Li Wenyi went back to his room first.
While in the courtyard, Ye Shuang suddenly remembered that she had given Aunt Wang a wisp of spiritual power yesterday. So her crazy appearance wasn't entirely unjustified. That wisp of spiritual power she had painstakingly cultivated wasn't so easy to handle, and coupled with the resentment of that violent death, she probably didn't have a good night last night!
Ye Shuang's thinking was correct. Last night, Aunt Wang not only had a series of nightmares, but also dreamed of Uncle Wang's tragic death. Uncle Wang's resentment, with the help of the remaining spiritual energy, actually entered Aunt Wang's dream, which led to this morning's incident.
But now the village chief could no longer stand idly by.
A moment later, a young man's voice came from inside: "The village chief is going to hold a meeting in the ancestral hall! The village chief is going to hold a meeting in the ancestral hall..."
Li Shi carried Ye Shuang, with Li Wenyi following beside them. Bai Xue was left at home to look after the house, while they headed towards the ancestral hall.
This was the first time Ye Shuang had seen the entire village so clearly in broad daylight. Most of the houses in the village were thatched huts with simple fences made of tree branches. Only a few houses were built with mud, including their home. In the cold winter wind, there was choking dust everywhere, making the village look even more dilapidated.
The so-called ancestral hall was nothing more than a dilapidated hut with holes in the roof, simply repaired with a few thatched branches. The village chief stood under the old tree at the entrance of the ancestral hall. Now, the old tree was covered with withered branches and lifeless, seemingly foreshadowing the future of the village, which, like the old tree, was in imminent danger.
When Li brought Ye Shuang over, there were already quite a few people standing under the tree. They were gathered around the old village chief and whispering among themselves. Li Mantian was standing behind the old village chief with a solemn and heavy expression. Clearly, they had already reached a conclusion before everyone else arrived.
The old village chief looked everyone over, and seeing that almost everyone had arrived, he cleared his throat and said loudly, "I think everyone knows why I called you all here. Wang Shuanzi was unfortunately killed in the mountains yesterday, and today Wang Shi is also delirious. Going hunting in the mountains is always the last chance for everyone to have more food stored up before winter. If we don't go into the mountains, some people in the village may starve to death! So I've gathered everyone here, intending to have all the able-bodied men in the village go hunting in the mountains together. Firstly, everyone can have something before winter, and secondly, with more people, there's less chance of accidents. What do you all think of this proposal?"
As soon as the village chief said this, the others began to whisper among themselves.
Only one of the women, dressed as a young woman, asked loudly, "How are we going to divide up all this stuff that we brought back?"
This question struck a chord with everyone, and they all looked at the village chief. The village chief glanced at her and said to everyone, "Whatever we bring back this time, no matter how much, will be divided equally. As long as a man in your family goes up the mountain, there will be something to share!"
"Alright! Village Chief, I believe you, our family agrees!" A very cheerful voice reached everyone's ears.
“Village chief, our family agrees as well.”
"In my family too, I sent my husband up the mountain."
"..."
With things progressing so smoothly, the village chief breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Since everyone has agreed, let's all pack up and prepare two or three days' worth of dry rations. We'll head up the mountain today!"
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