There were children among the crowd, clamoring for food. It wasn't just the children; adults were also hungry.
Everyone was staring at the things in Li the Butcher and the others' arms, their eyes never leaving them.
"Yes, village chief, please distribute the food quickly. Everyone is waiting to have a bite, and the good children are hungry too. It's about time to eat now, right?"
A woman in the crowd urged Village Chief He Qiang to start distributing food. When they saw the food, they couldn't wait a moment longer.
Village Chief He Qiang glanced at them, then looked at Li the Butcher and the others. After thinking for a moment, he slowly said:
"Let me make this clear first, you guys who just gave money, you guys said what you wanted to buy, so you can take whatever you wanted.
Don't take things that you shouldn't take, such as the food they bought.
Eat slowly, don't finish it all at once, there is still a long time to come.
Adults can eat roots, leaves, and the like, while children can stick to solid food. You can decide for yourself as to the specifics.
Don't wait until you've finished eating everything and then come to me to make trouble. It's no use coming to me, everyone is on their own right now.
There are refugees everywhere now, and it is not easy to find something to eat. Our place is not secluded enough.
As for the things, let them take them first. We will find a secret place to divide them up.
The words here are easy to be noticed, as you just saw.
They've all been targeted when they come back, so if you don't want to lose anything, you'd better listen to me.
Let’s continue our journey over there, and then find a secluded corner to eat.
If the child is hungry, you adults should comfort him first, do you understand?"
Village chief He Qiang was not impulsive because of the urging of the villagers, and he really went to share the food.
He didn't have time to see what they bought. He only knew that the place was full of other refugees.
If you take things out casually, you will definitely be noticed by others.
He didn't want the same thing to happen again. Not only would his things be stolen, but people might also get hurt. It would be a waste of time and effort.
When the crowd heard the village chief's voice, they suddenly fell silent.
They had just been too anxious, so they urged the village chief. Now that they thought about it, what the village chief said made sense.
No matter how long I have endured hunger, it is impossible that I cannot bear it this time.
If it's a child, let him make a fuss. There's nothing we can do about it. It's so dangerous here.
If you take something out, it's hard to guarantee that it won't be robbed.
So you should continue on your way to a safe place and then take your things out.
Then Li the butcher also stepped forward and said to the others with a worried look on his face:
"Village Chief, I'm sorry, I really didn't consider what you said just now.
It is indeed not suitable for us to divide things here. We should continue on our way and divide them when we get to the destination.
This time, I bought steamed buns which were still hot, but as for steamed buns, each family might share a small portion.
We know this too, and we'll definitely save some for this. Don't worry, let's continue on our journey now, and we'll divide it up when we get there."
Although Li the Butcher was speaking to other people, he was also saying this to the village chief.
Let the village chief know that they are not such ignorant people. They can't help themselves when they see food. They should consider the situation and find a safe place to make a decision.
After hearing what Li the Butcher and the village chief said, everyone didn't say anything else.
So everyone stood up, packed their other things, and told the people behind them to get up and get ready to continue on their journey.
There were also people in Shuihe Village, some pushing carts, some carrying packages, some holding pots, and some holding clay pots.
They took all sorts of things, even some old quilts. Everyone took what they had at home and continued on their way. No one mentioned the food anymore.
Then let Li the butcher and his men carry the food and walk in the middle of the team.
There will still be some men outside the team to provide protection.
Some of them are injured and have not recovered yet, but their knives are not lost, and some of them can continue patrolling with knives.
They continued on their journey, and Village Chief He Qiang walked slowly in the middle of the team and continued to move forward.
At this time, the sun had already slowly set behind the mountain, leaving only a little afterglow scattered among the clouds at the horizon.
The clouds were illuminated by the afterglow of the sun, and they were all large patches of golden color.
Not far from the horizon, there are occasionally strange-looking geese flying by one after another.
The people from Shuihe Village were only concerned with getting on their way and had no mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery on the horizon.
The sky was golden, a beautiful golden color, and the ground was also a withered yellow, which seemed to echo each other.
Li the butcher and his group walked forward slowly. Like Yu Qingqing and the others, they took the small path next to Hukou Town.
The small roads are relatively narrow and not as easy to walk on as the official roads.
Fortunately, they didn't have a carriage, so no matter what the road was like, it didn't have much impact on them.
It's only slightly steep, and there are some steep slopes. Those who are older need to rest after every step.
The villagers were also kind enough to take care of them and let them rest. After all, they had been traveling all day. At the end of the team was Aunt Mei's family.
The family had no dry food left as they had all been robbed before.
After walking for about an hour, it began to get dark.
Li the butcher and others walked to a valley. Next to the valley was a large open space with relatively few weeds.
The ground was bare and mostly covered with rocks. The valley was just right to block the wind, so they decided to rest there tonight.
There are also a few trees blocking the view, so if you don't look carefully you won't be able to see that there are people here.
“Village chief, let’s rest here. I think the terrain here is pretty good and can block the wind.
Then I think we should distribute the things and let them arrange it themselves.
If it's night time, we still have to have patrols, but we'll need to have more fires.
After all, the temperature will drop as the night progresses. Lighting a fire is also a way to prevent animals from getting close.
Butcher Li handed the wrapped steamed buns in his arms directly to the village chief and asked him to distribute them.
He swallowed his saliva countless times while holding the steamed bun just now.
In the end, I managed to hold it back and didn't eat secretly.
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