Plant Invasion [End Times]

"So the idea of ​​going out of the village is yours?" Shen Kuo squatted in front of Wu Xiaoming and asked patiently.

"I..." Wu Xiaoming seemed to realize the importance of this matter, he didn't speak for a while, but just lowered his head.

"Xiao Ming, did mother tell you, a man, he should admit bravely when he did something wrong, that's the only way to be a brave child. Everyone likes a child who is brave enough to admit mistakes." Shen Kuo patted his head and said warmly.

Wu Xiaoming didn't respond yet, but Jin Shao stood up unbearably.

"Look at him, how much he can listen to you when you tell him like this, why don't you give him a spanking, you will remember to teach you a lesson when you know it hurts." When it comes to spanking, Jin Shao is gearing up, his eyes are very bright.

"The village head—" Wu Xiaoming leaned on Shen Kuo in a panic.

"Okay, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, he won't really beat you, this is a new uncle from our village, and in the future, he will—"

Jin Shao interrupted him: "Uncle?"

Shen Kuo smiled awkwardly: "Slip of tongue, it's Uncle, Uncle, Xiao Ming, just call him Uncle Jin."

Jin Shao was still not very happy: "I'm so young, it's not too much for him to call me brother, right?"

"Brother?" Shen Kuo was surprised, "Don't tell me you look so anxious, you are only sixteen or seventeen now?"

Jin Shao said with a calm face: "I'm not yet 23 this year, so it's okay to round up. What's wrong with him calling me brother?"

"Yes, that's right." Shen Kuo forced a smile, "But, I'm nineteen this year, and I already let them call me uncle..."

"...Young man is in a hurry." Jin Shao muttered and stopped talking.

Shen Kuo ignored him and continued his educational career.

"Xiao Ming, this uncle doesn't usually hit people, but if he finds out who is a dishonest or not brave child, then I can't guarantee it. Come on, tell the village chief carefully, did you come up with this idea?"

"Yes." Wu Xiaoming sniffed his nose, took a peek at Jin Shao, who was standing tall and majestic, and looked down here, and said tearfully, "But I didn't think it up alone, they thought it up too. We all thought it up." Go, and then Guagua said that we can sneak there in the morning, he and his grandma used to come from there, he knows the way, and then we went."

"So that's the case." Shen Kuo nodded seriously.

"That's it. I'm a brave and honest child." Wu Xiaoming squeezed his fist and wiped his tears with his sleeve.

"Okay, the village head believes you." Shen Kuo couldn't help being amused seeing the little kid pretending to be brave despite being afraid. He touched Wu Xiaoming's bald head and said to him: "The village head will hand over to You have a task, you go and bring the other children who have gone out together, the village chief has something to say to you together."

"Okay." Wu Xiaoming replied obediently, with a cry in his voice.

"Go ahead."

Wu Xiaoming went into the building with a "thump, thump, thump", and Shen Kuo turned to Jin Shao and said, "Don't say it, you still have a deterrent effect."

Jin Shao just smiled and said nothing.

Wu Xiaoming ran as fast as a small motor. He ran in and out, and quickly found the other five children who left the village yesterday.

I don't know what Wu Xiaoming said to them. A few children lined up in a row, staring at Shen Kuo with their shiny black eyes, not daring to vent their anger.

Shen Kuo watched them for a while.

After a while, Guagua, who is usually the least afraid of Shen Kuo, stood up first. He rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his white arm in front of Shen Kuo. He closed his eyes and said loudly: "Village chief, it's all my fault. I'll be alone."

"Puchi—" Shen Kuo laughed, "You are not afraid of pain."

"Not afraid." Guagua closed his eyes, his nose and eyes were wrinkled together, and his eyelashes kept shaking.

"I'm not afraid what are you doing with your eyes closed." Shen Kuo smiled.

"I, I, I—" Guagua still didn't dare to open his eyes, unable to speak.

Then Shen Kuo heard a thin and tender voice: "Village Chief, hit me too, I was at fault too."

It is the only little girl, Qingqing.

"And I!"

"I me me!"

"The village chief hit me too!"

"And me too."

A row of thin arms were placed in front of Shen Kuo, and Shen Kuo's heart was so soft that it was a mess.

He sighed, pressed down the row of arms representing the child's innocence, bravery and friendship, and said gently: "Why do you think the village chief called you here to beat you?"

"Because Wu Xiaoming said we made a mistake." The little girl Qingqing's clear and tender voice sounded.

"Yes, Wu Xiaoming said that we have to admit bravely when we make mistakes." Another child continued.

"If you make a mistake, you will be beaten." Wang Yiming, the youngest in the grade, concluded solemnly.

"Then do you know what's wrong?" Shen Kuo asked.

"I don't know." The children shook their heads honestly.

"Children," Shen Kuo said softly, "Actually, you made a mistake. The village chief didn't call you here to beat you."

Several children looked at each other suspiciously.

"The village chief originally wanted to praise you." Shen Kuo said, "You want to beat the bad guys, right?"

"Yes—" Several children looked at each other and replied hesitantly.

"Beating bad people is an honorable thing, so I wanted to praise you for your brave actions." Shen Kuo watched the eyes of the children gradually light up, and said again: "But you think that if you meet bad people, you will be able to beat them well." Ever been a bad guy?"

"We can do it, we have so many people." Guagua waved his small fist excitedly, and yelled twice.

"Yes, we are not afraid." The other children agreed.

"Then you think this uncle is here, if he is a bad guy, can you beat him?" Shen Kuo pointed to Jin Shao who was standing aside as a guardian, and Jin Shao also gave a fierce wink in cooperation.

"No—don't dare to fight." Several children were about to cry.

"Hey, look, isn't this uncle the person you met outside yesterday? If he is a bad guy, you will definitely be arrested, right?"

"Yes—" The children looked up at Jin Shao with fear on their faces.

"So, there are not only bad people in the jungle outside, the trees outside have now become monsters, and they specialize in eating children, especially cute children like you, the tree demons outside are the most I love to eat, one bite at a time, chewy and crunchy. Your idea of ​​wanting to beat bad people is very good, but if you are eaten, will your mother, grandma, be very sad? Brave people will be wiped out Badass, but a brave man has to protect his family, right? Are you going to protect your family?"

"Yes—" several children responded in unison.

"So, you must stay in the village well, and don't go out and be eaten by the tree demon. Now, I will entrust you with the great task of protecting your family. Will you complete it?"

"Yes!" The faces of the children were blushing, and their eyes were as bright as stars.

Shen Kuo smiled slightly: "Okay, since this is the case, I will name you as the family protection team of our village. The six of you are the earliest members and veterans. Aren't there many children in the village? You can also absorb them Join your team and protect your family together, okay?"

"it is good!"

"Then does anyone want to be the captain?"

"Guagua is the captain!" The opinions of the children were unanimous on this matter.

"Okay, then Feng Guagua will be the captain of the family protection team, and the other five are vice-captains. You must protect your family and the village well, and never leave the village until the last moment. Captains, I heard that. ?"

"heard it!"

"Okay, let's go. Remember to absorb your team members."

Several children were excitedly launching in all directions like a bazooka. Shen Kuo looked at their excited appearance and stood up with difficulty on his thighs.

"Oh, my feet are numb—Jin Shao pulls me——"

Jin Shao pulled him up, then looked him up and down, with admiration in his eyes.

"You have a way of dealing with children."

"No, no." Shen Kuo couldn't bear other people's compliments on him the most, "I'm just trying. To be honest, I'm quite afraid of children, and sometimes I'm very clingy. Once I stay with them for a while, I wish I could keep pawing at you. I want to occupy all your time, if they are not so afraid of you, I would not dare to deal with them with such a smile."

"What do you mean?" Jin Shao didn't understand.

"Because you, the black-faced demon, are here, no matter how much they like me, they dare not cling to me forever."

"..."

"Okay, let's keep going, and go back to distribute food after walking around."

*****

Not long after returning from patrolling the village, the villagers came to pick up the food as promised. Of course, in addition to picking up the food, it was inevitable to look at the stranger who came yesterday.

Taking advantage of the crowd, Shen Kuo called the people to the door, re-introduced Jin Shao, and announced that he would take everyone out of the village in three days to find new fuel.

"I think everyone, like me, has been worrying about running out of fuel for a long time. We can't live without fuel, that is, things can be eaten raw. After a while, it will be winter, it will be cold, and there will be no fire. Everyone can't live this day. So it is imperative to go out to find fuel after three days."

"Our new member, Comrade Jin Shao, has a lot of experience in the jungle. By following him, we can reduce many unnecessary casualties. According to Comrade Jin Shao, as long as everyone listens to his arrangements and does not make their own decisions, basically The casualty rate can be kept within one thousandth. What does this mean? That is, we send [-] people out, and in the end only one person comes back injured, and this person may have fallen by himself. But everyone must remember One thing, that is, you must, you must listen to Jin Shao, and you must not act recklessly on your own, and you must not look around blindly, otherwise no one will be able to bear the responsibility when something happens."

"We have already divided into teams. There are more than 500 groups in total. Just one person from each group. Let's go back to discuss and see who is suitable and who is willing to go out in the group. Don't worry about the danger. We only collect some firewood at the edge of the forest. With Jin Shao here, as long as everyone listens to his arrangements, everyone will come back completely in the end."

"Well, Jin Shao, do you have anything else to say?" This is the second time Shen Kuo has spoken in front of so many people. His palms were so nervous that his palms were wet. He took a few steps closer to Jin Shao and made a gesture at him. a look.

With a cold face, Jin Shao glanced at the villagers who were crowded and standing side by side with dignified eyes. Under the slightly frightened eyes of everyone, he said in a deep voice:

"Leave at five in the morning in three days, no one over 60 years old and under 16 years old. Those who want to go will come to me after dinner tomorrow morning to listen to my arrangement. Finally, I would like to send a word to everyone: Those who do not obey the arrangement will be at their own risk."