On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

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That night, some families in Liujiatun were happy while others were sad, which is really a reflection of the various aspects of life.

Li Shiyue and her friends had a good sleep and were still lying on the kang until lunch time the next day. The three sisters lay in bed, huddled together, and whispered to each other.

Without even knocking on the door, Zheng Meiniang pushed the door open and walked into the house carrying a tray of food.

"Hurry up, everyone get up and eat."

Li Shiyue was eating when he suddenly heard voices coming from outside.

Sure enough, after a few breaths, Shitou came in and looked at Li Shiyue: "Sister, someone is looking for you."

Li Shiyue got off the kang and walked into the yard in his slippers. He saw a little girl standing outside. She was Li Youfu's granddaughter Yue Niang.

Zheng Meiniang and Li's mother, who were lighting the fire in the kitchen, also came out. They quickly pulled Yue Niang into the house. After Yue Niang called Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang with a little nervousness, she looked at Li Shiyue.

"Sister October, Grandpa said, please come over."

"Good boy, wait here for a moment. I'll go with you after I get dressed."

Although it is not snowing now, it must have snowed a lot last night.

The snow on the ground was already thick enough to cover a person's calf. I don't know how Yue Niang, who is so small, managed to come all the way here to deliver the message.

Li Shiyue had just walked out of the house holding Yue Niang's hand when they met Li Wangming who was coming back with a shovel. As soon as Li Shiyue saw Li Wangming like this, he knew that he had gone out to sweep the snow.

Sure enough, when she looked towards the road in front of the courtyard gate, she saw that a small path wide enough for one person to pass had been cleared.

She said, the snow was so deep, it must have been very difficult for Yue Niang with her short legs to walk over.

After telling Li Wangming that Li Youfu was looking for her for something, she hugged Yue Niang beside her, and frightened Yue Niang so much that she screamed out.

"Come on, the road is hard to walk on. How about I carry you over there? Or, I carry you on my back?"

When Li Shiyue carried Yue Niang to the door of Li Youfu's house, they saw many footprints at the door, coming from all directions, and the snow in the yard seemed to have been cleared.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Yu Zhenniang, Yue Niang's mother, came out from the kitchen waving a spatula.

"Hey, Shiyue, why are you carrying her on your back? She can walk by herself."

Li Shiyue squatted down and put Yue Niang down on the ground. She looked at Yu Zhenniang and said, "Aunt, I wanted to carry you on my back. I am the youngest in my family and I like having a younger sister. I am very fond of Yue Niang when I see her.

Grandpa Fu is in the house?"

Yu Zhenniang, who was the only girl, didn't know that Li Wangren, who was killed by the Japanese pirates, had an affair with Qin Tao. When she heard what Li Shiyue said, she was so happy that her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles. She lowered her head and said to Yueniang, "Quick, send your sister Shiyue to the house. Your grandfather and the others are waiting there."

Yue Niang, who had been carried all the way by Li Shiyue, was already very familiar with Li Shiyue. She led the way in front, and Li Shiyue was led into the main room.

As soon as I entered the room, a burst of hot air hit me in the face. It turned out that there were two charcoal basins lit in the room.

Among these people, Li Shiyue was very surprised to see someone he hadn't seen for a while, Li Shiyang, he was back.

Yes, how could Li Youfu be willing to buy charcoal, a heating fuel that is more expensive than firewood?

Of course, in addition to Li Shiyang, there were other people from Lijia Village in the hall, or in other words, every family of Lijia Village who had settled in Liujiatun had someone. Li Shiyue saw Li Wangshui, Mazi, Mole, Gou Laosan and others.

However, Li Shiyue still bowed to Li Youfu and the Eighth Uncle who were sitting at the top, and after greeting them, she said to Li Shiyang who was sitting at the bottom with surprise: "Brother Shiyang, you're back!"

Li Shiyang looked at Li Shiyue and finally smiled for the first time since returning to the village.

He nodded and gestured to Li Shiyue to sit next to him.

Li Shiyue strode directly towards Li Shiyang and sat down on the seat that had been empty.

As soon as Li Shiyue sat down, someone called out, "Uncle Youfu, everyone is here now, just tell me what you want to say."

After sitting for two quarters of an hour, Li Shiyue finally understood what Li Youfu said.
The first thing is that now that everyone has settled down and the issue of the barbarians has been temporarily resolved, should the bodies of the people from Lijia Village who died at the hands of Japanese pirates on the "Talang" and were previously stored in the Yizhuang outside Sanshan County be brought back and buried properly before the New Year when the weather is still cold?

The second thing is that in addition to spring ploughing in the early spring of next year, Li Youfu proposed to build a clan temple and hoped that every household would contribute some money.

These are just two things, but in Li Youfu's eyes they are two very important things.

Li Shiyue recalled her original memory of the ancestral hall in her mind, and she felt a chill, because in her original memory, women were not allowed to enter the Li family ancestral hall to worship.

However, cleaning the ancestral hall and preparing sacrificial items are the jobs of the women in each family.

Li Shiyue raised her eyes and looked at the people in the hall. Sitting at the top were Li Youfu and her eighth uncle, sitting at the bottom were Li Shiyang and herself, and the people sitting or standing around were all men from various families.

In other words, except for her, everyone in the room was a man.

The first thing she thought about was not what was wrong, but why did Li Youfu ask Yue Niang to call her over instead of asking Li Wangming?

After all, relatively speaking, Li Wangming is the one who can represent the Li family.

However, after a little thought, Li Shiyue remembered that of the two things Li Youfu mentioned, the first one was that he probably wanted Li Shiyue to take the lead and lead the villagers to go to Sanshan County to pick up the body, right?
That's why he called her over instead of Li Wangming.

Grandmother Li died in Henan Road and was buried in Henan Road;
Father Li disappeared at sea and was nowhere to be found;
In other words, Li Wangming has no relatives left in the charity cemetery outside Sanshan County.

Then it seems unnecessary to call Li Wangming over.

While thinking about this, Li Shiyue heard Li Wangshui standing up and saying to Li Youfu, "My mother is buried in Henan Province, but I have a lot of strength. If you need me, just say a word and I'll go!"

Molezi's father and elder brother both died on the boat, and their bodies were taken to the funeral home. Now the eldest brother has raised his hands to cover his eyes. If it weren't for his mother and nephew, Molezi would have wanted to die long ago.

The noisy chatter in the main room was so loud that it gave people a headache. It was really a torture for Li Shiyue, who had sharp ears and eyes.

Li Shiyue stood up suddenly. She first looked around at everyone, and then said to Li Youfu who was sitting at the top, "Uncle Wangshui and I have the same idea. If you guys need me to come forward, just say it.

We all come from the same village. It’s not easy for us to escape from the famine and survive until now. I, Li Shiyue, will never refuse to help.”

After saying this, Li Shiyue paused for two breaths, and then she spoke again: "As for the matter of rebuilding the ancestral hall that Grandpa Fu mentioned, since you called me here, I would like to ask first, can women enter this ancestral hall?
If women can't get in, then I don't care about this matter.

You Li family members can do whatever you want, but don’t bother me.” (End of this chapter)