"How's that okay?"

"We all watched Gu Lan and their children grow up, we can't just watch them die!"

"Oh my God, if you have eyes, open them and see!"

"Shut up, everybody! There are more than 20 families in our village, not to mention much, one person can help her pay enough for ten catties of food, what do you think of this idea! ”

The people of Xiaolongkan don't treat Gu Lan well on weekdays, and naturally there is nothing bad, but when something happens, they don't want to see Gu Lan and a few people hacked to death under the knife.

Like they said, after all, I grew up watching it, and I couldn't bear it.

Gu Lan looked at everyone blankly, as if she couldn't believe her ears.

She doesn't like the world, she hates the people here, she always thinks they are dirty, superstitious, and ignorant.

But as it turned out, she seemed to have misjudged again.

Even if someone shouts the idea, not everyone wants to do it.

Intermittently, seven or eight families responded, but some people were hesitating, and others, like the Gu family, sneaked away while they had finished handing over the grain.

Gray, like a mouse with a tail between them, no matter how others persuade them, they have no shame to stay on this road.

It's not that they don't want to help Gu Lan, they really can't help themselves, there are many people in their family, and there is little food, so they pay hundreds of catties of grain for nothing, although ten catties is not too much, but who knows if it will save their lives in the future?

"It's not that we don't want to help, it's really that there is no way at home, my daughter-in-law just gave birth to a baby, and she has to pay three buckets of grain when she is less than a month old, and she really can't do it, I don't know if I can survive this winter, don't look at me, don't beg me, the old man can't ......"

The one who begged for food did not cry, but the one who could not help wept.

The old tears were cloudy, and he didn't dare to look at Gu Lan's children, so he ran away as if he was being picked up.

There were more than a dozen families left by Gu Lan's side, looking at each other, not knowing what to do, only these people were left, and there was more food to be produced for Gu Lan.

What's more, Gu Lan has no land, and it is impossible to expect her to return the grain, which is destined to be a loss-making transaction.

The official sat on the chair, watched the excitement for a long time, drank the tea that was being delivered, and reminded slowly like a cat playing with a mouse: "There is still time for half a pillar of incense, can you get enough food!" ”

The knife was placed next to his chair, a clear reminder of what would happen if they didn't hand over the food.

"Deliver! The old man pays for them! ”

There was a hearty shout behind everyone, and Old Man Shao was carrying a bag and a half of grain alone, and he couldn't tell that he was old at all.

He was a little panting, and he ran back and forth twice, and even his iron body couldn't hold it up.

He put the grain in front of the official, bent down and showed a flattering smile: "Official, you can count it hard and see if this is one hundred and fifty-four catties of grain, which bothers you." ”

The official's face turned blue, who is this, and ruined his plan again!

What the hell is going on in this village? When the other villagers heard that someone was paying less food, they couldn't wait to run away and ignore it, but if the villagers here wanted to help Gu Lan pay food, why would anyone be willing to directly give her more than 100 catties of grain?

Li Zheng hurriedly asked his son to weigh the grain, and without waiting for the official to attack, he hurriedly said: "Official, the food is enough!" We have enough food in our village! After a while, I will ask the villagers to carry grain to the town, it is not early at this time, the inner people have killed the chickens and ducks, and the food has already been cooked, it is better to sit down and rest, why bother to be angry with these untouchables! ”

Li Zheng was smiling all over his face, like flies rubbing his hands, humble and pitiful.

Even if the official still wanted to trouble Gu Lan again, he really couldn't find a reason.

He looked Old Man Shao up and down, and wondered, "Who are you, why do you want to help her hand over food?" ”

"Oh, this one," Old Man Shao rubbed his hands, glanced at Gu Lan, and said with a smile: "They are all neighbors, if they can help, they will help." ”

Cut! Not to mention neighbors, even if they are husband and wife, are there fewer people who fly separately when disaster comes?

The official had been busy all morning, as if he smelled the aroma of meat in Lizheng's house, he was too lazy to worry about this group of untouchables, waved his hand to let Gu Lan and the others retreat, and Shi Shiran followed Li Zheng into the house.

"Phew! What is it! ”

Li Zheng entered the house with his front foot, and the old man Shao straightened his waist with his back foot, spitting disdainfully.

The people in the village also gathered around with concern, pulling the pillar to look left and right.

"How can this person be so ruthless, such a young child is beaten!"

"Okay, okay, what is this, it's already calculated without a knife, you don't know, I heard that someone in the next village was hacked to death directly, and his intestines came out!"

"Oops, really? I'm scared to death! ”

This is probably the fastest group of people in the world.

Last night they were still crying for the food they were reluctant to hand over, but after handing over the food today, it was much easier, and they thought about exchanging food for the lives of a few irrelevant children.

Gu Lan was pulled by them and left the door of Lizheng's house.

Someone asked her if there was a way to pull the grain to the town, Gu Lan shook her head.

The man called a few men like a soldier, "Everyone is working hard, one person helps her carry some of it, and it saves her a girl from walking for so long." ”

"Okay, how easy is that!"

"Oh, it's not a problem, it's not a problem."

"What's this, you can't starve to death if you live at the foot of the mountain, it's a big deal to eat bark and leaves, haven't all your ancestors come here like this for generations?"

"Yes, as long as people live, there will be everything."

Gu Lan dragged her younger siblings and was wrapped in the crowd, not knowing where they were going, but they seemed to protect themselves and comfort themselves.

What kind of people are these?

Gu Lan still didn't figure it out.

But when she sat in a house, someone brought hot tea to warm her body, it was a woman, she was dark-skinned, the clothes on her body could not see the color clearly, and when she smiled, she showed a mouthful of white teeth, and she looked gentle.

"Tell my aunt, were you frightened just now?"

Gu Lan blinked and shook her head, "Auntie, I'm not afraid." ”

"Nonsense! Don't be afraid, how old are you, it's already amazing, but don't be afraid, it's already over! ”

In the next room, the men gathered around and chatted about today's harvest, the sudden grain tax, and other tragedies in the village.

Gu Lan's heart slowly settled down, and she seemed to know a little more about the people and things in this world.

Slowly, Gu Lan knew that the woman in front of her was called Aunt Ming, and her man's name was Li Ming, and she was one of the hunters in the village.

The men next door were discussing an important matter.