Jinshui and Xiuli looked at each other helplessly, left here and walked towards the place where the sound came from.

There are many villagers in the forest who light bonfires, and it is very common to see the flames, but it is almost impossible to move.

Xiu Li pointed to a place not far away and said, "Look, there really is a moving fire."

Jinshui looked over and nodded. His father's ears were really good. He could actually hear clearly what they were saying. He was closer to him than he was, but still couldn't hear clearly.

The two sisters walked slowly in that direction in the dark, but they couldn't walk very fast at all.

Xiu Li suddenly stopped, her breathing became quieter, "Listen~"

Jinshui listened attentively. What his father said was almost the same, but it was still a little difficult for him to hear it all.

We continued on our way, but those people seemed to be getting further and further away.

The two had no choice but to quicken their pace, not even bothering to look at where they were stepping, and they finally caught up with him after all the hassle.

"Uncle~wait a moment."

Those people were also wondering why there was a child shouting in the middle of the night, and it was a little girl.

Jinshui looked around and saw that the team consisted of four or five people. Only the leader held a torch. Rags and oil were scarce now, and no one was willing to give them out for free. It was quite difficult to get together a torch. No wonder it seemed to be flickering just now.

People with sharp eyes could see that the two children were the old lady's granddaughters. Fugui had just stolen something during the day, and that person spoke to the two children in a bad tone. After all, they were all family members with similar personalities, and they could not be more alike sleeping on the same kang.

"What do you want from us?"

Jinshui and Xiuli were also a little scared, but they still mustered up the courage to answer.

"Grandma asked us to ask, uncle, what are you shouting about?"

Several people couldn't help but gasp in surprise. They knew that Old Lady Niu was usually vicious and cruel, but they didn't know she would actually do this.

"The old lady called two girls out in the middle of the night. She is really a piece of shit."

"Yes, this is something that humans can do."

One of them thought that the two of them were not safe, so he quickly finished talking and asked them to go back.

"We are informing everyone. The village head asked everyone to stay in their own places and not run around. Stay away from others."

Although the other person thought the old lady was annoying, it was too dangerous for the two children. What if they were allowed to go back by themselves and something happened on the way?

"Can you remember it? Otherwise, go back together and tell your family members about it."

Xiu Li quickly replied that they were already tired enough patrolling the mountain in the middle of the night and didn't want to trouble them anymore. "Uncle, I can remember it. You don't have to go back with us."

Jinshui understood what he meant. This place was not far from where grandma was. With them around, there was no need to worry about encountering any danger. And with the fire, the road would be much easier to walk on. Although his tone was fierce, what he did was very heartwarming.

I pulled my sister's arm and told her to stop talking.

"Let's go back together. I'll lead the way. Sometimes grandma won't listen to me or my sister. She'll only listen after the uncles tell her to."

"Okay, let's go then."

Jinshui and Xiuli turned around and walked back, and soon they arrived at the place.

The old lady didn't expect so many people to come back and was a little scared.

I hope they haven't come into contact with anyone who has the disease.

He huddled in the quilt, with only a pair of eyes showing, and his mouth and nose covered tightly.

Fugui was under the quilt, trying to stick his head out, but his grandmother held him down so hard that he couldn't get his head out at all. He even had difficulty breathing.

"Old lady, we met your granddaughter on the road and asked them to bring us here."

The old lady could no longer suppress the anger in her eyes. Jinshui and Xiuli were really two good-for-nothings. They were unwilling to interact with people at a time like this. What was the point of bringing back so many people?

"You are so ignorant. You can't even come back by yourself. You can't even pass on a message. You just want to bother others."

Someone came out to stop her from cursing, "Old lady, we have to do what the head of the village ordered. It's safer to come in person. At least you can rest assured."

It's not appropriate to curse at them directly when there are outsiders around. I'd better wait until they leave. I glared at my granddaughter and looked at the newcomer.

They were quite polite in their words, but now was not a normal time. With so many people in their territory, they really wanted to drive them away. And interrupting others was not a good idea. They just had to finish their words quickly. There was some irritation in their tone. "What did the head of the village say?"

The man sensed the old lady's impatience and snorted in his heart, thinking that if she wasn't afraid that the two children would be in danger, she wouldn't have come over. He thought no one would be willing to see her.

"The head of the village said that we should not gather in large groups recently and stay away from the crowd. There should be other notifications tomorrow, so don't change places at will."

The old lady waved her hands as if she was chasing away dogs, wishing they would leave quickly.

With her mouth covered by the quilt, she spoke in a muffled voice, "Okay, we got it. Thank you for your hard work. We won't delay your work. Bye~"

Jinshui pulled Xiuli's sleeves, and the two said in unison, "Thank you, uncles."

The old lady was really furious. These two granddaughters were unpopular in everything they did. She had just told them to stay away from her, and now they brought back outsiders, and more than one.

He glanced in the direction where those people had left, and made sure that they had gone far away and could no longer be seen before he removed the quilt.

Fugui was about to faint from suffocating himself, and he took this opportunity to gasp for air, like a fish that had been pulled ashore.

Suddenly, his ears were buzzing with the sound of grandma cursing, which was even louder than the sound of a gong. Fugui was so shocked that he lost his mind for a moment. It took him a while to react and cover his ears.

"What are you two thinking of bringing people back? If I...if anything happens to me, you will be the culprits."

The old lady was reluctant to say anything like that if she was sick, and was very careful to avoid prophecies. She would never say such unlucky things, as that would be cursing herself, and she would never say such things at any time.

But when it comes to scolding others, I don’t care and say whatever nasty things I can.

Xiuli lowered her head, feeling aggrieved and not daring to move. She clearly did nothing wrong, and it was her grandmother's order. She worked hard late at night to get this done, but she didn't get a word of praise in return.

Jinshui felt very distressed to see his sister like this. Normally, she was a softie who wouldn't say a word even when a needle pricked her leg. Perhaps she had made up her mind to be like Ni'er, to live like a human being, regardless of how much money she made. She suddenly had the courage to refute the old lady's words.

"Grandma, we didn't bring them back. They were supposed to go door to door to notify everyone. We were just leading the way."

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