Early that morning, the people from Gaojia Village also came here with supplies to exchange for wound medicine, and Gao Liang came along this time as well.
“My mom originally wanted to come too, saying she hadn’t seen you in a long time, and after my sister got pregnant, she didn’t even come to visit.” Gao Liang first went to the Yun family to visit Yun Zhiming and his wife.
"Why didn't you let her come along? It's rare for so many people to travel together; it's safer that way." Yun's mother poured her nephew a glass of freshly heated goat milk.
"Auntie, just give me a cup of boiled water, I'll keep this for Junjun and Lele." Gao Liang pushed the cup away when he saw the goat milk in it.
"They still have a lot. The lambs have just been weaned, and they have more goat milk than they can drink. Goat milk is very nourishing, so drink more. Auntie will give you more when you finish it."
Hearing his aunt say that, Gao Liang took the cup without hesitation and took a sip. You see, dairy products, which he used to dislike the most, are now considered a rare nutritional supplement.
“My dad was bitten by a leopard last time, and his arm is still sore. My mom is worried about leaving him alone at home, so she asked me to come and say hello to you.”
"Everything is fine." Yun Zhiming inquired about his brother-in-law's health and asked about their family's current situation before shifting the topic to the purpose of their visit.
"Was your village also targeted by others for harvesting this time? How come the healing medicine you just exchanged for is already used up?"
"We couldn't stop them no matter what." Gao Liang was also full of anger when he talked about this. "We heard about similar situations in other villages before, and everyone started to worry. We even started forming teams to patrol that area. We thought that even if we couldn't stop these people, at least we could keep out wild animals coming down from the mountain."
A large portion of Gaojia Village's fields are located outside the village. Before, people were always on edge when working in the fields during the day, fearing attacks from wild animals in the mountains. Therefore, they always went out to work in teams.
Unexpectedly, instead of guarding against the wild animals, they managed to keep these people out of trouble.
“Just yesterday, as usual, we went out to check on the fields and saw a group of people digging up potatoes that weren’t ripe yet. The villagers ran over to stop them, but the other side was very arrogant and ignored our advice to continue harvesting. That’s how the conflict started. It got into complete chaos. By the time we got the call and ran out, the other side had already run away with their stuff.”
"Are the villagers alright?" Yun Zhiming had heard many similar stories these past few days, and some people had even lost their lives because of them.
"Fortunately, we arrived early and only suffered some injuries. However, in order to prevent this from happening again in the future, our village is thinking of getting more wound medicine to take back for future use."
“I think your village is worried that the medicine will run out and you won’t have any left, so you’re taking this opportunity to stockpile some.” Upon hearing this, Yun Zhiming understood the situation based on the amount their village had exchanged last time.
"Uncle, let's not say anything since we know the truth. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain it when I get back." Gao Liang didn't expect his uncle to guess the truth so quickly, so he quickly put his hands together and begged for forgiveness.
"What's the use of just hoarding medicine? The best thing to do is to solve the root problem. If all else fails, contact the other villages and have a proper talk with them."
"It's no use. We've sent people to talk to some villages before, but they just act like they're not afraid of anything. They even brazenly claimed that they didn't go into the villages to rob, but were just looking for some food in the fields."
“Your land is all outside the village, there’s no way to fence it off. Continuing like this will only put you in a more passive position.” Yun Zhiming couldn’t think of any other solutions.
"They'll need a while to calculate the medicinal herbs. I'll take you to see your sister now. Her belly is quite big; she might be carrying twins." Mother Yun knew her nephew wouldn't have much time here, and the people of Gaojia Village wouldn't wait for him indefinitely, so she decided to take him to see Gao Jie first.
Hearing her say that, Gao Liang quickly finished the goat milk in his cup in two gulps before standing up. This time, his parents specifically told him to visit his sister. Ever since he brought back the news of her pregnancy, the two elders had been both happy and worried.
"Then you guys go over there. I'll prepare some food for A-Liang at home, so he can take it with him later." Yun Zhiming took on the task of cooking.
"Then you can take me directly to the village entrance. It's too late to go back and forth." Based on Gaojia Village's past experience, they won't stay for long at all.
The person in charge sent by Gaojia Village this time also specifically sought out Sicheng, wanting to ask him for a suggestion.
"I really can't help you with this. Luckily, all the land in our village is within the village, otherwise we would be in a lot of trouble. The main problem is that I have no right to discuss this with them."
Si Cheng knew that the other party wanted him to stand up for them, but in this situation, he couldn't bring himself to speak up. After all, the other party hadn't offended him, and if he forcibly intervened, it would be like dragging the entire Pinghe Village into the mess.
"Sigh, but if we let them continue like this, the land at the entrance of our village will be completely wasted, and then everyone might not even be able to guarantee their basic needs." Seeing that he was unmoved, the other party began to play the victim.
"Actually, you could try to unite several villages and have a proper discussion with them first. If that doesn't work, you could drive them out of this area. However, that would only be a temporary solution, and they would eventually come back. The best way is to find them a place where they can become self-reliant."
"Most of the usable land has been reclaimed by others, and in many places, dozens or even just a few families have merged into a small village. These people are constantly moving around and have no intention of settling down."
"..." Si Cheng was truly at a loss for what to do about this problem and could only remain silent.
“Actually, you can seek help from the city, otherwise they will slowly grow their appetites.” Yun Xun felt that they couldn’t let these people continue like this.
"Actually, there are solutions to this kind of situation." Si Cheng suddenly remembered that he had encountered a similar situation in his previous life, and the way others handled it was much simpler and more direct.
"What method?"
"Actually, you can contact people from other villages, surround this group, and send them far away." Since we can't fight them, scold them, or use any laws to restrain them, the best way is for everyone to work together to drive them far away.
“But this takes too much effort. We can’t keep doing this one wave at a time. I’m afraid these people will keep coming back.” They had considered this method before, but they rejected it themselves.
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