Traveling Through Farmhouses: Taking the Baby on a Famine Escape

As soon as Zhang Xixi and her group appeared, the people of Wangjiatun stood up in panic.

"Village head, there's a tiger!"

"where!"

Wang Mu stood up and turned to look at Zhang Xixi and the others. My God, there really are two tigers!

Two children were riding on the tiger. One of the children was holding a chubby, strange-looking chicken in his arms. He quickly shouted, "Everyone, grab your weapons and keep an eye on the food!"

Zhang Xixi saw that they suddenly stood up and looked at them warily, which meant they were frightened by Xiao Jin and the others. It seemed that she didn't have to worry about being robbed.

Zhang Xixi led Xiao Jin straight ahead. When they encountered a person standing in the middle of the road, Xiao Jin yelled at him, and the group of people were so frightened that they quickly moved aside.

Da Bao and Er Bao even praised, "Little Jin is so mighty!"

The villagers of Kaoshan watched Zhang Xixi and her group walk quickly past them until they were far away, then they sat down and began to discuss among themselves.

"What kind of people are these? They even keep two tigers as pets!"

"Those people are really something, they actually dared to raise tigers!"

"Aren't you afraid the tigers will get so hungry they'll eat them!"

After Zhang Xixi and the others successfully crossed the gap, they didn't stop. Fortunately, they had the deterrent effect of Xiao Jin and the others, and that group of people didn't lack food. If they had encountered some vicious people, it would have been dangerous. It was better to move quickly!

When they reached a dense forest, Xiao Jin stopped, as if something was wrong!

"Xiao Jin, what's wrong!"

Xiao Jin looked left and right, then yelled at Zhang Xixi twice.

"Father, my brother-in-law is in danger. Tell everyone to be prepared!"

The villagers quickly gripped their weapons and nervously looked around.

One of the men hiding in the jungle cried out in alarm, "Brother, there's a tiger!"

A rough, hoarse voice shouted, "What are you afraid of? There are so many of us, why would we be afraid of these two beasts!"

"Big brother, why have they stopped moving forward? Have they spotted us?"

"So what if we found them? I refuse to believe that so many of us can't beat these peasants! Come on, everyone, follow me and charge down!"

"There are bandits!"

Although Zhou Dashan was flustered, he remained calm and said, "Don't panic, everyone. Hold your positions and protect the food and your families!"

Zhang Xixi quickly told the two babies to come down, "Yujie, take the two babies to the back and protect them!"

"Sister-in-law, what about you!"

"I'm fine, you guys go quickly."

Zhou Yujie and the others ran quickly to the back. The sharp-beaked chicken in Da Bao's arms flapped its wings and clucked.

Da Bao gently patted its wing, "Big Mouth, be good!"

In the blink of an eye, the bandits rushed up to them with knives, glaring fiercely at Zhang Xixi and the others. "If you know what's good for you, leave everything behind, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

Zhang Xixi picked up the large knife and pointed it at the person who spoke, "How exactly is this 'unpolite'!"

Zhou Dashan signaled to the villagers to get ready, and the women, children and elderly in the middle each picked up a kitchen knife or a hoe.

Upon seeing this, the bearded man on the other side realized he had met his match and snorted inwardly, thinking, "Let's see who's tougher."

"Brothers, come on!"

Zhang Xixi also instructed, "Xiao Jin, you guys go stop that leader and beat him up!"

A chaotic battle has begun!

Having gained experience fighting hungry wolves and seeing initial success with their newfound stick techniques, the villagers no longer resorted to brute force. Instead, they stood firmly in their positions, working together to knock down anyone who approached, preventing them from crossing the line.

The leader was skilled in martial arts and wielded a large knife. It took Xiao Jin and Xiao Hua quite a while to bite his legs and hands until they were a bloody mess, forcing him to kneel on the ground.

Zhang Xixi also swung her knife left and right at the people rushing towards her, but she used the back of the knife. She was afraid that if she used the front of the knife, the person would be cut in half, and that scene would be too disgusting.

Zhang Wenhong and Zhang Dacheng also used their tiger-shaped spears as wooden sticks, wielding them with great force, and they held off a large number of bandits in front of them.

In less than half an hour, all two hundred-plus bandits on the other side were lying on the ground, groaning and moaning.

Zhou Dashan and his men first gathered their weapons together, then found some ropes and tied them up.

They dared to rob them; they deserve some emotional compensation!

Zhang Xixi swung her broadsword at the bearded leader and threatened, "Where is your stronghold?"

The bearded man looked up at her, groaning, but he was in too much pain to speak!

Zhang Xixi kicked another skinny guy, "Tell me, where's the hideout?"

"Fellow heroes, we have no home here; we fled from somewhere else!"

Zhang Xixi, expressionless, picked up the large knife and pointed it at his thigh. "You won't talk, huh! You don't want your legs anymore!"

The skinny man was so frightened that he quickly begged for mercy, "Aunt, Grandma, what I said is true. We are just small-time thugs from Anping County. Anping County was hit by an earthquake a month ago. My older brother and I led some people to escape. We recruited some more people along the way and formed the current gang. We have never killed anyone, only robbed food once, and we only have a temporary place to stay behind this hillside."

Zhang Xixi said sternly, "Isn't stealing people's food in this day and age the same as murder?!"

How many people are staying behind?

"Nobody's here, we're all here!"

Zhang Xixi sent Xiao Jin to scout behind the hillside before walking back, but Old Wang picked up an axe and headed towards the bandits.

Zhou Dashan quickly called out to her, "Old Lady Wang, what are you doing!"

"Chieftain, if they dare to rob us, why can't we rob them?"

Zhou Dashan was taken aback, then waved his hand, "Go!"

Led by Old Wang, the village women searched everyone on the other side of the road. Considering that many of the young wives in the village were shy, they only took off their outer clothes, leaving their underwear on.

They searched very thoroughly, looking inside ears, toes, and shoes. However, the bandits were even poorer than them, with less than ten taels of silver and copper coins in total. Apart from weapons, they had nothing else.

Looking at the smelly pieces of silver and copper coins they had found, Zhou Dashan waved his hand, both amused and exasperated, saying, "You can keep these yourselves; there's no need to share them with the villagers."

Old Wang and his family happily took the silver and returned to their home.

A short while later, Xiao Jin returned and said that there was no danger there. Zhou Dashan then led the villagers to take a look.

This makeshift shelter was indeed temporary; inside were some tattered bedding and cooking utensils, but the most valuable item was a rusty pot.

This is truly the bandits' hideout, worse than a refugee camp. What a wasted trip!

After returning, Zhou Dashan distributed the bandits' weapons to everyone, but then looked at the group and wondered, "What are we going to do with these people?!"

"Why don't we just kill her!" Zhang Dacheng and the others looked at Zhang Xixi in horror. Did she have to be so ruthless?

Zhang Xixi quickly smiled and said, "I was just kidding!"

The bandits on the ground were genuinely terrified. Were these people really going to kill them?

"Big brother, what should we do?!"

The bearded man scoffed, "How should I know what to do!"

Zhang Wenbo thought for a moment and said, "We'll be passing through Anlin County. We'll get there after we cross this mountain. Let's take them to the government office!"

"That's okay!"