On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

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Just as Li Shiyue guessed, all the people from the Lijia Village in Liujiatun were indeed at home chatting with their relatives about how Li Shiyue had dug a grave and built a tomb for her father.

Gou Laosan came into the house carrying a bucket of steaming hot water. He turned around and quickly closed the door tightly to keep the cold air out.

Even though he got some good bargains when he followed Li Shiyue to the barbarian tribe last time, how could Gou Lao San not understand the principle of not showing off one's wealth?
So, even though Gou Lao San was still wearing the same gray patched clothes, there were two large bags of grain piled up in the northwest corner of the house. These were bought from the grain store in Sanshan County when he followed Liu Tan to the charity cemetery outside Sanshan County to collect the bodies of each family last time.

There is food at home, so I don’t panic.

There were two big bags, enough for Third Aunt and Dog Old Third to eat until spring.

Third Aunt was a thin old lady who could hardly eat more than two bowls of rice a day, but it was enough for Gou Lao San to eat.

After preparing the foot-washing water for Aunt San, Gou Lao San placed the basin next to the kang.

"Auntie, wash your feet quickly while they are still hot. After you warm your feet, you will have a good sleep at night."

The third aunt put down the clothes she was mending and carefully put away the needle and thread. The old lady went to the kang one by one.

Before, Third Aunt asked Gou Lao San to wash his feet first, but Gou Lao San said to her directly: "My feet are so smelly that even I hate them.

Auntie has finished washing, I will pour some hot water and you can wash with it."

Gou Laosan's pair of stinky, sweaty feet were really irritating, so Aunt San accepted Gou Laosan's kindness. She put down her legs and put her feet in the basin of hot water. She felt the warmth from the soles of her feet to the pit of her heart.

"Old Third, when you went out today, did you really see October digging a hole on the mountain?"

"How could it be false? Brother Mazi and I saw it all.

Shiyue, Shitou, and her second uncle who is good at reading are all up there, only a few feet away from the tomb where the scholar was selected. How could I be wrong?"

My third aunt, who has spent most of her life in Lijia Village, still finds it hard to believe this.

Third Aunt is almost fifty years old and has one foot already in the coffin. She has never thought that as a daughter, she could still dig a grave for her father.

People in this world emphasize raising a son and marrying him off to a wife, and raising a daughter and marrying her off. But a married daughter belongs to someone else's family. How can she be kept at home to be taken care of in her old age and to see her to the end of her life?

Of course, Li Shiyue is not too old and has not yet married, but doesn’t she still have stones?
"If your uncle Fu knew about this, he would not be willing to do it. It's time to talk about the child October."

Gou Lao San curled his lips, and after he made two "tsk tsk" sounds, he said to his aunt San: "Aunt, you don't have to worry about Shiyue. Shiyue is not very old, but she is someone who can talk to the scholar. Why should she be afraid of what Uncle Youfu says?

I think she is just waiting for Uncle Youfu to tell her what to do. "

Seeing Third Aunt taking the towel to wipe her feet, Gou Laosan got off the kang, took the basin, added two scoops of hot water into it, then put his feet in and washed them with the water that had been scalded by Third Aunt.

Gou Laosan told the story of the day when Li Youfu told his family that he wanted to rebuild the ancestral hall and asked everyone to contribute money, but Li Shiyue questioned him on the spot and told his third aunt about the matter of allowing women into the ancestral hall.

".Aunt, listen to me, Shiyue has made it clear that if women are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall and she cannot enter by herself, she will not pay.

If Uncle Fu stood up this time and said that October shouldn't dig a grave and build a tomb for her father, I guess October would ask to leave the clan.

The general is optimistic about her abilities and wants her to join the army. If Uncle Fu still uses the old tricks, October will be forced to leave on her own.

Shiyue doesn't need anyone to make a living, so why should she be afraid of what Uncle Youfu says?

Besides, she dug a grave and built a tomb for her own father, which is filial piety. Considering the kind of person her father was, isn’t what October did enough?
What can Uncle Youfu say?

That October is a girl?"

What kind of temper does Li Shiyue have? Who in Lijia Village doesn't know him while fleeing from famine?
There were at least a dozen people who died at Li Shiyue's hands, if not dozens. Were they really not afraid? Of course they were afraid.

They were also afraid that they would say something harsh, so Li Shiyue took the knife and put it on their necks.

Li Youfu still remembered how Zheng Meiniang waved the butcher knife in front of him. Li Shiyue would be even worse than Zheng Meiniang.

Zheng Meiniang's knife is mainly used for killing pigs, while Li Shiyue's hatchet is not mainly used for chopping wood, it is really used to kill people!

Therefore, Li Shiyue waited at home until dark, but no one came to her door to nag.

When the sky cleared up the next day, she lay at home peacefully until noon, but still no one came to her house to gossip about her, and Li Youfu did not ask anyone to come to her house to tell her to come over and talk.

Li Shiyue really felt that it was boring. She had prepared a lot of words in her mind, just waiting to start a fight.

As a result, no one responded at all!
You tell me, it's really a waste of excitement.

Since no one came to "educate" her, after eating, Li Shiyue took Shitou, Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian up the mountain, carrying knives and backpacks.

Yes, up the mountain.

It's already the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year is just around the corner.

So in the first year of settling down, shouldn’t you establish necessary relationships?

That's how the world works.

It's just that I've just settled down in Liujiatun and don't have much money in my pocket. Even though I just took advantage of the barbarians, I can't just go to their house and give them the gold bowls and plates I got as gifts, right?
As for the gold plate that Li Shiyue sent to Yan Jiuniang when she wrote to her to inquire about the news, it was a reward for asking someone to do something for you, not a New Year's gift. They are not the same thing.

But when it comes to using real money to buy gifts for others, Li Shiyue still can't bear to do so.

Everyone in her family is a big eater and can eat a lot. Can't she just use the money to buy food and eat her own food?
Do you have to buy some flashy gifts to give to others?
Besides, do families like Liu Tan and Yan Jiuniang need money?
Do they need someone to send them gifts that look luxurious and are actually valuable?

Well, after all, Li Shiyue is just reluctant to spend money.

So, she set her sights on the Big Black Mountain.

Live by the mountain. Many animals in the mountains hibernate in winter, but many animals come out to look for food because they are hungry.

The meat of wild animals can be eaten at home, and the fur can be given to others. If the fur is good-looking, it will be very prestigious to give it as a gift.

It's just a matter of effort and free of charge. Isn't it better than spending a lot of money on gifts?
Before leaving the house, Li Xiatian carried the strong bow of the barbarian (Agulang) that had been hanging on the wall in the room.

"I'll go up the mountain to try this," Li Xiatian said to Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian while carrying a bow on his back.

"Sister, give it a try. I think you can do it!"

After giving instructions to Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang, the three sisters and Shitou went up the mountain.

Li Wangming stood at the door, wanting to say something but hesitant, but in the end he closed his mouth and said nothing.

Of course Li Shiyue saw the look on Li Wangming's face as if he wanted to say something, but she didn't want to pay attention to him. She had already built a cenotaph for Li's father as he wished, and she had even kowtowed and put on a show, so what else did she want to do?

Li Wangming watched the four people walking up the mountain behind him and thought to himself, "My eldest brother has just been buried. It's not good to kill him."

However, no one would listen to his words. (End of this chapter)