Dongming Ziyu had never called his mother concubine "mother" before. He didn't expect this unfamiliar word to come out of his mouth so naturally, and he couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart.

When everyone heard that he had a way to get food, they all looked at him expectantly.

Dongming Ziyu said: "I will go to the town to find my old employer and my former wealthy classmates to see if I can borrow some food."

The eyes of my brother, sister-in-law, and nieces all lit up, with hope and joy in their eyes.

"No!" Mr. Dong objected, "Now that food and money are so expensive, where can we borrow money? Isn't it a waste of face? How can you hold your head up in front of your classmates?"

Dongming Ziyu said quietly: "My life is about to die, what's the use of saving face?"

Everyone looked at Dongming Ziyu in surprise, didn't he value face the most? He had never done this kind of thing like borrowing money or things from others before.

The more they looked at him, the more they felt that he had changed, as if he was a different person that they no longer dared to recognize.

The aura and oppressive force made them dare not look directly at him, and they were filled with fear.

Dongming Ziyu had tried his best to play the role of his original self, but the emperor's dignity, majesty, domineering and coldness that were integrated into his bones were still somewhat revealed involuntarily.

He quickly explained his excuse for being almost beaten to death yesterday and having a great enlightenment.

Qian lowered her head and choked with helplessness, "God, this thief, look what he's done to my fourth son!"

"Alas!" Mr. Dong sighed and said, "Okay, you go and try it."

Dongming Ziyu said: "I was thinking that I would stop by the town to find out the news. If the court has not yet issued a decree to open grain warehouses or transfer water from afar, we will have to consider escaping from the famine."

Everyone was silent, and the atmosphere was very sad and desperate.

Who is willing to leave their hometown? No matter how poor they are, they still have a house and land. As long as it rains, they will eat dirt and have green buds to satisfy their hunger.

No food, no money, going to a strange place, eyes darkened, how to survive?

However, there is no water now. People cannot survive without water.

Mr. Dong took a sip from the pot that contained no tobacco leaves, and said in a low voice: "Let's talk about it after we get back from town. Maybe the court... ugh!"

Dongming Ziyu said: "Then we leave in the afternoon and come back in the evening. If we borrow food, we won't attract anyone's attention."

"Brother, sister-in-law!" came an old woman's feeble cry from outside the door.

Shangguan Ruoli stood at the door and looked around. It was the old woman who told her yesterday, "Your man was beaten to death." She was also holding a little boy who was shaking when walking.

Ling Yue had memories of her original life and whispered: "This is Mr. Dong's widowed sister-in-law, Mrs. He. That boy is her grandson Gou Sheng'er. He is five years old and lives next door. He must have heard the noise and came again.

The autumn wind is blowing."

Gou Sheng'er also has a big head, a big belly, a frighteningly thin neck, arms and legs, dull eyes, a dull expression, and he is out of breath when walking.

Yesterday, Mrs. He was far away from the battlefield. Dong Youfu died, and she did not look sad or anxious.

Qian got off the kang in a hurry and walked out the door, cursing: "You still have the face to open my door! If you hadn't yelled yesterday, would those two bastards come to my house to steal food?! My house

Can Si'er be injured?"

Second sister-in-law Liu also followed behind and said softly: "Second sister-in-law, I am not talking to you as a niece-in-law. Our family is starving to death. If you come to ask, I will lend you half a bucket of food."

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But when you turn around and go out publicly, not only do you provoke people in the village to block the door to borrow food, but you also provoke gangsters to rob you. Is this what humans do?"

Mrs. Qian glanced at Mrs. Liu with admiration, and then cursed: "What a white-eyed wolf! Get out of here! From now on, I will not recognize you as my sister-in-law!"

Mrs. He took Gou Shengzi and knelt in front of her, her face numb, and she kowtowed weakly, "Sister-in-law, brother, I'm sorry, I kowtow to you! I didn't mean to!

It was my second daughter-in-law who stole a handful of grain and gave it to her mother. Her mother lit a fire to cook porridge, and the brothers next door went to beg for it. During the fight and scolding, they told her that my family had given it to me.

Then, the in-laws brought their sons to my house to borrow food, and used filial piety to pressure the second daughter-in-law, and the second daughter-in-law... let it slip, saying that your family gave it to me.

Who would have thought that my in-laws and people watching the fun would all come to your house to borrow food, and those two bastards Shuan Zhu and Gouzi even made a move!"

After saying that, they kowtowed to Gou Shengzi with "bang bang", and bloodshot eyes soon appeared on their heads.

Her second daughter-in-law's natal family was from the same village. She couldn't bear it, so she took life-saving food to help her.

Qian was panting in anger, pinched her waist with one hand, pointed at her, and cursed: "Get out of here! Don't pretend to be pitiful with me! Something happened yesterday and you pretended to be a bastard hiding in a bastard's shell and didn't dare to show up. Why are you suddenly thinking now?

Got up to apologize and kowtow?

After so many years, I know what you are shitting when you stick your butt out! Stop talking nonsense, there is no food or water! You will die here today even if you die!"

Mrs. He was lying on the ground. She wanted to cry, but she didn't cry. She grinned and said: "Dashan and Dahe also helped beat Shuanzhu and Gouzi. Dashan was also injured. His leg was almost broken. He is still in bed now."

Lying down."

Qian said impatiently: "Okay, I got it, go ahead!"

Mrs. He continued to kowtow, but she shouted into the house: "Brother, eldest brother, please lend me another handful of grain and half a bucket of water! Our whole family is going to starve to death. Look at the leftovers.

It’s a breath of fresh air!”

Dong Youyin said: "Whose family is going to starve to death? Second Aunt, please go back quickly! Our family is going to starve to death too!"

If the Shangguan leaves the Heart Way, no, the original body will starve to death.

Sister-in-law Li shouted to the other side of the fence: "Dashan, Dashan's family, Dahe, Dahe's family, come out and take Second Aunt back!"

The adobe room opposite was quiet, with no sound at all.

Mother-in-law He said in a weeping voice to the room: "Brother, my eldest brother is like my father and my eldest sister-in-law is like my mother. Are you just going to watch our family starve to death and die of thirst?"

I just saw it at the crack of the door. Your bucket is very heavy. You have found water! There is so much water but you don’t give it to your younger brother’s family who died early! Dalang and Erlang went out to eat. You have food and you don’t lend it to us to survive.

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When we die and go to the ground, what are we going to say to our ancestors?! Back then, our leader protected you with our lives. How will you face him when you go down in the future?"

"Here we go again!" When Qian heard this, he suddenly felt like a deflated rubber ball.

Back then, the two brothers went to the town to build a house for others. When they were installing beams, the beams were unstable and rolled down. In desperation, the younger brother pushed Dong Tieniu away, and the beams fell on his legs.

He didn't die on the spot, but his leg bones were smashed. After suffering from high fever for ten days, he died, leaving He with two unmarried half-year-olds, Dashan and Dahe.
Chapter completed!