Everyone thought this person was from a nearby village, after all, people often came to watch the fun recently.
The village chief shouted quickly, "Brother, are you from Big Banyan Village or Xiaowang Village? Don't be afraid, our children are a little naughty. Are you scared?"
But the man kept his head down and refused to speak.
A villager suddenly said, "No, village chief, why does this person look familiar to me?"
Everyone looked at the person more carefully. He was about the same height as Li Laosi, a little thin, his clothes and pants were dirty, and his hair was The strands were stuck together, covering the eyes and most of the face.
Could it be that they were refugees from somewhere who could no longer survive and were attracted by the smell of the food in the camp?
The village chief said, "Give him a bowl of food. They are all poor people. When we see him, we will help him."
Immediately, a woman went to find a pottery bowl to fill the food, but when she brought it to the man, he didn't Accept it.
The woman had no choice but to put it on the ground and said, "Eat, we don't have anything good, but we can give you a bowl of rice."
But the man suddenly knelt down and cried loudly.
"Boohoo, village chief, I finally found you! Woohoo, I was wrong, please accept me."
Everyone heard the familiar voice and subconsciously moved closer. The man pushed aside his dirty hair and raised his head. Face, everyone's expressions changed in shock.
"Hu Lao San?"
This person is none other than Hu Lao San, who was expelled from the team because of his unwillingness to save others and his selfishness.
When the villagers plunged hundreds of miles into the mountains, they still wanted to stick up. After being rejected again, they never heard from them again.
Unexpectedly, I saw him here again now.
Is this some kind of bad fate, or is he still haunted?
The village chief frowned tightly and asked, "How did you find this place? Where are the others?"
Hu Laosan cried more and more sadly, "We were blocked at the city gate at first and couldn't get through without money. Then someone came Came to catch the coolies, Laosi and Shitou were arrested. The women and children were all scattered and could not be found."
Xu thought of his wife and son, and he almost fainted from crying, his head banging on his body . There was a clanking sound of stones.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu My son just ran away like that. I don't know if he was caught by someone! It's useless for me. Even when I go out to beg for food, I still have to drag you around. Why did I just take you away? Lost!"
Everyone felt sour in their hearts when they heard this. To the court, this southward migration was just two words, but to the people, it was a catastrophe, and many families were separated from their wives.
Someone was soft-hearted and advised, "Don't cry. As long as the person is alive, there will always be a chance to find the child
in the future." "Yes, to say the least, if Ren Yazi captures the child, he must keep the child alive before he can sell it. Money, maybe now the eldest child will enjoy happiness in the new capital."
Hu Laosan wiped his tears and looked at the village chief and everyone pitifully with his red forehead.
"Uncle, I know I was wrong. It was all my fault in the past. Can you keep me? I will work more and give me a pancake a day to keep me from starving. Just let me stay. Wow, I'm like a wild beast outside. I'm like a dog, anyone can beat me and scold me, I can't live anymore!"
Everyone looked at each other with cold faces.
Although fellow villagers who have lived in the same village for many years can be considered close to each other even if they don't see each other when they look up or down.
But on the way to escape, everyone should have the strength to go to one place and help each other survive. This family is selfish, eating the food the Li family borrowed from them, but doing nothing to save the Li family, which is so chilling.
Now, more than 20 of them are dead and injured, and there is only one left. It is indeed pitiful, but this is not the reason for everyone to forgive him and accept him again.
The village chief hates evil very much, and what he hates the most is selfish people.
Because on the battlefield, brothers who fight together are each other's most reliable support. Anyone with selfish intentions will often kill everyone.
Therefore, he was unwilling to keep Hu Laosan from the bottom of his heart, and was thinking about how to kick him out.
Li Lao Er had been observing Hu Lao San carefully, and now he spoke first.
"Uncle Village Chief, we have agreed that no one will enter the village. Now we cannot break the rules just after we have established them. Let's let Brother Hu go back first and let's discuss it."
The village chief immediately nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's Let's discuss it. Hu Laosan, please come back at this time tomorrow."
The villagers were very obedient and dispersed in a blink of an eye, continuing to eat.
Hu Laosan probably didn't expect this. He wanted to say something more, but no one wanted to listen.
He could only get up and walk away timidly.
Li Lao Er immediately called Li Lao Si and Liu Biaotou, "There is something wrong with Hu Lao San. His hair and clothes are dirty, but his wrists and neck are clean. And if he is really living outside and begging for a living, give him food." , He was not in a hurry to eat. It was obvious that he came here after he was full, or because he disliked the food."
The village chief also reacted, "Yes, he just left without even looking at the food. How does this look like He has been wandering for many days and looks like he doesn't have enough to eat!"
Uncle Zhao couldn't help scolding, "Did this kid come back to plot against us? Catch him and see if I don't break his legs!"
Li Laosi said, "I will follow Go up and have a look, you have to make it clear before talking about it."
"Go and see where he settled. Does he have any bad intentions? Now that we have occupied the precious land of hot springs, I don't know how many people are jealous, so be careful. Wrong." The village chief nodded.
Liu Biaotou was worried and stood up and said, "I'll go too. I'll take care of you in case of trouble."
"Okay, let's go. We'll talk about it when we come back."
Li Laosi and Liu Biaotou immediately chased out and followed carefully. Hu Laosan.
The villagers watched from a distance, wondering what they were doing. When asked, Li Laoer said, "There is not enough wood. They went to see where they could cut down trees nearby and save some money."
The villagers stopped asking. Okay, after lunch we continued to be busy.
As a result, it was getting dark, and Li Laosi and Liu Biaotou had not returned yet.
Everyone was a little concerned, especially Mrs. Li, who hugged her granddaughter and looked at her for a long time.
Mrs. Cui came over, took the good news, and said with a smile, "Aunt, let Fu Niu live in the carriage with me tonight, and I will sleep with her for the night."
Mrs. Li also laughed, "Okay, this girl is close to you, no Those who knew it thought she was your daughter."
Before Mrs. Cui could say anything else, Li Laosi and Liu Biaotou finally came back.
Everyone subconsciously gathered around and talked in various directions.
"You are finally back. Which mountain are you going to? We almost went to find you, because we were afraid that you would encounter some tigers and black bears in the mountains."
Li Laosi waved his hand, glanced at Mrs. Cui who was holding Good News, and then said , "Invite the village chief and Uncle Zhao, we have something to talk about."
Mrs. Cui didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that Li Laosi's look was a little strange, which made her heart skip a beat.
Soon, the villagers gathered in the middle of the valley, sat around the bonfire, and looked at Li Laosi and Liu Biaotou.
Li Lao Er asked immediately, "Is there something wrong with Hu Lao San?"