"My dear, it's okay now. I'm sorry! I was negligent and should have left Xiao Hai behind.

I will be careful in the future and won't scare you again, I'm sorry"!

Yu Qingshu felt really guilty now. If he had come a step later, he couldn't even imagine the consequences.

"Dad, you're finally back. Xiao Ji is so scared! My second sister, third sister and mother are all very scared"!

Yu Qingji snuggled into Yu Qingshu's arms again and whispered the fear in his heart.

"Dad, are the people outside also refugees? It was really scary just now!" Yu Qingmei stopped crying, sat down and said.

"Don't be afraid. It was Dad's negligence that frightened your mother and you. You go back to sleep first. Qinghai and I will take turns to watch over you tonight."

Yu Qingshu thought about it and realized that since there were still some fish that slipped through the net, he couldn't guarantee that they would all be caught. It would be better to keep watch first to avoid any more accidents.

"Dad, let's go to bed first. You and big brother have worked hard." Yu Qingqing was not hypocritical. She was indeed tired and her physical fitness was indeed not as good as that of men.

The spiritual spring water in her space would naturally be of some benefit to her family members if they drank it, so she didn't have to worry too much.

"Go ahead, don't think too much, and have a good rest." Yu Qingshu said as he helped Hua Qinglu back to the room. Then he went to keep watch and let Yu Qinghai go to sleep first.

Soon, a dreamless night passed.

Yu Qingqing woke up early today, probably because she was still frightened by what happened last night. The whole Shuihe Village was also shrouded in gloom last night, with refugees looting and everyone in a panic.

Village chief He Qiang also got up early in the morning and asked someone to notify each household to arrange one person to go to the previous place for a meeting. He also arranged for people to send the refugees caught last night to the government.

"Liuzi, go find a few more people and notify each household to gather for a meeting at noon today."

"Liu Ergun, go find two people to guard the entrance of the village. No one you don't know will be allowed in."

"Don't worry, Village Chief, I will take care of it," the two answered in unison.

"Is Qinghai here? The village chief wants you to send someone to gather for a meeting at 7:00 p.m." A big man with a beard knocked on the door.

"Squeak!" The door opened and it was Yu Qinghai who came in. Yu Qinghai had been on guard all night and didn't look very energetic. He looked a little exhausted.

"Brother Qiangzi, it's you! I don't believe you. Did you tell me what happened?" Yu Qinghai saw that it was Qiangzi who lived at the end of the village, and asked with tired eyes drooping.

"Yes, Xiaohai, were you on guard last night? You didn't look very well. Where is your father?"

Qiangzi looked at Yu Qinghai and guessed something, but still wanted to confirm it.

"Qiangzi! Thank you for your hard work. Go back and tell the village chief that I will be there on time." Yu Qingshu heard the voice and just walked out.

"Okay! Uncle Yu, I'll go back first." Qiangzi said and trotted away.

"Husband, Xiaohai, come and have breakfast first." Hua Qinglu also heard their conversation and came out of the kitchen with vegetable porridge and a plate of mixed wild vegetables in his hands.

"Here we are, my lady. The village chief just wants to call us for a meeting. You don't have to worry."

Yu Qingshu still comforted his wife. It is hard to explain anything in today's world.

"Dad, the village chief called us to a meeting. Could it be about the safety of the village? It hasn't rained yet and the wild vegetables are becoming less and less. I guess we don't need to wait any longer and should make preparations early."

Yu Qingqing also guessed something and felt a little worried. If she really had to flee the famine, she would be nervous!

"Don't worry, I'll think of a solution when the time comes. Eat quickly."

After saying this, Yu Qingshu quickly drank a bowl of vegetable porridge and walked quickly towards the dam.

"Hey, Yu Qingshu, did your family have any problems last night?" Yu Qingshu ran into Aunt Mei next door just as he was leaving the house.

"Sister Mei, it's nothing. I'm just about to go to a meeting. The village chief said he has something to discuss."

After Yu Qingshu finished speaking, he continued to go towards the village. Aunt Mei also closed the door. After a while, she took out a cloth bag and walked towards Yu Qingqing's house.

It turned out that Aunt Mei was going to buy food, but the food was too expensive, so she didn't buy much.

She knew that Yu Qingqing's family had bought a lot of food recently, so she came to Yu Qingqing's house to borrow some food for the transition period.

After Hua Qinglu found out, he decided to borrow as much as he could as a way of repaying Aunt Mei for saving his daughter.

So Yu Qingqing's family went to Aunt Mei's house and personally delivered 50 kilograms of food to thank her.

Aunt Yu said that she would not accept anything for free and that it had to be borrowed. In the end, she said that she borrowed thirty kilograms and the other twenty kilograms were the reward for saving Yu Qingqing.

Now that the bag is empty, I am ready to return the cloth bag.

"Qingqing, are you home? I am your aunt Mei, open the door."

Aunt Mei quickly walked to the door and knocked.

Soon Yu Qingqing came and opened the door. After knowing the purpose of the visit, she took the bag. Aunt Mei also went back with a smile on her face.

"Mom, Aunt Mei just came to return the cloth bag, the one that held grain last time."

When Yu Qingqing came back, she happened to see Hua Qinglu standing at the door, so she told her about this matter.

"Okay, Qing'er, just put the bag in the kitchen."

Hua Qinglu found out, gave his daughter some instructions and went back to his room.

Yu Qingshu also came to the meeting place and quickly began to speak in disbelief.

"Everyone, I'm calling you here today because I'm sure you all know something. Last night, some refugees came into our village and robbed us, which made everyone sleep uneasy.

Although the number of people coming was small and the losses were small, this one incident is enough to attract our attention.

Although the refugees were sent to government offices, they had nothing. At most they were detained for a few days, which did not solve the problem.

The person who went to the yamen this morning has also returned. I will now ask him to tell everyone about the current situation.

And some things about the town. Everyone listen carefully to him, don't interrupt him when he is talking, and ask questions after he finishes talking."

"Hello everyone, my name is Huang Erniu, and I work as a clerk in a grain store in town. I and others were the ones who sent the refugee to the government last night.

Since I am often in the town and know some of the situation, I will tell you about it today.

By the way, I am not on duty at the grain store for the time being, because our boss went back to his hometown yesterday."

As soon as the village chief finished speaking, a young man came out from where he was standing. His name was Huang Erniu.

Huang Erniu was quite proud when he talked about his work in the grain shop, but his tone became obviously depressed later. After all, he lost his job, so his mood was always a little low.

"Erniu, go ahead and talk, we won't interrupt you," someone in the crowd said.

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