The Gu Family’s mules were placed by the river to drink water. Gu Qing, Gu Erlang, and Sanlang hurriedly took various utensils from the carriage to fill the water.
Someone who was very thirsty mixed the water with some alum and drank it.
Mrs. Chen was busy building a stove by the river and lighting a fire to boil water.
It didn’t take much trouble. There was plenty of firewood and the fire was strong. A large pot of water was boiled in less than a quarter of an hour.
Aunt Huang also boiled water. In short, she would do whatever Gu Fei’s family did, and she would never go wrong.
Gu Fei stood by the road and saw disaster victims walking past them from time to time.
Everyone looked numb, had a sallow complexion, and was thin.
Some people looked at the convoy when they passed by. Uncle Ma had a big knife on his waist and glared back when people looked over.
Gu Fei was a little sad, but also a little funny. She whispered: “Uncle Ma, did you go to the battlefield when you were young?”
Uncle Ma raised an eyebrow: “Why do you say that?”
“I feel like you have murderous intent!” Gu Fei tilted her head and looked at him.
Uncle Ma laughed and said: “I have killed some people. Little girl, are you not afraid of me?”
Gu Fei smiled: “What are you afraid of? I also——”
She hasn’t finished speaking yet, but shut up and stop talking.
At the end of the world, she not only killed zombies but was also forced to kill people who were trying to steal supplies from her. In that world, it was impossible to survive without killing people.
Uncle Ma lowered his eyes. What did this little girl just want to say?
I also–
Did she kill someone too?
Perhaps, in a place like the Marquis Mansion, intrigues were inevitable, and it was not uncommon to kill a lot of people.
The two of them were having their thoughts when an old lady staggered over with a child of five or six years old and bowed to Gu Fei repeatedly: “Girl, do you have anything to eat? Please give my little grandson something to eat. We have been gnawing some grassroots for 3 days in a row now.”
The child was so thin that only a pair of big eyes were left on his face.
Gu Fei showed an unbearable look, and Uncle Ma next to him said sternly: “Hurry up, we don’t have anything to eat ourselves, where can we give you any extra!”
The old lady and the child did not leave either. They looked at Gu Fei eagerly.
Uncle Ma was afraid that Gu Fei would be soft-hearted, so he said in a deep voice: “Girl, you don’t know how powerful it is. Have you seen how many victims there are on this road?”
“As long as you give them even a little something, they will follow you and stare at you. You won’t be able to send them away, and they may even cause trouble.”
Gu Fei sighed. She also knew that she couldn’t save others, and she didn’t plan to do anything, but it felt uncomfortable to watch. She nodded, turned around, and walked to the slope: “Uncle Ma, I’m going to fetch water.”
After climbing over the slope, she saw Mrs. Chen, Aunt Huang, and the village chief’s family boiling water by the river.
When Mrs. Chen saw her coming, she hurriedly pulled her aside and said: “Isn’t the water tank at home with you? The mules drink so much water so I thought about filling up the water tank. Who knows when we will be able to find water again.”
Gu Fei nodded and whispered: “Wait a while, after everyone has left, Mom, you stand on the slope and watch out, then ask brothers to pour buckets in and fill the water tank.”
Mrs. Chen nodded vigorously.
After a while, Aunt Huang and the village chief’s family boiled water packed their things, and left.
Mrs. Chen hurriedly walked to the slope. Gu Fei moved the water tank out of the space and placed it by the river. The three brothers filled it with buckets.
Seeing that the water was about to be filled, Mrs. Chen on the slope suddenly coughed loudly.
Gu Fei hurriedly put her hand against the water tank, and with a flash of thought, she put the water tank in.
Uncle Ma came down the slope and saw the brothers and sister standing by the river looking at him. He felt something was wrong and didn’t know what was wrong. His eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: “Why are you brothers and sister still here?”
Then he threw a water bag over and said: “Fill it for me.”
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