Traveling through the 1940s, the whole village was massacred at the beginning

Ma Chao and Xu Fan looked at each other. It seemed that the drought here was much more serious than that in Heze.

"Young man, where are you going with your family?" an old lady asked.

Xu Fan said, "Auntie, my family is from Xinshi. We knew there was a drought there and wanted to go back to take a look."

"Oh, over there, I guess it's not much better than here. There's basically no harvest from the fields." When the old lady heard that they were going to Xinshi, she thought of what someone who passed by them a few days ago said.

"Young man, it's not safe for a group of you to spend the night outside with women and children. The Japanese have been looting food everywhere like crazy recently. If they come out and meet you, you'd better hide away." Village Chief He continued to invite.

Ma Chao glanced at Jiang Wenming and Jiang Jiyun and nodded, "Then you and Xiaoyun go back and help them drive the carriage over."

Jiang Wenming took Jiang Jiyun by the hand and ran towards where Chen Meng and the others were.

At the intersection leading to Heji Village, Dong Duoyu stood there quietly, staring at the ox cart slowly moving in front of him and the four horse carriages following behind it.

She blinked her bright big eyes but said nothing.

Because she clearly remembered that her mother once warned her: If there are some things that others are not willing to tell you, then even if you have already noticed something, it is best to pretend that you know nothing.

Only in this way can you live a long and stable life.

She had already noticed something unusual in the team along the way. Although they didn't tell her, they didn't avoid her so obviously either.

Xu Fan looked at Dong Duoyu beside him and found that there was no surprise or any other expression on her face so he went over to help push the cart with confidence. When Dong Duoyu saw this, she also went over with a basket to help.

Village Chief He also led a group of villagers to meet them. When they saw the carts filled with bags, they couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Are all the bags on your carts full of food?"

Facing everyone's doubts and inquiries, Ma Chao smiled and replied: "Old man, to be honest, these are the supplies we brought with us on this journey. And what is filled here are all new varieties of sweet potatoes, potatoes and radishes."

It turned out that one of Ma Chao's missions this time was to widely promote these excellent grain varieties to the surrounding villages.

Now that things have come to this, he might as well just tell the truth.

When the people in Heji Village heard that it was a new variety of grain, they gathered around and looked curiously at the carriages filled with bags.

They were no strangers to sweet potatoes and potatoes, but why were they called new grains? Some people even showed obvious doubt in their eyes.

Why is it called water radish? Is it a radish with a lot of water?

Seeing this situation, Ma Chao did not explain too much, but turned around and signaled Sun Bao beside him to open one of the bags.

As the bag opened, the contents inside were finally revealed to everyone.

Village Chief He opened his eyes wide, his gaze fixed on the sweet potato that was bigger than his head, and his mouth opened wide.

A few minutes later, he exclaimed, "Oh my, this... this is actually a new variety! Look at this sweet potato, it's so big, I'm afraid it's enough for a whole family to eat for the whole day! If we plant seeds like this, we will definitely get more results when we harvest. In this way, even if we encounter a famine, we don't have to worry anymore!"

Seeing this, Chen Meng, who was standing by, took out a white radish as long as his arm from the bag beside him with a smile on his face.

He skillfully pulled out the sharp dagger he carried with him and carefully cut the radish into thin slices of uniform size. Then, he enthusiastically handed the cut radish to the people of Heji Village who gathered around him.

However, Jiang Jiyun, who was standing in the crowd, suddenly narrowed his eyes when he saw the dagger.

Because she had witnessed with her own eyes Chen Meng fighting a desperate battle with the Japanese with this dagger and killing the enemy with his own hands.

At this moment, looking at the dagger used to cut radishes in front of her, she couldn't help but wonder: I wonder if Brother Chen Meng has cleaned this dagger.

Thinking of this, when Chen Meng handed the radish to her, she quickly shook her head and said softly: "Thank you, but I'm not thirsty now, and I don't have any appetite, so I'd better not eat it."

Jiang Wenming, who was standing next to him, told his niece that there must be a reason why she didn't want to eat. He also shook his head and refused to eat. Later, he secretly asked Jiang Jiyun and found out the reason.

The other villagers in Heji Village gathered around and rushed to take the radish pieces handed over by Chen Meng.

They couldn't wait to put the radish into their mouths and chew it. The crisp and refreshing texture and the sweet and juicy taste instantly conquered everyone's taste buds.

After eating, the villagers showed irrepressible excitement on their faces, and pairs of grateful eyes stared at Ma Chao and others, as if at this moment, they saw the light of hope for their future life.

"Young man, I'm He Pingshan, the village chief of Heji Village. Can we exchange some of your seeds?" Village chief He couldn't take his eyes off those larger grains.

"We have quite a few radish seeds, but not many potatoes and sweet potatoes. They'll be too conspicuous to carry on the road. We only have so many. But you can use the sweet potato seedlings for cuttings." There were radish seeds in the backpack on Chen Meng's back, which didn't take up space.

"Oh, you old man, what a fool you are! Why do you say these things to people on the road? Take them to the village quickly and let Hua Xiaozi greet them." An old lady said after patting Village Chief He's arm.

Village chief He thought of He Runming who was injured and recuperating in the village, so he took Ma Chao and others into the village.

As soon as Ma Chao and his companions settled down, Village Chief He came over with some people carrying buckets of water and said, "We're giving this to you. This is He Runming, the only person in our village who has ever been educated."

Xu Fan and the others looked at He Runming and nodded as a greeting. When Ma Chao stepped forward to shake hands with He Runming, both of them glanced at each other and laughed.

After putting down their things, Village Chief He and his companions told He Runming to treat the guests well, as they were now going to deal with those man-eating beasts.

Jiang Wenming, Jiang Jiyun and Dong Duoyu ran to the back of the village to watch the excitement.

The three of them followed to the back of the village, their eyes all fell on the big trees not far away.

I saw those people hanging high between the branches, their bodies swaying gently.

"What on earth are they going to do?" Dong Duoyu asked with eyes wide open and full of curiosity. She stretched her neck to see more clearly.

The man standing by the side of Yu Niang replied gloomily, "Humph! These villains usually kill people and rob people, and now they are so cruel that they even eat human flesh. Such people who are intolerable to heaven must not be allowed to stay in the world."

Dong Duoyu couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, but then he exclaimed: "Oh my God! Are they going to lynch me? I have never seen such a scene before!"

Not only was there no trace of fear on her face, but instead she revealed an irrepressible excitement.

Jiang Jiyun and Jiang Wenming next to her looked at each other, their lips twitching slightly. They were also experiencing such a thing for the first time in their lives, but they were not as excited as she was!