Li Shiyue was naturally pleased that her mother had so resolutely agreed to a divorce. She didn't want to flee with such a scumbag father.
With such a father around, she feared she would be pushed out to take the fall for him.
While pondering how to complete her beginner's task, Li Shiyue grabbed a stone and pulled her mother. Their eyes met, and Li Shiyue saw the determination in her mother's eyes.
Li Shiyue was overjoyed!
Fortunately, her mother wasn't the kind of woman in modern times who would endure a divorce for the sake of her child. After making a plan, Li Shiyue nodded to her mother and gestured for her to look towards the crowd.
Her mother turned around and saw the village chief and elders of Li Family Village standing outside.
Her mother turned back to her feet, about to say something, when Li Shiyue grabbed her hand.
Seeing the questioning look in her mother's eyes, Li Shiyue winked mischievously at her. The next second, she released Shi Tou's hand and pinched her own waist.
While Shi Tou stared blankly at his sister's discarded hand, and under Li's mother's astonished gaze, catching everyone off guard, Li Shiyue let out a loud "Aww!" and took two steps forward, kneeling before her still-kneeling, scumbag father.
"Father, my dear father, have you abandoned Mother?"
While wailing and faking her tears, Li Shiyue, thinking about how to continue her act, kowtowed twice to her father, her head hitting the ground with a series of "thuds."
"Father, my dear father, since you despise my simple-minded brother, and despise me for being a woman, and now you have another child, then let my brother and me go with Mother.
If we can't survive on this journey of fleeing famine, at least the three of us can die together, and be companions on the road to the Yellow Springs.
Father, my dear father, let the three of us die together!
Waaah, Father, my dear father, waaah... let the three of us die together!" Surprisingly
, the first to react to Li Shiyue's actions was her uncle, Li Wangming!
This made sense, though. In the original owner's memories, her uncle Li Wangming, only five years younger than her, was the person she was closest to in the Li family.
Because Shitou was a simple-minded child from a young age, Li's mother inevitably poured a lot of energy, time, and affection into him. Therefore, young Li Shiyue mostly followed her uncle, and the two had the best relationship.
However, it was precisely because of Li's mother's sacrifices that Shitou was able to be raised well. Now, Shitou can take care of himself and is obedient enough to understand what his family says.
Therefore, it can be said that although Li Shiyue and Li Wangming are uncle and nephew, they are actually more like siblings.
As for Shitou, Li Shiyue and Li Wangming are the older siblings.
Seeing his grandmother steady herself with her cane, Li Wangming ran over to Li Shiyue, who was kneeling there.
When he arrived, seeing Li Shiyue sincerely banging her head on the ground, Li Wangming was heartbroken.
"How could it come to this? How could it come to this?"
Li Wangming reached out to pull Li Shiyue up. "My elder brother has gone mad and made a mistake.
How could it have come to the point of divorcing his wife?
Shiyue, get up, get up so I can see. Your head is all bruised!
You child, how could you have used so much strength?"
Li Shiyue used all her strength, but in the end, she couldn't let her uncle Li Wangming, who had been studying since childhood and had no strength, pull her up from the ground.
"Second Uncle, just listen to what Shiyue said. How can Shiyue's father and I live like this?
On this journey of fleeing famine, he doesn't forget to gravitate towards other people's homes. Even our donkey has been given away to others to work for. My mother-in-law is so tired that she doesn't even have a ride. At her age, she still has to use a cane
to travel. We haven't even left Henan yet. If we get divorced, and something happens to us on this journey of fleeing famine, just like Shiyue said, the three of us can die together. We'll go to the Yellow Springs together, and we won't be lonely on the road."
After saying this, Li's mother took Shitou's hand and walked to Li Shiyue's side. She reached out her hand to Li Shiyue, and with Li's mother's hand, the person that Li Wangming couldn't lift earlier was easily pulled up.
At this moment, the people of Li Family Village who were standing around watching the commotion were all completely surprised that tonight's events had progressed to this point.
You know, in all the surrounding villages and towns, for years, we've never heard of any couple getting divorced.
For example, the talkative Dog Lao San probably thought the Li family's situation would end like this: "Sister-in-law Wang Chun acknowledged Qin Tao and her unborn child. Why?
Because Sister-in-law Wang Chun gave birth to a mentally challenged son and a girl!
All these years, she hasn't had another child, hasn't given Wang Guang a healthy son, so of course she has to acknowledge them!"
Not only Dog Lao San thought this way, but Grandma Li probably thought the same.
As for Grandma Li saying she'd beat Li's father to death, just listen to it and forget it. Judging from Grandma Li's demeanor, she didn't really look like she'd kill her own son.
But right now, Li's mother and Li Shiyue's behavior showed that they were truly severing ties with Li's father and getting a divorce, even on the road to escape famine. Yes, even on the road to escape famine, Li's mother was still going to get a divorce!
It was a summer night, and even the occasional breeze was hot.
The drama unfolded one after another, keeping the villagers of Li Family Village thoroughly entertained. Some thought Li's mother was making a mountain out of a molehill, while others wholeheartedly agreed with her actions.
"Stone's mother is really something, she can't even keep her own husband!
It's come to this, she should just accept it. Who knows, Qin Tao might really be carrying a son."
"Pah! You're the fool!
Stone's mother did the right thing!
Didn't you hear?
The other donkey cart is being used by someone else, she doesn't even care about her own mother, she's keeping a man who doesn't even care about his own family for her lover, what use is he? What are
we doing ?
We're fleeing famine!
We're only able to escape because of our nephew Shiyang, who packed our belongings in advance so the whole clan could flee together.
Look, we've been out for half a month, and we've only managed to avoid encountering any refugees on the small paths we've been taking.
Stone's mother..." "As I said, we haven't even left Henan yet.
If we encounter refugees on the road, don't you expect your husband to protect us?
But what about now?"
Zhou Lanhua grinned, pointing at Qin Tao, who was still in Li's father's arms. "Stone Mother is right!
In the future, if anything happens, it would be better if the three of them died together on the road, at least they would have each other in the afterlife, and the whole family would be together."
Zhou Lanhua's words made the woman roll her eyes and have nothing to say, but her words really reached everyone's ears.
Even Grandma Li, who was standing with a wooden cane, was touched. She was old, and the family already had two donkeys. One pulled their belongings, and the other was left over. Logically, there should have been a place for her to sit.
But the remaining donkey was taken away by Li's father and given to Qin Tao's family to work for. Just as Li's mother had said, Li's father had neglected even his own mother for his mistress!
"Chunniang? Chunniang?
Who's bullying my Chunniang? Who
dares to bully my Chunniang?
Don't be afraid, Chunniang!
Your sister-in-law is here!
Let's see who dares!"
Li Shiyue turned around to look in the direction of the voices and saw two girls, one tall and one short, supporting a tall, strong woman on either side as they walked from behind the village chief and clan elders.