Crossing the famine, relying on a spiritual spring to support the entire village

As Su Nian'an was thinking, he suddenly heard a strange noise. Sure enough, a few thieves took advantage of the sleep time to steal other people's food.

Several burly men targeted Su Shuitian's mule and were caught by Su Shuitian's nephew.

A few years before the famine, Su Shuitian made some money by doing business in Qinnan. His fortune seemed to be very good, but unfortunately, when the famine struck, his business became worse day by day. In order to stop the loss in time, he sold his property and returned to Sujia Village to escape the famine.

Fortunately, Su Shuitian brought his brothers and sisters together. His uncle's family ran a martial arts school in the town. His nephew Liu Sixiu was a martial arts fighter and was strong. He was sent to look for water, but those men took advantage of the opportunity.

Those guys didn't expect that those skinny guys in the martial arts school were also very strong. They were subdued in just three or five moves.

The three thieves were severely injured. Su Lizheng was able to escape with his life and was taken back by his family.

The farce lasted until late at night. Some people with impure thoughts stopped thinking after seeing the thief's fate and stayed quietly.

Su Nian'an was worried and did not sleep all night. He was overwhelmed by the worries about the future and the current predicament.

Did she forget something? Never mind. It gives me a headache.

The weather was a little chilly, and the crowd near the roadside was a little restless. A few people whispered in Su Lizheng's ear. After hearing this, Su Lizheng's face changed drastically and he fell into deep thought.

After a while, Suri Zheng called all the strong men in Sujia Village to protect the villagers, and asked the women and children to stay in the middle and started to hurry on. Some people were not happy.

"Village head, we just woke up and don't have much strength. Let's wait until it's light before leaving."

"Yes, yes, my grandson is still sleeping," an old woman holding a baby leaned over and replied.

"That's right, headman. We have come a long way, so let's just take a break tonight. It's just getting light now, so let's rest for a while."

…Everyone was talking at once, and Suri Zheng’s face turned dark. The two people next to Suri Zheng who had just whispered to each other also looked unhappy.

"If you still want to sleep, just sleep here and die, and then the bandits will come and chop you up and eat you!"

"Everyone hurry up and pack up. Sanjin's family heard some horse noises in the distance. We are afraid it is bandits. Now that we are hungry, more and more people are doing this kind of business." Suri sighed and shook his head slightly.

If it didn't rain that day, they would have a hard time surviving. Sujia Village had a rule passed down from their ancestors that every year, a certain amount of harvest would be collected from each household per person and placed with the head of the village to build roads or develop side businesses. Some families with better conditions would also donate money. Since the year of the drought, the head of the village had not dealt with the grain.

The village also used all the public money to buy food in the first few years, but they had no harvest and gradually ran out of food. After discussion, they decided to flee to Beilin. The government would save them from the water. Dai Viet was really lucky to have a good emperor.

Su Nian'an didn't think so. Su Lizheng had lived a long life and had seen a lot. He had always been diligent in the affairs of the village. She chose to believe him and put the things in the backpack.

"It may not be a bandit. Maybe it's a rich man passing by. We may be able to ask for some food from him." A shrill voice said unconvinced.

"Su Ergou! If you want to stay, then stay. I won't stop you." Su Li was feeling a little annoyed. He turned around to help the old woman who had accidentally fallen down pick up her backpack. He was the one who started the show. How could we survive this famine if we don't unite at this time?

"Thank you, Lizheng." The old woman's daughter-in-law held her young son in one hand and supported the old woman in the other.

Su Ergou was retorted by Su Lizheng. He opened his mouth but said nothing. He secretly rolled his eyes at the latter who walked at the end of the team. If he was really a rich young master, he could get the benefits first.

Su Ergou walked to the end of the team and saw Sanjin's fierce face. He felt a little scared. In order to wait for the food from the rich young master, he stood next to Sanjin.

Sanjin glanced at Su Ergou and continued to observe the surrounding environment.

"Ding, warning, detection of danger level 526" system

"What danger?" Su Nian'an was shocked. He had just driven away the bandits. What danger could there be?

“I don’t know” 526

"..."Su Nian'an: I'm really tied to Q, this dog system

Su Nian'an held her niece's hand tightly, and walked side by side with Wang, looking around carefully. Wang also noticed the tense atmosphere, pursed her lips and walked forward quickly without saying a word.

The smoke gradually filled the back, and when I looked closely, I could see a dark row of people looming, accompanied by the faint sound of horse hooves.

The people of Sujia Village were very nervous. Could this be bandits? It could be a passing army. They comforted themselves.

But Su Nian'an had the tip of 526 and knew that those people must have come with bad intentions, but she was powerless and had to take her mother and niece to the center of the crowd, hoping to escape.

"Don't be afraid, we are many..." Suri saw the villagers hearing the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer, and they fled everywhere in panic. The crowd that was surrounded by the strong young man was torn apart, and each family ran away in their own way.

The crowd became restless, running around like crazy, crowding around, and Suri's soothing voice was drowned out by the noise.

Fortunately, Su Nian'an was mentally prepared and held her niece's hand tightly, with her other elbow firmly fixed on Wang's wrist, so she was not separated by the people running around.

As if they knew the crowd was fleeing, the horses behind them reached them at a speed visible to the naked eye, and several villagers were knocked down and trampled by the horses.

Soon, those who didn't have time to escape were surrounded by bandits.

Most people were motionless after the incident. They squatted on the ground and shivered, not daring to look at the injured villagers or the people on horseback. Some people shed tears silently in front of their injured relatives and friends. Only Su Shuitian's family surrounded the mule cart and looked at the bandits with vigilant eyes.

Su Nian'an and her family squatted on the ground like most of the villagers, but she quietly looked up at the bandits. Most of them had half of their arms exposed, wore striped animal skins, and held axes. They looked very similar to the bandit leaders she saw in TV dramas, but they were not as muscular as the bandits and were uglier and dirtier than the bandits.

There were about a hundred people, and the person behind the leader looked familiar.

Su Nian'an looked carefully and lowered his head even more. Oh my gosh, isn't that the thin, dark man from yesterday?

He actually brought a helper, Old Six, Su Nian'an bit his lower molars hard.

As if sensing Su Nian'an's gaze, Chen Shitou dismounted and walked towards the squatting man step by step.

Su Nian'an saw the thin, dark man approaching from the corner of his eye, and cold sweat broke out. With so many people around, he might be able to escape by himself, but if he took Xiao Ni'er and Wang with him, it would be impossible for him to escape even if he had wings.

Suddenly, a large hand rested on Su Nian'an's shoulder, and Uncle Li patted Su Nian'an's shoulder gently.

She gently moved in front of the mother, daughter and niece, and signaled them to stay calm. Aunt Li also gave them a reassuring look. They knew that these three had experienced the incident with the bandits and escaped death.

The man must have recognized An'er. Uncle Li held the hunting sword tightly in his hand, ready to strike, but was held down by Su Nian'an's little hand.

"An'er?" Uncle Li looked at Su Nian'an suspiciously and asked softly.

"Uncle Li, please help me look after my mother and little girl." Su Nian'an knew that this matter was not going to end well, and looked at Uncle Li with gentle eyes. Since they did not take action directly, they might be here to seek revenge on him.

Seeing this look in Uncle Li's eyes, this child is really pitiful. He is still a child and wants to bear all this. His eyes unconsciously became hot and red.