"Yaozu, you're pushing your mother towards death!" Su's mother cried and wept, her tears streaming down. Then, she quickly reached out to wipe her tears and continued sitting on the ground, breaking down and saying, "I am but a weak woman. If I go out, won't I be bullied to death? And then you will be without a mother!"
"Alright, enough, you go out!" Su's father waved his hand irritably, "Who else could go out if not you? If Yaozu and I go out and something happens to us, this family will have no men left. Without men, you two women won't survive long either. We might all end up dead. It's better if you go out and see the situation. Worst case, you just have to sacrifice your body. When you come back, at least our family will be together."
Su Mingzhu was also somewhat scared, as she felt regret letting her own mother go out to forage for food. One can only imagine what would happen.
