Chapter 4413: Bandits 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂 Editor: Misty Cloud Translations “It’s really the adults in their family who are to blame. Their children are out there alone, and they haven’t even sent anyone out to look for them? Gosh, they sure are carefree!” The old woman said, picking up the selected vegetables and saying, ” I’m going to cook. There’s soup inside, just the thing to nourish the bodies of a few children.” The next day, before dawn, several men were busy at the village entrance, piling bundles of firewood onto a donkey cart. Hao’er and the other two were watching from nearby, and one of the men laughed and said, “Village Chief, why do you want to go to the city with us? If there’s something you want to buy, just let us know, and we can get it for you. You don’t need to go back and forth like this.” “Alas, it’s just that my old leg problem has flared up again these past few days. I’ll go to the city and have a look, otherwise I won’t be able to sleep at night because of the aches and pains.” The old village chief said, and to the old woman beside him, “Okay, go back, go back! You’ll be back in the evening.” “You guys be careful on the road, and come back early,” the old woman instructed, and she stuffed the ready-made cakes into Hao’er’s hands for them to eat on the road. “Come, come, sit up there.” The man carried Yue’er onto the donkey cart. When he tried to carry Chen’er, Chen’er said, “I can get up there by myself.” With that, he climbed up on his own. After seeing him go up, Hao’er followed suit and sat up there, while the old village chief sat in the front with the man driving the donkey cart. “Everyone sit tight, we’re off!” The man shouted, swung the target in his hand, and drove the donkey cart along the mountain path. After watching the donkey cart leave, the old woman returned to the house. The old man couldn’t sleep no matter how much he tried, so he went to tidy up the house where the three children had been staying for a few days. However, he didn’t expect to see a golden coin glittering on the table. “This… this is?” The old woman was slightly startled and picked it up to take a closer look. She couldn’t help but be slightly surprised. Why was there a gold coin? This gold coin was worth a hundred silver coins, which was a lot of money for ordinary people like them. On the road, Hao’er, who was sitting in the back, was meditating cross-legged. The old village chief and the man sitting in front of them knew that they were sitting in the back and didn’t worry about anything else, just occasionally talking and chatting with them. Yue’er and Muchen, who were sitting in the back, were eating biscuits when they heard voices coming from the front, speaking in a low voice. “Village chief, I heard them say that these days the road has been a bit unsettled, and a few people passing through died some time ago.” “Are there bandits again? Logically, our area is a poor and remote place, so there shouldn’t be any bandits.” “I heard that they are murderers who fled here for refuge. The terrain in this area is complicated, and it is not easy for the officials to catch them. As a result, they have become a scourge to the ordinary people.” The Brother and sister ate the biscuits while they whispered in front of them. They didn’t know how long it had been, but suddenly the donkey cart came to a sudden stop, followed by the clanging sound of swords clashing. Looking at the dozen people who had suddenly appeared in front of them and surrounded them, the old village chief and the man turned pale and their bodies trembled a little. “Bandits!” “Hahahaha! I was worried that no one would come to my door these few days! What are you still doing? Get off the cart! Empty out all your silver!” The man leading the group laughed loudly with his arms folded as he looked up, and told someone to go over and drag the old village chief and the man off the cart. The curtain was lifted, and the three children sitting by the firewood in the back were watching them. In response, the bandit who lifted the curtain shouted, ” Boss, there are still three kids here!”