The whole night was full of clouds and rain, and when I woke up in the morning, I was totally floating.
After breakfast, I asked my father and my mother to start packing, and I went to the village chief's house again. After all, the village chief had to come forward to appeal to everyone for this matter.
Of course the village chief didn't want to leave at first, but I had my own way.
"Village Chief, I know you don't want to leave, but you have to think about Xiaobing, right? It doesn't matter if you die here. You have lived for most of your life anyway, which is enough. But how old is Xiaobing? He hasn't even married yet. Where is your wife, do you want her to die here with you?"
When the village chief heard what I said, his eyes immediately widened!
Although what I said doesn’t sound good, it’s true, and rural people pay the most attention to their children. Isn’t it just for their children that they work hard all their lives? When I say this, I have caught his weakness.
"Eleven, are you sure everyone in the village will die? Is it that exaggerated?"
The village chief pondered for a moment and looked at me in disbelief.
"Do you think I can joke about this kind of thing? I just got married and the wedding room has just been decorated. I want to leave?"
I glared at the village chief and said, "Believe it or not, our family is moving to the town today anyway. If you want to stay, I won't force you to do so. But if someone dies, don't blame me for not warning you."
The village chief finally let me calm him down. He walked back and forth in the house restlessly for several times. Finally, he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and said: "Okay, let's leave here first. Anyway, if you don't farm, you will be hungry." If we don’t die, the worst we can do is carry cement on the construction site, and we can still survive without losing our lives!”
"now it's right!"
I looked at the village chief with great relief, "Now we have to mobilize the people in the village quickly. Even if the old people don't want to leave, we still have to let the young people go out. We have to leave roots behind, right?"
I said and spread my hands.
"right."
The village chief nodded and said, "I'm going to call people over right now. I'll try to persuade them later if your words are more serious. I'll persuade them to leave as many as I can. Those who don't want to leave, just leave them to their fate!"
"good."
I nodded, and then the village chief hurriedly turned on the loudspeaker to call people!
"Attention, villagers. I am the village chief Li Quanfu. There are important matters that need to be discussed now, which are related to the life and death of the whole village. Please be sure to have a person in charge from each family and come to the village chief's house immediately... "
I made a cup of tea, sat in the living room and drank it slowly, while the village chief took the trouble to shout it over and over again.
The villagers also rushed over one after another. After all, when the trumpet in the village sounded, it was definitely not a joke. Besides, what the village chief said was so serious, it was related to the life and death of the whole village. Who could not take it seriously?
In less than half an hour, most of the people in the village had arrived, and the yard was overcrowded again.
The main reason is that it is winter now, and everyone is at home with nothing to do, so it is easy to gather people. If it is the busy farming season, and everyone is working in the fields, it will be really difficult to call people together.
"Village chief, what happened?"
Many people couldn't help but started asking. After all, what the village chief said on the loudspeaker was so serious just now, and everyone was worried!
"Dear fellow villagers, someone has arranged a plan in our village, so we must leave here now, otherwise everyone will die next."
The village chief stood on the threshold and said loudly.
The people below were quiet for a few seconds, and then started talking in twos and threes, but most people still didn't believe it.
"Village Chief, is this true? You're not trying to scare people, are you?"
"That's right, don't scare us away. Go and inherit my three-quarter acre of land!"
"I'm afraid he wants to inherit your land!"
...
The villagers were talking and joking, but obviously not many people really took what the village chief said seriously.
I shook my head helplessly, then stood on the threshold and shouted: "Uncles, what the village chief said just now is not a joke. You don't know what the situation is in the village even if I tell you, but I can tell you." , if we don’t leave, everyone in the village will really die. The death of Ergou and the others a few days ago is just the beginning, and more people will die next.”
After I said this, the people below immediately became serious, and no one was joking anymore. After all, the death of Ergou and the others was a living example, and they all knew how weird it was.
"Eleven, we also know that you are knowledgeable about this matter, but it is unrealistic to ask everyone to move away just like that? Our ancestors have lived here for generations, and our roots are here. If we just leave like this, that is not abandoning our ancestors. ?"
The elder third grandfather in the village stood up and said with a cane.
"That's right? Let's not talk about anything else. How will we live after we leave the village? We don't even have a place to live, and renting a house is so expensive."
Others followed suit.
"Uncles, times are different now. Even if you go out to work, you can still live a good life. Besides, staying here means death. Think about it, you may have lived for most of your life and think it doesn't matter. But What about the younger generation? Many of them are not married yet and have just begun their lives. Do they want to stay here with you and wait to die? "
I spread my hands and persuaded him earnestly.
"You kid, what are you talking about? Why don't we care? This man will live to be one hundred and eighty years old, and he will never leave the world!"
Li Fulin, a bachelor in the village, said displeasedly.
"Why have I heard that wages for working outside are not very good? Some people work hard on a construction site for a year, but in the end their boss takes the money and runs away. Isn't this all in vain?"
"That's right, how evil are those bosses? Can they give us wages?"
...
The villagers started talking about whether they could get their wages again!
"Everyone, don't think about wages first. I still say the same thing. Times are different now, and there are not so many scammers. In short, if you older generation don't want to leave, then let the young people leave here as soon as possible. Leave a root seedling at home, don’t wait for death with you. Besides, the village chief’s family and I will move out today. If there are more deaths in the village later, I won’t be able to take care of it. I’ll stop here. You can leave as you wish. .”
I quickly brought the topic back.
"Village Chief, is your family really going to move?"
Li Fulin quickly asked the village chief.
"Of course we have to move? Even if I'm not afraid of death, I can't harm Xiao Bing, right?"
The village chief deliberately raised his voice, "What are we working hard for all our lives? Isn't it just for the children? If we kill all the children, then do we still have the nerve to go to Jiuquan to meet our ancestors?"
