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

Could it be that the boss would also get tired?

"Didn't I tell you? You're my sister, so I'll follow you wherever you go! I'll protect you!"

The boss turned his face to the side, his tone a little unnatural.

It is not convenient to reveal the real reason, but no matter what, I have made up my mind to follow them and leave.

Jiang Jinhe smiled bitterly, remembering that he had said this when he was drunk. She thought it was just drunken nonsense, but she didn't expect him to take it seriously.

"But what about your hilltop?"

Jiang Jinhe resisted instinctively, but then he thought, having a companion who is as strong as Song Wenqin and has a good character will undoubtedly add a layer of security to the team, so why not?

"I've already handed the mountain to my second brother, don't worry. Sister, just tell me if you're willing to take me with you!"

Now that things have come to this, Jiang Jinhe no longer refuses.

"Okay! I agree. I'll trouble you to take care of me along the way."

Jiang Jinhe smiled and agreed.

Hearing the call of "Big Brother", the boss was obviously very pleased and laughed heartily.

"Haha, good! From now on, you are my sister!"

The boss's real name is Shi Gaoshan. He once owned a few acres of thin land and received a few years of education. However, when disaster struck, his family was separated. In order to survive, he eventually became a bandit.

Now back in civilian life, he has reclaimed his name.

In addition to the boss, there are several other brothers who are willing to go with him, mainly because they trust the boss.

Jiang Jinhe agreed to all of them.

If it’s good for you, why not do it?

As the number of people increases, the supplies they carry also increase.

I even brought some vegetables and food for storage.

Before leaving, the villagers of Ayuan Village also followed.

Jiang Jinhe didn't mind.

Most of the people around you are your own people, so you don’t have to be afraid of those who make unreasonable demands.

Besides, the disease has not yet subsided, so it is safer to travel in groups.

Others apparently thought the same, and no one drove these followers away.

Setting out on the journey to the capital again, Jiang Jinhe found that the road was still full of displaced refugees and there were heavy casualties.

White bones can be seen everywhere on the roadside.

Jiang Jinhe couldn't help but feel sympathy for the refugees who were struggling on the line between life and death, but when he looked at the other refugees around him, he could only harden his heart.

If you are soft-hearted and offer help in such a situation, the surrounding refugees will surely flock to you.

By then, even if you have martial arts skills and weapons, you will find it difficult to escape unscathed.

She couldn't save everyone, so she could only restrain her overflowing sympathy.

Otherwise, you will be the only one who suffers in the end.

Along the way, Jiang Jinhe felt that his heart was gradually becoming hardened.

Just when she thought she was about to become cold and heartless, she was shocked when she passed by a village.

The place was much more dilapidated than the place they had stayed in briefly before.

The entrance to the village was littered with human bones.

The number was so large that even Shi Gaoshan, who had been a bandit, was shocked.

"How many people would have to be eaten to leave so many bones?"

Everyone looked solemn.

Is it possible that there is a group of cannibals living in the village?

I saw this village from afar and thought I could stop here for the night.

Unexpectedly, the closer look revealed such a horrifying sight.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Jiang Jinhe looked up at the sky. It was getting late and it was not appropriate to go any further.

"Husband, Brother Shi, let's go find out what's going on first. If something's wrong, we'll continue on and find another place to rest."

Song Wenqin and the other person exchanged glances at the same time, and then naturally stood on both sides of Jiang Jinhe and led the way into the village.

But the moment I stepped into the village, the scene before me was heartbreaking: an old woman was putting her cut wrist to the lips of the dying child in her arms, and actually asked the child to suck her blood to survive!

Seeing this, Jiang Jinhe hurried forward to stop the bleeding for the old woman.

Song Wenqin stood silently behind her, while Shi Gaoyuan led the team to explore the surroundings.

She deftly took out hemostatic herbs and clean bandages from the package she was carrying and treated the old woman's wound.

The wound was so deep that the bone was visible, but it was almost dry, and the old man's life seemed to be about to be extinguished.

Jiang Jinhe felt so sad that his throat was choked with sobs.

After bandaging the old man, she took out her water bag, which had little water left, and gave the last drop of water to the young child in her arms.

"Thank you, young lady, thank you so much! You are such a kind person, I kowtow to you!" The old woman's words were incoherent, and Jiang Jinhe quickly supported her thin arms to prevent her from kneeling.

The old man was extremely weak and could hardly feel any weight.

"Don't be like this. It's just a sip of water. I don't have much left." The old man's tears had dried and his voice was hoarse, which made people feel nervous.

The child opened her eyes in a daze. The little bit of water just now was like a sweet rain, which barely restored some of her life.

The old man spoke slowly in a hoarse voice, "There's no water here anymore. What little water there was from the last rainfall has been completely consumed. There are no rivers or even streams around here."

The old man sighed and hugged the child tightly. "In order to let the child survive, I have no choice but to..."

Jiang Jinhe tightly held the empty water bag and looked into the child's longing eyes, feeling mixed emotions.

She turned to face Song Wenqin, gently pulled him aside and whispered:

"Husband, we've been walking for so long, why don't we rest here for a few days and help them solve their drinking water problem, what do you think?"

Song Wenqin understood her kindness and had no intention of refusing, so he nodded in agreement.

Jiang Jinhe smiled and returned to the old man:

"Old man, it's getting late now, I'll take you back. As for the water source, we will do our best to help."

A glimmer of light flashed in the old man's eyes. Looking at Jiang Jinhe and the energetic young people behind her, he seemed to see the dawn of life and agreed repeatedly:

"Great, great! Thank you so much! You are all a group of living Bodhisattvas. May the Bodhisattvas bless you!"

Jiang Jinhe supported the old man, Song Wenqin took the child, and the group returned to their residence under the leadership of the old man.

Shi Gaoyuan returned, quietly approached Song Wenqin, and reported in a low voice:

"There are only a few elderly, weak, and sick people in the village, and no other people are seen. Those skeletons placed outside may have been deliberately placed there to intimidate outsiders."

Song Wenqin nodded slightly, agreeing with what the old woman said.

Many houses in the village were vacant. Jiang Jinhe saw that a nearby house was still intact, so he decided to live there temporarily.

The rest of the people also found relatively intact homes nearby.

The houses in the village are well preserved, thanks to the circle of white bones at the edge of the village. They seem to be invisible guardians, which make outsiders from Ayuan Village stay away and have to take shelter in abandoned small temples.

Jiang Jinhe and Song Wenqin didn't mind this and just focused on dealing with the matter at hand.

After settling everyone, the two men immediately set out to find water, which was not only an urgent need of the villagers, but also their own urgent requirement.

But according to Jiang Jinhe's experience, they searched all around until nightfall and still found nothing, and returned empty-handed with torches.