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Chapter 104 Village Worries
The weather in Sanmiao Village is very hot in July.
That autumn, there was no harvest. It was October, and the whole world was in the midst of a fierce battle. Everyone was too busy trying to escape to care about the corn and peanuts in the fields.
Small county towns have always had their advantages. Yicheng is located in the central plains and is usually considered a small city outside the sixth tier. Its 20 or so townships are ordinary small places, mainly engaged in agriculture.
Fortunately, the situation quickly reversed.
During that period, after the villagers of Sanmiao Village returned to their village, they stopped playing cards and all the activities that had been going on before also stopped. After everyone woke up, they started paying attention to current events.
"Come on, everyone, come and eat watermelon!"
Li Xiuyun cut open three watermelons in a row and greeted the villagers who had gathered at the door.
Since Jiang Ning gave his speech on television, the area in front of Jiang Ning's house has become an important gathering place. Every day, villagers spontaneously gather here, not to do anything, but just to chat and boast.
"Auntie, why haven't I seen Xiaoning on TV lately?"
Sun Lingmin carried a tray and took the initiative to help Li Xiuyun distribute watermelons to the neighbors. After he finished distributing them and saw that about 20 villagers had received some, he picked up the remaining watermelon and ate it. After taking a bite, he couldn't help but ask.
"How would I know?" Li Xiuyun cut open another watermelon, turned around and said, "Everyone, don't be shy, there's more here after you finish this one."
"Uncle Da Hua, do you know?"
Sun Lingmin smiled and then looked at Jiang Hua, who was squatting at the door.
Jiang Hua wasn't eating watermelon; he was smoking and lost in thought. Sitting next to him was a man of similar age, Sun Fumin's father—Sun Dahai.
Upon hearing this question, everyone present turned to look at Jiang Hua.
Jiang Ning possesses special abilities, a fact that only became known to the entire village after it was broadcast on television.
At the same time, they finally understood why Sun Fumin had been able to disappear and not appear in the village for so long.
Influenced by Jiang Ning, Jiang Hua now holds a high status in the village, and people often gather at Jiang's house every day for this reason.
Jiang Hua took a deep drag of his cigarette, glanced at the group of people standing or sitting at the door, and said sincerely without putting on airs, "I only know that Xiao Ning has been in Beijing recently, but he hasn't told his family what he's been doing."
"I understand!"
Sun Zhen, the former village party secretary, who also lived across the road from Jiang Hua's house, nodded while smoking a cigarette and said earnestly, "Xiao Ning has been contributing to the country all along. What she does must be important, and there must be a confidentiality agreement involved."
At this point, Sun Zhen stubbed out his cigarette and stood in the middle of the crowd.
"I've seen a lot of people today, so I'll take this opportunity to tell you two things."
"Old Secretary, what's the matter?" Aunt Pang, who had been unwell these past few days, sat on her tricycle as it arrived, eating watermelon and asking loudly.
"First of all, Jiang Ning is a kid from our village. I'm sure everyone knows how special and important he is. But recently, many people from other villages have been coming to our village because of this, which has seriously affected everyone's lives. We need to unite on this issue..."
"Uncle Zhen, just tell me what to do!"
Sun Lingming threw the watermelon rind on the ground, his face showing great displeasure.
The other seven or eight young people of the same age also threw down their watermelon rinds and chimed in, "We've disliked that Sanmao from the next village for a long time. He's shifty-eyed and every time he comes, it's not out of curiosity, he clearly thinks our village has some kind of magic. He's always asking about this or that. It's so annoying to watch him."
"that is……"
Sun Peikun, a villager of about the same age as Jiang Hua, looked at Jiang Hua with great indignation upon hearing the voice.
"Old Jiang, they're even digging up your ancestral graves, can you really tolerate that?"
Jiang Hua sighed upon hearing this; he had been feeling down about this very thing.
Jiangning has become famous, which is indeed a good thing, but all sorts of strange and monstrous things have also jumped out with it.
Some people came curiously to ask Jiang Hua how he raised his children, while others inquired about the details of Jiang Ning's special abilities. These were all manageable.
However, some people had ill intentions, thinking that the Jiang family might have some treasure, and actually came to steal it in the middle of the night. Of course, the most outrageous thing was that when Sun Dakun went for a walk in the fields in the morning, he noticed something unusual in the Jiang family's fields. When he ran over to take a look, he found that someone was digging up graves.
This infuriated Jiang Hua; it was truly despicable, but he didn't know who it was, so he could only fume in silence.
Sun Zhen raised his hand to quell the rising murmurs of discussion around him, his voice tinged with anger:
"The Jiang family has lived in our village for generations. Although they are not of the same surname, the Jiang family has always been kind and benevolent. Even without Jiang Ning, the whole village has eaten a lot of vegetables grown by Jiang Hua in the past few years! Going back further, Grandpa Jiang even took the lead in building a bridge for our village on the west side. These contributions are obvious to all."
At this point, Zhou Qun became increasingly agitated, and Sun Zhen, seeing that the emotions had run their course, suddenly raised his voice.
"So, the first thing I think we should do is establish our village's self-defense force!"
"The Self-Defense Forces are not only for protecting the Jiang family, but also for long-term considerations."
First, as everyone saw, the recent world war was a contest between nations. Although it has ended and a "Sober Alliance" has been formed, no one can guarantee that villages won't clash.
At this point, Sun Zhen sighed, "Speaking of which, I'm not afraid to admit it, but everyone probably knows about Cheng Wu's situation, right?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Chengwu's face immediately turned red.
His wife's mental state had deteriorated before the World War because of the children, and after several months of the war, their lives were back to before they got married.
After the World War ended, he went to Zhao Family Village to find his wife, but was immediately driven back by his brother-in-law and his men.
The claim that Sun Chengwu's family abused the girl from Zhao Family Village who was to be married off is now invalid, since the marriage ended with the world's regression.
Sun Chengxian was furious when he learned about this. He gathered a few of his childhood friends and went straight to Zhao Family Village to avenge his brother. However, he failed to vent his anger and ended up suffering a loss when he encountered another village banding together.
If Sun Zhen hadn't stopped them, the two villages, which are seven or eight kilometers apart, might have gotten into a fight over this.