jdhmnovel Chapter 165 Everyone is discussing whether to leave or not
Chapter 165 Everyone is discussing whether to leave or not
The children followed Li Lanzhen silently and returned to the cave in front of Li Lanzhen's home.
No one spoke, even the three noisy young wives, Xue, Xue Nizi, Tong Hua, and Li San Ya, all of whom went into the kitchen in silence to prepare meals.
Su Chen saw Li Lanzhen coming back, and quickly picked up a tree stump and placed it behind her.
"Grandma, sit down and rest for a while."
Li Lanzhen touched Su Chen's head without saying anything.
After sitting down, she wondered how she was going to tell her in-laws and parents later.
Shitou, Shanxing and the children sat on two logs under a big tree to dry their clothes.
The children sat together, looking at Li Lanzhen silently.
Among these children, Douhuaren is the most talkative and a little boss.
She ran over and grabbed Linglong's hand.
Put your little face in front of the exquisite little face.
I asked her with a smile, "Are you the older sister or the younger sister? My name is Douhua."
Linglong rolled her eyes and realized that she couldn't be a younger sister.
A little one has finally come, and I must be the big sister.
She said with a smile, "Sister Douhua, of course I am the elder sister, my name is Linglong."
The silly child Douhua hugged her happily and called her "sister".
Sanwang wiped the sweat from his head, walked over, pulled Douhua back, and sat on the wood.
"Be good, Douhua, sit here with your brother, don't make any noise, and listen to grandma."
After Sanwang finished speaking, he raised his eyes and glared at Linglong.
Unexpectedly, his eyes met Su Chen's angry eyes.
Su Chen hugged his sister Linglong tightly in his arms.
"Sister, follow me, let's go find Brother Yinan."
At this time, Li Lanzhen didn't have time to pay attention to the children's expressions.
She thought about telling her parents and several in-laws about her discovery of the Grand Canyon to see what they thought, but after giving it some thought, she decided not to tell them for the time being.
Later when they eat, she will tell them that she wants to take them away from Forget-Your-Trouble Valley and see what everyone thinks.
Li Lanzhen believed that if she left Wangyou Valley, these people would definitely follow her.
I just don’t know if Han Shunde will follow them, as well as the butcher Han Da Chong and his family.
At the beginning, he stood up and angrily told the village chief that he would give his own land to these 20 children.
If he didn't follow him and stayed in Forget-Your-Trouble Valley, would the village chief and villagers target them?
Sanwang, who was sitting next to Shanxing, hugged Douhua tightly.
Poke Shanxing's arm with your elbow.
She whispered, "Sister Shanxing, I think the village chief doesn't want us to stay here. Will this make Aunt Lanzhen feel embarrassed?
Let's just go back to our village, or back to the mountains."
Shanxing patted the back of his hand and comforted him.
“Don’t worry, let’s wait for Aunt Lan Zhen to speak.
If she says go, we go; if she says stay, we stay in Forget-Your-Trouble Valley.
Don't be afraid, my sister is here, and so is Aunt Lan Zhen!"
Shanxing also felt mixed emotions.
She sighed in her heart that there are all kinds of people no matter where you are.
In theory, the good life here in Wangyou Valley is almost entirely brought to everyone by Aunt Lan Zhen.
Whether it is the village chief or the villagers, everyone should be kind to Aunt Lanzhen and remember Aunt Lanzhen's kindness.
But now...
Aunt Lan Zhen never told me about the Grand Canyon, so I shouldn't say anything more. I should just wait quietly and wait for Aunt Lan Zhen's arrangements.
After a few days of contact, Shanxing has become very dependent on and trusts Li Lanzhen.
“It’s time to eat~~”
Xue Nizi came out of the kitchen carrying a pot of steaming food and shouted.
Then, Han Yinan and Goudan asked the children to wash and dry their hands. The older children followed them into the kitchen, got the dishes and chopsticks, and helped serve the meal.
The dining table in the dining room was already very large, but with 20 more children added, it still wasn't big enough to seat them.
So, Xue Bao and Han Mingjiang went to the carpentry workshop early, moved in three tables, put them together, and brought in benches and placed them next to the tables.
Ye looked at the 20 children with pain in her eyes. How difficult it must be for them to live without parents, alone in this world, hungry and full at every turn!
She did not let the children sit at the assembled tables, making them feel like outsiders and extra people.
Then he said, "Come, children, sit over here. The adults will sit across from you."
Han Yinan, Goudan, Su Chen, Daniu and Erniu immediately arranged Shitou, Shanxing and others to sit in the front row, while they sat next to the table that had just been assembled.
Li Lanzhen smiled with satisfaction as she saw how sensible her eldest grandson was.
Today's meal is very sumptuous!
Xue Nizi and the others did not ask about Li Lanzhen while they were cooking.
But they all knew that since these 20 children were brought back to Wangyou Valley and brought back home by Li Lanzhen, it meant that these children were all good children and deserved to be treated well.
So, there is no stinginess when it comes to food.
Three pots of pheasant stewed with potatoes, three pots of braised rabbit stewed with dried vegetables, three pots of cold beans and eggplants, two pots of tomatoes mixed with sugar, two pots of stir-fried cabbage, and a pot of egg, tomato and shrimp soup.
Each person had a large bowl of mixed grain rice.
When the 20 children saw the table full of dishes and the big bowl of mixed grain rice in front of them.
Although it is a multi-grain rice, it contains rice, beans, sweet potato lumps and potato cubes.
They were happy from the bottom of their hearts. They looked at the adults sitting in the dining room. They didn't look down on them and were looking at them with warm eyes.
This is what home feels like!
Li Sanya and the other two took large wooden spoons and scooped up potatoes, chicken and braised rabbit for the children, and each of them scooped a small half spoonful of soup.
Several women had not eaten yet. Looking at the 20 skinny and dark children, their eyes slightly red, they kept persuading them.
"Children, eat quickly. There is still plenty of food. Fill your stomach."
"Yes, yes, children, don't be afraid when your stomach is full."
"That's it. Once you have a full stomach, you can treat this place as your home."
When they heard the word "home", the children's eyes became moist.
A few children were sobbing quietly, but more children were just shedding tears silently.
Li Lianzhen saw that this was not acceptable.
So he said to them.
"Well, the hard days are over. Now that you are here, you should live a good life. Why are you crying? Wipe your tears, stand up straight, and live a good life!
Now, let’s eat!”
At her command, adults and children fell silent, picked up their bowls and started eating.
After dinner, Li Lanzhen asked the adults to stay.
The children stopped the adults from working. They quickly picked up the bowls, chopsticks and pots and took them to the kitchen to wash.
Some took a rag and wiped the dining table.
Tonghua brought tea again.
All of this water is made with honeysuckle. Although it is late autumn, it is still quite hot in the Forget-Your-Sorrow Valley, so you can drink some honeysuckle to reduce internal heat.
Except for the children, people from several families were sitting here.
Li Lanzhen spoke directly.
“Today, in front of the village committee cave, I said I wanted to leave here. I was not joking, I meant it.
Everyone has seen their attitude, so there is no way I can live here any longer.
Since I can bring these 20 children into the Forget-Your-Trouble Valley, I will never abandon them and will never let them wander again!
I will raise them well and let them live the same good life as us!
So everyone, please speak up. If anyone of you is willing to stay here, that’s fine too!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Deshui spoke.
"How can we let my in-laws leave alone? Since you brought these children back, they are all our children. Come on, if you don't want to stay here, we will go with you. At worst, we can flee the famine again. What's the big deal?"
Xue Lao Hu nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I mean. There's nothing to be afraid of. I've been running around in the mountains for a while and found a few places where we can make a fire. Of course, the environment isn't as good as Wangyou Valley, but it's good enough for us to survive until next spring."
Li Erhan also slapped the table angrily and said.
"Let's go! Girl, where are you going? Dad will follow you. With our bare hands, we can't starve to death!"
Li Lanzhen was not surprised by their attitude at all. During the journey of fleeing famine, she saw clearly that they were people of very good character and were firmly on the same page with her.
"I've already said that we're leaving early tomorrow morning. Now let's discuss what we're going to take with us."
Li Erhan said, "I must take the tools from the carpenter's room with me."
Han Minghai said, "Mom, what should we do with the wood we cut down from the mountain to build a house next spring and to make furniture? It's already half dried in the sun. It's a pity to leave it here."
Han Mingjiang clenched his fist and said, "Take it away! We have so many livestock. Harness them and take them away. Don't leave any for them!"
Li Lanzhen looked at him without saying a word, thinking to herself that this second brother was always rash and never thought before speaking. He always said whatever he was thinking.
What she thought in her mind: Of course he has to be taken away, there is no way he can stay here.
But it is impossible to use ox carts or horse carts to pull it. There are so many mountains and hills, and it is impossible to cross them. How can horse carts or ox carts get through?
Xue Lao Hu said, "My dear relatives, what will happen to these livestock if we leave? Also, what about Lu Changjiang and his daughter who helped us raise pigs and cattle?"
Zhang Deshui also quickly spoke up, "The sweet potatoes and potatoes planted in the field are just as big as a child's fist. It's a pity to dig them up. If we don't dig them up and leave them here, it will be a pity!"