Feng Wu took Qin Yichuan's hand and followed the grandmother's footsteps: "Grandma, don't worry, we will definitely be obedient."
Qin Yichuan looked at the hand holding his hand and silently tightened its grip.
Feng Wu noticed his little thoughts and didn't stop him. He just thought it was to give him face in front of outsiders.
When we entered the village, the feeling of desolation became deeper and deeper: "Grandma, did you all go to bed so early? There is no one left."
Along the way, I saw that the doors of every house were closed.
"Don't look around and don't ask too many questions." The old woman warned the two of them and led them to the innermost part of the village. A small house made of mud came into view.
"Grandma, you're back. I went to the river to catch two fish today. Let's eat meat tonight." A cheerful little boy jumped towards the three of them with mud all over his body.
When he got there, he realized that his grandma was leading two young brothers and sisters: "Grandma?"
He looked at the old woman questioningly.
The old lady didn’t explain too much: “Let’s go into the house.”
When I entered the house, I found that although the house was small, it had been neatly tidied up by the grandfather and grandson.
There were three rooms in total, and the old lady pointed to the one inside: "You can sleep in my room tonight."
"Thank you, grandma." Feng Wu sweetly pulled Qin Yichuan and thanked the old grandma.
"Grandma." The boy looked at the two of them with curious eyes.
"Xixi, good boy, go cook and don't tell anyone that we have a guest at home." The old lady touched the boy's head.
"Okay, grandma." She said and carefully opened the rice vat at home. There was only a thin layer inside.
"Let's cook it, and cook these sweet potatoes too." It will make you feel fuller.
Feng Wu had been observing the two people, and after confirming that there were no problems with them, he said to Qin Yichuan: "Go and help."
Qin Yichuan silently took out the food wrapped in paper from the bag he was carrying.
Xixi could smell the fragrance through the paper and swallowed.
Feng Wu smiled happily and touched his head: "You and your brother will take it and heat it up. Let's have a snack tonight."
Xixi looked at the old lady asking for her opinion.
The old lady nodded: "Go."
Feng Wu looked outside through the window: "This village is too quiet. There is no dog."
The old woman followed her gaze and sighed, her eyes full of tortured exhaustion.
A pair of wrinkled fingers were covered with black calluses. He didn't say anything more, but just repeatedly emphasized: "No matter what happens at night, don't go out, it's dangerous."
"Grandma." Feng Wu saw her helplessness and didn't understand what would happen.
"Brother, why are you still entering our village?" Xixi asked curiously while quickly sorting out the fish in her hands.
"What's wrong?" Qin Yichuan said as few words as ever.
Xixi looked around cautiously, with a look of fear in her eyes, and said to him carefully: "Our place used to be very beautiful, but since a group of bandits came,
They burned, killed, and looted our village every day. They took away all the livestock we fed, and also took away the women in our village. My mother was taken away. In order to protect my mother, my father was killed by the bandits.
Kill."
When Xixi said this, her mood became depressed, and then she looked at Qin Yichuan: "Brother, you must leave early tomorrow morning. It will be terrible if you are discovered by those bandits."
Qin Yichuan thought about the mountain not far away. Why was there no one there? It was because of bandits.
"Because of them, we have lived very hard these years. Every time grandma made a little money, she would be robbed. I could only take advantage of the darkness to rest and go to the river to catch some fish and shrimps while eating."
"Why don't the officers and soldiers care?" Qin Yichuan had an idea in his mind.
Speaking of this, Xixi snorted coldly, her childish face full of sarcasm: "They are in a group, and all the beautiful women they snatched from the mountains were dedicated to them, and no one cares about us."
As expected, Qin Yichuan understood, and Feng Wu naturally heard it outside, with a cold look in his eyes.
"Did you hear that? If you are scared, leave here as soon as possible before dawn tomorrow." The old woman did not stop Xixi from saying it just so that they could hear her.