Chapter 47: The Devils Have Arrived

  "Village head, you're back. What did the county call you for in the first month of the lunar calendar?" "Hmph, I'm back. That bastard, it's not like we have a choice but to be traitors. That kid Liu He was right, the devils have already occupied this area. We have no choice but to be traitors now. Luckily, I'm still the village head, or else that Liu Xiucai would be in trouble, he became the head of the maintenance association for this region."

  It turned out that the village chief was called away by the county on the third day of the Lunar New Year. At that time, Liu He said that this was to let them become traitors. It didn't matter as long as they were white-skinned and red-hearted. Besides, it's not like you can twist your arm to be stronger than your leg, right? Fighting devils is an art form. As long as you pretend to obey them on the surface, it doesn't matter, as long as you don't really do anything for the devils.

  The meeting, which started on the 15th of the first month, has been going on for over a dozen days. The village head and Liu Xiucan returned together after the Lantern Festival. In rural areas, as long as it's not past the second day of the second month, the New Year is still considered to be ongoing, and this year can still be lively for a while, especially in Shangli Village where nothing has happened, so the festive period has been prolonged.

  It's really quiet in this village, no roosters crowing, no pigs being raised, just a dog in every household. Liu He said that if you raise pigs or chickens and can't slaughter them in time, the Japanese devils will come and take them away. Besides, there are villages around us that raise chickens and pigs, so we can just buy from them when we want to eat. This way, we can also help our neighboring villages increase their income and handle some of their chicken and duck eggs. When the devils come, they'll suffer less losses. The villagers thought about it and realized it made sense. Moreover, in recent years, the villagers have earned a lot of money following Liu He's weaving business, so buying eggs and other food is no problem.

  You said eating meat, it's just that Liu He, this prodigal son, would buy several times a month and even distribute some to the villagers. Although everyone scolds him as a prodigal son, since he bought the meat, they can't throw it away, so they help him finish it off. Especially during the Chinese New Year, everyone followed him and took advantage of the opportunity to get some loot. The canned goods from the Japanese devils were eaten by every household, several cans each. You have to admit, the Japanese may not be good at being human, but their canned goods are great, and they even have a sweet flavor inside. This saved them money that would have been spent on buying sugar for the kids during the New Year.

  "Village chief, you're back." Liu He heard that the village chief was back and immediately ran over. "Hmph, you little scamp, you'd better make it up to me properly next time. This trip almost made me sick to death, but fortunately, Old Uncle was there to suffer with me. But where did you come up with those ideas? Although they were disgusting, they were also quite effective. We even managed to save a few village chiefs."

  When Village Chief and Liu Xiucai arrived at the county together, they found that not all village chiefs had gone. More than half of the stubborn village chiefs did not go.

  "Ah, Village Head Liu you're here too, and Old Uncle you're here as well." Several familiar village heads exchanged greetings with each other, but their hearts were uneasy. They had been summoned, but what for? Were they going to be questioned? It was said that last year the devils had been defeated by a mysterious troop, and even a battalion commander had been killed. This battalion commander was quite something, it was said he held a position similar to that of the county head.

  The result was that the one who came to greet them was a new small spring team leader, and naturally there was no way to get rid of Liu He's expected set of pulling and intimidating tactics, but among the village leaders, there were indeed some tough bones.

  "Yours, dead and buried, guards, take him out and shoot him." Of course, this was also within Liu He's expectations. "Your Lordship, Your Lordship, calm down, calm down, this old Li is just a bad-tempered man, let me advise him, if he doesn't listen to advice, you can still have him shot later."

  "Alright, you go and persuade him then. As your Huaxia people say, it's not good to see blood during the New Year, but if he really doesn't listen, then I won't care about seeing blood or not during the New Year either."

  "Old Liu, don't try to persuade me. I never thought you'd be a softie too, and now you're being swayed by the enemy's words and becoming a traitor." "Slap." Village Head Liu slapped Village Head Li in the face, "You pig head, Lord Tai has treated you so well, what more do you want?"

  Koizumi, the captain, watched with great interest on one side. These Huaxia people really have soft bones, to be honest, in Koizumi's heart, he still dislikes these soft bones, but if they want to occupy Zhina, they will need these soft bones to help them do things.

  "White skin, red heart." Liu village head said in a low voice, "Slap," another slap, "What's the benefit of dying like this? It's better to keep this smelly body and fight against the little devils." Then he shouted loudly, "Look at me, I'm so good, just being a collaborator, the emperor gave me so many rewards."

  The village head Liu pulled out a large handful of military tickets from his pocket, but he didn't think so in his heart. Liu He said that these military tickets were useless, but Liu He also said that they could be exchanged for silver coins. He wanted to keep these military tickets and wait until the little devils were defeated, then go find their emperor to cash them in. Who knows where Liu He got such great confidence from? The little devils really can be defeated, but he himself was helped by Liu He onto a pirate ship. He hadn't killed any little devils before, but his son had killed several of them.

  In short, dozens of village heads were persuaded by Liu Village Head, and the little devils' "killing chicken to scare monkeys" trick did not work. They all had a safe Spring Festival.

  "Village Head Liu, we've listened to you, and we'll all go back and pretend to obey, but if there's any misunderstanding in the future, you'd better explain it to us."

  "Explain? What's there to explain? Can't you see how disgusting my words are? My parents didn't even get this kind of treatment. It's all for your sake, you bunch of live fossils! Why don't you use your brains? What good will it do you if you die? This little devil will just find another proxy for them. Do you want your village to end up like Majia Village?"

  This is what the village heads said when they went home, leaving the little devils. Liu Village Head finally had the chance to scold them openly, and it really felt great in his heart. When did a small village head like himself get to scold these big village heads?

  "And another thing, when you go back, tell those village heads who didn't come that as long as they're alive, it's the best choice to protect their villagers. I'm telling you, dealing with the little devils is also an art."

  The village head naturally said the incomprehensible words he had heard from Liu He to these village heads, which made himself appear very cultured.

  "Right, Liu He, the devils will be coming down soon. It's said they're coming to investigate and find out which troops wiped out their men. You'd better get ready."

  It's not necessary for the village chief to say it, Ma Jian had already intercepted it from the telegram. They are asking for instructions from above and plan to conduct a large-scale inspection of the entire county after the New Year. This time Liu He and others need to hide, but they still want to take a bite at them.