noffsinger Chapter 172 Claim
Chapter 172 Claim
Everyone came over at once, and when they saw the big bone inside, the king's father breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"This isn't the meat you think it is. Look at that bone, it's clearly the hip bone of an animal!"
After hearing this, Lu Tianfu finally felt relieved.
At this time, a little girl sitting in the corner saw them gathered around the pot and took the initiative to speak:
"This is horse meat. They stole the horse back earlier."
Lu Tianming, Master Yan and County Magistrate Yao's faces changed when they heard this. They all had horses, so whose horses were they eating?
When everyone came to investigate before, they only saw their own livestock in the straw shed and did not count them in detail.
As soon as they heard the news, the three families with horses ran out with torches and went to the straw shed to look for their horses.
Soon, Lu Shuhe was the first to recognize his family's horse, and Yao County Magistrate and Yao Bowu also recognized his family's horse.
When Master Yan saw this, he couldn't help but sigh, it must be his own horse that was eaten!
After careful identification, it turned out to be mine.
After lamenting, Master Yan could only comfort himself.
We have a lot of horses, and I guess by the time we get down the mountain, the food will be almost used up, so we should be able to pull it over by then.
Only Li Rui was in a very low mood. He had always taken care of the horse, and it had a very docile personality.
When he was driving, the horse would run obediently wherever he told it to.
Thinking of the horse being eaten by those people, Li Rui wanted to go over and stab them a few more times.
Li Rui lowered his head and kicked the dirt on the ground again and again.
In the cave, seeing that everything had been almost packed up, Qin Lang pulled Lu Qingqing to the thatched hut at the entrance of the cave.
They saw their cow rushing towards the two men anxiously, but unfortunately the rope was not long enough and it could not get through. The cow mooed anxiously.
Qin Lang and Lu Qingqing went forward to touch the cow's head, and the cow docilely came to their side.
Li Rui, who was still kicking the ground nearby, saw that the cow from his junior sister's family was docile, so he came over and touched the cow's head before returning to the cave.
In the cave, each family had already packed up their things.
A lot of things were unearthed this time, and they may not be able to move them all in one trip.
Everyone put their knives on their waists, took out the prepared oilcloth, covered the food with it, and started to carry it back.
Seeing that there were still quite a few left in the cave, Lu Tianming took ten men to guard the rest.
When they returned to the cave, the women saw their own food and many of them were so excited that they burst into tears.
If they find the food, they can continue to survive!
After putting down the food, County Magistrate Yao left several men who were injured in the fight during the day in the cave.
Including Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang, a total of ten people were left to guard the cave.
In addition, except for the children, all the other men and women set out to move things from the cliff.
At this moment, no one complained about being tired, and everyone was eager to bring back more food.
On the way, the women were extremely excited, but because County Magistrate Yao had told them to be quiet, they suppressed their desire to speak.
The group walked quietly towards the mountain wall.
Lu Tianming was waiting for people to come back at the cliff, looking at the girls in the corner.
The girls huddled in the corner of the mountain wall, their faces filled with confusion.
These girls are about the same age as Yuan Fang, and they are pitiful for having gone through this.
It was unknown when the flood would recede, so he thought about it and decided to give a small bag of grain from his own bag to the girls.
Lu Tianxin noticed it, looked at the tender faces of the four girls, and took out a small half bag from his own grain bag.
The four girls knew how precious food was, and they kowtowed to the two men repeatedly.
Lu Tianming knew that this was the most he could do to help them. Whether they could survive depended on themselves.
When the people from the cave arrived, the women first gathered around the things and looked at them.
Considering the food that was moved back before, plus these, it is probably more than what they moved away.
Soon, they noticed the girl in the corner. The men briefly explained and the women also knew what was going on.
They didn't understand much. It was already difficult to survive these days, so who could control who?
There were many people coming this time, and the women didn't mind the weight of the food at all, and they all wished they could carry more.
It was already late at night when everyone returned to the cave.
Seeing that everyone was very sleepy, Lu Tianming asked them to go to sleep first and distribute the food tomorrow.
Although Lu Tianxin was extremely tired, he couldn't fall asleep, so he simply got up and kept watch with the night watchman.
As soon as the sky was getting light, everyone got up and gathered together waiting for Lu Tianming to distribute things.
Lu Tianming first asked each family to take back their belongings, and everyone picked and chose among them.
When it comes to food, there are always some people who want to play tricks.
Erxi saw that no one was paying attention, so he quietly picked up a cloth bag.
He had just squeezed it through the bag and found that it was filled with fine grains.
Just as he picked up the bag and before he could walk back, Lu Tianming, who was looking at him from above, said coldly:
"Each family should only take back what is theirs. If anyone takes more than that, they are taking advantage of everyone else. Food is precious right now. If you are discovered, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
Erxi's body stiffened. He turned around subconsciously and saw Lu Tianming, County Magistrate Yao and Master Yan staring at him.
In an instant, his mind raced through all sorts of thoughts, and after hesitating for a moment, he put the bag back.
Seeing him like this, Lu Tianming's expression softened a little.
There were still some people who had some ulterior motives, but after seeing this situation, they all became obedient.
They all knew what was happening with the people outside. If they were kicked out for taking a few more things at this time, they would probably have a hard time surviving!
Soon, each family took back their food and belongings.
Now comes the most difficult part, which is to claim each family’s money.
Before, after the refugees looted the silver and money, most of them put it in their pockets. Some still carried the bags, while some threw away the bags.
At this moment, when it came time to claim the money from each family, some people began to discuss in a low voice, fearing that someone would take too much.
Lu Tianming poured out all the silver and money he had looted from the sack. The money in the purse was more conspicuous.
When each family saw their own purse, they happily pointed and said that it was theirs.
There are also people who haven't seen their own purses, such as Tian Funiang.
She was so excited that she wanted to go forward and search, and she kept muttering:
"Oh, where is my coffin book? My purse was made of a piece of black patched cloth, how come it's gone? What should I do?"
Lu Tianming stopped her and interrupted everyone's discussion loudly, saying:
"Each family should come forward one by one, starting from the far left!"
Qu Hongzheng was the first one on the far left. Upon hearing that, he stepped forward and picked up the purse he had been eyeing for a long time. It was sewn for him by his master's wife.
After Qu Hong got it and opened it, he found that the silver and money were still there. He grinned at his master and his mistress beside him.
The second person on the left was Tian Funiang. She went forward and rummaged around, and saw a bulging navy blue purse and wanted to open it to take a look.