Now they are in the light, and the man is in the dark.

Qin Zhenbei was worried about Su Jin's safety and told her not to go.

He also had comrades-in-arms who had been soldiers together in the county seat, and he could write a letter to inquire about the situation with him.

But the next day, Su Jin still went out without telling him by going to the town to see the shop.

Yesterday's visit to the village made the villagers of the entire Qingshan Village nervous.

For the few entrances in and out of the village, as well as the new faces that appear in the village, the big guys are especially wary.

Su Jin went to the county seat to inquire around, and found that the county master was not in the county seat at all.

A drought broke out in Qingquan County, but the county magistrate wrote to the imperial court but could not wait for disaster relief food, so in desperation, he took his cronies to the neighboring county to borrow grain.

Now in the county office, the chief secretary is in charge of things.

As for whether any high-ranking officials came to Qingquan County, I asked some people in the yamen, but the results were not clear.

The disaster in the county town is not as serious as in the villages below, but the price of grain has skyrocketed, and the number of beggars at the city gate has increased several times more than before.

Su Jin originally wanted to buy some food to go back, but she was afraid that the road would not be safe, so she gave up.

The hard days go on.

He Wannian and his wife have moved to the county seat, and Su Jin has also taken back the shop in the town.

It was so hot that it didn't work, but it still didn't rain.

Since Qin Zhenbei was injured, no one has ever taken water from the back mountain.

Someone in the village tried that even if they got water in the mountains, they would be attacked by fierce beasts on the way down.

As for Su Jin's house, the water in the water tank has also bottomed out.

If you have water, you can still cook, but if you don't have water, you can't cook even if you have food.

This is really going to push people to a dead end!

Qin Zhichu, who wanted to help Su Jin cook, looked at the last scoop of water, and his little face was full of worry.

"Mother, are we going to die of thirst?"

The little girl's lips are dry, and the meat that she managed to raise some time ago is long gone.

Because of the thinness, the eyes appear very large.

Su Jin looked at the dry water tank and said with a firm expression: "No!" Mother won't let you die of thirst. ”

There is no end to the road!

There are more solutions than difficulties!

The only water in the house is used for cooking.

Su Jin asked the children to eat first, and she took some dishes and sent them to Qin Zhenbei.

When feeding, Su Jin told his man about the fact that some people in the village went to the back mountain to get water, but they all returned in vain.

Qin Zhenbei also chatted with her about the situation in the back mountains along the topic.

Su Jin inquired about the path to get water from the mountain as if unintentionally, and the men also told them one by one.

The next morning, Su Jin went to the village chief's house.

"What?" After hearing her words, the village chief was surprised and said, "You want to go into the mountains to get water?" ”

"Hmm." Su Jin nodded heavily.

The village chief felt a little ridiculous.

He knew that Su Jin knew kung fu, but there were tigers and beasts hidden in the back mountain, which could not be dealt with fists and legs.

"Does Qin Zhenbei know that you are going to the back mountain to get water?" The village chief asked solemnly.

"He doesn't know." Su Jin didn't hide it either.

As far as a man's temperament is concerned, if he knew that he wanted to enter the back mountain, he would never agree.

The village chief persuaded: "Zhenbei daughter-in-law, the back mountain is not as simple as you think. ”

"The men in our village who are taller and stronger than you have returned in vain, how can you ......be a woman's family?"

Before the village chief finished speaking, Su Jin interrupted.

"Village chief, I didn't come here to discuss with you, I just told you about my decision."

"My children haven't drunk a drop of water in two days."

"If they do not go into the mountains to get water, they will die of thirst; But if they go into the mountains to get water, they at least have hope of survival! ”

After Su Jin finished speaking, he solemnly added a sentence at the end, "Even if there is little hope, for the sake of the child, I have to fight again." ”

When the village chief saw that she had made up his mind, he no longer persuaded her, and only sighed, "Qin Zhenbei can marry you, which is a blessing that he has cultivated for several lifetimes." ”

When the stepmother is on this, she is really closer than her mother.

After Su Jin came out of the village chief's house, she went to Zhang Damao's house again.

These people broke into their house last time and ate so much food, and it's time for them to vomit a little today.

"What? Coming with you into the mountains? As soon as Zhang Damao heard Su Jin's words, he exploded directly.

What is the back mountain?

It's a cannibalistic place!

Except for Qin Zhenbei, who has successfully fetched water?

Zhang Damao was killed and was unwilling to follow Su Jin to get water.

Su Jin looked at him like this, slapped the back of his head, took out the IOU he signed at the beginning, and said, "If you don't follow me into the mountain, then return the money now." ”

Zhang Damao: "......"

People are starving to death, where can I find money to pay her back?

"Can't pay yet?" Su Jin raised her eyebrows, and directly carried the person outside, "Then follow me into the mountain obediently." ”

Zhang Damao: "!! ”

Fuck it!

You must know that this woman is so fierce that she would not eat a single bite of their family when she starved to death.

Su Jin asked Zhang Damao to find the other people who had made the IOU.

Zhang Damao adhered to the principle of "brothers live and die together", and called everyone together very quickly.

When the others heard what Su Jin asked them to do, they looked at Zhang Damao's eyes and couldn't wait to shoot out the knife.

The pit people don't bring such pits!

After everyone called, Su Jin asked them to go home and get ready, and they went home themselves.

Before leaving, she warned them that if they dared to escape, they would sell their family to pay off their debts.

After returning home, Su Jin told Qin Zhenbei that she was going to buy water in another town.

After that, she left some dry food at home and told her children to take good care of their father.

Qin Yu looked at his mother who went out and fell into deep thought.

After Su Jin, Zhang Damao and the others converged, each of them carried a wooden barrel to the back mountain.

Halfway through, I suddenly heard someone calling behind me.

Su Jin turned around and saw that it was his eldest son Qin Yu.

"Ah Yu, what are you doing here?"

Qin Yu gasped for breath and said, "Mother, I will also accompany you into the back mountain to get water." ”

Su Jin's face was shocked, and he said, "What nonsense? My mother is going to the town to buy water, what is going into the back mountain, go back quickly. ”

Qin Yu pointed to the road leading to the back mountain, and said without hesitation: "Mother, you can't get to the town along this road." ”

Su Jin: "......"

Seeing that she couldn't hide it, Su Jin could only admit it, but she didn't want to take Qin Yu into the back mountain for anything.

No matter how smart this kid is, he is only nine years old, and he can't do kung fu.

If she is really in danger, then she will have an extra burden.

After analyzing the pros and cons to his eldest son, Qin Yu didn't insist on going into the mountain anymore.

"Mother, then you can bring them." Qin Yu said, whistling.

Immediately afterward, two snow-white dogs barked and ran out of the grass.

"Big white, little white?" Su Jin was taken aback.

"Dad said that they are the children of the wolf king of the back mountain, and I can feel at ease with them to protect you."

Su Jin originally wanted to take only Da Bai and let Xiao Bai stay to protect their masters.

But Qin Yu said that the village chief would protect them, and besides, there were many mechanisms designed at home, so ordinary bad people couldn't get close.

Finally, under Qin Yu's gaze, Su Jin and Zhang Damao took Da Bai and Xiao Bai into the mountain.