These women all knelt there, preventing the car from moving forward. The women's words made the people at the head of the car look embarrassed and uncomfortable.
Everyone is born by their parents and raised by them. It's good that they have a monthly salary and subsidies.
Those villages that had poor harvests last year and falsely reported a lot of grain have begun to cause famine.
People from several villages even fought over some wild vegetables on the hill.
Some kind-hearted brigades took the risk and distributed the food reserved by the village branch to the villagers.
But there are more than ten people in the family. How can this little food be enough?
Children often cried out of hunger, and the family’s food was given to the laborers.
The militia leader Da Hu held a weapon in his hand, hiding the reluctance in his eyes, and shouted, "Leave quickly, or don't blame us for being rude!"
The people behind him made the same move as him. The dark entrance of the cave frightened several five or six-year-old children so much that they started crying.
At this moment, another thirty or forty old women and their children rushed out from another road.
They kept crying out, "Please, kind people, save us!"
Some people had wounds on their faces, and many children were starving to the point of being skin and bones. Clothes that had been patched countless times were hanging empty on the bone racks.
It is in stark contrast to the strong and sturdy militiamen here.
A few brave old ladies ran directly to the militia and grabbed Da Hu's clothes with their skinny and dark hands.
"Take our lives in exchange for my son's life. I am not afraid! They are indispensable in the family! Please, please."
"If you don't agree to our request today, I will crash my head in front of the car and die."
There was an old woman with gray hair, eyes full of tears, and a fierce tone. She said there was really no other way, as there were several hungry children at home.
If both sons were sent to reformatory, the whole family would be starving to death.
It doesn't matter if she loses her old bones, the children are still young...
Her tone was not nice, it could be considered a threat. The militiamen and drivers, who had always been respected and looked up to by others, had never been treated like this.
A young man fired a shot directly into the sky.
The sound was so loud that it scared away the birds perched in the trees, which kept chirping. The occasional feathers that fell down made the people kneeling on the ground feel terrified.
But none of them retreated, and the faces of several old women were filled with determination.
The two sides were in a stalemate for a while, and finally a clever woman came to Da Hu on her knees.
She cried and cried, "We are not deliberately making things difficult for you. We just ask you to talk to the leaders of the commune. We can't even see the leaders now.
I was really forced into no other choice but to take the risk and kneel here.
We will always remember your great kindness. Please, find a way for us to survive.
Otherwise, the hundreds of people in Dayu Village would have no chance of survival.”
Her words touched many people's hearts, and the old and the young all cried and kowtowed.
I just hope for a glimmer of hope in this time of famine.
There was a struggle in Da Hu's eyes. He was promoted by his master just this year.
Before leaving, the master repeatedly reminded me to be decisive when encountering problems and not to be lenient.
But in front of him were seventy or eighty frail women and children. How could he be so cruel?
Lu Zhiye clenched his hands again and again, but he knew in his heart that even if he took out food to solve the problem of the whole village, it would be of no avail.
This village is just a microcosm of the impoverished environment. If we want to solve the problem perfectly, the commune has to step in. No, only the provincial leaders have to step in to solve it thoroughly!
My mind was working rapidly, and the last idea took shape in my mind.
He walked quickly to Da Hu and whispered a few words in his ear.
Da Hu hesitated for a while, and finally Lu Zhiye pulled him to an open space aside and said in a deep voice: "It's not a solution to keep blocking the road like this.
Even if we use some means to drive them away, if something happens during the pushing and scuffling, although the higher-ups won't pursue it, we still won't be able to get over it.
Look at those old ladies just now. They don’t have many years left to live. Wouldn’t it be unlucky if they crashed into our car and died?"
Da Hu kept rubbing his fingers on the gun, and after a while he made up his mind and said, "Just do as you say. Anyway, we are going to rest in the nearby county town tonight, so you guys come as soon as possible!"
Lu Zhiye nodded in agreement.
Da Hu strode to the front of the car and shouted, "We know your suffering, but we also hope you can understand our difficulties.
I absolutely cannot give you this food, but I will leave a team of people behind to take you to the county. What happens next is up to you.
We also hope that you will not make things difficult for us and quickly get out of the way. The last car will take you to the county."
The women all had hope in their eyes. They quickly got up from the ground, holding their children and ran to the last car.
Dozens of people surrounded the car, fearing that they would run away with the car in front.
Dahu separated five or six militiamen from the car behind, and Fang Shijie volunteered to come to Lu Zhiye.
He said in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"
Why didn’t the commune leaders come forward to deal with such a big issue? On the one hand, they were afraid of being blamed by the leaders above them, and on the other hand, they didn’t have any good solutions.
That's why he became a coward at this time.
Lu Zhiye subconsciously lit a cigarette, his voice full of helplessness: "What should we do? One group of people are fat and juicy, while another group is starving and skinny.
Are we really going to watch these people starve to death at home? If we can't meet them, forget it.
Now that I have encountered this, my conscience tells me that I cannot just walk away.”
Since Lu Zhiye dared to take on this matter, he was fully confident that he could get away with it safely.
It's just a matter of convenience. It depends on whether the county leaders have a conscience.
Fang Shijie's eyes fell on the group of people clinging to the car body, his chest heaving. Is this what his brother said?
Once the labor force in the family dies, will the whole family starve to death?
Then he……
He closed his eyes slightly, his chest felt like it was being shaken by thousands of hammers, making his mountain-like body collapse like a building. He stretched out his big hand to grab Lu Zhiye's arm, and barely managed to avoid stumbling to the ground.
Seeing Fang Shijie's forehead covered with cold sweat and his hands beating his chest, Lu Zhiye was shocked and quickly supported him.
"What's wrong?"
"Give me a cigarette!"
Lu Zhiye lit one and brought it to his mouth.
Fang Shijie took it with trembling hands, and took several deep breaths before he was able to suppress the piercing discomfort.
I was not paying attention and was choked by the smoke, and started coughing continuously.
Fang Shijie knelt on the ground with great effort, covering his chest and coughing, which scared Lu Zhiye greatly.
Why does this look so similar to the chain-smoker in the story his grandma told him?
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