"Okay, let's go down the mountain now. Yiyi, Zirui, you two should walk in front."

"Brother, we're going home first. By the way, let's go back and see if there are any outsiders at home. If there are outsiders, I'll ask Brother Zirui to come back and tell you, and you can go back later."

"Okay, then you two go ahead. But, watch the road and don't fall. Also, if there's no one else at home, don't come back."

Yun Yiyi looked excited, "I understand, big brother."

"Brother, Yiyi and I will go down the mountain first."

Brother Yun waved at the two little ones.

Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui ran away like two wild horses.

Brother Yun smiled and shook his head, then slowly walked down the mountain with the basket on his back.

The sun was still high in the sky, and it would probably not set until after sunset. In that case, Brother Yun and the others were in no hurry and simply walked slowly.

Yun Yiyi ran in front for a while, and suddenly found that there was no movement behind.

She looked back and saw Xie Zirui standing not far away, panting heavily with his hands on his knees.

"Brother Zirui, come here, I'll pull you along, it'll be faster this way. I'm dying of thirst, so I want to get down the mountain as soon as possible."

Xie Zirui walked over slowly, "Yiyi, you ran too fast, I couldn't catch up with you."

Yun Yiyi comforted him, "Brother Zirui, you need to exercise more. You haven't been active enough. But you're already great now. Keep it up."

So, Yun Yiyi took Xie Zirui's hand and walked down the mountain.

Because she was holding someone in her hand, Yun Yiyi was afraid of running too fast and afraid that Xie Zirui would fall again, so she could only walk quickly.

Suddenly, a voice was heard, "The boss also overestimated these refugees. I thought they were so powerful. I didn't expect them to be just a bunch of refugees digging wild vegetables for food."

"Who says they aren't? Before I came down the mountain, I thought these refugees were wealthy. But after observing them for so long, I realized they were so poor they were only eating wild vegetables."

"Yes, we have food in the mountains, but we haven't eaten wild vegetables yet. If we take these refugees back, do we have to steal their wild vegetables?"

Yun Yiyi heard the voices getting closer and closer, so she hurriedly pulled Xie Zirui and ran behind a big rock.

"Who would leave good food and eat their wild vegetables? I don't want that."

"Come on, stop complaining. We have to hurry up, it'll be dark soon."

"Okay, then shall we come over again tomorrow to get the news?"

"Let's go back and report everything we learned today to the boss and see what he decides. However, I guess we'll have to come back tomorrow."

"You're right. The boss has always been cautious in doing things."

"I've been in the mountains all day and didn't have a good lunch. I'm going to have a roast chicken and some drinks when I get back."

"Okay, let's go back and have the kitchen make arrangements. I'll go find the boss to report the news first. After I'm done, I'll go have a drink with you guys."

"Then stop talking and let's go. Fortunately, we took a shortcut, otherwise we would have to return to the village tomorrow."

"It's dark now, and it's not safe in the woods. If the boss hadn't told us not to alert the enemy, I wouldn't want to take the small road."

"Okay, stop complaining, or someone might hear you."

"You're the only one making such a fuss. There's no one in this desolate mountain area."

"Yes, we have been watching all day. Those refugees at the foot of the mountain would not dare to travel so far to pick wild vegetables."

Hearing the voices getting farther and farther away, Yun Yiyi carefully poked her head out from behind the big rock.

She looked up the mountain and saw a group of six bandits climbing up the mountain while talking loudly.

Soon, the bandits disappeared from sight.

"Brother Zirui, please come out. The bandits have already run away."

"Yiyi, will the bandits run into my eldest and second brothers? Should we go back and inform my eldest brother?"

Yun Yiyi shook her head. "Brother Zirui, I just looked carefully. These bandits are climbing straight up the mountain, which is inconsistent with the direction of Big Brother and the others."

"Big brother and the bandits are going in different directions, so they won't run into each other."

Yun Yiyi stroked her chin, "However, I didn't expect that the leader of Qingfeng Village would secretly send someone to inquire about the news."

"I just heard from the bandits that they were observing the refugees from the mountain. They didn't even show up in front of the refugees."

"Yiyi, there must be more than just these few people coming out of Qingfeng Village to inquire about the news. I guess there must be some in the town as well."

"Yes, Brother Zirui. Let's talk while we walk."

"Okay, Yiyi."

"It seems that the leader of Qingfeng Village is a very cautious person. Faced with a group of refugees without fighting ability, he asked his subordinates to secretly inquire about the news."

"Yes, Yiyi, the head of Qingfeng Village must be a very difficult person to deal with."

"Oh right, Brother Zirui. From what I heard from these bandits, there's a very short route from here to Qingfeng Village."

"Yiyi, is this the path those people in the town told us about?"

Yun Yiyi shook her head. "Brother Zirui, that's not the way. The direction the bandits took today is different from the direction the people in town told us."

Xie Zirui suddenly exclaimed, "Yiyi, are we all being monitored by the bandits from Qingfeng Village recently?"

Yun Yiyi nodded, "Yes, Brother Zirui. However, they certainly wouldn't dare to get too close to us. After all, there are only a few of them here to gather information."

"If there is a conflict, they won't gain any advantage."

Xie Zirui couldn't help but nodded, "Yes, Yiyi, what you said makes sense."

"But, Brother Zirui, I have to talk to the village chief and the elders about our encounter with the Qingfeng Village bandits in the mountains tonight."

"That's definitely something we need to say. We also need to have the village chief tell everyone not to go deep into the mountains to pick wild vegetables, as it's easy to run into bandits from Qingfeng Village."

"Also, villagers should try not to be alone, and children should be kept under close watch and not allowed to run around."

"Brother Zirui, you're right. Come with me to the village chief tonight. Let's escape the famine together with the villagers. Now it's good for you, good for me, and good for everyone."

"If we were the only family fleeing the famine, we would be living in fear on the road. Unlike now, when we sleep, there are people on duty, so we can all be less nervous."

"Yes, when I was fleeing famine, I was worried every day that my little food and water would be taken away by others. After all, most refugees would not take a child or an old woman seriously."

"So, every time I sleep, I'm very alert and will wake up at the slightest noise."

Yun Yiyi turned around and patted Xie Zirui on the shoulder, "Brother Zirui, that's all in the past, don't be sad anymore."