Farming and reading family

Chen Ke hadn't originally thought of asking about it, but at this time Chen Fancai was beaten to death, and when the government investigated, there was no one to take responsibility.

Zheng Fengan on the other side couldn't just watch people beat Chen Fancai to death, so he called a halt when he saw that the beating was almost over.

Song lay beside Chen Fancai and cried miserably, "Is there any justice in the world?"

When everyone heard Song yelling like that, they wanted to go over and kick her a few more times.

Anyone can say it's unfair, but Chen Fancai's family is not allowed to do so.

Chen Bao came over to help his father up only after all the villagers had retreated. The family of three did not dare to go inside and could only find a place to stay at the edge of the cave.

The young people in the village helped to set up the pot, and the three Chen brothers went back and forth several times to bring back some of the things they needed.

"There are only so many bowls in my house. Everyone can take turns using them." Chen Ke said apologetically.

"It's okay, it's okay..." everyone said hurriedly.

Now that their entire village is gone, it is already very good that the Chen Ke family is willing to provide such assistance.

Zheng Fengan saw Chen Ke greet the people over there and called him aside.

When something happened in the village this time, Chen Ke had given warnings before, and now he has not shut himself up and is living his own life, which is already the most he can do.

"Uncle Zheng." Chen Ke didn't know what the village head wanted to call him for.

"We don't know the situation tonight, but the village is probably lost, and your family..." Zheng Fengan was unable to say it.

"Uncle Zheng, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

Zheng Fengan felt that it all depended on Chen Ke's choice: "Is your family's food enough to last two days, at least to get the weak ones through?"

Chen Ke lowered his head and did not agree immediately.

"I know this is quite difficult. Some of these people in the village should have brought some things with them, so you won't suffer too much. It's just that the situation is urgent." Zheng Fengan knew that this was quite difficult.

"I'll discuss it with my father and the others." Chen Ke didn't agree immediately. "I'll definitely give Uncle Zheng an answer by dawn."

Zheng Fengan nodded.

When the ginger soup was ready, everyone passed the bowl around to drink from it. The silence was eerie.

At this moment, the cry of a baby rang out in the darkness, drowning out the sound of running water in the distance.

Everyone straightened their backs and looked in the direction where the crying came from.

It was clearly a cry, but at this moment it made people feel that there was hope.

Chen Qing stayed here, while Chen Ke and Chen Jie ran home.

Chen Qing sat next to the village head: "Uncle Zheng, what can you do?"

What can Zheng Fengan do about this situation? Let's see the situation tomorrow. I guess most people will have to flee the famine.

"This natural disaster..." Zheng Fengan's back seemed to collapse completely after hearing these three words.

Chen Qing looked at the helpless look of the village head.

The savings of three generations of an old farmer were destroyed in an instant. Anyone would be ruined.

"How long can we survive if we flee the famine?" Chen Qing said slowly, "Without a house or land, how can we survive except by selling ourselves into slavery?"

Zheng Fengan knew this was the case.

"We still have the mountains," Chen Qing whispered, "and water. As long as we can survive this winter, spring will come."

Zheng Fengan looked at Chen Qing. The eldest son of the Chen family had the least presence. He usually just nodded and greeted the people in the village. He didn't expect him to say such words at this time.

"Uncle Zheng has to calm the villagers down." Chen Qing said seriously.

He knew that unrest would be terrible, and now only their Chen family had a safe place to live.

Tomorrow morning, the villagers will find that they have nothing, and some people may be able to do anything.

The people need food to eat. If they have no food, all kinds of accidents will happen.

Others always thought that Chen Qing was not good at studying. In fact, Chen Qing just didn't like reading the great principles taught by the Master. He liked strange stories and legends, and saw how big and bizarre the world was.

Zheng Fengan thought about it and nodded.

Gao E's childbirth there was much smoother than she had expected. She may have given birth to four children, and she was in good health. Everything was ready.

Xu washed the child and showed it to Gao E: "You are a blessed person. You have given birth to another son. Five blessings have come to you."

Gao E forced a smile. This child was truly hers, and she felt different from the other four. "Thanks to Aunt Xu's good wishes, our Baotou Village can survive this."

When Xu heard Gao E say this, she sighed.

She's really not that optimistic.

"You can't go in. My sister-in-law is fine." Lei stood at the door.

Chen Ke would not be relieved until he saw Gao E was okay: "I'll just take a look."

"I'm fine." Gao E responded from inside.

She knew that Chen Ke was particularly worried about her giving birth, because the original owner of the previous life should have died at this time, and Chen Ke wanted to change this result.

When Chen Ke heard Gao E's words, he relaxed completely and even smiled foolishly.

Seeing that the mother and child were safe, Mrs. Xu prepared to leave: "Your sister-in-law and the others are here, I will go back first."

"Aunt Xu, there's nowhere to rest right now, so why not spend the night here?" Gao E suggested.

She also knew that at this time the Chen family needed someone with prestige in the village to stabilize the family, and the headman's family was the best choice.

"I'd better go over and take a look. Our village has suffered such a great disaster, and your Uncle Zheng can't take care of the women." Xu still insisted on leaving.

Gao E didn't want to stop her any longer, so she asked Lei to see her off.

After Xu left, Chen Ke came in from outside, held the child and looked at him carefully. Then he remembered that the child was adopted by Chen Baolai in the previous life, so he gritted his teeth.

"What's going on outside?" Gao E asked in a low voice.

"Everyone who can run up has run up. It's dark now and we don't know how bad the flood is. My brother and the others have made ginger soup and lit a fire to get through this night."

Gao E nodded. "We're the only family that still has something. First, we can't ignore the villagers. Second, the villagers are starving and might not care about the friendship between fellow villagers. What do you think?"

Chen Ke was silent. He didn't want to ignore the villagers, but he hadn't figured out how to do it.

The main thing now is to deal with the people of a village. Those people have too many ideas, and if we don’t handle it properly, they may turn a favor into a grudge.

Gao E saw that Chen Ke was silent: "Why don't you discuss this with Big Brother and the head of the village?"

"Uncle Zheng wants us to provide something to help the villagers survive for a few days. I said I'll come back and discuss it." Chen Ke said in a low voice.

Gao E understood in her heart that it seemed that the headman still wanted to take care of the people of Baotou Village and did not want the villagers to flee the famine.

Once they flee the famine, the place of Baotou Village will probably become deserted.

"Even if the flood washes away crops and houses, the land still belongs to the villagers," Gao E reminded. "Besides, everyone in the village has some skills. As long as we can get through this period, things will definitely get better."

Chen Ke knew that in his previous life, more people were washed away by floods in Batou Village than now, and most of them had gone out to escape famine. His family stayed in Batou Village because his parents insisted on waiting for him to come back, and his eldest brother and third brother held on.

Gao E lowered her eyes and thought for a while. Chen Ke could not decide this matter, but he must know other things that would happen in the future.