"If all else fails, let's confront them. They won't offend Brother Dong just to detain us, will they?" Ah Kun suggested.
Meidi disagreed, saying, "Don't forget that the soldiers in the city are looking for us everywhere, and Fang Cheng and his group should also have information about this. If we reveal this now, and they use us as bait to divert the city's attention, our situation will definitely be worse than it is now."
Ah Kun really hadn't thought of that. "Then what do we do? Continue to waste time with them like this?"
Medi, "We can only keep waiting. Be smart these next few days and try to go along with them in everything. Once they relax, we'll find a way to leave."
Although Meidi was anxious, she still managed to stay rational and immediately thought of another way. She winked at Akun, "The wild vegetables here don't seem to be very fresh. Let's go a little further away, maybe we'll find something else."
Ah Kun immediately chimed in, deliberately raising his voice, "Let's walk a little further and see if we can catch a rabbit. We're eating wild vegetables every day, and our mouths are getting so bland!"
Medi looked around. "There shouldn't be any wild rabbits here. How about we go further in? But I don't know if there are any dangers in there."
Ah Kun: "Haven't we encountered enough dangers along the way? We've talked about it countless times. Follow me to a less crowded area; we might find something else there."
After saying this, the two siblings walked towards a less crowded area, and the people following behind them began to follow.
“These people really are following us closely,” Medi said through gritted teeth in a low voice.
Ah Kun pretended to look at the ground and asked Mei Di in a low voice, "So what do we do? Should we keep going?"
"Come on, let's take them for a few laps. Maybe they'll be more tired and relax a bit." Meidi bent down and broke off a wild vegetable. Regardless of whether she could shake off the other party, she still needed to fill her stomach.
They underestimated the other party's patience. The group followed them closely, picking wild vegetables along the way, showing no intention of sticking with them to the very end.
After going around in circles, they managed to gather a whole basket of wild vegetables, and even the people who followed them had a great harvest.
The next day, Medi and Akun continued to lead them to remote areas, but their luck was much better than the day before, and they actually saw wild rabbits in the mountains.
Meidi pointed at the rabbit in front of her and exclaimed, "Akun, look, there's a rabbit ahead!"
Not only Ah Kun, but also the three people who had been with him earlier that day rushed over, showing just how tempting the meat was.
Startled by Medi's call, the hare turned and ran.
The group of people who rushed over were not about to let the chubby rabbit disappear right under their noses. They even forgot about their mission and began to focus on chasing the rabbit.
Ah Kun initially wanted to follow and intercept them, but Mei Di, who caught up with him, grabbed his clothes.
Ah Kun then realized that this was an opportunity for both of them.
So the two of them pretended to follow and surround them, but gradually distanced themselves from them.
Once they were some distance apart, Meidi threw off the basket on her back and also pulled it off Akun's shoulder. She grabbed Akun's hand and ran. After scouting the area over the past two days, Meidi had memorized the terrain, making her run much easier.
By the time the others realized what was happening, it was too late to catch up.
Having completely shaken off the people behind them, the two stopped and gasped for breath.
Once she caught her breath, Meditie stood up straight. "We were so grateful for that hare today, otherwise we don't know how many days we would have had to lead them on that detour."
"Let's get out of here quickly! We don't know if those people will keep chasing us." Ah Kun looked behind him, afraid that those people would suddenly reappear.
The two siblings dared not linger and headed back the way they had come.
As soon as they arrived at the area where they had parted ways with Dong Ge and the others last time, they found someone waiting for them there.
"Brother Fang," Meidi said, leading Akun forward to greet him.
Old Fang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them return. "Brother Dong was worried that you would be delayed, but I didn't expect you to come back early."
"There was an accident, so I had to come back early." After saying that, Wandi didn't explain further and started walking up the mountain.
Although Lao Fang and Liu Qing, who were following behind her, were very curious about what accident had allowed them to return early, they didn't press her for details when they saw that she didn't intend to speak. They figured they would find out when they got to the mountain.
Once on the mountain, Medi briefly recounted his experience of descending the mountain. "The villages around here are quite complicated now. Wherever there is water, there are refugees everywhere. It won't be easy for us to make a move."
Dong Ge remained silent, quietly watching his brothers inside the cave.
July was the first to speak up, "Boss, are we trapped on this mountain? You need to give us an explanation!"
"What's the rush? We're trying to figure something out," Dong Ge said.
"What are your thoughts on that batch of reserve supplies?"
Dong Ge's question has stumped everyone. What other opinions can they have? Does he intend to just grab it?
“Boss, we’re not on the same level as them in terms of strength and weaponry. If we clash, we won’t come out on top.” Liu Zheng understood Dong Ge’s idea to some extent, but he didn’t have that kind of confidence.
Dong Ge looked at him with exasperation, "Who said we were going to confront each other directly? Don't forget, we can also reap the benefits."
"Even so, that's too risky," Liu Zheng still disagreed.
"Fourth brother, when are we not taking risks in this line of work? In this world, the timid starve and the bold get rich. How do you know it's impossible if you don't try?" Old Fang didn't have this concern.
Dong Ge looked at Mei Di and said, "Let's go over what you've heard down the mountain these past few days, and discuss how to make our move."
Meidi never expected Dong Ge to have such a big plan. If anything goes wrong, the whole team will be wiped out.
Dong Ge saw her worry. "Don't worry, it's not like we're going to charge into battle. We're just taking advantage of the chaos to pick up some bargains, and then we'll continue south."
Dong Ge had already realized that this area was now completely surrounded, and if he wanted to resume his old business, he would have to find another place.
Yunqi brought various kinds of dried meat that had been allocated during this trip to visit his cousin.
Gao Jie, with her large pregnant belly, was about to pour water for Yun Qi, but Yun Qi quickly stopped her.
Yunqi said, "We're not strangers, I can handle these things myself. Besides, we've only walked a few steps, I'm not thirsty at all, you should sit down quickly!"
Following her words, Gao Jie sat down, supporting her back. "This trip took quite a while, but I heard the harvest was quite good."
"Although the harvest was not bad, it was also very hard to be out in the wind and rain all day long, and we didn't dare to sleep too deeply on the mountain." Yunqi said as he took the contents out of the bag.
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