Sweet Dreams in Famine Years: The System Leads to a Brilliant Life

Pan Yang obviously didn't expect that someone would dare to sneak into the cave and steal the child when so many people were guarding it. This is too bold! If Zeng Yatou hadn't discovered it in time, the consequences would be disastrous. Thinking of this, Pan Yang's face was gloomy, and he immediately called a few strong men in the village to tie up the man.

Without saying a word, several strong men took up the rope and quickly tied up the person on the ground. Just as they were swiftly tying up the child thief, everyone was surprised to find that the person was actually Mrs. Zhang!

"Let me go! Let me go now! I didn't steal the child! This bitch has wronged me!" Mrs. Zhang was tied up and couldn't move, but she still refused to give up and kept throwing tantrums and yelling on the ground.

The villagers looked at each other and asked, "If you didn't steal the child, why did you come to our place? Aren't all the people from Zhangguanbao outside?"

At this moment, someone suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, "I remember that Mrs. Zhang seemed to have said during the day that she wanted Zeng Yatou to pay for her grandson's life!"

"That's right! She lost her grandson herself, and instead of reflecting on it, she blamed it on others."

The villagers in the cave started talking about it.

Outside the cave, the villagers of Zhangguanbao had already been awakened by the wailing of Mrs. Zhang, and now they were all gathered at the entrance of the cave to watch the excitement. When they saw that the person who stole the child was Mrs. Zhang, they were all shocked.

In the afternoon, only Zhang Mazi came back. Zhang Pozi did not follow him back to the village. Everyone thought she had been lost. Unexpectedly, she sneaked back in the middle of the night and even tried to steal Zeng Zhengen's son!

Although Yang Xuyu didn't want to interfere in Zhang Po's affairs, Zhang Po was from Zhangguanbao after all. Now she actually ran to Dapo Village to steal children. As the village chief, he couldn't just sit back and watch.

"Mr. Zhang Yong, don't worry. I will give you a satisfactory explanation for this matter." Yang Xuyu promised with a serious expression.

Zeng Zhengen glanced at Mrs. Zhang's hands, which had been crippled by her, and then nodded indifferently.

"Okay, I'll give Uncle Yang a favor today. I hope you won't let me down."

Mrs. Zhang's hands were already broken, and Zeng Zhengen didn't care about her final fate. She decided to give Yang Xuyu a way out and not pursue further.

Yang Xuyu nodded and signaled the villagers to tie up Mrs. Zhang and take her out of the cave. He knew that if this matter was not handled properly, the relationship between Zhangguanbao and Dapo Village would become more tense.

Zeng Zhengen didn't care how Yang Xuyu would deal with Mrs. Zhang. They parted ways after dawn.

"Okay, it's still early. Let's rest for a while. We will continue our journey when it gets light." Pan Yang said, breaking the heavy atmosphere in the cave.

The villagers had not yet fully woken up from their sleep. After hearing what Mrs. Zhang had said, they all felt very sleepy. After hearing what Pan Yang said, they all returned to their own places to continue resting.

Zeng's mother and Wang Huan looked at the bloodstains on the ground and asked Zeng Zhengen to help clean them up. After cleaning, Zeng Zhengen returned to his straw mat, but he couldn't fall asleep.

As soon as the sky turned pale, the villagers got up one after another, washed up and prepared to continue on their journey. Zeng Zhengen had not rested well last night, so he yawned non-stop after getting up.

Zeng's mother looked distressed and walked up to persuade her, "Zeng girl, you were very tired last night. Why don't you take a nap for a while? I will call you after your sister-in-law and I have prepared breakfast."

Zeng Zhengen shook his head and declined his mother's kindness. "No, Mom, I'll help too. If we finish eating earlier, we can get going earlier. I don't want to stay with the people in Zhangguanbao any longer."

Thinking that they might not have time to cook during the daytime travel, Zeng's mother specially made some extra pancakes.

After a simple breakfast, Pan Yang called on the villagers of Dapo Village and started their journey.

When Yang Xuyu was about to come over to talk to Zeng Zhengen about how to deal with Mrs. Zhang, he saw that all the villagers of Dapo Village were ready to go.

"Zhang Yong's family, what are you doing?"

Zeng Zhengen did not answer directly, but asked: "Uncle Yang, what are you doing here?"

Yang Xuyu looked at Zeng Zhengen's cold expression and sighed inwardly, knowing that what happened to Mrs. Zhang last night might have completely chilled her heart.

"Zhang Yong, I came here to tell you that I have driven Mrs. Zhang out of the refugee group in Zhangguanbao."

Zeng Zhengen nodded indifferently, "Oh, I see. If there is nothing else, please go back, Uncle Yang."

Zeng Zhengen really didn't want to have any entanglement with the people of Zhangguanbao. He helped Yang Xuyu before only because he had helped the original owner before.

Since fleeing from famine in the past few days, she has helped Yang Xuyu a lot, which can be regarded as repaying the favor that the original owner owed to Yang Xuyu.

Seeing Zeng Zhengen's cold attitude, Yang Xuyu knew that Zeng Zhengen might blame him too.

"Okay, then I'll go back first."

"Brother Yang, you must take good care of yourself when leading the villagers of Zhangguanbao from now on." Pan Yang sighed helplessly. He still felt deeply about Yang Xuyu's character. Although he was upright, he was sometimes too indecisive.

"Brother Pan, you guys should take care of yourselves too. I know that we, the people of Zhangguanbao, are sorry to Zeng girl this time." Yang Xuyu seemed a little guilty.

After the two village chiefs gave each other some instructions, they returned to their respective teams. Seeing that the villagers of Dapo Village had packed their bags, Pan Yang led the team to continue their journey.

At the same time, the villagers of Zhangguanbao began to get anxious as they watched the people from Dapo Village leave.

"Village Chief, everyone in Dapo Village has left. Should we leave too?"

"Yes, Zhang Yong's wife looks like a capable woman. If we don't follow them, what if we encounter any danger along the way?"

"Yes, village chief, let's catch up with them before they go far!"

Yang Xuyu looked at the villagers of Dapo Village who were getting farther and farther away, and after a while, he spoke.

"Forget it, we won't follow them from tonight." Yang Xuyu sighed, with a bit of helplessness in his tone. He didn't tell everyone the truth - in fact, Zeng Zhengen didn't want to take the people from Zhangguanbao with him. He knew very well that if he said that, the villagers would definitely vent their anger on Zeng Zhengen, and even resent her.

Yang Xuyu looked at the villagers in front of him, feeling helpless. Most of these people were selfish, and would not meddle in anything unless it involved their own interests. But once it involved their own safety or interests, they would be like wild beasts, baring their fangs and claws, making endless trouble.

Perhaps it is because of this that Zeng Zhengen is no longer willing to take them with him.

After hearing what Yang Xuyu said, the villagers of Zhangguanbao became like ants on a hot pan, and they were all anxious.

"Village Chief, how could you do this?"

"There are people who can protect us all, why don't you let us go with them?"

"That's right! There's a safe path but they won't let us go with them."

"I see. You must be afraid that Zhang Yong's wife will take your position as village chief, so you don't want us to follow them!"