"On the day we escaped, the men in black were still there. They suddenly became ferocious when they saw such a big-bellied man. They said they wanted to help the villagers end their suffering. Since they were all going to die sooner or later anyway, they might as well send the villagers on their way and save them from revealing their whereabouts." Tong Pingping still feels indignant when she talks about it now.
“Besides our family, there are only five other people in our village who haven’t gotten the big belly disease. There are only thirteen people in total. The man in black wanted to kill even those of us who weren’t sick. The man in black knew kung fu, and we couldn’t beat them. We thought we were going to die that day.”
Later, a beautiful little girl, about five years old, rushed out of the house where the men in black were resting. She opened her eyes wide and stood in front of the men in black, shouting in a childish voice, "Don't kill innocent people indiscriminately! Come at me if you have a problem!"
The man in black said: "They did want to come for her, but damn it, they just couldn't kill her. Otherwise, how could things have dragged on like this for half a year? It's probably unbelievable if you told anyone."
Fifty assassins were sent to kidnap the princess. Thirty were killed during the kidnapping, and the remaining twenty fled. Ten more were killed along the way, and finally, ten remained to carry the princess and hide in various places.
These ten men were no longer killed by the soldiers, but died inexplicably in various accidents. At first, they didn't know what had happened, until the third man died in an accident and felt frustrated, and they vaguely guessed where the problem lay.
Whenever someone tries to kill the little princess, they always fail due to various unforeseen circumstances, and soon after, the person who made the attempt will unexpectedly die.
In short, when the men in black tried to bypass the little girl and attack the villagers, the little girl bravely stepped forward and fought with two of them—cough cough, she actually hit the men in black's legs with a small wooden stick.
The man in black: "?" This pose looks pretty convincing, but it's not strong enough, it's like tickling.
Then, as expected, the man in black was angered and subconsciously raised his foot to kick the little girl. Naturally, he failed to kick her. Tongjia Village is close to the mountains. Well, unless it is a coastal area, many places in the south are surrounded by mountains. In short, a wild boar weighing more than 500 pounds suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
The appearance of the wild boar caught the man in black off guard. The man in black who wanted to kick Xingxing was knocked away by the wild boar and flew more than ten meters. An ordinary person would have died on the spot from such an impact, but the man in black was skilled in martial arts, knew lightness skills and internal strength, and had extremely strong adaptability.
Therefore, after being knocked away, the man in black only coughed up three liters of blood and suffered some internal injuries, but his life was not in danger.
Next, the two men in black were chased around by the wild boar. Finally, the two men in black jumped onto the roof, took out knives, and jumped down to stab the wild boar to death.
However, it was during the fight between the man in black and the wild boar that the villagers took the opportunity to escape. They fled in such a hurry that they didn't have time to take any of their belongings.
“Actually, we came back once secretly a month after we left, hoping to see if we could move our things to where we are now. Unfortunately, the village was already abandoned by then. Not only were my family’s belongings gone, but everyone else’s belongings were gone too. If it wasn’t the men in black who did it, it was those refugees.” Tong Pingping was now grateful that the silver his father had hidden was still there.
It was also because his father hid it well. When he went to dig up the pottery jar just now, he found no trace of it being dug up. If his father hadn't told him that there was silver buried there, he would never have found it.
Just then, Xingxing came over. The little girl hadn't combed her hair yet, and her long, black hair was draped over her shoulders. She ran over and tilted her head to look at Tong Pingping. It wasn't that he was anything special, but he was the only stranger there. Zhou Erfu had said earlier that he had caught a thief, so she was certain that this person was the thief, and she took a few more glances at him.
Unexpectedly, Tong Pingping was also staring at her without blinking. Zhu Lin frowned, about to scold her, when she stood up and shielded the girl behind her.
Tong Pingping suddenly stepped forward excitedly and exclaimed, "My little benefactor, it really is you! You've grown so much taller, I almost didn't recognize you!"
Um?
Xingxing peeked out from behind the boy, looking bewildered. "Are you talking about me? Have I seen you before?"
After listening to Tong Pingping's words, everyone present except Xingxing guessed that the person he mentioned who saved the villagers was Xingxing before she lost her memory. However, Xingxing couldn't remember anything, so she had no impression of Tong Pingping at all.
Tong Pingping also had his own opinion. It was normal that his little benefactor didn't recognize him. After all, there were so many villagers present at the time. His little benefactor didn't pay attention to what everyone looked like. After rushing out, he was only focused on outsmarting the man in black. He didn't have time to notice him mixed in with the crowd.
Just as Tong Pingping was about to tell his little benefactor about what happened two years ago, Zhu Lin's icy gaze swept over him. Receiving the warning look from the boy, Tong Pingping swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
"Why aren't you saying anything? I'm asking you a question!" Xingxing saw Tong Pingping opening and closing his mouth, but not saying a single word. This person really has no manners.
"Never mind him. He used to be a villager here. He's just coming back to grab some things and then leaving. Let's go eat. We should get ready to go after breakfast." The boy's voice was gentle as he led Xingxing back to the room. He wanted to help the little girl comb her hair first before they ate breakfast.
"So he was from this village. Then why doesn't he live here anymore? Where are he and his family? Where are the other villagers?" The little girl had so many questions in her head.
"Due to natural disasters and man-made calamities, the villagers have all fled and settled elsewhere," the boy patiently explained to her.
"Did they flee with the whole village, just like their parents and brothers? Were they later settled in a village? Did they live in thatched huts, or were new houses built for them?"
The villagers of Yegou Village have been living better and better lives over the past year and have started building new houses. Xingxing thought that other refugees were probably doing the same.
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