This Second Male Lead Has Something Special

That night, they had a very good meal.

They didn't eat big fish or meat, and there was no meat at all, but only some coarse grains, but even so, they still ate with relish.

After eating and drinking, the group slept together.

This night was definitely the best time of their journey. It would be great if they could stay like this on the road.

However, even a child knows that this is impossible.

When they set out on the road, they put the things they couldn't take away in the middle of the trail so that people behind them could see them clearly.

I hope these food and objects can help the poor people who are suffering from the same disease.

Su Lin and others walked for about a day, and a group of people came here.

They were none other than Xin Yun and his group.

Xin Yun had a hard time these days. The food was gone the day before yesterday. The four of them hadn't eaten a single meal for almost two days, and even clean water sources were scarce.

But the people around her were staring at her. If she hadn't secretly put her fingers in her mouth when she fell asleep, she could have used the space to eat some snacks to fill her stomach.

Even if someone saw it, they would just think she was so hungry that she bit her fingers.

Xin Yun only dared to eat alone. Old Lady Xin couldn't hide the truth. The two children were too young, so she didn't dare to feed them secretly. She could only watch them cry from hunger.

Xin Yun could only hold the children in her arms and coax them.

Apart from coaxing, she did nothing else.

The children cried loudly in her arms, and Xin Yun didn't feel distressed or even a little impatient. If it weren't for these three burdens, life would have been much better now, even if she went on the road alone.

But she couldn't leave them behind.

Because of the clues revealed before, other people seemed to be sure that she could come up with food, so when the children cried loudly from hunger, no one offered to help them, but watched coldly, as if they were sure that she would tell them how to find food.

Would Xin Yun tell them?

Of course not.

Once she tells it, she will not have a good life. The others look at her coldly, and so will they.

Let them starve. These people are not cruel and will never watch their children starve to death.

After a few days of starvation, they will definitely take out food for the children.

"Mom, can you find food for the little deer?" Hu Tou spoke to Xin Yun in a very low voice.

He held his brother tightly with one hand, and he was very flustered when he saw his brother crying like this.

Hu Tou was also very hungry, so hungry that his stomach felt like something was spinning and it hurt.

But if he really had a small piece of food in his hand, he would give it all to his brother.

"Where can I find it? Can you find food around?" Xin Yun was so annoyed that he didn't pay much attention when he spoke, and his impatient tone was obvious.

"But you will..."

"Shut up! I said no, no." Xin Yun glared at him fiercely, thinking that this grandfather and grandson really had a problem with their brains.

Can't they see the current predicament?

Instead of hiding it well, he repeatedly revealed his true colors. Did he really want to drag her to death?

His eyes were particularly fierce, and the fierce Tiger Head took a step back in fear.

He bit his lower lip and dared not speak.

But he really didn't believe what his mother said.

His mother could obviously get food, he saw it with his own eyes!

As long as his mother put her hand in the bag, the deflated bag would immediately swell up, and there would be a lot more food inside.

This happened more than once, he clearly saw it several times!

Even when he was sleeping at night these few days, he saw his mother secretly eating, but why would she rather eat by herself than feed her brother? His brother was young and cried for a long time because of hunger. He had seen a child in the next village before, who cried for a long time and finally died.

He was very afraid that his brother would be like this.

He couldn't bear to see his brother die, and wanted his brother to live well. As long as he could give his brother a bite of food, he believed that his brother would never cry again.

But why didn't his mother want to?

Hu Tou was not very old, he could not think of too many reasons, he just felt that his mother was very different now.

His mother in the past would never watch his brother crying so miserably and do nothing, nor would she eat secretly and starve them.

He really missed his mother in the past.

Xin Yun could see it, but Old Lady Xin could not.

Even Hu Tou noticed the difference in Xin Yun, how could she, an old lady who had lived for so many years, not know?

She just didn't expose it.

After all, she was too old on this road, and Hu Tou and his two brothers were too few, so they could only rely on Xin Yun to continue.

So she could only pretend to be deaf and dumb and pretend that she didn't notice.

Now seeing Xin Yun being so cold-blooded, Old Lady Xin felt very cold in her heart.

But what else could she do? Even if she was forced to bite her death and couldn't give out food, the matter could only continue to stalemate.

The old lady saw it clearly and could only ask the surrounding villagers for help.

She knew that this was too embarrassing. The villagers had helped them more than once or twice, but when Xin Yun really had a way to help them, she would rather let the children starve and cry than tell them the method.

Perhaps she had some skills that she couldn't show to others.

If she could really give out food, she didn't have to say it. The villagers would definitely appreciate her kindness, or find some other ways to shut the villagers up.

Instead of being like this now, making everyone feel embarrassed.

Old Lady Xin begged bitterly, and Hu Tou also knelt on the ground to beg for a bite of food.

Originally, the villagers had already hardened their hearts, thinking that if Xin Yun didn't tell them the solution, they would continue to be in a stalemate.

But seeing an old lady and a little kid so pitiful, some people didn't believe it.

"Are we just going to let it go?"

"Xin Yun must know how to get food. She would rather watch her kids starve than tell them. She is really cruel."

"What if we don't?" A woman looked at the two kids with sympathy. She was cruel to watch Xin Yun starve, but she couldn't bear to watch the two kids cry from hunger. "If they continue to starve like this, the two kids will die sooner or later. We watched them grow up. Who can be so cruel?"

Even these people who are not related by blood don't believe it, but Xin Yun, as a mother, can do it. I don't know how she can be so hard-hearted.

"What should we do? We can't find a way for Xin Yun to get food, and our own food is almost not enough. Do we have to support their family of four?"

"Xin Yun is really weird. Look at the old lady and the two children. They are so hungry, but Xin Yun is fine. He doesn't look like a hungry person at all."

When this was said, the people around him also felt that this was the case, but even if they knew, they couldn't do anything about it, because Xin Yun insisted on not telling.

You said one thing after another, and finally the village chief spoke up: "Calm down, each family squeeze out a little food, just let them fill their stomachs, and when they can't squeeze out any more, there will be nothing to do."

"But we don't have enough food to eat..."

"We don't know how long we will get here. What should we do if we really run out of food?"

"I have no objection to helping Hu Tou, but do we have to save food for Xin Yun?"

"Village chief, how long will we get here? It's getting more and more desolate. Can we really survive?"

How could the village chief answer this question?

He himself was very confused.

But if they didn't leave, they would be dead. Leaving the village would give them more hope of survival.

However, each household had very little food left, and they didn't know if they could survive until they settled down.

At this moment, a man ran over in surprise.

It was Li Da, who was the front line. "Village chief, good news! Great news!"

He didn't even have time to take a breath and rest. He pointed directly to the road ahead: "Zhu Zi and I found a lot of food in front. I don't know who left it. Let's go quickly and don't let others take it away."

There is food in front?

At this moment, they didn't care about Xin Yun's affairs. They quickly picked up their things and walked forward.

Before they got there, some people wondered if they had seen it wrong.

How could there be food on the path for no reason?

But when they really saw it, everyone's face was full of smiles.

For these dozens of people, each person might not be able to get much of this pile of food and objects. This was like a pie in the sky. Who wouldn't be happy?

"It must be God's blessing. We were worried about how to help Hutou and his brothers, but in the blink of an eye, so much food was sent to us. I think God couldn't bear it." An old woman put her hands together and prayed to the sky.

"Should we share this food with Xinyun?"

"Share some. Hutou and his brothers are so hungry. I really don't want to hear them cry."

Some people agreed to share and some didn't.

After arguing for a few sentences without reaching a conclusion, they all looked at the village chief.

"Share." The village chief spoke, and then he said: "Share the food to Old Lady Shen and the two brothers Hutou, but don't share it with Xin Yun."

Some people were puzzled: "What do you mean? Is there any difference?"

Some people clapped their hands and immediately understood, "I know, don't we suspect Xin Yun of secretly eating? Don't let the food pass through her hands. Let her starve for a few days and nights. By then, even if she bites to death and has no food, we can still see it."

They always felt that Xin Yun had secretly eaten, otherwise she wouldn't look hungry now, but it's only been a day or two now, and even if they questioned it, Xin Yun could say that she was enduring it.

But if she starved for seven days and seven nights, wouldn't it be obvious?

I feel sorry for Old Lady Shen's grandparents and grandchildren, and I can't bear to see them starving. Now I have picked up some food for free, which can be used for them, but this food must not fall into Xin Yun's hands.

As long as we wait for a few days, can't they catch Xin Yun's handle?

Everyone understood after hearing this, and immediately followed the village chief's method.

Not long after, an old woman took Old Lady Xin and the two brothers Hutou over and fed them not far from Xin Yun.

Xin Yun didn't understand at first, but after she figured it out, her face was particularly ugly. She never thought that this group of people would target her like this.

Before, she thought it was a good thing that someone found food, and finally she could divert the attention of these people from her.

She even thought that when no one was watching her, she would definitely take the old lady and the two children away. She would rather flee the famine together with the four of them than stay with this group of people.

But Xin Yun never thought of it.

The group of people who found the food were still plotting against her.

She couldn't let these people catch her, so she rushed over and shouted: "Why did everyone get food but I was left behind? I am also a villager, you can't isolate me like this!"

"Why not?" The village chief stood in the middle, staring at her, "You didn't find the food, so how to distribute it has nothing to do with you."

After saying that, he didn't intend to waste words with her, but looked at the others: "During this period, no one is allowed to secretly help Xin Yun. I believe you know how important the food issue is. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your family."

The reason why he gave this reminder is that there are too many single men in the crowd, and it would be really difficult to prevent Xin Yun from doing anything.

After all, she is a beautiful widow.

As soon as the village chief finished speaking, someone around him shouted: "Don't worry, village chief, we will all keep an eye on it."

"This is not a trivial matter. You all should keep your skin tight, but you must not ruin the village chief's business."

There are really a few people in the crowd who think Xin Yun looks a little pitiful.

But they are all a group of refugees. If you really want to say that they are pitiful, aren't they pitiful themselves?

If you don't think about themselves, you have to think about your family.

Moreover, they were all from the same village. In fact, they all knew in their hearts that the village chief would not be so cruel as to watch Xin Yun starve to death.

If they really couldn't force anything out in the end, they would definitely not stand by and watch her die.

Although their actions were abominable, what else could they do?

They had seen more miserable things along the way, and they really didn't want those miserable things to happen to themselves and their families.

If they really saw it wrong, then they would definitely kneel down in front of Xin Yun and kowtow to apologize to her.

But if they were not wrong, then they would save the whole village.

This made Xin Yun completely panic.

She originally thought that if Hu Tou and Xiao Lu cried more, they might get some food from other people, so they would not be desperate. After a few days, they would find a way to leave the team.

But now, everyone would not be starving except her.

And she couldn't eat secretly.

Otherwise, in the eyes of others, she looked energetic and showed no signs of being hungry even though she had been starving for days and nights. Anyone who saw her would know that there was something wrong.

What should she do then...

She had countless grains that could feed tens of thousands of people, but she had to starve with so much grain?

Thinking about it, Xin Yun felt dizzy.

For a moment, she really didn't know what to do.

At the same time, Su Lin and others came to the nearest county town.

The gate of the county town was closed, and many refugees gathered around. They tried their best to enter the county town, but no matter how they shouted or made a fuss, the gate was closed, and there was no sign of opening.

"What's going on? Does the court not intend to take care of us?" The few people who had just come here were very desperate when they saw this scene.

Originally, they planned to come here to inquire about the news, but they also hoped that if there was nothing wrong in the county town, could they settle down here?

This place is not too far from their village.

When the famine is over, they can return to the village, so they don't have to leave their homes and settle in a strange place.

But now it seems that everything is impossible.

Without Su Lin asking, Gui Xingwang went to a crowded place to ask as soon as he reached the corner, and came back soon.

Before he said anything, you can see something from his face.

After all, Gui Xingwang's face was full of sorrow, "The city gate has not been opened for ten days, and it is not clear what happened inside. No one goes in or out. Now people are panicking and don't know what to do."

"What should we do? Should we stay here or go back?"

The reason why they came to this county town was to find out whether the news that the enemy had broken through the town was true or false. Now the gate of the county town was closed, and they couldn't find out the news even if they wanted to.

"Why don't we stay here?" someone whispered, and he pointed at the people around him: "There are many people here, so there is some security."

"What a bullshit security!" Gui Xingwang cursed in a low voice, "Are you blind? Didn't you see the way they looked at us? These people have been here for who knows how long, and the food is almost exhausted. We are now equivalent to a big fat sheep in their eyes!"

After saying this, the people around him subconsciously looked around.

After seeing clearly, everyone shuddered at the same time.

This is also thanks to their large number of people, and everyone is holding a long stick in their hands, and they don't look like they are easy to bully.

Otherwise... I'm afraid it will be another situation.

"We can't stay here for long, let's go quickly." Niu Shunan tightly grasped the long stick in his hand, stepped back half a step and protected his family in front of him.

"Where are we going? Back to the village?"

"Are you crazy?" Gui Xingwang rolled his eyes at the person who was talking. "We didn't get any news, but the people gathered here would rather stay here and starve than go back to their village. If nothing happened and they could go back, would they not go back?"

You can figure it out by just thinking about it.

It's not that they don't want to go back, but they can't go back.

From the moment they stepped out of the village, they had no way to turn back. Even if this road was difficult to walk on, they had to bite the bullet and keep going forward.

Bi Qiao looked at this scene and understood why Su Lin told her privately that she didn't need to take the lead. Some things didn't require them to take the initiative, and someone else could arrange them.

No matter what Gui Xingwang is thinking, or what he wants to use.

But he has only one goal in mind.

That is to go to the Imperial City.

Going to the Imperial City is not something he can do alone.

He needs a team, and he must manage this team to achieve his goal.

So she and Su Lin don't need to do too much, just follow with peace of mind.

It looks quite easy.

But there are some things that Gui Xingwang can't do.

In terms of the current conditions, even if they got some food and items before, they can't keep going to the Imperial City.

Roughly calculated, the current food is only enough for them to last for about 23 to 25 days.

And according to the signs on the map, it will take at least nearly two more months.

So how should they go the rest of the way?

Although there are still more than 20 days, food is not something that can be obtained just by thinking about it, and it is necessary to plan well in advance.

Just as Gui Xingwang was trying to persuade the others, Bi Qiao pulled Su Lin aside and whispered, "Should we plan for food in advance?"

Su Lin nodded, "Yes, let's plan it."

Bi Qiao said again, "How do you plan to contribute?"

Su Lin pointed at herself with her backhand, "I'll use the golden finger, sign in every day to try to get more food."

After that, she pointed at her again, "Shouldn't the rest be handed over to you?"

Bi Qiao smiled at him and said two words, "Hehe."

The plan is really good.

Su Lin sighed lightly, it seems that the trouble can't be handed over, it's not the time to fish in troubled waters, he said softly: "It's really not easy now. It's not that we don't have ways to make money, but now everyone we see is short of food, even if there is silver, it may not be spent."

Just like before, Bi Qiao can make all kinds of snacks, and he has also been a famous chef in other small worlds. If you want to make money in the peaceful times, it's really too easy.

But it's not possible now.

All kinds of ways to make money are useless.

Bi Qiao looked at him, "But?"

Su Lin smiled softly, "Are you sure there must be a 'but' behind it?"

Bi Qiao narrowed her eyes, "No?"

Su Lin quickly raised his hands, "Yes, yes, yes!"

He was afraid that if he said no, the other party would swing a stick and hit him.

However, he did have a way.

This was all thanks to the map in Gui Xingwang's hand.

Gui Xingwang drew all the maps by himself. He spent many years asking other people about some routes before drawing a map to the imperial city.

This is not an easy task.

It is definitely not something that can be asked from one person.

And most of the people who can tell these routes have walked out in person. Ordinary civilians don't have this opportunity, especially the farmers in the village who make a living from the fields.

It is also a skill for Gui Xingwang to be able to get close to these "noble" people as a farmer. He is also very eloquent and can coax the other party to tell him something he wants to know.

Let’s not talk about how much effort Gui Xingwang put into this map.

The reason why Su Lin had a way was because of several signs on the map.