Chapter 36 Completed [New Book, Seeking Advancement]
After a long stalemate, the giant bear monster saw that he couldn't get any advantage, so he left angrily.
When he left, he demolished a few more courtyards.
People from Nanxi Village: “…”
Forget it, it doesn’t matter as long as I’m alive, just tear it down!
Although they were angry, they really couldn't do anything about the monster.
That night, no one dared to go home. The whole family, young and old, gathered near the statue, waiting for dawn. As for Xu Zhong, he was in the crowd, hugging the statue all night.
Only after daybreak did Village Chief Tong Na have the opportunity to count the villagers.
Because they were not prepared, the monster came too suddenly, and the family that was hit first suffered a miserable fate. Although they did not die, the pillar of support for getting up at night was gone, along with his father and mother.
Their family left behind a daughter-in-law with children and an unmarried brother-in-law.
There were two other injured people who sprained their ankles while running.
There was no way to collect the bodies because they were all eaten by the giant bear monster. Village chief Tong Na asked them to pick up the cenotaph, and then he asked the villagers to pack up their things and go to Yilan Village with him.
"Let's go together. The monster was just driven away yesterday. Who knows if it will come back? What if it comes back?"
"Xu Zhong and his men are here to report the death. They have to go back to Yilan Village, but the road is not safe, so they will definitely not leave the statue behind. We should make the arduous journey and go to Yilan Village together to ask for the statue to be returned."
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Village chief Tong Na did not mention that Xu Zhong actually came to recruit them to join the gang.
There is definitely a difference between something that someone else brings to your door and something that you eagerly approach. Since the matter involves the interests of the villagers, Village Chief Tong Na also hopes that the villagers will be more proactive.
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"By the way, who has seen the silly boy?!"
When he was about to leave, Village Chief Tong Na remembered that there was a silly boy in their village who ate at other people's houses.
His parents passed away early, and he was basically raised by Grandma Tong.
But Grandma Tong was too old and could not live for more than a few years, so before she passed away, she went to every household and asked them to help take care of the silly boy at home.
They were all from the same village, so Village Chief Tong Na naturally couldn't refuse Grandma Tong's request, so he agreed.
He could still look after her normally, but he really didn’t remember what happened yesterday.
“I didn’t see it!”
"I didn't notice!"
"Is he still in that shabby house at the entrance of the village?"
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Some people even suspected that he was among those who disappeared last night. After all, with such a big commotion, everyone knew to run to Duan's house, but no one saw him...
No matter what, Village Chief Tong Na still asked the villagers to make a trip.
“Not here!”
"How could he not be here? Are there any other houses besides that one?" said the village chief Tong Na. "Did any of you ask him to work?"
In the crowd, a couple looked guilty and their eyes were wandering.
Village Chief Tong Na saw it at a glance and said, "Old Sun, I want to ask you, your family is not going to ask the fool to work for you for nothing again, right? I told you a long time ago that you can't be too excessive. If you ask people to work for you, you have to give them something to eat..."
Lao Sun: "I didn't scream. That was the only time."
There is no way Village Chief Tong Na would believe him. The Sun family is well-known for being stingy in the village and they love to take advantage of others.
That silly boy was stupid and small in stature, but very strong. Other people in the village could order him around and even give him a bite. But it was hard to say about Old Sun's family. You might ask someone to do the work but then "forget" to give them a meal.
Village chief Tong Na cursed a few words and asked his son Tong Dagui to go to Old Sun's house.
Sure enough, his son found a little kid with a red fever on his face in the cowshed of Old Sun’s house and quickly brought the kid back.
"Dad, dad, the silly boy has a fever... I found him in the cowshed of Old Sun's family."
"What?! How could he be sick at this critical moment?" No wonder I didn't see the silly boy last night. He might have had a fever last night.
Village chief Tong Na cursed the Sun family a few more times in frustration and was so angry that he wanted to drive them out of the village.
The Sun family used to have cows, but the harvest has been bad in recent years, so they sold the cows last year.
What’s infuriating is that they were the ones who sold the cow, and they also “slandered” the silly boy for helping them look after the cow, and then lost the cow, and they wanted the silly boy to compensate for it.
He was confused at the time. After raising the cow for a long time, it would know to come back even if it was lost. It was not even dark yet, so how did they know the cow was lost? What if it comes back on its own?
However, the Sun family didn't care and demanded compensation from the foolish boy. If he couldn't pay, he would have to work for the Sun family for nothing for the rest of his life.
Although Tong Na is the village chief, he has no way of "covering up" such a serious matter as the loss of the cow. He can only delay it and ask the villagers to help find it.
Later we found out that the cow of Mr. Sun was not lost but sold. It was his son who heard it from people in the next village when he went to the market.
Village chief Tong Na was almost angry to death. He rushed to Old Sun's house and took the silly boy back, scolding Old Sun's family for being inhuman. After that, Village Chief Tong Na habitually guarded against the Sun family, always feeling that the Sun family would "bully" the silly boy.
So, why would the Sun family let this silly boy work in a cowshed where there was no cow last year? And they let him sleep outside late at night. Who knows, the silly boy might get sick because of the Sun family.
The Sun family refused to acknowledge it, and Village Chief Tong Na didn't care. If they refused to acknowledge it, they should get out of Nanxi Village.
"Just get out! Nanxi Village is not safe at all. I will go to Yilan Village by myself!"
Village Chief Tong Na looked at Old Sun's smug expression and really wanted to slap him: "Go away, it would be strange if they would want you!"
Seeing the silly boy burned like this, Village Chief Tong Na couldn't really abandon him. He had no choice but to ask his son to find a big backpack and carry him to Yilan Village together.
"Alas... let it be. If he can live, then live. If he really can't live, then that's his fate..."
In the big backpack, the dazed boy vaguely heard a voice. He leaned weakly in the backpack and opened his mouth: "Save me!"
But unfortunately, his voice was too soft, and there were people all around him, so no one could hear him.
It was already bright outside, but for some reason, the sun hadn't come out and the whole sky was gloomy.
Village chief Tong Na looked at the sky and felt his mood gloomy.
"Dad, what are you looking at!"
"Look at you! See if they have packed up yet? Click on them and we're leaving." Village chief Tong Na said unhappily, and went to find Xu Zhong who was holding the statue.
I'll have to trouble you again later.
Xu Zhong was also polite, knowing that they could return to the village once they had invited the statue. Once we build a temple to the mountain god, we won’t have to worry about attacks from monsters.
When the time comes, he will have to trouble others for help.
"Do you think it will rain today?"
"I don't know. It would be great if it could rain. The weather is so dry, and Nanxi is almost done..."
"Indeed! If it rains, we can also farm."
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As the sky became increasingly darker, the villagers couldn't help but start a discussion.
They hoped it would rain, but unfortunately, even when they reached Yilan Village, the sky was only gloomy and there was no rain at all.
What they didn't notice was that the dark color in the sky seemed to be following them. Before they approached Yilan Village, the sky was still sunny. But as soon as they got closer, the sky began to darken.
Yu Zhongdou was startled and felt uneasy. He hurried back home and asked, "Mom, mom, mom, where are you?"
"Are you screaming for your life?" His mother's voice came from the backyard.
Yu Zhongdou breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s good as long as his mother is there. If she isn’t, he’ll be anxious.
"What is it?"
"It's okay, just shout twice."
Yu's mother was speechless. You came back just to shout these two words?
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