Another two days passed.

Zhao Si's men guarding the spring reported that they had not seen anyone from Yiyun Village come to fetch water. This made Zhao Si a little puzzled. Could it be that the people from Yiyun Village didn't want to drink water?

Or maybe the people in Yiyun Village were so hungry that they were dying and had no strength to fetch water.

Thinking of the bearded man kicking him before, Zhao Si felt so angry that his teeth were itching. The opportunity had finally come.

The people from Yiyun Village actually dared to show off in front of him, and even rejected the wild vegetables given to them. It was simply outrageous!

There are also Heipi and Chen Er, two traitors. They were his confidants, but they ended up defecting to Yiyun Village. To this day, Zhao Si still hasn't figured out why.

Isn't it good to have grass roots to eat in Zhongxin Village? Why go to Peiyun to suffer from hunger and thirst?

You must be out of your mind!

As for the bearded man, Master Zhong trusted you and that’s why he let you be a traitor. But you actually dared to defect and even peed in the water. This is the most unforgivable thing.

Do you know how long we have been eating that urine?

Not really, and not really. The key point is that he is the only one who knows about this, and he dare not say it. After all, he was the one who brought the water back, so he was very angry.

Now, the time for revenge has come.

Kill him while he is ill!

"Master Zhong, Yiyun Village hasn't come to fetch water for two days. I guess it's no use. Why don't we go and catch them all now?"

In the hall, Zhao Si suggested.

Pei Zhong nodded.

"Let someone you trust handle this. Go down the mountain and give the silver to Wu Shun."

Pei Zhong took out a bag of silver and said, "You are the person I trust the most. You can give the money to him. Also, ask Wu Shun if he has any connections."

Zhao Si hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Master Zhong, I will definitely get this done."

The so-called channels were the wealthy families in the county. Pei Zhong did not want to live off the riches, and who knew how long this disaster would last.

He planned to go down the mountain to rob wealthy families, and this required Wu Shun's cooperation.

After leaving the hall, Zhao Si called a few of his confidants and whispered, "Go to Yiyun Village and take a look. If they are no longer able to survive..."

As he said this, he made a gesture of cutting his neck.

"If this matter is handled well, you will be able to eat wild vegetables in the future." The five people's eyes lit up when they heard it.

If you can eat wild vegetables in Zhongxin Village, you are considered a superior person.

"Leave the beard to me. I want to beat him myself."

A ruthless look appeared in Zhao Si's eyes. The five confidants nodded, then took their weapons and went to Yiyun Village. Zhao Si then went down the mountain with the silver.

…

In the mountains and forests, the five confidants walked while looking down to see if there were any wild vegetables they had missed.

Since the famine, almost all the wild vegetables, grass roots and tree barks on the mountains have been dug up.

Although the five of them were Zhao Si's confidants, they also ate a porridge made from a mixture of grass roots and firewood.

They were all strong men originally, but now they are so skinny due to hunger that they look as if they could be blown down by a gust of wind.

His eye sockets were sunken, his cheekbones were high, his lips were cracked and chapped, and his hair was like a bunch of weeds, covered with dust and had lumps of dirt in many places.

The clothes on his body were extremely dirty and gave off a bad smell.

They were more like beggars than bandits.

"Brother Zhu, are we really going to kill Baldy and the others?"

One of the five people spoke.

The bandit called Zhu Ge is half a head taller than the other four and is also the strongest among them. He has a bow and arrow in his hand. When Zhao Si is not around, he is the one in charge.

Hearing this, Zhugan was silent for a moment, then he said, "We will do whatever Fourth Brother tells us to do. In today's world, having food to eat is the most important thing. Don't you want to eat wild vegetables?"

"Yes! I dream about it even in my fucking dreams!"

"I think so too. Every time I see my fourth brother and his friends eating wild vegetables, I feel envious."

"If I can eat a bowl of wild vegetable porridge now, I can close my eyes even when I die."

When several bandits talked about wild vegetables, their Adam's apples rolled. For them, being able to eat wild vegetables was the best life in this famine.

Zhugan clenched the bow and arrow in his hand, "Then do it well, and we can eat wild vegetables when we go back."

The other four nodded and quickened their pace.

Soon, the five people arrived outside Yiyun Village. It was afternoon, and the wind was blowing. There was a faint smell of meat in the air.

The five bandits stopped.

"Did you smell that smell just now?"

“It smells like broth.”

The five of them looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes. Didn't Fourth Brother say that Yiyun Village had been out of food for several days? Why were they still cooking meat?

"Could it be dead human flesh?"

Hearing this, the other four people all looked horrified. In this year of famine, eating human flesh was not uncommon.

There are even clear price tags in the county town.

Of course, no one wants to eat human flesh unless they have no other choice.

"Go and have a look, but don't alarm them."

Zhugan spoke, and then the five people crouched low and advanced quietly. When they reached the village wall, they secretly stuck their heads out to look inside.

Once you see this, you can't take your eyes away.

Then he saw a big pot in the yard of Yiyun Village, with boiling water boiling inside and broth being cooked. On the table next to it were big steamed buns.

The steamed buns were white and round, emitting a wheat aroma while steaming. Blending with the flavor of the broth in the pot, it made the five people's stomachs growl.

Baldy and the others were holding bowls. Each of them scooped a bowl of broth and drank it in big gulps without caring about the burn.

Take a bite of steamed bun, drink a sip of broth, and a satisfied smile appears on your face.

The boss was so good to them. They had meat soup to drink and eat it with steamed buns for the past two days. They were so satisfied that they had never felt before.

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