Chapter 50 How to Choose
When Jiang Rong heard Xin Jue's voice, his eyes fell on Chen Huangzong's bloody face.
The wound, which was originally bleeding, began to heal slowly, and after it healed completely, not even a scar was left.
At the same time, other exposed wounds on his body, like the one on his face, grew new flesh and blood and finally healed to their original state.
Jiang Rong looked at the changes in Chen Huangzong and couldn't help but feel amazed and confused, wondering what was going on.
At the same time, people walking along the roads in the village almost all stopped and looked at the people they were carrying with surprise.
The wound actually healed on its own!
Jiang Rong and Xin Juedu looked at each other, and silently put the person in their hands back to the ground. Then after a while, Chen Huangzong slowly opened his eyes.
At first, his eyes were a little confused.
After he reacted, he immediately stood up and thanked Jiang Rong and the others.
Jiang Rong and Xin Jue nodded at this moment, staring at Chen Huangzong's face, with some confusion in their eyes.
"How do you feel now?" Jiang Rong asked.
Chen Huangzong was only injured before, not amnesia. He also knew how badly he was injured. He felt that his body was being eaten by those insects inside and out. Before he fainted, he was still full of despair and thought he was doomed. Who would have thought that he could suddenly stand here intact.
He himself was both relieved and confused.
"It feels very good." Chen Huangzong answered hesitantly.
Jiang Rong nodded, and without asking further questions, he reminded her meaningfully, "Go back if you are fine, but don't forget the snow locust liquid you packed."
After hearing this, Chen Huangzong quickly nodded and said yes, then thanked him several times before turning around and walking towards the bucket that he had previously stored the snow locusts in.
He had a small family, so he only brought four buckets with him, and now he only filled two and a half buckets. He planned to leave half a bucket to hand in, and take the other two buckets home.
At this time, those people who were originally lying on the ground injured nearby also stood up one after another.
Many people along the entire village road were crying with joy.
But not everyone is so lucky. On the contrary, those who were slightly injured or only suffered minor trauma did not enjoy this miraculous treatment.
The wound was still the same as before, and even became more serious due to the corrosiveness in the air.
There are also a few unlucky ones who died before certain things could take effect, and once dead, there is no way they can be revived.
Zhao Caier and Zhao Runguo also returned to Jiang Rong and Xin Jue at this time. The four of them were not in a hurry to go back, but walked along the village road to the village entrance.
At this time, many people with quick minds had already thought of something. They gathered at the place at the entrance of the village where water buckets were piled up and began to fight for the little remaining snow locust liquid.
The main reason is that there is a lot of chaos and no one can tell which buckets belong to their own.
Only a few thoughtful people wrote their names on the buckets early in the morning. In this case, it would be impossible for others to claim the buckets.
Jiang Rong walked forward and his eyes fell on the open space outside the village entrance. The open space was about fifty meters long and the ground was covered with only a thin layer of snow.
Before, this open space was more than one meter high.
The end of the clearing was connected to another snowy field. Because it was too far away, Jiang Rong could not see the situation over there clearly, nor did he know whether there were still snow locusts in the snow over there.
At the entrance of the village, Jiang Rong took a quick look and saw more than 300 barrels of snow locust liquid piled on the village road. People gathered around those barrels, some were happy and some were sad.
But in the end, everyone looked at the snow locust liquid with extremely fiery eyes, determined to get it, and the eyes of the people around them were full of defense and vigilance.
Jiang Rong estimated in his mind that the snow locust liquid already packed on the ground would be enough for the villagers to use for a long time.
As for how to distribute it, they don’t need to worry about it, because their own have already been sent back.
There was nothing for them to do here right now, and it looked like these people wouldn't be in any danger for a while. Jiang Rong and the others were not interested in watching everyone quarreling, so they stayed for a while and prepared to go back.
Moreover, she estimated that the people in the village would have to argue for a long time about the distribution of the snow locust liquid.
At this time, apart from the 30% that was handed in uniformly, who would the remaining unnamed snow locust liquid belong to? Jiang Rong thought it was difficult to deal with.
In short, their plan to go to the county town will probably be delayed again for the time being.
The departure of Jiang Rong and the other three did not attract anyone's special attention. After all, everyone's attention was on the snow locust liquid at the moment.
After returning home, Jiang Rong divided the 426 kilograms of snow locust liquid he had collected into 13 portions, about a little over 32 kilograms per person, and then put them in smaller buckets and distributed them to everyone in the family.
Jiang Rong himself kept it in the jade talisman space, and as for the other people in the family, they all kept it in the space in the string of crystal sapphires that Qin Sang gave them.
In this way, everyone's safety will be better guaranteed in the future.
As for the amount of snow locust liquid absorbed by the little snake's space, Jiang Rong currently doesn't know how much there is. He will have to wait until the little snake wakes up to find out.
Jiang Rong and the others didn't care how the snow locust liquid at the entrance of the village was finally distributed. After returning home at noon, they just took a short rest and went back to their rooms to continue practicing.
Afterwards, around 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was dark, and there was a few knocks on the Jiang family's door. The man didn't dare to shout outside, so he could only look left and right while knocking on the door.
This time, Jiang Rong was again reminded by Jiang Suan, who ran into the room in his fluffy slippers, before he realized there was someone knocking on the door.
"Okay, got it. Go back to your room quickly. If you dare to come out without proper clothes next time, I will take your little robot back." Jiang Rong opened his eyes and stared at the crooked clothes on Jiang Suan.
Jiang Suan grinned, quickly straightened his clothes, and then ran back to his room in two or three steps.
Jiang Rong...
She reached out and took the black coat beside the bed, put it on skillfully, then put on her shoes and socks and went downstairs.
Because the Jiang family's door was made of iron and was not transparent, Jiang Rong couldn't see who was knocking on the door.
I had to go out through the small door on the side.
When he went out, he was holding an extremely sharp sickle in his hand.
After going out of the side door and walking a few steps to the right, she saw Chen Ru standing outside her house.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that it was an acquaintance, Jiang Rong relaxed and walked forward to ask.
Chen Ru smiled casually and said, "Something happened in the village and we need everyone to be present. The old village chief asked me to come and greet you."
"What's the matter?" Jiang Rong continued to ask.
Chen Ru didn't keep the secret and replied: "This morning, a man named Zhang Jiazhuang deliberately angered the locusts because of some personal grudges, killing many people in the village. At this moment, everyone has just finished discussing how to distribute the snow locust liquid, and now they want to solve the problem of how to punish this person.
Some people want to drive the whole family out of the village to serve as a warning to others, but this requires the opinions of everyone in the village, so you need to go as well, or each family can send a representative. "
Jiang Rong paused for a moment before nodding: "Wait a minute, I'll go get someone."
Not long after Jiang Rong finished speaking, he called Xin Jue and Cai'er down and repeated what had happened.
Afterwards, the four of them followed the village road to the ancestral hall of Qingshan Village.
This ancestral hall belongs to the Jiang family, a big family in the village. Almost half of the people in Qingshan Village have the surname Jiang, and everyone is basically related to each other.
There are also some families with other surnames who probably moved to Qingshan Village for various reasons in the past.
It took Jiang Rong and his companions more than ten minutes to reach the ancestral hall, which was now crowded with people.
There were a few white candles lit around, the light was dim, and when the cold wind blew occasionally, the shadows of people floated in the ancestral hall, making it a little eerie.
Fortunately, there are many people here at this moment, and many people are chattering around in low voices, so it is still quite lively.
Standing in the center of the ancestral hall were three groups of people.
Right in front of the ancestral hall were several elderly people from the village, all dressed like balls, wrapped in three layers of clothing. Even so, the faces of the elderly were still somewhat purple and pale.
Further down were the people on the left and right who were arguing, speaking in low voices, their faces reddening. Jiang Rong felt that they were about to start a fight in the next second.
On the left are Zhang Jiazhuang and his three generations of direct family, and on the right are the families of those who lost their lives because of Zhang Jiazhuang’s reckless behavior.
According to Chen Ru, a total of nine people died this time.
Three women and six men, all ordinary people.
"Everyone, just vote directly. Otherwise, you won't be able to come to any conclusion even if you argue till tomorrow. Just vote directly. The minority shall obey the majority."
"There are two choices now. First, drive Zhang Jiazhuang out of Qingshan Village and let him take the consequences for what he did. Second, drive all three generations of Zhang Jiazhuang's lineage out of the village as a warning to others. Let's see who dares to do the same thing again... and let their family members be punished along with them!"
Jiang Rong, Xin Jue and the others arrived late and could only stand in the back row.
At this time, people on both sides of the middle of the ancestral hall were crying, and each one was more sad than the other.
After that, I waited for a long time before the voting paper and pen were passed to me.
"Rongrong, what do you choose? One or two?" Zhao Caier asked in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Rong wrote a serial number one on the paper and handed it to Zhao Caier.
After reading it, Zhao Caier nodded and leaned her head towards Xin Jue.
Xin Jue had already finished writing it by this time.
He handed the piece of paper in his hand directly to Zhao Caier, and Jiang Rong also glanced at it.
Also one.
"What do you choose?" Jiang Rong asked Zhao Caier.
"Hehe, the three of us are the same. Zhang Jiazhuang committed the crime himself, so he should be punished. Even if he has to go to jail, he should go alone. There is no reason to let his family members go to jail with him." Zhao Caier whispered in Jiang Rong's ear.
"Everyone can say sarcastic words, but it's not just your family members who died. If your father, mother, grandfather, and grandmother were killed by him, just wait and see how you would look at him."
The person standing in front of Zhao Caier turned around and said with a sarcastic expression.
"What you said makes sense."
Zhao Caier was not angry after hearing this, but agreed.
There was no need for her to argue with others over such matters. As an outsider, she could certainly make the most appropriate judgment with a clear mind. But if one day she were to be involved, driven and blinded by hatred, it would be hard to say whether she would also implicate the family of her enemy. She herself could not guarantee anything.
Therefore, although what the person said above was unpleasant to hear, it does make sense.
The person in front was a young man, who looked about the same age as Jiang Rong and the others. He originally thought that the girl behind him would get mad at him after hearing his sarcasm, but he didn't expect...
For a moment, he felt a little embarrassed.
"Well, actually what you said makes sense."
Zhao Caier smiled slightly when she heard this and said nothing more.
The man realized later that he had been a little reckless and turned back with a little embarrassment.
After everyone cast their votes, they waited in the ancestral hall for about ten minutes before the statistical results came out.
Most people chose option 2.
Jiang Rong and the others were not surprised by this result.
Under the current circumstances, everyone is on edge, feeling insecure, and wanting to keep unsafe factors out of the village. This is understandable.
After voting, the Zhang family members cried even louder when they learned the results, and their cries were filled with despair.
Of course, the cries of those whose family members had died were also very desperate, because in some families, like Chen Huangzong's, the only man in the family died, and the family was almost ruined.
In short, it's all tragedy.
As for the big black hole that suddenly appeared in the sky that morning, since no one saw the small short snake behind it, it was left unsolved. It is an unsolved mystery in the village for the time being. Some superstitious people have already started talking about mountain gods or something...
On the third day after the matter was settled, the team that went out gathered again.
The number of people going out this time was reduced by three quarters.
The last time we planned to go out together, there were 24 people in total.
One of them died.
There were only six people going out this time.
Because of the last snow locust incident, the villagers have a new understanding of the outside world: it is dangerous, very dangerous.
It's just at the entrance of the village, and it's already so difficult.
If half of the psychics go out this time, there is no guarantee that there will be only a few left when they come back, or if they will have a chance to come back.
No one knows what the situation is like outside now.
Some people were scared, some were cautious, but in short, they all withdrew.
The only six people willing to regroup and set out again, besides Jiang Rong and Zhao Runguo, are Xie Lei, Chen Ru, and two psychics whom they are not familiar with.
One is called Jiang Shang and the other is called Jiang Miao.
The mission of the six of them going out this time has also changed. It is no longer to collect supplies. They just need to investigate the current situation in the county town before returning, and they must put their own lives first.
In order to cooperate better, the six people also revealed their special abilities to each other this time.
They are Jiang Rong's purification system, Zhao Runguo's earth system, Xie Lei and Chen Ru's fire system, Jiang Shang's gold system, and Jiang Miao's gravity.
Among the six people, except for Jiang Rong's purification ability, the abilities of the others are basically strong offensive abilities or more practical auxiliary abilities.
In short, Jiang Rong's special ability is very prominent but also useless in the team.
If she hadn't been carrying a heavy-looking iron bow and arrow on her back, Jiang Rong felt that the expressions of everyone present, except Chen Ru and Uncle Zhao... seemed to be about to curse, and the curses would be very ugly.
Xie Lei had seen Jiang Rong's archery skills before, but his abilities had improved during this period, and he had successfully filled up 150 energy grids.
As his strength grew, he looked down upon Jiang Rong, whose supernatural powers were useless, especially since she had become his teammate. It was so dangerous out there, and he was afraid that this person would hold him back. What was wrong with that?
Jiang Rong had nothing to say about this.
Her current supernatural powers are indeed useless. As long as the other party doesn't trip her up or has a dirty expression, she can accept it with pleasure.
After the few people gathered, they carried their backpacks and headed out of the village under the watchful eyes of other people in the village.
Before that, each of the six of them was given 100 ml of snow locust liquid in a mineral water bottle.
One special thing about this snow locust liquid is that even if the temperature outside has dropped to dozens of degrees below zero, it does not freeze into ice in the mineral water bottle and remains in liquid form.
In addition, each person will receive a bundle of the best sausages, with ten sausages in a bundle.
Two bottles of Wahaha mineral water.
Six small rolls of bread and two bags of instant noodles.
They couldn't take any more with them.
"You must be careful when you go out. It doesn't matter if you can't make it to the county town. Just do what you can."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
