Despite hearing what the village head said, the group remained unmoved and continued walking forward.
The group of men were notorious lazybones in the village, and all of them were bachelors. They were so self-sufficient that they had nothing to worry about.
Yang Dadan was injured last time, and now he limps.
It seems his medical skills are indeed not very good, as he couldn't even cure himself.
Yang Dadan was limping home when Wang Xiuer suddenly appeared out of nowhere, grabbed his ear, and dragged him into the crowd.
"You daring Yang, you've probably forgotten how your mother dragged you, a little child, to settle down in Gu Village! If it weren't for the village head's father taking you in, you and your mother would have died long ago. And now, you dare to go against the village head!" Wang Xiuer grabbed Yang Dadan's ear and cursed.
Yang Dadan winced in pain, his head tilting to one side. Upon closer inspection, Yang Dadan's ears were bright red, clearly indicating that Wang Xiuer had struck him hard.
The other bachelors who had left with Yang Dadan secretly covered their mouths and chuckled as they watched him get beaten up.
Hehe, it's better not to get married, then you won't have to suffer the pain of having a wife.
It wasn't just a few bachelors who were laughing; the villagers who had gathered together all burst into laughter.
Wang Xiuer seemed to have thought of something, grabbed Yang Dadan's ear, and turned him around abruptly.
"You lot, get over here right now! When trouble comes to a village, we must unite!" Wang Xiuer yelled at the group of bachelors.
The people who were secretly laughing suddenly stopped laughing.
Seeing Wang Xiuer's angry expression, the group of people inexplicably turned back.
Wang Xiuer dragged Yang Dadan to the village head and said apologetically, "Village head, this beast is ignorant, please don't be angry!"
Just now, when the village headman told them to gather, Wang Xiuer was taking care of something in the outhouse.
Because the outhouse was right next to the courtyard, they overheard the village head and others talking.
Since it concerns rice, and the village head is so certain about it, the matter must be a done deal.
Who knew that this bastard Yang Dadan would act so recklessly at this crucial moment?
Wang Xiuer arrived just in time after resolving the major issue, and her temper flared up immediately.
The village head waved his hand and said, "Never mind, it's good that you're back. I'll prove it to you right now!"
The village head pointed to the apple snails not far away, urging all the villagers to look.
Not far away, the roots of a clump of rice were covered with snails. If you counted carefully, there were three or four of them, and these snails were even bigger than in previous years.
"My goodness, this snail really looks like it's eating rice seedlings!" Tie Dan's mother exclaimed, pointing at the apple snail.
Those nearby looked in the direction Tie Dan's mother was looking, and sure enough, several clumps of rice seedlings had been eaten by golden apple snails.
Villagers with rice paddies nearby rushed to check on the situation upon seeing this.
Hearing the exclamations of the villagers not far away, everyone knew that what the village head had said was true.
The rice paddies near the edge of the village were planted by Granny Yang. Seeing that her hard-earned rice had been ruined by golden apple snails, Granny Yang couldn't help but cry out in despair.
"My God! Is this not letting this old woman live?"
Grandma Yang was a lonely old woman who only cultivated this one acre of rice.
If she were completely eaten by the golden apple snails, she really wouldn't be able to survive.
After all, she didn't receive much wheat in the first half of the year.
Grandma Yang was so weak from seeing the rice paddies that she couldn't even stand up straight.
Seeing that she was about to fall, Gu Lili quickly caught Grandma Yang.
Seeing this, Chang'an stepped forward and took Yang Po's other hand, helping her to sit down on a large rock nearby.
Grandma Yang was crying so hard that Gu Lili quickly comforted her.
"Grandma, don't panic, don't be anxious. The village head has gathered everyone here because he already has a plan."
Upon hearing what Gu Lili said, Granny Yang indeed stopped crying.
She grabbed Gu Lili's hand and hurriedly asked, "What method is it?"
Gu Lili glanced at the village head, signaling him to continue recounting the matter the two had just discussed.
The village head raised his eyes and scanned the villagers, noticing that the disdain and disbelief in their eyes had vanished.
Everyone looked at him with solemn expressions, and then the village head slowly told them what had happened.
Big Pillar Tree asked curiously, "Lili, you said that blue crabs eat golden apple snails, so do they eat rice?"
Uncle Dazhu's problem is clearly what everyone is thinking.
What if we drove away the jackals, only to have tigers and leopards appear?
After all, the way that crab was baring its teeth and claws didn't look like a good thing.
After Uncle Dazhu finished speaking, Grandpa Village Head glared at Uncle Dazhu fiercely.
"Since Lili knows that blue crabs are the natural enemy of golden apple snails, she naturally knows that blue crabs won't eat rice. Otherwise, how could she have come up with this method!"
The village head now unconditionally trusts Gu Lili.
Uncle Dazhu shrank back as the village head rubbed against him, not daring to utter another sound.
Gu Lili wasn't angry that Uncle Dazhu would raise questions, after all, it concerned everyone's livelihood.
Gu Lili smiled and waved her hand, saying, "I assure everyone that blue crabs do not eat rice. If you don't believe me, I will prove it to you."
Gu Lili had already spotted Gu Yanyu in the crowd. Gu Lili waved to Gu Yanyu, and Gu Yanyu jogged towards her.
Gu Lili whispered a few words to Gu Yanyu, and Gu Yanyu immediately ran home.
When he returned, he was carrying a bucket.
"Sister, I brought you the blue crabs!" Gu Yanyu handed the bucket to Gu Yanyu, panting.
It turns out that Gu Lili had just asked Gu Yanyu to go back and get the blue crabs.
Gu Lili knew that every day after Gu Yanyu finished school and reviewed her studies, she and Li Qimu would go to the beach to go beachcombing.
When Gu Lili was at home just now, she didn't see Gu Yanyu, so she knew he had gone to the beach.
Now that he's in the crowd, he's obviously back from beachcombing.
Gu Lili took the bucket and asked the crowd, "I wonder which villager would be willing to contribute a clump of rice seedlings from their own home? I'll prove it to you."
Before anyone could speak, Granny Yang, who had been helped to rest by Gu Lili, stepped forward.
“Pull my house,” Grandma Yang said firmly as she stood up.
Although Grandma Yang cherished every single rice seedling, she was still willing to contribute them.
Seeing that no one was picking them, Granny Yang picked a bunch herself and then turned around and handed it to Gu Lili.
"Lili, come here, catch it," Grandma Yang called out.
Gu Lili nodded, took the rice seedlings, and placed them into the bucket containing two blue crabs in front of everyone.
"Oh dear, Lili, these blue crabs are eating rice seedlings!"
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