The refugees suddenly fell silent, as if Lin Wanwan had touched their hearts, and they all kept silent.
"Humph! Let me tell you! This river now feeds the people of our entire county. These ten wells were dug by our Linjia Village just to provide everyone with drinking water! Now that you want to kill us, first ask the people of Yun'an County if they agree!"
"Yes! Well said! Ask us all if we agree first!"
"Aunt Lin is right!"
"This is the water source for our entire county! If you want to steal it, aren't you afraid of being beaten to death by us?"
The group of people calmed down at this moment, and couldn't help thinking about the consequences of angering the entire county. They were afraid that they would be kicked out directly?
The leading man was sweating profusely. He didn't care about his injuries and said with his head down: "We are fleeing from Anyang, Jingzhou. There is a severe drought in our home and the wells can't pump water. We can only go all the way south. We thought Yanzhou would be better, but it was also dry there. We followed Yanzhou to your county and learned that you have water here. We got carried away and did something wrong. It's our fault. I hope you can give us some water to drink..."
Lin Wanwan discussed the matter with the village head's sons, and none of them felt confident about this group of people.
She said, "You injured people from our village. Now the villagers don't dare to accept you. So, you go to the village one mile away. I will have people build some thatched houses for you. You two will be allowed to come and fetch water every day. What happens in the future depends on your performance!"
"Thank you, girl! Thank you, girl!"
"Woo woo woo...thank you kind girl!"
Lin Wanwan asked Lin Jiu and others to send these people out of the village, and by the way, she dispatched a group of people to build some thatched huts for them and gave them some food and medicine.
When the head of the village found out, he ran over and asked her, "Wanwan, why don't you drive them out of the county?"
Lin Wanwan shook her head and said, "The world is not a good place, so we should save as many people as we can. Besides, if we really push them into a corner, what if they come back and do something bad to our village? This will not only make them thank the village, but also stop them from doing anything bad to us."
"Yeah, that makes sense! I was also scared when I heard about it just now. These refugees are so vicious that even the government can't control them, let alone us!"
"Li Zheng, I was just about to tell you that we should organize a patrol team! Pick a few skilled people to patrol the village day and night to prevent refugees from breaking into the village, what do you think?"
"Good! Excellent! You're right, I'll go find someone right away!"
Two days later, Lin Wanwan went to the county town to close the shop and found that there were more and more refugees in the county. County Magistrate Gao could not bear to see them lying at the city gate every day, so he built some straw huts for them to rest and distributed rice soup and dry food to them every day.
She also went to visit her grandfather's house, and was relieved to see that Shili Village was not short of water. They went to the lake in the mountains and forests to fetch water every day, which was enough to feed the entire village.
Fu Junyi also wrote her a letter, saying that due to the severe drought, all the stewed meat shops in various places had to be closed first, and would deal with the situation after this period was over. He asked her to take good care of herself and beware of trouble caused by refugees.
Lin Wanwan also felt that it should be closed. People couldn't even get water, so how could they have the energy to eat and drink? As for these refugees, she was powerless now. It was good enough to ensure that her family and the village were safe.
At the end of June, God finally sent a little rain, but it only wet the surface, which was only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.
Lushui Academy also gave all its students a holiday because the wells on their mountain were dry and could not feed so many people.
Lin Wanwan happened to be coming back from the county that day. Halfway there, she saw Shen Mo and Lin Yusheng walking home, so she called them and asked them to get in the car and go back together.
Looking at their chapped lips, you could tell something was wrong.
"Have all the students in your academy returned? Where are the dean and the teachers?"
Shen Mo said in a hoarse voice: "Most of them have gone home. There are still a few teachers who stayed on the mountain. They go to your farm to fetch some water every day, so they can survive for a while."
"Well, I still have some water. I dug a few wells some time ago, so there's nothing to worry about. Alas, there are more and more refugees in the county. I'm a little worried if this continues."
"It's okay, don't be afraid. When we get back, ask the village head to send people to strengthen the defense. If there are any bad guys, deal with them directly. Don't be soft-hearted at this time!"
Lin Wanwan glanced at him secretly, and it seemed that he had the same idea as her.
"Why, do you think I'm cruel?"
Lin Wanwan quickly shook her head and said, "No, you and I have the same idea. I have discussed it with the head of the village a few days ago. The village has now formed two patrol teams to patrol day and night. If there are any robberies or injuries, they will be beaten directly, regardless of death or injury."
The corners of Shen Mo's mouth rose slightly, and he was obviously in a good mood. Nothing was more precious than understanding him.
Lin Yusheng licked his lips and asked, "Aunt, is there enough water in our village? Is the river dry?"
"There is still a small flow in the river, and we have dug ten wells in the back mountain. There is no shortage of water, unless the underground river dries up."
"Phew, that's good. We haven't had any water for almost a day. We must drink two bowls of water when we get home!"
"Haha, I guarantee you'll drink until you're full!"
Lin Wanwan dropped them off near their home and then returned home.
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