Chapter 61 The Poor Little One Killed by His Uncle 17
A few days later, her eldest cousin came to her house pushing a wheelbarrow and took away two sacks of corn kernels.

Yuanchun also went to the village entrance to watch the fun.

Throughout the village, every household was busy loading food onto their own carts or wheelbarrows. Those who had loaded food would go to the village entrance and wait.

There was a long queue at the entrance of the village.

Yuanchun also saw Liu Tiezhu in the team.

Liu Tiezhu's leg is almost healed, but he still walks with a limp and it hurts after walking for a long time. This is also because he was unable to rest properly after the autumn harvest, which left him with sequelae.

From now on, this sequelae will always follow him.

Liu Tiezhu did not push the cart. Instead, his second cousin helped him push a wheelbarrow with two and a half sacks of grain on it. Liu Tiezhu followed closely behind.

Yuanchun was standing among the women and happened to hear them say:
"Tiezhu's grain was lost, and there's no way to get it back. The amount of grain his family gave us is not enough. The grain bureau doesn't give credit."

"For the land of four people in his family, at least four and a half sacks of grain will be enough."

"Liu Tiezhu and Ge Cuihua are lazy and don't work hard in the fields. Their grain production is the lowest in our village, and they lose a small half of it. The rest is not enough to eat. How can they bear to pay all the grain? If they pay all, what will they eat?"

"I heard that Liu Tiezhu also asked Liu Tielin to borrow food. Liu Tielin agreed to lend him 100 kilograms of food just to save his face, but Liu Tielin's wife refused to agree."

"Tsk tsk tsk, the grain has just been stored in the warehouse and they have to borrow it to eat. How are Liu Tiezhu and his family going to survive next year?"

"Why didn't Liu Tiezhu borrow from Yuanchun? Yuanchun's grandfather is gone, and Yuanchun can't finish so much food by herself. Besides, Liu Tiezhu also has half of Liu Tiezhu's father's food. It's reasonable for him to go to Yuanchun's house to get food." At first she said borrowing, and later she said taking directly. This woman was trying to sow discord in her words.

There were actually a few women present who thought she was right.

"Although Old Man Liu has been living with his eldest son since the family split up, his youngest son is also filial to him. If he dies, his property should also go to his youngest son."

"Bah, Ergou's mother, you are talking without any pain in your waist. What nonsense are you talking about?" The old lady rushed over and yelled at the woman, "You also live with your parents-in-law. When your parents-in-law are gone, can you divide their property and give it to your brothers-in-law?"

"How can that be possible? I will take care of my parents-in-law in their old age, so their things should be mine." Ergou's mother said subconsciously.

The old lady sneered sarcastically, "Then why do you want Yuanchun to share the land and food left by grandpa with Liu Tiezhu?"

Er Gou's mother said in a wry way, "Those are land and grain, how can they be the same as property? Besides, Liu Tiezhu is Yuanchun's uncle. Her uncle's grain was stolen, so it is reasonable for her to help him. She can't just eat her fill and watch her second uncle and his family starve."

"Yes, Wei Hua Niang, regardless of whether Yuanchun will help him or not, when the day comes that Liu Tiezhu's family is about to starve to death, you cousin and his wife can't just stand by and do nothing, right?"

"You can't just watch people starve to death."

"Wei Hua's mother, don't be angry. We are just chatting casually. It is up to you whether to help or not. After all, you and Liu Tiezhu are relatives."

(End of this chapter)