Upon hearing this, the scholar walked over to the child, picked up a small piece of cornbread that had fallen at his feet, dusted it off, and placed it in the child's hand.
His gaze softened, and he stroked the child's head, saying:
"Our Great Gan may be a giant dragon, but it is not ferocious."
"He is kind, humble, and gentle."
"As long as we have food to eat, clothes to keep warm, and a house to shelter us from the wind and rain, that's enough for us Dagan people."
"This applies to both our ancestors and to us today."
"We cultivate the land day after day to feed ourselves, our families, and to continue the lineage from generation to generation."
"We work hard on this land, peacefully facing birth, aging, sickness and death, without harming or bullying others."
"No matter what happens, we always say 'harmony is the most important thing'."
"This is what we, the Da Gan people, are like."
At this point, he sighed:
"However, kindness is often taken advantage of."
"We Daqian people are too gentle, so the Japanese think we are easy to bully."
"Then they will come and take our land, plunder our food, burn our houses, and kill our people."
The children's eyes reddened at the scholar's words, and the women were already wiping away tears.
The tall, middle-aged man clenched his fist in anger.
"We don't do things that involve bullying the weak, but those Japanese turn around and try to seize our land and kill our people!"
"These beasts!"
The scholar nodded and said in a deep voice:
"Our kindness has emboldened them!"
"Their plans for coming to the East China Sea this time are far greater than their previous probing. This time, they are determined to destroy us!"
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