“So now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more.
If you hadn't been so persistent and crying and begging, we would have felt so sorry for you and wouldn't have given you the oilcloth, and the food wouldn't have been washed away."
The officer shamelessly threw the blame back.
"Hurrah!
All of you who bought ox carts are black-hearted!
You took away the tarpaulin, and the food was washed away. Now we have nothing to eat. You have to pay for it!"
"I'll compensate you!"
"Give us back the food!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, as if a switch had been triggered.
Everyone shouted at the families with ox carts and horse carriages, demanding compensation for food.
Seeing this, the officers stopped shouting and walked away quickly.
"Stop it!"
Meng Shijie stood on the shaft of his ox cart and swung his whip in the air, making a sound of breaking air.
Some people who were nearby were so frightened that they dared not speak anymore.
The noise in the crowd also became much quieter.
“It didn’t rain heavily at all last night!
There were people keeping watch in our tent, four of us in total, two in the first half of the night and two in the second half, but we didn't hear any heavy rain.
What washed away the grain?"
Meng Shijie said this while pointing to the stream next to their tent, which was less than thigh-deep.
"Could it be that some of us who bought ox-carts and horse-drawn carts moved the grain to the creek?"
This is definitely related to those police officers. He can't possibly take the blame for this, absolutely not!
Even if you get beaten, you have to tell it.
"I also helped guard the second half of last night, and it didn't rain heavily."
The big-bellied husband plucked up the courage to speak.
Doctor Zhou's eldest son also stood up.
"We were keeping watch because we were afraid of heavy rain in the middle of the night and any accidents.
Young Master Meng and I stayed up for half the night, and it really didn't rain heavily."
"We woke up in the middle of the night. It wasn't raining heavily, but it was drizzling even less than the rain we had during the day yesterday."
Several other families who had ox-drawn carts also helped to speak up.
"I also got up in the middle of the night last night, and it didn't seem to rain..."
As soon as this person said something, his family members covered his mouth and stopped him from saying anything. It was obvious that they were afraid of getting into trouble.
[Dad is so brave! The grayness on his head has deepened.]
Meng Shuyan saw that her father was about to get into big trouble.
The officer came over with a whip and everyone made way.
The officer walked directly to Meng Shuyan's family, stopped, and raised his hand to whip Meng Shijie.
"ah--"
Meng Shijie was so angry that he really wanted to kill people, these bastards!
Seeing this, Meng Shichang immediately stood in front of Meng Shijie to prevent the officer from whipping him again.
When the three brothers Meng Shuchun, Meng Shuxia and Meng Shuqiu saw their father facing the officers, they hurriedly stood in front of their father, and they were the ones who would be beaten.
Meng Liqian and Meng Lihou were so frightened that they dared not say a word. Ji and Shu protected them behind them.
"Sir, it's easy to talk. It's easy to talk."
Doctor Zhou quickly apologized, and the Zhou family's sons also followed.
The officers didn't expect the family to be so united, and they were a little afraid to take action again.
"This place is deserted, and the food hasn't been washed away. Could it be that a few of us officers could have eaten up those hundreds of kilograms of food?"
Those who don’t understand the situation will agree with this and ask, “Where did all the food go?”
"There are mountains around here. The stream must have risen in the middle of the night and washed away the food."
Qiao Qinglu originally thought that the officer would whip Meng Shijie a few more times, but he stopped.
He stood up and spoke, his words directed towards the officers.
The officers immediately developed a favorable impression of Qiao Qinglu.
"Just like the girl said, the stream must have risen, otherwise why would the food disappear?"
The officer was afraid that someone would say something else, so he pointed at Meng Shijie.
"If you continue to spread rumors and mislead the people, don't blame the whip for being blind!
Hurry up and pack your things, and leave within half an incense stick!"
I had to pack up the tent and pack my things within half an incense stick of time. It was really rushed.
And it seems that the officers are not going to provide any food.
"So you're not going to eat breakfast?"
Someone asked.
The officer sneered, "Food?
From today on, you have to find a way to fill your stomach."
As soon as the officer said this, the crowd exploded.
But the officers did not distribute food to these people.
The group kept walking like this, and everyone was complaining.
Meng Shuyan's baby-like face was full of worry.
She found that the gray aura was still so strong around her family members.
Even after her father was whipped, it didn't fade.
And there was also Qiao Qinglu standing by, watching with eager eyes, which was obviously the prelude to trouble.
Also, it may not be a big deal for those who don’t eat on the first day, but what about two days, three days, or even longer?
Someone is bound to go crazy.
The Meng family also thought of this and were a little worried, but there was nothing they could do.
"Don't argue, the Meng family is powerful, aren't they?
There are a lot of things on their ox cart, and the family is kind-hearted, so they might give you some food.
Anyway, the food was thrown away after they took the oilcloth away."
The officer in front deliberately told those people.
Some of the brave and cunning ones knew that the officers were deliberately trying to target the Meng family.
If they went up to rob, would the officers just ignore it?
But these people are not fools. It is impossible for them to go alone and rob the whole family.
Isn't that seeking death?
So they spread among the crowd what the officers had just said.
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