"I shouldn't have given any money. I shouldn't have given any money."
The women in the Wang family were wiping their tears, while the men lowered their heads in silence.
Many people in Xinghua Village sighed and felt sorry for the Wang family's fate.
Mother Su was frightened for a moment, "Yinyin, it's a good thing you stopped me."
Otherwise, she would be like Aunt Wang, who was robbed by a group of people and her food, bedding and other things in her home might be taken away.
"Mom, the world is in chaos right now. Sometimes kindness can lead to uncontrollable consequences. When we help others, we must do so under the condition of ensuring our own safety."
Su Yin said this not only to her mother, but also to her uncle and aunt.
Yang Lizheng gathered the people from Xinghua Village together. The young and middle-aged men were all holding weapons and paying close attention to their surroundings. Anyone who approached would be driven away mercilessly.
In the middle of the team, Yang Lizheng looked around at several elders and young leaders.
"You all saw what happened at the Wang family just now, right?"
Everyone nodded.
Out of kindness, Aunt Wang gave a beggar two cents, and when others saw this, they all came to beg. One or two people could afford it, but how could the Wang family afford to give to a group of people?
They refused to give, and some people started snatching while begging.
After the first scramble, others followed suit, and people around saw it and joined in the scramble.
They don't care about propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame. When it comes to life and death, and interests, they are nothing.
What happened to Aunt Wang's family was a vivid lesson for the people of Xinghua Village.
Sometimes you say that they may not be able to feel it intuitively, and only by seeing it with their own eyes can they understand the truth.
Yang Lizheng continued, "It's getting late today. According to our previous plan, we will rest outside the city for one night and go back into the city tomorrow to buy the necessary items, but now you have also seen the situation outside."
"If we stay outside tonight, I'm afraid we won't be safe. We have two options now. The first is to follow the original plan and continue camping outside the city. We'll go into the city tomorrow and take turns to be on duty at night. The second option is to go into the city tonight and find an inn to stay. After shopping tomorrow, we'll continue on our journey in the afternoon."
"Which one do you think is safer?"
Yang Dashan said, "Let's go into the city! It's not safe outside. The Wang family's matter may make those people with ulterior motives greedy again. We may look like a lot of people, but more than half of us are old, weak, women and children. If these people outside unite together, we, with more than fifty young and strong men, will not be able to resist."
"I agree with what Brother Dashan said. I saw several groups of people staring at us ahead. Who knows what they are planning behind our backs."
Yang Dashu added, "We are all people with families, but those people have nothing. There is a saying that goes, 'Those with bare feet are not afraid of those with shoes.' It is not worth putting your whole family in danger just to save a few dollars."
Da Zhuang's father disagreed, "It's enough to have someone guarding it. If we go in today, we can't go shopping, and we'll waste a night's money on the inn. The expenses for the whole family will cost a lot of money."
"Yes, there are more than a dozen people in my family, big and small. Even the cheapest shoe store would cost a penny."
"If they come to rob us and we fail to defend it, the loss will be more than just a penny."
"It's better to spend some money and buy peace of mind."
"You have money, so you don't care. But we have a big family and we don't have that much money."
"We have so many people. Let's choose a place that's a little further away. A dozen people will be on guard in the first half of the night, and a dozen people will be on guard in the second half of the night. If they come, we can beat them together. We didn't drive them away during the day."
"Yeah! As long as we act more aggressively, those people won't dare to come over. There's no need to waste that money."
"You can save that money and buy a lot of things. It's still hot now, but it will be autumn soon, and when it gets cooler, you'll have a lot of things to spend money on."
Whether to leave or stay, everyone has different ideas.
Yang Lizheng looked around and didn't see the person he was looking for, "Where's Su girl?"
"I have a stomach upset." Yang Dashan said.
The city gates were about to close, and they had to make a decision quickly.
Yang Lizheng said, "For safety's sake, let's go into the city."
"Going into the city? No need!"
"Yeah, it's so late, it's not worth going in."
Many people were chattering, but more people kept their heads down and remained silent.
Da Zhuang's father spoke up, "Village head, it's not that we don't listen to you, but now there are more people who want to stay outside overnight. There are so many of them, if anyone dares to cause trouble, we have to ask the guys in our hands."
"yes!"
Several families who were unwilling to pay the rent followed suit.
"How about we decide by voting and let the minority obey the majority?" Yang Fu suggested.
Su Yin happened to hear this when she came.
She sat down next to her uncle and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, what's going on? Aren't you going into the city?"
Yang Dashan lowered his voice and said, "The head of the village decided to go into the city, but many people opposed it. Now we have to stay in an inn to go into the city, which is not cost-effective."
She nodded in understanding.
Yang Lizheng said, "Okay, let's vote."
There were 26 households coming out of Xinghua Village this time, plus 6 families of brothers-in-law from Xinghua Village, including the two cousins and Su Yin's family, a total of 32 households, with more than 200 people, young and old.
At this time, there were thirty-two people who came to vote. The result of the vote was that 14 households said they would go into the city, and 18 households said they would stay outside for one night.
Everyone knows the pros and cons of going into the city or not.
The situation of each household is different. Some people are willing to spend money to buy safety, while others think that nothing will happen and don't want to waste the money. Many families don't have much money in their pockets and are confused about the future, so they don't dare to spend a penny more. They save as much as they can.
Yang Lizheng looked at the result and sighed.
"Then let's make it a point. We'll stay outside the city for one night and enter the city tomorrow once the gates open."
"that……"
Su Yin, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up, "Third Grandfather, I am going to the city and will meet up with everyone tomorrow. My uncle's family will also go into the city with me."
Going into the city now is not only for safety, but Su Yin also wants to have a good sleep and take a shower.
In the middle of summer, she had been sleeping in the wilderness for days on end, with no extra water to wipe her body every day. Her body was already smelly, and she felt like she was going rotten.
Butcher Yang had money in his pocket. Hearing Su Yin say this, he hurried to follow, "I will also go into the city today and meet up with everyone tomorrow."
"My family will go too." Yang Dashu and his family followed suit.
Madam Xu, who had a low sense of presence, spoke in a low voice, "My family is also moving into the city."
Her family is simple, with only her, her mother-in-law and her daughter. She dared to make this decision entirely because of Su Yin.
There are only girls in their family, so they have someone to accompany them whenever they need help.
"Okay, if you want to go into the city, then hurry up and we'll meet up again tomorrow morning."
"good."
That's how the decision was made.
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