Chapter 131 Their team was targeted
After Jiang Ying's reminder, everyone looked at the others carefully.
We are together and see each other every day, but I didn’t notice the big difference on weekdays. Now I see it!
The villagers were already thin, and they became even thinner during the days of heavy rain and floods. They had been fleeing from famine, eating poorly and sleeping poorly, so they were bound to be thin and unrecognizable. But now, not only are they not thinner, but their cheeks and bodies are full of flesh.
"If you ask me, it's not the most important thing if we can't make the brush. As long as we can still catch fish, exchange them for food, eat our fill and stay healthy, and arrive safely in Jincheng, that's the most important thing!" Jiang Datou said with a smile on his face while pounding malt.
His injuries were minor and he recovered quickly, so he was able to work a long time ago. Although Boss Zhao could not do much work, he no longer needed to lie down during the day and only needed to sit on the cart occasionally.
After Feng Meng joined the brush-making business, he stopped pulling the cart. In his spare time, Jiang Xiangdong took over the cart to pull the young children in the village who were unable to walk.
The children who used to walk every day and had to walk even if they couldn't walk anymore were suddenly able to sit in the car. They were very happy even if they had to take turns sitting in it throughout the day.
Xiangdong has become the most popular person among the children in the village!
At the same time, the parents of these children are also very grateful to Jiang Xiangdong and Shen Qing's family.
Mr. Jiang was listening quietly to his children chatting. When he heard the word "safety" from Jiang Datou's words, his brows furrowed.
He looked at his son-in-law Xie Qingshan and asked, "Qingshan, have you noticed that the disaster victims you've encountered recently are different from those you've encountered before?"
Everyone present was stunned. After thinking carefully, they began to discuss: "Dad, it's not just different, it's completely different!"
"I thought I was the only one feeling weird, but it turns out I wasn't being overly suspicious."
"Previously, the victims looked timid and pitiful, but the more I encountered them later, the more...
Xie Qingshan added: "A fierce aura!"
"Yes, they were fierce. The look in their eyes gave me the creeps, as if they could pounce on me and bite off a piece of flesh at any time. It was so scary that I didn't even dare to look them in the eye!" Jiang Dalang couldn't help shaking when he recalled the terrifying eyes with green light.
Fortunately, their team has quite a few people and they have been eating well recently. They are not skinny and easily collapsed by the wind. Otherwise, they would be really scared to face those strong disaster victims!
Li Xiulan shrank back in fear and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with these disaster victims? Why are they different from before?"
"We were delayed for a few days before, so our progress wasn't very fast, but we had plenty of food and supplies, so we weren't slow. If these people could catch up with us, at least they weren't traveling on an empty stomach.
How many farmers who have suffered from the disaster have enough food to eat their fill? I'm afraid these people can no longer be called "people." "Master Jiang's eyes fell on the narrow path not far away and he sighed softly.
Li Xiulan shrank even more, her voice shaking as if she was about to cry, "Dad, please don't scare me."
She looked around and moved closer to her husband Jiang Dalan.
Jiang Dalang was also afraid, but his wife was leaning on him. As a man, he immediately straightened his back and asked, "Dad, are you saying these people do all sorts of things, including stealing, cheating, and so on?"
Mr. Jiang's eyes turned cold, "More than that."
Stealing and kidnapping are the least serious crimes. I’m afraid they have committed countless acts of arson, murder, and looting.
He added conservatively, "They may have lives on their hands."
Jiang Dalang and Li Xiulan opened their mouths but couldn't say anything for a long time.
Jiang Datao looked at his father and asked, "Dad, will they target us?"
Zhou Yan also became nervous. While comforting others, he also comforted himself: "No way, we are just country farmers. Apart from a few large animals worth some money, there is nothing else to tell.
Shouldn't they target wealthy businessmen and officials who are alone and are the fat sheep?"
After all, Xie Qingshan had traveled extensively for many years and had seen and heard a lot. He didn't want to scare his family, but he had to prepare them mentally. He said, "In their eyes, large animals are just a means of transportation, and in their eyes, we are just food to fill their stomachs."
Jiang Dalang and his wife, who had finally recovered from their shock, were trembling like a sieve, while Jiang Datao and Zhou Yan were terrified, thinking they had heard it wrong!
Is that what they thought it meant?
Mr. Jiang's expression grew increasingly serious as he instructed his children, "Go and invite the heads of each household to come, especially your eldest sister-in-law."
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Shen Qing came over quickly.
Seeing that the people who could make decisions in other families were all there, my heart sank.
Mr. Jiang rarely mobilizes a large number of people and calls everyone to come together. He only did it once on the first day they met in Yangcheng during all these days. Is it because the victims on the road today are different from the previous ones?
It was normal for Mr. Jiang to discover what she could notice.
"Village chief, I'm still waiting to go back to make brushes. If there's anything, just let Datou and the others know, and we'll definitely do it!" Zhao Laoer said casually.
The others echoed enthusiastically.
Mr. Jiang looked around and briefly explained what was wrong with the victims.
The originally noisy crowd immediately quieted down.
Zhao Lao Er slapped his forehead and said belatedly, "I was wondering why those people looked at me in a strange way!"
"It was glowing green! I thought I was seeing things at first, but then I looked carefully and saw that the man had turned away. Now that you say that, village chief, I'm sure I wasn't seeing things!" Hong Ming said repeatedly in fear.
"I remember meeting a man on the road yesterday who asked us if we had enough food and praised our livestock for being well-fed. I was wary and thought it was better not to show off our wealth, so I said it was useless even if the livestock were well-fed because we were almost out of food and would have to kill them to fill our stomachs. The man then left in disappointment.
"Are you here to get some information?" asked Granny Qin.
"Of course."
"Our team is being targeted!"
Zhou Dashan was about to cry: "What should we do?"
He was really glad that he was not in Shili Village, and that he was not the village chief. Otherwise, if he were asked to make a decision right now, he would be so stupid that he would not know what to do.
Master Jiang ordered, "Each family should make more torches later. The more the better."
"Okay!" everyone said in unison.
Shen Qing felt relieved when he thought about the night vision goggles and flashlights in the tool category of the mall. He would buy a few more when he returned!
The mall has made a lot of money during this period, so I don’t feel bad at all about buying these things.
Mr. Jiang continued, “From tonight onwards, all vehicles will be blocked at the gap, with livestock at the back and the elderly, weak, women and children in the middle;
Half of the men were distributed in the front, and the other half were on the left, right, and back."
"good!"
"The fire in the middle needs to be bigger and brighter, and it must not go out. More men should be on patrol, and we should rotate the shifts between the first and second half of the night. We should take advantage of the time before and after the shift to get some sleep."
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