"My dear, it's okay now. I'm sorry! I was negligent and should have left Xiao Hai behind.
I will be more careful in the future and won’t scare you again. I’m sorry.”
Yu Qingshu felt really guilty now. If he had come a step later, he couldn't even imagine the consequences.
"Daddy, you are finally back. Xiao Ji is so scared! My second sister, third sister and mother are all very scared"!
Yu Qingji snuggled into Yu Qingshu's arms again and whispered about the fear in his heart.
"Daddy, are the people outside also refugees? It was really scary just now!" Yu Qingmei stopped crying, sat down and said.
"Don't be afraid. It was Dad's negligence that frightened your mother and the others. You go back to sleep first. Qinghai and I will take turns guarding you tonight."
Yu Qingshu thought about it and realized that since some fish had slipped through the net, there was no guarantee that they would be caught. It would be better to keep watch for the night to avoid any more accidents.
"Dad, let's go to bed first. Thank you and big brother for your hard work." Yu Qingqing was not hypocritical. She was indeed tired and her physical fitness was indeed not as good as men's.
The spiritual spring water in her space would naturally be of some use to her family members, so she didn't have to worry too much.
"Go ahead, don't think too much, and have a good rest." Yu Qingshu said as he helped Hua Qinglu back to the room. Then he went to keep watch and let Yu Qinghai go to sleep first.
Soon, a dreamless night passed.
Yu Qingqing woke up early today, probably because she was still feeling the effects of last night's events. The entire Shuihe Village was shrouded in a gloomy haze last night, with refugees looting and everyone in a state of panic.
Village chief He Qiang also got up early in the morning and asked someone to notify each household to arrange one person to go to the previous place for a meeting. He also arranged for people to send the refugees caught last night to the government.
"Liuzi, go find a few more people and notify every household to gather for a meeting at noon today."
"Liu Ergun, go find two people to guard the village entrance. No one you don't know will be allowed in."
"Don't worry, Village Chief, I'll take care of it," they both replied in unison.
"Is Qinghai here? The village chief wants you to send someone to gather for a meeting at noon." A big man with a beard knocked on the door.
"Squeak!" The door opened, and it was Yu Qinghai who came in. Yu Qinghai had been on guard all night, and he didn't look very energetic, looking a little exhausted.
"Brother Qiangzi, it's you! I don't believe you told me what happened?" Yu Qinghai asked with tired eyes drooping when he saw that it was Qiangzi who lived at the end of the village.
"Yes, Xiaohai, were you on guard last night? You didn't look very well. Where is your father?"
Qiangzi looked at Yu Qinghai and guessed something, but still wanted to confirm it.
"Qiangzi! Thank you for your hard work. Go back and tell the village chief that I will be there on time." Yu Qingshu heard the voice and came out.
"Okay! Uncle Yu, I'll go back first." Qiangzi said and trotted away.
"Husband, Xiaohai, come and have breakfast first." Hua Qinglu also heard their conversation and came out of the kitchen with vegetable porridge and a plate of mixed wild vegetables in his hands.
"Here we are, my lady. The village chief just wants to call us for a meeting. You don't have to worry."
Yu Qingshu still comforted his wife. It was hard to tell what was going on in the world today.
"Dad, the village chief called us to a meeting. Could it be about the village safety? It hasn't rained yet and the wild vegetables are becoming less and less. I guess we don't need to wait any longer and should make preparations early."
Yu Qingqing also guessed something and felt a little worried. She was really worried about having to flee the famine.
"Don't worry, I'll think of a solution when the time comes. Eat quickly."
After saying this, Yu Qingshu quickly drank a bowl of vegetable porridge and walked quickly towards the dam.
"Hey, Yu Qingshu, did your family have any problems last night?" Yu Qingshu just ran into Aunt Mei next door when he went out.
"Sister Mei, it's nothing. I'm just about to go to a meeting. The village chief said he has something to discuss."
After Yu Qingshu finished speaking, he continued to go to the village. Aunt Mei also closed the door. After a while, she took out a cloth bag and walked towards Yu Qingqing's house.
It turned out that Aunt Mei was going to buy food, but the food was too expensive, so she didn't buy much.
She knew that Yu Qingqing's family had bought a lot of food recently, so she came to Yu Qingqing's house to borrow some food to make ends meet.
After Hua Qinglu found out, he decided to borrow as much as he could as a way of repaying Aunt Mei for saving his daughter.
So in order to thank Aunt Mei, Yu Qingqing's family personally went to her house and delivered fifty kilograms of food.
Aunt Yu said she would not accept anything for free and that it had to be borrowed. Finally, she said she had borrowed thirty kilograms and the remaining twenty kilograms would be the reward for saving Yu Qingqing.
Now that the bag is empty, I am ready to return the cloth bag.
"Qingqing, are you home? I am your Aunt Mei, please open the door."
Aunt Mei quickly walked to the door and knocked.
Soon Yu Qingqing came and opened the door. After knowing the purpose of the visit, she took the bag and Aunt Mei went back with a smile on her face.
"Mom, Aunt Mei just came to return the cloth bag, the one that held grain last time."
When Yu Qingqing came back, she happened to see Hua Qinglu standing at the door, so she told her about this matter.
"Okay, Qing'er, just put the bag in the kitchen."
Hua Qinglu found out, gave his daughter some instructions and went back to his room.
Yu Qingshu also arrived at the meeting place and quickly began to speak in disbelief.
"Everyone, I've called you here today because I'm sure you all know something. Last night, refugees came into our village and stole our things, making everyone sleepless.
Although the number of people who came was small and the losses were small, this one incident is enough to attract our attention.
Although the refugees were sent to the government, they had nothing. At most, they were detained for a few days, which did not solve the problem.
The person who went to the yamen this morning has returned. I will now ask him to tell everyone about the current situation.
And some things about the town. Everyone listen carefully to what he says, don't interrupt him when he's talking, and wait until he finishes to ask questions."
"Hello everyone, my name is Huang Erniu, and I work as a clerk in a grain store in town. Last night, I and others were the ones who took that refugee to the government office.
Since I am often in town and I know some of the situation, I will tell you about it today.
Also, I’m not on duty at the grain store for the time being, because our boss went back home yesterday.”
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, a young man came out from where he was standing. It was Huang Erniu.
Huang Erniu was quite proud when he talked about his work in the grain shop, but his tone became obviously depressed later on. After all, he lost his job, so he was always in a low mood.
"Erniu, go ahead and talk, we won't interrupt," someone in the crowd said.
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