After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 66 I would rather miss it than let it go
At the end of Youshi, the Min family caravan walked into Gaojia Village holding torches.

The Panlong Mountain Range stretches for hundreds of miles. Where the dragon's tail sweeps, there are more than a hundred households at the foot of the mountain. Most of the villagers have the surname Gao. They have made a living here by farming and hunting for hundreds of years. Most weddings and funerals do not go out of the five neighboring villages.

The villagers usually work from sunrise to sunset, and the cycle starts again and again.

Even if I knew in advance that there was a message from outsiders today, most of the villagers would have already dispersed and gone home to rest in the dark.

If I couldn't sleep, I would turn over and over several times the things I had sorted out and planned to exchange for money.

"Go to sleep, that thing is not worth much, and people may not be willing to buy it." The sleepy man on the bed couldn't help but chatter.

"There are many people here this time, so it's easy to sell." The woman carefully sorted it out again, then raised her head and looked outside, and murmured: "It's so late and I haven't arrived yet. I don't know if I will come tonight."

The man turned over, opened his eyes, and waved to his wife: "Erhan Mom, come up and sleep, and I'll keep an eye on her for you."

The woman didn't take off her clothes, so she just lay next to her husband, "a little bit unable to sleep."

A thick arm hugged her tightly, and a furry head came into her neck. A man's grunt came from her ear: "Damn it, if you can't change it this time, it won't delay things. In two days, When Brother Rishanhe comes back, I will go hunting in the mountains with them, and I can exchange some money for you so that I can add a dowry to our eldest daughter without delay."

The woman turned to look at her man and couldn't help but push him, "Dad Erhan, for some reason, when Dongzi came over to talk during the day, I suddenly thought of Sister-in-law Huaihua. Isn't it weird?"

There was no movement around him. After a while, Erhan's father rubbed his eyes and opened his eyes, "Why do you think of Sister-in-law Huaihua?"

"I don't know. When Dongzi came over during the day, I was wondering why he came back alone. Dongzi and Shanhe brothers always go in and out at the same time. This time they went to the city to deliver goods together, and he came back first. What a surprise. Strange."

The man turned over and lay down on his back, thinking carefully about his mother-in-law's words.

Erhanniang added: "I haven't heard of so many prisoners coming all at once for many years."

The man beside him stood up, picked up the coat and put it on. He put it on the bed and put on his pants while telling his mother-in-law, "I'll go to my third uncle's house to have a look."

"It's so late. Is Third Uncle asleep?"

"No. If so many people come to rest in the village, he won't dare to sleep tonight."

Before Ergan's father went out, he helped his wife to tuck off the quilt, "You go to bed first, don't wait for me, we'll talk about it when we get here. We can really stay in the village tomorrow."

The man closed the door and went to Shusheng's house in Li Zhenggao under the starry sky above his head.

Sure enough, there were shadows swaying on the window of the west wing of Li Zheng's house, and there were many people watching.

He shouted softly outside, and not long after, someone opened the door and ran over to open it for him.

"Brother Shangen, why are you here?"

Gao Shangen patted the visitor's arm, and the two walked in side by side, "Come to find your father. Why aren't Uncle Gao and the others sleeping?"

"My father and uncle are discussing something. I just brought some hot water inside." He walked to the door and invited the other party in.

Gao Lizheng didn't expect that Gao Shangen would come over so late, and was a little surprised: "Erhan's dad, why did you come here?"

As soon as Gao Shangen came in, he saw that all the elders with some status in the village were there at the moment. He felt a thump in his heart and felt that he had come to the right place tonight.

The elders of the clan gathered together to discuss the matter, something must have happened.

"When I came back from work, I heard from my second-hand mother that a lot of people are coming to the village tonight?"

Gao Li was nodding and pointing to the seat next to him, "Since you're here, let's sit next to us and discuss it together."

After Gao Shangen said hello to the other elder brothers, he found an empty stool and sat down. "Where did we talk? Let's continue talking." Gao Li was thinking about it for a moment and continued to discuss the next important things with everyone.

Gao Shangen squatted on a stool and was confused at first. After listening for a while, he finally understood.

Among the large group of people that are about to be welcomed in the village, there may be that noble person that Sister-in-law Huaihua mentioned back then!
Gao Shangen's heart was beating loudly!

There was an old man with a gray beard among the clan elders. He held a cane in both hands and pondered for a long time before speaking slowly.

"The child from Shanhe hasn't come back yet. The matter has not been finalized yet. Our Gao family cannot act rashly. There are many people coming this time. If there is a conflict between the two parties, it will not be a good thing for us."

"Grandpa Third is right. I also think we should take care of him first. When the time comes, won't Shanhe come back with us? Then I can ask him about it."

"Dongzi said that the total number of prisoners and caravans totaled 200 to 300 people. There are less than 100 people left in our village now. What should we do if something goes wrong? Let me tell you, don't enter the village. Just outside the East Village."

Some people disagreed, "What if people think our Gaojia Village is not good enough and just pass by?"

"Yes, after passing our village, there is an official post station in front of us."

Gao Li was not expressing his opinion for the time being. After seeing everyone discussing it all night, it was still difficult to reach a unified opinion.

He knocked on the pot and took a puff of cigarette. When everyone stopped talking, he raised his head and looked at everyone.

"Sister-in-law Huaihua said back then that our village would only have one chance to save itself in the future. Do you still remember?"

Only one chance.

I would rather make a mistake than miss the opportunity presented to me.

"Everyone has grown up watching Shanhe's child. Although he has had no father or mother since he was a child, he is unambiguous in his conduct. If he hadn't discovered something, he wouldn't have asked Dongzi to come back and report to us first." Yan Guotou He knocked on the sole of his foot and tapped twice, "Try it. Maybe there are really capable people inside. Otherwise, do you want to stop living, or do you want to leave your hometown and go out to beg for food next year?"

One sentence set the tone for tonight's topic.

Someone reminded everyone: "Don't forget, most of what Sister-in-law Huaihua said back then has come true in our village. She repeatedly mentioned the matter of life and death in the village. It's time. Anyway, I don't want to die, and I don't want to go out as a pawn." Refugees.”

Who would have thought this?

Everyone stared at him.

The clan elder looked at Gao Lizheng, "Did you tell me when the escort team will enter the village?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Shusheng's eldest son's voice came from outside: "Dad, there is a stranger in the village."

Outside Gaojia Village.

Min Zhong and his people were waiting at the entrance of the village.

As soon as the Min family caravan entered Gaojia Village, they were stopped by the villagers as soon as they arrived at the village entrance.

Min Zhong and Wu Liang were both surprised.

Have you never encountered this kind of thing before?

Wu Liang rolled his eyes and whispered to Manager Min: "I think one of the Gao brothers is missing. Maybe that person will come back first to report the news."

"It's the same. There are too many people staying in the village tonight, so it's normal to be a little worried." Manager Min nodded.

(End of this chapter)