"Whose child is this? If you don't take him away, I will hit him." Looking at his sleeve being pulled, Su Qing yelled.
Although the child looked pitiful, with tear stains and snot on her cheeks and her body in tatters, she could not lend a helping hand, otherwise the refugees from all directions would eat her alive.
"Get out of the way." Su Qing shook his arms, trying to make the two children give up.
"I'm hungry. Let's eat..." The two children, as skinny as monkeys, looked at her at a loss...
Su Qing gritted his teeth and was about to shake off the two men when a woman crawled out from the crowd.
"Don't hit my child. Don't hit my child."
"Then quickly pull him away. I won't prioritize my attacks, and I won't take responsibility if you get hurt."
I saw the woman grabbing the child's hand hard, trying to make him let go.
But the two children didn't know where they got the strength from, and they refused to let go even though their fingers turned white.
Su Qing remembered that there was a pair of scissors in her bag that she had brought with her before going out, so she took them out directly.
The woman was terrified and screamed, "Let go quickly, or I'll take you and exchange you for food."
I don’t know if they were frightened by Su Qing’s scissors or by the woman’s words, but the two children cried out “Wow…”
The woman took the opportunity to pry the child's hands apart.
The village chief was also a little scared and shouted loudly: "If you don't move out of the way, don't blame us if you get gored to death by the livestock."
The young man driving the cart cracked the whip very hard, and the donkey started to run with a clattering sound.
The refugees were afraid of being trampled to death by the beasts, so they quickly fled into the ditch. Finally, the road was no longer crowded.
Si Ya lay listlessly in Su Qing's arms.
Su Qing felt so distressed when he saw the pitiful look.
…
Four or five days passed in a flash.
The higher-ups finally issued a plan for resettling refugees.
Each household received food based on the number of people, with each person receiving five pounds.
Funds were also allocated to repair houses for refugees.
Those orphans who were originally despised suddenly became popular, and everyone scrambled to recruit them to their own camp.
"Niuniu, you and our Zhaonan are good sisters, why don't you come to our house."
Old Mrs. Li is very calculating.
If Niu Niu could come to her house, they would be able to get five more kilograms of food.
Niu Niu is not young anymore and can help with a lot of housework.
In a few years, you'll be able to talk about others.
Then, dividing the food among Li Zhaonan's sisters according to their treatment and appetite, it would be a sure-win business.
Niu Niu is not stupid. She would never work like a slave in a family like the Li family that favors boys over girls.
Now it is her turn to choose others, not others to choose her, so she must keep her eyes open and find a good family to foster her.
"Grandma Li, I see you have quite a few children. Seeing that Zhaonan's mother is about to give birth to a brother, I won't bother you anymore."
"It's not a trouble, it's not a trouble. How could it be a trouble?"
The two of them made excuses for a while, and Niu Niu escaped the scene under the pretext of having to pee.
Old Lady Li slammed her mouth hard on the ground. "You silly girl, I'm giving you face by letting you come to my house. Li Zhaonan, you'd better bring her over, or you'll be in trouble."
Li Zhaonan is a typical person who acts according to circumstances. When he meets a strong person like Old Lady Li, he dares not say a word.
Niu Niu kept everyone on suspense, and no decision was made until the village chief notified the refugees that food distribution was ready.
Those families who initially wanted to adopt her gradually gave up the idea, but only Old Mrs. Li still persisted.
"Niuniu, this is your last chance. If you don't agree, you'll be left alone."
Old Mrs. Li is no longer anxious now, because she is not the one who should be anxious anyway.
Niuniu finally panicked, "Grandma Li, I do want to be one of your family, but I didn't know how to ask before. Since you've invited me so warmly, I'll agree."
Although he answered with a smile on his face, he was curtly greeting all the members of the Li family in his heart.
"Yeah, yeah, that's great, we really have become sisters, and from now on you will be Li Niuniu."
The person who was happiest about this matter was none other than Li Zhaonan.
Not only will he not be beaten by Old Lady Li because of this matter, but he can also stick with Li Niuniu all the time.
"Come, come, each family should line up and divide the food."
The village chief shouted, and the huge crowd immediately formed a long queue.
"Regarding the housing issue, the higher-ups mean that there are too many refugees, and apart from accepting a few people from each village, the rest will be settled in the newly established Xinsheng Village.
As for who stays and who leaves, it will be decided by drawing lots."
After receiving food and settling down, everyone packed up their things and started to move towards a new life.
For Su Qing, the good news was that all the troublemakers among the refugees went to Xinsheng Village. But the bad news was that Old Lady Li and her family stayed in the village.
Because there were not many people in the Youth League Home, the refugees were temporarily placed there.
In addition to going to work every day, what everyone is most busy about is building houses for the refugees.
Because there are subsidies from the government for building houses, people who settled in the water village decided to build their own houses, even if it meant famine.
The foundation for their house was located opposite Su Qing's house. There was a row of houses, with about six or seven households.
On the other side of Su Qing is the foundation of the village chief's youngest son's house. I heard that there will be a good day to break ground and build the house this winter.
Every day, there is a noisy chirping sound outside the house before dawn, which lasts until late at night.
This made Xiaowu and Xiaoliu very happy, and they ran out of the house to play as soon as they got the chance.
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