Heavenly Blessed Baby: Fleeing Famine, Busy to Prosper!-Chapter 96: No Need to Stir Up Trouble Everywhere

Chapter 96: Chapter 96: No Need to Stir Up Trouble Everywhere

"That’s right, they really won’t follow us for long."

Qi Zheng said, "It might not even take half a day, perhaps just half an hour, before they give up following us."

Yi Meng was left speechless, stunned by what she heard.

She originally thought she would need to spend more effort persuading everyone. Who would have thought that with just a few words, not only was the decision made, but even the plan to shake off those people was brought up.

Qi Zheng looked at Mr. Wang Sr. and the other families, "Have you all made up your minds, really decided to break ties with the villagers?"

Mr. Wang Sr. chuckled, "What’s there to consider? Our Wang Family has always been outsiders. If it weren’t for your father, my Uncle Wang, helping us back in the day, our family’s grave might have been overgrown by now. How could we have survived until today?"

Following Mr. Wang Sr.’s words, the other elderly heads of the families also laughed and expressed their stance.

Their families had all benefited greatly from the Qi Family and were naturally closest to them on ordinary days.

As for the villagers...

It’s not that they were on bad terms with the village, but the relationship was just lukewarm. During essential times like spring planting or autumn harvest, disputes over water usage constantly arose.

Among these few families, the ones who settled in Yongping Village the earliest hadn’t even been there for more than sixty or seventy years, so their attachment to Yongping Village wasn’t particularly deep.

After all, since they had already fled from Yongping Village, who knew where they would end up, so while they would be sad or feel a sense of loss, there weren’t deep feelings involved.

Thus, the decision was made effortlessly, leaving Yi Meng a bit disoriented.

So, had she been the only one overthinking from the start?

Since they’d already decided to part ways, people started packing their things voluntarily without needing another reminder from Yi Meng.

From across the river, someone perched on a tree shouted, "Look, they’re packing their stuff. What are they up to? Are they planning to run?"

"What? They’re running, what about us?"

"What are you asking for? Hurry, come see!"

The few people on the two large nearby trees were discussing, but as they started climbing down, others on the nearby trees also concluded that the wolf pack wouldn’t return, so they began to climb down as well.

Some of the older people were unable to climb in the first place and had to be carried up by the younger members of their family.

Hearing they could come down now, these elders insisted on waiting until it was confirmed safe to descend.

Family members had no choice but to leave some young ones up in the trees to look out, while others followed the group across the stream.

The sudden return of such a large group startled the Qi Family members.

However, they soon recovered their composure.

It was difficult to feel close to those who intended to send them to confront the wolves.

The village chief, supported by his youngest son Ji Hu, directly approached Qi Quanjin.

"Quanjin, the wolf pack is gone, they won’t be coming back, right?"

Whether from fright or the cold, the village chief was trembling all over, his voice noticeably shaky as he spoke.

Qi Quanjin calmly looked at the village chief, responding to his hopeful gaze with an indifferent voice, "They’ve left for now, but I can’t say if they’ll come back."

"What? They might, they might come back? Surely not!"

The village chief’s legs almost gave way, nearly landing him on the ground.

Ji Hu hurriedly supported his father and turned to Qi Quanjin, "Brother Quanjin, everyone on the trees is too cold, let them come back and warm up by the fire, and then..."

"And when the wolves come, have them climb back up, leaving us to shield you from the wolves again, is that it?"

Yi Meng glared satirically at the father and son pair.

She used to think Ji Hu was a good child, but now it seemed she had been simply blinded by her own view.

Ji Hu, embarrassed, replied quietly, "Sister-in-law, that’s not what I meant."

"It doesn’t matter whether you meant it that way or not."

Yi Meng turned to the village chief, "Village chief, our team will protect the villagers till dawn tonight."

The village chief sighed in relief immediately upon hearing this.

But before he had fully exhaled, Yi Meng added, "But that’s only until dawn. After dawn, our two factions will part ways, never to cross paths again."

"What, what do you mean?"

The village chief’s mind buzzed, feeling that surely something was wrong with his ears; otherwise, how could he hear such words?

Qi Quanjin came up beside Yi Meng, pulling her behind him and said in a deep voice, "Village chief, what my wife said represents our entire family’s stance, including the few families with us."

"Come dawn, we’ll each go our own way."

Though Qi Quanjin had not elevated his voice, it was loud enough for many around to hear.

Villagers who were busy counting their belongings paused abruptly, each one looking at Qi Quanjin as if he were nuts.

Even families farther away, who hadn’t heard Qi Quanjin’s words due to being influenced by the actions of those ahead, paused and turned their attention to this side.

Some even quietly asked their neighbors what was going on.

Soon, the whole village knew what Qi Quanjin meant.

The Qi Family — no, the few families who had bravely stood at the front were breaking away from the villagers!

"Is the Qi Family crazy? We’re from the same village; even if we’re not blood relatives, we’ve lived together for so many years. How can they just break it off like that?"

"Exactly! Back when the Qi Family was in the village, we never thought they’d act so ruthlessly! Now we’re out here fleeing, how can they be so heartless?"

The villagers uniformly found the Qi Family’s decision incomprehensible and harbored clear resentment.

This made the families who initially felt a tad guilty instantly shed whatever guilt remained.

From their arrival until now, not a single person had uttered a word of thanks, nor even offered a look of concern.

Under such circumstances, what else was there to hold on to?

Qi Quanjin continued with the village chief, "Uncle, let me tell you; I never wanted your position as village chief."

Beside him, Yi Meng added, "And your eldest daughter-in-law can stop scheming and babbling. Keep the village chief role for your eldest son so she won’t think my husband is trying to steal her husband’s spot." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Yi Meng hadn’t felt this way initially, but after Liew Sanya got struck by lightning, Yi Meng reflected on past events and soon realized the village chief’s eldest daughter-in-law’s pattern of behavior.

While still in the village, the daughter-in-law often seemed displeased with her. She later inadvertently heard that Duan Cuihua’s family originally intended to propose to Qi Quanjin.

In the end, however, it was she who married Qi Quanjin.

This was why Duan Cuihua had always been antagonistic towards her, which Yi Meng hadn’t paid much mind to.

However, after the incident with Liew Sanya’s family, Yi Meng sensed that Duan Cuihua’s intent was not merely adversarial but had a different agenda altogether.