settle down?
Mo Qingcheng shook her head: "Village chief, let's stay here and observe for now. I suspect the robbers are colluding with certain people in the government. Let's wait and see..."
“But… the situation in the other two villages has been rather bad these past two days… they’ve taken over the good land…” Li Changgeng sighed deeply.
Liu Cuihua sighed: "Yes, Madam Mo, I'm feeling really bad."
Mo Qingcheng was no different. When she was all alone, she could be fearless, but with a few darlings around, she became hesitant and dared not make any big moves.
Li Changgeng summoned the clan leader Li Yunqing and the third elder Li Zefu. After some discussion, they decided to follow Mo Qingcheng's advice and find a place where they could settle down temporarily.
Is there any room for reversal after hastily signing a contract of servitude? What kind of trickery is involved?
Mo Qingcheng and Hu Lai felt that there was a huge conspiracy behind the indenture, and without the strength, they should not alert the enemy.
Yunlei felt a pang of jealousy. Was he being disliked by his older sister?
It's all Hu Xiaobailian's fault!
Hu Lai was unaware that someone had their eye on him, and later, after his identity was exposed and he was tortured, he began to question his existence.
Unexpectedly, Ma Chunhua and her sister, Zhao Yunyun, and the other two did not sign the indenture. The three Li brothers secretly decided to follow Mo Niangzi. The two Li brothers gave each other hateful looks and were the last to sign the indenture. Sitting at the bow of the boat, they were filled with resentment.
Li Ergou, you bastard, betrayed your master for personal gain, and even made your enemy your mother. You've utterly disgraced the Li family...
As evening fell, Li Changgeng and Sun Yunhui led the matchmakers from Nanping Village and Yanfeng Village for about five or six miles to an abandoned village, where they temporarily settled down. Insiders knew that twenty years ago, Yanjiacun Village was ravaged by a plague, and its hundred or so inhabitants were burned to the ground by the government and buried in the mountains behind the village.
This was found with great effort by Li Changgeng, Sun Yunhui, Mo Qingcheng, Hu Lai, and others. The village was small, and the thatched houses were in dire need of repair. After some reinforcement, they could temporarily provide shelter from the wind and rain.
Yanjiacun has a sparse population of about twenty households. The two villages together have fifty or sixty households, so after some discussion, the smaller families were grouped together to live together.
Young and strong single men can only temporarily live in dilapidated cowsheds.
The four better courtyards in the village were allocated to Li Changgeng, Sun Yunhui, Mo Qingcheng, and the village elders.
Some people couldn't stand it and jumped out to object, arguing that since both women had families, why should Lady Mo be allowed to live in a better place?
Li Changgeng and Sun Yunhui were speechless. This generation of villagers was so difficult to manage. Did they not know that the abandoned village was found by someone else?
One cannot be without principles, let alone without conscience. To have one's heart stray to the ends of the earth is to be a hypocrite!
Everyone was exhausted and hungry. They remained silent and indifferent to those who didn't know what was good for them, while those with quick wits said, "If you don't want to stay, I'll stay for you."
snort!
You think you can't be dealt with?
Widow Li and the others were a beat slow to react. They realized that the two courtyards that Yuan Benfa had given to several families had been occupied, and they didn't dare to utter a word.
"A vixen? They must be bewitched! There's probably something strange about this village!" Widow Li grumbled, feeling quite indignant.
I'll never tell you when I find a better place, even if it kills me.
The people of Biyue Village were heading up the mountain, complaining incessantly. Other village chiefs would choose an abandoned village, but their own chief was completely irresponsible, dragging people up the mountain to fight a giant tiger for territory?
Mo Qingcheng and Hu Lai inspected Yan Family Village. Although it was dilapidated, they did not find the source of the plague.
The mountain is dark and damp, and there are many tigers, leopards, wolves and jackals. If something happens, you have to take your whole family, young and old, and run away before you can even catch up.
As the moon rose above the willow branches, Yan Family Village gradually returned to tranquility, only to be punctuated by a few eerie cries echoing in the chilly wind…
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