Kind-hearted... Upon hearing this, many villagers who were wolfing down their food choked, and even Xu Nian smiled somewhat embarrassedly and brushed it off.

Seeing that everyone was eating, even Wang Jinmei secretly turned her back to her and started eating outside the cave, the general remained motionless, still resting with his eyes closed.

Xu Nian thought for a moment, then walked over and pushed the pancake in front of him away. "General, at least eat something so you'll have the strength to set off tomorrow."

Gu Zhan opened his eyes and looked at her. "Thank you." But he still didn't move.

Upon seeing this, a soldier nearby explained, "Young lady, our general doesn't eat food from outside; he only eats our military rations. Don't worry, we've definitely eaten his portion!"

Presumably, she was afraid of getting sick from eating out. Xu Nian understood and nodded, then started eating as well.

In less than five minutes, seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Xu Nian finally stopped being mysterious and got straight to the point, "I think everyone thought the food was pretty good today, right?"

"Mmm!"

"Yes, I never knew the Xu family girl was such a good cook!"

"Thank you," she said with a smile. "In that case, I think we should take turns contributing ingredients for each meal so we can all eat together. That way, no one will go hungry today or tomorrow, right?"

Upon hearing this, some families with limited food supplies naturally cheered. Of course, the "well-off families," including Wang Jinmei and the village chief, were less than willing, but after glancing at the pancakes in their hands...

"He who eats another's food is bound to him; he who takes another's money is bound to him." Who would dare say anything then?

Wang Jinmei was even more unwilling and was about to throw her hand at her to scold her, but the village chief covered her mouth and threatened in a low voice, "Give me some respect! Keep it to yourself until tomorrow, don't embarrass the whole village!"

In an instant, Wang Jinmei swallowed the curse that was about to come out. When she looked up, Xu Nian was giving her a sly smile, full of provocation.

She was even more furious, gritting her teeth and cursing under her breath, "You little bastard, you just wait!"

After finishing his meal, he shared the remaining flatbread with the bullies outside, who were so grateful that they cried and begged him to eat. They looked both pitiful and hateful.

At night, I can finally rest for a while.

Xu Nian covered her two sleeping younger brothers with mats and was about to go to sleep when she saw Gu Zhan standing at the entrance of the cave with his hands behind his back, looking serious and lost in thought.

What a weirdo...

As she thought about it, her upper and lower eyelids drooped, and she drifted off to sleep.

The next day, I woke up to several screams.

"Someone's dead! Someone's dead!!"

Xu Nian instantly regained her senses. There were only a few villagers from next door who had just escaped sitting on the ground crying and wailing, their eyes unfocused, clearly terrified.

"We rushed down the mountain in the dark yesterday and were caught on the spot by those bandits. They killed anyone they saw, they had no humanity at all. Luckily we ran fast...!"

Going down the mountain...

Wang Jinmei seemed to suddenly realize something, turning her head to look at her as if she had seen a ghost, her eyes filled with terror, "You...you...do you know something!?"