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Chapter 8  Isn’t it a joke?

So many people were staring at her, she could even hear some people insulting her in a low voice.

Mrs. Yu was furious, she glared at them viciously, and with her hands on her hips she arrogantly said: “In this famine year, you all eat too much and still do nothing. My daughter, if she is willing to give it to me, do you have a say about it?”

“Looking at your face, it’s really unlucky for these children to have such a grandparent, and their conscience is still fine.” Mrs. Wang said this with a confident look.

Turning to look at the villagers, “Everyone, don’t you think so?”

Immediately, everyone chimed in.

But there are also those who maintain a neutral attitude, “That’s right, but this is a family matter after all, and for us outsiders we don’t have control over it.”

Seeing this, Mrs. Yu felt at ease.

Looking at these children from the Li family, the more she observed them, the more she disliked them. “If you were all just well-behaved, and took the initiative to give me food, I would also have kindly left some for you.”

“You children don’t know how to be filial, don’t think about receiving food, even a single drop of rice soup will not be given to you.”

After all that, she decided to leave.

Li Dayou turned his head to the fourth son, they looked at each other in blank dismay, then blocked the courtyard door one after the other.

When Mrs. Yu saw them barricading the door, she went and sat on the ground and started yelling, “Damn it, I raised a daughter for nothing, and she gave birth to this nest of little bastards, just to annoy this old lady, I’m afraid that today you will be all pissed off.”

The children’s faces flushed red with anxiety when they heard Mrs. Yu’s words and the villagers’ discussions.

They really wanted to scold her back, but couldn’t because of who this person was.

In the end, little fifth, who was hiding behind her brothers, burst out crying, “Wooo…”

“What are you crying for? I’m not dead yet. Crying is for funerals.” Mrs. Yu suddenly sprang up and grabbed little fifth’s arm.

Little fifth cried even more frantically when she saw her fierce eyes.

Just when Mrs. Yu was about to continue, she was suddenly pushed by someone, she staggered and almost fell to the ground. When she looked up, she saw the daughter who was originally extremely obedient, staring at her coldly.

“How dare you.”

“Hey, my little fifth, don’t be afraid, mother will protect you.” Yu Sheng ignored Mrs. Yu and carried little fifth.

Turning to look at the villagers, she said in a loud voice, “Everyone has seen it. In this famine year, every family has a hard time. My family finally had a little bit of food, but it was all taken away. This is simply like waiting for us to die.”

“How can there be such a grandmother who does this?”

Then pointing to little fifth, “What’s more, this child is so thin, if she really is beaten, can she survive today?”

“That would really be inhumane. How can someone do such a thing.” Immediately, some villagers agreed.

Mrs. Yu was so pissed and angrily said, “What nonsense is this girl talking about? If you hit her, just hit her. If you wanna teach her a lesson, just teach her a lesson. So what if you beat her to death?”

Yu Sheng sneered, “It’s fine to rob the family of food, but to also say embarrassing things as if you are an official or the feudal lord. Are you really in charge?”

Mrs. Yu wanted to refute, but the villagers exploded when they heard the words “feudal lord”, each one having different opinions.

“Last month, the Lin family from the neighboring village went to their son-in-law’s house to get some food. The son-in-law’s family had almost starved, so they reported it to the officials. Guess what happened?”

“The feudal lord made a verdict, so they were arrested and were taken to the county’s government office. They were beaten for a while, and they were asked to return the food in full.”

“Yes, the feudal lord can listen to those reports. If you go to another house to grab food, you will have to suffer the consequences.”

“…”

‘The villagers have a good nose and eye for gossip.’

Mrs. Yu also knew that reporting to the feudal lord always held a trial, and if they were caught and held in the county’s government office, they would be beaten easily. She looked at Yu Sheng’s change of attitude and couldn’t recognize her.

‘I really can’t dare to take the food and leave.’

Mrs. Yu was thinking about it a lot, but Yu Tiancheng didn’t care, he picked up the food and turned to leave. He was too stupid and didn’t want to stay, so he would just leave as soon as he got the food.

“Old man, where are you going with that extra food on your back?” Yu Sheng shouted.

Yu Tiancheng was about to leave without looking back. He was too stupid to stay anyway, he walked away with the food on his back.

Yu Sheng was also anxious, but said unhurriedly, “Since my brother wants to cut off my family’s livelihood, then this sister can be merciful, and will make a report to the officials later. The officials and soldiers will arrest you tomorrow.”

Yu Tiancheng doesn’t believe it, but Mrs. Yu did, and she was so anxious that she held him back.

“We don’t want this food anymore.”

“Why?” Yu Tiancheng couldn’t believe it. ‘Would Yu Sheng really report it to the government officials?’

Mrs. Yu stomped her foot angrily, “Stop, didn’t you notice that your sister is different? Her heart is no longer with us.”

“Then what should we do?” Yu Tiancheng turned around and saw Yu Sheng staring at him with a smile. Her inexplicable smile made his heart anxious.

Mrs. Yu sighed, “We don’t have anything to eat today, since we have to eat, we can only take the hard ones.”

Yu Tiancheng reluctantly released the food.

Li Dayou hurriedly asked his second and third brothers to take the food back

Looking at their backs, Yu Sheng raised her voice, “If you still recognize me as your daughter, then give me a way to survive. Nonetheless, even if you won’t acknowledge me as your daughter, you won’t lose your life.”

Tears flowed down her cheeks after that.

Little fifth heartily shed tears after seeing her mother cry.

The villagers even praised Yu Sheng for doing the right thing. She could help the Yu family, but she might lose her life. Not to mention that, as a married woman, she seemed to have been thrown away.

Mrs. Yu paused after hearing those words, almost refuting them in anger.

‘Is it that every time Yu Sheng has been hit hard, her brain also took a hit, so now she dares to defy us so blatantly?’

Yu Sheng didn’t care what Mrs. Yu was thinking. She returned home and closed the courtyard door after ushering the villagers out.

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Turning around, she found that the children were all looking at her strangely, as if she were an imposter now.

Yu Sheng smiled helplessly, “What? Did you think what I did wasn’t right?”

“How is this a possible solution? If you give us the food, they will definitely be hungry, their greed won’t be satisfied, and they will be back here to take things again and again.” The fourth son said angrily.

“Hmm, I thought so too.”

The children were all stunned, ‘Had she also thought about it, too?’

‘Did she already anticipate it?’

‘So the scene just now was just a play on the spot? And when they relaxed their guard, would she secretly deliver the food to the Yu family?’

Yu Sheng didn’t say much but just smiled helplessly after seeing their expressions.

Getting them to trust her was a long process and she is in no rush.

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