Chapter 410: Ability Questioned
"Who says it's not the case? Every time a beggar comes to my door, I will give him half a cornbread or something. It's really something a good person can't do. It's such a bad conscience.
"Li Zheng, this is a major theft. You have to help us recover it. If we can't solve it the first time, our village will not be peaceful in the future."
"That's the truth. If there is a first time, there will be a second and third time. From now on, we at Willow Bay will be like a sieve, and anyone who comes can get something back."
Listening to the indignant tone of everyone, Bai Yunsong looked serious, "You are right, we really cannot let outsiders like them do this kind of thing, otherwise it will slap our Willow Bay in the face..."
Before he could finish speaking, he heard the old patriarch coughing.
"Ahem...the more trouble you have, the more you need to calm down. ̢̜̳̱͈̹͓͛͜ḩ̷̻̩͍̱̗͔̺̏̓͊̀͂̀ͅṵ̵̙̻͉̦͙̗̥̉̓̓͊̑̂̑x̸͍̘̳͂͊̂̊̀͊̕͘ ".
Bai Yunsong listened to his father's warning and clenched his fists. Facing the expectant eyes of the villagers, his heart was aching, but when he received the glances from his father, he felt uncertain.
The atmosphere became somewhat silent for a moment.
Seeing the old patriarch looking at ease, everyone felt anxious and could only look at Bai Yunsong helplessly.
"Li Zheng, our family is going to be hungry. You must find a way for us, otherwise our family will really not be able to survive."
"Return to our home. Not a single grain of grain in the rice vat was left for me. The family will be out of food today. If you don't care about us, Li Zheng, we will starve to death sooner or later. It's better to rely on your family directly."
"That's right, for those families whose houses collapsed due to the snowstorm last year, you organized everyone to donate materials and food to help them tide over the difficulties. Now we are also encountering difficulties. You can't just sit back and ignore them."
Bai Yunsong felt embarrassed and a little annoyed when he heard everyone begging and threatening him. He turned to look at his father, who had a gloomy face, and felt a little nervous.
But as an upright person, if you are speechless when asked, it will always be difficult for you in terms of face.
Thinking of this, Bai Yunsong cleared his throat and coughed,
"Don't worry, fellow villagers. The theft happened suddenly. Let me think of a solution. Since I have done your good deeds, I will not stand idly by."
After listening to Bai Yunsong's promise, everyone finally looked better.
"As long as Li Zheng knows our difficulties, those people begging for food outside the village are really disgusting. Li Zheng has to find a way to drive them out of our village, so that they don't harm the people in the village again."
"I agree with this. Those people have no good intentions at all. They even dare to steal for the sake of their own belly. If they come into the village again and hurt others, we will have no way of guarding against them."
"That's right. If something happens to our village, it will be you, Satomasa-sama, who is embarrassed."
"I heard that these people are all from the northwest, and those who can escape to our side are not good stubble. Master Li Zheng must not be merciful and forgive him with just a few pitiful words from them. Shameless and skinless people like them, just You have to be ruthless.”
Bai Yunsong looked embarrassed as he listened to the villagers' chatter. He wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
It was the greatest insult to him to be questioned by the villagers about his inability to manage the village.
As Li Zheng and the leader of the Bai clan, he has the highest status in the village. Of course, it is also his responsibility to safeguard the rights and interests of villagers.
Now that something happened in the village, if he stood by and watched, he would definitely be criticized by others, and his majesty as the clan leader and the leader would be lost in the future.