Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 177

Chapter 177: Having One More Friend Is Better Than One Enemy
After explaining the reason for visiting Chi Junheng and others, Tang Sanniu hinted at the elders and asked them to add a few words to persuade them.

Before the elders could speak, Chi Junheng had already said, “I understand that when we are in trouble, we should help each other.”

Just when Tang Sanniu and the elders breathed a sigh of relief after listening to his words, Chi Junheng added, “However, I can’t give our food to you, Village Chief.”

Hearing his answer, Tang Sanniu and the elders were stunned. They looked at him with wide eyes, and Chi Junheng could see that they were surprised by his words.

Chi Junheng took a sip of water and then added calmly, “Please don’t get me wrong. Although I don’t mind helping each other, the safety and well-being of my family is my top priority. If I handed our food to you, what if something goes wrong and we don’t receive anything later? Can you ensure that we all can survive this disaster? Or can you make sure the villagers won’t steal the food and follow your arrangement?”

When he asked, Tang Sanniu and the elder fell silent. Based on their reactions, Chi Junheng knew that they had no confidence in controlling the villagers and shook his head, “I’m sorry, I can’t bet the lives of my family just because of your words, Village Chief.”

Hearing this, Deng Songxin frowned and asked, “So you won’t hand over the food?”

Chi Junheng nodded and said, “Yes. I hope Elder Deng can understand.”

Although they felt it was a pity that Chi Junheng rejected their proposal, everyone understood his reasons. If they were in his position and had enough food to feed their families, none of them would be willing to hand over their food to help others. It is human nature, and there is nothing wrong with choosing family over strangers.

After a moment of silence, Tang Sanniu nodded and said, “All right, we won’t force you to cooperate. However, since you didn’t hand over the food, you won’t get any food from the village’s granary.”

Chi Junheng nodded and said, “That is natural.”

Tang Sanniu saw that Chi Junheng was calm and knew that he would not change his mind. Now that they had stated their purpose and been rejected by Chi Junheng, Tang Sanniu smiled and said, “We still have a lot of things to arrange, so we will take our leave first. If you need any help, please feel free to come to us at the village hall.”

Chi Junheng nodded and said, “All right.”

After bidding farewell to Madam Chi and others, Tang Sanniu and the elders left.

When they walked back to the village hall in the heavy rain, Deng Songxin looked at Tang Sanniu and asked, “Village Chief, why don’t you persuade them? According to the villagers, Xin Niang had bought a lot of food before, and the Chi family also helped her hire workers, prepare meals, and store a lot of food. They must still have plenty of food to share.”

After hearing what Deng Songxin said, Gu Naiyi shook his head and said, “Elder Deng, we do need that food, but we can’t rob it or force anyone to hand their food to us. If you force them, do you think Chi Junheng will let you do as you please?”

Seeing that Deng Songxin was not convinced, Gu Naiyi added, “Instead of being his enemy, why not respect his choice and manage a good relationship with them? No one knows what will happen in the future, so having one more friend is better than one enemy. This also paves a smoother road for your future.”

Gan Jiahe agreed with Gu Naiyi and said, “Elder Gu is right. Moreover, since Chi Junheng first came to our village twenty-two years ago, despite having enough money, he has never purchased any land. Based on this alone, you should know that Chi Junheng has no intention of taking root in our village. After so many years, he still treats everyone as an outsider. It is best not to provoke him just because of a little food since Chi Junheng is anything but simple.”

Gu Naiyi and Gan Jiahe both said so, so Deng Songxin could only give up. Sensing his frustration, Lu Zuancheng patted him on the shoulder and said, “Don’t worry. As long as we work together, we will be able to survive this disaster.”

At the same time, after seeing off Tang Sanniu and the elders, Chi Junheng returned to the wooden building. He sat down and said, “You have all heard what the Village Chief said.”

Everyone nodded, and Chi Junheng continued, “Judging from what they just said, the food shortage seems to be more serious than we imagined. But I didn’t expect that they could convince the villagers to hand over the food.”

Madam Chi sighed and said, “This is understandable. After the bandit attack, the villagers lost their land, food, and money. Everyone was already struggling to survive, and the disaster came so suddenly. No one could have predicted it. Being able to survive at this moment is already a blessing for everyone. So it is not surprising that the village chief and elders were able to convince the villagers to work together.”

As soon as she said this, everyone fell into silence. A few seconds later, Chi Xinru broke the silence and said, “Xin Xin, we have bought enough containers to grow plants. What should we do next?”

With Chi Xinru’s questions, the heavy atmosphere in the wooden building slowly dissipated.

Duan Yixin thought about it and said, “Before we start planting, we first need to collect soil as a planting medium. However, the current soil is too wet to be used directly. Unless we collect and dry the soil before use, we need to find other planting media. But other planting media are harder to find than soil and may not be as good as soil.”