At this point, Shitou patted Shu Mingzhi on the shoulder and winked at him: "Those of my brothers are all good at martial arts, and one of them has been to Qizhou City and knows the way.
If we go with them, no matter what happens on the way, we won't suffer any loss. Think carefully, if you miss this village, you won't be able to get this store!"
These are words that speak from the bottom of my heart.
Shu Mingzhi was moved and sincerely replied: "Thank you, brother. I will discuss it with my family when I get back. I will come over and let you know the result as soon as possible."
After saying that, he saw the villagers waiting for him eagerly outside the hospital. Shu Mingzhi was in trouble again, "What should I do with the villagers? Is it convenient for the two groups to walk together?"
Shitou looked at the men outside the door and saw that they were all tough and strong, and felt very satisfied.
Then he took him to sit down and talked in detail: "It stands to reason that the bigger our team is, the better. To beat a dog, it depends on the owner. Once so many of us go out, we can scare the bandits with our momentum alone."
But more people means more things to do. If everyone works together as a team, the road will be easier. If everyone is thinking about themselves and looking for trouble every day, I mean it would be better if there are fewer people."
Shu Mingzhi nodded, "I understand what you mean. I'll talk to them when the time comes. If it works, we'll stay together. If it doesn't work, we'll break up.
Brother Shitou, I won’t interrupt you, we’ll see you later.”
Shitou clasped his fists in return: "See you later!"
After leaving the yard, the villagers immediately gathered around and asked Shu Mingzhi eagerly: "What's going on? Have you asked?"
Shu Mingzhi told everyone about the situation in Qizhou City, but concealed the second half of the conversation, and finally asked everyone: "What do you mean? Are you willing to leave?"
The group of people who were noisy just now suddenly fell silent. It was about their safety and wealth for the rest of their lives. How could it be so easy to make a decision?
Everyone was undecided and turned to look at the village chief. The meaning was obvious.
Facing everyone's eager eyes, the village chief expressed that he was under great pressure.
He exhaled, rubbed his face, and rubbed his face again.
After rubbing it for about ten times, he finally said: "When I go back, one person from each family will come to my house. Let's sit down and discuss it carefully. Now hurry up and buy things. It's not easy to go to the town."
The Shu family father and son followed Mrs. Shu's request and bought salt, soy sauce and vinegar, and cloth and cotton. The prices of these items did not increase much, and in the end they only spent a little more than one tael of silver.
It was already evening when everyone returned to the village after shopping. As soon as they got home, Old Man Shu immediately told his family about the closure of the grain shop and the escape.
Shu Mingzhi no longer concealed it and mentioned the friend's invitation.
After speaking, the two of them looked at Old Mrs. Shu at the same time and asked: "Mother, do you think we should follow them to Qizhou City?"
Mrs. Shu didn't answer. She turned around and looked at Yan Yan, who was holding out her buttocks and grabbing pebbles in the yard, and she was muttering in her heart.
Xiaotuanzi had just asked her about moving in the afternoon, and the old man came back in the evening with such news.
She didn't believe it was a coincidence!
Could it be that even God was reminding them to flee south?
But she didn't dare to make a rash decision on such a big matter, so she replied cautiously: "Let's go to the village chief's house first and listen to everyone's opinions."
"Are you coming over later?" Old Man Shu asked.
"Let's go together."
The old couple didn't even bother to eat dinner and hurried to the village chief's house.
When we arrived at the place, a lot of people had gathered at the village chief's house. Everyone was talking about the closure of the grain store, and there was a mess.
When the people were almost there, the village chief walked out with his hands behind his back, his eyes swept around, and asked: "What do you think about the escape? Let's talk about it one by one."
The first person to speak was Shu Rong, an old man from the Shu family. He is sixty-seven this year. His children died early, and he is the only one left in the family. It can be said that he is all alone.
"Everyone is undecided, so let me tell you first. If I don't leave, I will stay in Yaoshui Village to guard our ancestors of the Shu family. As long as I can live, I will count it as a day."
After Shu Rong finished speaking, two Shu family members answered, "We don't want to leave either. The crops in the fields are about to mature. What if there is a harvest?"
As soon as this statement came out, it was immediately echoed by most people.
Although everyone knows that the chance of harvesting is very small, they always hold a trace of unrealistic illusions in their hearts.
What if it rains one day?
What if the fighting in the north suddenly stops?
Wouldn’t this eliminate the need to leave your hometown and travel around?
The only one who is sure to leave is Gu Dayong's family. His family has no land, and they have escaped from famine once before. With experience, it doesn't seem so terrible to do it again.
So the result of this discussion is that it was a waste of time.
Those are the two families that are sure to leave and those that are sure not to leave. The others are all hesitant.
The village chief couldn't make a decision for everyone, so he had to ask everyone to go home and think about it again.
Unexpectedly, before the matter of escaping from famine was discussed, another major event happened in the village——
The bandits who hadn't appeared for half a month suddenly came!
That night, every family was discussing things at home, and no one was guarding the intersection. Fortunately, the roadblock dug some time ago worked. The bandits walking in front accidentally fell into it and were hit by the spikes underneath.
It was squeaking loudly.
Mrs. Shu was worried about something and couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. She was sitting alone in front of the window counting money and settling accounts. Suddenly she heard a miserable howl in the distance, and she was suddenly shocked.
"Old man, wake up! Listen to the noise outside. Is it coming from the east intersection?"
Old Man Shu opened his eyes in a daze, and when he realized what he was doing, he sat up like a carp.
The old couple looked at each other and said in unison: "It's not like the bandits are coming, right?"
"I don't care if he is, just call someone first."
Old Mrs. Shu stretched out her arms to pick up the sleeping little dumpling. As she pushed the door open and walked out, she told Old Man Shu: "I'll call Akihito and the others, and you can inform the villagers."
After a lot of trouble, all the ten or so people in the Shu family woke up, and the families in the houses next to the Shu family also put on their clothes and got out of bed.
At this time, dozens of bandits also successfully crossed the intersection and entered the village.
The bandit leader grinned and pulled off the small thorns on his buttocks, and angrily told the young men behind him: "Brothers, don't be polite when you see anyone later, just chop them off!"
His grandma still dares to set up a government agency at the entrance of the village, how brave she is!"
"Don't worry, boss. I sharpened the knife sharply before I came here, and I guarantee that I can kill a kid with one knife!" Dogleg No. 1 said flatteringly.
Dogleg No. 2 laughed ferociously and said: "People in this village bought a lot of things in the town during the day. There must be no shortage of food and money at home. After doing this, we can rest for another ten days and a half, hahaha..."
Soon, the bandits arrived at the house closest to the intersection, and were greeted by a group of villagers armed with kitchen knives, hoes, rakes and other iron tools.
The grain store in the town has been closed. If the food at home is robbed again, all they will be left with is death!
So this time the villagers of Yaoshui Village must work together to drive the bandits out of the village!