Seeing that Ye Mingzhe was silent, he must have listened.
She continued: "Why do you think Mom didn't make a fuss when we separated?"
Ye Mingzhe thought for a moment and said, "Because dad is not at home and we are still young, we have no chance of winning if we quarrel with the old house."
Ye Yutong shook his head: "Not only that, Mom also saw the attitude of Li Zheng and the people in the village. There are two students in the Ye family studying in the town. Li Zheng is afraid of them and will definitely not help us.
So now we can only show weakness, but showing weakness does not mean that we are afraid of them. As long as we find the right method, it is easy to deal with people like them. "
Ye Mingzhe's eyes lit up after hearing his sister's words, and he asked excitedly: "Sister, do you have a good way to deal with them?"
Ye Yutong said with a smile: "Second brother, you did a good job today! As for how to deal with them, it's not easy, just use what they care about most!"
Ye Mingzhe asked doubtfully: "What do they care about? Reputation?"
"That's right, it's reputation. If the reputation is bad, how can they take the imperial examination in the future?"
But Ye Yutong also knew that reputation would not last long. Who cares about reputation when he is on the run.
For a mouthful of water and a mouthful of food, even the humanity is gone, and one's own children can trade food with others.
By then, their family will have nothing to fear. They will mess with anyone who messes with them, regardless of their grandfather, grandmother, brother, or younger brother. Who knows who?
Ye Mingzhe looked at her with bright eyes and said with admiration: "Sister, you are so smart and you know so much."
Ye Yutong paused, feeling that what he just said was a bit too much.
She coughed and pretended to be mysterious and said: "Second brother, how do I know this? This is what the gods taught me when they left."
When Ye Mingzhe heard that it was taught by gods, he nodded in awe and did not dare to ask any more questions.
When the brother and sister were about to reach home, they saw Li Yunze at the door, leaning on the fence with sweating profusely, looking at the village. They were relieved when they saw the two of them appear.
He thought it was a little quarrel between the little girls, but seeing that the two of them hadn't come back for so long, he was a little worried.
In the past few days, I heard my two uncles talk about the old house from time to time, and I also got a general understanding of the situation at home.
After his father-in-law joined the army, the family was kicked out of their old home. They had no food or shelter. During this time, they had to make a living by digging wild vegetables in the mountains.
The thatched hut we live in is also rented, and now we have a man who can't take care of himself.
The already difficult days have become even worse. If something happens again, the family will really not be able to bear it.
"Brother-in-law, what are you doing out here? Your injuries are so serious. If you don't just lie there and rest, why are you running around?"
Ye Mingzhe carefully supported him, still nagging angrily. He finally recovered a little, but what if it gets serious again?
"Second brother, I'm much better now. Seeing that you haven't come back for so long, I came out to take a look."
Ye Yutong saw that his face was pale and his clothes were wet with sweat, so he hurried back to the house and took some well water from the space to feed him to drink.
Li Yunze drank the bowl of water and felt better. Seeing that the brother and sister were not injured and their expressions were relaxed, it seemed that he had been worrying too much.
When he just woke up, he discovered that several people in this family were very smart and acted very appropriately.
Seeing that he was feeling better, Ye Yutong said, "Then you two can talk here. I'm a little tired, so I'll go back and take a nap."
"Sister, you go and have a rest. I'm here to watch my brother-in-law."
Ye Yutong nodded and went out with the bowl in hand.
She had been busy in the space for half the morning and had just made another scene. Now she was very tired and just wanted to lie down and sleep.
But as soon as she opened the door, she heard her second brother's name being called outside.
Ye Mingzhe immediately came out of the house, saw the people outside, and asked in surprise: "Brother Qiang, why are you here? Are you looking for my eldest brother? He and my mother went to town and haven't come back yet."
Ye Qiang walked in, opened the grass covering the basket, and took out a small cloth bag.
Then he smiled and said: "I'm not looking for your brother. There is some flour here. My grandmother asked me to bring it to replenish Tongtong's body."
"Brother Qiang, how can this be done? My grandma is so old, we should respect her, how can we ask for her things? No, no, no, take it back quickly, my mother will scold me when she comes."
Ye Mingzhe didn't take the flour from his hand. Food is so expensive now and no one is rich. How can they eat the rations of the grandma?
Ye Qiang ignored him and stuffed the flour into Ye Yutong's hand, "Tongtong, don't listen to your second brother. This is what your eldest mother-in-law gave you. Let Aunt Wenxiu make the paste for you at night."
Ye Yutong held the cloth bag, which contained about a liter of flour. It was enough for their family to feed them for two or three days even if they didn't eat much.
In these days, a morsel of food can save lives, and the eldest husband's family is not rich, so they can still ask their grandson to send these food to their family. Ye Yutong was very touched when he stood up for her and her second brother just now.
She thought about it and accepted the kindness, hoping to return it when she had the opportunity in the future.
Isn’t the relationship between neighbors just about coming and going? The more you move around, the more friendly you will become.
Their family can't always be alone and don't get along with the people in the village. How can they stay together when they flee the famine?
If they were to go alone as a family, the road would be very dangerous. It would be better to find a few people who know the situation well and have similar character to go together.
Ye Yutong said gratefully: "Brother Qiang, thank grandma for me. When I feel better, I will kowtow to her."
"Why are you kowtowing? Our two families are not outsiders. My father and Uncle Dafeng grew up together, and Mingxuan and I are also good brothers."
He picked up the backpack on the ground and waved to the two of them: "Okay, you guys go about your business, I'll go for a walk on the mountain."
"Brother Qiang, please slow down and don't go in alone. The mountains are dangerous." Ye Mingzhe warned from behind worriedly.
"I won't go inside, I'll just walk around outside." Maybe he was afraid that Ye Mingzhe would keep talking, so he took the backpack and ran away quickly.
Seeing that he had disappeared, the brother and sister also returned home.
Ye Yutong yawned, "Second brother, I'm going to take a nap then. There's nothing else to do now. The sun is bright, so you should go back to the house and rest."
"Sister, don't worry about me. Go to sleep."
She nodded and went into the house. She was really tired today, so she lay down on the straw and fell asleep.
Li Wenxiu and Ye Mingxuan came back in the middle of the afternoon and bought a cart, some sorghum noodles, two water bladders, and a machete.
Seeing that Ye Yutong was sleeping, he didn't disturb her and left her things in the house for Ye Mingzhe to watch. Li Wenxiu took Ye Mingxuan to the mountain.
Nowadays, more and more people are fleeing the famine in the town. Today, she asked a kind-hearted lady to inquire about it and found out that these people all fled from the north.
Barbarians from neighboring countries came over, and all the food and livestock were taken away. Killing people was like killing chickens.
What's even worse is that the older girls and younger wives are tortured to a point where life is worse than death, and they can't even die happily even if they want to.
