Fighting to destiny

Chapter 2 Drawing Lots (Page 2/2)

Those who didn't follow the rules but were secretly plotting something, immediately complained.

The old village chief ignored them and waved to a man, who came forward holding a wooden box. The box was placed on the ground, with a fist-sized round hole on the top, through which you could see many small paper balls.

"I've counted, and there are sixty-three people who meet the requirements--"

"Grandpa Village Chief, is it me? Is it me?"

The old village chief was interrupted by Niu Dawa as soon as he opened his mouth. He had just held the ceremony of completing his life today, and he was afraid that the old village chief would forget.

"Forget it, forget it." The old village chief glared at Niu Dawa unhappily, and then continued: "There are sixty-three paper balls in the box, and thirty of them have 'one' written on them. The one who draws 'one' will join the hunting team." "Ah? Old village chief, did you make a mistake? Why did you only choose thirty people to go into the mountains?" Someone asked in surprise. Logically, the more the better. The old village chief frowned and said: "In the years of disasters, it is not the natural disasters that are scary, but the human heart. If all our strong laborers go into the mountains, what if bandits come to the village to rob? If only the elderly, weak women and children are left in the village, won't they be bullied and slaughtered. I heard that the south is already in chaos, and everyone is starving and grabbing food everywhere. If the government lets it go, it won't take long for them to come to us. So, those who stay at home have a much heavier burden on their shoulders than those who go into the mountains. Moreover, going into the mountains requires more physical strength. Consumption is high, and you need to eat every meal to have the strength to hunt, but we don't have much food, not enough to support more people to go into the mountains to hunt. "

"Stop talking nonsense, just listen to the old village chief." Niu Yao, Niu Dawa's father, shouted loudly, then walked to the box, reached in and grabbed a paper ball, unfolded it, and smiled, saying: "Haha, it's one, I'm lucky." "Damn it, who told you to catch it first? You caught mine." A bare-chested man yelled. After cursing, he kicked over a person who met the conditions for drawing lots on his right hand, and pulled down a person who met the conditions for drawing lots on his left hand with his arm. He killed two competitors at lightning speed, and rushed to the box at lightning speed, reached into the box and took out three paper balls, and said to the two people who were still confused on the ground: "Brother, I will help you two draw together."

After saying that, he opened the three paper balls together. The first one was zero, which he threw to one of them, the second one was also zero, which he threw to another person, and the third one finally came out to be one, and he laughed wildly.

This man was called Li Dashan. He was rough and heroic. He and Niu Yao, the father of Niu Dawa, were the two most experienced hunters among the middle-aged men in the village.

The old village chief was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. He hit Li Dashan with his walking stick and asked him to put the paper ball back into the box and draw again. Li Dashan ran away in pain, and simply swallowed the paper ball into his stomach, leaving the old village chief helpless.

Hoo——

Once this example was opened, everything was in chaos. They shouted and cursed, and beat each other like a group of barbarians.

Niu Dawa was hit by eight punches and nine kicks, and was even grabbed by some bastard in the crotch. The pain made his face green, and he couldn't get close to the box in the end. However, he was lucky and picked up a paper ball on the ground. When he opened it, it turned out to be a one. He immediately roared to show his identity, and then swallowed the paper ball like Li Dashan.

"Good brother, just stay at home and take care of the village. I will go into the mountains to catch a bear for you to eat." Niu Dawa covered his crotch with one hand and patted Zhang Xiaozu's shoulder with the other hand to comfort him.

Zhang Xiaozu did not meet the conditions for drawing lots, and he did not dare to violate the rules set by the old village chief, so he could only stand by and watch.

"I want to go into the mountains." Zhang Xiaozu finally couldn't stand the restlessness in his heart. He shook off the hand that Niu Dawa had put on his shoulder, strode to the old village chief, and said in a firm tone: "Grandpa Village Chief, I want to go into the mountains. You know, I am born with great strength, and it will be very useful to go into the mountains."

The old village chief didn't even look at him, shook his head and said: "You are the only one, and you have the responsibility to carry on the family line. You can't go into the mountains. Besides, I just said that staying at home to resist bandits is even more useful."

Zhang Xiaozu curled his lips. He had never heard of bandits making trouble nearby since he was a child, and felt that the old village chief was exaggerating. Seeing that the old village chief had a stern face and had no intention of giving in, Zhang Xiaozu could only be thick-skinned, hugged the old village chief's arm and begged coquettishly: "Grandpa Village Chief, please, let me go into the mountains."

The children in the village all knew that this was a sure-fire way to deal with the village chief. As long as they didn't make a principled mistake, they could always ask for the old village chief's forgiveness. Zhang Xiaozu used this trick a lot when he was a kid, but he was too embarrassed to use it now that he had grown up. He used the same trick again, and although his cheeks were burning with embarrassment, his skills were still as good as before. He held his arms and shook them a few times, and the old village chief surrendered.

"Stop, stop, stop. My old bones can't stand your tossing and turning. If you shake them again, they will fall apart." The old village chief shouted angrily, and pushed Zhang Xiaozu one step away with his walking stick, and laughed and scolded: "You little bastard, do you know how to be ashamed? You are going to marry a wife and start a family, but you are still learning the tricks of other people's crotchless dolls. What's the matter? After you get married, will you let your wife hold you and pee? Haha——"

Zhang Xiaozu's old face was red, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a c***k in the ground to crawl into, but now was the critical moment of the struggle, and he must not escape. He simply thickened his skin and pretended that he didn't hear anything, and said flatteringly: "In front of you, Uncle Niu is a child, let alone me. Anyway, I don't care, If you don't agree to my going into the mountains, I will stick to you all day long. "

The old village chief didn't respond to him, but pointed at the crowd with his walking stick and said, "Look at Xizi's happy look, he must have grabbed a place to go into the mountains. His baby was less than a hundred days old. I went to see him on the day of the full moon banquet. The baby cried loudly and was full of energy. He will definitely be strong and capable when he grows up. But I heard that the baby caught a cold yesterday, coughed and had a fever, and was in a mess all night. He will go into the mountains tomorrow. The baby is sick, and I don't know if Xizi can hunt with peace of mind?"

"Humph! Being a father must have the responsibility and commitment of a father. How can I just leave the baby alone when he is sick? I'll talk to him." Zhang Xiaozu held back his laughter and pretended to be touched.

"Be careful and don't lose his face." The old village chief whispered. But his instructions seemed to come a little late. When he opened his mouth, Zhang Xiaozu had already rushed into the crowd and stood in front of Li Rongxi. Without saying a word, he punched him in the face, then took the paper from Li Rongxi's hand while he was in a daze and ran away.

The old village chief was so angry that he said, "Young people nowadays are so hot-tempered."