Farm Girl’s Space: Picking Up a Major Villain during the Runaway Journey

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“What happened? No, my family will go with you.”

Upon hearing his older brother’s words, the expression on Grandpa Shen’s face softened.

He had been contemplating how to convince his brother to join them on their journey.

Their relationship had always been close, especially since their father had passed away when they were young and their mother had raised them together.

Grandpa Shen was confident that his granddaughter was lucky, and that his family had undergone rigorous training.

Even if they were to travel alone, he believed they would be fine.
However, before the two brothers could get too excited, several of Shen Xingwang’s daughters-in-law chimed in, voicing their concerns.

“Father, this won’t work.
We may seem like a lot of people, but if we go out there, how many of us can really handle a crisis?”

“Yeah, Father, let’s go with the villagers.
There will be someone who can protect us.”

Shen Xingwang furrowed his brows and exclaimed angrily, “Why do we need others to protect our own family? What are you all here for?”

“I don’t care.
Anyway, I’m not going with second uncle’s family.
If we encounter any refugees or something, these few people are not enough to defend us,” said Shen Xingwang’s second daughter-in-law as she crossed her arms.

The eldest daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law also spoke up, emboldened by someone taking the lead: “We…we’re not going with you either.
If you want to go, go by yourself.”

“These bastards! Can the villagers protect us better than our own family?” Shen Xingwang pounded the ground with his cane in anger.

The third daughter-in-law added, “I don’t care if you’re family or not, but my life is more important.”

She then rolled her eyes towards Shen’s family.

Shen Yu’an stood quietly on the side, watching the situation unfold without saying a word.

If they were willing to go together, she would certainly protect them well.
However, it seemed that they didn’t need her help.

Shen Xingwang was so angry that he was gasping for breath.
He looked at his three sons who were standing behind their wives, lost in thought.

“What do you three think? Do you agree with your wives?” he asked.

Shen Yu’an saw them hesitate for a long time before saying, “Father, what my wife and the others said is not wrong.
It’s very dangerous to leave the group now.
You should come with us.
If we fall behind, we won’t be able to catch up later.”

A girl who was also present spoke up in agreement, saying, “My father is right.
It’s all because of my cousin’s reckless behavior.
If she just apologized to Aunt Wu like Grandfather Lizheng suggests and opened the curtains of the carriage for everyone to see, this matter will be resolved.”

The girl was the granddaughter of Shen Xingwang’s eldest son and was two years younger than Shen Yu’an.

Normally, she disliked her cousin, who looked better, wore nicer clothes, and lived a better life than her.

That’s why now that she had caught her cousin in the wrong, she immediately spoke up.

Shen Xingwang did not expect all of his sons and granddaughter to agree with her daughter-in-law’s causing him to became so angry that he swung his cane at his sons.

“You bunch of useless things! In normal times, the whole family of Rong spent so much effort for your children to go to school, and you dare to say such things.
I’ll beat you to death!”

Several people instinctively raised their hands to block, and the second daughter-in-law took advantage of the opportunity to muddy the waters and grabbed Shen Xingwang’s arm, giving him a hard shove.

The elderly man stumbled and fell backwards, unable to maintain his balance.
As one gets older, bones become brittle, and a fall could be disastrous.

Shen Rong and Shen Ming, the two brothers, immediately held onto each side of Shen Xingwang and finally stabilized him.

Shen Xingwang trembled and pointed his finger at his unfilial sons in front of him, too angry to speak.

“Since big brother is so good, he won’t blame us for this decision, right? We all want to be safe when we’re out, and you surely can understand that,” the second daughter-in-law looked at Shen Rong and asked.