After watching at the intersection for a while, Li Laitong confirmed that the refugees had left. He waved his hand, signaling everyone to go back home and carry food.

"Da Lang, go to Li Chunhua's house first to see what's going on. If anything happens, call us loudly."

Li Laitong was anxious to check the situation at home, so he simply asked Li Dalang to go to Li Chunhua's house to look for someone first.

"Okay, Third Uncle."

Li Chunhua's home was at the foot of Dongshan Mountain. Li Dalang agreed and ran to the foot of Dongshan Mountain...

-

Village chief Li’s home is at the foot of Nanshan Mountain.

After walking for a while, Li Laitong arrived outside his own courtyard...

The people of Lijia Village are not as wealthy as those of Linjia Village. Unlike Linjia Village, every household in the village is built with blue bricks and black tiles.

In the village chief's house, only the main house in the front yard is a brick and tile house. The east and west wing rooms in the front yard and the utility room in the back yard are all earthen brick and thatched houses.

Village Chief Li’s house is now in a mess. The wooden door at the entrance of the courtyard was chopped into pieces by a knife and fell to the ground in pieces.

The refugees' tattered clothes were scattered all over the yard, and the ashes from the newly burned wood were blown all over the yard.

There was a lot of dried blood on the ground in the yard. I don't know what caused the blood...

Li Laitong arrived at the gate of the courtyard. Seeing his home ruined like this, he was so angry that his face turned black and his fists were clenched.

The yard was in such a state, and the rooms were probably not going to be any better. Li Laitong quickly ran into the main house and the east and west wing rooms and took a look around...

In the main house in the front yard and all the rooms in the east and west wing rooms, except for a few large pieces of furniture that were difficult to move away, all other clothes, blankets, and daily necessities... were gone!

What’s even more abominable is that the furniture that is difficult to move is chopped up if possible, such as beds, large tables, large cabinets…

Looking at the empty house, Li Laitong, with a dark face, gnashed his teeth in anger, and his fists were clenched so hard that they made a "crackling" sound...

If there were still refugees in Lijia Village at this moment, Li Laitong would definitely rush up and fight them to the death!

There must be no problem with food!

Li Laitong had a bad feeling and ran to the firewood room in the backyard...

Village chief Li’s house has two courtyards, and the main house faces south and north.

The woodshed is on the east side of the backyard.

In a corner of the woodshed, a pile of firewood covered a wooden board on the ground.

Opening this wooden board is the entrance to the cellar.

Li Laitong just ran into the backyard and watched from a distance, and knew something bad was going to happen...

The firewood in the woodshed was scattered all over the backyard, and the wooden board covering the cellar entrance had been thrown into the yard outside the woodshed.

The area around the cellar entrance is bare and the entrance is exposed!

"It's over..."

Looking at the messy woodshed, Li Laitong thought to himself that it was all over, and his hands and feet felt weak...

Li Laitong, with weak legs and weak hands, walked to the entrance of the cellar with difficulty...

Holding on to the last glimmer of hope, Li Laitong climbed down the ladder into the cellar...

"Damn refugees! Damn bandits! Damn..."

Most of the food in the cellar was looted overnight!

Now the water output from the village pond is only enough for the villagers to drink. We can no longer carry water from the pond to irrigate the fields and sow seeds like we did a few months ago.

We can’t even plant seeds for the next season, let alone expect a harvest next summer!

It is still unknown when the drought will ease, and now even if you have money you may not be able to buy food.

My family has about 20 acres of land, and this year we worked hard and harvested about 1500 kilograms of grain in the autumn.

The family of 13 depends on this little bit of autumn harvest to survive the drought!

Now there is not a single grain of food left. This is going to cost the lives of the Li family!

Not only was there not a grain of food in the cellar now, but even the furniture to store the food was gone.

Looking at the empty cellar in front of him, Li Laitong couldn't help but curse harshly.

Li Laitong was furious, his eyes went dark for a while, and he stood in the cellar blankly, getting angrier the more he thought about it...

-

Li Dalang searched Li Chunhua's house inside and out, front and back, but couldn't find the mother and son.

Thinking that he still had to go home to carry food, Li Dalang did not delay any longer, left Li Chunhua's house, and ran back home...

On the way home, I saw Li Xiaohu, Li Erwa and Li Heiwa who lived at the foot of the east mountain of Lijia Village.

Not only did they not carry any food, but they also ran home empty-handed, in a hurry and with sweat all over their foreheads.

Puzzled, Li Dalang quickly ran in front of the others, grabbed Li Xiaohu who was running, and asked, "Li Xiaohu, what's wrong with you? Didn't I tell you to carry more food? Why are you still empty-handed?"

Li Xiaohu is 17 years old. He is the eldest son of Li Xianglan's eldest brother from her mother's side. He has been learning martial arts from Li Laitong since he was a child and gets along well with Li Dalang.

"Don't mention it... It's over... Wuwu... Our family is starving to death. All our belongings have been robbed by the refugees. Now there is not a grain of food left in the cellar! Wuwuwu... Brother Dalang, what should we do?"

The 17-year-old eldest son Li Xiaohu couldn't help crying as he heard Dalang's question.

"Da Lang, the food stored in our cellar is gone..."

"It's the same in our house. There's not a grain of food left in the cellar. If a mouse gets in, it'll starve to death..."

"I haven't seen the brothers who live at the foot of West Mountain and South Mountain yet. I don't know what their families are like..."

"Stop talking! Let's go and see if the food is still there at Master's house..."

"Is the entrance to the cellar in your homes obvious and easy to find?"

Li Dalang asked in fear.

"Who said that! The entrance to our cellar is a secret. It's in the chicken coop."

"The entrance to our cellar is next to the toilet, and most people wouldn't think of it."

"Then the entrance to our cellar is in an unused stove pit. It's so hidden, but the food was still stolen!"

When Li Dalang heard what the three of them said, he immediately became nervous.

The entrances to the cellars of their homes were so hidden that it should have been difficult to find. As a result, all the food in the cellars of the three families was lost.

The entrance to my cellar is in the woodshed, I guess...

Thinking of this, Li Dalang ran home anxiously...

Li Xiaohu and the others also chased after Li Dalang...

The seven people who lived at the foot of the west and south mountains of Lijia Village also ran anxiously to the village chief's house...

-

Li Laitong stayed in the cellar for a while, calmed down his anger, and climbed up the ladder to the cellar...

Li Laitong, who had just climbed out of the cellar, sat down on the floor of the firewood room, feeling powerless...

Li Dalang ran into his yard and ran directly to the firewood room in the backyard...

Seeing his uncle sitting on the floor of the woodshed with a pale face, Li Dalang felt something was wrong...

He ran over to help Li Laitong up and asked anxiously, "Uncle San, is our family out of food?"

"Da Lang, go down and see for yourself!"

Li Laitong, who was supported by Li Dalang, pointed at the entrance of the cellar and said.

Li Dalang quickly asked Li Erwa and Li Heiwa to help Li Laitong, and he hurriedly climbed the ladder down to the cellar...

Seeing the empty cellar, Li Dalang felt a chill in his heart.

Damn it! My family is really the same as Li Xiaohu and his family...

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