"They haven't left yet!"

Hua Xiaonian was mumbling to herself when Shao Jingheng suddenly said something.

As he spoke, he walked towards the corner at the back of the house.

He picked up a black cloak from the corner, walked back and asked, "If I remember correctly, is this Li Hu's cloak?"

Hua Xiaonian looked at the cloak.

The image of little brother Li Hu wearing this cloak quickly came to mind.

Yes, this is indeed the cloak of little brother Li Hu.

She nodded.

Shao Jingheng looked at some leftover sweet potato roots next to the charcoal fire.

These sweet potato roots must have been eaten just in the morning, and the bitten pulp has just been dried not long ago.

In other words, they just went out.

Should be back soon.

So, they just need to wait where they are.

Shao Jingheng told the little nun his thoughts.

After listening to what he said, the nun felt that it seemed quite reasonable, so she agreed.

Just as the village chief and others outside had reloaded the food, the village elder and the donor came in and said, "Xiao Nian, Jing Heng, let's leave quickly."

The village elder, the donor, was afraid that those soldiers would appear again, so he thought he would leave quickly now that there was no one around.

As for Li Hu and others.

This is what the village elder and the donor said, "I see that Li Hu and the others are not here, so they must have escaped."

"Let's go back to the resting place first."

"I'm not sure, they've already gone back."

How could Hua Xiaonian leave her little brother alone?

She told the village elder and donor what the donor Shao said.

Of course, she would not force the village elder and the benefactor to stay with them, so she said, "The village elder and the benefactor can go back first."

It's actually not that far from their current location back to the resting place in Xingshan Village.

but...

The village elder and the donor thought about it and decided not to go back after all.

They didn't want to follow Hua Xiaonian and wait for Li Hu here. After all, they were quite anxious to go back to the village to keep themselves safe.

But think about it again...

What if they encounter soldiers again on their way back?

What will happen if the soldiers arrest them?

That’s no small matter!

On the contrary, Hua Xiaonian knows martial arts and Shao Jingheng is a smart master, so it is safest to stay with them.

Then they might as well wait.

According to Shao Jingheng, wait and see if Li Hu and the others can come back tonight. If they can come back, then they can go back with Hua Xiaonian.

But if they can't come back...

This is actually okay.

The village chief can shamelessly ask Hua Xiaonian to send them back!

You know, they also hired Li Hu and the others when they went to the city this time. It was Li Hu who failed to protect them, so they asked to be sent back...

Isn’t this an exaggeration?

The village chief replied, "Since you want to wait here for little brother Li Hu, then we will wait with you."

"After all, they are also villagers of our Xingshan Village!"

What he said is quite high-sounding.

Hua Xiaonian didn't take it seriously.

She is just a little lazy on weekdays, but she is not stupid!

She can understand what the village elder and the benefactor are thinking.

Therefore, she did not speak.

Donor Shao was better at doing face-saving projects than she was. He smiled at the village chief and said, "Then it's the village chief's hard work."

The village chief said quickly, "It's not hard, it's not hard."

As he said that, the village chief looked at the sky outside and realized it was getting late now. It was time to prepare some dinner.

He said, "Then you guys have some rest first, and I'll go talk to the guys about staying overnight so that we can make something to eat."

After hearing about the food, Hua Xiaonian looked at the village elder and the donor.

There was a flash of "you are great" in his eyes.

However, the village elder and the donor did not notice it.

Shao Jingheng said again, "Then the village chief will be asked."

The village elder, the donor, responded with a smile and walked out.

There was chopped firewood in the yard. The villagers brought some firewood and lit it, then stuck a few sweet potatoes on wooden sticks and roasted them.

These are sweet potatoes bought by the village chief’s family.

Because I bought a lot, even if I take out a few and give them out now, it won't have much impact.

The aroma of roasted sweet potatoes soon wafts out.

The villagers are all village farmers who work and cook all year round, and they can be said to be very good at cooking.

The aroma of roasted sweet potatoes is even stronger than the aroma of sweet potatoes roasted by Donor Shao.

This made a certain nun who was so greedy just now wondering where Brother Li Hu was, suddenly her starry eyes lit up. Not only that...

She actually stood up!

He walked to the villagers on his own and swallowed his saliva.

When the village chief heard the sound of her approaching, he raised his eyes and happened to see her cute little appearance, and immediately laughed.

While smiling, he stood up first and handed the sweet potatoes he baked to the nun, "This is baked for Miss Xiaonian."

"Try it quickly, how does it taste?"

It’s just roasted sweet potatoes, what’s the flavor?

Shao Jingheng leaned against the door frame, watching the village elder and the donor hand Hua Xiaonian sweet potatoes, and he complained with a little disgust.

Hua Xiaonian smiled and took the sweet potatoes sent by the village elder benefactor and thanked him, "Thank you village elder benefactor."

After that, it’s time to eat melon.

But as soon as she peeled off the skin, she suddenly saw that there was no sweet potato in the hands of the village elder and the donor, and she felt a little embarrassed to eat it.

He angrily returned the sweet potato to the village elder and the donor, "The village elder and the donor will eat it first."

Master said, respect the old and love the young!

The village elders and donors are quite good and can be respected.

The village chief didn't expect that she would send the sweet potatoes back, and he was immediately overwhelmed by her cute little appearance.

He hurriedly handed the sweet potato to her again.

He said, "Xiao Nian wants to eat. The village chief's uncle still has some. I'll bake some more."

In the impression of the villagers in Xingshan Village, although Hua Xiaonian is young, she has a character that is extremely difficult to talk to.

Because of this kind of personality, everyone will subconsciously think that Hua Xiaonian is difficult to get along with.

Even the village chief thought Hua Xiaonian was difficult to get along with before.

Until now.

When Hua Xiaonian returned the sweet potatoes that were about to reach her mouth because he didn't have them.

The village chief's perception changed.

Hua Xiaonian is not as cold-hearted as she looks on the outside, she also has feelings in her heart.

She can tell who treats her well.

She is very grateful and considers problems from others' perspective.
To be continued...