The people who had just opened their eyes from their beds were immediately alerted when they heard the noise. They urged the men beside them, their eyes gleaming with excitement: "Hurry up and get up! The village chief is beating the gong again. Hurry!"

Has anyone found something edible?

This time, each family arrived very quickly. When they arrived, they looked at the village chief expectantly, and then looked around, looking for the person who had discovered the food this time.

However, the result was destined to disappoint them.

The village chief coughed twice, and the scene immediately quieted down. The old man then spoke, "As everyone knows, this disaster year has been difficult. Every household is struggling to get enough to eat, and taxes are heavy. There are already many disaster victims in the county."

"Just last night, Fang Tong and Tie Zhu from our village spotted a few disaster victims acting suspiciously outside our village."

"For everyone's safety, I've decided to set up a patrol team in Mushan Village!"

"The patrol team is looking to recruit ten men. Each will be given an extra pound of yam per day, paid for by the public. If you'd like to join, please line up nearby and register later."

This statement was like dropping a bomb into boiling water.

The crowd was excited.

Some people didn't react: "Establishing a village patrol team...are the disaster victims really coming?"

"That can't be right. I think it's probably the village chief who's worried. Fang Tong is a strange guy, too. Maybe someone just happened to pass by and he saw him and told the village chief. That's why the old man is worried. If there were disaster victims, how could the nearby villages not be affected?"

This statement was recognized by many people.

However, some people agreed with the village chief: "There's a saying, 'Silk cloth for a rainy day...' Yes, silk cloth for a rainy day. It's always good to prepare in advance."

"It's just one pound of yam, that's too little."

Those without husbands were really unhappy, with Widow Li at the head. Her voice was sharp and sarcastic: "I disagree, Village Chief. You can't just do whatever you want. If the village gives ten kilograms to the patrol team, we'll all have ten kilograms less!"

"I spent so much time and effort digging up so many yams, why should I share them with them?"

The old man was furious at her words and pointed at her, "You, you short-sighted person, you only care about your few yams. I set up the patrol team for the safety of the whole village. If the disaster victims come and find no food, you will be the one to add your two or three yams to the pot as a side dish for them?"

The village chief's words caused a burst of laughter in the crowd, but after the laughter, they became really worried.

This is true. In years of famine, people are so hungry that they often exchange their own children for food. What’s more, what about strangers?

Widow Li was speechless and her face turned red with anger.

Qin Gaofei looked at her, his eyes rolling around, and he started to jeer in the crowd: "Village Chief, what you said is wrong. It's so hot today, and we can't even have enough to eat, and we still have to dig yams. You can't just let Fang Tong say that and make things difficult for us. We all worked so hard to dig those yams."

"It's a famine right now, and our only goal is to have enough food to eat!"

"Even if there really are any disaster victims, they're only a few. We'll chase them away as soon as they enter the village. Why would we even need a patrol team? I think they have bad intentions."

Qin Gaofei is indeed a slick-faced and evil-minded man. In a few words, he first classified himself as one of the villagers, and then said that Fang Tong had bad intentions.

Many people think slowly, follow his thinking, and unconsciously agree with what he says.

Someone advised: "Yes, Village Chief, what Qin kid said makes sense. Let's figure things out first. Fang Tong used to be a loudmouth. You can't follow him and be unreliable."

"If you ask me, this Fang Tong is really a nuisance. I had changed my mind about him a while ago, but I didn't expect he's still the same at heart."

Fang Nanzhi was unhappy.

The little girl was picked up by Qian Fengping, and she put her hands on her hips and shouted to Qin Gaofei who was not far away: "Uncle Gaofei, stop talking nonsense. You are the one with bad intentions. I saw it all. Last time, you and Aunt Li were fighting naked in the field. You bullied Aunt Li and made her cry!"

The Aunt Li here is naturally Widow Li.

The tender little voice was very penetrating in the noisy crowd, and the scene suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Qin Gaofei and then at Widow Li.

Fighting naked? Is that adultery? Only the kids were ignorant, so they yelled that out.

"Oh my god!"

Someone in the crowd couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, and the scene became lively again.

"No way, Qin Gaofei looks serious, but I didn't expect he likes Widow Li? Doesn't he have a wife at home?"

An older man couldn't help but let out a meaningful smile and said to him, "Boy, you don't understand this, the widows outside are much more attractive than those at home."

The men nearby laughed in a lewd manner, "Qin Gaofei eats so well."

Qin Gaofei felt guilty and his face and neck turned red.

Listening to the surrounding discussions and the occasional teasing glances, he felt a surge of anger rising from his chest. He strode towards Fang Nanzhi in anger and shame, "I told you not to talk nonsense. You're so young and yet you're spreading rumors. You have no manners at all. How dare a little girl talk about me? Today, I'm going to teach you a lesson on behalf of your father!"

Qian Fengping hurriedly hugged Fang Nanzhi and hid behind the crowd. There were also a few good families watching the show, and they hurried to help block the crowd.

"Oh my god, calm down, Gao Fei, let's talk it out."

"She's just a child, she doesn't understand things. Qin Gaofei, you're already an adult, why are you arguing with her?"

From beginning to end, Qin Yan just sat quietly in his wheelchair. The young man raised his eyes and looked at him, his eyes sharp and cold. "Uncle Qin, are you trying to bully the weak?"

Qin Gaofei was intimidated by his aura, but soon he burst into curse words: "Get away, you paraplegic, I don't even bother to pay attention to you."

After saying that, he continued to squeeze into the crowd, and it seemed that he was determined to beat Fang Nanzhi up today.

Qian Fengping naturally couldn't just watch him coming, so she hugged Fang Nanzhi and started circling with him, sweat dripping down her forehead. "My Zhizhi is so ignorant, I apologize to you on her behalf..."

"He's not apologizing. Why should he apologize? He was talking nonsense about my father." Fang Nanzhi said angrily, "And I didn't lie. I just saw him bullying Aunt Li."

After saying this, Qin Gaofei's eyes turned red with anger, his chest heaving, and he frantically grabbed at the person blocking his way: "Okay, okay, you money-loser, you have guts! Get the hell out of here! Whoever blocks my way again is going against our Qin family!"

When these words were spoken, they still had some authority.

The Qin family is one of the big families in the village, and Qian Fengping was married into the Qin family, so she is still considered a member of the Qin family.

They are not in a position to interfere in the affairs of a single race.

So, someone actually made way.

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