"Old Lin, I think you are old and confused. How could you agree to let those people live in Guquan Village? Have you forgotten that they have captured all the men in charge of our village?"
After the officers and soldiers left, Aunt Wu looked at Old Man Lin angrily and spoke.
These people are wolves in sheep's clothing, just like the bandits in the mountains.
They arrested all the teenagers in the village.
As a result, their Guquan Village was left without strong laborers.
It is simply wishful thinking to want to stay with them now.
"Yes, Uncle Lin, if you are old, you can keep silent. Don't drag everyone in our village into this."
"I also think what Aunt Wu said is right. I don't want to serve those people. My family has been the only one in three generations. Zhuzi's father passed away early. I raised him with great difficulty and hard work. He was about to get married, but those soldiers took my only child away without saying a word. They said that he was serving the country and winning glory for the country, but everyone knows that for children from ordinary farmers like us, entering the military camp is like stepping into the gates of hell. Poor Zhuzi, we don't even know whether he is dead or alive."
A middle-aged woman couldn't stop crying.
After Aunt Wu's opening remarks, the rest of the villagers began to complain about Old Man Lin one after another.
They all took out their resentment towards the officers and soldiers on him alone.
"I..." Old Man Lin moved his lips. He wanted to defend himself, but looking at the looks of his neighbors, he lowered his eyes without making any explanation.
Even though everything he just said and did was to protect the villagers.
But his behavior was not understood by the villagers.
Old Man Lin was thinking the same thing as they were.
However, facing these armed officers and soldiers, ordinary people like them had no power to fight back.
If you provoke them, they will suffer the consequences.
As an outsider, Li Xia also knew the good intentions of old man Lin.
He saw that everyone in the village was blaming him.
Li Xia couldn't bear it.
"Don't blame Elder Lin. Think about it. They are soldiers with weapons in their hands. We are just the old, weak, women and children. It is impossible for us to have a direct conflict with them. That would be like hitting a rock with an egg. In fact, whether we agree or not, when they made this decision, they did not intend to discuss it with us. Otherwise, they would not have asked Elder Lin to gather us together as soon as they came. I know everyone is reluctant, but the more times like this, the more we cannot let people alienate each other. These are the only people in the whole village, and we need to support each other and move forward.
As I said before, everything is external to us. In this unstable time, what we need is to find ways to save our lives. As long as we save our lives, everything is possible. "
Li Xia licked her lips, raised her eyes and glanced at the villagers around her, then she spoke a word on behalf of Old Man Lin.
Old man Lin is old, and everything he does is for the safety of the villagers.
She couldn't bear to see everyone misunderstanding him and making him feel disappointed.
Li Xia treated more than half of the villagers in Guquanzhai without charging a penny.
The villagers were very grateful to her.
so.
What she said still has some weight.
After hearing what Li Xia said, Jiang's mother also spoke up: "Doctor Li is right. It's not the first day that you have known Uncle Lin. I believe you should know him better than I do. Everything Uncle Lin did was for the sake of our village and for us."
She listened to what everyone had just said and felt that what they said was too hurtful.
Doctor Li couldn't stand it as an outsider.
Not to mention Jiang Mu.
She couldn't help but say a few words for Old Man Lin.
"Doctor Xiao Li, my niece-in-law..."
Old Man Lin didn't expect anyone to stand up and speak for him. He knew that everything he did was for everyone, without any selfish motives, and he didn't intend to defend himself.
But when he heard Li Xia and Jiang's mother stand up to speak for him regardless of everything, Old Man Lin couldn't help but tear up despite his old age.
"Yes, after hearing what Doctor Li said, it seems to be true." Aunt Wu raised her hand and scratched it. She blinked her eyes and said embarrassedly, "Old Lin, I was confused just now and said it without thinking. I hope you don't take those unpleasant words to heart."
She was too anxious just now and spoke without thinking.
Now thinking back, what I just said was really hurtful.
They are all from the same village.
Old Man Lin is usually a very nice person. Whenever a family needs help, he never hesitates and always works for the village without any regrets.
They really shouldn't talk like that, it's so hurtful.
The others who had just joined in complaining about Old Man Lin began to reflect on themselves after hearing Aunt Wu, who had first said this.
They realized their mistakes, lowered their heads in shame, and expressed their apologies to Old Man Lin.
"Brother Lin, I'm sorry."
"Uncle Lin, I'm sorry."
"Lao Lin, I'm sorry. We didn't mean it. Don't take what we said just now to heart. We know we were wrong."
Everyone apologized to Old Man Lin.
In fact, we are all honest farmers and don’t really have any bad intentions.
Old Man Lin waved his hand and said to the villagers, "It's okay, it's okay. It's my inconsiderateness that caused everyone to misunderstand. Now that everyone has talked it out, it's okay. We are all neighbors, don't worry, I won't take it to heart."
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