"don't want!"
When Wang Sui saw Wang Xuan pointing an arrow at Pei Yun, he hurriedly stood in front of Pei Yun.
He said angrily: "Second brother, what are you going to do? The boss is my benefactor. If you dare to do something to the boss, I will die in front of you."
"Little sister, you..."
Wang Xuan was a little stunned as he didn't expect Wang Sui to protect a bandit so much.
Pei Yun also knew that his identity as a bandit was unpopular, so he said calmly: "Sui'er, I'm leaving first."
After saying that, he turned and left.
"The boss."
Wang Sui saw Pei Yun leaving and wanted to chase him, but Wang Youcai grabbed her and pulled her into the room.
The light in the shabby room was not very bright. Wang Youcai let go of Wang Sui and said, "Girl, did the bandit send you back to scout the place?"
"Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? We have such a good life in the village, why are we stepping on it?"
"If it wasn't for your scouting, would the bandits be so kind as to send you down the mountain?"
Wang Youcai obviously didn't believe that the girl he had kidnapped could be returned intact. No bandit had ever done that before.
"What I said is true. The boss is not Pei Zhong. He sent me back because he saw that I missed home. Besides, there is meat to eat and water to drink in the mountain village. He will never come down to rob the village."
"My girl, what nonsense are you talking about? How can there be meat to eat and water to drink after such a long drought?"
"I'm telling the truth."
Wang Sui took out a small cloth bag from her arms and opened it layer by layer, revealing rice inside. This was given to her secretly by He Niang when she helped him cook these days, and she was told not to tell anyone.
Although Wang Sui was only fifteen years old, she already understood the ways of the world and knew that He Niang was trying to befriend her. After all, she was Pei Yun's maid now.
She did not reject He Niang's kindness. When she was with Pei Zhong before, He Niang also took good care of her.
Moreover, the reason she was not abused by Pei Zhong was all because of He Niang's protection. Taking benefits from He Niang would also make He Niang feel at ease.
When they saw the rice, Wang Youcai and Wang Xuan’s eyes widened.
They couldn't remember how long it had been since they had seen food. All they ate were grass roots and tree bark, and they couldn't eat them every day.
Not to mention them, even the village chief’s family has no food.
Fortunately, there is a very deep well in the village that can still produce some water, otherwise everyone in Jiming Village would have to flee the famine.
At this moment, the two of them suddenly saw food and their breathing quickened.
Seeing the two of them like this, Wang Sui felt a little sad. She ate and drank well on the mountain, but her father and second brother were suffering down there.
Putting the cloth bag in Wang Youcai's hand, Wang Sui said, "These are all given by the boss. If he comes to scout the place, will he give me rice?"
Wang Youcai stopped talking.
Wang Sui asked again: "Where is my mother?"
The two men lowered their heads. Wang Sui had a bad feeling when he saw this and asked again.
Wang Youcai sighed, "If only you could come back earlier, you could see your mother for the last time. With this rice, your mother wouldn't starve to death."
When Wang Sui heard this, his body shook suddenly. His mother was actually dead!
The three of them were silent for a long while before Wang Sui wiped her tears and asked, "Then why did the village chief and his men surround our house just now?"
Wang Xuan's face was filled with anger. "They want to dig my mother out and cook her for food."
Wang Sui's body trembled, and there was fear in his eyes.
Wang Youcai touched her head and said sadly, "The neighboring village has been doing this for a long time. When someone dies in a family, they tell everyone about it, and then the whole village cooks and eats it. Your mother died yesterday, and I don't know how they knew about it."
Wang Sui rushed to the back of the yard and saw the freshly dug soil. Just as she was about to cry, Wang Xuan covered her mouth.
"You can't cry. Crying will only prove that mom is dead."
Wang Sui understood what her brother meant. Once it was confirmed that her mother was really dead, those starving villagers would come to steal the body and eat it.
"Brother, you are the best hunter in the village. When the boss comes back, I will ask him if he can let you go up the mountain as well."
Wang Xuan's expression looked a little unnatural, because he wanted to shoot Pei Yun just now.
After hearing Wang Sui say that the food in the village was so delicious, he was shaken. He decided to admit his mistake to Pei Yun, even kneeling down to admit his mistake would do the trick as long as he could get a bite to eat.
He used to disdain being a bandit, but now he wants to be one.
…
After Pei Yun left Jiming Village, he went all the way to the county government office.
He originally thought that he had been mentally prepared enough for the difficulties of this era, but the scenes he saw along the way still made it difficult for him to accept.
The fields on both sides of the road, which should have been lush and green, are now barren. There is not a single weed to be seen, and all the trees have lost their bark and branches, leaving only bare trunks.
The further we walked, the more desolate the scene became.
From time to time, emaciated corpses can be seen on the roadside. Those corpses are ragged and have haggard faces, and they are obviously starved to death.
The corpse had begun to rot, emitting a sickening stench. Swarms of flies were buzzing above the corpse, so dense that they looked like a layer of black gauze.
It is really like bones exposed in the wild, and no rooster crows for thousands of miles!
Pei Yun quickened his pace, feeling somewhat sad. If he didn't have the golden finger, his fate would probably be no different from those bones on the roadside.
All the way to the county town, I occasionally ran into one or two living people, all of whom were digging in the soil, trying to find some grass roots or wild vegetables.
When you are really hungry, you have no choice but to eat dirt.
Looking at those people trying hard to survive, Pei Yun sighed. He could do nothing about the misery of these people in this era.
It was not until the evening that Pei Yun arrived at the county town.
The county town also looked depressed and dilapidated. When I stepped into the city, the streets were deserted and most of the shops on both sides were closed. However, there was a butcher shop where several people gathered.
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