Chapter 142: Shifting Target

“Dad, Mom, I’m hungry.” Da Zhuang shouted weakly.

The strong woman swallowed her saliva with difficulty, but the dryness in her mouth did not allow her to swallow much saliva, nor did it relieve the burning pain in her throat.

“Da Zhuang, dear, just be patient and it will be over.”

“Mom, if you don’t eat, I will starve to death. Can you bear to see me starve to death?”

Da Zhuang Niang naturally understands this truth, but it is difficult for everyone now. Where can I find food and drink?

“Mom, go and beg Grandpa Li Zheng.”

What happened before is still vivid in my mind.

Yang Lizheng was so angry that he resigned from his position and made it clear that he no longer wanted to care about them.

Not to mention, when they were quarreling, they were disgusted with their family. If they asked for it themselves, they would definitely not get any better.

It’s all in vain, so the strong woman naturally doesn’t want to go.

She looked at her husband, “Dad Da Zhuang, please go and beg Yang Lizheng. If something happens to your son, you, Lao Yang, will have no heirs.”

Da Zhuang then looked at his father, “Dad, I will still be with you in the future. I want to support you until you die.”

Dad Zhuang didn’t want to go, but mother and son took turns to persuade him.

Da Zhuang Daddy was forced to do nothing, but he actually held on to a glimmer of hope in his heart. He was also very hungry.

“I’ll give it a try.”

As soon as he approached Yang Lizheng’s family, the other party looked at him warily, his eyes full of disgust.

“What’s the matter?” Yang Fu frowned and stared at him, not giving the other party a good look at all.

Da Zhuang’s father licked his face and smiled flatteringly, “Brother Afu, Da Zhuang can’t hold on any longer.

Can you give him a sip of water? Just a sip of water will do. Our family will remember this kindness.”

Before Yang Fu could speak, Yang Lu said directly, “We also want to ask you for a sip of water. We will remember this kindness for the rest of our lives.”

Yang Shou directly pushed Da Zhuang’s father away, “You asked with a face. Your Da Zhuang’s life is life, but the life of our children is not life.

Look at them, do they look like they are eating and drinking?

I’m really afraid that your son is dead. Why don’t you cut your own hands and give him something to eat and drink? “

“Get out of here!”

Yang Shou said with a cold expression and fierce tone.

Now that their father has lost his identity as Li Zheng, they don’t have to worry about anything.

Dad Zhuang didn’t expect Yang Lizheng’s family to become so domineering, and he was very angry, but he didn’t dare to say anything in front of this family.

Now there are only three members of their family left.

His parents died a few days ago, and his eldest daughter was sold to a trafficker in front of the city gate of Hui’an Prefecture in exchange for a small bag of rice.

Although the small bag of rice was not snatched away by the robbers, after eating it during this period, no matter how much I saved, it would be exhausted.

Everyone is at the end of their rope.

Even if some people still have some food left over, they keep it tightly covered and don’t dare to show it for fear of being stared at.

In the past, I could only eat two thin meals when I was on the road, but now I can eat one meal in two days, which is good.

Dad Zhuang ran away in despair, cursing constantly.

Everyone in Xinghua Village looked at him coldly.

After Da Zhuang’s father passed by, Aunt Wang spat on the ground.

“What a dirty thing.”

“We shouldn’t have lost Su Yatou because of such a dirty thing in the first place.”

The Yang Dashu family had followed Su Yin to Yongqing County, where they had seen what Su Yatou was capable of when encountering such big trouble.

Every time he thought of this incident, Yang Dashu regretted that he had not followed Su Yatou. Maybe if he had gone with them, the situation would never have been so dire.

It was a mistake at that time that led to this end. The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it. Now that he heard Aunt Wang’s words, he agreed very much.

In the past, he rarely spoke, but today he couldn’t help but add his voice to the conversation.

“Yes! We shouldn’t have kept the Dazhuang family here in the first place. If Su Yatou had been here, the encounter with the robbers might not have been so tragic. That girl is a capable person.

It’s a pity that we had to sacrifice ourselves for the sake of the Dazhuang family. It’s natural for people to leave after losing their heart.”

The people in front nodded in agreement, “Do you still remember what Su Yatou said before she left?

She warned us that it would be a disaster for the Da Zhuang family. She was right; look at where we are now.”

“Yes, yes, yes! In my opinion, Da Zhuang’s family is full of bad luck, and that’s why we are in this situation.”

“In the end, we’re all suffering because of them. The entire Da Zhuang family has brought misfortune upon us.”

“Oh, we shouldn’t have kept them here at all.”

“Our family could have objected to the Da Zhuang family staying, and so could Li Zheng, Yang Dashu, and Aunt Wang.”

“Huh, tell me, it’s not even Da Zhuang’s relatives speaking up for them, and yet they are harming others.”

“If I had known this, we would have left with Su Yatou and the others.”

“Yes, yes, I feel it more and more now. We all had a good time when Su Yatou was here.

Even though we were a little tired on the road, we weren’t in such a dire situation.”

Others in Xinghua Village also joined in, denouncing the Da Zhuang family while reminiscing about better days.

No matter how hard things had been before, they felt a sense of camaraderie when Su Yatou was around.

During this denunciation, their voices grew louder, unafraid that the Da Zhuang family would hear them.

Da Zhuang’s father, already sullen from the treatment by Yang Lizheng’s family, now felt even more anger as he overheard the insults from his fellow villagers. However, he dared not respond.

If he talked back, those around him would inevitably retaliate even more fiercely, leaving his family with no hope of survival.

Da Zhuang was a naughty kid, and he couldn’t understand how so many people could be scolding them like this.

“Father, mother, they are scolding us. You have to scold them back.”

“It’s obviously not our family’s fault.”

“They weren’t saying it was Grandpa Lizheng’s fault before, so why is it our fault now?”

Da Zhuang was very angry, but no matter what he said, his parents remained silent, though there was hatred in their eyes.

“Son, don’t talk.” The strong woman wiped her tears in grievance.

At this moment, Da Zhuang felt more acutely that their family had really become the target of everyone’s disdain.

He didn’t understand why this was happening and couldn’t help but murmur, “Hasn’t that unfortunate guy been sold? Why is our family still hated by others?”

How could a child so young, without the guidance of adults, understand the complexities of the adult world?

At the end of the day, everyone was exhausted, and many could no longer lift their feet.

They wanted to call the people in front to stop and rest, but Yang Lizheng and his family did not stop and showed no concern for whether others could keep up.

Everyone in Xinghua Village knew that Yang Lizheng’s family was angry at this time. No one dared to call for a stop, so they all gritted their teeth and followed.

“Dad, there is a big tree in front of us. Let’s rest there.”

“Okay.”

When Yang Lizheng’s family finally decided to rest, the others immediately ran to take shelter under the tree.