Why marry someone when you are reborn?

This sudden incident stunned everyone.

However, Xiang Niang was the most stunned. She asked anxiously, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

The young lady cried out loudly, "It's you! My sister-in-law told us to change the road! But you refused to change! You still want to take the old road!"

Xiang Niang's face turned pale after hearing these words. She lowered her head and tears fell.

The people around looked at each other, not understanding what was going on, and finally looked at Aunt Deng.

Auntie Deng had a sullen face and sent the others back: "Go back and rest, do what you need to do!"

After everyone else had gone, Aunt Deng looked after Xiang Niang and the young lady and asked them to tell her story of going out to buy grain.

Xu Yun was also listening nearby. This time, he finally understood how hard these women had worked to get back all this food.

In fact, it is better to say that it is exchanging life for food rather than buying food.

There is food in big cities, but it is sold in limited quantities.

So, they bought dozens or hundreds of kilograms of food and gathered them together when they met up.

Just for this step, in order to buy enough food, a person has to go shopping at least twice.

And it can't be seen by others.

Otherwise there is a risk of exposure.

Basically, they went to all the shops selling grain in the city.

And almost every time, there were people who couldn't get enough food to eat who targeted these women who bought food.

The last time, Aunt Deng took the lead and they even encountered a small group of bandits.

This time, Xiang Niang was leading the team, and they were even more unlucky. They met more people, who were more united and almost surrounded them.

Some people stayed behind to provide cover, and Xiang Niang then led the others to escape.

But the price is that those who stayed behind will never come back.

The young lady's sister-in-law was among those who stayed behind.

She cried out of breath: "It was Xiang Niang who insisted on going that way! Many people said that we should go to another place to buy food this time after something happened last time, and it doesn't matter if we walk a little further, but she just refused!"

Xiang Niang lowered her head with tears in her eyes: "It's all my fault. I was greedy."

After listening for a long time, Aunt Deng finally understood. Her face looked a little unhappy: "Xiang Niang, when you left, I told you that you must not be careless about this matter. You have to find another way--"

Xiang Niang explained in a low voice: "There is less food in other places, I just want to buy more food to take back."

Aunt Deng looked at her expression and didn't know what to say. She just waved her hand and asked the young lady to go back first. Finally, even Xiang Niang was asked to go back.

After everyone left, Aunt Deng sighed deeply, held onto the table, and slowly sat down, her eyes reddening: "More than a dozen lives—"

Xu Yun was also dejected, but she was more curious about whether there was something wrong with Xiang Niang.

However, she didn't ask.

Aunt Deng seemed to know what she wanted to ask. She wiped her eyes and took the initiative to speak: "Xiang Niang can't be a spy. Her husband died tragically, how could she be a spy."

"But she was indeed greedy." Aunt Deng sighed again: "That road should not have been taken."

As for the food that was carried back, Aunt Deng took Xu Yun to count it personally.

Xu Yun could clearly see bloodstains on several of the bags of grain.

The amount of food they carried back this time was not even 30% of what Aunt Deng led the way to carry back last time.

The quality of the grain is not good either. It is not new grain but old grain.

Aunt Deng frowned and called the people who came this time: "Why are all the grains stale?"

Xiang Niang sighed, "It's not that we want to buy old grain, it's that we only have old grain. Ruyang City suffered a great disaster and was breached. Many people fled and almost bought up all the grain. The price of grain keeps rising——"

She said: "Not to mention Anqing City and Lucheng, even the cities further away are now crowded with people who escaped from Ruyang City."

"We are just afraid that it will be difficult to buy food in the future."

Someone nearby chimed in: "Yes. It's like this this time, and I'm afraid it will go up next time."

When Xu Yun heard that so many people had escaped from Ruyang City, he knew that the rumor he had spread might have worked.

Although most people did not believe it, many people still escaped.

Aunt Deng made a quick decision: "Let's stop for now. Let's all stay at home and have a good rest."

The next day, Aunt Deng went to the county town in person again.

This time, Xu Yun did not go with them.

But when Auntie Deng came back, she brought back news that the grain-buying teams from several other villages had suffered similar fates. Most of those who had gone out had not returned.

When Xu Yun heard this, he frowned and said, "This shouldn't be the case."

On their part, Xiangniang was being greedy.

What about the other waves?

Aunt Deng's face was grim: "I'm afraid there really is a traitor."

Xu Yun's heart tightened, and he felt that the Spark Army was not so stable.

"Don't be afraid, it must be for the money." Mrs. Deng comforted Xu Yun: "The village is full of women, and they don't have money, so they won't bring danger."

Xu Yun hummed, but felt uneasy.

At night, Aunt Deng told the whole family about this matter: "If anything really happens, you can hide in the cellar."

As they were talking, several people came over to look for Aunt Deng.

Aunt Deng was called away alone.

Soon, Auntie Deng's loud voice rang out from outside the door: "What do you think? Who said that?! How did Miss Xu contact the outside world? Did you see it?"

After hearing this, Xu Yun and the other two looked at each other with unhappy expressions.

As outsiders, they were suspected at this juncture.

Xu Yun and the others could not hear what the others said, but Aunt Deng's voice came again: "What do you mean it's them? Do you have evidence?"

I don’t know what she said, but Auntie Deng’s voice was a little angry: “Drive them away?! They are orphans and widows, where can we let them go?! How could you think of that!”

Afterwards, Aunt Deng came back with a gloomy face.

Xu Yun and the other two tactfully returned to their own rooms.

As soon as they left, Hua Niang lowered her voice and asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"

Aunt Deng said simply: "They are not reconciled to the death of so many people, so they are suspicious. Now they are suspicious of A Yun and the others. We must drive them away."

Hua Niang exclaimed, "How is this possible? They have been right under our noses the whole time, how could they possibly do something bad?"

"In the end, it's all about bad luck. They insist on saying that bad luck is caused by them." Aunt Deng said with a bad face: "It's really no wonder."

Hua Niang was speechless for a moment.

However, early the next morning, Xu Yun took the initiative to say goodbye to Aunt Deng and Aunt Hua.

Aunt Deng asked them, "Where are you going?"

Xu Yun shook his head: "I haven't thought about it yet, but if I stay any longer, I'm sure something will happen."

Even though Aunt Deng protected them, there were always times when she was not around.

These people lost their loved ones and they are filled with hatred.

Aunt Deng didn't even hesitate: "Okay, you can stay with us. Let's go to the county town and wait for Erlang."