The leader glared at him and said, "Alright, those people are not all useless. Remember to be alert. Try to go out as little as possible these days and eat and drink indoors.

There's some sweet potato flour and water in the room next door, which should be enough for the next few days. When the situation in the city dies down a bit, I'll contact someone to drive a truck over to transport us out."

Thick eyebrows glanced at the kidnapped people, "Brother, what should we do with them? Do you want to eat with us?"

"Give them less so they learn their lesson and don't starve. Otherwise, they won't sell for a good price. Ah Hong, you take charge of this."

The woman rolled her eyes. "Why me again? I need someone to help me. I think this girl is good. She's young, so I don't have to worry about her running away. She can also help with taking care of the kids and cooking."

The person she was referring to was Liu Huixin.

"Alright, just don't let her get away. You have to keep an eye on these women. Follow them wherever they go. They're all very cunning. Don't listen to any excuses they make."

"Don't worry, big brother, I have experience."

Time passed extremely slowly, as if being frying in a frying pan.

Several children gradually woke up, their cries shaking the earth. Fearing they would attract attention, the gang gagged them and threatened, "If you cry again, we'll poison you into muteness. You'll never be able to speak again!"

His threatening words, combined with his fierce appearance, successfully frightened the children.

Liu Huixin was in a daze until the ropes on her hands and feet were untied. The woman called Sister Hong pushed her and said, "Go, cook dinner."

Of course she wouldn't listen, and quickly turned around and ran out, but was kicked in the back and fell to the ground, unable to get up due to the pain.

"Don't try to play tricks. Even if you run away, do you think you can outrun us? Also, do you know where you're going?"

They didn't take this little girl seriously. They scolded her and asked her to cook, clean the house, and massage her shoulders and legs. They treated her like a maid and would beat her if she dared to be negative.

Two days later, Liu Huixin had gradually lost hope. Thinking of these people jokingly describing the horrific scene she was about to encounter, she wanted to just cut her throat with a knife.

But she thought of her father who was strict with her but always told her to eat more meat, and her mother who loved her dearly, and she couldn't bear to see them die young.

As long as they are alive, there is hope that they will meet.

Perhaps it was because she looked too harmless, and seeing that she couldn't even escape, these people felt they had her under control and started to order her around even more.

"Eating sweet potatoes every day has made my mouth taste bland. Go outside and dig up some wild vegetables. Sister Hong, look after her."

Sister Hong is a hands-off boss and the eldest brother's woman, so these people don't dare to order her around too much, so they exploit her even more.

Liu Huixin lowered her head, a dark light flashed in her eyes, and she obediently carried the basket and went out.

She knew some wild vegetables, but not all of them, so Sister Hong gave her some pointers and planned to work with her.

At this time, a rabbit ran past from the side. She also wanted to eat meat, so she hurriedly chased after it and dug the rabbit hole.

Of course, she did not let her guard down against Liu Huixin. She tied the two of them together with a rope and tied a knot, and looked up at her from time to time.

It would take Liu Huixin some time to untie or cut the rope, which was enough time for her to notice something was wrong.

Contrary to what she thought, Liu Huixin had no intention of escaping at all, but was paying attention to things other than wild vegetables.

Castor beans are poisonous, but they are not suitable for human consumption.

The mulberry fruit is very poisonous when it is unripe, and it is now out of season.

Gelsemium elegans is a general term for poisonous weeds, among which the most toxic is Gelsemium elegans. The whole plant is highly poisonous, and smelling its roots and flowers for even a little while will cause dizziness.

More than five, up to eight leaves, are enough to kill an adult, with the root bark being the most toxic.

These were all taught to her by Dr. Fang, who personally took her to identify them, so she remembered them very clearly.

The young leaves of Gelsemium elegans look like wild vegetables, and its flowers are similar to honeysuckle, but not as good as...

No, these people are all desperate criminals. Although they don't take her seriously, they are very cautious about what they eat and will check it before cooking.

Liu Huixin could only pick wild vegetables while squeezing juice from the leaves and flowers of Gelsemium elegans and smearing it on her sleeves.

Layer after layer, until her sleeves were completely wet. Fortunately, she was wearing a dark blue long-sleeved shirt today, and the color was just a little darker, so the green color could not be seen.

Then I squatted down and scraped its roots with my fingernails, hiding all the tiny root barks in the cracks of my fingernails.

After doing all this, she rolled up her sleeves, pretending that they were wet with dew, and timidly carried the basket back.

Sister Hong didn't catch the rabbit and gave her an annoyed look. "Let's go back. Don't do anything tricky. Be obedient, so you can suffer less in the future."

Back in the kitchen, she checked the wild vegetables she had picked one by one while washing them. When she found that they were all common, she nodded and said, "Okay, you're honest. If you dare to do anything, you'll definitely be beaten. You go make the sweet potato porridge and I'll cook the vegetables."

Liu Huixin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glad that she didn't mix the heartbreak grass in directly.

He turned his back and dug his fingernail into the cornmeal, as if measuring with his finger whether it was enough to eat.

Then she turned around to peel the sweet potatoes, moving her wrist back and forth and her sleeves constantly scratching the sweet potatoes, and the juice of the heartbreak grass slowly seeped in.

She was afraid that it was not safe enough, so she deliberately wet her sleeves, then wrung all the water into a bowl of water and poured it all into the porridge while cooking.

After the food was put into the pot, Sister Hong watched it the whole time. She hid her sleeves tightly and didn't dare to make any movements.

They were not qualified to enjoy cornmeal porridge and fried wild vegetables. These people were not so kind and could only eat sweet potatoes raw, without caring whether the children's stomachs could bear it. If they didn't eat, they would starve to death.

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