Because they knew that if it weren't for Li Mengyue's help, they would also become refugees after the locust plague.

Now they can still continue living in the village and they are very content.

They have no right to look down on the refugees who suffered from the disaster.

Li Yan wanted to give the duck away, but they tried to stop him. Li Yan wouldn't listen, and there was nothing they could do.

Li Yan also knew that his mother treasured the ten ducks at home, but he felt that if he used the ten ducks to exchange for a daughter-in-law, his mother would definitely agree.

What he didn't expect was that even after the duck was given to him, Shen Yu didn't take what he said before seriously.

When he went to question Shen Yu, Shen Yu said that he had misunderstood and that she only treated him as a brother or something. It was Li Yan who was being self-indulgent and dared to have desires for her. She also said a lot of nasty things.

Li Yan was thin-skinned and was no match for Shen Yu. Ten ducks were wasted, and his sincere heart was trampled on the ground and spat on by others.

Li An didn't read on and said a few words to Shen Yu. As a result, Shen Yu started to make indirect complaints against Li An.

Something like a girl who raises so many ducks must be not serious.

Li An doted on his daughter so much that he couldn't stand other people talking about his daughter, so he said a few words to Shen Yu without any hesitation.

As a result, Shen Yu started yelling and saying that Li An was being rude to her and trying to take advantage of her.

Putting aside how Li An feels about Li, his son and daughter are already so grown up, how could he possibly have any feelings for a girl.

By doing this, Shen Yu is insulting Li Ang.

Li An is good at work, but he is not good at quarreling with women, so he can only let Shen Yu throw dirty water on him.

Li An and the villagers were already exhausted from collecting locusts during this period of time. In addition, he was nervous before and felt that the Li family was in danger, so he was very nervous.

Li Mengyue also went back, although she told him that nothing would happen before she left.

But Li An was still worried, and bad things would pop up in his mind from time to time.

This time, stimulated by Shen Yuyi, he fell down directly.

Shen Yu was still thinking about getting some food by scamming someone, but the dirty words she used were so powerful that they knocked Li An down.

How could the villagers be willing to do that? Li Yan was willing to give his own ducks to Shen Yu, and they had no right to do anything about it.

But if someone bullies them, there will be no peace.

It is estimated that Shen Yu sensed the villagers' ill will towards them and quickly ran away with his people.

Li Mengyue learned the cause of the incident from Li Yan, and looked at Li Yan with a look of disappointment.

A young man is actually love-sick and suffers setbacks in relationships one after another.

If you say you were hurt by someone, then so be it, but you are harming the ducks at home.

I really don’t know if those ten ducks would feel that they were so unlucky that they didn’t lay an egg for their master, nor did they earn a penny for their master, and yet they were just given away for nothing.

Li Yan felt so ashamed under Li Mengyue's gaze that he didn't even dare to look up at anyone.

Li Mengyue knew that the current issue was not the stupid things Li Yan had done, but the refugees.

Besides, the ten ducks that Li Yan gave also belonged to his family and had nothing to do with those of other villagers.

How Li Yan is going to explain to his mother when he gets home is all Li Yan’s own business.

Besides, Li Yan is already at the age to get married. He is not a three-year-old child and he has to take responsibility for everything he does.

The most important thing now is that the refugees she was worried about have arrived.

We learned from Li Yan that there were about five to six hundred refugees.

To all the refugees heading north, these were nothing.

But there is a fatal problem, that is, someone has gathered the refugees together.

At present, the village chief and his companions were on their way back when they encountered a group of refugees who tried to steal the ducks.

Hundreds of thousands or even millions of refugees all fled northward. Needless to say, many of them would have died on the road.

If the refugees who survived wanted to live a better life, they had no choice but to rob or join other groups.

If one or a few people attempt to rob someone and encounter a large group of people, not only will they not be able to succeed in the robbery, they may even lose their lives.

This also led to many refugees wanting to seek shelter. As long as someone was willing to provide food, they would sell themselves in order to survive.

The key problem is floods in the south, locust plagues in the north, and poor harvests. Where would we get so much food?

In this way, if the refugees want to survive, they have to rob.

At present, there are not too many refugees coming to Wuning County, but that may not be the case in ten days or half a month.

The food supplies of the seven villages in Qingshan Town were not greatly lost in this locust plague.

After paying the grain tax, every household would not have to worry about starving until the next spring, even if they had surplus food.

In addition, under the supervision of County Magistrate Yang, most people in Wuning County collected their grain in advance, making them easy targets for refugees.

Therefore, before the refugees arrived, not only did the seven villages have to make preparations, but they also had to inform County Magistrate Yang and ask him to notify the people in other villages in the county.

After thinking it through, Li Mengyue ignored Li Yan and looked at the village chief instead.

"Grandpa Village Chief, please have someone notify the six village chiefs. I have something to tell you."

Seeing that Li Mengyue looked unhappy, Village Chief Li had a bad feeling in his heart. Without saying a word, he pulled Li Yan away and asked someone to call the six village chiefs.

Li Yan did something stupid. He didn't know whether Li Mengyue was angry or not, but he was very clear about one thing, which was to think about how to explain to his mother when he got home.

Leaving Li Yan alone for now, Li Mengyue checked that her father was fine and went to wait for the village leaders.

After all, if you want to resist the looting of refugees, you must take precautions in advance, otherwise it will be too late when a large number of refugees arrive.

Soon the village chiefs of the seven villages came to the Li family.

"Girl Yue, if you have anything to say, just tell me. We old bones can still move."

"Yes, what Lao Li said is right. Miss Li, if you have anything to say, just tell us."

Then the village chief Ji of Shitou Village said, "Yes, this time we went out to kill locusts, not only did the ducks grow a lot, but we also made a lot of money by selling locusts."

Several other village heads also nodded repeatedly. Without Li Mengyue, they would not have such a good life.

Whenever Li Mengyue needs them for anything, they will be obliged to do their best.

Li Mengyue was deeply moved when she saw that the village heads had expressed their attitudes without her saying anything.

I feel more confident about what to do next.

"Village heads, you all encountered refugees when you came back. According to the news I received, Guangping Prefecture in the south suffered a flood that is rare in a century, causing countless families to be torn apart and forced to go north to seek a way to survive. Yongkang Prefecture was also attacked by a locust plague. It is adjacent to Qingshan, and the people who have no way to survive have chosen to flee famine in order to survive. There are floods in the south, so they can only flee north."

"If this happens, countless refugees will flee here. If there are too many refugees, what will happen? I don't need to tell you. I believe everyone knows it very well."

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