There were people living in the house they robbed, including the grandmother and the little girl who were left when they first arrived. These people wanted to take the house and food for themselves, and some even targeted the grandparents and grandchildren.

It sounded nice to let them live with him, but in fact, it was because their house was big and they might have a lot of surplus food at home, otherwise the two of them would not have survived until now, and they had no intention of leaving here.

"You pushed the old lady down, and she was bleeding all the time. You are still fighting for the house. You don't even know whether the old lady is dead or alive?" Aunt Hu stood up and spoke. She was also a kind-hearted person. When she saw the old lady lying on the ground with blood flowing from under her head.

"That's right. There are so many houses in this village. Why should you occupy a house that is still occupied? People are the masters of the village."

The people of Hujia Village did not want to stay as there was no interest involved at this time.

Seeing the two parties arguing over there and not caring about the old man's life or death at all, although I was used to it along the way, it was still a bit hard to bear to watch the old man die like this.

"Who knows if they are from the village? Maybe they were just the refugees who occupied the house. There are only two of them living in such a small yard. It is definitely not their yard. And we are willing to take them in and live with them. We are also helping them. Otherwise, they are an old woman with a child and can't do any work. They are just a burden."

There was another round of verbal battle. These people were divided into several groups. Even within a village there were conflicts. Now that it involved issues of interests, everyone was selfish and only thought about themselves.

Liu Caixia lost interest after taking a look and wanted to go back to pack her things and go into the city early. It seemed that the situation would become more and more chaotic.

They have been delayed here for two days, and some people fleeing famine are piling up here one after another.

At this point, many people are forced to settle down out of helplessness, so they decide that moving forward is the right choice.

Just as I was about to leave, I heard a little girl crying. They were arguing too loudly just now, so the intermittent crying was very small.

"Aunt, did you hear the crying?"

"You seem to hear it sometimes. Right, the old woman has a granddaughter?"

After looking around and not seeing the little girl, Liu Caiyun didn't know why she thought of that pitiful look and couldn't move her legs. She thought about what would be the fate of the little girl after the old woman died.

She felt very sorry and heartbroken.

Liu Caiyun was very strong and easily pushed through the crowd. She first went to check on the old woman lying on the ground, checked her breath, sighed and roared.

"People are dead, stop arguing! This is really a sin. Everyone is in a difficult time. It's really a sin to stay alive. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

When the others heard this, they stopped and started to shirk responsibility again.

"We didn't kill her. It was her who pushed the old woman down. Take her to the authorities and make her pay with her life."

"It was obviously you all who wanted to break into the house and steal things. You all contributed, so don't try to shirk your responsibility!"

Someone else said, "There were many people who died along the way. Who would care about the death of an old woman at this age? She might have been ill at this age. Who knows if she died from a simple fall? You can't blame others!"

"That's right, you can't blame anyone else. Who has evidence to prove who did it?"

Although they were not harmonious, they united when they saw someone meddling in their affairs.

They just wanted to stay because they really couldn't move anymore. It was said that there was still food in the county town here, and they could go to other places farther away to fetch water and live here for a while. Then they could find a way to grow some drought-resistant crops, and then they could survive again when winter came and it snowed.

You and I started arguing again. It was normal for someone to die on the road to escape famine.

But if they want to settle down, they can no longer be refugees. They have to register with the government office and accept government control. They cannot be involved in a murder lawsuit and completely shirk responsibility without giving in. Others really have no way to produce evidence to prove who did it.

Indeed, on the road to fleeing famine, death may be an inevitable reality due to various restrictions and uncontrollable factors.

But even so, we should not ignore the value and dignity of every life.

In difficult situations, we need to support and understand each other and face difficulties together. Arguments and conflicts cannot solve problems, but may increase tension and anxiety.

Liu Caiyun had no choice but to sigh again and glance at everyone.

She really couldn't care less and walked around them into the house. She heard louder crying coming from the west wing, and also heard weak knocking on the door.

It turned out that the old woman locked her granddaughter in there because she was afraid that she would get hurt, but she didn't expect that she would never have the chance to open the door for her granddaughter.

When Liu Caixia opened the door, she saw the skinny little girl with tears on her face, "Grandma, Grandma..."

Seeing that she was wearing a gray undershirt, Liu Caiyun picked her up and put her on the bed, then put on her coat and her tattered cloth shoes.

"Be good, stop crying. Tell your auntie what your name is?"

"My name is Xiaomei!"

"Little sister?" Liu Caiyun felt that there were too many girls called "little sister" these days.

"My name is Cao Hongmei, Hongmei like in red plum!"

The little girl's face was still covered with tears after she stopped crying, but she explained her name very seriously.

"Xiaomei, your grandma left for something, don't be afraid..." Liu Caiyun was a little unable to continue. Life was really difficult in these times.

The little girl started crying again. It was obvious that she knew what it meant to leave. Everyone in the family had left and never came back. She didn't want her grandma to leave her!

“Wuwuwu… Grandma…”

Soon the people who were arguing outside heard the noise and ran in. When they saw Cao Hongmei, they started to plot again.

After Liu Caiyun came out with Cao Hongmei in her arms, no one dared to approach her. They just looked at her. Liu Caiyun didn't care what these people were up to and directly announced

"The little girl will live with us from now on. I will take her in!"

"Everyone knows what you are planning. We are willing to take her in as long as the house belongs to us."

As more people came in, Cao Hongmei cried even harder. Liu Caiyun couldn't bear it anymore. Girls of that era had such a hard life. If she was left to these people, her life would definitely not be good in the future.

"I don't want the house, whoever wants it can take it!"

Before Liu Caiyun could say anything, Cao Hongmei held her neck tightly and suppressed her words. She patiently asked Cao Hongmei, "Xiaomei, are you willing to come with me?"

The feelings of a child may be the most real. She could feel the kindness of this auntie. She hugged Liu Caiyun's neck tightly and refused to let go. She nodded and cried and said, "Yes... I want to follow my auntie!"

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