Shen Xi sneered, "Uncle Li, good luck!"

Li Si's lewd gaze did not escape the old village chief's notice. He glared at Li Si and said, "Li Si, you'd better behave yourself. If you cause any more trouble, I'll kick you out."

Li Si grinned and said, "No matter what you say, I don't agree to people with many women and children joining. What do you all think?"

This time, Li Si won the approval of many people. Life is tough, and people's hearts harden.

Shen Xi didn't care about the fate of those dozen or so people; what he cared about was Li Si's ability to muddy the waters.

Even though Li Si, that brainless lecher, didn't like the old village chief, he didn't have the guts to contradict him every time or oppose him at every turn.

The old village chief was still angry; these people were increasingly challenging his authority. If they were still in the village, they certainly wouldn't dare to do that.

Shenxi gently closed her eyes to rest, waiting for news. If she was not mistaken, the fighting should be over soon, and she probably wouldn't be able to get those cartloads of grain, as grain was the most precious resource in this world.

Just as she expected, the young men who had been observing from the mountaintop returned and reported: "Old village chief, they've finished fighting. The woman ran away. Some people from that side stayed behind and drove the horse-drawn cart back, while the other group chased after her."

The old village chief glanced at Chen Xi, his eyes asking, "Shall we go down?"

Shenxi nodded. If they didn't go down now, would they wait for other refugees to come and rob them?

The old village chief selected some able-bodied men to go with him, while Chenxi handed the three children over to her fifth aunt, as she needed to go and see how things were going.

The remaining able-bodied men stay here to care for the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled.

It's not realistic for everyone to go down the mountain. Going up the mountain has already exhausted many people's strength. Going down would surely kill them.

The hunters exchanged glances and followed, their sharp ears already watching the commotion.

Following Chenxi's instructions, the old village chief informed everyone that the fighting below was over and they could go down to check on the situation.