A smile appeared on Jiang Zhiyue's lips, just when everyone thought she was going to apologize.
"Grandpa Hengrong said this because he thought I was wrong?"
Jiang Hengrong frowned and looked at her without saying a word, but his expression already showed what he meant.
If you just ask them to open the car curtain and let everyone see it, then it won't be so troublesome. It has to end badly now.
I don’t know how Jiang Xiucai, such a knowledgeable person, could raise such a daughter.
Jiang Hengrong said impatiently: "Hurry up, we are about to leave when everyone is here, or do you really want to go by yourself?"
This was a threat, thinking that they were afraid that they would be kicked out of the team.
Aunt Wu next to Jiang Hengrong raised her head and narrowed her eyes proudly as she looked at Jiang Zhiyue, waiting for her apology.
If she was willing to apologize and show her the things in the car, she would reluctantly forgive them and prevent Huzi from driving them out.
Even Jiang Zhilan and Zhou, who were sitting on the ground and had forgotten to wake up, felt so happy.
Although the others wanted to say something, the whole family still had to follow Heng Rong. What if there was a quarrel and they would be kicked out of the team too.
Didn't you see the group of people outside the city gate watching eagerly yesterday? If there weren't so many people in Jiangjia Village, they would definitely grab food.
But they all thought wrong. Jiang Zhiyue was not afraid of her family leaving alone, but it would be inconvenient to be with them.
Jiang Zhiyue said in a casual tone: "Then let's go separately."
One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and everyone was shocked.
This...why doesn't Jiang Xiucai's daughter act according to common sense?
Heng Rong said he should apologize and let the matter go. Otherwise, it would be so dangerous to go out alone in this world today!
Song Furong stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Zhiyue, pulled her over and persuaded her in a low voice: "Girl, don't be aggressive at this time. It's very dangerous for you to go out by yourself. Just calm down and let this matter pass."
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Jiang Zhiyue is right about this, but Heng Rong cannot stop him from speaking out.
"Auntie, there's no need to persuade me, we won't be with you anymore." Jiang Zhiyue said loudly.
Jiang Hengrong looked unhappy, feeling that Jiang Zhiyue had made him lose face.
He said angrily: "Humph, don't regret it and beg me to come back."
After saying that, he stopped looking at her and said to the people in Jiangjiacun who were already here: "Pack your things and we'll leave when everyone is here."
"If you want to be with them, don't be with the team."
Song Furong stood beside Jiang Zhiyue and Zhang, somewhat in a dilemma.
Her two daughters-in-law came over and pulled her back.
"Mom, don't be confused at this time. Come back with us quickly."
Mrs. Zhang also advised: "Fu Rong, just go back, don't worry about us."
Song Furong had no choice but to sigh and walk away, turning her head three times.
Slowly, people came. Those who came later felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange, but they had no idea what was going on.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Jiang Hengrong asked everyone to set off.
Mr. Jiang's eldest brother, Jiang Kangde, and his family walked to the Jiang family and said with a smile: "Hurry up and pack up, don't miss the team."
Jiang Kangde's family just arrived late, so they don't know what happened.
Seeing that his brother and his family were not ready to leave yet, he urged with a smile.
Mr. Jiang's expression paused and he recounted what had just happened.
Just when he was hesitating whether to let his eldest brother's family join them, Jiang Kangde spoke.
"What do you think this is? No, my eldest brother and his family are with you."
Mr. Jiang's face relaxed. He was thinking about what to say to get his eldest brother to follow them.
When he was young, his father passed away early, and his mother took the two brothers to depend on each other, so the relationship between the two was very good.
Anyway, the old man felt that his granddaughter was blessed with good luck, and each of his family members had been training for so long, so he was not afraid even if he went out alone.
But before the two brothers were happy, several of Jiang Kangde's daughters-in-law started singing in harmony.
"Dad, how can this be done? There are a lot of people in our two families, but how many can support us when we go out?"
"That's right, Dad, if we don't go with the villagers, there won't even be anyone who can protect you."
Jiang Kangde raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Our family needs the protection of others, what are you doing!"
"I don't care. Anyway, I'm not going with my second uncle's family. If I meet a refugee or something, these few people won't be enough for them to swallow." The second daughter-in-law of Jiang Kangde's family hugged her and said.
When the eldest daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law saw someone taking the lead, they said righteously: "We... we won't be together either. If you want to follow dad, you can do it yourself."
"A few bastards, no matter how many people there are in the village, can they compare to my own family?" Jiang Kangde angrily hit the ground with his cane.
The third daughter-in-law said again: "I don't care if it's one of my own family members, my life is more important anyway."
After speaking, he rolled his eyes towards the Jiang family.
Jiang Zhiyue stood aside and did not answer, quietly watching the development of the situation.
If they were willing to be together, she would definitely protect them, but it seemed that they didn't need it.
Jiang Kangde was so angry that he gasped and looked at his three sons who were standing behind his wife.
"Why do you three think the same as your wife?"
Jiang Zhiyue saw them hemming and hawing for a long time before saying: "Dad, what my wife and others said is right. It would be so dangerous to leave the team now. You'd better follow us. After a while,
If we go too far, we won’t be able to keep up.”
A girl agreed and said:
"My father is right, not all cousins do things lightly. Then if you listen to Grandpa Hengrong and apologize to Aunt Wu, and then open the car curtain for everyone to see, then this matter will be over.
Already."
This girl is the daughter of Jiang Kangde's eldest son, two years younger than Jiang Zhiyue.
I usually hate her cousin, who looks better than her, wears better clothes than her, and even lives a better life than her.
It was not easy to catch her at fault, so she immediately stood up and answered the call.
Jiang Kangde didn't expect that his sons and granddaughters would all say this. He was so angry that he raised his crutch and swung it at his three sons.
"You bastards, Rong and his family put so much effort into your children's schooling, and yet you dare to say such things, I'll beat you and me to death!"
Several people subconsciously blocked it with their hands, and the second daughter-in-law took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. She grabbed Jiang Kangde's arm and pushed him hard.
The old man staggered when he was pushed, and fell back unsteadily.
As people age, their bones become brittle, which would be serious if they fall.
Two brothers, Jiang Yuchao and Jiang Yuqing, each supported Jiang Kangde and stabilized him.
Jiang Kangde pointed at the unfilial sons in front of him with trembling hands, and was so angry that he couldn't even say anything.
"Since the eldest brother is so kind, he definitely won't blame us for this decision. Don't we all want to be safe when we go out? You can definitely understand us." The second daughter-in-law looked at Jiang Yuchao and asked.
Just as Jiang Yuchao was about to speak, Jiang Kangde took a breath and said, "If you want to leave, you can leave. From now on, I will treat you as sons."
"father……"
Just as Jiang Kangde's second son wanted to speak, his wife suddenly pushed him to the back.
She said: "You said this yourself. As your son and daughter-in-law, we didn't force you."
She had long disliked this old man.
Her uncle Kang Cheng was not as healthy as her and had one foot on one side. He couldn't even walk without crutches, let alone get down to the ground to help.
Now that I'm escaping, even if he can't leave, I have to leave room for him to sit on the cart.
I don't know how much stuff can be put in that place, otherwise even letting her little son sit on it and have a rest would be better than this old cripple.
So when she saw that her man wanted to retain the old man, she immediately interrupted him.
It would be better to stay with her second uncle's family. Not only would she be less of a burden, but she could also save a lot of food.
The old man and his son and daughter-in-law had a bad fight and broke up.
Those few people intentionally left a few kilograms of food to show respect to the old man, then turned around and ran away.
That speed was like a ghost chasing them behind.
Before the people of Jiangjia Village could get far, Jiang Kangde's sons and daughters-in-law caught up with them within a short time.
The people walking behind saw them chasing after them and asked curiously: "Where did your father stay?"
The girl who just spoke then said: "It's harmful, isn't it? My grandfather insists on staying with Second Grandpa and the others. We juniors can't be more stubborn than him. However, we left food for his old man, and Second Grandpa's family shouldn't be either.
He will be treated badly."
The man praised: "You are still filial and left food for them."
"The daughter of Jiang Xiucai's family can't do it. If she hadn't refused to give in, could her family have been kicked out?"
The girl then said: "Auntie is right, my cousin was raised too pampered and doesn't know how to bow her head and be submissive."
…
Everyone in Jiangjia Village has already left the city gate, and only the Jiang family, four people from the Wang family, and the newly joined old man are left at the city gate.
After calming down, Jiang Kangde also felt that he had been too impulsive just now.
He originally thought that if his family stayed together, there would be more people and he would not be afraid on the road, but he did not expect that those at home would have such an idea, and no one would be willing to stay.
Instead, he, an old man in poor health, stayed. Wouldn't this bring trouble to the second brother's family?
Jiang Kangde said with some guilt: "Kang Cheng, I can't help you, so you might as well just leave. I'll be a burden if I follow you."
Mr. Jiang pretended to be angry and said: "Brother, what did you say? Where did your enthusiasm go? We are a family, so don't worry."
Jiang Zhiyue also stepped forward in time, smiled and comforted him: "Grandpa, don't worry, as long as we have something to eat, we will never lose you."
Others also advised: "You can just follow me in peace."
Seeing that everyone sincerely didn't dislike him, he felt more at ease.
Jiang Zhiyue looked at the people of Jiangjia Village who had walked a hundred meters away. She originally thought that she would have the opportunity to take out the food in the space and give it to the villagers. Unexpectedly, she made such a fuss and left directly.
"Little sister, little sister? What are you thinking about?" Jiang Dalang patted Jiang Zhiyue on the shoulder.
It turns out that I was too engrossed in my thoughts just now and my mind wandered.
Jiang Zhiyue came back to her senses and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Our father asked you what to do next, should we follow you?" Jiang Dalang said.
"Let's leave in half an hour. You guys find a place to rest for a while while I go out to do some errands."
After Jiang Zhiyue said that, she left alone. She had not yet done what she had promised to others last night.
The Jiang family didn't ask her what she was going to do. They just shouted from behind: "Remember to come back early."
…
The west side of the county at this time.
Another group of people also gathered together at this time.
They all looked downcast, and someone said, "Uncle Henrong, everyone over there seems to have left. When should we set off?"
Hengrong sat on a stone pier, looked at everyone who was losing their vitality, and said, "Let's wait until noon before setting off."
Although the others didn't understand why they had to leave after noon, they thought it would be the same no matter what time they left, so they didn't say anything.
A circle of seventy or eighty of them sat together in the shade.
There is no hope in his eyes, as if he has lost hope in life.
Only old Hengrong sat and stood for a while, suppressing the excitement and anxiety in his heart.
What happened last night couldn't be a dream he had when he fainted from hunger.
But he didn't dare to go against the old god's wishes, what if he couldn't be given food because he didn't do what the old god said.
Old Hengrong, who was in a complicated mood, could only continue to wait restlessly.
Jiang Zhiyue also arrived at Liang Ji's grain store in the west of the city. She entered through the large open door and found that it was also a mess inside.
She didn't find any hidden place and took out the food directly in a clean corner of the facade.
She had already replaced the grain bag with a large sack in advance, and each bag could hold almost 200 kilograms of grain.
She waved her hand, and the grain bags appeared in the corner in front of her, neatly stacked together.
Jiang Zhiyue didn't know how many people lived in the village of Lao Hengrong, but it looked like there were no more than a hundred.
So Jiang Zhiyue took out twenty-five bags of grain, which was enough for them to eat for several months.
After thinking about it, Jiang Zhiyue filled several large tanks in the yard behind the grain store with water.
After all, finding water is a difficult task now. Since you can help, let’s help others to the end.
After doing all this, Jiang Zhiyue left quietly again.
But she didn't know that the amount of food and water she left behind was surprising.
Seeing the sun hanging high in the sky, Old Hengrong could no longer sit still.
Old Hengrong stood up and waved his hand and said: "Let's go to Liang Ji's grain store to have a look."
"Uncle Henrong, didn't we already go to the grain store when we came here last night? There is nothing even in the warehouse in the backyard. Why are we going there? We should save some energy here."
But old Hengrong was as stubborn as a cow: "What are you talking about? Hurry up, everyone goes."
Seeing Hengrong's excitement, everyone had no choice but to get up from the ground and follow.
After turning a street, a group of people arrived at the gate of Liang Ji's grain store.
A middle-aged man in the village watched Old Hengrong take a deep breath at the door and took a deep breath again and again, but did not open the door.
He was impatient and muttered: "Uncle, what are you doing? I already told you that there is nothing here..." No more!!!
The middle-aged man who couldn't help opening the door was stunned. What's going on?
He rubbed his eyes and looked at the corners of the room in disbelief.
"Grain, grain, grain... so much grain!!!"
The middle-aged man's scream broke the calm outside the door.
