The whole family stocked up on supplies two years in advance, so they could live a life of luxury wh

Zhang Zhaoxia also silently lowered her head.

She saw that she had found her father and mother, as well as her eldest and second eldest sisters, and her eldest and second eldest sisters-in-law. Everyone asked her with concern, but now they could not be seen at all. She couldn't help but lower her head and cry.

Zhang quickly hugged her and comforted her.

Seeing that everyone was in low spirits, Xing'er quietly got up to get some dried meat and gave everyone four strips. To distract everyone, Xing'er prepared to tell them a story.

"Third Grandfather, Father, Mother, Grandmother, Gou'er, Tie Dan, Sister Ye, Brother Hei Wu, Cheng Feng... I'll tell you a few stories, and you'll definitely feel better after hearing them."

When everyone is in a good mood, their stomach aches don't hurt as much.

Li Laosan knew everyone was in low spirits, so he smiled and greeted the villagers, saying:

"Okay, okay, everyone, don't be sad."

"Xing'er is going to tell everyone a story. Whoever laughs will get a piece of jerky as a reward."

The villagers immediately became interested upon hearing this.

None of them could read, but they all loved listening to stories, especially fun and interesting ones.

Even Lu Chengfeng and Zhang Zhaoxia, who were just immersed in pain, were the same.

The two of them carried small stools and sat down in front of Xing'er.

What's the story of Sister Xing Er?

I want to hear it, I want to hear it.

"Sister Xing'er, I want to hear it too!"

Xing'er smiled slightly:

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you a story right away!"

Li Lanhua was very displeased to see her third sister stealing the spotlight again. She was about to say something when suddenly she realized her throat felt like it was blocked with cotton, and she couldn't utter a single word.

She strained her voice, but couldn't utter a single word.

Li Lanhua was so frightened that she quickly ran to her father.

She shook her brother's arm vigorously, trying to make a sound, but could only manage "mmm..." sounds.

Li Fusheng, not knowing what was wrong with her, frowned and asked:

"What are you trying to say?"

"Go ahead and say it?"

"Mmm...mmm..."

Li Lanhua pointed to her mouth, extremely anxious, but she couldn't speak. She was so frightened that she cried, but no sound came out, just like a mute.

Everyone looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong with Fourth Sister?"

Why does she seem unable to speak?

"Fourth Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"Father, Mother, Fourth Sister seems to be unable to speak."

"Let me see."

Li Fusheng examined the orchid closely and noticed that her mouth was moving, but she couldn't make a sound.

Other villagers followed after seeing this.

Seeing the growing crowd, Li Lanhua felt even more distressed. She tried to speak to people around her, but couldn't utter a single word. Zhang Shi immediately became anxious and pulled Xing'er aside, asking:

"Xing'er".

"Come quickly and see what's wrong with your fourth sister!"

Xing'er was also puzzled. Why did someone suddenly stop talking? She leaned closer to take a look, but Li Lanhua stretched out a hand and slapped her. Xing'er didn't expect her to dare to do this.

She dodged abruptly and slapped him back.

"Snap!"

Li Lanhua was both anxious and angry. Zhang never expected that Lanhua would dare to hit Xing'er. She was so angry that she hurriedly went to get the yellow thorn stick. Even under these circumstances, Li Lanhua still did not cry out.

Although Li Fusheng was angry that the girl was disobedient, he was also anxious when she suddenly couldn't speak. Now, even Xing'er didn't know that he had run off to find Zhu Dadan.

In that instant.

Li Dashan stepped forward.

He stopped his father and said:

"Father, I know what happened. You don't need to go looking for Uncle Dadan."

Li Fusheng looked at Dashan with a surprised expression.

Xing'er, her eldest and second eldest sisters, and Zhang Shi and the others were all surprised.

"Dashan, do you know?"

How did you know?

"Dashan, don't talk nonsense."

"Dashan, what exactly happened?"

At this time.

Li Laojiu suddenly said:

"When we were playing with the mushrooms earlier, I saw our Li family ancestor touch the orchid's lips with his finger. Was it our ancestor who did that?"

Li Dashan glanced at Uncle Jiu and said:

"Uncle Jiu is right."

Our ancestors told me that they wouldn't let my third sister work so hard anymore, and that if my fourth sister didn't change her ways and continued to be as cunning and deceitful as before, they wouldn't be able to say a word.

Fourth sister.

Let me tell you, if you want to speak out, you have to behave properly and not just act on your own whims. Also, why did you reach out to hit your third sister just now?

She's your older sister.

You probably won't be able to speak for the next three days.

If you continue like this, you'll never be able to speak for the rest of your life.

Think about it carefully yourself.

As soon as he spoke, Li Lanhua was so frightened that she sat on the ground, tears streaming down her face.

She pointed her finger at the sky in protest and cursed angrily, then pounded the ground with her fist in anger, but even though her hand hurt, she still couldn't make a sound.

Xing'er looked at her like a modern-day brat. She stared coldly at her fourth sister, ready to beat her up again if she dared to lay a hand on her again.

Zhang and Li Fusheng were stunned by what Dashan said.

Everyone understood immediately.

It turns out that all of this was because our ancestors couldn't stand it anymore.

Grandma Li sighed, "I told you to discipline them properly, and now look what's happened. The old lady has taken action, and there's no mercy in it."

After she finished speaking, she walked up to the orchid, took her hand, and said earnestly:

"Orchid, you've grown up so much."

You should be more sensible by now.

Your father and mother have said what they needed to say and punished what they needed to punish. Things are different now than at home. It's already a blessing from our ancestors that you haven't suffered any major losses yet, given your personality.

Now your ancestors are giving you a chance.

You must cherish this opportunity. Start working hard now, don't slack off, and don't go against your third sister at every turn. Otherwise, you'll be the one who suffers, and even Grandma won't be able to protect you.

Tears streamed down Li Lanhua's face as she buried her face in her grandmother's arms, sobbing silently.

She felt like her world had collapsed!

Tears streamed down my face like a small river.

Xing'er stood to the side without saying a word. She felt that she was not nearly as close to Lan Hua as she was to Gou'er and Tie Dan, and even less close to Daya and Cao'er.

But after the ancestor made this decision, she began to reflect on whether she really disliked her and therefore did not want to discipline her, and only wanted to wait for her to get married in the future.

But is this really a good idea?

Xing'er fell into deep thought.

After seeing this, Li Chunhua patted her shoulder and comforted her:

"Third sister, I am the eldest sister. It should be my responsibility to discipline the fourth sister. You don't need to blame yourself. It's because the eldest sister didn't manage her well."

Zhang watched her eldest daughter walk over and said:

"Chunhua, this isn't your fault. There's also your mother. It's because your mother and father were too lenient with Lanhua when they were on the run that her temper got worse and worse. Your mother couldn't bring herself to be harsh with her, but now your mother knows she was wrong."

If Mother doesn't discipline her properly, it will be Mother's fault.

Li Dashan looked up at everyone in the family. His father and mother had gray hair at their temples, and he was already married. He was about to become a father himself, and it was time to take on his responsibilities.

He pursed his lips and said:

"Mom, I'm still here in this family."

I am the eldest son. In the future, when you and Dad get old, you will have to rely on us. Please don't take on all the family matters yourself. The same goes for my third sister. I begged the Ancestor yesterday.

My ancestors also gave me skills.

"Mother, don't worry, from now on I will take responsibility."