As he spoke, Chaoge pulled Leng Furong to sit cross-legged on the ground, then picked up the dazed Leng Xiaoran and checked his body to see if he was injured.
Leng Liecheng and Leng Furong fell into a brief contemplation after Chaoge's remarks.
But Chaoge accidentally caught a glimpse of Leng Liecheng looking at her with a look of inquiry and suspicion.
Her heart skipped a beat, but she had no intention of imitating the original owner.
She is who she is, no need to pretend.
Anyway, when the time comes, the little ones will be sent to Xilin County, and they may never see them again in this life.
"Sister, I find you are different."
Leng Liecheng, as expected, spoke with suspicion.
"Yeah?
My previous identity naturally led to that kind of personality.
But now that we are brother and sister, I certainly can’t be the same as before.
We are only a hundred miles away from Yao County and are not safe at all, so you should not reveal your identity.
You are no longer young masters and young ladies, you are just refugees, do you understand?"
"That's what I said.
Big sister, how come you looked like a different person after you disappeared and came back? My eldest brother and I even asked each other in private, "Did you get replaced?"
Leng Furong spoke simply and frankly, but Chaoge felt a pang in his heart when he heard it.
Fortunately, she had already prepared an excuse. After all, it was just to deceive three children, so there shouldn't be any problem.
When Leng Liecheng heard Leng Furong's words, he frowned slightly and looked at her, as if he was blaming her for being so stupid to say such words.
"Sister, are the people outside so bad?
How could an old woman be like that? The words she used were extremely nasty, the foulest words I have ever heard."
Not sure if it was to ease the awkwardness or to change the subject, Leng Liecheng once again brought the topic back to the grandparents.
“Remember this: the fierce ones are afraid of the violent ones, and the violent ones are afraid of the desperate ones.
Everyone is fleeing, they are trying to survive.
But we have nothing, we are not afraid of anything, the worst that can happen is we will fight them.
There will be many more things like this in the future, so remember, protect your younger brother, take care of yourself, and leave the rest to Big Sister."
"Sister, when I get better, I will protect you."
Leng Liecheng's cold little face showed determination for a moment. At this moment, he really hated his own incompetence and hated himself for getting sick at this time.
"Okay, when you're well again, your fighting power will be enough to beat off a few bad guys. We believe in you."
After receiving Chaoge's affirmation, Leng Liecheng's cold face relaxed slightly.
"Sister, you are right.
This is not our old home anymore. There are all kinds of people out there, and we have to learn to adapt.”
After taking this opportunity to teach the three siblings some worldly matters, all the pheasant meat was finally eaten by them.
Instead of keeping it, it is better to eat it. It is more reassuring than anything else.
In just one day, everyone suffered a lot both mentally and physically. Especially after eating, Leng Furong and Leng Xiaoran could not resist the sleepiness and fatigue after a while, and fell asleep on the hay in a daze.
In order to go up the mountain tomorrow, Chaoge must make full preparations.
While she was on night duty, she could weave the vines into a backpack.
When the time comes to take things out of the space, she will have a sheltered place, and it will also prevent the incident of the pheasant suddenly bumping into her arms from happening again tonight.
"You kind-hearted fellow, did you see that?
She was eating chicken, but she didn't even bring you a single chicken feather. And yet you still wholeheartedly led the villagers to help her?
Your silly son is just like you. He actually helped them cut vines. He has been traveling for a whole day. Doesn't he know how to take a break?
It's really pissing me off!"
Here, Dong Shu's wife Zhang Shufen was sorting the pots and pans in the backpack. After seeing Chaoge's bravery, she was even more dissatisfied with Chaoge's behavior of eating chicken alone. She lowered her voice and chattered to her man, full of anger.
"What do you know, woman? Just shut up!"
Hearing his wife's muttering, Uncle Dong lowered his voice and whispered a warning to Zhang Shufen.
"Oh, I only know that our family of four hasn't had a bite of meat for several months!
Look at your silly son. He picked up firewood for others, cut vines for others, and just now he even swung an axe to help others kill people and protect chickens!
I'd like to see if your kindness will be rewarded in such a chaotic environment?
If Chaoge wasn't so ugly and disfigured, I would have thought that you two were bewitched by her!"
"You know nothing, can't you see it?
Those children are not ordinary children. Even though the little pigeon is disfigured, his temperament is extraordinary.
Her brothers and sisters were all fair-skinned and tender, and although they were dressed in dirty clothes, the fabrics and embroidery of their clothes and their manners showed that they must have been rich or noble in the past.
Let's just treat it as a good marriage. If we can escort them to find their relatives, maybe we can find a place for them to stay.
With our current status, if we flee to another place where we are unfamiliar with the place, life won’t be too difficult if we have acquaintances to help us.”
Seeing that Zhang Shufen's words were getting more and more outrageous, Uncle Dong had no choice but to lower his voice and speak out his truest thoughts.
After hearing this, Zhang Shufen stopped talking and thought carefully about the conversation and behavior of Chaoge and his friends. It seemed that they were really different from those country people.
Zhang Shufen dropped the work in her hands and excitedly grabbed Uncle Dong's arm, her eyebrows raised with joy: "Hey, you are really far-sighted as the head of the family.
As a woman, I really have no good eyesight. You know what, those children seem to be really different from the girls and boys in our village.
Well, if you want to help, just do it. Anyway, as long as you have good intentions and give them our remaining rations, I won't bother with you!"
"Mom and Dad, Lotus, I'm back!
Look, this is the little pigeon that was quietly stuffed into my arms."
Daqiang came back happily, and as soon as he got closer, he slightly exposed the chicken leg wrapped in leaves to show Uncle Dong and his wife.
Unexpectedly, Uncle Dong's daughter Zhou Hehua sniffed, snatched the chicken leg from Daqiang's hand, and started to bite it without hesitation!
"Mom, it's your turn!"
Her mouth was full of oil and the meat was chewy. Even though the chicken had no salt or taste, Zhou Hehua wanted to swallow her tongue.
When Zhang Shufen saw her daughter's look, she raised her hand to slap her on the back, but the greasy chicken leg was stuffed into her mouth instead.
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