Breaking his leg isn't enough. That old man, full of bad intentions and always trying to morally blackmail others, should be plagued by illness for the rest of his life and die in agony.

They tinkered around on the farm for a short while before being ejected because two and a half hours had passed.

None of them had slept well these past few days. Lin Jinyue and Jiang Yun slept in the carriage, while Lin Xueqing and Lin Shucheng set up their tents and got a good night's sleep.

The next day, Lin Jinyue was woken up by noise.

Lin Youliang and his family shouted at the top of their lungs, "What, are you going to tie us up? We're all from the same village, and Lin Fugui, you still have to call me uncle. Don't do something so outrageous!"

"What's all the noise about? Just eat it or not, don't threaten us. Your whole family is of bad character and has only caused trouble along the way. Do you think we want to bring a bunch of burdens with us?"

"Shameless bastards, you even lay hands on your own niece, you shameless old scum, we'd be ashamed to be associated with you."

The Lin family's faces turned pale and then red.

Lin Youliang also said, "What do you know?"

At this point, Lin Youcai asked them to leave alone, but Lin Youliang was unwilling.

They want to stay and take advantage of others, but they're unwilling to behave themselves properly.

Lin Jinyue and the others watched this scene with a sense of schadenfreude.

Anyway, her family doesn't care about this matter. It's up to the villagers to see if they can stand them. She's not willing to go out and be the bad guy.

Li the blacksmith's family also came out to watch the commotion. Seeing the fierce infighting among them, they once again realized that their decision this time had really been too hasty.

Li the blacksmith shook his head, sighed, and whispered to his wife, "I don't think this group will work. The young girl in charge is just standing there watching the show. If it were me, I would have stopped them this morning."

His wife, Liu, glared at him and said, "Now that we're here, do you dare to take your family back by yourself?"

Li the blacksmith muttered to himself, "But I still think that a girl who is not even ten years old is really unreliable."

However, Liu trusted Jiang Yun very much, so Li the blacksmith couldn't say anything more. He just shook his head. He still didn't think much of this group. They had all fled famine, and Lin Youliang's family was making such a fuss, yet this group still took them along.

The people from Linjia Village are still arguing right now.

Lin Fugui even leaned over to Lin Shucheng and said, "Third brother, it's not that I'm disrespecting you, it's just..."

Lin Shucheng waved his hands repeatedly, "No, everyone, don't worry about me. I know my dad's temperament. If they still don't want to separate, we'll just keep going forward in a quarter of an hour. I'll find a suitable place to drop them off. That will be more than enough."

In the past, villagers would have considered the bonds of kinship, after all, they had overcome many hardships together.

But now, everyone feels that Lin Youliang's family is a hot potato, and besides, they can't cause any more trouble for Lin Laosan's family.

Everyone saw the care and plans that Er Ya had for everyone, as well as the money that Lin Lao San had spent on everyone.

Lin Youcai, who is usually indecisive, was very resolute at this moment. He said they could either be tied up and thrown into the wilderness now, or they could be taken away like this.

Lin Youliang, Lin Laoda, and Lin Laoer were tied up and gagged with cloth strips, unable to speak. Hearing the villagers' resolute attitude and realizing they couldn't play the victim, they stood up awkwardly, indicating that they were going to leave with the group.

Those eyes were still fixed longingly on the rice bowl.

But now nobody wants to serve them. Why didn't they do this earlier?

Lin Shucheng was quite satisfied with the village chief's approach this time. Everyone compromised, and since his daughter said they couldn't break up, they wouldn't.

The group then continued walking forward.

Every now and then, Lin Jinyue would take a silver needle and probe the water.

In fact, many toxins cannot be detected by silver needles. Lin Jinyue relies entirely on the system, which can detect whether the water is safe to drink, whether it is toxic or simply poor water quality.

Now, with so many people around, including the Li family and the Lin family who were tied up, there were nearly eighty people on the road.

Lin Jinyue dared not risk taking the water out of the water bag.

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After walking for another three days, everyone began to panic again.

The water is almost gone.

Along the way, there were no villages to be seen, not even a single person. The area seemed desolate. The further south they went, the denser the forest became, and the more arduous their journey became.

Taking advantage of the evening, while it was still light, everyone set up camp and determined the area. Lin Fugui and his men then sprinkled medicinal powder around the perimeter.

This is a medicinal powder specially prepared by Jiang Yun. It has a pungent smell that will make wild beasts, snakes, insects, and rodents avoid.

After they arrived in the south, no one knew the way, so they had to take detours along the official roads. If they encountered a situation where it was inconvenient to light a campfire, they would sprinkle this medicinal powder on the ground.

The first time I used it, it was pitch black at night, and I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. I could hear wild animals howling, and it was so scary that no one could sleep. How terrifying was that?

However, as dawn broke the next day, seeing the wild animals disperse, and after a few more times, I got used to it.

Everyone quickly prepared these things, but their faces all looked somewhat numb.

There is no water.

Every time they walked to a stream or river, Lin Jinyue would take the silver needle and examine it, and each time she would say that it was not safe to drink.

Lin Jinyue was even more anxious than them. Seeing that everyone's water was about to run out, she was worried that they would be so thirsty that they would drink the stream water. Lin Jinyue had a headache.

While Lin Shucheng and the others were still figuring out how to get the stream water out, and were not warned, Lin Jinyue saw the charcoal fire that Li the blacksmith had brought out.

Lin Jinyue quickly approached the Wang family in the village, who were skilled in carpentry, and asked them to make a simple frame as soon as possible. Lin Jinyue even drew up some blueprints.

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