OBS Chapter 212 Not afraid of offending people?
Chapter 212 Not afraid of offending people?
With the Lunar New Year approaching, this is the second snowfall of the year. In places where it's usually hard to get snow, we've had two snowfalls before winter is even over.
The joy of the upcoming New Year was dampened by this snow. Seeing the white expanse outside, no one could be happy anymore.
"Oh my god, how are we supposed to live like this?!"
South of the South, the climate is hot, and even in winter it's not too cold, but in such a place, it snowed!
This was not a good sign for them, so someone went to the village chief and asked him to come up with a solution.
If this continues, they won't even be able to celebrate the New Year.
But the village chief was also helpless. He looked at the people who came to find him and said, "Why are you all coming to me? What can I do? I am only human, and I cannot change the natural disaster."
"Village chief, that's not what we meant. We just want to know if things continue like this, what will happen to us...?"
"What do you mean 'isn't'? We have food at home, don't we? If we have food, what are we afraid of?"
"Besides, isn't it better if it snows during the Lunar New Year? Wouldn't it be warmer to spend the whole year huddled under the covers?"
"Village chief, that's true, but who can live like this in Japan? If things continue like this, my whole family will really be in trouble!"
"Who says otherwise? You think it's just your family? Our family is the same. Everyone in the family needs to eat, and we've been waiting until next spring. If we don't have anything to eat, we'll all go hungry!"
Hearing this, everyone understood that they needed to make preparations as soon as possible, but the village chief hadn't done anything about it. Now, there was no grain to sell, whether in the town or the county.
Even if they had silver, they probably couldn't buy a single grain of rice, let alone the fact that they don't have any silver at all.
Hearing this, the people who came to find the village chief were all discouraged, but just then a voice suddenly spoke.
"Aren't the Lin family's two sons in the town or the county?"
"Do you think if we ask them for help, they could help us get some food?"
Upon hearing this, those who had been discouraged immediately perked up.
"Yes, yes, how could we forget about those two brothers? If they were here, they would definitely be able to get us some food."
"That's right! They're considered big shots on the street. With that kind of power, they're bound to be able to get us some food."
Gu Wen sat in his room, and when he heard the discussions outside, he scoffed. These people really had some wild ideas.
What kind of people are the Lin family? How did they treat others? The things they said and the attitude they showed towards others were all things they actually did.
Now that they need help from others, they think, "Are they really so sure that the two Lin brothers will help with their requests?"
Gu Wen sat in the room, mocking them for their wild ideas and daydreams. Gu Wu came in from outside and happened to see the smile on his brother's face.
"Brother, what are you doing? Did you see something funny? Can you tell me about it?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Wen's smile faded, and he tapped Gu Wu with the book in his hand.
“I always tell you to practice your handwriting and recognize characters properly, but you really haven’t listened to me at all.”
"If someone like you goes out and gets scammed, are you going to happily help them count their money?"
Gu Wu, who had been hit, wasn't angry. He looked over expectantly and said, "Brother, I'm not as stupid as you think. Besides, with you here, how could I possibly be sold off!"
Hearing what his younger brother said, Gu Wen really wanted to see what was in the kid's head.
He said so much, he would tell this kid every time he came back from the academy, but the kid didn't listen to him at all.
Seeing the person approaching, Gu Wen pushed him aside with a look of disgust, telling him to stay away from him, otherwise he was afraid of getting infected.
The discussion outside continued, with some suggesting that they go to find the two Lin brothers, though they were still debating who should go.
But just as they were about to reach a conclusion, someone suddenly said, "What if the Lin brothers are unwilling to help? What should we do if they are unwilling to help?"
These words immediately caused the previously calm crowd to become unstable.
"What do you mean by 'what if they disagree'? How can they disagree?"
"That's right, we're all from the same village, how can they disagree? Do they want to watch us starve to death?"
“We all live in the same village, we see each other all the time, why would they disagree? Besides, their parents live here too, aren't they afraid…”
The words were left unsaid, but those who understood understood. The person who had just spoken then whispered something else.
“If we treated them that way and talked to them, they most likely wouldn’t agree if one of us went to them.”
Hearing this, everyone thought about it and agreed. In the hearts of the villagers, the three Lin brothers, including Lin Cai, were not good people.
Some of them even verbally abused the four siblings, though not in front of them.
"This won't work, that won't work, so tell me what we should do?"
"Yes, Zhang family, what do you think we should do?"
Zhang, the one who had just raised the question, looked at everyone and said, "If you ask me, we should let them handle this themselves."
"Go by yourself? What do you mean by that, Zhang family member?"
Everyone was confused, so Zhang Cui explained, "It means sending people from the Lin family."
"The eldest and second eldest sons of the Lin family live in the town and the county respectively. Aren't their parents, brothers, and sisters all in Gujia Village?"
"Let the two younger ones go find someone, and leave the two older ones at home. Once they bring the grain back, we can just divide it up, right?"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. The village chief looked at Zhang Cui, whose skin was dry and yellow and whose lips were cracked from the cold, but who looked much the same as usual.
But the words she uttered were not those of a woman.
He didn't say anything, but everyone else thought the idea was feasible and turned to ask him.
"You think this method is feasible, but have you considered that if you actually do it, you will completely offend the Lin family?"
They detained the two older men as hostages and sent the two younger men to find the other two and get them food.
With so many households and hundreds of people in Gujia Village, how could he possibly scheme against a family of six like that without feeling guilty? He could never do such a thing.
"Village chief, no, how could we have offended anyone!"