During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

秦双双随后便跟着李叔一同乘坐马车回去了。

Inside the carriage, Uncle Li discussed with Qin Shuangshuang, "If these two armies were to fight here, wouldn't their attacks reach our side?"

Qin Shuangshuang shook her head, also nervous. "I don't know the current situation of the court, and neither do we common people. I'll go back and ask Lu Jun. After all, he seems to have quite a few connections in the court. Maybe I can ask those high-ranking officials about the current situation so we can respond accordingly."

When Qin Shuangshuang returned to the mansion, Lu Jun was already sitting in a chair, quietly drinking hot tea.

有时候还会咳嗽几声，秦双双这时急忙过去，从他手中将茶拿了过来，焦急对他说，“你现在这个身体怎么能够喝茶水呢？喝一些开水不就好了？”

Qin Shuangshuang's words confused Lu Jun. What did she mean by water needing to be boiled before drinking? And what did "boiled" even mean?

然而秦双双忘记了，这个时代好像并不适合说开学这两个字，她便对着路均说道，“我意思就是说多喝热水，少喝冷水或者茶水，这茶水怎么能喝啊？你现在身体根本承受不住的，我这就去给你弄些热水来。”

Lu Jun then said, "No need for me to stop drinking. Just leave it there." Qin Shuangshuang walked up to him and said, "I went out just now and asked someone to tell you, didn't I?"

Why do you look so unhappy?

Lu Jun said, "Do you know who the person you are trying to save is? He is the chief of a tribe, the king of a tribe. If the Crown Prince's people find out, do you think you can still save your life?"

要我说干脆别救人家了，如今他们竟然已经到我们眼皮子底下，我通知官府，直接叫他们给拿住不就行了吗？”

秦双双赶紧拒绝，“不能这么做，人家毕竟也是一个部落的首领，况且他人还不错，至少再怎么对自己的百姓倒还挺好，他若是当真倒下，那如果两军交战，万一周围的那些部落在蠢蠢欲动，把他们直接给吞并了，

How are the ordinary people, the elderly, women, and children, supposed to survive?

Qin Shuangshuang's words left Lu Jun speechless for a moment, so he could only agree, "Alright, whatever you say. But how serious is his illness? How many days will it take for him to wake up? I heard that the imperial court is about to send troops."

Qin Shuangshuang frowned. "Did you really hear that? We're already so poor yesterday, and you're still thinking about going to war? You really don't value human life. Aren't ordinary people's lives important?"

路均说道他们想把其他的部落全部收服，这样做也是为了能够让所有的部落能够为自己所用，也不至于每一年都会开那么几次站，不过我想他们这一次应该也打不起来，如今，他们家大韩不也在咱们的地方里面，在客栈里面住着嘛，所以也不必担心，预祝一下也确实如此。随后笑了笑，便继续去熬药了，那主看着他去了厨房，熬药便默默的跟在他身后。秦双双有事抬头回头看他，一问他，你这是要做什么？对方则是依据，只是想多看看你，昨天真的太麻烦你了，这段时间为我做了很多事情，我很感激你想要什么和我说说吧，虽然你知道我并没有多少钱，但我想如果是你要的，我想我也能想办法帮你弄的。秦双双则是说到从前，从来不想着在你身上索取点什么，如今你能好起来，能够继续做我的保镖，变好了，剩下的便不必去想了。看着秦双双这一副无欲无求，甚至不在自己身上索取点什么的感觉，路均突然感觉到这小姑娘好像比自己想象中要更在意自己一点，秦双双熬了药正要出门，路均便从自己身上将那一顶斗篷给他披上，和他说道你把这披上吧，不然的话，出去的话可能会冻着你，秦双双我看了一眼自己身上这斗篷，她曾经也问过路均愿不愿意借来给自己穿两天，然而路均确实当时一直在说不愿意，并且还说这是他母亲留给他为数不多的东西，可如今他却愿意把这东西拿给他来穿秦双双有那么一瞬间，甚至恍惚的认为这路均莫非是对自己动了那样的小心思了，便表示感激，以后穿着这顶斗篷又急忙回到马车上面坐着，看到了客栈里面将这汤药再一次喂到了他具有铁的嘴里，忙活了一整晚上，等到第二天一早醒来的时候，自己趴在桌子前再扭过头去，正瞧着那人伸出手想要喝水，秦双双赶紧倒了一杯温水过去，对着具有铁说道你终于醒了，也不枉费我一晚上忙活了这么久，那具有铁睁开眼对他说的是你救了我，我这是在哪里？秦双双调了调，没收到你难道不知道吗？是你专门找了你的人来我家里面，让我过来给你看病的，害怕你运到了这里。若不是瞧着你之前也和我说过，你部落里面的一些事情，我考虑到你部落里面的百姓竟然也不会救你的。那大海一定没有想到，再一次被秦双双所救了，瞬间想要起身跪在地上对她好好感激。然而，秦双双赶紧说道，你就别那么繁文缛节了，倒不用在乎这个，不过现在你的病既然已经好了，那你们就赶紧离开这里吧，我可不想到时候太子的人会认为我这是在出卖自己的国家呢，大喊着对他说道你要不直接去我们那边吧，我定然会给你一个官位的，怎么样？秦双双意向自己在自这这体里面没有混上官位，盗取了别的部落里面去混上了秦双双，笑了笑倒也不用，如今我对当官本就没有多大兴趣，所以你也不必拿这来诱惑我，你们且先早点离开，万不能再在这里逗留，听说你们那边不是要开战了，怎么你们总得回去准备一下吧？

Iron could sense that Qin Shuangshuang was deliberately trying to convey something to him, and he knew that the young girl was probably worried about something. So he directly told her, "Don't worry, we won't delay you or affect you. But there's one more thing I need you to do. You'll be richly rewarded if you succeed. I'd even give you half of my soldiers if you asked."

然而，秦双双还没有想着拒绝的时候，门口却有人推门而进了，秦双双一起身看着对面的人，怎么是你来了？路均则是脸色泛白的，对秦双双说道你不能去，更不能去救他们的人，我知道这个具有铁到底打了什么样的主意，他们部落的里面的人是他们的人，你若是去了的话，那就是自己羊入虎口了。