Transmigration: The Main Character is Not Becoming the Cannon Fodder!-Chapter 331 - 19: Famine Years Without Famine (19)

Chapter 331: Chapter 19: Famine Years Without Famine (19)

Thanks to "Liu Li Jin", "A", and "Heart as vast as the sea" for the rewards. Mwah~

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Li Chunhua sat on the ground, wailing in tears.

"What did I do wrong, working tirelessly for this family, raising two children, and now you want to divorce me. I don’t agree."

"Li Chunhua, you know very well what you’ve done yourself. Working tirelessly for the family—what, did we just sit around doing nothing? Even Daya, she was the one helping with cooking since she was a child. Ask your conscience, how did the Li Family treat you, how did my parents treat you? Before, you argued with Daya for the sake of your niece, and now, after returning from the military, you argued with Shujie, leaving the house in chaos. Is this what makes you happy? The main issue is you even laid hands on the elders. Let’s divorce, we can’t keep living like this."

Zhao Jing came over to Li Chunhua with a small bag of grain.

"Aunt, it’s all my fault. Why don’t I leave? You and Uncle can’t divorce."

Seeing how thin Zhao Jing had become, carrying a sack of rice, Li Chunhua felt a wave of emotion.

Unexplainably, a surge of energy arose within her.

"Fine, if we’re divorcing then so be it, but I want the house. Without a house, where will I live after the divorce?"

Li Chunhua dared not demand anything else. Money and grain, Li Rengui had already been generous enough, even if he didn’t provide money, it would be acceptable. After all, she had money given to her before. If it were brought up, she feared Jing’er would be talked about again, as it involved 700 yuan, just wasted away. In the village, her reputation would worsen, and at her age, she could already be marriageable; what if it affected Jing’er?

Li Rengui sighed, "After the divorce, staying here is impossible. I’ve already discussed it with the village chief. I’ve bought that vacant house at the village entrance; you’ll live there from now on."

Later, Li Rengui and Li Chunhua divorced.

Zhao Jing became anxious. If they divorced, she couldn’t come here anymore, and since she wasn’t around, she wouldn’t know the situation here. How would she take those good things then?

Thankfully, as Li Chunhua had to move out and the village house required cleaning and repairing, Li Rengui didn’t hurry them to leave.

However, Li Rengui had already given Li Chunhua the grain, as she was indeed short of it. But she hadn’t received the money yet, still she didn’t push it. Li Rengui had always been true to his word.

The village house had been abandoned for a while, and after some repairs, it was almost ready. Li Chunhua and Zhao Jing started moving things bit by bit over there.

Li Chunhua felt wronged. She couldn’t understand how she had given so much for this family, yet the situation still turned out like this. After all, Jing’er was a good child.

At this moment, she’d completely lost the feeling that marrying into the Li Family was her blessing.

That night, the village was screening a movie on the large empty ground at the village’s end.

A white sheet was hung up for projection. Though simple, the entire village would attend, as it was a rare entertainment.

Despite the cold weather, people’s spirits were high.

During the daytime, Li Shuning had also been discussing it here. Zhao Jing felt an opportunity coming and slipped out quietly to report back.

As night fell, everyone was wrapping themselves in big cotton coats, carrying small stools, heading towards the open ground.

The Li family went too, even Li Chunhua joined them.

Only Zhao Jing said she was afraid of the cold and stayed home.

Li Shuning sneered inwardly, tonight would be the night, right?

The movie was actually a black-and-white film, not particularly noteworthy, but the villagers watched with great interest. A third of the movie had played when her spiritual power sensed someone had entered the Li Family premises.

Zhao Jing, in an inside-out collaboration, went directly into Li Haoge’s room, starting to rummage around.

With a smile on her lips, Li Shuning leaned closer to her grandma: "Grandma, it’s a bit cold, let’s go back."

Grandma touched Li Shuning’s hand, feeling the chill: "Oh, alright, then Grandma will accompany you back."

Li Rengui and Li Haoge stood up, ready to escort Li Shuning and her grandma home. After all, with the village being pitch-dark everywhere, it was worrisome for a beautiful girl and an elderly woman to go back alone.

Although the village had always had great security, who knows what could happen?

Li Chunhua wanted to stay and watch a bit more, but thinking about returning alone in the dark made her feel uneasy. People were leaving in groups, and she’d be alone at that time.

Moreover, she wasn’t assured with Jing’er alone at home. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Seeing Li Shuning and others heading back, those who were indeed cold couldn’t help but start packing up their small stools to leave too, a sort of herd effect.

Li Meng followed Li Shuning out.

Li Shuning intentionally skipped ahead, quietly opened the main door, then suddenly screamed out.

"Thief, Dad, there’s a thief!"

This shout startled the people inside the house and those returning home hurried over to the Li Family.

Li Family Village hadn’t seen a petty thief in so many years; who was this audacious?

Inside the room, Zhao Jing panicked, along with Zhao Donglai and his younger son Zhao Xiaoyang, they hurriedly ran out. If it were only one girl, they could just capture her.

It was said that Li Shuning was pretty; maybe they could even take some advantage.

Yet as they came out, they saw many people in the yard.

Some held torches while others had flashlights, making the yard brightly lit.

Upon seeing these people, Li Meng shouted at once: "I recognize this man. He came to see Zhao Jing before when Daya and they went to the military, said he was Zhao Jing’s father. What are they doing inside Grandpa Li’s room?"

A few of the village men, along with Li Rengui, quickly caught them. Zhao Jing tried to escape but got caught too.

Li Chunhua was dumbfounded, not understanding what was happening.

Seeing Zhao Jing being tied up, she finally got anxious.

"Why are you tying Jing’er? There’s no way Jing’er could steal."

Neighbor Sister-in-law Wang sneered: "Chunhua, isn’t Zhao Jing the inside thief? She has her biological father leading the theft, and you’ve been raising her these years at your expense. You still want to protect Zhao Jing. Could it be you called them? With Rengui divorcing you, were you taking revenge?"

Li Chunhua was startled, hurriedly explaining: "How could that be? I wouldn’t do such a thing."

Seeing others looking at her with disdain, Li Chunhua didn’t dare say more.

Zhao Jing’s mind went blank, being caught—what should she do now?

With this happening in the village, it wasn’t long before the village chief and others arrived.

Li Rengui sneered, "Previously when our whole family went to the military and came back, we found the house messed up. But with the doors locked, we didn’t say much. Even Li Chunhua’s rice vat was opened, the grain wasted. Never thought we’d find an inside thief."

Li Chunhua raised her head instantly at these words, looking at Zhao Jing in disbelief.