The woman also made a move to get up, but she was reluctant and so hesitated.

He muttered in frustration, complaining:

"Isn't it just that I'm too tired? Can't I take a break?

My feet are almost not my own. I have such a miserable life! Village chief! You are trying to force me to death!

The woman was still there, complaining about the unknown situation.

Village chief Li Hujiang heard the woman saying these nonsense.

He was also extremely angry. He glared at the shrew, his mouth trembling with anger:

"Good for you! I'm taking my kindness for granted, right? Why are you so ungrateful?

I told you to hurry up, was it for my own sake? I told you to hurry up, I was forcing you to death.

You're just putting this accusation on me, aren't you? Do you even think I'm the village chief? How dare you speak like that?

I took great pains to think about you, but you ended up doing something wrong. Do you think I'm going to have to bear the consequences for you?

If you, or your group, cause the village to suffer further losses, whether in terms of human or financial losses, who will bear the consequences? Is this also my fault?

I said, if you want to leave, leave. If you don’t want to leave, stay.

After all, we're all fleeing famine, so there's no need for me to care about you. I can barely protect myself, so why should I care about you?

I'm putting this out there, so listen carefully. If you're willing to have me as village chief, then follow me. If not, then make your own decision!

Rest if you want, but if you don't, follow me. If you follow me, you must listen to what I say.

Otherwise, don't follow me, or you'll have to find me if something happens later.

The government doesn't care about us now. There's no need for me to care about you.

I can't risk my own life and property, my own family, to take care of you. That's impossible.

"It's up to you. Do you want to leave or not?" Village Chief Li Hujiang said, trying to calm himself down.

While he was speaking, he was also observing the expressions of the others. Some people still looked reluctant, while others were very much in agreement with what he said.

He doesn't care too much about this. Those who are willing to follow him can go, and those who are not willing can stay. It's that simple.

After hearing what the village chief said, Li Shan felt embarrassed.

His face flickered between pale and blue, leaving him feeling utterly ashamed. We were all from the same village, and yet it had all ended up like this.

He also blamed himself for not controlling his wife and angering the village chief. After hearing what the village chief said, the men were afraid that he would abandon them.

So she went to pull it immediately, but her wife told her to continue on her way.

"Why don't you just stand still? What are you talking about? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth off.

The village chief is only doing this for our own good. Doesn't what you just said make him appear unkind and unjust?

The village chief has never forced us. He always does it for our own good. Don't be ungrateful.

Let me tell you something. If you don't want to leave here, you can stay here alone. I will take my son away and we will follow the village chief.

If you want to stay, you can stay. If you have any problems in the future, it has nothing to do with me. Think it over before answering."

Hearing her man say that he wanted to leave her.

The woman immediately became anxious and tried to think of a way to save the situation. She stood up straight and upright without any hesitation.

Then, with a forced smile and a pinched voice, he said to the village chief:

"Oh, I'm sorry, Village Chief, that's not what I meant.

I was just complaining because my feet hurt. We can continue on our journey and we'll follow you.

Don't worry, I'll listen to you from now on. I won't complain anymore. I just think the sun is so strong and we've been walking for so long.

I'm a bit physically exhausted, so I just said those words. I was just joking, don't take them seriously.

I want to say sorry to you, village chief, please don’t abandon us.

Our whole family will follow you and we will listen to you.

From now on, I will do whatever you ask me to do and will never refuse. If you ask me to go east, I will never go west, don't worry."

The woman was awakened by her husband's words. If the village chief abandoned them, there would be only one outcome: death, either starvation or being killed by others.

The village chief has taken them on such a long journey, and it is always safer to be together in groups, rather than traveling alone.

The crowd also began to whisper, and everyone was carefully considering what the village chief had just said.

It is true that men have better physical strength and are definitely better at traveling long distances than women.

However, some children may not be able to bear it, and if they walk alone, the danger will be even greater.

So those who were lying on the ground just now also got up one after another.

They surrounded the village chief and began to speak nice words to him, fearing that he would abandon them.

"Yes, Village Chief! Please don't abandon us. We will listen to you and continue on our journey. We were just too tired and our feet were blistered and painful! That's why we complained.

Only by following you can our village have hope. There were more than 200 households in Lijia Village, but now there are only about 100 left.

But these are all our own faults, and we never blame you.

I also want to thank you for taking us with you to escape the famine. This way, our descendants will have a better future. Don't take what I just said to heart. "

The other woman just now, he endured the pain in his feet, climbed up, and staggered to the side of the village chief.

They said all the nice things to the village chief, for fear that he would abandon them in the end.

Village chief Li Hujiang, whose face had turned red with anger just now, has now returned to normal. In fact, he still wants to take the villagers to a better place.

So he would not abandon any of them unless it was absolutely necessary.

He was also a relatively responsible person, and what he had just said was just an angry remark. Since they were all willing to continue on their journey, he naturally would not refuse.

"Alright then, remember what you said. Anyone who is willing to follow me must obey me.

When the time comes, you will naturally be allowed to rest. Everyone, hold on. Go a little further and find a better place to rest at night.

Okay, let's keep going. Don't waste any more time."

Village chief Ji Hujiang began to walk forward, then waved to those people, signaling them.

Everyone dispersed and continued on their way.