Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 607 - 565: Such Mother and Daughter (1)

Mrs. Wei ran forward and forcefully pushed Yang Runsen aside.

Yang Runsen wasn’t angry; instead, he moved to the side and watched Wei San, saying, "Spring nights are chilly, San Niang fell into the water; she must go back quickly to change clothes, or she’ll catch a cold."

Wei San’s body suddenly stiffened.

"Mind your own business! Get lost!" Mrs. Wei took off her shoe and swung it at Yang Runsen.

Yang Runsen tried to dodge, but his wet clothes tangled his feet, and he was slow, receiving several hits from the shoe.

The onlookers couldn’t stand it anymore and said, "Wei Family, Yang Dalang saved your daughter, you didn’t thank him, fine, but why are you hitting him? That’s wrong."

"Exactly, you’re repaying kindness with animosity!"

"Can you meddle in our family matters?" Mrs. Wei glared at the two gossipy women, then lifted her shoes and chased after Yang Runsen, cursing, "Yang, don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. Just give up, you plague!"

Mrs. Wei relentlessly chased Yang Runsen, beating and cursing him.

Totally ignoring Wei San.

Wei San stared blankly at her mother, her lips quivering slightly. Suddenly, she got up and threw herself back into the pond again.

Li Yuzhu stomped her foot, "Oh no, Wei San jumped into the water again!"

She hurriedly ran forward.

Mu Yuanxiu grabbed her, "Someone rescued her, Yu Zhu."

"We should still go and check, how much distress is Wei San in to jump into the water twice?" Li Yuzhu shook her head, walked down the slope, and arrived at the pond’s edge.

Yang Runsen had just turned his head and found Wei San jumping into the water again, without a word, he dove into the water, pulling Wei San up.

This time, Wei San wasn’t silently crying; she wailed aloud, "Why did you save me? I just want to die, I don’t want to live! I don’t want to live!"

Yang Runsen didn’t speak, he forcefully held her arm, preventing her from jumping into the water again.

Mrs. Wei walked over and pushed Yang Runsen away, "Let her go! I warned you, whenever you come near my daughter, she faces bad luck! She was fine at home tonight, then met you outside without a word and jumped into the water, and now you’re still here, she wants to jump again, are you not satisfied until you kill my daughter?"

Yang Runsen’s lips trembled, unsure if it was from cold or anger.

He looked at Wei San and said, "You think you’re the most miserable, but do you know there are countless people in the world more miserable than you? You see people around you despising you, but do you know someone afar is feeling sorry for you?"

Wei San abruptly raised her head to look at him.

Yang Runsen glanced back at her, released her arm, and turned to walk up the slope.

Someone said to him, "Yang Runsen, go home and have some ginger tea to drive away the cold."

Yang Runsen turned around and saw the two outsiders who looked for him during the day, he glanced at them and walked away.

Li Yuzhu saw him leave and turned to check on Wei San.

"Let’s go home first, don’t catch cold." Li Yuzhu patted her shoulder.

Wei San lowered her head, crying continuously.

"Why are you crying? Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at!" Mrs. Wei pushed her, rolling her eyes with disdain.

"Look at her condition, how can you still scold her?" Li Yuzhu cast a sharp glance at Mrs. Wei, leading Wei San up the slope, "Ride my mule cart, let me take you home."

Wei San covered her face, crying, while following Li Yuzhu.

Mu Yuanxiu had already reached the slope and turned the mule cart around.

Li Yuzhu helped Wei San into the mule cart.

Mrs. Wei called from behind, "Thank you for your trouble."

The mule cart headed to Wei Family.

Mrs. Wei patted her clothes and followed them home.

The few onlookers watched Mrs. Wei and said, "Wei Family, really, Yang Dalang is such a good man; why don’t you like him?"

Mrs. Wei looked back at the women, raising her eyebrows, and scolded, "If you think he’s good, marry your old mother to him."

The woman retorted, "Why doesn’t your old mother marry him?"

The two sides began to curse each other, and it took quite a while for the other villagers to mediate.

Mrs. Wei muttered and cursed as she went home.

"Pah! What nonsense? Serves you right to die poor!" The woman who quarreled with Mrs. Wei rolled her eyes at her retreating back and went home as well.

Other spectators lingered and chatted for a while before dispersing.

As the mule cart turned towards Wei Family, Li Yuzhu heard villagers cursing with Mrs. Wei.

From the conversation, it was clear that Mrs. Wei was extremely disgusted with Yang Runsen.

Li Yuzhu looked at Wei San in front of her and deliberately said, "Yang Runsen is quite a good person, isn’t he? Jumping into the water to save you on such a cold day."

Wei San did not speak, lowered her head, and sighed repeatedly.

"What exactly caused you to jump into the water to seek death?" Li Yuzhu asked, holding her hand.

Wei San still did not speak and began to sob softly.

Li Yuzhu said, "I’ve heard someone say that seeking death is the dumbest way. It will only pain those who love you and delight those who hate you. If you die, those who dislike you will be happy. You should live on, infuriate those who detest you, and live well, to slap them in the face!"

Wei San stopped sighing and looked up at Li Yuzhu.

Li Yuzhu gave her a slight smile, "I think that person is quite right, what do you think, Wei San?"

Wei San pressed her lips together and lowered her head again.

The mule cart arrived at the Wei Family home, and Li Yuzhu got off first, then helped Wei San down.

Mu Yuanxiu had already gone to knock on the door.

Not long after, Wei Dalang came over and asked, "Who is it?"

"Brought your sister back, open the door," Mu Yuanxiu said.

Wei Dalang opened the door and, seeing Wei San drenched, couldn’t suppress his anger, "What is this about? If you want to die, go do it far from here! Why come back?"

Wei San shivered, turned around, and ran.

Li Yuzhu pulled her back, "Hey, come back, change your clothes first."

She held onto Wei San’s arm and didn’t let go, dragging her into the courtyard.

Mu Yuanxiu looked at Wei Dalang and sneered coldly, "As her brother, you didn’t even ask anything before cursing her to die, no wonder she wanted to end her life."

"You don’t understand our family’s matters," Wei Dalang recognized the two who brought back Wei San as Pei Shenyan’s brother-in-law and sister-in-law, so he couldn’t get too angry.

Mu Yuanxiu was always reluctant to argue with people, so he tied the mule cart to a tree outside the courtyard and entered.

Wei Dalang, fearing Pei Shenyan’s wrath, couldn’t say anything more and had to let them be.

Li Yuzhu brought Wei San into the courtyard, "Which room is yours? I’ll take you back."

Wei San was already shivering non-stop from the cold; she glanced to the east, "Over there."

Li Yuzhu supported Wei San back to her room.

The room wasn’t big, and there wasn’t much proper furniture inside.

Li Yuzhu lit a candle and urged Wei San to quickly change her clothes.

She went to the outer room and closed the door behind her, saying to Wei Dalang, who had followed her, "If you don’t want your sister to catch cold and fall ill, hurry and make some brown sugar ginger water for her."

Wei Dalang gave a cold glare at the room door of Wei San and turned to leave.

Mu Yuanxiu didn’t enter the room, waiting for Li Yuzhu at the door.

When Wei San had finished changing and opened the door, Wei Dalang came with a bowl of brown sugar ginger water, followed by Mrs. Wei, who returned a step later.

Upon seeing Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu, Mrs. Wei didn’t express any thanks; instead, she started scolding Wei San harshly.

"If you want to die, die quietly. Why jump into the water in front of Yang Dalang? What was that supposed to mean? And you were seen by the villagers, you might not feel ashamed, but I do."

Wei Dalang said, "What, it was that Yang fellow who saved San Niang?" He glanced at Li Yuzhu and Pei Shenyan, thinking it was they who saved her.

Mrs. Wei said angrily, "They brought her back; it was that Yang fellow who saved her."

Wei Dalang, enraged, pointed at Wei San, "Did you do it on purpose, so our family owes the Yangs another favor?"

Wei San, after being soaked, looked pale, and after being scolded, she couldn’t stop shivering.

Li Yuzhu took the brown sugar ginger water from Wei Dalang’s hand and handed it to Wei San, "Drink this to warm yourself up first."

Wei San didn’t take it, her head hanging low, tears falling like raindrops.

"Crying, crying, you’ve cried away all the good luck from this family," Mrs. Wei scolded, pointing at her.

"Alright, enough is enough! If you want her dead, just say it clearly. Why keep cursing like this?" Li Yuzhu put down the bowl and looked at Mrs. Wei angrily, "Is this how you mother someone? Can’t you say things nicely?"

Mrs. Wei was rendered speechless by her words.

She glanced at Li Yuzhu and lowered her voice, saying, "Li San Niang, our family’s matters are very complicated, you’re an outsider, you wouldn’t understand."

Li Yuzhu said, "I don’t want to understand your family’s problems, but I do know that no matter how flawed your own daughter is, you shouldn’t scold her to the point of wishing her dead! She’s old enough to understand hurtful words, not a toddler who doesn’t get it. You’re scolding her in front of the villagers, how is she supposed to face them in the future?"