Chapter 141: Villagers
The Demon Boy came to the world, in a small square in a remote village.
"Village chief," a big man saluted to an old man on crutches, "I've seen it, and most of the crops around here have been contaminated by the blood of the bird demon, and most of them have died......"
The big man's voice was full of bitterness, after the demon blood was soaked, not only did the crops planted now wither, but what was even worse was that the land where these crops withered died, it would be impossible to grow crops for at least ten years in the future.
Even if it is planted by luck, who can eat the food infected by demonic energy?
"Village chief, I'm afraid this year's food can't even reach 30% of last year's, what should the people in the village do......
The big man and the village chief were surrounded by villagers, they stood together sparsely, but they were not too close to the village and the big man, as if they were afraid of disturbing them, and at this moment after listening to the words of the big man, some sighed, and some looked discouraged.
The big man was also full of sorrow, he was strong, and his two sons were not too young, so they could go to the city to work or go to the sea to fish for food, and their family would not starve to death, but most of the people in the village were not able to do so.
"The problem of food is still secondary, we rely on the East China Sea here, and the grain production is not much, most of them still rely on going to sea to fish, and the grain harvest cost in the field is not much, and the fishing boats in the village are fine, right?"
The white-haired, crutche-clad village asked in an old voice.
"It's okay, the boats in the village are all by the sea, far from here, and they are all intact," the big man breathed a sigh of relief, but then looked at the nearly half-destroyed houses, and his face was even more worried, "But this house is ...... What about the house? ”
As soon as Dahan said this, nearly half of the villagers around him looked gloomy, and even more began to sob.
"This ...... This ......" The village chief was on crutches, entangled for a long time, gritted his teeth, and said, "Big deal, old man, I will show this old face and ask the chief soldier Master Li to ......"
Before the village chief could finish speaking, someone in the surrounding crowd shouted: "Yes! The village elder went to find Master Li to compensate us! Our house and fields were destroyed in the hands of Nezha! ”
As soon as the man finished speaking, someone responded to him.
"That's right! Looking for Master Lee! When Nezha was born, he promised us that he would never let Nezha leave the house for half a step, if he broke into trouble, he would risk his life and give us justice, and now Nezha has destroyed our house and fields, and Lord Li will be responsible! ”
Some of the villagers' faces showed a look of intent, and some wanted to speak, but they were stopped by the big man.
"Shut up Lao Tzu!" The big man roared loudly, the sound was like a bell, and the villagers suddenly fell silent, he glanced at the villagers, and said coldly, "Who spoke just now!" Stand up for Lao Tzu! ”
“……”
The big man seemed to be very majestic in the village, and the crowd was bustling for a while, and two young men cowered in front of the big man
"Smack——!
"Smack——!
The big man rounded his arms and slapped each of them one after another, he was born with extraordinary strength, and he actually slapped these two people to the ground.
The two men who were slapped on the ground had their ears buzzing, and half of their faces were swollen high. The surrounding villagers who saw the tragic situation of these two people suddenly fell silent and quieted.
In the empty village square, only the angry scolding voice of the big man echoed: "You two bastards are not blinded by lard!" If it weren't for Lord Li's son, in addition to that bird demon, we would have already entered the belly of that monster, how could we still have the life to be in this distressed field and house? ”
The more the big man spoke, the more angry he became, and he made up for each of the two villagers on the ground.
"Master Li said that he would not let Nezha leave the Li Mansion, but if Nezha doesn't come today, we will all have to die at the hands of monsters! People saved your lives, and you still want to slander Lord Li, the conscience of you two dogs! ”
"To ...... Want...... If it wasn't for Nezha who beat the bird demon into the village, how could he smash the house, if he led the bird demon away and then killed it, how could he destroy the world and the world! ”
One of the two men covered his face with one hand and his waist with the other, and said angrily to the big man.
"Are you reasonable?!" Dahan's eyes widened, and he looked at him and the other villagers and asked, "Do you all think so?" ”
The villagers were silent, some shook their heads, some nodded, and some sighed and lamented.
"Touch your conscience! I don't need to tell you how you treat Lord Li's son on weekdays, right? I know you are afraid of him, and I am afraid of him! He was born seriously injured dozens of people, and the consequences of a demon sneaking into Chentang Pass may not be greater than the damage caused by him when he was born! ”
"I understand that you are avoiding him, and I am avoiding him, we have never respected him, he is different from Master Li, he is not the chief soldier, he does not accept the food and fish we collect, he once owed us nothing except those who were injured and the houses destroyed!"
The big man glared at these fellow villagers and shouted: "He has no reason to save us, we have not given him anything, and now he has indeed ruined our things, but he has saved our lives!" Now you still have to go to Lord Li to compensate for something, what about your conscience! ”
“……”
The big man's shouting and scolding echoed in the square, and the villagers lowered their heads.
"Lord Li's child is indeed dangerous, and the old man understands that you are afraid of him," the village chief continued Dahan's words, "He has indeed demolished a lot of houses and other things in Chentangguan during the year, and Lord Li has also compensated them one by one." ”
"However, these things today should not be compensated by Lord Li!" The village chief's crutches slammed the ground, making a dull voice, "Nezha is for us, to save the monster that the girl of the Zhang family beats, what face do we have to let the life-saving benefactor compensate for these things!" ”
"Yes...... But village chief, didn't you just say that you were going to find Master Li? ”
In the crowd, a voice said timidly.
"The old man didn't go to Lord Li to compensate, he wanted to ask Lord Li for some money, food and place to help the people in the village who couldn't survive!"
The village chief pointed to the girl who was rescued by Nezha and her brother and mother: "Zhang's husband died in the hands of monsters two years ago, she is a woman who pulls two babies up, she can't go to sea, she lives on that little field, and now the house is gone, how can she and her children survive?" ”
The girl's mother just hugged her and her brother with empty eyes and tears, and the five or six-year-old boy in her arms kept telling her mother that he was old enough to go to the sea with the rest of the village to fish and support the family.
But he didn't know that the fishing gear left by his father two years ago had been sold by his mother, and that she had barely fed her two children with that money, and that she had not starved to death.
Now that her children are older, she doesn't have to take care of them all the time, she can support them by plowing the fields – but their houses and fields are no longer there.
"And the child of the Zhao family, the father and mother of the family ......"
The village chief babbled about a few families, all of which were families with a difficult life in the village, "Now half of the houses in the village are destroyed, and half of the fields cannot be planted, if I don't beg Master Li, they will die!" ”
The village chief's face is not good-looking, Li Jing is actually not obliged to help them, and it is a little unreasonable for him to beg Li Jing, but now most of the people in the village are too busy to take care of themselves, and he can't really just watch these people die if he doesn't beg Li Zongbing.
"This ...... How do you ask for it...... Why should Master Li help us! ”
The strong man said with a bitter face.
"Alas......" the village chief shook his head, "I can only beg for a try, the old man is the head of the village, I can't watch you starve to death in front of the old man, I just kneel in front of the gate of the Li Mansion, and I want to ask for a life for you from Lord Li!" ”
The beard and hair were all white, and the old man, who was over seventy years old, was on crutches and his back bent, and walked nervously towards the Li Mansion accompanied by the big man.