A'jiu gave two peaches to the Tie Han brothers.
When the watermelon was being distributed earlier, Aunt Li had gotten off the carriage to talk to her sister-in-law.
"Quickly thank Auntie Jiu," Aunt Li said, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Thank you, Auntie Jiu," the two said in unison, their voices childish.
"Good boys," A'jiu said, patting each of their heads.
The carriage rumbled onward.
"What do we do? They've left." Everyone stood on the road, watching.
"Why don't we follow them?"
Grandma Sun couldn't stop thinking about the watermelon, feeling a pang of sadness.
"Yes, we'll follow." As soon as this was said, everyone agreed enthusiastically.
"Am I supposed to follow the Meng family's carriage like a dog? Haven't I been humiliated enough already?" Deng Da Fu, who had been beaten, stamped his feet, wishing he could slaughter those two and eat them.
"Deng Da Fu, we all listen to your command, yet I haven't seen you lead us to even a single watermelon."
Grandma Sun was the eldest here.
"Grandma Sun, you can't say that. We just couldn't find a water source today. If we had found water, who would have cared about that watermelon?"
"Eldest Brother," Deng Er Fu tugged at his elder brother, pushing him behind him, and pointed at Grandma Sun:
"Don't act high and mighty just because you're old. Without us, you would have starved to death long ago."
Deng San Fu also felt indignant on behalf of his elder brother:
"You guys can go follow like dogs. We three brothers will not accompany you. If you starve without food, we won't care."
"What do you three brothers want? Hunting was done by me, Brother Song, and Grandma Sun's son. You just followed behind, freeloading. You're not taking the right direction, so why are you arguing with Grandma Sun?"
It was Ma Da Biao who stepped forward.
Song Feng Shou also realized that Meng Shao De had truly changed. If he had seen these people coveting their horse and watermelon before, he would have already drawn his saber and fought them.
Did he? No, he didn't, and he didn't even utter a harsh word.
"Exactly. If it weren't for Deng Da Fu's ulterior motives at the beginning, would Uncle De have shared food with us?"
Song Feng Shou stepped forward with his hoe to help speak.
"Song Feng Shou, do you want to fight? You're calling him Uncle De so quickly. Have you forgotten who used to beat you up every day back in the village?"
Deng Da Fu was still unconvinced. How could a hot-tempered person willingly accept a beating without retaliating?
"If you want to fight, I'm not afraid of anyone."
As soon as Song Feng Shou responded, those behind him who wanted to survive all wished to follow the Meng family's carriage. At this moment, they all stood behind Song Feng Shou and Ma Da Biao.
The Deng brothers were stunned.
Even if these men, women, and children couldn't fight, their spittle would drown them.
On the carriage.
"I think your sister-in-law did the right thing. There's nothing to be ashamed of, and besides, we're not expecting to return to our hometown in the future," Cai Li Hua offered her opinion after hearing Aunt Li.
"My sister-in-law was just afraid of being shamed if it got out. Sigh... as long as the wife and children can survive, it's enough to honor our ancestors."
Saying this, Li Jia Xi Fu hugged her two sons tightly; they were the only legacy of the Li family.
Although she couldn't be like her sister-in-law, if pushed to the limit and needing a bite to eat for her children, she wasn't sure if she would follow someone else.
The reason she hadn't reached that point was exactly what she had thought at the beginning: she was lucky to have met the Meng family.
"Isn't that so, sister? Have a peach. We've been traveling all night and haven't even found a place to rest yet," Cai Li Hua handed Li Jia Xi Fu a peach.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
Li Jia Xi Fu was very proper and had never touched a single grain of food from the Meng family without permission.
This was also the main reason Cai Li Hua liked to associate with her. In fact, Wu Jia Xi Fu was also good, but she didn't know where she was now.
"Dad, give the horse some water before we go, so it doesn't fall ill again."
A'jiu had learned her lesson now; she had to take good care of this horse.
"Daughter, is the little bit of water we collected enough?" Meng Shao De, who was driving the carriage, looked troubled.
"It's enough," A'jiu said decisively. She had dozed off briefly earlier and had refilled all three water skins.
Cai Li Hua, hearing this clearly from inside the carriage, suddenly felt something was not right.