Seeing people approaching, Xu Xiangyang smiled and said, "Gentlemen, would you like a cigarette?"
He handed the cigarette to the man walking in front, who was the leader.
He looked at the young man in front of him, then glanced at the cigarette and matches in his hand, then took them.
Then he lit a cigarette and said to Xu Xiangyang, "Aren't you afraid?"
This was the first time he had seen someone so calm and composed when faced with a robbery.
It is common to see people crying and being frightened.
Xu Xiangyang smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? You only want money and things, not your lives. These days are not easy, I understand you."
He just noticed that these people were obviously doing this for the first time, and some of them were so scared that their legs were shaking.
They were all wearing tattered clothes, just like people fleeing famine.
His words almost made the people behind him cry, and their eyes were red.
Who says it's not true? If they can have enough food to eat, who would want to do this?
Although the disaster year has passed, there are still too many people who do not have enough food to eat. Not only them, there are many people who cannot even have a meal a day.
Eating one meal every two or three days is too much, and eating one meal every day is a luxury.
When the leading man heard this, he looked at him deeply.
Xu Xiangyang threw away the cigarette butt, then walked to the trunk, took out a 50-kilogram bag of rice and put it on the ground.
"I went out temporarily, so I don't have much. You can take this little food back and share it." He didn't want to help much, even though he had a lot of food.
Sometimes being too generous will make them more greedy.
But seeing these grown men doing these things just for a bite to eat is really heartbreaking.
The main reason was that Xu Xiangyang felt that this was the first time they had done such a thing, and cowardice, fear, and regret were all written on their faces.
Even the man leading the group had a look of reluctance on his face. Although he put on a calm expression, one could still see some panic in his eyes.
When they saw Xu Xiangyang taking out food from the car, they were all stunned.
Just imagine, if someone encounters a robber, would they still show pity to the robber and give them things?
This is simply incredible.
It took several minutes for the leading man to come to his senses.
"Why help us? We are robbing." There was a hint of disgust in his voice. It was obvious that he disdain to do this, but he had to do it.
Xu Xiangyang didn't think much about it and said bluntly: "If you have any problems, go to the higher-ups. Don't do this kind of thing. If you get caught, what will happen to your family?"
He was also seeing these people doing this for the first time, otherwise he wouldn't feel sorry for them.
There are so many people in the world who are hungry and cold. Can he really take care of them one by one?
If this is a habitual offender, he will definitely not help, and may even teach them a lesson.
The man glanced at the food on the ground, then gritted his teeth, picked up his things and told others to leave.
Before leaving, the man said without even turning his head, "There are two gangs of robbers ahead. You'd better take a detour."
There is actually a small path here, but Xu Xiangyang doesn’t know the route.
He wanted to ask for directions, but the person just left?
After looking around, he drove the car into the woods and put it into the space.
They did not move the obstacle away, probably to serve as a warning to those behind them.
This way they don't have to encounter people behind them and can just turn around and go on.
Xu Xiangyang put his thoughts aside and followed the path of the person in front of him.
After walking for about an hour, he suddenly felt that he was being rude and shouldn't have followed.
But now that the person is here, there is no point in regretting.
He gritted his teeth and continued walking. After about half an hour, he finally saw a small village.
This place is surrounded by mountains and there is very little farmland. Because it is in the mountains, planting is difficult.
Xu Xiangyang looked at the mud houses or thatched houses. This place was even poorer than their place.
This can't be considered a village at all, it can only be considered a gathering place for people fleeing famine.
He was watching not far away. Fortunately, there were trees all around, so it was difficult for anyone to notice him.
The leading man put the rice on the ground, and soon many people came over.
There were about a hundred people, all wearing tattered clothes.
"Liu Zhuang! Did you snatch this back?" An old man in his sixties or seventies pointed at the things on the ground and looked at the leader.
Liu Zhuang nodded and said, "Dad, these things were given to me by others."
In fact, he saw that the villagers were almost starving to death and had no choice but to come out to rob.
It was just that he met Xu Xiangyang, so he got 50 kilograms of rice without robbing.
But the old man obviously didn't believe it. He had a heartbroken expression on his face and hammered his chest again and again.
"I'm so ashamed of my ancestors! I'm so ashamed of my ancestors!" He shed tears and said with a painful expression, "Our Liu family has never done anything like stealing, looting or smashing things in all these years. How come it has become like this in my generation? It's a disgrace to our family tradition!"
The whole village was surnamed Liu, a large family. They had fled famine and settled here a long time ago, but the years were still bad. Fortunately, they had tree bark and wild vegetables, so no one starved to death.
This time they had no food left and the wild vegetables were almost all eaten. Several elders in the tribe were sick, so they had no choice but to go out to find food.
Liu Zhuang's face showed a helpless expression, but he also knew that this matter was indeed unacceptable.
"Dad, this was really given to me by someone. If you don't believe me, just ask them." He said, pointing to the people behind him.
The others also nodded quickly, indicating that this thing was indeed given by someone else.
"Uncle, they did give it to us. We wanted to rob it, but that person took the initiative to give it to us, saying that it was not easy for us."
"Yeah, we met some good people!"
Several people echoed this, making the old man next to them doubt whether it was really given by someone else.
Just then, Xu Xiangyang came out.
When Liu Zhuang saw him, his eyes widened and he immediately took a defensive stance.
"You followed us!?" He asked in a bad tone, looking at the person in front of him with narrowed eyes.
Seeing him like this, Xu Xiangyang immediately raised his hands and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I'm alone. I don't mean any harm, I just saw that you're having a hard time, so I followed you to check on you."
In fact, he had other ideas in his mind, but he couldn't say them now.
Who would believe him?
Liu Zhuang obviously didn't believe it and called on others to take up weapons.
"What are you doing! Put your things down." The old man gave an order, and the others actually put down their weapons obediently.
He walked to a distance from Xu Xiangyang and looked at him carefully. He saw that the man's dress did not show that he was from the countryside.
On the contrary, they were dressed better than those people in the commune. The people in the commune also wore patched clothes, but they were only patched very rarely, unlike them, who were covered with patches all over their bodies.
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