Chapter 7: Back to the vige


    Trantor: Dragon Boat Trantion Editor: Dragon Boat Trantion


    As Dan Bin helped Jiang Chuan, he handed him three pieces of cornbread. In this day and age, every family had very little food. Those from poor families had to split a cornbread into two and share it among themselves. It was rare to see people like the vige chief who still cared about others.


    Jiang Chuan took the cornbread and gave it to Zhou Lan and Jiang Xia; he could not help but feel grateful.


    Dan Bin was appointed to be vige chief by the higher-ups. At first, the vigers were unhappy with the arrangement of some outsider being the vige chief. However, as time passed, the vigers were convinced. Putting everything else aside, how he protects his vigers was something no other vige chief could do.


    For example, he had previously left all the food in the vige for the vigers while he had to bear the pressure from the leaders asking him to hand over the food. Another example was when he had to run back and forth a few times in the mountain for Jiang Chuan''s family.


    In fact, during this drought, most vigers were busy keeping themselves alive; they paid no attention to how others around them were handling it. However, Dan Bin still reminded them to show some care to others.


    It was also because of this vige chief that no one in Tong Shan Vige had starved to death. Even though everyone was hungry, they were still alive, weren''t they?


    Going down the mountain was much faster than the journey up the mountain. Now that they have found Jiang Chuan and his family, they could not care less about them. They only wished they had rockets on their leg, allowing them to fly home.


    After a while, the vige chief was the only one left behind with the three of them.


    "Chief, thank you so much. If you didn''t bring people to find us, our family might die in the mountains." Jiang Chuan said weakly after eating the cornbread.


    Jiang Xia supported Zhou Lan by holding her arms. The two of them were not used to the mountain path and were stumbling as if they had no energy due to hunger.


    "You''re from our Tong Shan vige, and I would never allow myself to abandon our vigers. In the future, don''t take such risks anymore! "


    "Chief, we didn''t want toe here, but you know what''s happening in my family." Jiang Chuan forced a smile and stopped talking.


    It wasn''t that he was looking for someone to pour out his grievances, but he wanted to separate from the rest of the Jiang family. He had toy some hints.


    The vige chief also knew Jiang Chuan''s difficulties, so he shook his head and sighed.


    "Ah!" Jiang Xia screamed suddenly. Jiang Chuan and Dan Bin immediately turned their bodies and looked at her.


    When all three of them looked at her, Jiang Xia exined, "I identally scratched a tree."


    After ensuring that Jiang Xia was fine, Jiang Chuan said, "Slow down, you two. Look out when you''re using the tree for support."


    "Alright," Jiang Xia nodded in agreement while she replied.


    After Jiang Chuan and the vige chief turned around, Zhou Lan asked in a low voice, "Are you really fine?"


    "Yes, I''m fine," Jiang Xia replied and nced at the small cut on her hand. It was only a reflex when she screamed previously, and she was okay, she then put her hand back into her pocket.


    Because the cut was not immediately treated, a drop of blood oozed from Jiang Xia''s hand to the bamboo-shaped jade.


    Although their speed was not considered fast, they didn''t dare to go too slow. After all, there were still wild beasts in the mountains. If they werepletely alone, the risks would increase.


    It took them more than an hour to finally get down the mountain. Because everyone was walking in a straight line holding a torch, it looked a lot like a dragon.


    They would have to pass another vige to return to Tong Shan Vige. But it was already mealtime, and the fragrance of food could be smelled from every household, making everyone drool. The vige chief was no exception. He swallowed his saliva and thought that Jiang Chuan''s family must have had no choice. Otherwise, why would they go so far up the mountain?


    When they returned to the vige, the strongborers were already hungry, so they all rushed home.


    The vige chief wanted to send Jiang Chuan and his family back to their home, but Jiang Chuan refused by saying, "Chief, please head back first! I''ll talk to Zhou Lan for a bit.".


    In the past, Jiang Chuan and his wife used to address each other directly by their first names, Jiang Chuan had not forgotten this and tried to change his habits.


    "Alright! Then I''ll head back first." The vige chief said.


    The vige chief knew what Jiang Chuan wanted to say to his wife without even asking. It was about how they were going to exin to the Jiang elders that they didn''t bring back any food.


    Before the vige chief left, he did not forget to nce at Jiang Xia, his eyes full of sympathy. He thought to himself, "It seems like Jiang Chuan is going to lose her second daughter soon, it''s been hard on the child."