Chapter 384: Grabbing Water
Yuxianghan was the Chu man who had been hiding in the dilapidated house at the entrance of the village.
It was Ye Yuntang's younger brother who first discovered him and then called Ye Yuntang over.
Ye Yuntang originally had no intention of saving this person, but in the end he couldn't bear it and called the village chief.
When the village chief came over, he rescued the man and brought him back to the village.
Unexpectedly, after this man recovered from his illness, he refused to leave and kept hanging around Miss Ye all day long.
No matter how Miss Ye refused, he acted as if he didn't hear her and continued to come forward every day, either giving her flowers or some strange things.
Anyone with eyes could see that Miss Ye didn't like him at all.
But he just wanted to move forward.
Others might not understand the reason, but Gu Jiayue knew it clearly. This person had a strategy system attached to him, and his target was Ye Yuntang.
But Gu Jiayue couldn't understand it. The mission was obviously not successful yet, so how could he steal the cement formula and run away?
"System, system, do you know what's going on?" Gu Jiayue called out anxiously in her heart.
Hearing Gu Jiayue's call, the system, which had been hiding in the shadows of the corner to avoid the sun, transformed into a faint light and penetrated into Gu Jiayue's mind. "I don't know, but I guess he might have changed his target."
"Can the target of the attack be changed at will?" Gu Jiayue asked.
"That will definitely cost something, like a huge amount of points or something like that," the system replied.
I see!
Gu Jiayue suddenly understood. As for why he stole the cement formula, the reason was not difficult to guess.
If this cement could be used on the walls of their Great Chu State, even if Da Gan had any magical weapons, he would probably not be able to break through the walls.
They can even produce cement in large quantities and use it to exchange for other materials to develop the domestic economy.
By then, the powerful Chu will no longer be able to be provoked by other surrounding countries!
No, this matter must be told to Jiang Luli immediately!
"Night Blade!" Gu Jiayue shouted.
She still remembered that when Jiang Luli left, he said that Ye Ren would be her secret guard from now on.
If there is something that Hu Zi is not convenient to handle or cannot handle, you can hand it over to Ye Ren.
As soon as the voice fell, Ye Ren rushed out from somewhere, stood upright in front of Gu Jiayue, and whispered: "Miss Gu!"
Gu Jiayue didn't have time to figure out where he had been hiding. She quickly ordered, "Hurry up and inform Jiang Luli that Yu Xianghan stole the cement formula. He's from the Great Chu State, and the formula must not fall into his hands! Also, find a way to find him and get the formula back!"
Yu Xianghan was bound to a system, so Gu Jiayue wasn't completely sure Ye Ren could handle him. But if she watched him leave with the cement formula, Gu Jiayue felt like something terrible was going to happen.
No matter what, give it a try!
Ye Ren also knew that this matter was of great importance. Without any hesitation, he turned around and disappeared from everyone's sight.
Just as I finished arranging this matter, I suddenly heard a scream from behind: "Hurry up, someone is killing someone!"
Murder! When has such a thing ever happened in Taohua Village?
Gu Jiayue's heart tightened and she quickly ran towards the direction where the sound came from.
When we arrived near the house below the school, we saw a lot of people gathered there, including villagers from Taohua Village and some unfamiliar faces.
Most of these strangers were dressed in rags, their hair was messy like a bunch of grass, their faces were covered in dirt, and they looked very miserable.
After walking a few steps forward, I saw a stranger lying on the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. The others were in a standoff, both sides glaring at each other angrily.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Gu Jiayue asked hurriedly.
Aunt Liu from the village seemed to have found her backbone when she saw Gu Jiayue coming. She walked up to her quickly, her tone hurried and angry. "Jiayue, these refugees who suddenly appeared are trying to steal our water!"
Aunt Liu became angrier and angrier as she spoke.
Due to the terrain restrictions, her family's cellar can only be dug in the place closest to the yard gate, so she usually fetches water next to the yard.
But when these refugees who came out of nowhere saw her carrying a large bucket of water from the cellar with a bucket, they swarmed over like rats seeing oil.
It would have been fine if the water in the bucket had spilled all over the floor, but these people actually tried to snatch the bucket and fetch water from the cellar.
Her family's cellar wasn't very big to begin with, and the weather was getting drier by the day. The family was even using water sparingly, so how could they let them steal it? She immediately yelled into the house, "Hurry, someone's stealing our water!"
When the family heard the shouting, they hurried out with handy tools such as hoes and shoulder poles.
The two sides started fighting without saying a word. No one knew who started the fight, but one of the refugees suddenly groaned in pain and fell to the ground.
When the refugees saw this, they shouted that they had killed someone and demanded compensation.
Originally, the villagers wanted to settle the matter peacefully and just pay some compensation, but those people made exorbitant demands, not only for water but also for food!
We don’t even have enough food to eat at home, how can we allow them to blackmail us?
For a moment, the two sides became hostile again.
The village chief's house was a bit far from the school. When he and his men arrived, the two groups had already started fighting again.
Fortunately, the village chief brought a lot of strong men from the village and quickly stepped forward to pull them apart.
Seeing that Taohua Village had a large number of people, a look of fear flashed across the faces of the refugees.
But when their eyes fell on the water cellar not far away, their eyes became firm again, as if they had made some kind of determination.
Since we are going to die anyway, we might as well die of a good meal!
They never thought that life without water would be so unbearable. Their throats were so dry that they felt like smoking, and every breath was burning.
The village chief's face turned pale. He had clearly sent strong men from the village to patrol on schedule. Where did these refugees come from?
He took a step forward and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you? Where are you from? What do you want to do?"
The refugees looked at the village chief and guessed that he was the person in charge of the village.
They looked at each other and finally focused their attention on an older man.
The man took a step forward and asked, "Are you the chief of this village?"
The village chief nodded, his tone still serious: "Yes!"
The man cupped his hands, his voice hoarse. "We escaped from neighboring Hehua County and haven't had any water in three days! Village chief, please be kind and give each of us a bowl of water!"
The village chief looked at them. Everyone's lips were so cracked that blood beads appeared, and those blood beads solidified on their lips, making them look very miserable.
Even so, the village chief remained unmoved. He frowned and said, "Our village has been suffering from drought for a long time. We are short of water ourselves, so how can we have extra to help you? Hurry up and leave! If you don't leave, I will have the villagers beat you out with sticks!"
"You're talking nonsense! I just saw her carrying a bucket of water from there!" As soon as the village chief finished speaking, a refugee pointed in the direction of Aunt Liu's house and shouted, his tone full of indignation.
Aunt Liu and her family quickly blocked the entrance to the courtyard and said urgently, "You're talking nonsense! There's only a little water left in our cellar. It's not enough for me to drink, so I can't give it to you!"
The village chief glared at Aunt Liu, feeling angry. When they were digging the cellar, he had reminded them to dig it in a secluded place, but this family had dug it right at the gate of the yard. Weren't they afraid that others would not know that they had water?
Aunt Liu was also full of grievances. Didn't her family want to dig more secretly? But the backyard was full of rocks, and there was no way to dig. There was nothing she could do.
The village chief turned around and said to the refugees in a deep voice, "You heard it too, our village really doesn't have any extra water! Hurry and leave! If you don't leave now, I'll really have them take action!"
Seeing that soft tactics didn't work, these refugees clenched their hoes and knives tightly, apparently intending to rob the enemy by force.
But the man who spoke up just now stopped them. He knew in his heart that they had not had any water or food for several days and had no strength in their bodies. Even if they were full and well-fed, they could not beat the hundreds of strong men from Taohua Village.
Moreover, he saw people carrying carrying poles rushing towards this side not far away. If a fight really broke out, they would not be enough to defeat the enemy.
"Okay, let's go!" The man gritted his teeth and said, "But just now, someone from your village beat our companion to death. How are we going to deal with this?"
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