Old Mrs. Mo was afraid of Village Chief He. Hearing this, her body shrank in fear, but then she remembered Elder Mo's instructions and pinched her own thigh hard, forcing a few tears to drop as she cried out, "Village chief, we're not here to cause trouble. We truly can't afford to lift the lid on our pot at home. We have no choice but to come and beg for Chunyue's help."
Then to Mo Chunyue she said, "Chunyue, please, give our family a way to survive. We really have run out of food."
"What do you mean 'give your family a way to survive'? I've already told you, Chunyue has nothing to do with your family anymore." He Sanlai raised his wooden stick threateningly: "Are you going to scram or not? If you don't, I'm going to get physical."
Old Mrs. Mo ignored He Sanlai, and just cried, lamenting her family's poverty.
