jiao'e with wide eyes.

Li Jiao'e was somewhat afraid to face Su Chang'an, so she suppressed her temper and softened her tone to explain, "I was just woken up by you. Do you want me to lie in bed forever?"

Su Chang'an finally came to his senses, his mouth agape in excitement as he pointed at Li Jiao'e, "You...you're better! You actually got better all of a sudden!"

"Great! Then let's hurry and go after our parents!"

After saying that, Su Chang'an excitedly chased after the group, completely ignoring Li Jiao'e behind him.

Li Jiao'e was so angry that she stomped her feet on the spot, cursed under her breath, and then went to chase after him.

Shen Yuehua was a little worried about her son, glancing back every now and then, but she still couldn't see him.

Shen Shuli knew her mother was worried about Su Chang'an, so she explained with a smile.

“Mother, don’t worry. I secretly fed her some spiritual spring water that night at the inn. Although her injuries haven’t fully healed, the blood stasis inside her brain has definitely been cleared by the spiritual spring water. She should have woken up by now.”

Shen Yuehua also realized that her eldest daughter-in-law seemed to be pretending to be asleep, and her chest heaved violently with anger.

This daughter-in-law is too selfish and cruel. She pretended to faint in order not to be kicked out, completely disregarding her husband and son!

Soon.

Shen Yuehua heard Su Chang'an shouting and instinctively turned around, only to see a long queue.

So as not to delay everyone's journey, she waited by the roadside.

He was surprised that his eldest son had caught up so quickly, and his eyes lit up.

Panting, Su Chang'an arrived at his mother's side and excitedly explained, "Mother, Jiao'e is awake! She's awake!"

Shen Yuehua breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It seems my daughter was right.

Li Jiao'e had indeed woken up long ago, and was holding her breath.

"Come on when you wake up. Here, take your son." Shen Yuehua handed her grandson to her son and then turned and ran after the group without looking back.

Su Chang'an was surprised that he had just unloaded one burden only to be met with another, and his expression stiffened.

Su Tianze could already read the adults' expressions. Seeing the reluctance on his father's face, he began to sob aggrievedly.

"Waaaaah, Daddy and Mommy don't want Aze anymore, waaaaah..." Su Tianze's aggrieved tears flowed uncontrollably.

Su Chang'an had never heard his son say such a thing before, and his heart clenched for a moment.

He tried to recall his attitude towards his son during their escape from famine, and suddenly realized that he was unworthy of being a father.

He immediately hugged his son tightly to comfort him.

"Son, I've neglected you these past few days. I was wrong. I won't do it again. Don't cry, Aze. Daddy won't abandon you, okay?"

The more Su Tianze was coaxed, the more wronged he felt, and his tears flowed even more fiercely.

It was as if she wanted to cry out all the fear and grievances of the past few days.

Su Chang'an's eyes reddened, and he looked back at Li Jiao'e, who had finally caught up, his gaze dark and unfathomable.

Li Jiao'e did not notice the subtle change in Su Chang'an's eyes; she had been harboring resentment for a long time.

Unable to see her son who was crying, she glared angrily at Su Chang'an, venting her anger.

"Su Chang'an, how could you do this to me? If I hadn't woken up in time, were you going to abandon me on the street?"

"Are you even a man? How could you commit such a heinous act as murdering your wife?!"

Su Chang'an was surprised that Li Jiao'e would talk such nonsense. If he really wanted to abandon her...

After her suicide, they simply abandoned her. How could they have carried her all this way to where she is now?

"This is unreasonable and utterly absurd!"

Su Chang'an was also holding back his anger, glaring at Li Jiao'e.

"How long are you going to make a scene? Do you want my parents to kick our whole family out of the group before you're satisfied?"

"If you really don't want to come with us, then leave now, and I certainly won't stop you!"

After saying that, he picked up his son and strode after the group, completely ignoring Li Jiao'e behind him.

Li Jiao'e was so angry that her chest heaved, and she couldn't speak for a moment.

She finally remembered why she had committed suicide...

She simply couldn't understand how things had come to this.

He followed behind Su Chang'an, feeling unwilling to give up.

Su Yunhai noticed the commotion, but seeing that his eldest son and his family of three were silently following the group without causing any more trouble, he didn't bother to pay any attention.

Even though the team was rushing as fast as they could.

Without livestock, the carts were pulled entirely by manpower, and with the scorching sun relentlessly baking the earth, the people couldn't move very fast under such high temperatures.

It wasn't until dark that they had traveled thirty-six li (approximately 15 kilometers).

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