She hadn't misheard. She gently lifted her foot, and Song Ning looked down at her feet in the direction of the sound.
The light was dim. He crouched down and gently moved the thing he had just stepped on. When he saw what it was, his face turned pale, and he stood up abruptly, almost falling headfirst.
Gao Tiedan, who was standing nearby, quickly helped her up: "Er Ya, what's wrong?"
Chu Ning looked up from where they had come down and was instantly horrified.
He quickly took the high-speed train egg and headed back: "When we get back, tell those patrolling men to take their weapons and then inform everyone that we can't eat the food here."
Gao Tiedan immediately asked, "Did something happen?"
"Don't make a fuss yet. Just tell them to stay vigilant and not to touch anything they're eating."
"good."
They were a large group, and one courtyard wasn't enough to house them all, so they occupied several courtyards and houses.
When I got back, I saw everyone busy eating. There was a bowl of meat on the table, and everyone was picking at it, taking pieces.
As soon as Song Ning entered the room, she smashed the bowl of meat on the ground, saying, "You can't eat this."
When people see perfectly good meat spilled on the ground, they feel a pang of pain in their hearts.
They hadn't seen meat in so long.
However, they didn't dare complain about Song Ning's behavior along the way. The village chief, on the other hand, noticed something and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
"There's no village or shop in sight here. Besides those few people, there's nothing else in the village. Where would we get meat?"
Someone nearby overheard her words and retorted, "Didn't they say they traded them with people on the street? Who knows, they might have traded them for some family's livestock."
"This was given to us by a kind old lady, so we can't waste it."
But the village chief realized something: "Have you forgotten how our livestock died on the road?"
Then everyone remembered that their livestock were all infected with the disease.
But it's too difficult for them to just let go of the meat that's already in their mouths.
Song Ning frowned deeply. If it were livestock meat, that would be fine, but he was afraid it was...
"Anyway, we can't eat the food they send," Song Ning said seriously.
No sooner had he finished speaking than there was a knock on the door.
When I opened the door, it was the old lady from next door.
When the old woman saw that the meat she had brought had been spilled on the ground, she was heartbroken: "Oh dear, how could it be spilled on the ground? If you don't want to eat it, just take it back to this old woman!"
No one in the room dared to make a sound. The meat that had been kindly delivered was simply thrown on the ground. It was heartbreaking.
Song Ning's face showed apology: "Auntie, I'm so sorry. We haven't seen meat for so long, so we were fighting over it and accidentally spilled it."
Upon hearing this, the old woman immediately laughed: "We're all unfortunate people, why fight over a few pieces of meat? Don't worry, I have more, I'll bring them to you right away."
"Oh, ma'am, where did you get this meat? In these times, you're still giving us meat to eat. We're really embarrassed."
The old woman remained expressionless: "Hey, we traded them with people on the road. It's hot now, and they'll spoil if we don't finish them."
This was so convincingly stated that if she hadn't seen what was outside, she would have believed it.
Eating meat these days isn't easy. If you see meat spilled, you have to bring them another bowl. Where in the world is there such a good thing?
Song Ning forced a smile: "Then thank you very much, Auntie."
Watching the person leave, Song Ning's face darkened. Turning her head, she saw someone who had already picked up some meat and put it into her mouth.
Song Ning quickly stepped forward and slapped the food away, growling, "I told you you can't eat this!"
Seeing that Song Ning had gotten angry, no one dared to make a move anymore.
"Have you ever wondered why those passersby's livestock ended up here?"
"Of course, it's for staying overnight," someone replied.
Song Ning countered, "Then let me ask you, would you leave your livestock behind for the purpose of providing lodging?"
Of course not.
When this idea came out, people were stunned.
Although they wanted to stay overnight and were willing to exchange goods, livestock was absolutely out of the question.
The village chief understood: "Er Ya, are you saying that these livestock weren't obtained through a trade at all?"
Song Ning sighed. Let alone replacing it, this meat probably wasn't even from livestock.
"In short, don't eat anything they send you; I suspect they've added something to it."
People quickly put down their bowls and dared not eat anymore.
Song Ning was worried about the others, so he gave the village chief some instructions and went out.
As soon as she went outside, she ran into the old woman who came to deliver meat. She asked with a smile, "Young lady, where are you going so late?"
"Oh, it's too hot inside. I'll go check out the yard over there."
"Then hurry back, or you won't be able to eat meat."
"Why."
They went to a courtyard not far away, where Gao Tiedan, Tian Youcai, and the others had already taken all the meat from the bowls as instructed by Song Ning.
People kept coming to ask, and they all said they had already finished eating.
"Er Ya, thank goodness you reminded us. Some of them ate meat and just collapsed and wouldn't wake up no matter how we called them."
"Tell everyone here to grab their weapons. You few go wait by the wall outside. When I call you, rush in."
"Don't worry, you be careful too."
As Song Ning emerged from the high-speed rail station, he saw the villagers heading towards the old woman's house.
Song Ning quietly returned to the courtyard and called over two village chiefs.
"There's something wrong with this village."
"What? What's the problem?" Village Chief Luo asked immediately in surprise.
“I suspect that anyone who passed through the village and stayed overnight was murdered.”
The two were startled: "This...this can't be, right?"
"Then how do you explain the presence of livestock meat here?"
Song Ning omitted a part and continued, "When Brother Tiedan and I went outside just now, we saw a lot of bones piled up like a mountain."
What Song Ning stepped on outside was a human finger bone.
If these people had starved or died of thirst, their bodies should have been intact. However, there was still flesh and blood on that finger bone, and the flesh on the body had obviously been scraped off.
Song Ning felt nauseous just thinking about that scene.
The human bones were buried underground, and they formed small mounds on top of them.
She saw it when she entered the village today, but she didn't pay attention to it at the time.
Looking back now, there were quite a few of those small mounds of earth, and hundreds, if not thousands, of people died there.
"This meat is laced with a sleeping potion. Once we eat it, we'll sleep soundly all night, and no one will wake up even if the sky falls. Some people in the courtyard over there have already fallen asleep."
Village Chief Luo's lips trembled, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Then, what should we do now?"
“We outnumber them, so they don’t dare to confront us head-on. On the contrary, they can’t beat us at all right now,” Song Ning said with a smile.
These dozen or so old men and women have caused the deaths of so many people. If they just leave like this, who knows how many more people will suffer.
The two village chiefs understood and, following Song Ning's instructions, told each household to bring their tools.
"They'll definitely come soon. As soon as they come in, we'll attack."
Everyone nodded, and soon there was a commotion outside.
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