The next day, Xu Jiurong and others came to the door before dawn. Li Wugeng was cooking porridge for Lin Jinyu and his sister. He lifted the lid of the pot and stirred it. The thick porridge was churning up and down in the pot. Yun Shuzhi came in and asked After leaving, he nodded with his back turned to show his understanding.

How dangerous this trip was, the two tacitly understood.

When a pot of porridge was half cooked, Yun Shuzhi and the others left, and the courtyard that was still talking just now became deserted in an instant.The firewood in the stove was burning hot, and Li Wugeng was so hot that he was sweating profusely. He rolled up his sleeves to wipe the sweat, put the firewood into the stove, and took advantage of the gap to see if the two brothers and sisters Jinyu were awake.

The two little guys slept soundly, and Liu Xu couldn't change her domineering temper even in sleep, her arms and legs were all on top of her brother.Li Wugeng was helpless, and moved her out a little in the past. After this, Liu Xu didn't wake up, but Jinyu did.

He opened his mouth to call Li Wugeng, but Li Wugeng was afraid that he would disturb Liu Xu, so he hurriedly signaled him not to speak.He stretched out his hand towards Li Wugeng, wanting to get up.

Li Wugeng picked him up and ate like his sister on weekdays. How could he gain so much weight?He put on clothes, shoes and socks for the little guy, and carried him to the stove.

"Daddy..." Lin Jinyu supported him on his lap, turned his head around, and searched around.

"Your father has gone to Qingliang, and he won't come back after a while." Li Wugeng said, stroking his back with his clean hand. Before, he had been refusing to get close to Yun Shuzhi, but now he clings to him every day.

Lin Jinyu stared at him with wide eyes, obviously not understanding.He staggered and walked a few steps, squatted down and scratched his calf, stood up again and walked to the door, holding the door open, poking his head out to look around.Li Wugeng added to the fire, carried him back, and coaxed him: "Little daddy will cook it soon, let's go to the teahouse to have a look at the dawn."

Lin Jinyu was hugged by him, and nodded obediently.

It's not peaceful outside now, but the business still has to continue. Before Yun Shuzhi left, he told him that someone would secretly protect them, so don't worry too much, so Li Wugeng wasn't very afraid.

The refugees were no longer satisfied with staying in the town, and some began to go to various villages. At the entrance of Dongfeng Village alone, there were more than a dozen ragged people, both men and women. Looking eagerly at Li Wugeng.There were two seven or eight-year-old boys inside. At this time, Li Wu was holding one on his back, and he was still holding a cloth bag in his hand - the account book contained in it. The two boys stood up together as if they had agreed. walk towards him.

Li Wugeng's heart tightened, he hugged catkins in his arms, pretending to be calm and continuing to move forward.The two boys looked at each other, one of them flew over and stopped Li Wugeng, Li Wugeng was obviously taken aback, the cloth bag in his hand was suddenly pulled by another boy without any precaution Walk.

This is a new account book, which has not been recorded for a few days, and Li Wugeng can remember the content, so it's okay to be robbed.These people should not dare to enter the village. There are many people in the village. Even if they dare, the villagers will drive them out.Li Wugeng didn't even look at them, and kept walking.

"Stop!" shouted the boy who stopped him.

Li Wugeng glanced at the adults on the side of the road from the corner of his eye, and sneered in his heart. He was like this, and he didn't believe it was not taught by the adults!Ignoring it, he didn't even stop.The boy behind was in a hurry, looked towards the side of the road, rushed up after receiving instructions, and wanted to hold him back.The other also reacted quickly and cooperated with him immediately.Li Wugeng caught them without any haste.

Whoa!The seven or eight-year-old child was very savage. His hands were restrained, and he kicked them fiercely.Li Wugeng was kicked several times in a row, but it was inconvenient to hold Liuxu, and the other party was still a child, but his leg really hurt, these two children beat him with all their strength.He was a little impatient, grabbed one of the shoulders, and threw him to the ground. He was furious, but he also had a sense of proportion. He just wanted to use his strength skillfully so as not to hurt the boy.

The boy who fell to the ground was stunned, and the pain came after a while, so he let go of his throat and howled dryly.Seeing this, the other did not dare to continue to attack Li Wugeng, and wanted to go back to the adult in fear, but was stared at. He was very wronged and howled.

What those adults were waiting for was now, when a middle-aged couple came over, picked up the fallen boy, pointed at Li Wugeng's nose, and started cursing.

Li Wugeng sneered disdainfully, and even blackmailed him!Today he's going to give me a dime, and I'll write Li's characters backwards!

Seeing that he was indifferent, the woman sat down with her son in her arms, patted her thigh and cried, "My poor son! We are so poor that even a villager can beat him at will! God, is there any king?" Law……"

Once this kind of rambunctious woman plays tricks, she will never stop, and she will never stop unless she is given money!Li Wugeng glanced at it in disgust, and said: "You can cry or shout whatever you want, anyway, it's at the entrance of the village, I just need to shout, and people from the village will come, when the time comes, let's go to the government to talk about it!"

As soon as she heard the word guanfu, the woman immediately became hoarse, her mouth grew wide, she was extremely surprised, her face was covered with tears and snot, she looked very ridiculous.They originally wanted to get some money, but if it was sent to the government, they would be refugees, no matter what, they would not be happy!

She was very flustered, but her man was very calm, so he stopped Li Wugeng and refused to let him go. Just as he was about to speak, a few people came from the village, it was He Sanye and Zhao Wu.

He Sanye knew what was going on at a glance, and he told Zhao Wu, everyone come this way.He smiled and asked those few words by the side of the road, then turned to Li Wugeng and said, "It's Wugeng, are you going to town?"

"Well, there's still something going on over there, I have to go and have a look." Li Wugeng replied.The middle-aged man moved away calmly, and gave the woman sitting on the ground a wink, and the woman hurriedly picked up the boy and stepped aside.

"Hi, it's just right! Uncle Zhao and I are going to the town to do some errands, let's go together?" Mr. He asked, stretching out his hand to tease Lin Jinyu.

Li Wugeng turned his body sideways, motioned for Third Master He to go first, and asked, "What is Third Uncle doing in town?"

Zhao Wu and the others stared at the refugees in unison, suppressing them with their eyes, and then followed the two.He Sanye took Yun Liuxu into his arms and replied, "You forgot to eat big pot rice in the village the day after tomorrow? Let's go to the town to buy goods, and we're going to do a lot of work!"

Every three years, the village will get together for dinner. He didn't say that Li Wugeng really forgot, and no one came to inform him this year. In previous years, he would go door to door to collect money in advance. Why didn't he come this year?

He Sanye seemed to know what Li Wugeng was thinking, so he leaned closer and said in a low voice, "Your Uncle Zhao has made a fortune, please everyone..."

Li Wu is even more funny, this iron rooster will invite people to dinner, see you for the first time!

When a few people came to the town, Li Wu would not go with them if he had something to do, and went back to the teahouse first.The refugees in the town were not as scattered as outside. The government gathered them all outside the town and sent officers and soldiers to guard them, but some would still sneak out.Li Wugeng just saw a homeless person making trouble, as if he stole something from the store.

You can't be nosy at this kind of time, once Li Wugeng sees it, he will hide away, and he still has two children with him.But he really can't figure it out, the government has done what it should do, eat and sleep, what do these people want to do?Isn't it worth trying to risk yourself when you are in a desperate situation?

Soon he knew the answer.

Zhao Yuancheng came to the teahouse to look for him, and wanted him to move to the Zhao residence temporarily.It's really too dangerous outside. According to reports from the people he sent out, there are at least a thousand refugees coming to Longxing, and they should arrive within two days, but it's not clear whether they will stay in Longxing.Let alone this group, there are several other groups that are also wandering in the neighboring towns of Longxing, for fear that they will come here suddenly.

The government's military strength is limited, and at most it can protect the residents of the town. If there is a riot at that time, it will not be easy to control.It is impossible for these refugees to let them go, but the disaster relief money given by the above has been exploited layer by layer, and there is not much in Li Huailin's hands.Li Huailin is now supporting himself with his own capital. There are too many refugees. Even if he eats a lot of porridge with only a few grains of rice, it is not a small expense. He has sent a message to the major families in the town the day before yesterday, meaning that everyone They all took some out, but the major families did not express their views.Moreover, prices have risen rapidly in the past few days, and the grain shops in the town have begun to limit the amount of rice they buy.

The outside of the town is fine, but some people in the town seem to have sensed something is wrong, and started hoarding rice grains, fearing that something will happen, which has led to repeated rises in prices and remained high.Li Huailin's eyes were red with anxiety, and he couldn't sleep or eat, so he went to guard those refugees every day.

After Li Wugeng heard this, he handed over the Jinyu brothers and sisters to Li Changguan, and went to the refugee area with Zhao Yuancheng to see what was going on.

The scene was even more annoyed than they had imagined. At first Li Wugeng thought that there would be no difference if the government intervened, but what he saw was miserable.These refugees huddled together in twos and threes, not covered with clothes, and many of them were infected with diseases. They hid in the corner with blank eyes, as if they were going to die at any moment.

Li Wugeng didn't go far, when suddenly those people stood up and ran like desperately. Before he could react, these people bumped him away and crowded in one direction—it was dinner time.

When I first came here, there were not so many refugees. At that time, I could still eat vegetables and steamed buns for a meal. Now there are more people, let alone vegetables and steamed buns. There is only half a bowl of porridge. The movement is slow, and I can’t even touch the bowl. arrive.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the porridge was finished, and those who hadn't grabbed it went back to their original positions in dejection to lie down. They were so hungry that they held a stick to their stomachs, or put their fists against them.

Someone saw that Zhao Yuan was wearing brocade clothes, his eyeballs were straightened, and he almost jumped at him.A little girl with braids came over, pulled Zhao Yuancheng by the corner of his clothes, and asked weakly, "Uncle, do you have anything to eat?"

Zhao Yuancheng couldn't bear it, and he did have it on his body. He wanted to give it to him, but Li Wugeng grabbed it as soon as he moved his hand, and Li Wugeng shook his head at him.Zhao Yuancheng could only say no, the little girl asked again, but he still didn't give it, and left disappointed with the convenience.

It's not that Li Wugeng has no conscience, he just saw a man feeding the little girl a few mouthfuls of porridge, so he should be able to take care of it for a while.What's the difference between taking out food here and standing among wolves with a piece of fat.

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