nycdaug Chapter 137 Solving the Refugees 1
Chapter 137 Solving the Refugees 1
After both teams had left, Xiao Li turned around and looked at the group of young people behind him, who were about seventeen or eighteen years old, the oldest no more than twenty, and said, "Wait a minute..."
"We will definitely protect ourselves later, Fourth Brother Xiao, don't worry!"
"That's right, we will protect you, Fourth Brother Xiao, later. Just walk between us. We will definitely not let anything happen to you, Fourth Brother Xiao!"
"I'm a fast walker, so why don't I go ahead? I have a hatchet, so I can clear the way first!"
"I also brought a hatchet. I'll clear the way with you!"
"I'm strong, I can stay at the back and won't let anyone touch us from behind! Even if someone does, I can make them regret it!"
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Seeing that they were about to kill the refugees, Xiao Li pressed his temple and said helplessly, "Stop, listen to me first."
"Brother Xiao Si, what do you want to say?" Because Erzhuzi called him Brother Xiao Si, these young people who were about the same age as Erzhuzi also followed suit and called him Brother Xiao Si.
Xiao Li accepted the name and, looking at these young faces, reminded them again, "You have people at home waiting for you to return, so no matter what happens, you must protect yourself first, and then consider others around you, including me.
I will also protect myself, so you don't need to worry about me. Since you also call me Fourth Brother Xiao, I hope you will remember what I said.
Nothing is more important than your life, remember?"
He poured a bucket of cold water on everyone's enthusiasm, and they looked at each other in confusion. After hearing his words, they all wilted.
"Remember Fourth Brother Xiao."
"We remember this, and we will protect ourselves."
"I remember that, too."
As the answers came one after another, the scene of their families waiting for them to return home seemed to flash through everyone's mind.
They had long been accustomed to such scenes and did not think it was a big deal, but the next moment what appeared in their minds was the scene of their family members being in agony after something happened to them!
Everyone thought it was their own hallucination, so they didn't say anything. However, they went from not taking it seriously at first to taking Xiao Li's words seriously in the end.
Seeing the change in everyone's mentality, Xiao Li calmly retracted his spiritual power and said as he turned around, "Remember this. I hope you can do the same."
"I'll do it!"
"Yes, I will do it!"
Listening to the assurances that were becoming more and more certain, Xiao Li turned his back to them and said softly, "Hmm," with a faint expression, "Just remember it. Let's go."
"Okay." Everyone responded and followed his footsteps, no longer thinking about clearing the way.
Xiao Li was holding a wooden stick in his hand, but he had wood-related abilities. While he was on his way, he activated his wood-related abilities to give himself some water. With the help of the wooden stick, he "barely" opened a path that people could walk on.
The young men following behind him were all stunned when they saw this scene. They couldn't help but whisper to the people beside them, "Isn't Fourth Brother Xiao a scholar? How come he seems to be more familiar with this than I am?"
"You think so too?" Someone nearby heard and murmured, "I thought I was the only one who thought so!"
"I thought so too!" One person passed it on to another, and soon it spread throughout the entire team.
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"Could it be that Fourth Brother Xiao also has to work in the capital?" someone speculated.
"That's impossible, isn't it? When we were in the village, Third Uncle and the others didn't let Fourth Brother Xiao go into the mountains, right?"
"What's the big deal! Didn't Fourth Brother Xiao sneak into the mountains himself? As long as he has legs, even if others don't let him go, who can stop him if he really wants to go?"
"That's true. I think Fourth Brother Xiao must have felt sorry for Third Uncle and the others, so he went to work secretly. Otherwise, how could he be so skilled?"
"Makes sense."
Seeing that their words were getting more and more outrageous, Xiao Li looked back at them half helplessly and half speechlessly, "I am also a human being, someone's grandson, son, and husband. Isn't it normal for me to work? Besides, scholars are also human beings, just like ordinary people."
After all, this world praises scholars too much. Anyone who has read books tends to look down on others as superior.
But what is the reality? Scholars are no different from ordinary people. The truly outstanding ones are only the top ones, and the rest are just the poor people struggling at the bottom.
Many people like this are pampered by their families and become lazy and ignorant. They can do nothing but study. When they are young, they are supported by the elders of the family. After they get married, they are supported by their wives and husbands. When they have children and they grow up, they are supported by their children.
To put it nicely, he is a scholar; to put it bluntly, he is the one who eats free meals in the family.
It would be fine if one could achieve success in studies and bring happiness to his family in the future, but what I am afraid of is that there are many people who are mediocre but unwilling to accept their fate, and spend their whole lives as parasites waiting for others to support them.
Whether before or after he came to this world, Xiao Li was not used to being a person who was supported by others while doing nothing.
Even before the end of the world, he couldn't do much because of his illegitimate status. He would secretly try every possible way to invest and make money, for fear that one day he would be penniless after breaking with the Xiao family. So he had to work hard to make money, and secretly hide it from other people in the Xiao family.
Not to mention after the end of the world, the space plus the supplies stored in it are enough for him to live a good life, but even so, he still has to kill zombies and collect supplies, and he can't just sit back and watch the food go to waste.
After arriving here, he also exchanged a pair of exquisite porcelain bowls for 20,000 yuan of silver. Most of his other income came from this era.
Ultimately, it was his experience that made him unable to wait for others to support him with peace of mind.
This was the first time these young people had heard such a statement, and they were shocked for a moment.
"Brother Xiao, how can scholars be the same as us? They can read and write, and even if they find work, they can earn more money than us!"
"It's okay to earn more than us, but those are all respectable jobs, and they're easy. If I could do them, I'd want to do them!"
"Isn't that nonsense? Everyone knows that respectable and easy work is easier to do, but who told us not to know how to read? Even if someone asked us to do it, we wouldn't be able to do it well!"
"It's better to study!"
"That's why I envy Fourth Brother Xiao! He's such a great student, and now he's gone to the capital. Maybe he can become a high-ranking official in the future!"
"Fourth Brother Xiao, when you become a high-ranking official, you must tell us so that we can also be powerful and majestic!"
"Do you even need me to tell you that? The clan leader will definitely be the first to be overjoyed. He might even invite everyone to a buffet!"
"How do you know? Did you hear the patriarch say it?"
"Isn't this with Erzhuzi? One time, I happened to hear the old clan leader talking to the clan leader. They said that after Fourth Brother Xiao passed the imperial examination, everyone in the village should contribute something to make the villagers happy."
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Everyone was very enthusiastic. Although sometimes they seemed to be talking to Xiao Li, they did not need Xiao Li to respond. After they finished speaking, they quickly moved on to other topics.
Hearing them talking about the imperial examination and becoming an official, Xiao Li couldn't help but remember that he hadn't read a book seriously for a long time.
After talking it over with his family, he stopped reading books related to the imperial examination.
If Xiao Li wasn't still teaching Lu Yuan and Bao Ge'er to read, he would have put down his books long ago.
However, he had already memorized the things he should remember. With his current strong mental power, it was a bit troublesome to completely forget them. He just forgot them in principle, and would not remember the relevant content unless he thought about it deliberately.
Listening to the expectations of these young people for him, Xiao Li did not tell them the truth in order to avoid disappointing them.
After all, it is always good to have hope. His son seems to like the things that he himself does not want to do.
The two little brothers are equally smart, especially little Ruijing, who has a photographic memory. Although he is only three years old, he has memorized all the books for the imperial examination, but he has not yet understood the meaning.
Xiao Ruixue is similar to his brother and can also remember everything he sees. However, because he is the older brother, Xiao Li favors him a little more and does not expect him to become a powerful person in the future.
As for his little brother, all he wants is to live happily and freely.
Accompanied by the sound of the voices behind them, the group walked for more than two quarters of an hour, when suddenly...
"Quiet first." Xiao Li stopped and raised his hand to signal the young people behind him to be quiet.
As his voice fell, the following voices disappeared instantly, and everyone began to look around nervously, guarding against the appearance of refugees.
Even they themselves didn't understand why they reacted this way when Fourth Brother Xiao said that, without even a hint of doubt.
Xiao Li's mental power spread forward, and he found traces of the refugees about one kilometer away from them.
The group of people are currently hunting and don't seem to know that someone is coming to catch them.
There were only twenty-one of them, including Xiao Li, and those who were hunting were only four or five people.
Not to mention having helpers behind him, even if Xiao Li didn't use his supernatural powers, he could still take care of those people.
After pondering for a moment, he turned around and selected four smart-looking young men from among them. He instructed them, "The four of you go back the way you came. Two of you go find Uncle Scar and Erzhuzi together. Tell them we've found the refugees. Then bring them back to us carefully. Remember?"
When the four chosen people heard this, their faces became serious.
"Don't worry, Fourth Brother Xiao, we will bring Uncle Scar and Erzhuzi with us."
"Where will we meet then? Brother Xiao Si, are you guys waiting for us here?"
They were all young people, and I hadn't heard them complain of being tired even after walking for so long. But after all, how could they not be tired? They were all sweating profusely, but no one complained.
Xiao Li calmly used his healing powers to relieve some of their fatigue, and said to them, "Even without markings, you should be able to recognize the road here. When we reach an open area ahead, we'll leave a mark. Be careful not to go the wrong way. We'll explore the road ahead first. If you have any problems, follow our instructions."
"I understand, Fourth Brother Xiao, we will definitely do a good job on this!" The four young men assured him seriously.
Xiao Li nodded and patted their shoulders one by one. "Be careful. Nothing is more important than your life."
"I understand, Fourth Brother Xiao."
Hearing him repeatedly reiterate the importance of his own safety, not only the four young people who were sent out were moved, but even the remaining young people were deeply moved.
Although they also knew that the clan leader certainly did not want to see them suffer casualties, but in front of the entire village, if individual deaths and injuries could be exchanged for long-term stability, everyone knew what to do.
Even if they themselves were in the position of clan leader or elder, they would probably have the same idea.
But now Xiao Li's attitude towards them was completely different. He obviously put their safety before the stability of the entire village.
Although this is a bit bad, how can they not be moved?
If it weren't for the tight time schedule and heavy workload, they would have burst into tears right there! Let's talk about what's really in our hearts.
It’s a good thing Xiao Li didn’t know, otherwise he would have found a way to get rid of them faster.
After watching the four people leave, Xiao Li looked at the others, then waved for them to come closer and whispered his plans, "From now on, two people will be together, looking after each other and leaving marks on the road.
Leaving notches on branches, using stones to indicate the direction, any method is fine as long as others can recognize it and follow.
When you see the refugees, don't make any noise and try to find their hiding place.
Before this, no one is allowed to do anything without my permission, is that okay?"
Everyone answered with certainty: "Don't worry, Fourth Brother Xiao, we can do it."
Xiao Li looked them up and down for a moment, but finally gave up the idea of giving them a mental hint. He turned away and said calmly, "Let's go!"
"Let's go!" Everyone looked impatient, but no one passed Xiao Li, obviously they had taken his words to heart.
Xiao Li was quite satisfied with this. They were a group of young and inexperienced people, but fortunately, they were a group of young and inexperienced people who listened to advice.
Otherwise, he really wanted to give them a mental hint to prevent them from killing or injuring themselves. By then, even if the refugee problem was solved, their families might not be very happy.
Because he was leading the way, everything went smoothly along the way.
After walking for about another quarter of an hour, Xiao Li stopped again.
This time he didn't need to say anything, the others also heard the voices of the refugees.
"It's all the fault of those bastards in Yangliu Village. If it weren't for them, we'd be eating well, drinking well, and having people to serve us. We could even sleep with any girl or boy we wanted."
"How long will it take for the boss's injury to heal? Let's quickly seize Yangliu Village and exchange it for land."
After hearing these words, everyone except Xiao Li clenched the things in their hands angrily.