Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Everyone's mouth twitched when they saw that Dr. Qiao could switch states in one second, and so smoothly without any sense of incongruity, and the way they looked at him was strange.

Lin Xiaoyue turned her head away, curled her lips in disdain and secretly cursed Doctor Qiao, saying he was such a pretentious person.

Doctor Qiao: Acting skills are also a kind of strength, understand?

The aunt who came to deliver the meal had obviously never seen a pretentious and elegant person like Dr. Qiao.

Yes, the men and women in the village are all big and strong, and they speak in a shouting manner. They have never met a "cultured person" who speaks so politely and courteously. He felt a sense of goodwill towards him, but when he thought about the fate of these people, his expression, which had just relaxed, immediately tensed up again.

He loudly called out to the people who were busy cleaning up in the inner room to come out and have a bite of hot food.

Without waiting for the person inside to reply, the people outside started to turn a blind eye.

The head of the village said, "Thank you, auntie, for bringing us food and drinks. These women are like this. They are confused about what to do and can't tell the difference between the important and the unimportant. It's okay, let them clean up. We men don't understand these trivial matters, so we just chat in the main room and wait for them to come out after they have finished cleaning up to eat together."

As he spoke, the village head pretended to take out a pipe from his waist, put a handful of low-quality tobacco into the pipe, lit it, and took two sips. He looked like he was waiting for his female relatives to come out after they finished cleaning up before eating together.

When the other people in the main room smelled the aroma of the lard cakes, they were so moved that tears were about to flow from the corners of their mouths.

If they hadn't remembered what Lin Xiaoyue reminded them, that the food these people brought to them had been "spiked", they would have probably walked up and taken the food and stuffed it into their mouths without caring about their image.

Although the two women were anxious to watch everyone eat, they also knew that what they did could not be leaked, so they had to control their temper. They waited anxiously at the side, and from time to time they stretched their heads to look towards the inner room to see if the women had packed up properly.

After pounding for a while, the "crackling" sound inside showed no sign of stopping. He couldn't help but shout a few more times towards the inner room, urging the older girls and young wives inside to stop what they were doing and come over to have a bite of the food while it was still hot to fill their stomachs.

But the people in the inner room didn't dare to come out. They were still very panicked. In order to prevent the bandits from breaking in, they even bolted the door of the inner room. Even with the door separated by a hole, the women were still shaking with fear. How could they possibly go out and face the bandits?

You're gonna be scared to death, okay?

The two women had dark and gloomy eyes, and they thought these women were a bit strange. They were the opposite of what they expected, that they would immediately pounce on the hot food and eat it with relish. The cats kept fiddling around in the inner room for a while, and were reluctant to come out, which made people suspicious.

The men in the main room immediately started to explain, "I heard a few women complaining about itching and lice. They are probably too embarrassed to say it out loud, so they are helping each other scratch."

"Yes, yes, no wonder. They all hid and refused to come out. They must be catching lice inside but are too embarrassed to say anything."

The two old women's expressions changed and they couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Thinking about how close he was to these refugees, and how they were now living under the same roof and chatting away for a long time, he was worried that he would also be infected with lice. He wanted to get away from them and stay away from these dirty outsiders who were no worse than beggars.

But thinking of their mission, the two of them still struggled to resist the urge to escape.

Seeing that the two wanted to leave, Lin Xiaoyue couldn't help but add fuel to the fire, "Why don't you two aunts go back and have a rest? You don't have to accompany us. My mother and a few aunts always clean up the bed and dry the clothes before cooking, and they drag their feet for a long time before they start cooking. My father and the other families we traveled with are in the same situation. We are used to it, and we always have to wait for them to clean up before we sit down to eat together."

Lin Xiaoyue saw that the maids were unwilling to leave, and they probably wanted to watch everyone eat before they could rest assured. They were probably also worried that the people in the main room would eat first, and when the women in the inner room came out after cleaning up, they saw the people in the main room staggering and fainting on the ground. They were afraid that they would be discovered, so they kept urging the women to come out.

Therefore, Lin Xiaoyue said that as long as the women in the inner room did not come out, the man would not pick up his chopsticks first, and they would eat together anyway. This alleviated the mother-in-law's worries and also made the two of them waver.

The two women looked at each other and decided, since the other party would eat together, they should stop standing here and attract lice. In just a moment, they felt a slight itch on their bodies.

"Okay, okay, then remember to eat later. Don't get hungry. Then we'll go back and rest first."

To match what one of the maids said, the other maid yawned loudly and waved her hand in the air, "Big sister, please leave quickly. My grandson is waiting for me to go back and coax him to sleep."

As they were talking, their feet seemed to be greased, and they slid away like a tornado. Their speed was so fast and their backs were so miserable that even their hairpins were knocked crooked.

As soon as the two old women left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Damn it, if we don’t leave now, they don’t know how they’ll get away with it.

The women in the inner room had probably been peeking through the crack in the door, and when they saw the old woman leave, they opened the door and came out, patting their pounding hearts.

……

After the two old women who delivered the food returned, they were called to the bald man to report back.

Of course, the two of them looked at each other and tacitly covered for each other, saying that they saw with their own eyes that the person swallowed the food before coming out.

When the bald man heard this, he patted his head and said "good".

Damn it, we brothers have been out looking for "fat sheep" for a long time, and there has been no news sent back. The people we sent out have disappeared without a word, and have not come back to report. Now he is the only one in charge of the mountain village, he must seize this great opportunity given by God and do something big. When we brothers come back, we will see who still says that he has only grown in height but not in brains.

He had to show people what he was capable of.

Thinking of the old woman's reply, the bald man turned around and told the men to get ready. After an hour, when all the people were asleep, it would be his turn to lead them to wipe out the whole group of people.

Thinking of the bountiful harvest afterwards, the bald strong man couldn't help but burst into laughter. His arrogant laughter could be heard from far away, and Lin Xiaoyue, whose five senses were far superior to those of ordinary people, couldn't help but evoke a mocking smile.

At the same time, it also attracted the attention of someone who had sneaked out to look for a marriage partner. He changed direction and sneaked towards the direction where the sound came from.

……

At Chou time (2 a.m.), everything was quiet. The village was shrouded in darkness. Dark shadows were looming, and the air was filled with a cold murderous intent that made people tense and suffocated.