Shui Ling was so angry after hearing these words that she almost rushed out to have a fight, but she was not a real child after all, so she immediately looked at Shui Zheran.

Shui Zheran's eyes were full of anger. He saw those resting in place, so he pulled Shui Ling into the space.

In the corridor, he finally couldn't help but curse, "Who are these people? Hongzao Village upstream and Walnut Village downstream don't accept us. We can understand it, but what do they mean when they come out to rob us?"

Shui Ling rubbed his chin and asked, "Dad, we have to pretend to be poor. Is there any way?"

"Hmm..." Shui Zheran thought for a moment and said, "I'll come up to you later. You can take the opportunity to go back and let everyone prepare. Put some dust on your face and get some tree roots to chew on."

"I know, but..." Shui Ling was worried that her father would be beaten by those people.

"Don't worry, you still don't know what I do? I've seen a lot of people, so it's okay to learn a little bit." Shui Zheran comforted me.

"Okay." Shui Ling nodded.

Shui Zheran found a torn sack and changed into clean clothes. He smeared his face and transformed from a handsome uncle to a sloppy beggar.

Shui Ling almost laughed out loud when she looked at his costume, but she felt very unhappy when she thought that she had to be like that too.

The two of them came out of the space. Shui Zheran walked hard in the snow with his arms trembling, making noises to attract the attention of those people.

Shui Ling took the opportunity to turn back and dug two ravines into the ground with his legs, so that they would think it was Shui Zheran who made it and would not suspect that there was a second person.

She ran back to the village and immediately found the clan leader, who was studying the three books given by Shui Ling.

"Grandpa, the people from Hongzao Village are here. They want to check the truth. If they see we have food, they will wait until night to grab it."

The patriarch put down his book, frowned and stood up, "How do you know?"

Shui Ling told what happened.

The patriarch's beard stood up in anger, and he cursed angrily: "You evil thing, let them come, we will beat them to death."

Shui Ling said hurriedly: "This is not okay. People from their village will not have a peaceful life if they come to make trouble. We are like this..."

The clan leader nodded after hearing Shui Ling's plan, "Okay, we'll settle the score later when our village grows stronger."

After he finished speaking, he went out and ordered everyone to put all the grains into the cellar. They could not keep the water spinach in the house. They just pulled it out and buried it in the snow, so that they could be dug out and eaten during the New Year.

An aunt said: "Village chief, there are still a lot of reed roots dug before the snow started. Why don't you nibble on that?"

"Okay, the big girls and the little wives are all dirty, and the old man and the old lady are all coughing for me... The children should go to the top floor to warm themselves by the fire, and don't come out."

Su Qin got the news at this time, and she came out with a bottle of potion, "Grandpa, if you put some of this potion on your face with a branch, you will get a rash. No matter how you pretend, it's better to pretend to be sick. When they saw

Why don't you just scare us away when our faces are covered in rash?"

"Huh? This method is good. I'll go first." Shui Dongliu now has no doubts about his wife's ability.

Su Qin dipped a branch into the liquid and dabbed it on Shui Dongliu's face a few times. A red rash soon appeared, as if he was allergic to something he had eaten.

She thought she had to persuade those women, but she didn't expect that the most active ones were the women. They had seen too many incidents of robbing women and were afraid.

After finishing the "makeup", Su Qin also applied it on himself, then took Shui Ling and applied it on half of her face.

Shui Ling smiled bitterly, "Mom, you are truly my mother."

Su Qin rolled his eyes at her, "My daughter is so beautiful, what should I do if someone misses her?"

"Okay...you are right." Shui Ling put on ragged clothes and squatted on the ground to draw circles.

Gong Qianyu squatted next to her with a pockmarked face and comforted her: "You are not ugly, you are the most beautiful."

Shui Ling, "..." You might as well not say anything. I know whether it's good or not.

It was quite interesting to see the villagers rolling on their backs. Su Qin lit a bonfire in the open space and threw handfuls of medicinal materials into it. The villagers sat around the fire, wearing straw mats removed from the bed. They all wore big painted faces and looked very handsome.

What it feels like to have a leprosy outbreak.

Shui Ling suddenly remembered something and hurriedly ran to Su Qin and asked, "Mom, do they have to 'infect' themselves when they come?"

"Hmm...you are still thoughtful." Su Qin took out another medicinal material and threw it into the fire. Thick smoke and an indescribable smell came out of the fire.

At the same time, Shui Zheran's side...

The village chief of Hongzao Village stared at the refugee-like Shui Zheran for a long time before asking, "Where are you from?"

Shui Zheran stretched out his dark hand, "Give me something to eat... I haven't eaten for a long time..."

The village chief glanced at the sly follower and said, "Give him a steamed bun."

"Oh." The attendant took out a black-faced steamed bun and handed it to Shui Zheran with great reluctance.

Shui Zheran grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth. He choked and rolled his eyes. Then he grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth before swallowing it.

The people in Hongzao Village saw that he was eating so ferociously, and they couldn't help but think in their minds, thinking that these people had been harmed by the red-eyed tribe, and that the man in front of them had escaped death.

Shui Zheran ate the steamed buns with a happy smile on his face, "Thank you sir, I thought I would starve to death."

The village chief took the opportunity to ask: "You hundreds of people still can't find anything to eat?"

"Sigh... we originally had some wild fruits, but after the heavy snow closed the mountains, we couldn't find anything to eat at all, so we could only chew the roots." Shui Zheran coughed a few more times after finishing speaking.

The village chief looked at him with disgust and said, "Take us over and have a look. Maybe we can share the food for you."

"Really? Thank you so much..." Shui Zheran excitedly went to pull the village chief, but was avoided by him in disgust.

But he didn't care, happily leading the way.

When everyone came out of the bamboo forest, they smelled a strong smell of medicine. The village chief became wary and asked, "Is anyone among you sick?"

Shui Zheran didn't know what was going on, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "It's nothing. It's freezing and there's nothing to eat. Let's just pick up some familiar herbs."

"Oh..." The village chief rolled his eyes and decided to see it with his own eyes before talking.

After walking around the mountain and arriving at the open space in front of them, the village chief saw a group of people sitting around a bonfire on a broken meadow. They actually had many red rashes on their faces, which looked very much like an epidemic.

He was shocked and quickly covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves.

Then look at the villagers who are chewing unknown objects in their mouths, and they look like little ghosts crawling out of hell one by one.

There were pots placed on several fires, but there was boiling water in the pots and not a grain of rice.

Shui Zheran shouted: "This is the village chief of Hongzao Village. He said he would send us food."

The villagers all looked over, trying to get a clear look at this ruthless guy.

The village chief's hands and feet instantly became weak when he was stared at by these eyes full of green light. Are they so hungry that they want to eat people?
Chapter completed!