Dressed as an old woman, I carry the system and my son to escape the famine

If it is as Yao Shu guessed, that would be great.

In this way, when she finds a water source, she can take more water with her and leave without taking up space or burden, allowing them to last longer in the desert.

Wanting to verify her guess, Yao Shu had to take out the bucket, but it was not good to do it in front of everyone, otherwise it would be no different from exposing her shortcomings.

She worked hard to think of ways to fool everyone, but it was not in vain. She was determined not to do this.

Then there is only one way, and that is to ask everyone to leave. Even if you are taking a rest, you cannot stay here.

While Yao Shu was thinking about this, the village chief stood not far away and hesitated to step forward.

He had no shame to see Yao Shu. When he thought about what happened just now, his face burned with panic. Thanks to Yao Shu's good intentions, someone actually said such unscrupulous words.

Even though Yao Shu was quite far away at the time, the desert was very empty. He must have heard everything, otherwise it would have been impossible for the village chief to not say a word to him for so long, given his temperament. Feeling uneasy.

Right now, he was just feeling lucky in his heart, praying that Yao Shu didn't know about this.

Only by thinking this way could he have the courage to move forward.

"Sister-in-law, why are you sitting so far away? Why don't you sit a little closer so that everyone can be together and have fun together."

The village chief said in a flattering manner.

Although the Shen family lived in marginal areas before this, how long ago was that? Since the Shen family stopped blackmailing people and Yao Shu helped everyone a lot, everyone spontaneously settled around them. .

But now, it was Yao Shu who did it on purpose.

Although she wouldn't get angry over such a trivial matter, she still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, so Yao Shu did not obey the village chief's words and stood up.

"No, it's fine here."

Seeing her reaction like this, the village chief lost all the luck he was holding in his heart. It seemed that his sister-in-law already knew what happened before, so he said with some guilt.

"Sister-in-law, I'm so sorry..."

"Stop saying that, you can't be blamed for this."

Yao Shu didn't let the village chief say any more. Even if she felt uncomfortable, she wouldn't vent her anger on the village chief. She didn't need the village chief's apology.

Both of them were silent for a while. Looking at the village chief's helpless appearance, she felt very uninterested. After all, there were so many people in Dahe Village, and it was not unusual for one or two rat droppings to be mixed into the crowd.

She had better get down to business quickly, and now she had to think of a way to get everyone to move to a different place and not stay here anymore.

To do this, all it takes is the village chief’s nod.

"Village Chief, do you want everyone to rest here at night? I'm afraid it's not safe."

"There's nothing we can do about it. I'm also very scared. I don't know when those beasts will jump out."

The village chief might have misunderstood. He thought Yao Shu was worried about the animal's footprints.

Young Master Yao Shu had to explain.

"That's not what I'm talking about. We are near this water source. I'm afraid that the animals in the desert that need to drink water will come here. When the time comes..."

It is common for animals to frequently appear in water gathering areas. Of course, there is no such risk where they are now, but Yao Shu wants to use this excuse to drive everyone away.

When she said this, the village chief was frightened. This was no small matter. If they encountered a wild beast, they would be in danger.

He slapped his head suddenly and said in annoyance.

"Why did I forget about this? I almost hurt everyone. I'm going to tell everyone that it's better for us to move forward and wait until dark before resting."

The village chief wants to be as far away as possible, so that the probability of encountering danger will be greatly reduced.

But this is not what Yao Shu wants.

She was so close to self-defeating.

Although Yao Shu wanted everyone to leave, she didn't want to be too far away. She would still have to come back to get the bucket at night. If the distance was too far, she would not be the one who suffered in the end.

"You don't have to go that far, just a mile or two away. Everyone is tired, and I just want to take a good rest."

"What you are saying is that my sister-in-law has been working hard these days."

The village chief thought for a moment and then agreed. He had seen it with his own eyes. Yao Shu had been checking around a lot recently. It was indeed tiring to walk around.

In this way, the people of Dahe Village walked northwest for nearly two miles before resting.

At this time, the sun has already set, and there is only a little afterglow left in the sky. If it is later, there will be no light at all.

Without the sun, the speed in the desert dropped very quickly. Yao Shu still felt a little cold even though she was wearing a cotton-padded jacket. She was also suffering because she had to struggle so late at night.

With the replenishment of water, everyone's mood improved a lot, and some laughter came from the crowd.

They are very easy to be satisfied. It is already very difficult to survive in such troubled times. They do not dare to have any extravagant expectations. As long as they can still survive, it is already good.

The escape was just a bit difficult and tiring, but everyone was still able to hold on.

Perhaps because of this slightly excited mood, everyone did not fall asleep for a long time. It was not until the moon was at its peak that the surroundings became silent.

At this time, Yao Shu almost fell asleep. She opened her eyes in a daze and forced herself to wake up. She glanced at Shen Nanshan next to her. He was snoring, which showed that he was sleeping very deeply. .

"Old man."

Yao Shu reached out and pushed the person next to her. Her strength was not weak, but the other person didn't react at all.

This is really true. She was disgusted and helpless, and then gave up.

She wasn't afraid of any danger in this desert. She hadn't met anyone else in the past ten days, and since it was a place she had walked through, she didn't feel scared, so she simply got up and acted on her own.

She walked out quietly, just wanting to finish this matter quickly.

But before she could leave completely, a voice suddenly came from behind.

"Auntie, where are you going? It's late at night, how about I go with you?"

Yao Shu stopped in a panic. She didn't expect that someone would be disturbed before it even started, so she hurriedly found an excuse to fool them.

"No, I just need to go to the bathroom."

"Then I'll wait here for you to come back. If anything happens, just tell me."

From Lin Laowu's point of view, the desert at night is still very dangerous, and he is worried about letting Yao Shu, a woman, go out, especially since he has received Yao Shu's kindness, and he wants to repay the other party's safety. Very worried.