Not to mention, when I applied this medicinal mud on the rotten blisters on my feet, I immediately felt that the stinging sensation was reduced. However, the pain was aggravated at first, but it only lasted for a few seconds, and then it was followed by a cool and comfortable feeling.
Xiao Hechuan knows so much, no wonder he can become the Prime Minister in the future.
The Xiao family found a good place to spend the night, but it was different for the refugees outside who were with them. They still had to live under the roof.
In recent days, many refugees have run out of food, and some have begun to ask other refugees for food.
Most of them are vulnerable groups such as the elderly and children, because they can arouse people's sympathy. There is no shortage of families with old couples and little grandchildren among the refugees. They are indeed pitiful, but most of the elderly are accompanied by their children. They don't have much food, and some conscienceless young people will force their parents or children to pretend to be pitiful and beg for food. Some soft-hearted people will really give them some food, and then they will take it back to eat with their children.
Young people will not get any food if they go begging because they are young people after all, they have hands and feet, and others will not sympathize with you.
In the past two days, the Xiao family encountered many old people and children who came to beg for food. They all looked weak, but the Xiao family just sat there and ignored them.
Jiang Sui said that there were so many refugees and not enough food to eat. If one came, they would be given alms. Otherwise, the food they had would not be enough to share.
She said this:
"I don't think I have the ability to be the savior of the world. In this world, it's hard for us to survive, how can we save all living beings? So I have to be ruthless, don't listen, don't watch, and don't be soft-hearted. If you want to exchange some food, it's fine, just buy it with money! There is no free lunch in the world!"
They were willing to take Madam Song with them because she paid them, and they knew each other and their character was trustworthy. However, they were just passing through these refugees, they didn't know them, and they would not have any contact with them in the future, so they had no obligation to help them.
The Xiao family has a large population, the most things, and seems to be the richest, so the most people come to ask for food. After sending them away one after another, they can only curse this family behind their backs for being cold and indifferent, but dare not say anything to their faces, simply because they are afraid of their large numbers.
When Jiang Sui said these words, Xiao Hechuan, who was standing behind him, couldn't help but show admiration in his eyes, but at the same time he was also confused. If he remembered correctly, his wife had never attended a private school for a day, was illiterate, and had lived in Xianhe Village since she was a child and had never seen the outside world. Moreover, her life was very miserable before she married him.
So, how did she manage to develop such a rational, intelligent and calm personality in such an environment?
Putting aside her personality, how could she speak so eloquently and so persuasively even though she had never been to school?
This really doesn't fit with her character as an illiterate country girl who has never seen the world!
Although he had doubts in his heart, Xiao Hechuan did not ask directly. He would observe silently. He always felt that his wife would bring him more surprises in the future!
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Because the Xiao family refused to give food, and there happened to be a small village nearby, many refugees spontaneously went to the village to beg for food. However, the area was also hit by a famine due to a severe drought, and every household had no extra food, and the surplus food had already run out.
When the villagers saw so many of them coming to their doorstep to beg, they were furious. They didn't even have food to eat, so how could they have extra food for these refugees?
They drove these refugees away rudely.
But unexpectedly, the people in the village actually had bad intentions. They learned that there were a large number of refugees staying overnight not far outside the village, so a few gangsters came up with bad ideas and prepared to rob these refugees.
Now the large number of refugees fleeing to Jeju has caused the gates of nearby towns to be closed to prevent these refugees from entering the city and causing chaos, which has also given the bad guys the opportunity to cause trouble.
There were more than a dozen hooligans gathered, all of them were young men around 20 years old. They came with hoes and shovels, looking aggressive, ready to rob food and money from the refugees and then escape afterwards. They were also wearing veils, so no one could see their faces when they committed the crime, and no one would hold them accountable. They were not afraid of being retaliated against in the future. The only thing they could blame was the bad luck of the refugees.
With so many refugees, they can always gather some food together, and maybe many of them even have money. Everyone has been traveling for days and has not had enough rest or food. They all look exhausted. When these young and strong gangsters come, they bring weapons with them, and the refugees are scared to death.
They used hoes and shovels to force the refugees to hand over their food and money in a ferocious manner. Some of those who refused to obey were beaten until their heads were bleeding. After seeing the blood, people became even more panicked. For a while, there were sounds of begging for mercy and helpless crying.
They were so hungry that they had to look for wild vegetables everywhere to eat, and were almost gnawing on tree bark. Now robbers came again, wanting food and money, and would beat people if they didn't give them.
In this situation, if the injury and bleeding are not treated, it will eventually lead to death.
The refugees did not dare to resist and could only surrender and hand over their food and money.
Remember the family who had set their sights on Madam Song before? When those thugs forced them to ask for food and money, the old woman refused to give in. So her three sons went up to fight them, especially her stupid son, who was so reckless and rushed forward recklessly. As a result, he was hit on the head with a hoe and his head was bleeding. Several people surrounded her sons and beat them up.
The old woman and her two daughters-in-law cried breathlessly and knelt down to beg for mercy:
"Please stop fighting. If you continue fighting, someone will die. Don't you just want food and money? I tell you, there is a cave in the forest ahead. There is a family hiding inside. They have plenty of food and money. There are two ox carts filled with food. If you don't believe me, go and see. If you are late, they will run away if they hear something is wrong!"
This old woman has always been resentful of the Xiao family because they ruined her good deeds in the town before. Now, in order to protect herself, she is actually going to drag the Xiao family into the water.
When the people around saw that she was using the Xiao family to ward off disaster, they all held their heads in their hands and said nothing.
Many of them had been rejected by the Xiao family, so they felt resentful. Now that this group of people has come, there are only five men in their family, so they can’t be their match, right?
Let’s see what they have to brag about this time. Maybe after tonight we will be worse than them.
When the gang leader heard this, he stopped beating people and looked at the old woman kneeling on the ground and asked:
"Are you telling the truth?"
"It's absolutely true, sir! If I lied to you, I would die a horrible death!" The old woman swore a solemn oath, but a hint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.
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