A peasant girl with a special ability uses herself and two wolves to escape famine!

Xia Ning frowned. She noticed that the river water was not clean and clear, and there were many floating objects in it.

It seems that the people who passed by before didn't use it properly.

Drinking water like this can easily cause diarrhea. Normally, people would choose to boil the water before drinking it.

But she saw that most of the desperately thirsty disaster victims were drinking right there by the river.

They really couldn't control themselves; their bodies were screaming for water! For water!

"Auntie, this water is so dirty, it's better to boil it before drinking it."

I saw an old lady feeding water to a child, and I couldn't help but feel a little saintly.

"They're all village kids, there's no need for so much formality." The old woman didn't even lift her eyelids, continuing to feed the child, who drank with great gusto.

Everyone who crossed this river drank their fill of water.

After drinking their fill, some men jumped directly into the water, saying, "This is fucking comfortable! Honey, let's stay here for a couple more days and get some rest."

"Ai!"

Looking at the water they had stirred up, making it even muddier, Xia Ning frowned deeply. These people, if they wanted to take a bath, couldn't they just rinse it off? Didn't they know they were going to drink it? So many people went down, and they're still so filthy; she was truly speechless.

No wonder the river is so dirty; the people there are really lacking in manners.

Before she could finish complaining, she saw some women scooping water to cook, while others were washing clothes in basins by the river.

Judging from their envious looks, they'd probably go down to bathe as soon as the men came ashore.

Just imagining them taking a shower and then happily drinking their own bathwater made Xia Ning feel disgusted.

Everyone was fetching water, so she couldn't stand out too much. "Jiang Yi, go fetch two buckets of water."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi looked at Xia Ning in shock, "Do we need all of this? Isn't that enough space? He even finds this water too dirty."

"I didn't ask you to drink, you're just putting on an act."

Just don't drink it, it scared him to death.

He found that he had become picky; he hadn't been this particular before. Now, he even felt the water was dirty enough to wash his feet in.

As night fell, almost everyone started cooking, and the air was filled with the aroma of grain.

She said that the disaster victims were very shrewd; how could they let themselves run out of food and ammunition? Sure enough, as soon as there was water, they came to the stove.

They chose a place away from the crowds; everyone was having an extra meal today, so they couldn't eat too badly.

After feeding the mules, Jiang Yi got into the vehicle.

His happiest moment each day was when he arrived at the train carriage.

It's really comfortable inside; the two large ice basins continuously absorb heat, a stark contrast to the sweltering weather outside.

"Xiao Ning, today I want to eat eggplant with minced meat, braised pork ribs, iced mung bean soup, spicy stewed chicken feet, bring out more chicken feet, and also an iced watermelon."

In the sweltering summer, eating spicy food is especially refreshing. Without a spicy dish, he can hardly swallow his rice.

Her Korean-style spicy chicken feet are really delicious, but the portion is small. In ancient times, there was no such thing as selling chickens separately; these were all pieces she had divided up when she was stockpiling chickens.

There are only two buckets in total. Once we finish them, there won't be any left to eat, so we have to be careful with our food.

"Are we still traveling tonight?" Xia Ning looked at him. If they were tired, they could rest here for a day. Anyway, there was water, so everyone would be less suspicious.

"Let's go." He didn't want to see everyone squatting by the river, lying down and gulping down dirty water when it got light.

And the men were all shirtless, taking a bath in the water. The thought that Xiao Ning could see them was an eyesore.

After eating and resting for a while, the two continued their journey under the moonlight.

The disaster victims on the riverbank stared blankly at the mule cart speeding away. They were surprised that the cart was traveling so late at night without even a torch, and that the people weren't afraid of falling into a ditch.

Some clever people see that they have food and water, yet they are in a hurry to get going, and they know that things won't be peaceful later on.

"Brother Chen, they left in such a hurry, is something wrong here?"

“I think so too. Look at them, they got some water and left. Maybe we shouldn’t bother with the repairs.”

"That's what I think too. Wait, let me ask the others what they think. It would be best if we all went together."

"Go ahead, we'll wait."

As a result of the discussion, about ten households agreed to leave, while five or six households were reluctant to part with the water source and wanted to drink water for a few more days.

Those who don't want to leave won't be forced; those who do leave should fill their water bottles at night and get a good night's sleep. They'll set off again before dawn the next day to continue their journey.

Although there is water here, the water level is not high. Staying here is definitely not an option. Didn't you see that all the locals have disappeared? They must have run away long ago.

However, before morning, the elderly and children who drank the dirty water began to have diarrhea and vomit. Some men also couldn't bear it, experiencing churning and nausea in their stomachs.

It was definitely too late to travel in the morning, and no one dared to drink untreated water anymore. Weary, we gathered firewood and boiled water...

"Xiao Ning, there's a village over there. I saw people moving around." Her voice was filled with excitement.

Jiang Yi instinctively felt that wherever people lived, they could stockpile goods.

Xia Ning lifted the carriage curtain. The village was about two miles away from them, and it was still the middle of the night. "Brother, how did you see the figure? Are you sure you saw a person and not a ghost?"

She squinted and stared ahead for a long time, but it was pitch black and there wasn't a sound. Was Jiang Yi some kind of reincarnation of Sun Wukong? She thought it was so unreliable.

Along the way, they saw countless villages, most of which were deserted. Even those inhabited were just a few elderly people who couldn't walk and planned to stay and wait to die.

"Let's take the mule cart inside and sneak in to take a look."

Xia Ning looked at him. What's gotten into this guy now?

Jiang Yi scratched his head. "I have a bad feeling about this place. Why don't you stay here and I'll go take a look?"

Xia Ning rolled her eyes. Could she really feel at ease staying here? Besides, who knows what wicked ideas might come up if someone passing by saw him alone.

"Let me go with you to check it out. You have good eyesight, so we'll be as careful as possible."

"Okay." He didn't know why, but he should have avoided the danger, but subconsciously he wanted to explore the village.

After putting away the mule cart, Jiang Yi led her around in a winding path, finally stopping at the back gate of a small courtyard.

"Here, you can feel the most human presence."

So, he led her into the crowd?

Xia Ning was speechless; this guy must be a complete idiot.

Jiang Yi peered into the corner, listening intently to any sounds inside. Seeing how focused he was, Xia Ning also strained her ears to listen for a long time, but there wasn't a sound at all.

Dude, are you sure you can really hear people talking? Are you some kind of super-hearing monster? Do wolf cubs all have superpowers?

She gave up, sat down beside him, and silently watched the man's brows furrow more and more.

About half an hour later, Jiang Yi pulled her along, and after many twists and turns, they entered an abandoned, deserted courtyard.

"What did you hear?"

“There is water in this village. They use water to attract passersby. Once you enter the village, no one can leave.”

"It's a rip-off!"

"There are about a hundred strong men in the village, and most people are no match for them. I heard from inside that no wealthy families have passed by recently, and they haven't been able to make any business for several days."

Wow, how clever! They can only steal a few grains of rice from disaster victims; the rich get the lion's share.

"They killed all the rich people who were passing by?"

Jiang Yi nodded.

Is this guy just imagining things, or does he really have superhuman vision and hearing?

She followed them for so long, and honestly, she didn't see a single person.

"Xiao Ning, how about we double-cross them? I heard they stole a lot of treasures." He knew Xiao Ning was broke and always complained about how others took everything when they came back with supplies.

Here's one ready-made for her to receive.

They even know how to double-cross someone, that's impressive!

"Are you sure they made their money by robbing?"

Jiang Yi glanced at her, said nothing, and then took her to another place.

A large pit, filled with corpses...