They finally managed to shake off Lin Youliang, and they can't let him cling to them again now.

In ancient times, filial piety was considered paramount, which was quite troublesome.

Of course, Lin Youliang was only one of the reasons she wanted to leave.

Lin Jinyue continued, "I always feel uneasy. Let's leave early to avoid any more trouble later."

Everyone knows that Lin Jinyue's judgments are rarely wrong, and following Lin Jinyue is definitely the right thing to do.

Just then, a group of people poured in from outside. They looked like the refugees. Lin Jinyue felt they were somewhat familiar, but these people were carrying wooden sticks and staring at them with fierce eyes.

Lin Jinyue quickly asked everyone to step back a bit.

Lin Jinyue scolded, "What do you want? Eating pine needles and black beans is enough for you to survive, why do you still have to come and cause trouble for us?"

The leader spat, "Eating pine needles? I can steal fine flour and rice, why would I eat that kind of stuff? Little girl, did you eat meat pies last night? I've been craving that taste for months."

Lin Jinyue never expected that the coin-sized meat pie her mother had given her last night would be coveted.

Does this person have a dog's nose?

Over there, someone was sizing up Lin Jinyue, speaking in a flippant voice: "Hey, this chick looks even better than the one from yesterday. That old man should be buried alive! He let the girl he was about to have slip away."

Lin Jinyue was disgusted and said to Lin Xueqing, "This person is really annoying."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Jinyue pulled the trigger of her crossbow, shooting the man straight through the arm.

They had never killed anyone, and they were unsure whether the unreliable crossbows would be effective in a critical moment, nor did they dare gamble with the lives of the village children.

However, they were very lucky. Lin Xueqing's arrow pierced the arm of the man who was spewing foul language, and the tip of the arrow also injured the person behind him.

Lin Xueqing never expected that the crossbow, which was unreliable at times, would be so useful at such a crucial moment.

Thanks to Lin Jinyue's photographic memory, she had memorized all the blueprints from a small model she had made at home in her previous life.

Otherwise, he really wouldn't know what to do if he encountered these desperate criminals on his escape route.

At this moment, only the howls of the two wounded men remained inside the dilapidated temple. Lin Jinyue asked, "Shall we continue fighting?"

As soon as Lin Jinyue finished speaking, all the men in Linjia Village pulled out their crossbows and aimed them at the heads of those people.

The group of refugees were quite flexible. Upon seeing so many crossbow bolts, the two men on the ground dared not howl, for fear of disturbing the other party and angering them. Even though they were seriously injured, they still got up, knelt on the ground, and begged Lin Jinyue to let them go.

Lin Jinyue told the woman and child to leave first. Lin Xueqing and the others each carried crossbows. After everyone had gone far away, Lin Xueqing led the remaining people away backwards, the crossbow bolts never leaving their heads.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief once they had walked away in the drizzle outside.

Lin Jinyue's palms were sweating. The dozen or so men holding crossbows suddenly went weak in the knees and collapsed to the ground, ignoring the mud all over the ground.

"Oh my god, I was so scared! I was really afraid that dozens of people would come over carrying sticks."

"That's right, my hands are shaking. If they find out that most of those crossbow bolts are unusable, they'll pounce on us like hungry wolves. My legs are weak."

Lin Jinyue also breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, everyone understood what she meant, and a dozen or so crossbow bolts were aimed at them in unison. Who wouldn't be afraid?

However, of these dozen or so crossbow bolts, only five were usable, and even those were unreliable. Of the remaining ten, some were made for children to play with, while others were failed attempts.

Lin Jinyue said to everyone, "From now on, none of us will have any relationship with Lin Youliang. Da Ya will be adopted by Uncle Dazhuang. From now on, we will pretend that Lin Youliang never existed. Even if we meet him, we will all say that we do not know him."

Everyone agreed, saying they couldn't let Lin Youliang drag them down any further.

Liu Dazhuang was overjoyed to have gained a daughter for free.

Da Ya was still weak, having suffered serious injuries, some from being beaten and others from the way back. She had lost too much blood in her calves and needed to rest. So Liu Dazhuang cleared out a cart from the house and put her on it to lie down.

The remaining few items were carried on the backs of the Liu family men. With little food left, they had no surplus to feed their horses and couldn't bear to see the animals suffer. So Liu Dazhuang pulled the cart, while the other brothers led the way.

Lin Jinyue looked at Daya and felt happy for her.

This time, Lin Jinyue deliberately chose to take secluded routes, such as those city god temples and abandoned villages. In the past, she would go there to look for any leftover food that could be eaten, but now she had to completely avoid them.

Those refugees were terrifying; their eyes were glowing green, as if they were treating them like food.

This also refreshed Lin Jinyue's understanding. She originally thought that these people were already miserable enough, so hungry that they ate tree bark and pine needles and had no water to drink. Who knew that they would encounter native refugees, who were so hungry that they were inhuman. It was really creepy to see them.

Lin Jinyue sighed again, thank goodness, thank goodness, she has a farm and her parents are by her side.

Once they reached a slightly drier open space, Lin Jinyue instructed everyone to set up camp.

But she couldn't rest yet; Lin Jinyue began to think about something else.

What if we encounter these refugees again in the future?

It's one thing if there are few people, but they have more than thirty able-bodied men, and the women and teenagers are also capable of fighting. But what if they encounter a group of hundreds of people fleeing famine?

Those people are capable of anything when they're starving.

Lin Jinyue felt that they were dressed too well, and their clothes could be worn out a bit, but she really couldn't bear to throw away the horse.

Fleeing from famine with horses—isn't that practically making it look like they're robbing us?

Suddenly, those horses became a hot potato.

Just then, Lin Xueqing came over and said, "Little sister, don't think too much about it. We're going to the farm to eat rabbit tonight."

Lin Jinyue's eyes lit up.

She was so engrossed in these things that she didn't notice the experience log that popped up from the system. Lin Shucheng and Lin Xueqing were lucky this time, having hunted two gray rabbits and a pheasant nearby.

We'll be able to have a hearty meal tonight.

Lin Jinyue quickly took Jiang Yun to the farm. They definitely couldn't eat it all today; they would wrap her up and fatten her up before eating her.

Lin Jinyue had been under a lot of stress these past few days. Once her father and brother set up the tent, she could finally get some rest. Lin Jinyue didn't rush to go into the farm; she had to wait until it was completely dark before she could go in.

Her mind wandered, imagining that she could see a sky full of stars through the tattered tent roof.

Lin Jinyue suddenly remembered that she could make a telescope!

If they had had a telescope, Lin Fugui could have seen what was happening inside the temple from the tree that day, and wouldn't have rushed over in such a panic.

The problem is that the materials for telescopes are hard to come by. In ancient times, glass sold for exorbitant prices, and it was reserved for the imperial court. If ordinary people wanted to buy one, they would have to spend real gold and silver, which would cost at least several thousand taels of silver.

Making glass yourself is possible if you have a system to help identify the raw materials, such as feldspar and quartz sand, but the glass manufacturing process is really difficult.