Chapter 20 The lesser of two powers harming each other
020 The lesser of two powers harming each other
Going home in a beast cart took more than half the time than walking. As soon as Xi Qing packed up all the scattered things, Xi Yue came back with the cart driver.
"What are you doing?" Xi Rong and her daughter had just finished being scolded by Xi Xin. Xi Rong was sitting at the door of their house sulking when they saw Xi Yue coming back with a beast cart.
Qiaohua was still crying in the room, because she had completely separated the family due to this quarrel, but she also took out all the family's savings.
At first, the couple didn't think anything of it, they just wanted to deal with the village chief, but they didn't expect that Xinan took Xihe away and never came back.
Then Xiqing packed her things at home, and even a fool could see that they were moving.
Naturally, it would be good for them to move away, but Ru Xia went to the town to look for Xi Lei and Xi Mu and they haven't come back yet. Once they move away, it will be difficult to get the light stone back in the future.
Xiyue ignored Xirong and called to Xiqing: "Xiqing, quickly, take this elder brother to move the bed and furniture at home first."
"Oh, here it comes~"
When Xi Qing heard that Xi Yue was back, she hurriedly ran out and stood on the terrace stairs of the second-floor wooden house. She said in a very happy mood: "Sister, I have packed everything. It's easy to move only three beds."
Xiyue looked at the coachman and said, "Brother, I'm sorry to trouble you. Thank you for helping me move it. If you later feel that there are too many things and you are too tired, I can pay you a little more light crystal."
"Okay, it's all agreed upon. It won't be a problem if we move a few heavy things in the village." The parking space was actually real, he said with a smile.
Xiyue was very satisfied with such a trustworthy person and said with a smile: "Okay, don't worry, our sisters will move the small items ourselves. You only need to help us move the larger items."
The three of them didn't talk much. Xiyue helped the driver to move Naru and his wife's wooden bed from the tree house. This was the largest and most laborious task.
Then several neighbors saw Xiyue moving and came over.
"Xiyue, are you really moving? Where?"
"In the middle of the village, next to Bai Yi's house."
"Bai Yi's house? Isn't that across from Wu's house?"
The two women looked at each other, maybe they got into a fight and got together.
Xiyue could naturally understand their expressions, so she sighed and said seriously: "Yes, except for the tree house opposite my uncle's house, only the tree house opposite their house can be lived in now. It's better to choose the lesser of two powers that harm each other!"
A woman was dumbfounded for half a second, then sighed and looked at Xi Rong on the side and said, "That's the truth. Living here is not enough for your family to worry about."
"Xiyue, what nonsense are you talking about?" Xirong said angrily, and then shouted to the main tree house: "Father, mother, they want to move away, what about our light stone? How do we get it back!"
After hearing Xirong's mindless words, Xiyue sneered, then looked at the two women and said: "The aunts heard this, and they are still waiting to steal our lightstone!
We moved to the middle of the village for the safety of our family. After all, we live not far from the village chief's house. The village chief is fair, so they don't dare to mess around, otherwise they will have to let them have anything in our house in the future.
They’ve been robbed, and we don’t have time to guard against thieves every day!
Although Wu Chen and I have some personal grudges, the Wu family will not bully us anymore. At most, I will suffer a little loss and admit my defeat.
But look at Dafang’s family, they are all more ferocious than the wild beasts in the forest!”
"That's right, living with this kind of people doesn't have to worry every day. If it were me, I would rather spend some light stones to buy a new tree and move. Even if I just look at their faces, I would be disgusted!"
One of the women glared at Xi Rong and said sarcastically. Then she also started to help carry the animal skin bags and large and small luggage that Xi Qing had brought down from the tree to the animal cart.
The beds in this world are quite simple, they are all wooden beds, but it may be because ordinary families cannot afford good beds, so most of these beds are made by the men themselves.
The men in this world are blessed with large forests and are naturally good at carpentry.
But this is limited to them going to the edge of the deep forest to pick up some tree branches. This world is also extremely strict about cutting down trees.
Really good furniture is also very expensive and only the rich can afford it.
After all, it takes a long time for a tree to grow enough for people to live in it.
Most of the trees can be used as wooden houses for living, and tree branches are generally sufficient for making furniture. Of course, because this is a world of plants, plants and trees are also very protected.
After all, this is the homeland where human beings depend for survival. Anyone who wants to actually cut down trees for any purpose must go to the yamen to report. Many places where logging is approved based on the situation also require spending money to buy it.
Therefore, poor people make some simple things and use firewood for daily cooking. They just need to pick up some big tree branches or dead wood. These are all free to use.
After all, these fallen branches can be found everywhere and are enough for people to use.
Therefore, ordinary people's furniture is very simple. Some people just use branches that are not very thick and put them together to make some simple furniture.
Xiyue also agrees with this awareness of protection. After all, if the environment is not properly protected, humans will have no room to survive.
Because whether it is water, the natural phenomena of this world, or even the place where we live, they all come from nature, from these strange trees and vegetation.
So it must be well protected.
I'm afraid that's why paper is so expensive.
The few people just moved their own things, no matter how much Xirong yelled.
"What! Take away all the light stones from our house, live a good life by yourself, let us enjoy the wind, and have the nerve to move our things." Qiaohua heard Xirong's words and came out of the tree hole house.
Standing at the door, he cursed angrily.
Xixin was lying in the room and was sulking, but what could he do? He had already made trouble like this. This guy was really heartless.
It's okay if he doesn't care about himself, but if he cares about him, he really has nothing to do with him.
Thinking about how his family will live in the future, Xixin is also very irritable.
After all, my family doesn't know anything, and they haven't done anything for so many years. They all rely on the second house to support themselves.
In the future, the military salary that Xi Lei will receive will definitely not be enough to support this family.
"Excuse me, what are you calling me for? It's so shameless. Who moved your things? They belong to the second bedroom."
"That's right, Qiaohua, I see that you don't want any shame at all. I really want the village chief to kick you out. You are so wicked, so be careful of retribution!"
"That's it, from now on, don't follow us. If you don't have the ability, just go out and collect it yourself in the future."
Qiaohua was ridiculed again by the neighbor who came to help. At this time, she couldn't believe why the villagers were so hostile to her family.
It was obvious that the second wife was unreasonable and did not leave any way for them to survive. He took away all the light stones just to make them drink from the northwest wind.
Their family is the victim!
Why do everyone speak for those bitches in the second room!
And when did my popularity and reputation become so unbearable!