flstandardbreds Chapter 134 The Tough Village Chief
Chapter 134 The Tough Village Chief
The woman was also ready to get up, but she was reluctant and was hesitant.
He muttered in anger and complained:
"Isn't it just that I'm too tired? Can't I take a break?
"My feet are no longer my own. I have such a miserable life! Village chief! Are you trying to kill me?"
The woman was still there, complaining about the unclear situation.
Village chief Li Hujiang heard the woman saying these nonsense.
He was so angry that he glared at the shrew, his mouth trembling with anger:
"You're so nice! You're taking my kindness for granted, right? Why are you so ungrateful?
I asked you to hurry up, is it for my own sake? I asked you to hurry up, I am forcing you to death.
You just put this hat on me, right? Do you still think I am the village chief? How dare you talk like this?
I took great pains to think about you, but you did something wrong. Do I have to bear the consequences for you in the end?
If the village suffers further losses, whether in human or financial terms, because of you or your people, who will bear the consequences? Is it my fault too?
I said, if you want to leave, leave. If you don’t want to leave, stay.
After all, everyone is fleeing famine, so there is no need for me to care about you. I can't even protect myself, why should I care about you?
I'm putting this here, you all listen to me. If you are willing to let me be the village chief, then follow me. If not, then you can make your own decision!
If you want to rest, then rest. If you don’t want to rest, then follow me. If you follow me, then you must listen to what I say.
Otherwise, don't follow me, otherwise you will have to find me if something happens later.
Now the government doesn't care about us. There's no need for me to care about you.
I can't risk my own life and property, my own family, to take care of you. That's impossible.
It's up to you. Do you want to leave or not? "Li Hujiang, the village chief, tried to calm himself down and said these words.
While he was speaking, he was also observing the expressions of others. Some people still looked reluctant, while others agreed with what he said.
He wouldn't care too much about this. Those who are willing to follow him can go, and those who are not willing can stay. It's that simple.
After hearing what the village chief said, Li Shan felt embarrassed.
His face turned pale and blue, and he felt ashamed. We were all from the same village, and it ended up like this.
It was also his fault that he did not control his wife and angered the village chief. After hearing what the village chief said, the men were afraid that he would abandon them.
So she went to pull it immediately, but her wife told her to continue on her way.
"Why don't you just stand still? What are you talking about? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth off.
The village chief is doing this for our own good. Doesn't what you just said make him appear unkind and unjust?
The village chief has never forced us. He always does it for our own good. Don't be ungrateful.
Let me tell you this, if you don't want to leave here, you can stay here by yourself. I will take my son away and we will follow the village chief.
If you want to stay, you can stay. If you have any problems in the future, it has nothing to do with me. Think about it before you answer. "
I heard my man say that he wanted to abandon me.
The woman immediately became anxious and tried to find a way to save the situation. She stood up straight and upright without any shyness.
Then he said to the village chief with a smile on his face and a pinched voice:
"Oh, I'm sorry, Village Chief, that's not what I meant.
I just complained because my feet hurt. We can continue on our way and we will follow you.
I will listen to you from now on, don't worry. I will never complain again. I just think the sun is so hot and we have been walking for so long.
I'm a bit physically exhausted, so I just said those words. I was just talking nonsense, don't take it seriously.
I want to say sorry to you, Village Chief, please don’t abandon us.
Our whole family will follow you and we will listen to you.
From now on, I will do whatever you ask me to do, and I will never refuse. If you ask me to go east, I will never go west, don’t worry.”
The woman was awakened by her husband's words. If the village chief abandoned them, there would be only one outcome. That was death, either starvation or being killed by others.
The village chief has led them for such a long distance, and it is always safer with more people than traveling alone.
The crowd also began to whisper, and everyone was carefully considering what the village chief had just said.
It is true that men have better physical strength and are definitely better at traveling long distances than women.
But for children, there are some things they cannot bear, and if they walk alone, the danger will be even greater.
So those who were lying on the ground just now also climbed up one after another.
They surrounded the village chief and began to say nice things to him, fearing that he would abandon them.
"Yes, village chief! Please don't abandon us. We will listen to you and continue on our way. I was just too tired and my feet were blistered. It hurt so much! That's why I complained.
If we follow you, our village will have hope. There were more than 200 households in Lijia Village, but now there are only more than 100 households left.
But these are all our own faults, and we never blame you.
I am also grateful for taking us with me to escape the famine. This will give our descendants a better way out. I was just talking nonsense, don’t take it to heart.”
The other woman just now, he endured the pain in his feet, climbed up, and staggered to the side of the village chief.
They said all the nice things to the village chief, for fear that he would abandon them in the end.
Village chief Li Hujiang, whose face was as red as pig liver just now, has now returned to normal. In fact, he still wants to take the people in the village to a better place.
So he would not abandon any of them unless it was absolutely necessary.
He was also a responsible person, and what he said just now was just angry words. Since they were all willing to continue on their journey, he naturally would not refuse.
"Well, remember what you said. Anyone who is willing to follow me must listen to me.
When the time comes, you will naturally be allowed to rest. Everyone, hold on. Go a little further and find a better place to rest at night.
OK, let's keep going. Don't waste any more time."
Village chief Ji Hujiang began to walk forward, then waved to those people, signaling them.
Everyone dispersed and continued on their way.