The sun has set, and scattered stars hang in the sky.
The already quiet Shenjia Village was once again excited by the sound of gongs and drums.
"Li Zheng, what's the matter?" asked a woman holding a bowl of rice soup that was so clear that you could see the bottom.
Li Zheng got right to the point and said loudly: "The Shen Xiucai family just told me that the county seat has been invaded by refugees, and they may attack the town soon. Those who are willing to leave can go home and pack their things now, and we will meet at the entrance of the village in an hour."
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"Leave? Why should we leave?" someone asked.
There was no need for Li Zheng to explain, someone immediately said: "The refugees have all come here and we don't want to leave. What if they hit us here?"
"I think 80% is false. There are officials in the county. How can the refugees dare to go in? Do they have the ability even if they want to?" said someone who didn't believe it.
"Last time Shen Xiucai said there might be a locust plague and you lied about it, isn't it true?" Wu Cuihua happened to be present, and she immediately got angry when she heard this.
"Did Shen Xiucai's family give you food or money, and ask you to speak for them back?" the man who just spoke said angrily.
Wu Cuihua pouted at her on the ground and said, "I trust their family even if they don't give you anything, but you jump out and jump around whenever you say something, just like someone dug up your family's ancestral grave."
The man's face looked as ugly as if he had eaten a fly, and he was so angry that he wanted to rush over and hit her.
Shen Li was looking at the noisy crowd and felt his head was buzzing, so he suddenly beat the gongs and drums.
"Dong dong~" The two loud noises frightened the quarreling crowd and their voices became quieter.
He said: "What's there to make a fuss about? If you're willing to leave, just go home and pack your things. If you're not willing to leave, just keep it."
Seeing Shen Lizheng's unhappy look, no one dared to say anything.
The county magistrate is not as good as the current one. Isn't he the most powerful in Shenjia Village?
The woman who just wanted to pounce on Wu Cuihua was interrupted by Li Zheng, and she didn't dare to make any more trouble, but she still said stubbornly: "Hey~ I really believe everything others say. There are refugees who have gone to the county. The first official in the government.
We arrested them as soon as possible, and they can still wait until they come to us."
"Anyway, if you want to leave, you can leave. My family won't leave. It just so happens that if you leave, this house and fields also belong to my family."
After the woman finished speaking, she walked away.
Some people were moved by the words of the woman who left. If everyone else left, then the fields and houses would not belong to those who stayed here.
Although it's still dry now, it doesn't mean it won't rain in the future!
Oops, this is such a nice thing. If too many people leave, I will have to thank Shen Xiucai.
Immediately, several people said they didn't want to leave either.
Seeing them like this, Li Zheng didn't know what they were thinking. Just as he was about to give some more advice, the people from that house waved their hands and left.
"Humph, you guys who don't know anything, if you want to leave, go home and pack your things. You can wait an hour at most before leaving. If you don't want to leave, just stay here like them." After Shen Lizheng said that, he turned around and left.
Some of those who stayed were hesitant, while others hurried home to pack their things.
Li Zheng thought of what Shen Yuyu said when she followed Shen Xiucai to come to him, and his heart kept beating.
I thought that a man of his age had just been stunned by the video of a little girl. If you tell me this, it will make you laugh out loud.
But thinking about that girl's serious look, he couldn't believe it.
So after notifying everyone in a hurry, he quickly went home to pack his things. He had to take his food and the chickens and ducks with him.
Those who stayed there and have not left are also worried. Is it possible that the refugees really came over? Can the government just ignore it?
No matter what you say, follow Li Zheng and the others first. If no refugees come, then they come back. Then the house and the fields will not really belong to them just because they left for a few days.
With this thought in mind, I quickly went back to pack my things.
Although there is not much food at home, it cannot be robbed by the refugees in vain, right?
At this time, the Shen family was also busy packing their things. Because Shen Yuyu had warned them a long time ago, they packed up quickly.
The grain in the cellar was moved to the oxcart, as well as the clothes and fabrics to be carried, the things needed to eat on the road, plus oilcloths, raincoats and other messy things, and the two oxcarts were filled to the brim.
At this point, Mrs. Shen avoided the Zhang family and asked Shen Yuyu to put some food in her little treasure box, so that the food on the carriage would not be so conspicuous.
Otherwise, it would be unjustifiable to still have so much after selling so much grain at noon.
The four people from the Zhang family didn't bother them. When they came, they had a cart pushing them. Although they had to use manpower to push it, they could still load all their belongings.
Zhang Mancang and the others also understood that the Shen family was willing to take them in because they had gained an advantage, but they could not bother them with everything and make it difficult for his sister and daughter.
The Shen family didn't say much, they just helped whoever they could, and the Zhang family let them do whatever they could.
Everything was loaded on the carriage, and the room looked empty, which made everyone feel a little uncomfortable.
I don’t know if I can come back after leaving now.
When Shen Yuyu entered the room, she found her mother still standing by the bed folding clothes. She didn't know how many times she had folded the clothes.
She stepped forward and asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
"Your grandpa won't come over either, so why don't you worry about me?" Ms. Song could only explain with a frown.
"Mom, don't worry about grandpa and the others. They were fine when we went to see them yesterday. If they don't come to our place, they must have their own ideas." Shen Yuyu consoled her.
"Besides, my two uncles and several cousins are also very skilled. They can be safe together in the same village."
"That's right. I was in a hurry. My mother didn't even think of this." Mrs. Song said with a smile.
Because she was worried about those in the Song family, Shen Yuyu accompanied her mother, Mrs. Song, to the Songjia Village yesterday.
Mrs. Song was helpless. She went to call for help yesterday, but her father felt that it would trouble them if so many people from the whole family came over. He said a lot of words to persuade her to comfort her, but in the end he didn't come over.
They also said that no matter what happened, they would follow the villagers and told them not to worry.
Now I can only hope that they will be okay after hearing the news.
At this time, Songjiacun also received the news. The person who brought the news, Shen Yun, would definitely be recognized by them when they saw him. He was the middle-aged man they met in the town in the evening.
He happened to be from Songjia Village and the son of the village chief, so his words were highly credible.
When Shen Yuyu and others returned to the village, the man also returned to Songjiacun and told his father about the matter.
There are only a few households in Songjia Village, only about 30 households, and most people make a living by hunting. Therefore, although the locust plague has a little impact on them, it does not hinder their lives very much. If the refugees hadn't come, they would not have left.