The village chief was already overwhelmed by the many affairs of the village. Now, after hearing Mrs. Li's crying and throwing a tantrum, he felt his head suddenly become several times bigger, and his buzzing head seemed to be about to explode.
He was so angry that his face turned red. He tried hard to pull away Li Po's hands that were tightly grasping his legs. His movements were filled with a bit of impatience and anxiety, and he almost pulled Li Po to the ground.
The village chief angrily shouted at Mrs. Li and the others, "Enough! Enough! What were you doing when the thieves came to steal our food? Don't you know that food is our lifeblood and we should have guarded it with all our might? Now that the food has been stolen, what's the point of you running here and shouting loudly? What were you doing earlier?"
But Mrs. Li was not going to listen to the village chief's complaints. She was only thinking about the food that had been stolen. So she ignored the village chief's scolding and continued to shout at the top of her voice. Her voice had become a little hoarse from shouting for a long time, but she still shouted desperately: "Village chief, we have no food and can only starve to death. You have to think of a way for us! You are the village chief. If you don't care about this, who will take care of it? Please, you must help us..."
As she spoke, she was about to pull the village chief's clothes again, as if she would not give up unless the village chief agreed to help her.
Seeing Mrs. Li crying like this, the two old women next to her also followed suit and cried to the village chief with tears and snot. Sometimes they pulled the village chief's arms and shook him, and sometimes they knelt on the ground and hugged the village chief's legs, muttering non-stop: "Village chief, what should we do? We have no food left. We really can't survive. You must save us..."
The scene was a complete mess, attracting many villagers to come over to watch the fun. They pointed and talked in low voices.
The village chief was given a splitting headache by these three old women. He frowned helplessly, and his brows were almost twisted into a knot.
He kept thinking in his mind that there was not much food left in the village, but if he didn't get rid of these troublesome old women, he was afraid that he would not have peace for the whole day.
After thinking it over, he gritted his teeth and finally reluctantly agreed to give each of them two kilograms of unsold refined rice in the village.
The three women stopped crying when they heard this and hurriedly got up from the ground. They wiped the tears from their faces and nodded repeatedly in gratitude: "Thank you, village chief, thank you, village chief. You are such a kind person. We will definitely keep an eye on the grain in the future and never be careless again."
After saying that, they happily took the rice they had been given and walked home supporting each other.
Everyone shuddered in their hearts when they saw their miserable appearance.
They don't want to be like Li Pozi and the others. They don't want to wake up one day to find that the food they depend on for survival has been robbed and stolen, and then they can only cry loudly in front of the empty food bags and fall into despair.
They secretly swore in their hearts that they must keep a closer eye on their own food and carefully protect every grain of food.
*
The second half of the night should have been a time for rest, but after experiencing such a fierce fight, the villagers were very energetic and couldn't sleep at all.
Besides, everyone was worried that someone would come and steal the food again, so they just gathered around the fire and talked.
"Alas, the world is becoming more and more chaotic. Look at what happened today. People dare to rob things openly. Is there any law?" An old man said with a sigh and a sad face.
"Nowadays, everyone can't even fill their stomachs, and those thieves are probably starving too. How could they care about these rules?" A young man echoed, with helplessness in his eyes.
"Our Sujia Village is still good. Everyone travels together and takes care of each other. At least our safety is guaranteed. Otherwise, I don't know how much suffering we would have endured along the way." A strong laborer said with emotion as he added firewood to the fire.
Everyone gathered around the fire, talking to each other about their emotions and worries. In this cold night, the dancing flames seemed to be their only comfort.
*
In the darkest moment before dawn, the whole world was still shrouded in thick darkness. The sky was still gloomy, and not a ray of light could be seen.
At this moment, the village chief's urgent shout broke the silence and woke up everyone who was still sleeping.
Everyone was sleepy, but they didn't dare to delay at all. They all got up from their simple beds or haystacks.
They knew that the situation was urgent and they had to leave as soon as possible.
Everyone ate some dry food in a hurry. The dry food was hard and they chewed it with difficulty, but they didn't care about the taste. They just wanted to have enough strength for the rest of the journey.
Soon, the group packed up and prepared to set off.
Before leaving this troubled place, Su Wenjun couldn't help but slowly turn his head to take a look.
The once familiar place now seemed to be shrouded in a layer of haze. Faintly, he seemed to still hear the wailing of those people. The sound was miserable and desperate, like sharp arrows piercing his heart.
His body trembled slightly, and then he shook his head vigorously, as if trying to get rid of those terrible voices from his mind.
Finally, he took a deep breath, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes, and finally he took a firm step, following everyone's footsteps and walking towards the distance together.
The crowd had been walking for a whole day under the scorching sun, dragging their tired bodies.
The road under our feet seemed to have no end, and every step was extremely heavy, but everyone gritted their teeth and persevered.
At this moment, the eyes of the village chief who was walking in front suddenly lit up. He squinted his eyes and vaguely saw the outline of a village appearing in front of him.
At that moment, the village chief's frown relaxed, and a look of joy appeared on his face. He hurriedly called out to everyone behind him, "Look! There's a village ahead. Everyone, hurry up and make your way. We can rest well in the village tonight!"
When the villagers heard this, their eyes, which had been dim due to fatigue, suddenly brightened up.
After a day of running around, the thought of being able to have a good sleep and a hot meal in the village suddenly filled them with energy and quickened their pace.
After an incense stick of time, everyone finally arrived outside the village.
However, when they looked towards the village with anticipation, they were all stunned.
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