Chapter 44: Hot-blooded Little Flame
"Brother, is something wrong?"
Putting down the large bowl of soup, Ding Gui immediately walked over and squatted in the corner with Village Chief Lai Fu. He asked tentatively, "Did I see the Lu family's security guard come to our house just now?"
Lai Fu's rough hands held the pipe, took a dull puff, and said vaguely: "The child is listening, don't scare her."
Ding Gui glanced back at Xiaodie, and pulled out a pipe from his patched sleeve. Before he even lit it, he said casually, "Don't underestimate this little girl. She's incredibly brave. She went up the mountain to look for mushrooms today, but she actually followed Master Lu back to his mansion. And guess what? She told me she heard a secret while she was at the Lu residence."
"secret?"
"Yeah, Xiaodie, you said."
Ding Xiaodie was talking to the ancestor at the moment, but in fact her mind was all on her father and the village chief.
She knew that the village chief was a man who always cared about the villagers, but sometimes he was hesitant to take action, such as the arrival of the desert nomadic soldiers.
It was obvious that he had already known this before the Lu family came to distribute porridge. If he wanted to get a bite of porridge, he would have to pay more. These days, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
But the village chief just didn't tell everyone clearly. Now that the Lu family guards had come to his door, he was afraid that the desert soldiers were getting closer and closer to Yangliu Town. But he still squatted there smoking his pipe, and was unwilling to face reality.
Ding Gui had the same idea as his daughter. He was feeling very anxious, so he deliberately said that Xiaodie had heard a secret.
Hearing her father's hint, Xiaodie immediately stood up and said with a childish air, "I heard a guard tell Master Lu that the desert skirmishers are coming, and everyone should be prepared."
After saying this, he looked at his father innocently again: "Dad, if the soldiers want to attack us, shouldn't we prepare early? Otherwise, we can just run away?"
"Why are you running? At least there's a house in town to shelter you. If those soldiers catch up with you halfway, there won't be anywhere to hide."
Ding Gui sighed deeply and shook his head. "Look, brother, this little girl is so brave that she dares to come back and tell you something like this. But I think Xiaodie wouldn't lie. Could it be that the security guard came to you to talk about this?"
Only after the father and daughter finished singing and drinking did Lai Fu nod thoughtfully and finally admit: "It is true that the desert soldiers are coming, and they are less than twenty miles away from us."
"ah??"
Ding Gui was so shocked that he stuttered, "Twenty... twenty miles, brother, why don't you notify everyone quickly?"
"How should I inform the villagers to help the Lu family resist the desert nomadic soldiers and tell them to die together?" Lai Fu was so worried that he could only scratch his head. He couldn't open his mouth.
But what's the use of just scratching your head? Ding Xiaodie was also deeply shocked. Uncle Lai Fu, are you going to kill the whole village?
"If you don't tell me, everyone will die."
Just when Ding Xiaodie was thinking that she should just say it directly, the sensible old ancestor suddenly spoke.
She cursed, "Laifu, Laifu, your idea is so stupid. Why don't you think about it from another perspective? The villagers of Aozigou are not all working for the Lu family. We are all from the same Qi and Yan countries. No matter where we are now, if we encounter those desert soldiers, the only way is to resist. Besides, you haven't informed everyone yet. When those soldiers come, the unprepared villagers will only die more. I wonder how you will explain to the villagers of Aozigou then."
The old ancestor is indeed a lady from a noble family, and what she said makes sense.
Ding Gui also hurriedly added fuel to the fire: "Yes, brother, we will listen to the ancestors. You go and notify the villagers to hold an emergency meeting, but you must not mention that it is for the Lu family to protect Yangliu Town. Let them know that this is actually to protect themselves and their families."
If a warrior doesn't know who he is fighting for, the battle is doomed to fail.
After hearing this, Village Chief Lai Fu finally understood. He put his pipe back on his waist and stood up. "Da Bao and Er Bao, go and inform everyone door to door to prepare for the meeting immediately."
…
Soon all the villagers arrived, young and old. After eating the porridge and steamed buns given by the Lu family, they were obviously more energetic than yesterday.
They started chatting non-stop and didn't take the meeting seriously at all.
Some even began to fantasize: Is the Lu family going to distribute food again?
"Alright, alright, shut up, everyone, listen up, what I'm about to say is crucial, from now on no one is allowed to speak, and if the baby cries, cover his mouth."
The villagers stopped chatting: "..."
"That's it..."
Village chief Lai Fu stood straight in the middle of the road. This time he was very decisive and told everyone the truth without any hesitation. He also used a short story about how one chopstick can break something but ten chopsticks have power to remind everyone.
The central idea is: if you don't want to participate in the battle, you can also take your family and leave now, but no one can tell how long it will take for the desert pursuers to catch up with you. By then, your family will be left alone and weak, and will die sooner or later.
Secondly, if we stay and live and die with the villagers, we will not only protect our families but also contribute to the country. And if we behave well, maybe Master Lu will allow us to stay in Yangliu Town. Then, we will really have a place to stay.
I have to say that Village Chief Lai Fu’s speaking ability is still very contagious.
He pushed the matter from the small self to the big self, and simply pushed the battle to another level.
Ding Xiaodie sat in front of her mother, leaning on her knees with her head tilted, her big watery eyes looking this way and then that...
A gust of wind blew by, and everyone's clothes were covered with patches on top of patches.
But the man didn't move. The villagers of Aozipao were petrified and terrified after hearing what the village chief said.
What? War?
The expressions on everyone's faces were dumbfounded, stunned, and dumbfounded.
Even Wang Dafeng, who is usually fearless, was frozen!
Seeing this scene, the three members of the Ding family exchanged glances. "Do we need to rely on this group of people in a war?" Suddenly, the thought of leaving flashed through their minds.
At this time, Lai Fu snorted heavily: "There is no time to lose. You must decide now whether to use the hand holding the hoe to pick up the knife?"
"A village is a home. Without a home, there is no village. Without a village, we are rootless and nothing if we leave the country."
Just when everyone didn't know how to react, the skinny Ding Gui suddenly stood up and roared at the top of his lungs, waving his fists wildly to show his strength.
He has to stand up, because there has to be someone to take the lead, otherwise everyone will become a coward.
So this little flame of passion has to be ignited by him.
(End of this chapter)
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