dognovel Chapter 886 The Shameless Bai Song
Chapter 886 The Shameless Bai Song
Looking at the pleading eyes of the people below the wall, Qin Lang sighed inwardly, but still refused:
"We're short of food here too, you should look elsewhere!"
The crowd below the wall, seeing that he didn't chase them away menacingly, seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
"Young man, please give us something to eat!"
Whether it's chaff or rotten vegetable leaves, anything edible will do!
"Yes, yes, we don't need much, just one bite to eat is enough, please!"
"Young man, you will surely be blessed for doing good deeds!"
"..."
A large group of people squeezed to the front and reached their hands upwards.
Some of them are so emotionally charged that they've already stepped on others to climb to the top.
Upon seeing this scene, Qin Lang raised his bow and arrow with a stern face.
"Leave quickly!"
Upon seeing the gleaming arrowhead, the crowd below the wall finally stopped pushing forward.
But having finally found a village, they were unwilling to give up so easily.
The group took a few steps back, repeatedly pleading for food.
Seeing that they were not leaving, Qin Lang shot an arrow near the feet of the person in front.
The crisp sound of the arrow finally startled the group.
They tightened their packs on their backs and left, turning back every few steps.
The two closest households behind the watchtower heard the commotion and ran out.
"Young Master Lu, Young Master Qin, what's all the commotion outside? Is everything alright?"
Lu Qingqing explained what had just happened.
Upon hearing this, the two families breathed a sigh of relief.
One of the men was somewhat relieved.
Fortunately, our village built the ice wall in time.
Otherwise, they might end up like those people, with refugees storming into the village, killing and robbing them!
The other person also agreed.
Although they only eat one meal a day nowadays.
In fact, this meal consisted of nothing more than thin vegetable soup.
But at least they can keep the little food they have left in their own hands.
Moreover, it is protected by this sturdy wall.
They also didn't have to worry about bandits suddenly breaking into the village and losing their lives.
Often, happiness is determined by comparison.
This statement has been proven true at this moment.
The temperature outside was still too low, and the two households realized there was no danger.
After a brief chat, I quickly ran home.
Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang looked back at the path, but the group of people had already disappeared.
He peeked into the deep ditch next to him, and seeing no refugees there, he retreated back to the watchtower.
This observation tower is not the one that was previously built in the villager's house.
Instead, it was built separately behind the ice wall, leaning against the wall.
The foundation beneath the observation deck was made of ice bricks.
The entire sheltered platform, as well as the area about half a meter below it, was built with adobe bricks.
This way, it will be a little warmer for people to sit inside.
As for why the two of them were peering into the ditch,
It was because after they drove away the refugees two days ago, those refugees did not go far, but instead settled in the front street.
They must have searched the entire area around Qianjie Street.
When there is absolutely nothing to eat, refugees will sneak over every day.
Before the ice wall in the village was built, the soldiers on duty saw the refugees coming and chased after them with their broadswords.
Several people were killed on the spot.
After that, when the refugees came again, they did not approach the village entrance.
Instead, they tried to get down into the deep ditch, their goal being the corpses inside.
As long as they don't approach the village entrance, everyone pretends not to see them.
They simply sped up the construction of the wall, wanting to get it up and running as quickly as possible.
The village walls and watchtowers were not fully completed until yesterday.
For safety reasons, Uncle Wu arranged for people to stand guard at three watchtowers.
Because it was too cold, each group of people worked for one hour and then went home.
Today, it's Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang's turn.
I just didn't expect that new refugees would arrive so quickly.
Fortunately, not many people came.
When the shift changers arrived, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang went to Uncle Lao Wu's house and told him about it.
Uncle Wu sighed and told Sun Chengkun to inform the villagers that they should be more careful when on duty.
Although the walls are now higher, given enough time, it's not impossible for the refugees outside to get in.
In short, caution is the best policy.
Half a month later, in the courtyard.
Bai Song and Yan Xu sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) in Old Man Zhuang's house, gnawing on pickled cabbage and pork bones.
While eating, he gave Old Man Zhuang a thumbs up.
After a long period of shameless freeloading, he finally managed to infiltrate the courtyard.
To be precise, it means we can now eat in Old Man Zhuang's house.
This story begins ten days ago.
Bai Song had almost finished eating the meat, so he thought he'd come to Lu Qingqing's place to exchange it for some more.
Little did they know, they would run into Old Man Zhuang smoking a pork leg when they arrived.
The fragrance instantly captivated Baisong and Yanxu.
After putting down the half-full bag of grain they were carrying, the two squatted down next to Old Man Zhuang and refused to leave.
I stayed until mealtime and shamelessly ate a meal for free.
But since the smoked pork leg couldn't be made so quickly, Bai Song had his eye on it.
He was afraid that Old Man Zhuang wouldn't call him when he was eating, so he had to come here every day.
Over time, I got used to the oily and juicy food here.
When I went back to eat my own family's bland and watery meals, it was incredibly difficult to swallow.
After that, the two of them would bring half a bag of grain each day and stay in the old man's house for most of the day.
As they spent more time together, Old Man Zhuang grew to dislike the two of them less.
Now, they can easily get the two of them to work.
However, what made Lu Qingqing feel a little awkward was...
Every time these two people came over, the way they looked at her and Qin Lang carried a different meaning.
It was as if there was some unspeakable relationship between her and Qin Lang.
Every time she saw Qin Lang helping her with chores, her eyes would widen as if she had seen flesh.
Lu Qingqing was speechless at this.
The image of the ruthless, cold-blooded, and bloodthirsty Boss Bai that I first met has long since vanished.
Now, in the hearts of the four people in the courtyard.
He has clearly become a greedy, lazy, and shameless guy.
Just as the group was enjoying their meat, Uncle Wu led a group of people and rushed into the house.
You should know that, apart from Bai Song, who is shameless, normal families in the village don't visit each other during mealtimes.
The fact that Uncle Wu rushed over in such a hurry means something must have happened!