Good luck every time

The heat of midsummer always makes people feel upset. Several men sat under a tree not far from the entrance of Sanjia Village, fanning themselves impatiently.

Because of their presence, the women in Sanjia Village dare not go to the fields alone.

This matter also made the village head very annoyed.

The head of the village led people to drive them away many times, but they came back again.

These people did not do anything to harm the village, nor did they enter the village. They just squatted at the entrance of the village every day, which was an eyesore, so they kicked them out, which seemed to be offensive.

The village head had to go to the county frequently, and he didn't want to be the bad guy.

He could only push the blame onto Patriarch Li, or put pressure on the other party under the pretext of asking Patriarch Li about the situation.

Unfortunately, Patriarch Li doesn't care about the pitiful pressure from the little ones. He now wishes he could trap Li Ruyi in the village for ten thousand years, so that when the blind old lady can no longer provide them with food and drink, they will have to get married in a hurry.

Patriarch Li had previously tried to throw dirty water on Li Ruyi but failed, and now he is thinking about whether he should instigate those hooligans in the village who can't find wives to harass them.

However, he still had some concerns in his heart. After all, the old rogue might not listen to him. If he wanted to harass Li Ruyi, harassing Li Jixiang would not be as fun as harassing Li Ruyi.

But Li Jixiang was the one chosen by Patriarch Li, and he had already arranged someone for her. If she caused any bad reputation, he was afraid that the man would dislike her.

This matter was put aside for the time being, thinking that we could just hold out for now and let them starve for a while before making any decisions.

Since they couldn't get any help from Patriarch Li, they could only do as before, either drive the people away or persuade the neighbors.

There are no major conflicts between the two sides for the time being, and all the problems are just that they don't like each other.

However, the thugs were not as comfortable as the villagers thought.

In the past, when I had nothing to do, I would play a few rounds to have some fun.

As a result, now we have to work when we are working, and we have to come here to process when we are not working.

There is nothing to eat, drink or play here, and there is a scorching sun that is impossible to hide from.

These people are not very happy.

Li Shuanzi has become these people's spy in the past few days, and he reports Li Ruyi's situation whenever he has nothing to do.

He was a smart guy, but not too smart. He told those who were trying to get a good deal on him what he had heard, which was enough to make those who were trying to get a good deal on him suffer.

Li Ruyi lived a prosperous life in the village, and his family had fish and rabbits to eat.

But these people blocking the entrance to the village had nothing to eat and could only eat the multi-grain steamed bread brought to them by Li Shuanzi with stream water.

There was also a lot of wheat bran mixed in it, which made them feel like their hearts were growing weeds after eating it.

I squatted like this for several days.

Every time Li Shuanzi said it would be over soon, saying that Li Ruyi was kicked out of the house penniless and was now being supported by a blind old lady, who also had no land and had no money.

They are now like being held hostage by Li Shuanzi. If they leave like this, they will seem like waste. But if they don't leave, there's no telling when this kind of life will end.

Four more people came today, sitting shirtless in the shade under the tree. Someone pulled a big leaf from somewhere and fanned a gust of hot air.

"Brother Dafeng, you usually have the most ideas, why don't you give us some advice? It's not a good idea to wait here every day!"

The man called Brother Dafeng was lying under the shade of a tree with his eyes closed, resting. When he heard someone calling him, he slowly opened his eyes.

"What else can I do? Otherwise, I have to sneak into the village in the dark at night and steal the person out?"

They are somewhat resistant to the act of stealing people out.

After all, the industries are not interconnected, and they are all engaged in debt collection, not theft.

Although there are many thieves among all walks of life, they are of relatively low status, and these thugs are unwilling to use this method unless it is absolutely necessary.

If this gets out, it will ruin their own reputation and they will have trouble finding jobs in the future.

It’s just that these people have some bottom line, but not much.

Thinking that as long as the person was caught, no one could be held accountable, so in this case, it would be better to make a plan and find a time for Li Shuanzi to lead the way into the village to take a look.

Whether they were sincere or pretending, they all discussed there for a while.

When they were talking at a loss, someone suddenly smelled a strong fragrance.

Li Er was hiding not far from them, holding a handful of twigs in his hand, with fleshy bugs hanging on the twigs.

When the insects were burned on the fire, the rich aroma quickly spread.

Li Shiliu and Li Shijiu slurped their saliva. There was nothing that teenagers couldn't eat.

Li 19 asked Li 20.

"Twenty, give me one to taste."

Li Ershi gave him a worm and watched him swallow it in one gulp, smacking his lips after he finished it.

He asked Li Nineteen.

"Brother Nineteen, hand me the green wheat ears."

Li Nineteen quickly turned around and went to Patriarch Li’s field to cut a handful of green wheat ears.

Green wheat ears don’t have the same aroma as insects when burned, but they do taste good when eaten.

After Li Ershi threw the green wheat ears in, he asked Li Shiliu to go and take a look.

Li Shiliu grabbed a handful of insects and ran over. The insects were roasted over a high heat, sizzling with oil. The smell wafted far away and was immediately smelled by the thugs.

"Hey, Brother Dafeng, do you smell anything?"

One of them subconsciously touched the wine gourd on his waist and couldn't help sighing.

"This tastes great with wine!"

These people are professionals at being tough. Two of them stood up when they smelled the smell.

"Let's go and take a look!"

The two looked at each other, then walked towards where the smell came from, and soon saw the three brothers of the Li family.

Li Shiliu found that they had already run back when they stood up, so he quickly called out to Li Ershi and Li Shijiu to run faster.

Li Jiujiu looked at the insect in Li Er's hand with great reluctance, and was about to run back with Li Shiliu.

But Li Er didn't move, he said in a low voice.

"If you run away, people will know it's a trap! If you want to leave, go ahead. I have to stay here for a while."

Li Shiliu was timid, and when he heard that Li Er was not leaving, he turned around and left.

Li Nineteen was a bit fierce. He looked at his sixteenth brother and then at his twentieth brother. He felt that people who could add food to the family were truly powerful. Given the two choices, he chose to stay with Li Er and went back with Li Er.

When the two thugs arrived, they saw the two children rubbing wheat to eat.

They smelled the delicious aroma of roasting insects, so they walked over to take over the situation, taking out the almost roasted insects from the fire and blowing on them.

Li Shijiu was like a big fool, with no expression at all.

It was Li Er who became alert first.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

The two thugs were happy when they saw Li Er's reaction.

"You don't know who we are. Ask around. We have a famous name, Liu Dali, the Great Power Splitting the Mountain."

Li Shijiu opened and closed his mouth, chewing wheat grains with a crunching sound, and listened to Liu Dali's bragging with a calm face, like a stupid roe deer seeing people for the first time.

In comparison, Li Er is much smarter than him.

He was a little wary and a little scared, so he made way.

"It's Brother Liu, please take a seat..."

As he spoke, he gave the baked food away and prepared to run away.

As long as he runs away and calls people over, it will be confirmed that these thugs stole the wheat ears from Patriarch Li's house.

However, although his intention was good, the situation did not develop as he expected. A big hand suddenly pressed down on his thin shoulder.

"Why are you running? It's as if we're taking your place!"

"That's right, since you're here, we want to ask you something."