Lin Xiaoxiao did not act with them.
A person hummed a little tune, carrying a small bamboo basket on their back, and walked lightly along the path, feeling the warm sunshine on their shoulders, enjoying this rare moment of leisure.
I got some matsutake mushrooms and a wild rabbit, and I was thinking it would be great if I could get a pheasant too.
When I get back, I can make a chicken stew with mushrooms.
It was noon soon. Lin Xiaoxiao ate a few steamed egg cakes, along with stir-fried green peppers and pork that she had packed from the state-run restaurant, and then ate two eggs, finishing her lunch with some spiritual spring water.
Just as she was about to rest for a while, she vaguely heard someone struggling and shouting, the sound was somewhat shrill.
Lin Xiaoxiao frowned, stopped, and crouched down slightly to listen carefully.
The sound grew clearer, seemingly coming from not far ahead, and it sounded somewhat familiar.
She crouched low and moved forward cautiously, peeking out from behind a large rock.
A few dozen meters ahead, chaos reigned. Four men wielding iron bars and machetes were... robbing someone!
The four men all had their faces covered with military green headscarves, which looked strange yet exuded a fierce aura.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that those who had been kidnapped were the same people who had just been picking wild grapes together.
Li Hua and Zhang Yu were pinned to the ground, their faces covered in injuries. Their hands and feet also appeared to be injured, and they were dangling on the ground, too weak to even struggle.
Several baskets filled with wild vegetables were placed next to it.
One of the men tore off Li Hua's clothes and gagged them all. He then took out a rope from his waist to restrain the two men.
The two elderly women were bound hand and foot, their faces streaked with tears, their eyes filled with fear.
The remaining young women were all dragged aside, while Li Mei and Wang Xue struggled desperately.
The two refused to cooperate and were slapped twice.
There was another elderly educated youth named Liu Lele being dragged into the bushes by a man.
Judging from the man's eyes, it was clear that getting dragged in would lead to trouble.
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