After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

The three people were still asleep. Ye Dalang squatted on the ground and reached out to pull away the veil that was covering their faces.

Ye Dalang came closer and took a closer look. He didn't recognize the person and believed he was from another village.

"Dad is not from our village. I haven't seen him in Ji Village."

Boss Ye came over to take a look and said, "This person walked by nearby the day before yesterday and yesterday. I didn't pay much attention to him because he was far away."

Old Man Ye subconsciously touched his lower back, but didn't feel his pipe. Then he remembered that he had quit smoking a long time ago.

"Boss, throw these three people onto the bullock cart, and we'll go find the head of the village."

Ye Lao Da and Ye Da Lang rudely threw the three people on the ox cart and took them to the village. Ye Da Lang stayed to look after the melon field. Although he wanted to go and see, he couldn't leave the field without people.

As soon as they entered the village, they met Ye Wenzheng, who was carrying a hoe and going to the fields. "Who is on this car and why are they tied up?"

Ye Wen is the youngest son of Old Man Ye’s third brother. Both sets of parents are still alive and they have a very good relationship.

"We were caught stealing melons at night. One of the four people escaped, but several melons were damaged. I'm so heartbroken." Boss Ye became angrier as he spoke.

"How dare you come to the village to steal things? You're bullying us because there's no one in Kaoshan Village. I'll go with you to take a look. If they send you to the authorities, I'll go and help." Ye Wenzhen turned around, carrying a hoe, and followed the ox cart to the headman's house.

"Brother, I'll help you watch the melons tonight. I don't have anything to do."

"No need. You still have a lot of work to do at home. The three of us and Wangcai and Heizi are enough. Besides, the punishment this time is more serious. No one will dare to come here in the future."

Ye Wenzhen thought what he said made sense, but he didn't insist.

I met more and more people on the road, some of whom really cared about me and followed me to help.

Some people went to watch the fun, as there had been nothing new in the village for a long time.

Some children run fast, so they go to the village head's house in advance to call him.

A group of people came to the village meeting hall, where the head of the village and several elderly people were waiting.

When the crowd arrived, the head of the village, Ye Fang, went to help Old Man Ye down.

"Uncle, do you have any problems? Bring a gong over tonight. If you have any problems, ring the gong and we will all go to help."

"It's okay. I'm in good health. Your idea is good. Let's do it tonight."

At this time, Ye Lao Er and Ye Lao San, who heard the news, also came over. Seeing that their father and eldest brother were fine, they vented their anger on the three men.

Ye Lao San scooped some water with a basin and splashed it on the faces of the three people. The three people's eyelashes moved, but they did not open their eyes. It was obvious that they were pretending not to wake up.

Ye Lao Er kicked them several times, and the three of them cried in pain. With rags stuffed in their mouths, they couldn't cry out in pain.

The head of the village did not stop him. He waited until Ye Laoer finished kicking before speaking, "Boss, tell me what happened."

Boss Ye glared at the three of them and recounted what happened last night. The people around him became even more angry, and some who were close to him kicked them twice.

"Boss, take out the cloth and ask them where they are from and how they know there are watermelons here."

Ye Laosan was close and reached out to pull the cloth out.

The three of them begged for mercy, "We were wrong. We won't do it again. We won't come here again. Please be magnanimous and let us go."

The three men were tied up and couldn't even kowtow and beg for mercy. They cried with tears and snot.

The villagers did not show any emotion at all. Everyone in this world is pitiful, except those who have fled thousands of miles to escape famine.

"Where are you from? How do you know there are watermelons in our village?" The village head gestured to his son to ask.

The three of them didn't want to say anything, they just cried and begged for mercy.

Ye Lao San was in a bad mood and kicked each of them. "Speak up, can't you hear me? I'm asking you questions."

The three of them were kicked in the leg and hurt, so they didn't dare to hide it. "We are from Huangniu Village. We saw that your watermelons are expensive in the city, so we wanted to pick a few to try."

Huangniu Village, the village head and several others looked at each other. They knew this village. They would pass by that village on the way to Wu'an City, but they had never dealt with it.

"The other guy is in the same group as you guys."

"We don't know him, we just met him by chance." The three of them knew at first glance that they were not telling the truth.

The village head knew what he wanted to know, so he threw the men aside and discussed with Old Man Ye, "Brother, what are you going to do? Send them to the officials or beat them up and ask for money."

Old Man Ye and his son and grandson have already discussed it. "When we send them to the officials, we must let outsiders know how to be afraid. We should be gentle this time, otherwise we will not be safe at night in the future."

Since they had decided to send them to the government, the village head would not conduct an interrogation. Once they arrived at the government office, someone would be able to make them speak.

All the onlookers were willing to accompany them to see the official off. There was no urgent work in the fields, so they could still spare a day.

After all, one person had escaped and they had to pass by their village on the way.

If the Huangniu Village kidnaps someone when they pass by, they will have no way to deal with it.

Boss Ye pulled over several ox carts. The village head sat in his own ox cart and took forty or fifty young people with him to the city.

When they were almost at Huangniu Village, everyone was on edge, preparing for someone to suddenly rush out from the side of the road and snatch people away.

After walking for a while, no one came out, and everyone dared not relax. When they arrived at the entrance of Huangniu Village, they saw a group of people waiting there.

The village head raised his hand to signal everyone to stop the car. When the people on the other side saw this, they stopped the car. A few people came over. They were older and should be respected people in the village.

"The people across the street are from the mountain village."

The village head got off the car, and Ye Laoda and his brothers stood behind him. "We are from Kaoshan Village. What can I do for you?"

"There are a few ignorant kids in our village, are they in your hands?"

The village head did not hide it, "They went to the village melon fields in the middle of the night to steal melons. As you know, watermelons are rare now and the selling price is very high. This caused us a great loss."

A young man on the opposite side showed dissatisfaction, "It's not that serious, it's just a few kids who are greedy, no need to make such a big deal about it."

The villagers of Kaoshan Village took a look and several children in their twenties were so shocked by the ability of Huangniu Village to lie with their eyes open that they were speechless.

The village head laughed twice and said, "Then the people we arrested are probably not from your village, and they are not children."

The person who was speaking on the other side blushed, knowing that what he said was far-fetched. The children of these people's families would run away.

If they were not from the same village, they would not want to care, but they could not let it affect the reputation of the entire village.

The head of the village finally spoke up, "I am the head of this village. I would like to apologize to you on behalf of a few people. They were wrong in this matter."

The people from Kaoshan Village found what they said pleasing to the ears. At last, there was someone who understood the situation.

Ye Lizheng didn't say anything, he wanted to hear what the other party had to say.

The other side spoke again, "We are willing to compensate for any losses, but don't send these people to the government office. Besides, our two villages are not far away, and you have to pass by here to go to Wu'an City. If you encounter something in the future, you can't tell if it's okay."