Xu Danian looked at the sky and it was time for them to stop and take a rest. When he was about to use the loudspeaker to ask everyone to stop and take a rest, there was a noise from behind.
"What are you going to do? Let go of our things and go away."
"Let go of our things and don't run away. If you don't stop, I will beat you to death."
"Yongshan, go and see what's going on?"
Xu Danian quickly asked his son to check the situation. Several members of the Xu family also heard the noise. The two Xu Wen brothers stopped and turned around and went to the back of the team.
After a while, the noise stopped, and Xu Wulinhu, a few people who knew some boxing and kicking skills, tied up a few young guys in their hands.
"What's going on? What are these people here for?"
The queue was too long and the distance between them made Xu Danian unable to hear clearly what was going on. When he saw Xu Wen walking in front, he asked.
"They were refugees. They were pretending to sleep when they were on the roadside. When they saw the few people in the house, they got up to grab food and water and ran away. They only caught a few people."
Xu Wen opened his mouth to explain to Xu Danian. After hearing this, Xu Danian was silent for a while, and then the tied young men knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Please spare us. We have no choice. Our relatives are behind the hill opposite. We have no choice, so we come out to grab food and drink. We only robbed a few things. The villagers
We are dying, we really have no choice, please spare us."
"Take them down first to find a few people to look at."
Xu Danian didn't know how to deal with these people. Their crimes would not lead to death, but life is not easy for everyone now. Everyone cares about their own family members. It would be chilling to let them go.
"Grandpa, village chief, ask them to return the food they stole, and we can take them to find water."
Xu Yunjin is not the Virgin. There is really a group of people lying on the ground behind the hill over there. Most of them are old people, children and women. This is what Xiao Yi told her.
Only then did Xu Yunjin realize that Xiaoyi had an exploration function, but the scope was not large and he could only monitor roughly.
They set off after being well prepared. Xu Yunjin poured water several times along the way, and occasionally bought some wild eggs for the villagers to add to their meals.
Therefore, from the time they set out until now, apart from the harder journey, they have not suffered any major hardships.
The bounden duty of a doctor prevented her from seeing so many people die. Another reason was that there were not many victims there.
If they wanted to rob, they wouldn't be able to get it without a surprise attack. She allowed herself to be kind within her own abilities.
"What do you think?"
Xu Yongnian looked at the families who had been robbed, and they still had to make a decision on this matter.
"If you can't get back all the food that was robbed, I will replenish it for you."
After hearing this, Zhao Jin told those families that he should be considered the one with the most food among all the people, so of course he had to help his eldest niece.
"We have no problem. They just robbed us of a little food, not much. We won't care if it comes back."
If it hadn't been for a bad year, who would have cared about such a trivial amount of coarse grains? The families who were robbed were not vicious-hearted, and they understood the actions of the young men very well.
"Okay, okay, then it's decided. I'll ask them to go with you to get the food and water."
The few people who were released kowtowed again and thanked them, and then led others to the hill where they were hiding.
Xu Yunjin quietly walked to Mr. Xu and the village chief, said a few words, and then went to his oxcart.
After a while they came out, and the families who had been robbed all had some food in their hands.
The two young men also helped an old man, followed by about seventy or eighty people, all of whom looked so weak that they looked like they were about to fall down after taking two steps.
"The children at home saw that we old-fashioned people were dying, so they came up with this idea out of desperation. Thank you for sparing their lives regardless of the previous grudges. The old man is here to apologize to everyone."
A very weak old man with white hair bowed to Xu Yongnian and others. It looked like he would fall down in the next second. Xu Yunjin quickly poured some water for the old man.
"Why do you look so embarrassed? Did you come from Hanshanguan or Yuzhong County?"
Mr. Xu was a little curious.
"We are from Dazhai Village, Hanshanguan, a village far away from the county seat. There are only about ten households in the village. When we got the news that the city was destroyed, it was already too late. Before we could pack up our belongings and run away, the barbarians came to our village.
We quickly carried some important things on our backs and ran into the mountains. We were chased by barbarians and we didn't dare to stop. We ran day and night for five days before we reached Dafang County. After that, everyone in the village collapsed from exhaustion and rested here.
For two days.”
The old man's haggard look made everyone feel very sad and very happy. Grandpa Li also thought of the people in Lijia Village who didn't want to leave. There were some old guys he knew there, and he didn't know how they were doing.
"There is not much surplus food and water in the village. Our families have to scrape this together. You can save some to survive for a few days."
Xu Wu picked up a bag and placed it in front of Village Chief Li, and Xu Danian asked the two young men to hold it.
"No, no, no, we can't take it. The children at home have made mistakes and should be punished. The people in your village are kind, so how can we still want your things?"
Village Chief Li refused repeatedly. There were only a few people in their village and they lived in a remote area. The people in the village were all simple and kind-hearted.
There have never been those sneaky people. This time I was really ashamed. Several young men looked embarrassed.
"Take it, you don't want to eat or drink. These children are still young."
Xu Danian forcefully handed the bag to them.
Village Chief Li's eyes were red, he glanced at the dozens of people behind him, tremblingly took out a purse from his chest and dug out dozens of coins.
"Everyone's life is difficult in disaster years. We can't ask for your food and water in vain. The money is not much, even if we take advantage and buy it with the villagers."
Xu Danian looked at Village Chief Li's look, sighed and accepted the money.
Seeing that Xu Yongnian accepted the money, Village Chief Li breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter how poor a person is, he cannot do bad things, otherwise he will suffer the consequences when he dies and goes to hell, and he will not be able to be reborn into a good child in the next life.
"Thank you to my grandparents, uncles and aunts. The boys realized their mistake and will never steal anything again."
A few young men looked at a small bag of grain and a jar of water on the ground, then knelt down to admit their mistake and thanked everyone, which made many people in the village have red eyes.
"Grandpa, the village chief, my uncle and I will go look for water."
Xu Yunjin looked at their backs as they walked away. This time, he didn't know if there was a suitable place to put water nearby.
Xu Yunjin plans to take Xu Yunqing with her this time, as her brother is very clever.
As for the little bun Xu Yunzhao, he has been a lot more obedient recently since he said he wanted to be a general. He pestered Xu Wulinhu to teach him boxing and archery every day during the break, and he did not clamor to follow.
"Go, come back early, and pay attention to safety."
As before, the three of them packed up lightly and walked forward. About half an hour later, they saw Xu Wu running back.
They were used to it. Every time Xu Wu came back alone to report the news and asked people from Dazhai Village to fill the water. This time they went a little further and filled the water in a small pond.
The Xu family is really good at finding water. They can find water sources every time they go out, and there are traces of where water sources appear.
They are the only ones who are stupid. They never thought that several children in the Xu family would have great potential. This is what everyone thinks in their hearts.
After dinner, Chen Sihuai and Wang Er came to Xu's house, and brought Wang Xiaoquan and Chen Siyuan with them. Wang Xiaoquan has recovered well recently, and he and Xiaobaozi have become closer because of the candy that day.
"Sister Yunjin, thank you for saving me. My mother said that when I grow up and earn money, I will buy you flowers."
Xu Yunjin doesn’t want to wear flowers...
"You're welcome. Let's go play with brother Yun Zhao. Please be careful when walking in the future." This chapter has been completed!