Traveling through life as a widow: six sons to support her in her old age

The figure ran away, and Lan Qiyan got angry.

Children do not obey how to do?

Then fight.

A dutiful son emerges from under the stick!

It's better for her to break it than to have someone else break it later.

"You bastard, if I don't let you see how powerful I am today, you really can't tell the difference between a big king and a small king."

Lan Qiyan cursed all the way and hit the man with his stick again and again.

"You bastard, you dare not obey me. Today I will teach you a lesson."

"Who are you trying to scare by standing in the yard in the middle of the night?"

"I'll teach you a lesson today."

……

Her voice was loud to begin with, and in the silence of the midnight, it sounded like a direct hit on the top of one's head.

Such a loud noise woke up the whole village.

"What's going on? It sounds like it belongs to Zi'an's family."

"Why is she howling in the middle of the night?"

"It sounded like someone was being beaten."

"Stop talking, go check it out."

Finally someone holding a torch discovered that the man was actually a thief.

“This person is not from our village.”

"Where did you find this, Yuze's mother?"

Lan Qiyan took a closer look and found that it was not Yu Xiu, so he felt relieved.

"I was sleeping when I heard footsteps in the yard. I rushed out with a stick in my hand. He must be very bold to steal from my house.

But we live at the northern end of the village, so we may be the first or the last one. You all should go back and check if you have lost anything."

"He doesn't have anything on him, so he probably didn't lose anything." Someone said as he looked at the thief lying on the ground dying.

Lan Qiyan stared at him for a while and said, "Oh no! They are trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain. I have actually fallen into their trap."

She ran away, and the village chief quickly asked several laborers to tie him up, and asked the villagers to go home and check if they had lost anything.

Finally, he took a few laborers to Lan Qiyan's house. As expected, he did divert the tiger away from the mountain, but Old Lady Yu was beating people with a few children.

Yu Xiu raised a stone and smashed one after another, thinking they dared to steal his food and didn't want to live anymore.

Lan Qiyan discovered that these people did not know Kung Fu and were unusually thin. "Stop, Lao Er. Something is wrong."

She turned to look at the village chief and said, "Look, they don't look like professional thieves, they look more like beggars."

"Yutang, bring the other one here."

"Okay, Dad."

Lan Qiyan took the opportunity to light four or five torches, lighting up the entire yard as bright as day.

After Yu Tang brought the people over, he counted them again, "Dad, there are 8 people in total."

Yu Xiu brought a stool over, "Grandpa Village Chief, please sit down."

"Good boy, you have a thoughtful look."

He looked at the villagers and then turned to the thieves, "Are you thieves or refugees?

I want to hear the truth, otherwise we will hand you over to the authorities at dawn."

Except for those who were tied up and could not move, the rest kowtowed hurriedly. One of the elders said, "Don't send the officials, don't send the officials, please.

We really didn't come here to steal anything. We were just so hungry that we had no choice. Adults may be hungry, but children can't stand it.

Ten or so children have starved to death along the way, and some have even exchanged their own children for cannibalism. Please don’t report this to the authorities.”

Everyone was shocked. Where did he come from and how did he become a refugee?

The village chief suppressed his doubts and asked, "What is going on with you? Why is this happening?"

“You are the head of the village. I am too embarrassed to say it, but I am also the head of the village.

We are from a village under the jurisdiction of the Southwestern State Capital.

Three years ago, I don't know how the state government offended the people above, but we have more and more taxes and levies, and the burden on the people is getting heavier and heavier.

The entire year's harvest was not enough to be handed over, and the tasks assigned by the state government became increasingly heavy.

The common people could not bear the heavy burden and fled their homes one after another. When the state government found out, they arrested them all and tortured them severely.

Perhaps it's because of God's anger and people's resentment. It hasn't rained in our area for a year and a half. There is no harvest, and the land is full of starving people and suffering.

As the head of a village, I couldn't bear to see the villagers starve to death in their homes, so I led them all the way north.

More and more villages have joined in, and now there are already several hundred people in the team..."

Lan Qiyan was dumbfounded when she heard this. She originally thought that these ten or so people could be easily dealt with.

But for a team of several hundred people, this matter must be reported to the authorities.

He couldn't imagine what would happen if these hundreds of people poured into Yushi Village.

The village chief shared her opinion that this matter must be handled by the government.

Now every household is unable to sleep. According to the instructions of the village chief, each household has to squeeze out some food and share it with everyone.

These people are not bad people, but we are afraid that too much contact with them will cause jealousy and thus provoke anger in their hearts.

Lan Qiyan's face looked very ugly all the time. Even though the refugees had already started heading towards the provincial capital, she still did not relax.

"Mom, everyone is gone, don't worry."

Lan Qiyan came back to his senses and said, "Sixth Brother, can you help me analyze how the state government will deal with these refugees?"

"There are currently three options: resettlement, guidance to return home, and recruitment.

But I still think that guiding them to return home is the most likely option.”

"why?"

"Mom, we are not rich here. Where should we be relocated? Which village has extra houses and land?"

"They are formed by the merger of ten villages, and then the people are resettled separately according to the villages."

Yulin thought his mother was really innocent and cute, "Mom, do you agree that there are dozens more people in Yushi Village?"

"I agree. It's so lively in the village."

"What about dividing our land? That means all the land in the village will be integrated and redistributed, so each person will get less."

"Not necessarily. We may have more."

"Mom, do you understand those people? Do you think they still have humanity when it comes to their own interests?"

"..."

"So, it is best to give them some relief and then guide them to return home."

"How about recruiting them as soldiers? This way we can disperse some of the refugees."

"They are all old, weak, women and children, and there are few laborers. They will not agree. In this situation, without laborers to take care of them, the old, weak, women and children will die faster."

"Should this situation be reported? Will the capital city allocate funds?"

"Eight hundred miles in a hurry. If they stay one more day, the government will have to spend one more day. If they can't provide food and drink, the refugees will riot, which will be a disaster.

Mother, this is just a small part. We are on the only way to the north. I guess there are many more to come. Please be careful when going in and out during this period."

"Looks like I need to stock up on food. Well, let's do this. We need to stock up on food and train your ability to survive in the wild."

Yulin was so upset that he said, "Mom, please at least listen to what your son says."

Lan Qiyan slammed the table and said, "There are still two hours until dawn. Go to bed quickly. Starting tomorrow, no one can be idle. Work."