Heavenly Blessed Baby: Fleeing Famine, Busy to Prosper!-Chapter 97: There’s No Tongue That Doesn’t Touch the Teeth

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: There’s No Tongue That Doesn’t Touch the Teeth

After all, having been through a lot, Yi Meng naturally isn’t really naive and innocent.

Though she might be slow to react sometimes, once she seriously analyzes a situation, she quickly understands the twists and turns.

The position of village head differs from that of the county magistrate and similar roles; it doesn’t require the court’s appointment.

Generally, once the current village head can no longer serve, his descendants take over.

In such an era, as long as one doesn’t provoke public anger, the position of village head is basically hereditary.

The current village head doesn’t want to continue, so naturally, his son will succeed him.

Duan Cuihua, as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ji Family, is naturally the most likely person to become the next village head’s wife.

So, she definitely can’t accept having her long-coveted position of village head’s wife taken away.

Yi Meng spoke bluntly, making the village head blush and leaving Duan Cuihua, who was watching the situation, stiff-faced.

However, Duan Cuihua isn’t foolish either. She immediately retorted, "Mrs. Qi, what nonsense are you spouting? When have I ever been such a gossip? You better clarify your words, or this won’t end well!"

"Ha!"

Yi Meng sneered, "You know very well whether this will end or not. Let me tell you, my husband never intended to take over as village head, and I have no interest in that position either."

This time, she was even more straightforward.

Duan Cuihua was delighted at heart, but her expression became even uglier.

Isn’t this openly telling everyone that she’s always had her eye on the position of village head’s wife?

Even if it’s the truth, she shouldn’t say it so directly!

Yi Meng couldn’t be bothered to deal with Duan Cuihua further and continued speaking to the village head, "We have already decided that we will part ways with you all tomorrow. This way, whether we attract wolves or other predators, it won’t involve you in any danger."

"Quanjin, you, you..."

The village head didn’t want to listen to Yi Meng anymore and could only look to Qi Quanjin for help.

He didn’t want to give the position of village head to an outsider, and he could see that Qi Quanjin wasn’t really interested in the village head position, which is why he was straightforward in entrusting the village to his care.

Because he knew that Qi the Fourth was capable, and with him, the village could go further.

Once a suitable place was found to settle down, then whoever should take over as village head would be his decision.

But if they fell out with Qi the Fourth now and parted ways, the villagers remaining would find it truly difficult to travel such a long distance.

Qi Quanjin stood by Yi Meng’s side and said coldly, "What my wife said represents my thoughts as well as our entire family’s. Village head, tonight, our families will continue to protect everyone, but starting tomorrow, let’s go our separate ways!"

The village head wanted to say something, but someone interrupted.

Someone from the village shouted, "Mr. Qi Sr., what does your family mean by this? It was your family who first insisted on leaving, and your family said to head north. Now we’ve just walked a little way, and you’re going to abandon our entire village? Has your conscience been devoured by dogs?"

"Exactly! If it weren’t for you insisting on heading north, we would have gone south a long time ago to find a place with good water and mountains!"

People who attended the village meeting earlier pointed their fingers at Qi Zheng.

Qi Zheng knew that the villagers were all ingrates, but he didn’t expect them to be so ungrateful.

He was also very angry for a while.

Although Yi Meng wasn’t present, she was in the opposite room at the time and heard everything that happened.

Laughing mockingly, Yi Meng rebutted, "The reason for heading north was already explained by my father, and no one present at the time disagreed with it. Ultimately, the decision on which way to go was made collectively."

"What now, do you all feel you have nothing to rely on without our Qi Family holding the front against danger, so you’re trying to morally bind us?"

"And don’t say our conscience is eaten by something; before you ask that, feel your own hearts and ask if what you’ve done is fair?"

"Our sons could hunt wild pheasants to eat, but you couldn’t, so you claimed it was us attracting the wolf pack."

"Fine, we’ll admit to that. But when you saw our whole family, even little Manbao and Shilang, standing up to block the wolf pack, did you consider leaving a bloodline for our Qi Family?"

"Now that the wolves are gone, and we’re fine, do you think you bear no responsibility?"

Yi Meng’s voice wasn’t small; its clarity instantly drowned out everyone’s murmuring.

The villagers’ expressions were all unnatural.

They surely hadn’t forgotten what had just happened.

But what could they do?

Those were wild wolves, each capable of killing them.

The village head awkwardly said, "Mrs. Qi, please, don’t say that. Everyone just wants to live."

"Yes, you all want to live, so you’re not wrong. Our Qi Family sons are capable, so all of us in the Qi Family should die."

Yi Meng sneered, "So in the future, we’ll take the mountain paths, and you take the official roads. There are no beasts or wolves on the official road, nor will there be beasts or wolves tearing you apart."

"As for us, the Qi Family, since we’re destined to be prey for the beasts, we’ll go through the mountains. Even if we all get bitten to death, it won’t be your fault."

Yi Meng announced their decision to take the mountain paths, but the villagers didn’t believe it at all.

Leaving a clear road untaken to traverse the wilderness—wasn’t that absurd?

But when the next day came and the Qi Family, along with several other families, packed their belongings and indeed headed into the mountains, the villagers finally realized they were wrong.

Those families, they were truly courting death.

"Village head, what do we do now?"

Someone, out of ideas, came to ask the village head.

Everyone had already packed, but none had rested well.

They faced the wolves in the first half of the night and feared their return in the second.

The Qi Family and the other families, however, were different.

They took shifts, resting in turns.

Though their spirits weren’t completely recharged, they were far better off than the villagers.

The village head was also troubled.

Seeing that the other families were about to disappear from view, the village head steeled himself and said, "Where’s a tongue that doesn’t offend teeth? We’ve lived in the same village for so many years; how can we just part ways? Let’s go! We’ll follow them!"

He understood his son well.

In a stable setting, for his son to be a village head was no major issue.

But now, in these times of fleeing and hardship, someone like Qi the Fourth was essential to accompany them; otherwise, even their own family might not find a suitable place to settle safely.