In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

At that time, Ningyuan County was broken, and even the county magistrate and other officials were beheaded as a public display. A low-ranking teacher had no ability to protect the whole family. The eldest brother relied on the protection of Grandpa He and the third brother He Huaian to escape from the swords of the Western Rong people.

If Mr. He had decided to flee the famine with the people of Shiliu Village, the He family would have fled to the provincial capital long ago when the Western Rong people launched an invasion. The second brother might not have been conscripted and sacrificed, and Xu would not have hanged herself for love.

The subsequent tragic situation that befell the second wife might not have happened.

But my father and mother are stubborn. They have long thought that my eldest brother will take care of me in my old age, so they will not leave first easily.

Moreover, the original owner's eldest sister He Baozhu was still in Lan County, west of Ningyuan County. Old Mrs. He would not leave Ningyuan County easily until she could wait for her eldest sister and her family.

In this case, she could only try to help defend Ningyuan County and Lan County.

Yes.

Because of her appearance, Yan Shi, who was originally supposed to lead troops to recapture Ningyuan County after the Western Rong people suddenly attacked and broke through Lan County and Ningyuan County, had already stationed in Ningyuan County three or four months in advance.

Perhaps no one came to help him when he was attacked before the banquet, and he was seriously injured by the bandits and returned to Yuhu Mansion to recuperate, which gave the Western Rong people the opportunity to take advantage of him.

Now that Yan Shi is guarding it, the Western Rong people may not be able to capture Ningyuan County in this battle.

If she could help Yan Shi deploy defenses in advance and guard Ningyuan well, then their He family would not have encountered this disaster!

Then the He family can indeed settle down in the county town.

Thinking of this, He Qiudi suggested: "Father and mother. I heard that in addition to Ningyuan County, there are also many rich people in Wei County, Lan County and Liu County who have moved to the state capital Licheng and the prefectural capital Kuncheng. The housing prices in the city are low, so why don't we buy a house in the city."

"If the drought continues, even if we go to seek refuge with my eldest brother, we can't live with him and his wife in the house they rent. If the drought is over, this house can be used as a place for him and his wife to live in, so we don't have to waste money on renting a house. If we don't have enough money, we can buy a smaller place that's out of the way, so we can have a place to stay."

Mrs. He thought about it and said, "What Nannan said makes sense. It's not impossible to buy a house. The eldest brother is also an official. It's not a big deal if he doesn't have his own house. What do you think, old man?"

Mr. He thought for a moment and said, "If there is a suitable house, buy it first. If the drought continues, collect food and dried vegetables and hide them in the house."

Old Mrs. He said, "Then I'll go home and collect some money. If that doesn't work, I'll ask the eldest brother to raise some."

Call big brother to raise money?

He Qiudi almost laughed out loud.

It’s good enough that Wei comes back this time and doesn’t ask you two for money.

The three men led the donkey back to the village entrance, and it was not yet dark.

From a distance, I saw a dozen villagers carrying something back from the village entrance heading west. When I got closer, I saw that the person leading the group was He Huaiping. He and the villagers were carrying a wild deer.

Behind him, there were villagers carrying two wild deer and Old Lady Li?

When she saw He Qiudi, Old Lady Li covered her chest and cried out, “Ouch, ouch——”

"He Laoqi, it's all because of you that I fell down after being chased by that stag. My ribs are broken. You are such a jinx..."

He Qiudi: “…”

She had been away from the mountains where wild deer roamed for several hours, and yet she was still scammed by Old Lady Li?

Are you still being unreasonable?

Without waiting for He Qiudi to speak, Old Lady He frowned and asked, "Second Brother, what's going on?"

"Mother." He Huaiping handed the wild deer he was carrying to another villager, walked to his parents, and said, "The village head and the elders were worried that everyone would come back late from hunting deer and would be in danger. I asked a doctor to go into the mountains to help. Who knew that Old Lady Li and her three sons would not allow us to get close to the deer herd, and as a result, Li Daniu accidentally shot an arrow and hit the horn of the male deer, angering it. The Li family was chased by the male deer, and Old Lady Li fled in panic, tripped over a tree root, and rolled down from the top of the mountain..."

He Qiudi: “Puff…”

When she realized what was happening, she said quickly, "Grandma Li, I didn't mean to make fun of you. I just couldn't help it. Didn't you say that you saw the deer first and it must be yours? How come it's me who caused you to fall down after being chased by the deer? Your deer chased you down the mountain, why are you scolding me?"

After returning home, He Qiudi told Old Lady Li what Old Lady Li and Second Aunt Li had done in the mountains.

When Old Lady He saw He Qiudi contradicting Old Lady He, she quickly said, "Mrs. Li, even if you bring this to the county government office, no one will think you are right. Village chief, Mrs. Li is a jinx, and my daughter's reputation will be damaged."

Old Mrs. Li and Old Mrs. He are of similar age. When women quarrel, men should not intervene before they determine who is better.

But the village head was stopped by Old Lady He and asked for justice. He had to step out to mediate and said, "Sister-in-law Li, there is more than one wild deer in the mountains, and it doesn't belong to whoever sees it first. If we hadn't all gone into the mountains together today, we wouldn't have been able to hunt these three wild deer. If you continue to make trouble and be unreasonable, not only will the Li family not get a share of the wild deer hunted today, but if the drought continues, the people of Shili Village will not help your family through the difficult times."

Originally, the He family had a scholar as their master, so Old Lady Li should have been afraid of Old Lady He.

But she was just dissatisfied and wanted to go against the He family.

The words of the village head were a warning.

Old Mrs. Li thought about the drought last year when the whole village went out together to find drinking water. In the winter when there was no food to eat, Grandpa He and Old Man He took people into the mountains to hunt big game, sold the prey in exchange for food, and provided relief to the whole village, allowing the whole village to survive safely. She could only hum and whine submissively, sticking her neck out and turning her face away, and stop making trouble.

The village head urged, "Sister-in-law Li, you are going to just leave it at that after you slandered someone's daughter's reputation?"

Old Mrs. Li stiffened her neck and said nothing.

The village head threatened again: "The Li family doesn't want to share the venison we hunted today? Or does the Li family no longer need the village's help in the future?"

Only then did Mrs. Li reluctantly turn around and look at He Qiudi and Mrs. He and said unconvincedly: "Mrs. He, I was just impatient and spoke quickly. I didn't mean to slander your seventh son. I'm sorry."

Old Lady He narrowed her eyes. In front of the head of the village, clan elders, and some villagers, she couldn't continue to pester Old Lady Li after she gave in.

"I hope you can be more virtuous, Sister Li."

After saying that, Old Lady He took He Qiudi home.

He Huaiping said a few words to the head of the village, and then helped Old Man He pull the donkey cart towards the He family.

He family.

Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Wei had already prepared dinner and were waiting for those who had gone out to come back for dinner.

None of the elders in the family had returned, and no one dared to pick up the chopsticks first.

Seeing He Qiudi and the others coming back, He Sanlang was the first to rush out, holding onto He Qiudi's body and jumping up and down, asking, "Aunt, Aunt, did you and grandma sell the deer antlers?"

"It's sold." He Qiudi told the truth.

"How much did it sell for?"

At this moment, He Sanlang jumped even higher: "Is there a share for us?"

"Have."

He Qiudi reached out and touched He Sanlang's little head. He didn't mention selling it in front of everyone. Then he took out four pieces of silver from his bag and handed them to He Sanlang: "For the four of you, half an ounce of silver each."

Then she called out, "Da Lang, Er Ya, San Ya, come here and get the money. This is the money your grandma promised to give you."

Knowing that it was the money that grandma agreed to share, Sanlang was so happy that he almost jumped up.

The younger generations divided the money and went back to their rooms, saying they would put the money away.

As soon as He Qingya and He Qinglu entered the house, Xu followed them in. She looked at her two daughters with an embarrassed expression and said, "Qingya, Qinglu, can you leave your money with me and I will keep it for you? Our house is so small, it's easy to lose the money if you save it on your own."

He Qingya glanced at Xu and handed the one or two taels of silver in her hand to her with great reluctance.

Xu took the money, took a bite of it with her teeth, wiped her saliva on her clothes, and put the silver into her sleeve pocket with a happy smile.

He Qingya said with some concern: "Mom, you are pregnant with your brother and have been overworked recently. Remember to rest more. You can use my money to buy supplements."

"Mom knows." Xu smiled happily and nodded.

"mother……"

He Qingya shouted again, but Xu no longer heard it.

She had no choice but to say nothing more.

I just hope that my mother will really keep this money well and spend it on their family of four, instead of giving it to my uncle's family like before...