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The entire village was in an even worse state than what Shen Huanzhi had imagined. Just walking from the river bank for an hour, the entire village had a few dilapidated straw houses that looked as if they could be washed away by the heavy rain. The sky had already completely darkened, and other than the sounds of footsteps on the ground, no one else could be heard.

There was not a single trace of light on the road as Shen Huanzhi followed after them with light footsteps, and casually asked: "What is this old man's surname?"

"What is it expensive? Everyone calls me Old Zhang." Elder Zhang looked like he was an honest man, but his speech was also a bit simple.

"Oh, it's Old Master Zhang. This place is so remote, didn't you want to use the water to feed on the water in the town you passed by? Since this water is unreliable, why aren't you leaving?"

You have to have money and connections, and if you want to go, people will despise you. In fact, we used to produce things in the water, and then when the war started, we found a lot of bodies floating around, and the water was dyed red, and the smell of blood could be smelled from miles away. After that, the fish and crab in the water gradually disappeared.

"Have you two elders ever seen a corpse floating here?"

"I've seen it, but I'll never forget it!" Old man Zhang continued, "To say something that's not afraid of losing face, we haven't seen that many people die in our lifetime!"

Shen Huanzhi thought, according to the age of these two, it should have been when the King Qin was in chaos, he had never experienced it and did not understand it too well. However, it was said that when the King Qin was kicked out of the capital, he hid himself in Shandong Province, and the His Majesty chased after him relentlessly, so it was possible that he had chased them all the way here. It made sense when a dead person drifted over.

But whether the corpses that floated over were man-made or because of the water, and what was the purpose of the corpses, Shen Huanzhi pondered for a long time before entering the old couple's home.

When he said it was his home, it was only his head covered by a thatched roof. Only after Old Zhang entered the house did he ignite the dim oil lamp, which Shen Huanzhi looked at, and it seemed to be some kind of oil from a stone. He was curious for a moment, "Did you find this stone in the water?"

"It was picked up in the water. How could we possibly burn the oil lamps?"

Using the light as a guide, Shen Huanzhi discovered that there was a small child in a wooden bed in the corner. He looked to be about six or seven years old, and his body was covered with a tattered, colorless blanket.

You were lucky today. We caught a few fish and barely managed to boil a pot of soup, so we might as well eat some. Originally, we were going to leave these fish to go to town tomorrow to change into some rice.

Shen Huanzhi did not want to make a fuss about it, but he did not plan to be polite with him. He did not know how many days he had been in the water, and his stomach was already rumbling with hunger, so having a bowl of hot soup was already better than nothing. He then looked at the little kid in the corner, "This is your granddaughter?"

"It's her granddaughter. Her father went to the town to work for her a few years ago, and then he never came back. Her mother also ran away with someone else, and after a few years, we can't walk anymore, so she can only sell her to other families in the town. Ah, what a sin."

Seeing that it was grief, Shen Huanzhi did not bring it up anymore. When the fish soup was ready, he filled a bowl and sent it over to the little miss, who stared at him with her bright eyes without saying a word and did not accept it. Shen Huanzhi thought that she was afraid of him, so he placed the bowl down and returned to the side of the fire.

Shen Huanzhi took a shallow sip, to be honest it did not have any taste, the fish had just been cooked with fish scales, its internal organs were all cooked together, there was a fishy smell of the river bank, there were a few grains of rice floating inside, and the taste was not as good as white water, but Shen Huanzhi did not say anything, and still drank the bowl of soup clean, in order to find someone, he had to have energy, after tonight, he would go to the town tomorrow to take a look, maybe he would have something to eat.

Half of the fish soup was left, it seemed to be for tomorrow morning. Shen Huanzhi dried his clothes beside the fire, seeing that the old man was staring at the fire, Shen Huanzhi laughed, "Old Gramps, don't worry, tomorrow I will go and add firewood for all of you, don't extinguish the fire, it's so cold, it'll freeze to death at night."

"Sure, go ahead and burn."

The three of them squeezed into a single blanket. For a moment, only the crackling sound of the flames could be heard in the room, and Shen Huanzhi leaned on a lame table with his eyes closed, pondering about what he should do tomorrow, and gradually fell asleep.

When dawn approached, Shen Huanzhi suddenly felt someone approaching him. Actually, he had already woken up a long time ago, but he still squinted his eyes and allowed his pair of small hands to search his body. His little hands were ice-cold and could be felt even through his clothes.

The little girl was extremely frightened, seeing that Shen Huanzhi had opened his eyes, she looked at him in fear, "I, I did not take anything."

"Oh? Can I ask what your name is? "

It was probably because Shen Huanzhi had a face that was easy to get along with. Even though the little girl was afraid, she still stammered: "Speak, her name is Feng'er."

"It's Miss Feng'er. What did she want to find from me just now?"

Feng Er lowered her head and bit her lips. She looked at the old couple who were still lying on the ground. Seeing that they had no intention to ask, she whispered to him, "They are looking for treasures."

Shen Huanzhi laughed, "Hmm? Do I look like someone who has a treasure on me? "

"Yes! Yesterday, Bao`er told me that a fool would pick up a woman dressed just like you, and she … "

"Feng Er!" "What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and pick up the firewood!"

Old Zhang got up from the bed and snapped at Feng'er, but Shen Huanzhi did not care about him, and continued to hold Feng'er's hand. "What kind of woman is she? Is it a big stomach? "

Feng'er looked at Old Zhang's head in fear, shaking her head at times and nodding her head at times. Shen Huanzhi looked at Old Zhang and said, "Old Gramps, let the child speak, what is there to hide? The village is so big, I can even look for them from house to house.

At first, Old Zhang had a difficult expression on his face. When he heard Old Zhang's words, his heart was moved. Elder Zhang behind him tugged at his sleeve. "What else can't be said? If you don't want to say it, I'll say it!"

There was someone who came to our village and killed many people. We were afraid of you, and we didn't dare to admit it, so we did pick up a woman, but it was not picked up by our couple, but by the family of the big fool in the village. It was said that she was a woman with a big belly, and we didn't dare to look at her, for fear of provoking trouble.

Shen Huanzhi understood now, according to the timing, there was a high chance that Xi was the culprit. Feng'er must have thought that he was the same as Xi, brought along valuable things, which was why she came here to steal, and after hearing that Xi and the child were still alive, Shen Huanzhi was overjoyed. He pulled Feng'er's hand, "Feng'er, can you bring me to that idiot's house?

"Is that true? If you don't lie to me, I'll bring you there."

"I'm not lying. You can eat whatever you want."

Feng'er was overjoyed. Ignoring the darkened face of Old Zhang's head, she pulled Shen Huanzhi and ran out.

The old woman rolled her eyes at him. "What can be done, it's not a blessing or a curse, in any case, living is suffering, and having food for old age to eat, I dare to take a gamble, I don't think this young man is a bad person, maybe he's our own daughter-in-law. We owe him, and we worry that he won't repay us, so we'll go over and see, maybe we can help him out, stupid mother won't say too much."

Old Zhang hesitated for a moment before sighing and followed him.

The fool's house was not far from where Old Zhang's house was, and they arrived in a short moment. From far away, Shen Huanzhi saw a young man squatting at the door, drawing on the ground with a piece of wood.

This person was probably a big fool. When he heard the sound of footsteps, he raised his head vigilantly. When he saw a stranger, he immediately ran towards his home with his hands covering his head in fright. As he ran, he yelled, "Mom, mom, bad person, bad person!"

Shen Huanzhi frowned, why does it feel like everyone in the village is extremely afraid of outsiders? Not long later, a middle-aged woman holding a knife came out from the house, "Where are the bad guys? Who dares to kill people?!"

Feng'er opened her mouth. "Aunt, it's not a bad person. They're looking for someone."

The fool looked at Shen Huanzhi warily, "Find someone? Who are you looking for! We don't have any outsiders here.

Shen Huanzhi said: "This big sister, I am not a bad person. I heard that my wife was picked up by you, I came to thank you."

"Wife! Wife!" It's my wife! " When the fool heard the word 'daughter-in-law', he immediately ran out to shout.

The fool's mother scolded him, "What daughter-in-law, why aren't you getting in!" Then, he turned to Shen Huanzhi and said: "I said you found the wrong place, we don't have your wife here."