Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Everyone noticed the recklessness in the man's behavior at this time, and they couldn't help but feel uneasy. They secretly hated themselves for being so rash and reckless when they saw the village. They rushed up rashly without even knowing the whole situation. They were too careless.

The bald man saw the guarded eyes of the people on the other side of the fence, which showed a tendency to retreat, and he panicked and became anxious. However, he still looked down on them and said, "What shortcut? When did this mountain have a shortcut?"

Before he could finish his words, the man got stuck. He stuttered for a long time before pointing to the northern hillside and asked uncertainly, "You, you didn't come from that side, did you? There's a huge swamp behind the mountain."

A few years ago, many people in the village did not believe in superstition and wanted to explore the swamp. As a result, they all died in that ominous place. After that, no one here wanted to go over the mountain and take a look at the swamp.

"Yes, we just came from the swamp with great difficulty, and we saw the village hidden in the valley at a glance, so we hurried over here."

The village head was a little discouraged at this time, and he thought about finding an excuse to leave. After all, since they fled from the famine, they were used to resting in the open air. If they didn't get to this place, they had to rest in the mountain village.

The head of the village was still thinking of finding an excuse to leave, but the man asked again with doubt in his mind, "You said there was an epidemic over on the official road? But why don't any of you look like you are sick?" In fact, they looked much better than the refugees they had seen before.

Speaking of the epidemic, the village head couldn't help but think of the scattered villagers of Linjia Village, and sighed silently, "Yes, if it weren't for the three medical experts in our team, I'm afraid we would have collapsed like those refugees on the official road long ago, and there's no way we could have arrived at your precious place in one piece."

The bald strong man raised his eyebrows, looked at the group of people in surprise, thought for a moment, and just when the head of the village was about to say goodbye, he asked someone to open the fence and let the group of people enter the village.

The head of the village was stunned, and so were the others. Wasn't he still asking questions and checking the household registration to understand the situation? How did he suddenly skip the long-winded and random questions in the middle and jump directly to the end?

Seeing that everyone was standing there in a daze, the bald strong man winked at a short patrolman behind him, and the short patrolman quickly ran into the village.

If the people didn't open the gate, they wanted to go in. But when they did, they backed out.

A group of people, young and old, male and female, all subconsciously looked at Lin Xiaoyue, which made her feel creepy. She sighed in her heart and nodded slightly, indicating that since they were already here, they should go in and take a look.

The bald strong man also noticed everyone turning their heads, and just followed the gazes of the group of people and looked deeply at the skinny and frail bean sprout with a strange expression.

Lin Xiaoyue didn't care at all about the puzzled looks from the bald man and the patrolmen around him, and calmly followed the crowd into the village.

While walking, pay attention to the surrounding situation.

As you walk in, you can easily notice that the layout of the village is rectangular, built on the mountainside, with a compact layout, and the main house and the accompanying rooms have obvious levels and a clear distinction between the primary and secondary.

Because the main material is regular stones, it is solid and strong. Therefore, when Lin Xiaoyue and his party walked through the village, they did not see any collapse. This shows that this mountain village was not affected at all by the earthquake.

Compared with the collapsed villages outside, the mountain people living here are many times luckier.

The most amazing thing is that the women and children who came out of the houses on both sides all had mellow faces and were neatly dressed. From time to time, the high and low sounds of pigs and dogs could be heard. I think there must be no shortage of food and drink in the village, so people can be fed so well.

Everyone looked around, but before they could take a closer look, they were urged to move forward by the patrol officers who followed them in on both sides. They didn't say much along the way, and after walking for about half a cup of tea, they led the group to a dim, empty house in the village, opened the door and let them in.

"This is the only vacant house in our village. You can stay here tonight. Don't wander around. Otherwise, if you are caught by the patrol, you will be killed as a troublemaker. Don't blame me for not reminding you earlier. Also, don't worry about food and drink. Someone will bring you some water and food soon."

As he spoke, the bald strong man who was leading the group waved the coldly shining broadsword in his hand towards the crowd, looking like a bandit.

After saying that, the bald man walked out, as if he was disdainful of staying with them. Halfway through, he suddenly turned back and asked, "You said there are three doctors among you?"

"Yes, it's Doctor Qiao, Doctor Li and Chun Xing. That's them." Before the head of the village could reply, Xiaoqiao jumped out eagerly, pointing at the three people and answering the bald strong man's question, staring at the bald strong man with his eyes scanning back and forth.

The people in this mountain village are well-fed and their houses are solid, but I don't know if they plan to marry women from outside. Although I have the protection of the Niu family, I get close to Niu Tietou several times, but he just keeps silent, and only has Luo Qianqian in his mind and eyes.

Although the two of them are currently in a cold war, every time she and Luo Qianqian have an argument, this silly cow never stands on her side at all, which shows that he has no interest in her at all.

Even if the Niu couple protected me, I was just an outsider after all. If things really got out of hand, it was not certain that the Niu couple would be able to protect me.

Besides, she was really tired of the hardships of fleeing all the way here. When her father was still around, she could still get some care from him, and he would always give her food first.

But why are these people doing this from the same pot? Everyone eats and drinks the same thing, and they don’t take any extra care of me, an orphan.

Rather than following these people who might abandon her in the provincial capital, she felt there was no hope.

Moreover, she could feel that not all of these people were willing to take care of her like the Niu couple did, and some even vaguely rejected her.

For example, a few nights ago, the fluorescent flower that fell from the "sacred tree" had clearly asked for it, and it didn't want the one in the old doctor's hand, so why did he stop it? He also said some mysterious words, which scared everyone who clearly wanted to climb the tree to pick flowers, but in the end they had to give up.

And the hunter's wife, who has a charming face, is clearly a slutty bitch who can't carry anything, can't lift anything with her hands, and can't do anything.

The hunter looked strong and must have lived a good life in the past. Even if Xiaoqiao couldn't marry into a wealthy family in the town, she could probably marry a hunter who lived a more affluent life.

Look at the hunter who holds a wife who can only act like a spoiled child and can't do anything in his hands. She wondered why she, who was good at both home and outside, couldn't have a man who loved her like a treasure.