Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

As time went on, all the women in the village flattered her, which made his vain mother become too proud of herself.

If he was showing off to the village women in the past, it would be fine. But now, is it the time for his mother to dance around everywhere?

Sangui was extremely worried about causing dissatisfaction on the other side, so he quickly stepped forward to pull the people apart, but he did not forget to cooperate with his mother and let them go into the house, "Everyone, come in and rest, don't think my humble home is simple. My father will boil some water later, and everyone can drink some, then wipe your hands and feet to get rid of fatigue and have a good rest. When we set out tomorrow, my father and I will lead the way for you, passing through another smoother road in the village and then returning to the main road. This way, you can save several hours of walking and will not be delayed. You can rest assured."

I have to say that these three nobles are indeed educated people. They speak in a very eloquent way and they have touched everyone's hearts without them realizing it.

If there is a shortcut that can really save a few hours, everyone really wouldn't mind stopping to take a deep breath.

After all, not only is the temperature high during the day, but it is also as stuffy as a steamer at night. If everyone is not exhausted to death, they will be suffocated. Who wouldn't be tempted to take a shortcut to save a few hours?

But why did it not be mentioned earlier or later, but only at this critical juncture? Lin Xiaoyue felt that how much truth there is in it is still debatable.

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After a while, everyone was invited into the main room under the warm hospitality of the mother and son.

It must be said that this family was indeed quite wealthy. The main room was square and spacious. More than ten of them came in and they didn't feel crowded at all. The only problem was that there weren't enough chairs.

Sangui and his mother hurried back into the inner room and the courtyard, and brought in a few long benches and small stools to make up the number, which was barely enough for everyone to sit down and have a rest.

With the candlelight in the main room, everyone looked around the furnishings in the room. There weren't many things, but they were complete. However, there was a lot of dust and dirt on the tables, chairs, and window frames, which was obviously caused by not being cleaned often.

Everyone felt a little uncomfortable, but after all, they were just passing by and asking for a bowl of water to drink, and they were not at home, so there was no need to worry about these small details.

Sangui Guan was a man who was good at speaking. He pulled his mother, who loved to show off, and kept chatting with everyone.

Everyone was very tired from the journey, and it was hard for them to talk. Although they didn't want to waste their breath, the host was too enthusiastic, and they couldn't keep a cold face. They could only take turns to agree with a few words from time to time and laugh dryly, and the atmosphere in the main room was slightly relaxed.

"Come on, come on, benefactors, drink some water first. The pot is still boiling. After drinking the water, wipe your body and relax." Sangui's father smiled and brought a few bowls of water on a tray. After carefully placing the bowls on the table, he turned around and went to the kitchen to get a few more bowls.

This happened three times, with a bowl of steaming water placed in front of each of the dozen people, showing that the host was very sincere in entertaining his guests.

Yes, it was really hard to find water on the road at this time. If they hadn't just found some water yesterday, they would have stared at the bowl in front of them with their eyes popped out.

However, they had just drunk clear and clean water yesterday, and now looking at the yellow dirty water in the bowl in front of them, everyone felt uncomfortable in their stomachs.

There is no harm without comparison, this applies everywhere.

Seeing that no one was moving, Sangui's family of three could not help but urge them, "My dear benefactors, drink it while it's hot, boiled water is clean. It's hard to find water outside now. There is only this old well in our village, which was dug deep enough back then. It can still produce a lot of water in this drought year. Share it with the villagers, it will be enough for daily food and drink."

"Yes, my benefactor must be thirsty, drink some water to moisten your throat."

"People in our village are short of everything except water. Don't worry, benefactor. If we drink the water, it will not be enough for our own use. We still have it. Moreover, the extra water can help you all wipe your bodies and relax."

hemp eggs.

If you use dirty water to wipe your body, it will only make it dirtier. Is there something seriously wrong with this family's brain?

Moreover, seeing how anxiously this family is trying to get rid of the water, I'm afraid there is something fishy hidden in the water.

This family was too enthusiastic, and not only did Lin Xiaoyue notice something was wrong, but everyone present also noticed the problem.

It’s not that everyone is particularly smart, the key is that they only found the water source yesterday. Every household in their group of refugees has stored a lot of water, and Lin Xiaoyue’s family is no exception.

Therefore, it’s not that the “trick” doesn’t work, but that the “person” you meet is wrong.

If the person in front of them collapsed on the road, those dying of thirst would probably have their heads buried in the bowls, drinking to their heart's content.

"My benefactor, why don't you drink?" The woman was surprised to see that no one was moving, but she was still trying her best to persuade them to drink water.

"Mom, maybe our benefactors think our water is not clean enough... Well, look at the color of this water, it is very different from what we drank before, so it is understandable that our benefactors dislike it."

Sangui smiled bitterly, and his beautiful face was full of loss, as if the person who rejected him was an unforgivable sinner.

But these days, if you want to take advantage of others, you don’t even consider who you are dealing with.

Since Lin Xiaoyue and her group had already sensed that something was wrong, how could they possibly follow his words and actually drink the water?

Although these people have soft personalities, not all of them can be easily manipulated.

Therefore, under the subtle influence of Lin Xiaoyue, some people's main point is: Since you want to mess with me, I will never let you off easily.

Lin Zhaodi was the first to speak up. "You are a scholar. You know your own water is not clean, but you still have the nerve to use it to entertain guests. If you had known this, you wouldn't have made us take such a long detour to come here. It's really tiring."

This……

The Sangui family all paused. They had never expected that there would be such a hot-tempered woman.

What kind of people are these? They gave you water out of kindness, but you didn't appreciate it, and you said such harsh words. Don't you know that people are in trouble?

The atmosphere in the room fell to the bottom because of Lin Zhaodi's words. Both sides were speechless for a moment, and didn't know how to break the current deadlock.

Ergou was a simple and honest man, and did not understand the whole story. However, seeing that Lin Zhaodi was sharp-tongued and spoke so harshly, he could not help but take the water in front of him and drink it, to save face for this family.

Ergou's mother was quick to grab her silly son and shook her head at him, her disapproval obvious.

Not to mention that they had only met this family once, and compared to the kindness the Lin family had just shown them, the mother and son absolutely could not embarrass the Lin family in public at this critical juncture.

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