"Is it right here? Although it's a bit shabby, it's still a good place to hide."
Federer stopped the three-wheeled trolley, and the two girls behind him also opened the large baskets above their heads.
The three-wheeled cart was covered with a layer of straw. Under the straw was Yuffie, who was wrapped in a quilt and fell asleep temporarily.
Yuffie seemed to be very exhausted due to the medication. She fell asleep unknowingly while Federer and the others were pushing the cart.
As an adult, Yuffie's mind is naturally mature.
It can make her fall into drowsiness in such an environment. It can only be said that her body is indeed extremely tired.
Now they are in a certain place, to be precise, it is the safest position that the three of them can move to.
Fortunately, we didn't encounter many wolf-headed men on the road. Only three or two passed by the street, but they didn't pay attention to the people in disguise.
The route Federer and the others took was deliberately off the main road and away from the center of the village, in order to avoid those wolf-headed men as much as possible.
It's not easy to leave Difenni Village. There are only a few ways out, and there are probably wolf-headed men wandering around there now.
The terrain of the village is closed, surrounded by either hills or rivers, so it is not possible to leave directly from the edge of the village.
These wolf-headed men deliberately guarded the road away from the village. It was indeed not easy for Federer and the others to escape.
"Mom, mom..."
Nia gently shook Yuffie's shoulders. After a while, Yuffie opened her eyes in a daze.
"Um... Nia?"
It seemed that because her mind was not clear enough, she first let out a groan, then reached out and patted her head, and then she gradually understood the current situation.
"Nia, are we there yet?"
"Well, let's stay here for a while."
Nia supported Yuffie to help her get down from the top, and Lisa on the side also came to help support Yuffie.
"Aunt Yuffie, you slept so soundly on the road!"
Lisa smiled mischievously. Although she didn't mean to make fun of her, it still made Yuffie blush.
Yuffie was not very clear about her condition. When Boros gave her the bottles of pills, he mentioned some side effects.
Although it will not affect the health of the child in the abdomen, it will somewhat increase the physical exertion on her.
"Isn't this the woodshed in the village?"
With the help of the two girls, Yuffie got off the trolley smoothly. She looked at the dilapidated house in front of her. The door was not locked, but was just ajar, so anyone could get in.
This is an abandoned house. The original owner of the house left the village and moved to the city many years ago.
At first, because it was a pity that this relatively large house was empty, and the family said that they would not come back, the house was handed over to the village for management.
This house was originally rather dilapidated, and no one was willing to pay to rebuild it. Therefore, this old house with holes in the roof was no longer inhabited.
At the back, it evolved into a public firewood shed, where excess firewood from the villagers was piled.
This firewood room is never locked, and no one is responsible for managing it. If any family is short of firewood, they can just come here to get it.
"I believe those wolf-headed men are not interested in coming to this broken house. Let's take a rest here first and then consider what to do next."
Federer piled up the baskets used by the girls as disguises and put the luggage that Nia and the others had packed inside. He pushed open the wooden door and walked in first, dragging the luggage.
It is said to be a firewood shed, but there is not a lot of firewood in it, and the whole house looks quite empty.
After all, in autumn and winter, the villagers won't have much leftover firewood, so the debris stored here is not very large.
And because this house leaks when it rains, the firewood piled here will easily get wet. Once the firewood gets wet or gets damp, it will be difficult to use.
So it was only a few years ago that this house was used as a firewood shed. Now the village has basically completely abandoned this house that is so dilapidated that it is almost collapsing.
Occasionally, residents will move their broken furniture here and have nowhere to put it. When they have spare money, they can hire a carpenter to repair it. If the wood is infested with insects or damp, they will consider themselves unlucky.
"Well, it's really dirty here and very dusty."
Lisa held her nose with her right hand and swung her left hand back and forth in the air as a fan. She wanted to blow away the fine dust that filled the air.
But these almost weightless dust gathered more and more with the breeze caused by swinging her arms, which made Lisa choke.
"Hmm!! This is..."
Nia didn't mind anything originally, she just had to tolerate the dust.
However, there are some things that even she cannot accept.
Nia looked up and saw the things hanging upside down above her head, and her little face turned pale with fright.
Lisa on the side also noticed it after a while, and she also shivered all over.
In addition to the dust all over the house, there are also many old spider webs and small, dried-up insects hanging on the spider webs.
On some fresh spider webs, there are several fat spotted spiders crawling on them.
This eight-legged carnivore is hard to get close to.
Many people are physically unable to accept these furry and unflattering creatures. Although there are exceptions, at least Nia and Lisa present belong to the former.
In short, this is not a clean place, nor is it suitable for people to stay for a long time.
It would not be surprising if there is a snake nest or mouse hole hidden in a corner of the house.
"Ahem!"
Federer coughed twice to suppress the awkward atmosphere.
"We're just staying for a while, we're not staying here all day."
At this time, Yuffie also said to the two reluctant girls: "It's okay, Nia, Lisa."
There was still a smile on her face, and she gently lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands to avoid being stained with dust on the ground. She said softly to the two girls, "You have all grown up."
"Well, it's okay with us."
Nia and Lisa also understood the current situation. They were just a little scared of the environment here.
In fact, they all understand that if they really have to stay here for a few days, there is nothing they can do.
Federer, who was walking in front to clear the way, helped support Yuffie, who was still walking unsteadily, and they walked inside, looking for a place to rest.
Federer walked around the debris and swept away the spider webs in front of him. He looked around for a while and finally found a half-ruined red wooden door inside.
“It’s not bad here.”
When Federer pushed the door open, he found that the hinges of the door were almost broken. He just pushed it a little and felt that the whole door was about to fall. Fortunately, he held on to the edge of the door in time, so that the wooden door did not fall down and hit them.
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Although the door of this room is completely broken, the inside of the room is much cleaner than the outside.
At least there are no messy things to see, and there are even fewer spider webs.
This room was originally supposed to be a bedroom, and there was a stone bed made of stone bricks.
Federer and the girls swept away the accumulated dust, then spread the bedding and let Yuffie lie on it.
"Yuffie, how do you feel?"
Feeling that Yuffie should have been settled properly, Federer asked about Yuffie's current condition.
"fine……"
Yuffie lay on the cool quilt and took a deep breath.
"Now I'll rest for a while, and my body should recover a little."
Yuffie sighed inwardly, as expected, she would inevitably become a burden to others.
No matter what Yuffie wanted to do, the physical difficulties made it impossible for her to do it.
Now she can only rest like this, being taken care of by her daughter and others, and she can only become a burden.
"That's good!" Seeing that Yuffie was fine, Federer breathed a sigh of relief, "Nia, you and Lisa take good care of your mother here."
"What? Uncle Federer, do you want to go out?"
Seeing Federer walking outside, he didn't seem to mean to stay here.
The only reliable adult here might be about to leave them, and Nia, who felt uneasy, couldn't help but ask Federer about his next plan.
"Yeah," Federer nodded in response, "I have to go get Townsend's horse."
If he wanted to take these three women and children out, he couldn't rely on his legs alone.
Federer touched the key given by coachman Townsend in his pocket to make sure he had not lost it.
If he could get the two horses Townsend left at home and successfully bring them here, their chances of escape would undoubtedly be greatly increased.
"Then please be careful along the way."
"Well, of course. I'll be back."
Federer took two steps forward, scratched his head, and turned back.
"By the way, Nia, Lisa, you two, take this."
Federer said as he handed the dagger in his arms to the two girls. He did this for his own consideration.
During Federer's absence, if anything happens, these two girls can more or less defend themselves with these daggers.
And if you go to a dangerous street alone, if you are discovered, you can only say that your life is bad.
Regardless of whether he had the dagger or not, Federer didn't think he could escape from the wolf-headed men after being discovered.
It is better to give it to these two girls so that they will not be defenseless.
"Eh? This, this."
When Nia saw the object handed to her by Federer, she was a little hesitant to take it.
After all, she has no experience in using such dangerous items, and at the same time, she is also afraid of using something that has been designed to hurt people since its creation.
"Uncle Federer, don't you need it yourself?"
Lisa took the dagger directly. Of course, she didn't understand why Federer gave it to them.
"It's of no use to me. You should protect yourselves while I'm away."
"I understand, don't worry!"
After Federer finished explaining the matter, he said goodbye to the two girls.
Seeing that both girls were very sensible, Federer felt much less nervous.
After going out, Federer put on a basket alone to disguise himself.
He squatted by the wall and moved carefully in the direction of Townsend's house. After all, those ferocious wolf-headed men should still be in the village now, and they might be in trouble if they are not careful.
But Federer didn't see any wolf-headed men on the road, as if the wolf-faced monsters that were everywhere just now suddenly disappeared.
But Federer didn't dare to be careless, and kept moving slowly in the shadows with the basket on his back.
He also didn't forget to pay attention to the movements around him, for fear that a wolf-headed man would suddenly appear from a corner.
There were no surprises along the way, and the village was quiet.
There were only a few poultry making some noise here and there, and a few strong winds carrying sand and dust coming from time to time.
Federer has never seen much of those wolf-headed men, and everything is too peaceful.
If it weren't for the signs of destruction by the wolf-headed men everywhere in the village, Federer would have thought that the village was out of danger.
This inexplicable calmness made Federer feel nervous, and he had a bad feeling.
But no matter what, he had already arrived here and could not retreat.
Townsend's stable was right in front of him. As long as he ran a few steps and took out the key to open the stable door, half of his plan was completed.
Later, he would think of a way to bring these horses back.
With the horse, he no longer has to worry about being overtaken by those wolf-headed men, and Federer can take Nia and the others away safely.