Chapter 58 Which of the three paths should we take?
"Six." Li Guizhi held up six fingers.
“I’m going to give three to your village chief’s family. Your village chief’s family has been good to us, and your Aunt Xiulan even gave you clothes to wear.”
You collected quite a few eggs this time, so giving them to the three of them is a way of returning the favor.
The other three are your sisters and cousins; they probably haven't eaten eggs since they were little, sigh! Anyway, they're family…”
Ning Bao nodded.
“Good things should be shared. Uncle, Aunt, Zhaodi, Pandi, and Laidi are all very kind. The village chief’s family is also very kind. Ningbao is willing to give them eggs.”
As Ning Bao spoke, she quietly took out six eggs and handed them to Li Guizhi.
"Grandma, I need to use the restroom." After taking the eggs, Ningbao left under the pretext of going to the restroom.
She turned around and went behind a big tree, lit an incense stick, and threw out a talisman to collect the ghosts that had been added the night before into her spirit-binding bag.
Ning Bao didn't inquire about the treatment of those refugees last night. When she woke up today, she found that there was a bloody smell and signs of killing in the air.
However, she didn't think the village chief and his men were heartless. Instead, she thought they did the right thing because the village chief and his men had dealt with several people who had killed others, and some of them had even eaten human flesh.
Therefore, Ning Bao didn't even interrogate the soul before directly putting it into the spirit-binding bag.
It was already broad daylight, but the people of Shanglin Village had not yet set off.
The village chief was currently struggling with the route, as they had been following the official road.
However, after the attack on his camp last night and the discovery of water in the mountains yesterday, he had the idea of changing his route.
After distributing the water and meat, the village chief immediately held a small meeting with the head of each household.
Because Mu Dasheng, the head of Mu Chunping's family, has a leg disability, Mu Chunping is currently the one who handles external affairs.
The village chief thought for a moment and looked at everyone.
"Today I would like to discuss the route with everyone. Although our final destination is not clear, our direction will definitely not change, which is south."
Our original plan was to take the official road, and I thought it would be easier to travel because it was wider.
But after what happened yesterday, I have a different opinion. Although the official road is wide, it is also very risky.
Now all the people from the border region have come out, and almost everyone has chosen the official road.
The further you go, the fewer supplies you'll have. To survive, the strong will rob the weak, and the larger group will rob the smaller group.
If we had continued along the official road, the same thing that happened last night might have continued. The group that was organized temporarily and was small in number, so we caught them without much effort.
However, I may not be so lucky in the future, so I plan to change my route. Currently, we know of three routes to the south.
There is an official road, a mountain road, and an abandoned road. It is said that this road was an official road many years ago. Now it has been abandoned for many years and the road surface is overgrown and may not be easy to walk on. Both sides of the road are covered with trees, and everyone calls this road the Forest Road.
Let's discuss this: which route do you think is most suitable—the official road, the mountain path, or the forest path?
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, everyone started discussing.
“Village chief, although the official road is dangerous, it is easy to travel. We have old and young people and so much luggage, so the other two roads are simply impossible to travel.”
Dazhu, who went into the mountains to find water with Lin Jianfei and Mu Chunping yesterday, suddenly spoke up.
“I think taking the mountain path is also good. Although the mountain path is difficult to walk, the mountain is rich in resources. I never thought that the outside world was so dry. There is not only water and wild vegetables in the mountains, but also pheasants and rabbits.”
I don't think I'll starve if I go into the mountains. Although there are wild animals and dangers in the mountains, I always feel that people outside are more dangerous than wild animals.
If I had to choose, I'd rather fight wild beasts than outwit humans.
Yesterday, most of the people who went into the mountains chose the mountain path. Even Mu Chunping was torn between the mountain path and the forest path. The key issue was that his father's legs were not good, so walking the mountain path would definitely be a difficult task for his family.
Just as everyone was hesitating, Lin Jianfei stood up.
"Dad, isn't there a little fortune teller in our village? Can Ningbao predict which road is the best to take?"
"Slap!" The village chief slapped his thigh hard.
"Oh right, how could I forget about our little lucky star, Xiao Ningbao!"
Chunping, quickly go and bring Ningbao over.
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She had just finished collecting the ghost and was about to go meet Big Gray. Oh, by the way, her fourth brother gave their new donkey a very common and easy-to-understand name: Big Gray.
She was about to get to know Big Gray better when her father picked her up.
Mu Chunping carried Ningbao and walked quickly toward the place where everyone was having a meeting.
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