"Goodbye?"
Chen Guodong was struck by lightning. His outstretched hand was suspended in mid-air. He forced a smile and said in a trembling voice, "Why are you leaving for no reason? Do you have any objections to the distribution of the prey? If you have any objections, we can talk it out, right?"
Anyone could tell that he was panicking.
The woman held the little boy in her arms, looking at the scene in front of her in panic. Her mind was so blank that she even forgot to say anything to try to keep the boy.
Chen Fan was also shocked.
He remembered what Uncle Zhang had said before, that the Wei brothers might not stay for long. Who would have thought that it would come true so soon
"Brother Guodong, it's not what you think."
A man who looked somewhat similar to Wei Tiangong but younger, stood up, but was a little embarrassed to look Chen Guodong in the eye.
"We have no objection to the distribution of prey, and we have no objection to you, Brother Guodong. It was you who encouraged everyone to dig deep barriers and repel the ferocious beasts."
"Yeah yeah."
The two people behind the two brothers also nodded vigorously.
"Then why are you leaving?"
Chen Guodong's forehead was covered with cold sweat.
There were not many adult men in the village to begin with, and as a result, four of them were going to die, including the two brothers of the Wei family. Once they left, the already poor village would be even worse off.
Chen Fan's heart was in his throat.
Of course, he didn't want these people to leave.
Wei Tianyuan glanced at his brother, who nodded slightly.
"Brother Guodong, I will tell you the truth, please don't be angry."
"How come?"
Chen Guodong forced a smile.
What he feared most was the choice he would make after weighing the pros and cons, because it meant that it could not be saved.
Wei Tianyuan took a deep breath, looked at Chen Guodong and said, "Because if we stay here, there is no hope."
As soon as he finished speaking, there seemed to be a sound of something breaking in the room.
"Brother Guodong, there are only about a hundred of us here, less than 20 adult men, a few young boys, and the rest are the elderly, women and children. It's hard to feed so many mouths with just a few of us."
"Yes, it is difficult," Chen Guodong opened his mouth, "but we have persisted until today, right? We can still hold on."
"What about us?"
At this time, Wei Tiangong spoke.
His eyes were calm and collected. "The Zhao brothers from Zhaojiabao were just like us a few years ago. They could only shoot 100-jin hunting bows. But in the past few years, they have relied on sufficient ferocious beast meat to reach the late stage of body tempering in martial arts. They can shoot 300-jin hard bows. If we have enough food, we can do it, too."
Chen Guodong was suddenly speechless and felt extremely ashamed.
Yes, every time the hunting team caught prey, most of the credit went to the Wei brothers, but every time they came back, they could only get a small portion.
"Guodong."
As if realizing that he had spoken too harshly, Wei Tiangong sighed and said in a slower tone, "Listen to my advice. There is no hope for you to continue staying here. Why don't you come with us to Zhaojiabao? There, not only is there more food, but the living conditions are also much better. The most important thing is that you can also learn some Kung Fu to strengthen your body. In this world, only those with strength can survive."
"Yes, Brother Guodong, come with us."
Wei Tianyuan's eyes were full of hope.
The two brothers have given so much to the village and have no regrets.
Now, it is time for them to live for themselves, become stronger, and let their families no longer live in hunger and cold.
Chen Fan looked at his father, if he guessed correctly.
Sure enough, Chen Guodong took a deep breath, his eyes moistened, and he smiled through his tears: "I understand, Tiangong, going to Zhaojiabao is indeed the best choice. How can I blame you? If it weren't for your silent efforts all along, the village would not have persisted until today."
Upon hearing this, Wei Tiangong and his companions breathed a sigh of relief.
But, I also felt a little guilty.
"Brother Guodong, aren't you going with us?" Wei Tianyuan reacted and asked hurriedly.
"No."
Chen Guodong smiled slightly, looked at the house not far away, and said: "Before the village was built, I promised everyone to live with them. It can be said that this village is the result of everyone's joint efforts. It cannot be built without any one person.
Now, many of them are gone, like Aquan, Dafei, Zhuzi and others, but their families are still here, and I can't abandon them."
As soon as the words fell, there was dead silence all around, and the eyes of the men present were red.
Wei Tiangong took a deep breath, his eyes reddened, he stretched out his hand and patted the former's shoulder gently, "Brother Guodong, take care."
After saying that, he glanced at Chen Fan and the others standing beside him, then turned around and left resolutely.
"Brother Guodong, I'm sorry."
Wei Tianyuan bowed and quickly followed.
"Brother Guodong, we are leaving, take care!"
"Take care of yourself."
The other two looked at him reluctantly and turned away.
As several figures disappeared completely into the darkness, even the sound of footsteps could no longer be heard.
Chen Fan looked at his father, who stood there as if petrified, tears welling up in his eyes.
"well."
He sighed inwardly.
Although he could not empathize with the latter, he could understand a little of the latter's complex emotions.
Of course, the most important thing is that the situation of the village has become even worse.
It is necessary to improve the basic archery level as soon as possible!
"Let's eat first, Guodong."
The woman said palely.
Chen Guodong ignored him and nodded after a long while.
Although the dinner was "sumptuous", the atmosphere at the table was eerily quiet.
The woman put several pieces of rabbit meat into Chen Fan's bowl and said distressedly, "Xiao Fan, you have been practicing archery all day, eat more."
"yes."
The taciturn Chen Guodong finally reacted at this moment, picked up a few more pieces of meat and put them into Chen Fan's bowl, which made the little boy next to him drool.
There were only two pieces in his bowl, which was obvious.
"Dad, you should eat more."
Chen Fan was a little flattered and quickly took the meat back.
The other party is the pillar of the family. What's more, once the Wei brothers leave tomorrow, hunting will become more difficult.
"You eat, I have no appetite."
Chen Guodong smiled slightly.
Seeing this, Chen Fan remained silent.
The aroma of the meat in the bowl filled his nose. He finally couldn't resist and picked up a piece, put it in his mouth and chewed it. He felt the fragrance between his lips and teeth. The meat was only cooked and sprinkled with a little salt, but it was so delicious that he could swallow his tongue.
At this moment, a piece of information came into my mind.
Potential Points +0.1
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Chen Fan was completely stunned.