By the stream, Song Zhuiyan was wiping Qiu Ping's face with a handkerchief. When she saw Ye Moxun walking over, she told him not to come any closer.
Ye Moxun paused, quickly realizing what was happening, and walked upstream. Going downstream was impossible; the stream wasn't large, and both sides were overgrown with bushes and weeds. He used a stick to tap and poke in the grass to make sure no snakes were coming out before daring to leave.
Song Tantan was too lazy to bother, so he simply took a packet of realgar and sprinkled it around. When he felt that wasn't enough, he sprinkled some lime powder as well. The weather was too hot, and the abundance of snakes and insects was a real nuisance.
Qiu Ping's tattered clothes were taken off and thrown away. Song Zhuiyan took out a bar of sulfur soap from her space and rubbed it all over Qiu Ping's body. Then she scrubbed it vigorously with a handkerchief, and a thick layer of dirt came off with each scrub.
"Auntie, sit down and rest for a while. I'll help her scrub. Don't tire yourself out." The little girl looked like she hadn't bathed in years; her body was covered in black grime, and it would take a lot of effort to clean her.
After washing once, rinse it off with water, then apply sulfur soap and wash again. Repeat this process three times until you are finally clean. Song Tantan stood in the stream, her clothes completely soaked.
However, it was hot, so taking a bath in the water was quite comfortable. Song Tantan got ashore and took out a set of children's clothes from her cloth bag. It was a set of cotton long-sleeved clothes, which were actually modern children's pajamas, pullover style, without buttons.
After dressing Qiu Ping in clean clothes, I took a closer look at her little face and realized that she was quite pretty, but her skin was rather sallow. You could clearly count the number of ribs on her body through her skin. She had a big head and a small body, and her eyes looked particularly big.
"You won't have to go hungry anymore. You'll be able to eat your fill, and you'll become beautiful again once you recover," Song Tantan said, touching her little face with heartache.
"Wash yourself clean, and you'll look beautiful." Qiu Ping smiled, her eyes crinkling, clearly enjoying being clean herself.
Because it was too sunny, the four of them found a shady spot under a tree after washing in the stream and waited for the sun to move westward before continuing their journey. They were going to spend the night in the wild anyway, so there was no rush to cover the distance in an hour. If they insisted on traveling, they risked exhausting the horses and causing them to suffer from heatstroke.
Song Zhuiyan was fanning herself with a palm leaf fan, while Qiu Ping was fast asleep on a mat laid out on the ground next to her.
Song Tantan and Ye Moxun sat with their backs against the tree trunk, each holding an ice cream and eating it. Song Zhuiyan couldn't eat anything cold because she was pregnant, but she was tempted by the sight of it, so she chased the two away and told them to eat it somewhere else.
Ye Moxun was feeling drowsy after finishing his ice cream when he heard the system notification: "Host, there are refugees less than 100 meters behind you in the bushes. They are approaching with machetes and want to attack you."
Even when he wanted to take a nap, someone came to disturb him and even tried to lay a hand on him. These refugees really have the guts to do anything. Thinking this, Ye Moxun squeezed Song Tantan's hand. The latter opened her eyes with a start and looked at him with some confusion.
He lip-read, "Someone's coming."
Both of them were in a bad mood at the moment. They had just wanted to take a nap when they were disturbed. It was even worse than being grumpy when they woke up. The person who came was really asking for trouble. Since that's the case, then let's teach them a lesson.
The two closed their eyes, pretending nothing had happened, waiting for the three behind them to come and die. But after waiting for a long time, no one came.
What's going on? Are they backing down because they're too scared to make a move?
Just as the two were wondering what was going on, they heard rustling sounds coming from not far behind them, along with the faint sound of voices.
Ye Moxun: "..." Is this because they don't take them seriously, and that's why they're so unscrupulous?
Song Tantan: This is outrageous! They dare to make such a big commotion while robbing and killing people. Is it because they are inexperienced or because they look down on them?
The two were of the same mind, so they stopped pretending to be asleep and exchanged a knowing glance. Then they both jumped up at the same time. Song Tantan held up a large knife, while Ye Moxun prepared to sprinkle medicinal powder.
At the same time, the three refugees also stood up from the bushes. One held a machete, one held a hoe, and the other held a wooden stick. With this equipment, it wasn't too unchallenging.
Song Tantan leaped over and kicked them all over with one kick each, snatching their weapons and stepping on the chest of the tallest-looking man.
Hmm? Why does it feel like I'm stepping on cotton, so soft and fluffy?
Song Tantan looked down suspiciously at the man under her feet. The man being stepped on was so red that his face was almost bleeding. He was both anxious and angry. Of course, his face was dirty, so no one could see that he was blushing. All they could see was that he was panting and his eyes were wide open like copper bells.
"San'er, how are you? Don't be afraid, I'm coming to save you right away." One of his companions struggled to his feet and shouted as he tried to rush over to fight Song Tantan, but he was kicked again and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
The other one hadn't gotten up at all, lying on the ground with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. He was so weak, yet he dared to commit violence; he was practically asking for death. Enraged, Song Tantan used all her strength to kick him.
Ye Moxun's medicine powder was useless again, because he found that Song Tantan could easily subdue the three of them by herself, completely overwhelming them, and the opponents had no power to fight back.
"Who are you people? What are you trying to do with those machetes and hoes? Kill people and steal grain?" Song Tantan pressed harder on his foot, demanding an answer fiercely.
"Spare us, young hero, spare us!" The two boys who hadn't been stepped on knelt to the side, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
“They bully the weak and fear the strong, thinking others are easy to bully, so they take out knives to kill people. If they can't beat them, they kneel down and beg for mercy, thinking that I will let them go. It's not that easy. If I don't beat them into submission, they will dare to come out and harm people again next time. I'm thinking about whether I should break one of their legs or cut off one of their arms.”
Song Tantan held up his broadsword and gestured at the arm and leg of the man at his feet, as if he really wanted to cripple him. The three men were so frightened that they cried and wailed.
"Stop making so much noise, don't cry!" Song Tantan frowned and roared fiercely.
"Young hero, spare us! We're not bad people, we're really not bad people! Please let us go! I promise I'll never dare to harm anyone again, sob sob sob."
Just now by the stream, Song Tantan removed her disguise and returned to her original appearance, still dressed in men's clothing, which is why the three of them kept calling her "Young Hero".
Ye Moxun observed for a moment, and seeing that he had scared the people enough, he walked over and said, "Tantan, stop stepping on people. They don't seem like bad people." He guessed that this was the first time he had done something bad, and he was unlucky enough to run into a tough opponent.
Actually, after stepping on her foot, Song Tantan realized that the person was a woman, and a very voluptuous one at that. The sensation under her foot was quite intense, and she felt a little embarrassed to step on those two areas. She quickly moved her position to avoid turning the person into a flat-chested woman.
In ancient times, when even filling one's stomach was a problem, it was rare for a poor family to have such good development. This is a rare natural beauty, well, quite something.
She released the person at her feet, looked down at the three of them, and asked coldly, "Confess honestly, and you will be treated leniently if you confess; if you resist, you will be punished severely."
The three of them were speechless. What did they say? They didn't understand.
Although I didn't understand it, I still got the general idea.
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