Chapter 6: Ascending the Mountain at Night
The village chief and ordinary villagers are, of course, different.
If these people want to settle down, they need to brush the goodwill of the people in the village and be recognized by all of them.
But among them, the village chief is excluded.
If you have the favor of the village chief, then settling down is almost a matter of minutes, and there is no need to win the wishes of other villagers at all.
But the favorability of the village chief is also the most difficult to brush, after all, the more people approve, the prestige of the village chief in the village will also decrease.
The refugees also wanted to go over to please the village chief, but firstly, the village chief was not at home, and secondly, Aunt Li also knew what these refugees were thinking, and she was very protective of them.
When the refugee heard this, he didn't analyze the impossibility for Fang Xiaoxiao, but just smiled with relief and admonished.
"Don't be in a hurry, we still have time, if it can be done, you will strive to settle down first, this is better than anything else."
Fang Xiaoxiao nodded obediently, and the other refugees who walked in front and behind also slowly gathered over, everyone first looked at the meat in Fang Xiaoxiao's bowl, and then swallowed their saliva, seeing that Fang Xiaoxiao's expression eased a lot.
Fang Xiaoxiao knew that the favorability of the refugees was stable.
Fang Xiaoxiao walked forward with them while telling them his plans.
"There's not enough meat to eat, uncles, how about we go up the mountain at night?"
It was dangerous to go up the mountain at night, and if it were a normal day, they would certainly not have such thoughts.
But today, Fang Xiaoxiao went back and forth to the mountain twice before them, and at this moment it was still like no one.
plus the meat in Fang Xiaoxiao's bowl.
Although the meat was cold, how could a refugee who had not tasted meat for a long time not have an idea.
I can endure it because there are people who need this meat more.
Those who can save their own rations and take them out at night are those who have mental thoughts and can't bear to starve to death the rest of the old and young women and children.
It is not necessary for the elderly, children, women and children not to enter the village, after all, there are too many people entering the village, and it is also an unstable factor for the village.
Therefore, those who enter the village to brush up their good feelings are all strong laborers in the family, and each family has one or two out of each household, and this one has settled, and the family and other people can also have a hukou.
Moreover, with just one strong laborer, the pressure on food rations in the village can be less.
As for how a man who only gets a meager income after a busy day's work will support his family, this is not a matter for the people in the village to manage.
There are many old and young women and children left outside, and there are some strong laborers to protect them, and the daily rations of these people are a big problem.
There is basically nothing to eat in a safe place, and a place to eat is dangerous for them.
Don't look at Fang Xiaoxiao killing so many rabbits, that's because she is a player, she can quickly recover from her injuries.
But these refugees can't do it, once they get hurt, it's a very troublesome thing, and even if they don't get it right, they will die.
Therefore, even ordinary rabbits are very dangerous for these refugees.
But maybe it was because the meat was too tempting, or maybe Fang Xiaoxiao's performance today gave them confidence, after these refugees were entangled for a while, in the end, two refugees decided to fight with Fang Xiaoxiao!
The place where the old and young women and children are located is not far from the village, and it is also close to the City God Temple where the player was born, which is relatively secret.
Fang Xiaoxiao really didn't expect that these people would actually dig a deep hole here!
The entrance to the cave can only be entered by one person, and it is difficult to enter and exit, and there are people guarding inside, not afraid of anything else breaking in.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the others did not go in, but handed over the food to the 'janitor'.
It's not that they don't want to see their relatives, but they are in a hurry, and they can go back early after sending them off early, and they can do more work.
The food they brought was not only theirs, but also some other refugees, except for Fang Xiaoxiao, the other refugees reported their names while handing over the food, and the 'janitor' also wrote it down carefully, until they arrived at Fang Xiaoxiao, the other party's expression was more or less complicated.
"It's hard for you, kid, to think about us. But you're here just in time, and your father and mother have something left for you. ”
“??”
Fang Xiaoxiao was a little stunned, but at this time, the 'janitor' had already called for someone to enter the cave, and after a while, the 'janitor' pulled up a basket.
The capacity of the basket is not small, but there are only three things inside.
A brand new pair of mille-feuille shoes, a rusty sickle, and a wooden plaque with the word 'Peace' engraved on the front and 'Ankang' on the back.
The 'janitor' put the basket in front of Fang Xiaoxiao and said in a somewhat regretful tone.
"Your parents left too suddenly, these are your family things, the shoes are made by your mother, the sickle is what your father left behind, this peace card is engraved by the village chief to the village children, you are not married yet, there is also one."
Fang Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and bent down to pick up these three things from the basket.
Fang Xiaoxiao hasn't taken office yet, so he can't see the attributes of these three things, but these three things can be regarded as the end of Fang Xiaoxiao's urgent need.
Fang Xiaoxiao thanked him and handed over the bowl of meat to the other party.
"I'm going to take the bowl back, I'll be picking it up later."
The 'janitor' took the bowl and froze.
"Where are you going? It's so late. ”
"We are going to go to the mountain, I went to the mountain today, and I brought back a lot of rabbits and wild vegetables, which I used to bribe the village chief's daughter-in-law, and I want to take advantage of the evening to go up the mountain once."
"Nonsense! Where is the mountain so good, you go back to the village obediently, and don't go up the mountain in the future, in the future, you girls will find a villager to marry, and you can settle down. ”
Among these refugees, the best arrangement is a girl who is not yet married, so the default girl's family is all players.
Fang Xiaoxiao shook her head, her tone was very firm.
"If I don't work hard, everyone in the village will starve to death, my recovery is very strong, and the injuries I suffered in the morning are now healed."
As she spoke, she held out her hand to show the man.
"At the beginning, I went up the mountain to cut pigweed, I pulled it by hand, and there were a lot of injuries on my hands, you see, now it's all healed."
The man first looked at Fang Xiaoxiao's hand in disbelief for a while, and finally sighed.
"I didn't expect that our Maixiang Village could also produce a child with creativity. That's fine, but I'm not at ease with letting you go up the mountain with a child, so I'll go with you. ”
The 'janitor' was about to go up the mountain together, but the two refugees who were originally going to be with Fang Xiaoxiao disagreed.
"Brother Da Niu, I'll go with Chuanzi, you still need to guard here, if you leave, what should you do here?"
"Yes, Brother Niu, you are the most powerful in the village now, if you have a slip-up ......"
Li Daniu didn't let the two people finish, and directly came to a conclusion.
"No, I don't feel at ease when you go up the mountain. The hole is narrow, and there are some traps in it, and I'll seal it off when I leave, so I'm sure it'll be fine for a short time. It's like a novel, and we have to give it a go...... Today, the two old men of Li Qiu's family did not survive. ”
All of a sudden, the atmosphere became heavy, Li Daniu did not hesitate, and when he had made a decision, he decisively shouted below, carrying three back baskets and sickles.
The bowl with the meat was sent down, and then Li Daniu started to cover the hole with a wooden cover, then filled it with earth, and finally placed a large stone on it.
After doing all this, he clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to go.
Fang Xiaoxiao was a little dumbfounded, and couldn't help but ask a stupid question.
"If it's sealed so tightly, won't the people inside be deprived of oxygen?"
"What's missing? Rest assured, everyone is fine except for the lack of food. ”
"No, I mean, is there a vent in the cavern down there?"
"Yes, there are three, and there are other exits for emergency escape, rest assured, this place is safe."
"Oh, that's at stake." Li Daniu nodded, his tone a little emotional.
"This is the way the refugees who fled to our village stayed, they used to survive like this, and now we rely on this method to save their lives, which is really ......"
Li Daniu didn't finish speaking, but he was also very emotional.
Other people are also angry when they hear it, but life still has to go on, and everyone doesn't have so much time to sigh about these things.
The food delivery was about to go back to the village to continue working, and Fang Xiaoxiao took the three refugees to prepare to go up the mountain.
A group of people parted ways, everyone was in a hurry in the dark, and there was no lantern torch, so they could only rely on the moonlight.
It's good to say that those who go back to the village are a little dangerous when they go up the mountain.
Fortunately, the moon is relatively round today, and under the moonlight, it can be regarded as bright.
The group was speechless, and when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Li Daniu was about to take the lead and leave first, but was stopped by Fang Xiaoxiao.
"Wait, let's prepare first, rub some grass rope around the body, it can be regarded as a protection."
After Fang Xiaoxiao's reminder, both Li Daniu and the two refugees who came with him started to move, and quickly rubbed the straw rope out.
These three people are used to doing this, and they are much better than Fang Xiaoxiao, and they are also more disciplined than Fang Xiaoxiao, and they will not hinder their actions after they are entangled.
And, not only the upper body, but also some of them wrapped around their legs.
"There are many dangers on this mountain, and there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants on this big night, and if you are bitten, it will be very troublesome."
Fang Xiaoxiao nodded obediently, but when she was ready, she walked to the front one step ahead of Li Daniu.
"I'll go ahead, I'll recover quickly, if I really meet a monster, I can resist a little more, and it will be convenient to recover in the future."
"How's that going to work, you're still a kid."
"It's okay, I'm not young anymore, and this choice is the best for the people in the village."
Li Daniu originally wanted to say something, but when he mentioned the village, he hesitated a little.
And Fang Xiaoxiao took advantage of Li Daniu's hesitation and entered the mountain first.
Fang Xiaoxiao also went up the mountain at night to fight monsters and accumulate experience, how could he let the NPC go ahead, if one or two died, it would be a real pity.