As a result, as soon as they walked away, Qingyan and the others were surrounded by a group of people.
Looking at the dozen or so people gathered around, Qingyan's eyes flashed. Oh no, Li Hao and the others went hunting before, and the footsteps were messy. This group of people must have walked over at that time, so she didn't distinguish them.
It seems that she still has too little experience. As long as there is interference, it is difficult for her to distinguish these sounds.
Now that Chou Chou is not here, she is alone, and she is no match for so many people, not to mention that they all hold knives.
The rest were all women, and the only man was Liu Sanli, who was sitting on the ground with inconvenient legs and feet.
Seeing these people coming around, Liu Sanli stood up with crutches and stood in front of them.
"You... who are you? What... do you want to do? We have no money..."
He thought that the other party was a robber, so he would not be brave enough to do it.
Jiayin also wanted to go forward, so Grandma Lanhua held her back, pressed her head down, and asked her to lower her head, and whispered: "Hurry up and lower your head, don't let them see you."
Qingyan didn't resist, knowing that she was afraid that the other party would see her appearance and do something wrong to her.
Several old ladies subconsciously pushed forward, blocking her and Lanhua from behind.
Qingyan looked at the people gathered around her from the corner of her eyes and counted them silently. There were twelve people in total. There was no gangster expression on her face, and she looked like a sergeant.
It should be the people Chou Chou said were chasing Li Hao and the others.
Qingyan looked at them and felt a little relieved. At least they didn't come up to kill people to establish their authority. It seemed that they might be fine.
One of them, who seemed to be the leader, stepped forward, glanced at everyone, and asked, "Just you people? Where are the others? Where have they gone?"
Yang Dashan's family stood at the front, looked at by the other party, and said in a trembling voice: "Just... us people, we... we went to Handan City to visit relatives, and our place was occupied by the Khitans, we... …”
The leader interrupted before she could finish speaking: "That's nonsense! Don't try to hide it. How could you old, weak women and children dare to walk on the mountain road? There must be other men!"
Then he looked at the only man, Liu Sanli, "How many people are there? Are they all from the same village? If they are not honest, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
Damn it, this person is really cunning. He didn't mention Li Hao and the others directly, but he was making lies.
Qingyan was a little worried that Liu Sanli would spill the beans, but he didn't know that these people were coming for Li Hao and the others.
Obviously she underestimated the vigilance of these villagers, especially Liu Sanli, who had worked outside.
No one among the women spoke. Liu Sanli stuttered and said, "I, there are five of us going to look for food. We are all from the same village."
Although the words were trembling, they were clearly stated.
Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief and looked in the direction where Chou Chou left, thinking that if it came back and saw this situation, it would definitely go to Li Hao and the others to report the news, and at least let Li Hao and the others hide first.
As long as these people don't murder them and let Li Hao and the three of them hide, they should not be implicated.
At least for now, it seems that these people don't seem to be the kind of vicious people who kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Qingyan was right. These people were just completing the tasks assigned to them by the superiors. They were not the kind of people who had no mercy on others.
After that, the leader ordered to wait here for those who had gone out to come back. They did not stand directly here, but spread out and hid.
Before hiding, he said to them: "You can do whatever you are supposed to do. If you dare to mess around, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
As he spoke, he took off his bow and arrow and gestured at them.
Everyone trembled in unison, and Qingyan also followed suit.
Looking at the twelve people scattered on both sides, they found a place to ambush. They could all see the outside, but it was not easy for people outside to find their location.
It seemed that these people did not believe what Liu Sanli said and suspected that Li Hao and the others were among them.
Lanhua pulled Qingyan's sleeves anxiously, "Sister Xue..."
Qingyan lowered her head, comforted her with her eyes, shook her head and said two words, "Chou Chou."
Lan Hua's eyes lit up, yes, why did she forget Chou Chou? It's not here, and it's smart enough to sense something is wrong.
She just heard Mr. Liu say that and felt something was wrong.
Although she couldn't read, she could still count, at least she could count a few people.
Mr. Liu Sanye must have a reason for saying this, but there were people with knives staring at him, and she didn't dare to ask, so she was a little anxious.
Fortunately, Sister Xue's calm words soothed her.
Qingyan was not as calm as she appeared, and she was not sure whether Chou Chou would rush over happily because she had found a good prey.
Hey... It would be great if, like her parents, she could use her mind to communicate with Chou Chou through the air, so that even if Chou Chou didn't notice those people, it would still be able to warn them.
If Chou Chou shows up, it will be difficult to leave if he wants to.
And she was also afraid that the other party would see that Chou Chou was extraordinary and want to take Chou Chou away.
More than once, Qingyan saw Li Hao and the others looking at Chou Chou with gleaming eyes.
Fortunately, they are not the kind of unreasonable people, but they are not, which does not mean that others are not. Although they know that Chou Chou can hide in the space at any time and will not be snatched away, they are also afraid of injuring these people.
The situation is better than Qingyan thought.
Although they were supposed to be cooking and doing whatever they were supposed to do here, they were usually chatting and laughing, but this time they were unusually quiet.
When working, I can do it without making any noise.
So when Chou Chou came back with a lot of prey in the space and a handful of yam beans in his hand, he felt something was wrong from afar.
Fortunately, it was small and did not show its figure in the grass. It ran back quickly under the cover of the grass.
Those people heard the sound and ignored it. After all, the grass was so short that it couldn't be a human being. It might be a rabbit or a pheasant.
They wanted to lay an ambush, and there was no way they could come out to check and lose Chou Chou's opportunity.
After Chou Chou ran a little further, he found a tree and climbed up. Looking down from a high position, he discovered someone hiding behind the stone and on the edge of the mountain wall.
I also roughly knew what the situation was, and looked behind me. Fortunately, I didn't see anyone coming back from hunting.
After getting down from the tree, he ran in the direction where Li Hao and the others went hunting.
Of course Qingyan noticed Chou Chou, and she was greatly relieved when she saw that it didn't come out and retreated.
Okay, it's settled this time. Whether Li Hao and the others hide first, or everyone doesn't come back, there shouldn't be much danger here.
Of course, if they don't come back, there will actually be trouble. If these people get angry, they might vent their anger on them.
