Chapter 150 What are you crazy about!
"Wang Fugui, what's wrong with you! We are from the same village, don't you know how much food we have?" Zhao Mingyue couldn't help but jumped out and cursed after hearing the purpose of the visit.
In the past, it was normal for people in the village to borrow food from each other during the lean period between March and May. But now, in the famine year, he is still on the road fleeing the famine, and he comes to borrow food. Who can guess what his plan is!
Master Jiang narrowed his eyes and looked at the many men behind Wang Fugui and Zhang Heshun.
Borrowing is just a nice excuse, bringing so many strong men here is clearly a form of coercion.
Judging from Wang Fugui's confident and proficient manner, it seems that this is not the first time. However, it is really chilling that he has set his sights on people from his own village.
"Fugui, I and the people of Qili Village have treated you well both in the village and on the road. Are you really desperate and wanting to borrow food this time?"
When Mr. Jiang's words entered the ears of the people in Qili Village, it was like water entering a frying pan, and it exploded instantly!
"Wang Fugui, I was the one who lent you the cart you used to sell grain after the flood!" The Feng family member was impatient and was the first to rush out and ask.
Wang Fugui stiffened his neck and said, "I just borrowed a cart, and I didn't sell it. What difference does it make whether I borrow it or not?"
The Feng family was furious and tried to defend themselves, saying, "You didn't want to sell the grain at a low price, and you were lazy and didn't watch the grain at night, so it got stolen. Can you blame us for that? We even helped you chase the thief away that night!"
Sun Xiaomai pointed and cursed, "Did you catch the thief? You didn't catch the thief, and you didn't recover the food. What's the point of saying this?"
The Feng family was so angry that they were speechless. Feng Xing stepped forward and asked, "My brother is really pulling the cart for you, right? Don't you know how difficult it is to walk on the flooded roads? Don't you know how high the stuff piled on your cart is?
Luckily my brother isn't here, if he had heard he would have been furious to death, but don't get too complacent, because before he dies of rage he will definitely kill you two first!"
Thinking of Feng Meng's muscular body and violent temper, Wang Fugui and Sun Xiaomai shuddered instinctively.
Then he grasped the key point: Feng Meng is not here!
The two men looked carefully at the team and were even more surprised to find that not only Feng Meng was missing, but several other men were also missing.
Wang Fugui calmed down and grew bolder. He looked at Mr. Jiang with a smile on his face. "You guys are well fed, how can you understand the suffering we go through when we're hungry? If I hadn't been desperate, would I have to lower my dignity and come here to beg you humbly?"
The Feng family members pouted.
They didn't seem to be humble at all.
The others looked angrily at Wang Fugui and the people behind him.
Is food really food now? It’s life!
Every family they left behind had shared hardships with them. They would fish and dig wild vegetables on weekdays, but no one would easily ask for anything from others. Isn't it because people should know their limits? Asking for food at this time is no different from asking for someone's life?
Wang Fugui is so good, he comes here to ask for a loan even though he has no reason!
Master Jiang glanced at everyone's faces and knew that they had reached a consensus. He then said to Wang Fugui, "Fugui, it doesn't mean that others should help you just because you are desperate, and it doesn't mean that you will get food just by asking for it. You should find another place to borrow."
Wang Fugui's face turned cold.
The man behind him snorted, "Old man! Do you really think you're a piece of cake if I'm being polite to you?"
"Don't eat what you hold in your hands but insist on eating what you hold in your feet! Do you know that I borrowed from you because I think highly of you?"
"We never go back empty-handed. We have to bring back everything. If you don't give us food, then what about these beautiful young girls and wives..."
Before he could finish his words, Feng Xing stepped forward and slapped him in the face!
Bang!
After the fight, he didn't stop, but retreated to his side and asked the other party: "Aren't you going to take something back? It's nothing good, so I'll give you a slap!"
Behind Feng Xing were men who all drew their swords and women who took aim with their crossbows.
Mr. Jiang asked, "If you think one slap isn't enough, we know a little bit about boxing and kicking, so we can give you another one."
Wang Fugui never expected that the farmers who had been working the fields honestly would now draw their knives at the drop of a hat! And all of them had murderous looks in their eyes!
Why did he feel that the people he met were not his honest and decent neighbors, but a group of brutal bandits?
They won't be like me...
Zhang Heshun saw the gleaming sword behind Master Jiang, swallowed hard, and hurriedly advised, "We're all from the same village! How can you use a knife? If this gets out, won't everyone laugh at you?"
Mr. Jiang didn't look at him, but only asked Wang Fugui, "Are you sure you still want to borrow it?"
He had done his best to treat these two families before, so he couldn't blame them for being unkind now - food was everyone's life, some things could be compromised, but matters of principle could not be compromised at all.
The man behind Wang Fugui was already trembling, especially the man who was slapped.
This was the first time he had been slapped in the face since he was a child, and the slap was a girl. The people in Qili Village were too tough!
Why didn't Wang Fugui tell me in advance? What was he thinking? How could such a team "borrow" food?
At least it’s not something that just a few dozen of them can borrow!
Wang Fugui was also full of grievances. He had no idea that Qili Village today was so different from the past.
I miscalculated today. I didn't expect the other party to directly draw a knife, so I brought fewer people.
"Walk!"
The crowds come quickly and leave even faster.
On the way back, they kept complaining: "We respected your age. It was because you were the village chief of Shili Village that we didn't kick you out. But it turns out that your brains aren't working as well as they used to. What kind of people did you choose?"
"You said that the number of guards in Wen'an City has increased, the defenses have become stricter, and we can't easily fight them. Are the ones you just picked easy to fight?"
"They say they are honest, simple, kind-hearted farmers. But when I look at their eyes, they seem to want us to die. Are they honest, simple, kind-hearted farmers?"
"Who among you is as miserable as me? I actually got slapped in the face!"
"Serves you right! You can't even say harsh words properly..."
Wang Fugui and Sun Xiaomai walked with their heads down, like quails, no longer as arrogant as before.
Since the number of people in Shili Village has been decreasing and more and more foreign disaster victims have joined, his voice has become increasingly weak.
But the position of village chief cannot be lost!
He is the village chief now, and they still respect him. If he loses his position as village chief, who will listen to him?
He must find a way to take over Qili Village in order to re-establish his prestige...
Zhang Heshun followed with a sad face. In the past, he could laugh at Wang Fugui's jokes, but now they were like grasshoppers tied to the same rope. Wang Fugui was not going to get any good results, and the same was true for him in the team.
When I was in Qili Village, I felt that Jiang Yang did not value me and I was dissatisfied with everything.
Now, no one takes him seriously...
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