Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Fellow countrymen whom I had not seen for a long time were able to meet again alive after traveling thousands of miles. At least they should feel the longing and joy for each other after going through the separation.

But after just a few words, things started to change.

It was said that after experiencing countless changes in the world, the vicissitudes of life, and the reunion of all sorrows of life, we should be filled with tears. How could it turn out like this?

After all, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs. After being displaced and suffering so many hardships along the way, they can no longer pretend to be human or ghost. They have all stripped off their disguised skins, and even a magic mirror is not needed. Their true colors are revealed.

The head of the village smiled bitterly. Since everyone had openly set their sights on him, did he still need to be polite to them?

In the end, life is filled with more resentment than joy, and more pain than happiness.

The refugees who had been watching Lin Xiaoyue and her group did not see the touching and joyful reunion of old friends in a foreign land. Instead, they were amazed by such a farce without any bottom line.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Not to mention that these animals are not mine, even if they are mine, when will it be your turn to slaughter them at will?"

"Li Zheng, you can't do this. You are the head of our village, the head of our village. How can you stand by and watch us die when we are in trouble?"

Yang Gossiping's husband, Li Cunzi, shouted the loudest, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the beast behind the head of the village, as if he could turn into a hungry wolf in the next moment, pounce on it and tear off a piece of meat.

Li Guizi's words immediately aroused everyone's dissatisfaction. They felt that the head of the village had finally made it, so they wanted to kick them away and go enjoy themselves.

How can that be possible?

People who come from the same village should share happiness and hard times. Why doesn't the village head help others when he himself is doing well?

Want to get rid of them? No way.

"That's right, that's right. I haven't seen the head of the village for a while. How come you have become so stingy and irresponsible? We used to respect you so much, but now you are still the head of the village. You are too stingy."

"I said he was a cold-blooded, heartless villain who would not help someone in need. The whole village shouldn't have recommended you in the first place."

"Oh, you are a village official. If the higher-ups knew that you took our entire village away and left it in ruins, they would punish you. Now we just asked you to donate the animals for us to kill and eat, but you are so stingy."

"Be careful, we will file a lawsuit against you and make you pay for it."

I don’t know what these people are thinking. They think that the village head should be controlled by them. As the head of a village, he should be their breadwinner.

This really annoyed Lin Xiaoyue. The more she listened, the more she felt that these people had strange ways of thinking. Maybe they had lost their brains while fleeing from famine? How could they even bring up such unreasonable reasons so openly?

More than 200 refugees suddenly poured out, shouting and crying, and the thieves thought they were in the village. With so many people, their gossip could embarrass the head of the village and force him to lose face. In the end, he could only hand over the livestock to them and let them deal with them.

Lin Xiaoyue sneered silently, wondering where these people got the courage to gather and cause trouble at the city gate.

Sure enough, before the head of the village even had to say anything, soldiers immediately came from all directions holding spears and short swords and surrounded the refugees who were still passionately displaying their power.

The more than 200 refugees in Linjia Village were so frightened when they were pointed at by sharp blades that shone with cold light. They dared not even breathe, let alone continue to speak nonsense.

"What are you doing? Didn't you read the rules written on the notice board? You are so bold, openly provoking. Come on, take these people away and tattoo them and make them do forced labor."

The official who came this time was not Captain Wu from last time. He did not recognize the head of the village and his group. He thought that he and the refugees were openly defying the rules set by the government. He immediately raised his eyebrows and called on the soldiers who had been waiting on the side and ready to go, giving orders to them to drag away all the troublemakers.

It just so happened that the number of people returning home to reclaim wasteland was almost the same, but there was a larger gap in the number of people performing corvée labor and military households. I was still thinking about how to fill this hole and report to my superiors.

Now, a large group of stupid people came and started a fight in front of the city gate. Hey, one or two hundred people, the quota given to him by his superiors can make up for a lot of time.

The villagers of Linjia Village, who had been jumping around happily just now, now felt their hearts pounding and they were extremely panicked when they saw the awe-inspiring soldiers.

Some even wanted to flee in all directions, but when the refugees watching them smiled at them, they immediately stepped back and kept a distance, for fear of being mistaken for the same kind as them.

Surrounded by the fierce officers and soldiers, the villagers of Linjia Village did not even dare to cry out, because the officers would not reason with them and would only come forward and whip them.

The legs of all the people in Linjia Village went weak and they fell heavily to their knees. The moment they knocked their heads to the ground, tears and snot rolled down their cheeks. They banged their heads on the ground, sobbing and begging the officials to let them go, saying that they knew they were in the wrong, etc.

The village head was almost in danger of disaster, but fortunately the leader who led them to Wanbao Town and two officers spoke up to protect him, and the officers whispered a few words to each other.

The official who had just glared at them immediately put on a friendly smile and waved his hand, indicating that the village head and his men were only harassed by these people and had not participated in disturbing the order or deliberately causing trouble from beginning to end.

The villagers of Linjia Village who were lying prostrate on the ground were stunned by the official's straightforward defense. Their pupils dilated unconsciously. Some of them subconsciously refuted with a trembling voice, "No, sir, he is the head of our village. We were just talking to him, not making trouble. If you don't believe me, you can ask our head."

The official looked puzzled and turned to look at the head of the village.

That undisguised look clearly asked: Do you know him?

If you know him, it would be a shame to force him to have his name tattooed and do forced labor.

My brother just informed him that this group of people has registered with the county magistrate and their commander. He has to consider the situation. If he doesn't handle it well, he will be in trouble.

The head of the village turned pale with disgust at what the villagers had just done. However, thinking of the decades of friendship between them as fellow villagers, he nodded slightly to the officials.

The official felt a little disappointed, his goal...

Before the villagers of Linjia Village, who were kneeling on the ground, could rejoice, Lin Xiaoyue's cold words shattered the glimmer of hope that had quietly risen in their hearts.

"We just know each other, but we're not familiar with each other."

Everyone in Linjia Village was stunned. This damn girl wanted to kill them. It was really hateful.