Ever since the Yunjia Village team turned onto the official road heading south, they were getting farther and farther away from the city gate.
"Uncle Yun, I noticed that the group of refugees behind us are following us very closely. We stopped just now, and they stopped too. We continued to move forward, and they followed us. Especially, after we turned to this south intersection, after a while, the group of refugees also turned over." A young man said to Yun the Butcher.
"It's okay, let them follow us first. Let's go a little further, and when we are sure that there is only this group of refugees following us, we will find a way to deal with them. Besides, they may not necessarily be refugees who want to rob food, they may also be refugees who are following the same route as us." Yun the Butcher replied in a low voice.
"Uncle Yun, they are following us so closely. I don't think they are refugees walking the same route as us. I think they have bad intentions." said another young man.
"Don't worry, the fox's tail can't be hidden for long. If they really come to rob food, they won't go too far with us. If they go too far, it will be disadvantageous for them." Yun the butcher explained.
"Dad, no matter whether the group of refugees behind us are good people or not, we just have to wait. However, everyone should not let their guard down and stay alert." Yun Yiyi said while holding a stick.
"Yes, Yiyi is right. Let's cheer up. You should also take turns to observe the refugees behind us. Once we find that they speed up to catch up, I think there will be problems." Yun the Butcher said seriously.
"Don't worry, Uncle Yun, we are always watching carefully." After saying this, a young man ran to the back of the team.
After Yun the Butcher and his companions had walked about ten miles along the official road, their pace slowed down. Although the temperature was low and relatively cool at night, the road was not clearly visible, which also slowed the team's progress.
It was almost dawn. It would probably be daylight in a little while. After walking for half the night, everyone was tired and sleepy.
Yun Yiyi was almost falling asleep while walking, so she hurried out of the group. She ran a short distance forward with her stick in hand, then quickly ran back. This exercise revived Yun Yiyi.
"Dad, it's almost dawn. Let me push the cart for a while. You go and rest on the donkey cart for a while." Brother Yun came over and said to Yun the Butcher.
"Okay, push it slowly. If you feel tired, tell dad and I'll take your turn." Butcher Yun stopped the cart and Brother Yun took over and started pushing it.
"Dad, it will be dawn soon. We have been walking for such a long time and we are all tired and sleepy. I am worried that the refugees behind us will take the opportunity to cause trouble. I think it is necessary to let the village chief ring the gong to wake everyone up." Yun Yiyi said, looking at the refugees who had been following behind.
"Okay, then go and talk to your village chief uncle. I'll keep an eye on the team from behind." said Yun the Butcher.
"Okay, Dad. I'll go then." After saying that, Yun Yiyi quickly ran towards the village chief.
"Uncle village chief, my father said that the group of refugees following us have not left yet. Now everyone is tired and sleepy. My father asked you to strike the gong to wake everyone up." Yun Yiyi said to the village chief.
The village chief was dozing off in the car, and Yun Yiyi's shout startled him. He opened his eyes and found it was Yun Yiyi.
"Okay, I got it. I'll go and ring the gong now. We're so far away from the city gate that no one will hear me even if I ring the gong. Let's not talk about others now, I'm almost sleepy." The village chief said, holding the gong.
"Then please hurry up, Uncle Village Chief. I'm going back to find my father." After saying that, Yun Yiyi ran to the back of the team.
The village chief jumped out of the car and banged the gong loudly a few times. The villagers were startled and instantly alert. Some children in the group started crying out of fear.
"Village chief, what happened? Why are you ringing the gong?" Hunter Zhang and Scholar Li came over and asked.
"Although there was little noise when we left the city gate, there was still a group of refugees following us. Yun Yiyi told me just now that the refugees are still following us along this official road. Now no one can be sure whether they are good people. However, everyone is tired and sleepy now, and we must wake up. Besides, we are so far away from the city gate, it doesn't matter if there is a little noise." The village chief said as he walked to the back of the team, beating the gong.
"I was quite sleepy, but the sound of your gong scared me so much that I became alert instantly," said a villager.
"Yes, it was quite quiet before, but the gong sound scared my child to tears."
"It should be dawn soon. Speaking of which, even though it's hard to see the road clearly at night, it's still cooler than during the day."
"Yes, I think we can travel at night and rest during the day. I wonder if the village chief will agree."
"Now I don't know whether the refugees following behind are good people. It's really worrying."
"Yes, and he even followed us down this road. I don't think something is right. Let's cheer up."
The village chief's gong blasted from the front of the procession to the back, perking up everyone in Yunjia Village, except for the children who had been woken up and then coaxed back to sleep. Inside the procession, everyone was talking at once.
"Butcher Yun, are the refugees behind us behaving abnormally right now?" the village chief asked, stopping beating the gong.
"Village chief, the group of refugees behind us is about three miles away from us. If they really intend to steal food, I don't think they will let us wait too long. Please tell everyone to surround the elderly, women and children in the middle of the team. Men should put down their weapons and surround the elderly, women and children. If a fight really breaks out, the team should stay like this. The young men behind us and I will try our best to stop the refugees. If there are too many refugees, you can select one more person from each family to help in the back. The other men in the team will be responsible for protecting the elderly, women and children." said Yun the butcher.
"I originally thought that if the refugees attacked, I would let all the men in the team come to the back to help." The village chief said in embarrassment.
"That won't work, Uncle Village Chief. If too many refugees come, it will be troublesome if some of them slip through the net and reach the team in front. The people in front are all old people, women and children. They don't have strong fighting ability and casualties are likely to occur." Yun Yiyi said seriously.
"Village chief, what Yiyi said is exactly what I think. We must leave someone in the team to protect the elderly, women and children. Only when they are safe can we feel at ease at the back." Yun the butcher also said seriously.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you. I'll go and notify the villagers now." After saying this, the village chief hurried to the front of the team.
"Everyone, pay attention, everyone, pay attention. If refugees come to steal food, don't be afraid and the team should not be in chaos. The elderly, women and children should be in the middle, and the men should be outside. If there are too many refugees, I will select one person from each family to help at the back of the team. This will be arranged in advance. Now, everyone can move forward normally." The village chief shouted.
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