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She thought for a moment, then lowered her head and said, "Actually, the situation in the capital is not good. I heard that they wanted to enter the capital as well, but they were chased out."

As she said that, she scratched her head and pretended to be simple, "But I am confused. When I was in the capital, I had never heard of any disasters happening outside. I didn't expect it to be this serious. "

"That's right, how could the officials and nobles in the capital know about this? They are probably safe in their homes, so how could they be worried about these civilians?" "They are all raised by your parents, but some people only get soft pillows on their beds while others just tire themselves to death. Now, they can't even eat their fill, what a pity …"

Looking at Xi Mengyao, she smiled and said, "Since this lady is a servant from a large family, she should be able to help out. Since these people have not eaten for such a long time, I'm afraid that an old lady like myself wouldn't be able to help them do anything convenient. Since this lady is here, can you help me cook some porridge and distribute it to everyone?"

"What's so good about this?" Xi Mengyao rejected them: "You guys also need to save food for the winter."

"Even though it's raining in the capital, we still have some food reserves. Although it's not much, we can't just watch you starve to death. "Right, where do you plan to go after this?"

While talking, the old lady led her in.

Her words seemed to ask Xi Mengyao, as if she was indeed looking at the four sturdy men.

Xi Mengyao did not say anything, the few muscular men knew that the young lady had an idea and could tell that there was something wrong with them, so they did not dare say anything else, fearing that they would hurt her idea.

They were originally refugees from the wilderness, but now that their pillar of support, Old Master Ji, was talking with Xi Mengyao, it was obvious that they knew each other since they were supporting each other along the way.

When they thought of this, they became more obedient and only joked, not daring to say a single word.

Seeing that, Xi Mengyao merely laughed twice, and said that she would help. After walking two steps forward, she turned around and looked at them, and shook his head, signalling them not to say anything more.

When those people saw this, they did not dare to say anything and only laughed. They could only sigh with emotion. If there was anywhere they could take them, then even if they worked, they would still be able to beg for food. If they were unable to find a place to shelter them, then it would be meaningless for them to stay for a short period of time.

After saying that, they all went back to their own rooms.

There weren't many people here, only about ten days. The houses were all clean and looked relatively old, so it was a good place to rest.

The person who spoke called himself Fourth Aunt lived in a large two-way house near the village entrance.

It was one of the larger houses in the village.

However, the biggest one was a three-way house in the middle of the village. I heard that this was built by the order of the Master that came to the quarry that year.

Unfortunately, when he discovered the abnormality of the village, he stopped coming over. This courtyard had been abandoned for many years, and had only been used by the village's people in recent years to accommodate the elders of the village.

There was only one grandma living inside. She was over seventy years old and had a deaf ear, but she was the village's longest-lived person.

She had no one to rely on. It was the wives in the village who took turns attending to her.

Xi Mengyao originally wanted to ask her about the situation, but unfortunately, this old lady was also blind and deaf.

Who knew that after Paner heard this, he actually wanted to take care of her.

Seeing that, Xi Mengyao did not stop her, but only instructed her, "Do not say anything, especially when people are asking you questions, do not say it out yourself."

The little girl Paner was clever, adding on to the fact that after the incident at the family, her personality was more mature than anyone else.

Hearing this, she didn't ask why and only smiled as she agreed. After that, she walked into the courtyard with a dark expression.

After Xi Mengyao helped them cook the food, he distributed it to everyone. The food was almost done, and only then did she see Paner wiping her sweat and coming out from the big house.

When she saw him, she immediately went to greet him and whispered, "Looks like I've exhausted you this time. It seems that you've been successful in learning medicine for a long time. What do you think of this old lady's condition?"

"This situation isn't good. After all, it's fated to be an old age."

His words were more tactful, but his meaning was clear. It seemed that this old lady was truly about to die.

But when Xi Mengyao heard this, he felt even more confused.

If there was really such an old lady, she must be an old man from the village.

However, if such a person was placed here, once someone approached and asked about it, the matter of them pretending to be villagers would likely be exposed very quickly.

Especially people like Yu Han, who had lived here for a long time. It was likely that they knew this old lady.

If one or two of them felt that something was amiss, they would definitely send them a message.

But why did they still need to keep this person, and why did Yu Han only notice it until now?

Thinking about it, Xi Mengyao once again carefully looked at the sodium atom. Unexpectedly, after just one step, a young wife came out with an empty bowl. When she saw Xi Mengyao, she was startled for a moment, but then smiled.

"This is not the place for guests. If you want anything, just ask Fourth Sister."

"It's nothing. I just think that there's an old man with a very high status. Since we've been here for so long and have already eaten your stored winter food, I feel uneasy and want to come over to greet you."

There's no need for that. Now that our ancestor is old, and we've already seen her before, she is indeed old. Now that we think about it, it's just that she can live through the years.

As the young wife said this, she couldn't bear to turn around and look. Xi Mengyao had managed to see that the place she was looking for was very far away, so it seemed like that person had been arranged by them for a long time.

Indeed, such a person would not be easily come into contact with by others.

"Besides, you've seen the current situation in the village, and there's no man here. No one has made any decisions, and neither do I know where my man has gone to. Sigh …"

As the young wife spoke, she wiped away her tears. Her eyes were red. If anyone else had seen her, they would have felt that she was very sad.

Seeing that, Xi Mengyao could only shake her head, and did not say anything else.

She had seen this kind of scene quite a few times. It was just an incomparably lame joke. In her heart, there was no longer any trace of sympathy. Now that she had to say it, she only felt that it was laughable.