Zhou Jiaojiao saw his angry look and thought that Fang Nian was kidnapped and forced by the bandits to follow him as cannon fodder. She could understand his rebellious and vengeful nature at the moment.

"Okay, I understand. You go down and help first."

Zhou Jiaojiao didn't let everyone be idle. Only when they were busy could they get work points and distribute food. Anyway, with the lesson from Chen Lin, she didn't plan to use the space. She and her family couldn't take all the food away by herself, so it had to be divided.

Of course, without the help of the villagers, she would not be able to easily deal with these bandits. There are pros and cons, and it depends on how each person chooses.

Zhou Jiaojiao arranged for Chu's mother and the village chief's wife to register and understand the wishes of the remaining people in the bandit den, to see whether they were willing to follow them or stay and leave.

"If you follow us, you will need to do things accordingly and obey orders. Also, there is no guarantee of food. It depends on whether we can find food somewhere later." Zhou Jiaojiao explained clearly to Chu's mother.

Although Chu's mother sympathized with these people, she did not show kindness indiscriminately. She nodded when she heard this, indicating that she understood. She also arranged for two men to go with her.

"Little sister, I'll take a rest first. You stay and boil a pot of hot water with the aunts in the village, and keep an eye on Chen Lin." Zhou Jiaojiao only then felt an uncomfortable feeling as if her stomach was falling, and her legs also hurt a little, which was due to walking.

Chu Xiaomei became very nervous when she heard Zhou Jiaojiao say that she was not feeling well. She calmed down after being comforted by Zhou Jiaojiao. She sat next to her and did not leave. She patted her chest and promised to keep an eye on her and boil some hot water.

In fact, Chen Lin had been in a coma the entire time. After all, the drug that Zhou Jiaojiao had specially prepared for her was not something she had searched out from Liu's house before, but something she had made herself. With her basic medical skills, it was not a problem for her to make the drug.

She was so cautious because she was afraid that Shen Lin's space had other functions, and she had the antidote for Liu Mansion's drug. In short, she could not relax and could not let Shen Lin find a chance to escape.

Before falling asleep, Zhou Jiaojiao was still wondering whether holding Chen Lin hostage and interrupting her opportunities and luck would be able to erode her protagonist's aura and luck. She just didn't know how much it would take away this time.

She was not in a hurry and could wait and see the results. If it worked, she would have a way to deal with Shen Lin later.

When Zhou Jiaojiao woke up, it was already dark. She felt the rise and fall of a chest behind her. Without even looking back, she knew it was Chu San.

"Husband."

"Madam, are you awake?" Chu San happily pulled her up and helped her sit down, while calling out to the side, "Madam, bring me her meat porridge."

Chu's mother and sister-in-law Chu came over with porridge and vegetables.

Zhou Jiaojiao was a little surprised: "Where did the meat come from? Hey, this dish is stewed radish soup, where did the radish come from?"

"They were all found in bandit dens. They were robbed from wealthy families passing by. Just recently, a landlord passed by and was killed by these bandits. They also stole all the food and other things."

"Kill them all?" Zhou Jiaojiao even drank the meat porridge more slowly.

"Yeah, I heard from the remaining people in the bandit den that these bandits are actually very powerful. They really killed people like crazy." Chu's mother was a little scared at this moment: "If we didn't have the drugs and weapons, how could we survive."

"That landlord's family had over a hundred people, big and small, including guards. Who would have thought they would be killed so easily?" Mrs. Chu looked at Zhou Jiaojiao with some fear and asked hesitantly, "Third sister-in-law, are we...are we going to have another fight?"

"I don't know." Zhou Jiaojiao knew she was afraid, so she subconsciously softened her voice, but her eyes were firm. "Sister-in-law, I know you're afraid, but things are a bit chaotic outside right now. Do you understand what chaos means? Unless we reach Youzhou, we can't live a stable life."

"But there are many of us. It would be safer if we were all together."

"When can we reach Youzhou?" Mrs. Chu covered her mouth to prevent herself from crying. She didn't dare to relax before because she had no hope and knew that the road ahead was bleak.

Now that I got a positive answer from Zhou Jiaojiao, I could finally relax, but the consequence was that I became scared again, and fear and grievances kept emerging.

When Brother Chu heard the sound, he brought the children over and hugged Sister Chu.

He nodded to Zhou Jiaojiao, took his wife and children to the side, and went to calm down.

Mother Chu's eyes also turned red when she saw this.

It was even more rare for Old Man Chu to smoke a pipe.

This dry tobacco was naturally obtained through distribution according to work.

Zhou Jiaojiao asked while eating, "Mom, how much food did we get this time?"

"Each person can get about ten pounds of rations, which should last for half a month."

This definitely doesn't mean you're full, it just means you won't starve to death.

"Everything is made into finished products, especially naan, and the rice is fried into powder..."

Mother Chu laughed when she heard this: "Don't worry, Jiaojiao. The women in the village react very quickly to things like this. They've already dealt with it."

Zhou Jiaojiao felt a little embarrassed. She just thought out of habit, but it was a good thing that the villagers did these things spontaneously, so she didn't need to remind them.

"Mom, did you find a lot of herbs this time?" Zhou Jiaojiao explained, "Our sleeping pills are used up as needed. We have to find a way to get more so we can protect ourselves. Otherwise, we'd easily get hurt if we just rely on ourselves."

“There aren’t many medicinal herbs.”

When Mother Chu said this, she sighed: "There are quite a few medicines for stopping bleeding and treating colds. The village chief has also arranged these. I asked Doctor Lin, and it's best for your body not to take medicine right now, as long as you are not sick."

Zhou Jiaojiao meant the same thing and nodded obediently.

Father Chu suddenly interrupted and asked, "Jiaojiao, are you saying that we're short of drugs?"

"Well, it is a little short." Zhou Jiaojiao nodded and looked at him, not knowing why her father asked this question.

Old Man Chu took down his pipe and tapped it on the small stone in front of him. "I have to go tell the villagers."

Compared to Zhou Jiaojiao, Old Man Chu has deeper feelings for the villagers, especially his brothers who grew up with him and are now grandfathers. Of course, not all villagers have a good relationship with him, but he does have some friends who don't.

"Dad, when you go, ask the village chief and Hunter Fang to arrange patrols to prevent the escaped bandits from coming back." The villagers did not expect this, so Zhou Jiaojiao could only take the initiative to remind them.

"Okay, you take a rest first. Your mother and I know all these chores. Don't worry too much. It's tiring."

Zhou Jiaojiao knew that Old Man Chu cared about her, so she naturally nodded in agreement.

After dinner, Zhou Jiaojiao felt warm. She had just finished her afternoon nap and couldn't fall asleep at this moment, so she simply looked around to see if there was any check-in point.