Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

Jiang Dalang found Zheng Liniang as soon as he learned the news.

"Really?" Zheng Liniang was overjoyed, "The people from Zhengjia Village want to escape with us? My parents are also there?"

"It's true. They have already discussed it. They plan to meet in the town and explain the situation of the two villages before deciding whether to go together."

Zheng Liniang was extremely happy. Her heart had been hanging on her since the day she went up the mountain, and now she finally landed safely.

"That's it..." Jiang Dalang suddenly became hesitant.

Zheng Liniang put away the joy on her face and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

"Qian Dazhi is also among them."

"Qian Dazhi?" Zheng Liniang was stunned for a moment, and then she realized that he was her mother-in-law's brother.

She glared at her man helplessly. Even if her mother-in-law had severed ties with her mother's family, she shouldn't have called her uncle by his name so directly. It would be bad if someone heard her and made mistakes.

Zhengjia Village and Dahuai Village are next to each other, so it makes sense to hide together in the mountains, but why is Qian Dazhi among them?

Zheng Liniang had heard some things about the reason why her mother-in-law had no contact with her mother-in-law's family. It was said that her mother-in-law's parents were made mad by her brother and sister-in-law.

If it were her, she wouldn't be able to bear it.

"If the three villages don't leave together by then, I will persuade my parents to leave with us. If they do, then..."

Zheng Liniang also had no idea. Before she got married, she knew that Qian Dazhi's daughter-in-law was very powerful. Not only did Qian Dazhi rule her obediently, but even her parents-in-law could not control her.

"I'll tell you later. I'm just worried that my mother will feel bad after seeing their family. If something happens to her, it won't necessarily be our family that suffers."

Jiang Huaixu, who accidentally overheard, poked Jiang Wei's waist, "Sister, is Qian Dazhi's wife very powerful?"

There was no such person in her memory at all.

"Who is Qian Dazhi?" Jiang Wei didn't realize who the person calling this name was for a moment.

"You...our uncle."

When Jiang Wei heard this title, she exploded, "Bah, bah, bah, he's not our uncle! As for his wife, I've only met her once, she's ugly."

"I asked her if she was great, not if she was ugly."

"How awesome is it, my mother can pull all her hair off!"

Jiang Wei's tone was very proud.

Jiang Huaixu thought about that scene for a moment, what a famous scene it must be.

She was just about to dig into the affairs between Qian Xiuzhu and her mother's family, when she heard someone walking into the tent, and she immediately stopped talking.

On the second day, everyone hunted, dug wild vegetables, and tried every means to find more food.

After continuous heavy rains, the animals on the mountain came out to look for food one after another. Many families in the village caught prey with the help of Uncle Niu. Jiang Huaixu and Jiang Erlang went deeper and caught four hares and two pheasants. , a deer, and touched a lot of bird eggs.

When they returned, they only carried bird eggs, a hare and a pheasant, and put the rest into the space.

They have no shortage of food, so it's better to keep a low profile.

"Uuuuuuu——Mother——"

"Mom, I am obedient..."

The cry echoed in the dense forest. Jiang Huaixu felt that the voice was very familiar.

[Tuanzi, who is crying? 】

"It sounds like a mountain baby's voice. Would you like to go over and have a look?"

It was not Fu Tuan's voice. Jiang Huaixu was startled and turned to look at Jiang Erlang, who was also looking at her.

[Shan Wa’s mother wants to drag Shan Wa to jump into the river together. 】

Jiang Huaixu immediately said: "Second brother, let's go over and take a look."

After saying this, she didn't care about Jiang Erlang's reaction and ran directly in the direction of the sound.

By the river, Zheng Guihua was holding Shan Wa and walking towards the water step by step.

Perhaps it was hurt by Zheng Guihua's tug. Shanwa kept struggling, but his strength was weak and he couldn't break free at all. He could only keep shouting "mother" with tears on his face.

Jiang Huaixu rushed into the water, grabbed Shanwa's other hand and pulled him back.

In the face of Jiang Huaixu's strength, Zheng Guihua had no strength to resist. Before she could look back, she lay on her back and fell into the water.

When Shanwa saw her mother submerged in the water, she cried loudly, "Woo-woo, mother, mother--"

"Don't move!"

Jiang Huaixu patted Shanwa's butt, threw her into the arms of Jiang Erlang, who had just arrived, and then turned to save Zheng Guihua.

Zheng Guihua obviously didn't know how to swim. She kept struggling after water entered her mouth and nose. In fact, the water here just barely covered her calves.

For those who don't know how to swim, shallow water can also be fatal.

Jiang Huaixu pulled the person out of the water and let go after the person stood firm.

"You... why did you save me? The cripple is dead, what's the point of my life..." She sat down in the water and started to cry.

"You want to die, why are you dragging Shanwa with you?"

Jiang Huaixu really didn't understand this approach. He had seen similar news before. It seemed that parents regarded their children as their own possessions or accessories. They were not complete human beings anyway.

"His father is dead, how pitiful it would be if I died too and left him all alone..."

"I heard my sister-in-law say that when you were a maid, you also worked for your stepmother. You must have endured hardships. After marrying Jiang Laizi, although his legs were lame and his appearance was not good, he was very kind to you. Everyone in the village knows this, but if he was nice to you, he would take away your bones and make you unable to stand up, right?"

Jiang Huaixu's tone was not questioning, but just puzzling, "Maybe he is really so good to you that you can even risk your life, but in my opinion, the most reliable person in life is yourself. Before you figure it out, I won't I'll give you the mountain baby, he's only four years old, even if you are his mother, you can't decide his life or death."

If Zheng Guihua wanted to live and die alone, she would not care, but taking Shanba with her would be too much.

In her opinion, Zheng Guihua may just be unable to think about it for a moment, or maybe it is the traditional thinking of this era that is at work - the family cannot survive without a man. Zheng Guihua is indulged in the sadness of losing her husband, but ignores Shanwa's sensibleness and these The villagers helped her and Shanwa.

As long as she can stand up, it is not impossible to survive the lean years with the mountain baby.

"Let's hide first and see what she does." Jiang Huaixu walked to Jiang Erlang and whispered.

After saying that, she looked at Shanwa, and saw that the baby was still as buried as before, with tears and snot mixed on his face, but he bit his hand and said nothing, "Huh? Why doesn't he cry anymore?"

Jiang Erlang glanced sideways at Shan Wa, "I don't know, maybe you're afraid of me."

Although he was confused, Jiang Huaixu didn't ask any more questions. The two elders and one younger hid behind a tree and observed Zheng Guihua's actions.

Zheng Guihua stood up from the water, lowered her head and stared straight at the water. The feeling of suffocation when she was struggling in the water was still very clear now. Being stoned to death should be more painful and uncomfortable, right?