Chapter 294 Countermeasures
The father and son went there until nightfall, and they did not come back. Meng cooked the meal and advised Mangye to eat it first. Mangye did not feel hungry or had no appetite, so he asked Duohua and Hutou to eat it first. Just when Meng was advised to her to eat again, Zheng Lin and Mr. Zheng finally came back.
"What did the patriarch and the others say? Have you thought of a solution?" Meng walked up quickly and looked at the father and son nervously. She had suffered from natural disasters and had seen the cruelty of refugees. She was afraid that they would break into the village and do whatever they wanted.
Sang Ye did not speak, carefully observing the expressions of her husband and father-in-law. Seeing that they didn't seem to be worried at all, they knew that the problem was not big, and they felt a little more at ease.
"Don't worry, eat first, and then talk about it in detail after the meal." Old Man Zheng waved his hand and sat at the dining table first. He dealt with a few random mouthfuls at noon, and was so hungry now.
Seeing this, Meng was not able to ask questions anymore. She hurried to the kitchen to serve food, and Duohua also ran to help.
Zheng Lin helped Sangye to the dining table and whispered: "Tonight, the clan leader will inform the village chiefs of several nearby villages about the tragic victims being left here. At that time, several villages will unite, and even if a large number of victims are pouring in, there is no need to be afraid of anything."
When Sang Ye heard this, he felt much more at ease: "That's good, I just hope there will be not too many victims passing by this time."
Although the victims were pitiful, they could do anything when they were extremely hungry. It is not clear how many victims were flocking here. If there were only a few people, each household would be able to help with some food. They were afraid that there were too many refugees and that some people would be unable to take care of them, and that some people would be greedy and cause trouble.
In fact, the best way is to keep all the victims out, and then squeeze out some food from house to house to send them over, so that they can support them to the next town or village, and truly find a place to settle down or solve their difficulties.
"Well, the clan leader and the others should be able to discuss solutions at the latest. You don't need to worry too much." Sang Ye said that Zheng Lin was worried. He just explained the interests at the clan leader's house.
The power of a person and a village is limited. He also proposed the idea of joining several surrounding villages to deal with the victims. He only hopes that several surrounding villages can survive the possible disasters. As for other places, he is powerless.
Tonight, someone is destined to be unable to sleep.
The next day, the Zheng family had just had breakfast when the sound of gongs came from the village again. This time, Zheng Lin did not let Old Man Zheng go, but explained to Sang Ye and left in a hurry.
Other families in the village were like the Zheng family. Almost every household had a person put down their bowls and chopsticks and ran to the clan leader's house. Soon, the open space in front of the clan leader's house was full of people, and the clan leader and clan elders were also there.
After reciting, he made sure that all the people who were supposed to attend were present, the patriarch drank a sip of water to moisten his throat and said solemnly: "I discussed with the village chiefs of several other villages last night. We will send fifty laborers to each village to guard the roads to enter the village. Once the victims appear, they will immediately stop and not be allowed to enter the village."
After hearing this, the villagers started to discuss with a "buzz". Most people agreed with the fact that the victims were not allowed to enter the village, but some people expressed their concerns: "Class leader, you can do whatever you say, but what should you do if there are too many victims who have forced themselves to break through?"
The patriarch nodded: "We old men have also thought of this issue. No matter how many or few disaster victims come, we can only try our best to stop them outside. During this period, there may be conflicts with those disaster victims, and there is a high possibility of fighting and bleeding. I have to remind all of you first. Of course, if you have a better way, you can also propose it and discuss it together. In short, everything we do is for the safety of the Zheng clan."
These words became a little heavy. The villagers bowed their heads and said nothing. No one gave up. They wanted to take the family and the young to temporarily hide from their relatives' houses to avoid chaos, and wait until the victims left before coming back.
If someone really dares to do this, let alone the tribe will not let him go, even the spits of other people in the village can drown him, and no one in the family can think of hang out in the village again.
The patriarch was very satisfied with the attitude of the tribesmen and couldn't help but comfort him: "The situation may not be as serious as I said, and those victims may not necessarily borrow from us."
When the villagers heard this
He was comforted a little, and his serious faces eased a lot. At this time, Zheng Lin stood up and said to the patriarch: "Although the victims may not necessarily pass by here, we must be thoroughly prepared just in case."
The patriarch admired Zheng Lin very much and believed that he was a person with great ability, otherwise he would not have known about the natural disasters in the neighboring prefectures in advance. He heard him say this, and then he nodded in agreement: "A Lin is right. If there is a slight possibility, we must also be prepared."
In the crowd, someone asked loudly: "Alin, have you come up with some good idea? Tell me out and let everyone listen!"
"Yes, yes, tell me if you have a solution. If you succeed, everyone will discuss it. Maybe it will be done." Knowing that Zheng Lin has made contributions on the battlefield and has good kung fu. Some people take the lead and others agree.
Last night, Zheng Lin and Sang Ye did discuss feasible countermeasures. They were questioned by the villagers now, but they did not tell the way Qiao said: "Although we want to keep the victims outside, we may not be able to endure them if we force them to the point. If there are too many victims, our villages may not be able to resist it, so I suggest that each family squeeze out some food. If the victims take the food and leave, this matter can be passed like this. Let's treat it as good things and accumulate virtue for the younger generation."
They are all ordinary farmers. Those victims should also know that there will not be too much food in the village, and even if they take the risk of robbing, they will not be able to grab much. On the contrary, if they get the allocated food and leave, they will not be at risk of injury or death.
How to choose? The victims who have finally survived after surviving thousands of miles away are more clear.
"Well, it's not bad, this idea is good." The patriarch nodded first to agree with Zheng Lin's suggestion, and then turned his attention to several patriarchs.
The clan elders had no objection and nodded.
Most of the villagers can understand that if a little food ration can solve the problem, of course they do not want to bleed. Besides, people's hearts are made of meat, and looking at the victims who may have pale faces and muscles are unsteady in walking, they cannot bear to take action.
Of course, all this is based on the fact that the victims were not at risk of the safety of the village, otherwise they would have to use violence to suppress all disasters.
There are also a few people who disagree, thinking that doing so will arouse the greed of the victims, and raise objections: "What if the victims took the food and tried to break in and grab the food?"
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