The happy little days of the Ye family

Father Ye finished selling the braised pork rice and drove his donkey cart home as usual.

What was different from usual was that Father Ye met many ragged people along the way, and their accents sounded like they were from other places.

Passing by a steamed bun shop, Father Ye saw several refugees rushing over and snatching away all the steamed buns in the steamer.

The owner of the bun shop tried his best to stop the refugees, but he was alone and was soon pushed to the ground by the gangster.

Father Ye had a bad premonition in his heart. Could it be that there was a disaster with so many refugees? Will there be chaos in the county in the future?

Father Ye's face was solemn. Before he left the county gate, he quickly turned around and went back. After a while, he arrived at the Liang Family Restaurant.

Liang's restaurant is a place to eat. People come and go every day, so it is the best informed.

At this time, there were about a dozen ragged refugees gathered at the door of the Liang Family Restaurant. There were men and women, but most of them were strong young adults.

At this time, there were two tall guards guarding the door of the Liang Family Restaurant. These guards stared at the refugees at the door.

Father Ye just wanted to go in, but was stopped by the guards. Fortunately, he met the waiter of the restaurant and went in.

At this time, the Liang family restaurant was deserted, and shopkeeper Liang was worrying in front of the counter.

Father Ye quickly walked to the counter and knocked on the counter gently.

Shopkeeper Liang was shocked for a moment and thought something happened again. When he saw Father Ye, he felt relieved again.

Father Ye was in a hurry to go back and didn't even bother to chat with shopkeeper Liang. He asked straight to the point:

"Shop Manager Liang, I met many refugees along the way today, and I heard their accents are all from other places."

Father Ye lowered his voice and asked, "I wonder if there was a disaster somewhere nearby?"

Shopkeeper Liang sighed and said to Father Ye: "Didn't it rain heavily for several days a month ago? Our county magistrate is a good official and cleared the river in advance. Although some fertile fields were flooded, there was no flooding."

"I heard that Hehua County next door also had heavy rain for several days. The rain was heavier than in our county, but the river there was not cleared in advance, and the entire county was flooded."

Hearing this, Father Ye already knew what was going on.

The water system in Hehua County next door is particularly developed. There are streams every ten steps and a river every hundred steps. It is a famous land of fish and rice.

Shopkeeper Liang continued: "I heard that the county magistrate over there ran away a long time ago, and the victims spread from Hehua County to all directions without anyone taking care of them."

"Since yesterday evening, there have been many more people fleeing famine in the county. Those who can escape and come to our county are not easy to mess with."

"Will the county not care about it?" Father Ye was very worried when he saw that there were already many refugees on the road.

"The county magistrate is kind-hearted and did not close the city gate directly. He only sent a lot of police officers to maintain law and order in the county."

"Also, I heard that the county magistrate discussed with many wealthy businessmen in the county today and said that he would give porridge to the victims."

"I heard that the city gate will be closed tomorrow, so you can only go out but not enter. In addition, we will give porridge and resettle the victims at the gate."

Shopkeeper Liang usually has a good relationship with Father Ye, so he lowered his voice to remind Father Ye.

"Brother Ye, you have business money with you. You should be careful when you go home these two days. Don't let these refugees rob you."

"I heard that quite a few people in the county were robbed by these refugees yesterday and this morning."

"I just saw some refugees in the county robbing a bun shop and knocking down the owner."

Father Ye thought of the bun shop he just saw on the road. These refugees were indeed a scourge.

"Although the government has sent people to take care of it, there are too many refugees and they can't take care of it for a while. If there is nothing wrong, it is best to go out as little as possible."

Hearing what Shopkeeper Liang said, Father Ye became more and more panicked as he thought about it.

After thanking shopkeeper Liang, Father Ye quickly drove the donkey cart back. He had to inform the village chief about this matter as soon as possible.

And starting from tomorrow, Father Ye doesn't plan to set up a stall on the dock. He can make money at any time, but his life is still at stake.

When passing by the drug store, Ye's father went to the drug store and bought many commonly used medicines, such as cold medicine, antipyretic medicine and medicine for knife wounds. Father Ye took all of them.

Although Tang Xiaojing knows how to prepare medicinal materials, it never hurts to prepare a little extra, just in case it comes in handy.

There was a grain shop next to the medicine shop. Father Ye looked over and saw people queuing up to buy grain in front of the shop.

Moreover, many refugees gathered at the entrance of the grain store. These refugees stared eagerly at the people who came to buy grain.

Fortunately, the government arranged for police officers to maintain order here, otherwise the food in the grain store would not be preserved.

However, many people who bought food were followed by refugees. When they walked to a place with few people, several refugees stepped forward and snatched the food away.

After coming out of the medicine shop, Ye's father thought for a while and went to the dock, taking Ye Donglin and Wang Lin home together.

The two boys are still young, so it would be terrible if something happens along the way.

Ye Donglin and Wang Lin were doing business on the dock when they were suddenly called home in a hurry by Ye's father.

The two of them were very puzzled, but seeing Father Ye's serious expression, they didn't dare to ask any more questions and quickly packed up their things and went back.

At this time, there were more refugees on the road, and Ye Donglin and Wang Lin also noticed something was wrong.

The two of them looked at Father Ye. Father Ye didn't speak, but just nodded. The two of them probably understood what was going on, and felt panicked.

The three men whipped the donkey hard with whips, causing the donkey to run forward desperately in pain.

The three of them left the county gate and walked towards Taohua Village, the fewer refugees there were on the road.

As we approached Luohe Town, there were no more refugees on the road.

It seemed that the refugees were still concentrated in the county and the town was safe for the time being. The three of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the three of them did not dare to relax and hurried on. The usually one and a half hour journey was shortened to one hour by the three of them.

Back in Taohua Village, Ye's father asked Ye Donglin and Wang Lin to go home quickly, while Ye's father went to the village chief's house.

Ye's father came to the village chief's house. The village chief was about to go out with a hoe, but Ye's father quickly stopped the village chief.

Seeing Father Ye's serious expression, the village chief knew that something big had happened, so he quickly pulled Father Ye into the house.

Father Ye told the village chief exactly what he saw in the county and what shopkeeper Liang said.

The village chief's face became uglier as he listened. Just as he was about to pick up the gong and gather the villagers for a meeting, the village chief's youngest son rushed back with his whole family.

The county is expected to be in chaos soon. Ye Xiayang's boss is timid and has temporarily closed the shop. Ye Xiayang is returning to the village with his wife and children.

There will be chaos in the county soon. The villagers in Taohua Village are very united, and they have food at home and vegetables in the fields. They are much safer than in the county.

What Ye Xiayang said was similar to what Ye's father said to the village chief. The county was probably going to be in chaos soon.

The village chief immediately called a meeting with the people in the group, and all the young adults in the village were recruited.

All intersections leading into the village were immediately blocked, leaving only a small door for entry and exit.

Xiaomen arranges personnel to guard there every day, and also organizes personnel to patrol the village.

All the young adults in the village were called together, and these people were divided into four groups, each group responsible for three hours.

Father Ye and the Tang family's father and son were both in the patrol team, and Dahuang and Xiaohuang were also requisitioned by the village.

Da Huang was placed in the patrol team, while Xiao Huang was placed at the entrance to guard the entrance.

Originally Ye Donglin also wanted to go on patrol, but Ye Donglin was one month shy of turning 15 and was left at home.

The whole village became heavily guarded for a while.

Tangshan used to be a bodyguard and was the best in the village, so he was responsible for going in and out of the village every day to inquire about news.