On one side was the ever-present Gu family, and on the other was Gu Linbei, the village's only hunter. Village Chief Zhou felt that he had no reason to hesitate.
In just a moment, he already had the answer in his mind.
But Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu clearly hadn't realized their current situation: "Your brothers are also a piece of flesh and blood from your parents. Do you have to be so ruthless?"
"Absolute? I support the whole family on my own shoulders, and you still want me to help my brothers raise their children?"
Gu Linbei's voice was very soft, and there was mockery in his dark eyes.
Old Man Gu and Old Lady Gu felt inexplicably guilty when they thought of their previous attitude towards Gu Linbei.
The truth is, over the years, Gu Linbei and Gu Linxuan have been the two children in the family who could be sacrificed at any time. They have become accustomed to Gu Linbei's sacrifices and never thought that one day he would become like this.
"Old Five."
Old Mrs. Gu gritted her teeth and looked at Gu Linbei seriously.
"Your second brother and his wife are now highly valued by Mr. Song. You will definitely not suffer any loss if you help them." The more Mrs. Gu spoke, the more she felt that what she said was right: "It won't be long before they return the food to you."
Old Mrs. Gu said this with a serious look on her face.
I had never thought about fleeing famine before, and separating Gu Laowu and Gu Laoliu was the wisest decision.
But now, we have to flee from famine.
Gu Linbei's strength, coupled with Lu Yan's ability to escape from the wolf pack unscathed. But now...
"Okay, if we don't leave now, we might not be able to leave."
Lu Yan looked up at the sky and felt inexplicably uneasy.
It felt like the plot was completely out of control. Lu Yan and Yu Nian were now in a situation where they had to rely entirely on their fate.
Especially the war, which completely made them lose control of their understanding of the plot.
"Yes, yes, yes."
Upon hearing this, the village chief also felt that it made sense.
But it was obvious that the village chief chose to stand on the side of Lu Yan and Gu Linbei.
"this……"
Before Mrs. Gu could finish her words, Song Jiao'e had already stood out from the crowd: "Fifth brother, fifth brother's wife, you should think it over carefully."
As Song Jiao'e spoke, she tidied up the loose hair around her ears.
She was smiling: "We have agreed to travel with the Song family, so our safety is guaranteed. Now you let the village chief make a hasty decision, I'm afraid..."
Song Jiao'e looked very proud.
Yes, she was born to be a favored child.
She had suffered at the hands of Lu Yan before, and her life was not easy. But now, with her family as her support, she was once again the high-ranking young lady.
Lu Yan glanced at Song Jiao'e, and a mocking smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"In that case, let's go our separate ways."
"this……"
Village Chief Zhou was obviously in a dilemma and wanted to speak up to mediate the relationship between the two sides, but it was obvious that Song Jiao'e and Lu Yan had no intention of giving them this support.
"Village Chief, you have to think carefully. How can we compare to our Song family if we go with Lao Wu and his men? My father has hired several guards."
When Song Jiao'e said this, Village Chief Zhou naturally looked embarrassed.
The people watching the fun were also talking a lot.
"Let's just go with Lao Wu and the others. The Song family is a wealthy family after all. How can they lend a hand to us villagers?"
"Why not just follow the Song family? No matter how powerful Old Five is, he's only one person after all."
Everyone was talking at once, and Village Chief Zhou was obviously embarrassed.
However, Gu Linbei knew that he couldn't delay any longer.
Gu Linbei spoke directly: "How about this, we split into two teams. Those who follow the Song family will go to the left. Those who follow us will go to the right."
Gu Linbei directly handed the decision to everyone.
At this moment, Village Chief Zhou was stunned.
However, the villagers didn't care about Village Chief Zhou's plan. Several of them had already stood on the left and right sides of the team.
Soon, the villagers had made their choices.
As the village's hunter, Gu Linbei naturally had quite a few followers, roughly two-thirds of the villagers. The only ones following the Song family were those close to Old Lady Gu.
In a moment, everyone looked at Village Chief Zhou.
Now, we just have to wait for the village chief to make a decision.
Of course, Village Chief Zhou had been in Xiaohe Village for so many years that everyone had their trust in him. Therefore, people from both sides hoped that Village Chief Zhou would follow them.
"Old Five, you...you're really stubborn. What's wrong with being able to follow the Song family?"
"Don't think that your limited skills can protect so many people."
As members of the village, the Gu family couple naturally wanted to fight for it.
"Don't bother my parents to worry about that." Gu Linbei glanced at the couple over there. Since they were all going to escape the famine, there was no need to save face.
"Okay, but don't beg us."
Old Mrs. Gu was so angry when she saw her determined son.
But thinking that this was the choice made by Gu Linbei and that little bitch Lu Yan, Mrs. Gu felt that it was time to teach Gu Linbei and the others a lesson.
"Then I'll go with Lao Wu."
Soon, Village Chief Zhou made a decision.
When they heard this, the villagers who followed Gu Linbei all smiled broadly.
"That's great. With the village chief as our anchor, we have nothing to fear."
"That's right. And there's Lao Wu. He can hunt after all. What could be scarier than the wild boars in the mountains?"
Everyone was talking at once, their faces full of excitement.
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