The fat wife is rebellious: she was spoiled by the group on the way to escape famine

Jiang Jinhe led everyone to find an open area and began to collect branches and dry grass to build a simple shed.

Afterwards, the collected food for the day was centralized and managed, and when the night completely enveloped the earth, Song Wenqin was allowed to sneak into the city with the food.

They settled down outside the city like this, and there was no need to offer extra food to the county magistrate, so everyone's table was obviously much more plentiful.

In addition to reserving some food for storage and distributing it to family members in the city every day, Jiang Jinhe tried to distribute the rest on the same day. As a result, everyone felt that life was a lot easier these days - they could eat their fill and didn't have to work all day, so life was naturally much more comfortable.

But Jiang Jinhe became increasingly worried.

The food found each day became scarcer, and even the spring we had discovered last time had dried up.

The county magistrate sent people to conduct a carpet search in the nearby mountains. Many edible plants were uprooted, discarded carelessly, and trampled beyond recognition, which made her both heartbroken and indignant.

Today, in order to find food and clean water, Jiang Jinhe gritted his teeth and led everyone to explore further.

Although no one said much, the cloud of sorrow in Jiang Jinhe's heart was so heavy that she couldn't sleep at night.

Dragging it on like this is not a solution after all. It is better to take the initiative than to wait for assistance. We have to find a way out.

As for food, fortunately there was the lotus pond to provide a base, but the problem of drinking water was like a sword hanging over one's head.

The drinkable water in the surrounding area had long dried up, so Jiang Jinhe decided to lead people to dig the ground for water tomorrow.

Let's start from that dried-up old spring. If we dig three feet deep into the ground, we should be able to find groundwater.

They acted immediately. The next morning, Jiang Jinhe led his team straight to the old spring.

Some strong men were selected to start digging, while the others continued to search for food for the day.

"Time is running out, everyone, work harder!" Jiang Jinhe encouraged loudly.

Everyone responded like thunder, and a smile of relief flashed across Jiang Jinhe's heart.

No matter how difficult it is, as long as everyone works in the same direction, there are always more solutions than problems.

Song Wenqin led the team to look for food, while Jiang Jinhe personally supervised the digging of water.

With her experience in surviving in the wild, she chose a location and everyone started shoveling and picking.

Tools were scarce, with only five pieces in total, including shovels and pickaxes. Song Wenqin took two away, and the remaining three were barely distributed.

They had to take turns working. Jiang Jinhe kept a close eye on the progress and stretched out his hand from time to time to detect the moisture of the soil. From morning to noon, he finally saw traces of water.

"It's out of the water! Great, it's finally out of the water!"

This shout instantly cheered up the exhausted crowd, and they gathered together to watch.

At the bottom of the pit, which was more than two meters deep, mud and water were mixed together.

This scene confirmed that there was indeed a water source underground. The light of hope was rekindled, and everyone seemed to be full of strength, rushing to go down the pit to dig.

Jiang Jinhe arranged a shift system, with each person limited to fifteen minutes, to ensure excavation efficiency.

At the same time, she was also thinking about another thing: how to purify the water.

The turbid muddy water obviously cannot be drunk directly, and the parasites in it are even more hidden dangers. She does not want the tragedy of diarrhea to happen again.

Recalling the crude water purification methods used in the wild in the past, she immediately organized people and prepared materials.

First, they collected thick firewood to burn into charcoal for filtering, and then they collected fine stones and gravel.

Before the water continued to flow, Jiang Jinhe had already ordered people to start burning charcoal and dig a small pit as a temporary purification pool.

However, just as the clear spring first appeared and before purification could be achieved, an uninvited guest suddenly broke in.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

Jiang Jinhe was concentrating on monitoring the charcoal fire when he suddenly heard a commotion.

Looking back, I saw several officers with swords roughly pushing the refugees who were digging. Two people holding shovels were covered in mud and had been pushed to the ground.

Jiang Jinhe immediately stepped forward, stood in front of everyone, and questioned them harshly.

"What are you doing here? Where is the law?"

Upon hearing this, the leading officer laughed wildly towards the sky as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Haha, the law? In Huizhou, I am the law! Every blade of grass and every tree here is under my control. This water is naturally ours too. If you know what's good for you, get out of here!"

Jiang Jinhe was stunned. It was obvious that Xu Fangqi was trying to take it by force?

When the refugees around heard this, they could no longer hold back, especially the men holding tools, who were ready to rush forward, rubbing their hands.

"Ok?"

Several officers were quick-witted and quick-handed, and they drew their swords from their waists with a flash of cold light, which made everyone feel afraid.

Jiang Jinhe was afraid that everyone would act impulsively and cause a disaster, so he quickly pulled everyone apart.

If a conflict really breaks out, Jiang Jinhe knows that these officers will show no mercy and a bloody storm is inevitable.

Helpless, Jiang Jinhe could only swallow his anger and hand over the water pit he had dug with great effort to someone else.

"Everyone, pack up and let's go to another place."

Jiang Jinhe led the crowd away from this dangerous place and headed in the direction where Song Wenqin left.

After finding Song Wenqin, Jiang Jinhe told him everything that had happened and whispered to him:

"My dear, someone like Xu can no longer be the county magistrate. We must find a way to get him out of office, otherwise we will not be able to live in peace."

Song Wenqin glanced at her and thought for a moment:

"You have a point, but even if we can overthrow him, the successor is unknown. What if he's not as good as Xu Fangqi?"

Song Wenqin also had concerns. This place was remote, and almost all the county magistrates in the past had become local tyrants, with few honest officials.

Jiang Jinhe smiled mysteriously:

"I do know someone who has a high chance of becoming the next county magistrate."

Song Wenqin was puzzled. The appointment of the county magistrate was made by the emperor or assigned by a superior official. How could she know?

Jiang Jinhe chuckled and revealed Lin Shen's deeds.

"He is both capable and a successful candidate, so how could he not be a county magistrate?"

Song Wenqin suddenly realized and suddenly thought of Lin Shen.

So this was her intention when she said she wanted to protect him?

"Husband, can you take me to the prison to see him tonight? He's been fighting for justice for the people since the beginning. He must have a lot of leverage over Xu Fangqi. Maybe we don't even need to do anything. If we just rescue Lin Shen, he can bring Xu Fangqi down on his own."

Jiang Jinhe laughed so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits and her cheeks puffed up, making her look like a mouse that had stolen some oil, which was extremely funny.

Song Wenqin looked a little embarrassed and turned his eyes to the side:

"Well, this plan is feasible. I will take you there tonight."

Although Xu Fangqi moved Lin Shen after they repeatedly visited the dungeon in the Xu Mansion, Lin Shen's new location did not escape their sight due to Song Wenqin's secret surveillance.

Late that night, Song Wenqin and Jiang Jinhe climbed over walls and houses and went straight to a private house.

"What is this place?"

Jiang Jinhe leaned close to Song Wenqin's ear and asked softly.

Song Wenqin tried his best to ignore the warm breath beside his ear and replied:

"After rescuing you last time, Lin Shen was imprisoned here, in a side room in the backyard."