As the stalemate continued, many villagers ran to the village entrance to inquire what had happened.
Wu Shan then told the villagers what he had discovered before and what happened afterward.
This caused unrest in the village. "These people are really pushing their luck. We'll drive them all away when it gets light."
"Still dreaming of going into the village? Aren't you afraid of being exposed?"
While people inside were discussing the matter, those outside quieted down. Some of the more timid ones quietly left, not daring to linger outside the gate, but also not daring to go far, fearing some danger. This was their last hope.
Si Cheng and the others who lived near the back mountain also arrived at this time. With the help of the other villagers, they finally figured out the reason.
Si Cheng didn't say much, but immediately ran to the city wall. He didn't look at the refugees below the wall, but instead started watching the green light in the distance.
Perhaps influenced by the commotion here, the green lights began to move, but not towards us; instead, they seemed to be moving backward.
"Who was it that said they wanted to enter the village?" Si Cheng then looked at the people under the wall.
The appearance of Village Chief Si reminded everyone that there was such a powerful figure in the village. The timid ones began to shake their heads, regardless of the lighting or whether the deity could see them.
Yun Heng, always eager for chaos, approached Si Cheng and pointed at the few people who had been kicking the gate earlier, while also making a fuss about them.
The people who were named started to lose their temper and began to argue their case.
“The wild animals on this mountain are about to come down, so it’s only right that you let us go in and hide.” Someone mustered up his courage and said what he thought was perfectly reasonable.
"What happens after you enter the village? Can you guarantee that you will all stand there obediently and not wander around our village? Besides, our village doesn't owe you anything. Giving you a heads-up is already the greatest kindness we can show." Si Cheng directly pointed out their ulterior motives.
“There are countless ways to deal with wild animals in the mountains. When you were living outside this village, we told you that you were responsible for your own safety. Now that it’s all over, why should you all fall on our village’s head?” Si Cheng bluntly drew a clear line between the two sides again.
"..." The people below didn't know how to refute this time, after all, the notice had been posted at the village entrance before, and it was all written clearly.
"Alright, go back and rest. The wild animals on the mountain have all dispersed. But you should still keep watch on your own. You can't rely on our village for everything. If our village fails to find anything one day, don't blame us for it. Our village won't take responsibility." This was the first time Si Cheng had spoken so harshly to these refugees.
Now that the crisis has been temporarily averted, Sicheng waved for the villagers to go back and rest.
"Brother Cheng, I didn't expect these people to be so greedy. If it really comes down to it, we'll drive them all away when it gets light." Yun Heng didn't expect that such a small crisis would expose these people's true colors.
Wu Shan had a different opinion, unlike Yun Heng who was so extreme. "Actually, a large number of people are quite good. For example, Old Zhao and his group lit a bonfire there. I saw that they had the old people and children all inside it just now."
“Yes, if anyone’s going to be driven away, it should be those troublemakers down here. Some people were just instigated by them.” Liu Xinwei sympathized with most of the people down here, fearing that if the village decided to drive them away, many would really have nowhere to go.
Si Cheng glanced down at the wall. The people who had gathered at the gate had long since dispersed. Many even walked towards Old Zhao and his group, hoping to find some sense of security by their campfire, because they were unsure whether the wild animals on the mountain would come down again.
"We still need to think of a solution. We can't keep letting these people come and go like this; it's too much of a security risk." Si Cheng realized from this small incident that they might be in trouble.
"Brother Cheng, are you still going to help Old Zhao and the others install the pillars tomorrow?" Although Yun Xun knew that Old Zhao and the others hadn't participated this time, he was still somewhat angry.
Si Cheng thought for a moment and made a decision, "Go, but later. We'll have an internal meeting in our village tomorrow."
After saying that, he told those who were still there to continue the night watch, and everyone else to go and rest. The peanuts and beans in the field were about to be harvested, so everyone had to conserve their energy.
When Yunqi returned, she learned the whole story, and at that moment she began to worry.
“These people are really pushing their luck. If things get really bad, we should just drive them all away. Otherwise, they'll be threatening the safety of the villagers all the time. Now that some people have this idea, this kind of thinking will continue to grow in their minds, and sooner or later something bad will happen.”
Yunqi saw many such people while fleeing. There are many types of people who constantly push the boundaries of human decency, and she has zero tolerance for such people.
"We'll discuss this with the villagers first thing tomorrow morning. We can't just throw the baby out with the bathwater. If we force them all out, it will cause public outrage. Besides, this place is too open. We can't possibly surround it all. There will always be people looking for a way to make a living here." This is also a problem that is troubling Si Cheng.
"But if we don't drive these people away, what if wild animals come down from the mountain one day and cause a conflict with our village sooner or later?" Yunqi still felt that this was a ticking time bomb that might explode at any time.
"The main problem right now is drought. If it's two years from now, we can plant a ring of thorns around the area, which will solve most of the problems."
Hearing his wife's unintentional remark, Si Cheng patted her head and said, "Wife, you're so smart."
Yunqi was bewildered by his sudden praise. What was the purpose of this unexpected praise?
"There's no water, but we're very close to a water source, so we can easily solve that. Besides, those thorns grow very vigorously, and it won't be long before we can completely surround this area," Si Cheng explained to her, seeing that she still didn't understand.
“But these thorns can only keep out wild animals, not people,” Yunqi reminded him.
"It's enough to keep out wild animals; as for the rest, we'll just have to let them deal with it themselves. They can also build houses on the water like Old Zhao and his family did, which can also help them avoid some human-caused problems."
Si Cheng didn't mind helping them erect the iron pillars in the lake. After two days of operation, he was becoming more and more adept at working underwater. He didn't mind helping them with anything he could.
However, it also depends on whether they can find that many materials, after all, Old Zhao and his team went through a lot of trouble to find so many this time.
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