As soon as these words came out, all the villagers became restless, constantly trying to vent their pain through roaring and yelling. The entire open space seemed to explode all at once, making Gu Jiu's head buzz with noise.
"Village Chief, this kid of mine will take the exam next year. If he leaves now, won't all these years of preparation be in vain?"
The gate to the county town closest to them was closed, and they had to go farther to survive. But after going back and forth like this, time was not enough. But logically Gu Wensheng should be the most nervous person, but he didn't say a word at the moment.
The village chief kept comforting everyone: "Folks, we are not the only ones like this. Some families in the nearby villages have already moved away. The longer we wait, the harder it will be for us!" But no matter what the village chief said, everyone just refused to agree to move. Many women even sat on the ground and cried loudly.
"Isn't there the Zhao family in town? Youcai said before that whenever the villagers are in trouble, he will definitely help!"
I don't know who shouted, and everyone became quiet all of a sudden. They looked around for Gu Youcai and Zhao Xiuer, but what was surprising was that neither of them came today. Looking at everyone's eyes, Gu Jiu secretly thought something was wrong, pushed aside the crowd, and ran home quickly.
When people are desperate, they are most likely to act impulsively!
Sure enough, not long after Gu Jiu left, everyone became agitated and hostile, as if the reason why they were forced to leave their hometown was because Gu Youcai and Zhao Xiuer didn't help them.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"Hurry...get something to block the door. It's too late." Gu Jiu breathed heavily and directed Gu Jing and Ye Qing to push the wooden cabinets and other things behind the door.
Before I had time to get everything done, there was a shout at the door outside.
"Gu Youcai! Come out quickly. People in the village are starving to death. You can't just hide and eat delicious food!"
"That's right, come out and open the door quickly, or we'll hit it!"
Mr. Gu in the main room naturally heard the sounds outside, and immediately went out with Mrs. Gu. Looking outside through the gap, Mr. Gu was immediately startled.
"Old man, they're not here to steal food, are they? How about we lock the door! No one is allowed in!"
"You're stupid! There are so many people, let alone blocking them, they can get in even if they step on them." Mr. Gu was so anxious that he touched the ground with his crutch one after another. He suddenly pointed at Gu Youcai's house and said, "These people They are all here to find them, let them solve it!"
After the words fell, Mrs. Gu quickly went into the room to call someone, but the two people who had concealed the fact did not dare to come out at all.
Seeing no response, the people outside the door began to threaten.
"Mr. Gu, Mr. Gu! Your Wen Sheng and Zhe Qi are in our hands! If you can't come out, don't blame the fellow villagers for being hungry. They'll trade them for rice and meat!"
"Yes! If you don't open the door, we won't be polite!"
Then came the voices of the village chief and Gu Youcai.
"Folks, please calm down. It's not irreversible yet. If we discuss it carefully, we will still find a way!"
"If you are like this, when your children are admitted to the Tongsheng Examination, don't say that I, Gu Wensheng, have worn out their shoes? Our family doesn't have much food. If we can really get so much food, we, father and son, will only I won’t go to town every day to wait for relief from the court!”
When he saw Gu Jiu running, Gu Wensheng immediately realized that something was wrong, and quickly ran over and pulled Gu Zheqi to run with him. However, in just a few seconds, they were surrounded by everyone who reacted.
Except for the current situation, Gu Wensheng was still calm, but Gu Zheqi was not. He came today to give advice to everyone and receive praise, but now that he was being held up fiercely, his brain suddenly turned into mush.
"Gu Wensheng, it's not that my brothers don't give you face, how can you care so much when everyone is starving to death! Who would believe you when you say you have no food! In the days when people in the village just ran out of food, your family still had to pay attention every day The aroma of meat wafts out! You can also make dumplings stuffed with meat during the Chinese New Year, how can you not have anything to eat!"
"The people inside, I count to three, if you don't open the door, I will break down the door!"
"three!"
Hearing that Gu Zheqi was also outside, Mrs. Gu immediately panicked and pulled Zhao Xiuer out with all her strength: "Go out and talk to them, or give them something to eat! If a group of big and thick people are really hurt, It will be troublesome if you fold it!"
Mrs. Zhao clung to the door frame and refused to go out even if she said anything.
"two!"
Old Mrs. Gu turned her head and looked at the door. She suddenly became more anxious and shouted outside: "Hurry, hurry, get out now."
He turned back to look at Zhao and said reproachfully: "You should hurry up. That Xiaoqi is your biological daughter. How can I not give it to you if you open your mouth?"
Mrs. Zhao turned to look at Gu Youcai, who was standing alone, and burst into tears: "Mom! Xiao Qi is dead! That bun was used by the Zhao family to buy out the relationship between the two families. After taking the bun, I can never find their Zhao family again!"
Old Mrs. Gu was stunned: "What are you talking about? How could someone as big as Xiaoqi just say it's gone? If it's gone, why didn't you say it before?"
"I, I'm afraid of affecting Xiaoba... I want Xiaoba to have a good place to go. Mom, my wife really doesn't want food!"
"One! The door is broken!"
Following the banging sound, Mr. Gu quickly stopped and opened the door, saying: "Everyone, your food was not stolen from our family. It is not appropriate to block it here now! Village chief, do you think this is the case?" reason?"
"Yes, folks, please calm down and let's discuss it... Hey!"
One of them saw Zhao Xiuer sharply, and everyone looked in the direction of his finger. They rushed into the yard in an instant and pushed the village chief aside.
Seeing the person coming, Zhao Xiuer subconsciously ran into the house, but was pulled out before she could close the door.
The leader was an old man from the village who had no children and was too lazy to have anything to eat. These days he had to rely on sneaking around and being shameless to survive until now. Now that I had the opportunity to ask for something, I naturally rushed faster than anyone else.
"Zhao Xiu'er, everyone is starving to death now. It's time to honor what you said back then!"
Zhao Xiuer shook her head and was so frightened by the scene in front of her that her legs weakened: "It's not that I don't want to help you, but I really can't help you! Xiao Qi is dead and was tortured to death by that Aunt Zhao..."
Hearing the word "death", everyone suddenly came back to their senses. Looking at Mrs. Zhao who was in tears, they suddenly remembered that Mrs. Zhao was indeed not a good person. The Zhao family is rich, but almost no one is willing to marry their daughter off because they are afraid that their daughter will die soon. It's just that after Gu Qi married, they only heard about the benefits, and they really felt that Gu Qi became a wife and had enjoyed the blessings in the past.
Thinking of this, several women breathed a sigh of relief. They had originally thought about sending their daughters there because they were about to starve to death, but luckily they didn't! Being tortured to death by outsiders is worse than starving to death!
Seeing that many people showed sympathetic expressions, the leader immediately quit: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier? Are you saying this now because you want to see the villagers starve to death?"
Mrs. Zhao shook her head and cried. The village chief finally squeezed in from behind: "Old Niu, you first..."
The yard was full of people, and there were always a few people with impure thoughts among the crowd. Two of them actually took advantage of the chaos to look for food.
"Brother, this room can't be pushed open! It seems like something is blocking it inside."
"Press harder, maybe the food is hidden in here."
Gu Jiu listened to the noise outside the door and waved to Gu Jing and Ye Qingyi, indicating that they didn't need to worry about it. They couldn't open it with so many things piled up.
"Brother, I can't do it. This door can't be opened. Why don't we find another one? If someone notices this person, it won't be easy for us to do anything."
"OK."
The leader didn't want the matter to end like this, but there was no point in embarrassing someone whose daughter had died. Finally, after some persuasion from the village chief, he let go in disappointment. At this time, many people reacted and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to find something to eat. After a few rummagings, they were finally led out by Mr. Gu and the village chief.
"Old man, if your family has nothing to eat, you should pack your things and leave with everyone. These days, nothing is more important than life."
Mr. Gu nodded and immediately began to check the food after returning. As expected, except for the ten kilograms of noodles he had hidden, the rest was gone.
"Ah! Old man, what should I do?" Old Mrs. Gu looked at the empty room, her hands trembling and she was at a loss for a moment.
Mr. Gu looked at Gu Zheqi who was standing in the yard. After a long silence, he finally got up and walked to Gu Jiu and his family's house.
"Xiao Jiu, grandpa knows that you are inside, and escaping is not what you imagined. Since this group of people can come here to make money today, they will naturally dare to rob your mother's things tomorrow. In any case, you are also my concern. The old man’s granddaughter, let’s discuss the matter of escaping later.”
Without food, they had to leave. The sudden resignation was just a reminder that Gu Jiu had a wild goose and two rabbits there. Last time he also found that one of the rabbits was pregnant, and must have given birth at this time. With this food, it is enough for them to survive for a few more days.
Gu Jiu and the others slowly moved the things in the house, opened the door and walked out, saying: "We won't flee the famine. I just thought of a way to get food. Grandpa, you wait at home. My granddaughter will go find it now." village head."
As she spoke, Gu Jiu quickly ran out of the house, and after she left, Gu Jing and Ye Qingyi blocked the door again.
After leaving the door, Gu Jiu was stopped by Lao Shatou after taking a few steps. Looking at the man with a wretched look, Gu Jiu frowned and said, "Is something wrong?"
"Hey, naturally, we haven't had enough food recently, so I asked you to order some. Of course, if you don't want to give it, I can tell the old man that you ordered me to change the meat! Then you won't be able to eat it and carry it around!"
