roccoschili Chapter 134 The Disappearing Tribe
Chapter 134 The Disappearing Tribe
Su He’s dinner was very nutritious, with chicken soup and white rice specially bought by Lu’s mother.
Su He felt embarrassed because she was the only one who ate like this.
The other members of the Wang family ate from a big pot, which consisted of the worst old rice from the grain store, with some pickles to go with it. After they were full, many of them went to sleep.
Some people are more particular and boil some water for washing.
Chen Shi here has found some of the missing food and wages, and is happily looking for people to transport the food back to the border.
He didn't know that there was no water in Jinyang City either, and a large wave of refugees fleeing famine were heading towards Huangye Town along the border.
Su He slept very comfortably that night. Although the surroundings were smelly and she was covered in dirt, it did not affect her sweet dreams.
She dreamed that she had rebuilt the house in her new home. The warm sun shone on Su He's face, hands, and her whole body was warm. That natural warmth was much more comfortable than staying in an air-conditioned room. She also made herself a cup of tea and ate some melon seeds. She felt very comfortable.
"Lotus, wake up, someone is missing in Dahe Village."
Su He was woken up by Liu Niang.
"What's missing?"
"Two families in Dahe Village have gone missing. Village Chief Xu is at the door discussing with Village Chief Wang."
Su He quickly got up, put on his clothes and went out to find out what happened.
"It's really strange that their luggage is missing too."
Village chief Xu was complaining that there were already few people in their village, and now there were more than a dozen less people, which was really adding insult to injury.
"Uncle Xu, are you saying their luggage is missing too?"
Su He's heart moved and an idea came to his mind.
"Did they act together in the valley before?"
Village Chief Xu nodded and said, "These two families are relatives. I guess they are together."
"Oh, Lao Xu, Lao Wang, you two are together. If I had known, I would have come directly to Hehua."
Su Yumin ran over. His father Su Bingyi was old, and he had been the leader of Sanshi Village for some time.
"Three families are missing from our village. My father asked me to come to you to discuss whether or not to report to the police. There are 21 people in total from the three families."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Village Chief Xu looked at the surprised Su He and his companions, smiling uncontrollably, "We in Dahe Village have more people than you in Sanshi Village."
This guy is still dreaming of becoming the village chief of the three villages. His village has more people and therefore more supporters. Since they cannot compare with the larger Liushu Village, he can be the second and deputy.
Wang Zhun couldn't help rolling his eyes. This guy must be crazy.
"Uncle Yumin, are the luggage of the three missing families still there? Are they in the valley with the two families from Dahe Village?"
Su Yumin looked at Su He in confusion, "He Hua, the people in the village said that their luggage was also missing. Do you mean that they left together?"
"Yes. We all sleep together. If there really is a thief, he must know about it. He can't just steal from one family. To be honest, I don't even know everyone in the village, let alone outsiders."
Village Chief Xu was puzzled. "It's only been a few days since we arrived in Su'an. We are about to have a good life. Why are they leaving?"
Wang Zhun looked at the calm Su He and an idea came to his mind.
"Lotus, did they find any treasure in the valley?"
Wang Zhun really thought more. If these people wanted to leave, they should have left in Jinyang City long ago. Why did they have to do this when they reached their destination?
The only explanation is that they feel it is in their best interest to leave now.
The tribe is now rich, everyone can eat well, and it is safe to follow the main group. No one can understand why they left. The conditions of everyone in the village are not very good, and it is reasonable to follow the main group. Unless they think they have the strength.
It was obvious that something unexpected happened in the valley. These people might have found the treasure and hid it secretly without handing it over. When they arrived in Huai'an, they must have been very satisfied with the prosperity here. If they delayed any further, they would reach Su'an, and they would not dare to take out their money. Therefore, leaving here was the best option.
Wang Zhun analyzed it himself and the more he spoke, the more he felt it made sense.
Village Chief Xu cursed them for being ungrateful, "These sons of bitches, we have been escorting them all the way, He Hua even hired people from the escort agency to protect us, but these people are only concerned about their own wealth, don't wait for me to run into them, I will beat them to death if I run into them again."
Su He guessed this possibility when she heard Village Chief Xu say that the luggage was missing. Now that Wang Zhun thought so too, she estimated that it was almost certain.
"Village leaders, I think we should just forget about reporting them to the authorities. Even if they are missing, the officials may not care about us. Even if we manage to get them to investigate, they may not investigate seriously. Even if they do, they will not be able to find them in such a huge crowd of people."
This incident is like if you lost your bicycle in modern times and someone stole the battery. You call the police and they will handle the case, but there is not even half a chance of getting it back.
Su He no longer had a very good impression of the government of this era. This was the feudal ancient times, which were even worse than the modern times. To sue an official, one had to bribe him with money, otherwise your case would just be piled on the table and no one would come to deal with it for a year or two.
Wang Zhun and Su Yumin nodded in agreement. They were just ordinary people who had been reduced to fleeing famine and did not want to go through too much trouble.
Things turned out exactly as Su He thought. The whole team knew about the disappearance of the tribesmen. A tribesman nearby recalled that he had indeed seen the five families together.
"Lotus, I'm so sorry. Our Sanshi Village has caused you trouble. I don't know what treasure they got that made them do such a ruthless thing."
Su Yumin was very ashamed. The three families in their Sanshi Village were simply shameful. The only consolation was that two families in Dahe Village also disappeared. Otherwise, their Sanshi Village would not be able to hold their heads up among the three villages.
"Uncle Yumin, don't say that. Only a few people who were not on the same page with us left. We should be thankful. The remaining ones are the ones who really want to share the good and bad times with us."
Su He didn't care at all. She thought it would be better for her to bring more people with her. She had thought about this when she was in the valley. Some people might find the silver and not hand it over. Not to mention others, she herself had collected a lot of it into the space.
We are afraid that these people will hide their silver and come back to take advantage of the tribe. It would be better for them to leave now.
They each went their own way and they did not pursue the matter, but if these people wanted to come back in the future, it would be wishful thinking.
Su He returned to her own bunk bed. Zhou and the others had heard about it. The older ones were quite open-minded, but Miaomiao was the most angry.
"Sister, we kids all know to hand in half of it. These people are too shameless."
Miaomiao, who honestly handed over half of the gold this time, was very angry. She cursed for the whole morning, making the villagers of Dahe Village and Sanshi Village feel ashamed, after all, those who left were from their village.
Su He did not stop Miao Miao. It would be bad if she talked too much about these things. She let Miao Miao talk. First, she was young, and the elders would be more tolerant of the younger ones. Second, she had made great contributions to the valley. Children knew to follow the rules, and these adults were setting a bad example. Everyone was ashamed after hearing this, and no one was angry.
This is a good opportunity for everyone to think clearly about whose credit it is that everyone can come here safely and earn money.