Director Xu and his group followed Zhao Xingguo into the village for a short time, but no one could ignore the weapons in the hands of the other group.
Even though Director Xu and his group only stayed in the village for less than ten minutes before hurriedly turning around to send other disaster victims in the city to other townships, none of the villagers in Wanxi Village looked happy.
It was true that the other party had left, but these more than one hundred people still stayed in their village and were even about to divide up their land.
"Village chief, what should we do with these people? How should we arrange for them?..." Accountant Qian stood beside Zhao Xingguo and Zhao Zhengde, frowned, looked at the 150 people standing aside, and asked in a low voice.
When the earthquake hit, Accountant Qian was crushed underground by the sudden impact on his house. He was seriously injured and had to recuperate at home for many days. He only recovered recently.
However, he had just recovered when he encountered two major events in succession. This made Accountant Qian, who was usually cautious in his work, almost lose his hair with worry. He touched his hairline which had been getting higher and higher recently and was very worried.
"Let's take out the previous batch of tents for them to use first... We need to discuss other things before making a decision." Zhao Xingguo saw the group of Yunhai City disaster victims opposite him with uneasy faces and ragged clothes, and he really couldn't say anything unpleasant.
Not wanting to accept this group of people coming to their village is one thing, but accepting them and then speaking ill of them is another matter entirely.
They couldn't resist Director Xu, but they also couldn't vent their anger on this group of equally pitiful disaster victims.
This group of Yunhai City citizens, who usually lived much better than them, now looked much more miserable than the people in their village, especially these people, who were all carrying luggage. The largest family of four had only one big bag on their backs and two suitcases in their hands.
"We have to talk to the old village chief, Uncle Nine and the others, and then pick a few people who can make decisions from that group to discuss this matter together and see what to do specifically?" Zhao Zhengde said to Zhao Xingguo with a frown. In recent days, both Zhao Zhengde and Zhao Xingguo had obviously lost a lot of weight.
Even though there was no shortage of food in their village, few families dared to eat to their heart's content. In addition, the meals these days were low in oil and water, and the two of them had a lot to worry about, so it was normal for them to lose weight.
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Zhao Zhengde and a few others stood aside and talked in low voices, but the group of disaster victims from Yunhai City who had just arrived in this strange place were all worried and frightened.
It was the little girl from the family of four with the most luggage among the crowd Zhao Xingguo had seen before, who was tugging at her father's sleeve.
Sun Tiantian looked at her father uneasily and whispered, "Dad, these people won't reject us, right?"
"Shouldn't..." Sun Guangsheng frowned. Although he was also uneasy in his heart, he was obviously much better than his daughter. "Before, Director Xu and his group came over with guns. Even if these people didn't want to accept us, they would definitely accept us later."
In the face of military force, how could such an ordinary small village dare to resist the army brought by Director Xu and his group?
"Tsk!" Sun Tiantian patted her father in dissatisfaction, and said with a troubled face, "It's because of Director Xu that I'm so worried... It's true that we were threatened with guns before, but now that Director Xu and the others are gone, who knows if they will hold a grudge against us? Besides, they didn't want us to live in the village and take away their land in the first place. Now that Director Xu is gone, they can just drive us away. Isn't that a win-win situation for everyone?"
Sun Tiantian kicked the gravel under her feet nervously, her beautiful lips pressed into a straight line. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was possible.
If it were her, she would most likely do so.
"Sister, please don't say such discouraging things, okay? I think the village chief and the village secretary both look kind. They don't look like those kinds of people. They should let us stay..." Sun Xiaogang, who is two years younger than Sun Tiantian, was also scared, but he still tried to comfort his sister.
"Don't worry, Tiantian. Even if the villagers chase us away, we can find a place to continue living. It's much better than staying in the city." Jiang Meijuan touched her daughter's head. "No matter what happens, your father and I are here to support you. The sky will definitely not fall."
"That's right. It's much better than staying in the city... Now the food in the city has long been plundered by everyone. There is no food to be found. Many people fight and die every day. We don't have any output in the city. In the end, we have no choice but to die. It's better to come to the countryside. Even if it is hard, we can survive." Sun Guangsheng also touched his daughter's head. "It doesn't matter if we are poor or hard. As long as our family can live in peace, it is enough. After a few years, when social order is re-established and the city is repaired, we can go back... Even if the people of Wanxi Village don't accept us and drive us away, we can go up the mountain and reclaim a piece of wasteland by ourselves. Then we can grow some pumpkins and corn, and dig some wild vegetables to survive. Maybe if we are lucky, we can even get two wild rabbits a month."
"Mom and Dad, I will definitely work harder and catch more rabbits when the time comes so that you won't have to work so hard." Sun Xiaogang, a 17 or 18-year-old boy, clenched his fists and said seriously.
"Okay, your dad and I will wait for you to take care of us!" Jiang Meijuan hugged her son with a smile.
There are many people in the crowd who have the same idea as Sun Tiantian.
While the vast majority of people were worried about their future fate, some people frowned and cursed because Director Xu and his group left.
"Tsk! Why didn't those soldiers wait until we settled our houses and land before leaving? They left so early, in a hurry to reincarnate? What a bunch of losers, they can't even handle such a small thing! No wonder, they used to be scolded for their incompetence all day long on the Internet! Huanzi, what should we do if these country folks refuse to give us houses and land?" A young man who looked to be in his 30s in the crowd followed his companions in cursing and whispering, and as he spoke, he took out a pack of wrinkled cigarettes from his trouser pocket.
He opened the cigarette box and sniffed the cigarette. The young man looked at the three cigarettes left in the box with a greedy face, but he was reluctant to put them away. He sniffed them and put them back into his trouser pocket.
The other young man, named Huanzi, frowned and glanced around. Seeing no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and said, "Wei Le, stop talking nonsense here, you useless peasant... We're on their territory now. If we piss them off, they might just kick us out of the village without giving us anything. That would be very difficult to deal with."
"Tsk! How come you are more timid than a rabbit? What are you afraid of with just these guys? What is there to be afraid of? At worst, if they don't share the things with us, we can just rob them! Do you think I'm afraid of them?" Wei Le spat indifferently, his expression full of disdain.
As a former rich second-generation, it is no exaggeration to say that Wei Le used to be able to walk sideways in Yunhai City. Unfortunately, when the earthquake came, he was unlucky. He was the only one who was fast asleep at home due to drinking, eating and partying the night before. His parents, brother and others were all on business trips abroad.
Therefore, after the earthquake, he and some servants were the only ones left in the huge villa. When the servants and bodyguards saw the earthquake coming, they all quickly fled the villa. In less than half a month, there was no one in the whole villa. It would have been bad enough that he had to take care of all the meals by himself, but in the end, even his house was spotted by another group of people and robbed. Otherwise, he would not have ended up in this situation!
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