Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 360: Terrifying the Villagers

Chapter 360: Chapter 360: Terrifying the Villagers

This was a small flat with two rooms, and beside the house, there was a simple kitchen with a farmhouse stove and a large pot. The entire thatched shed was pitch-dark, full of firewood inside.

"I’m sorry, our house is a bit small and not very accommodating."

The old lady was a widow, with only one son who couldn’t find a wife. However, her eldest son had been conscripted, so at that moment, she was the only person in the house.

The old lady sighed, "I used to worry he couldn’t find a wife, but now I’m concerned about him getting injured or even killed. My only wish now is for my son to come back safe and sound, even if he remains a bachelor for life."

Just having come from the battlefield, he certainly knew the cruelty of war.

It was said that of the tens of thousands of ruddy men initially conscripted, only seven hundred remained now. It wasn’t known whether the old lady’s son was still a soldier or had become one of the ruddy men.

But Bai Junjun didn’t dare to ask, for fear that the more questions asked, the more heartbreaking the answers would be.

"If you want to make jam, just use my farmhouse stove, and don’t bother with the salt—you don’t need to give me any. After all, those rotten watermelons would only serve as fertilizer in the field if not dealt with."

Originally, these rotten watermelons could also be fed to chickens, ducks, and geese, but those had all been taken away by the bandits, not a single one was left.

At this time, even an ounce of decent grain was not left in the village, let alone living poultry.

Thinking again about that damned group of bandits, the old lady let out another long sigh of despair.

Bai Junjun, however, insisted on giving salt.

The news of the old lady bringing in outsiders spread quickly through the village by the mouths of children.

So, when Bai Junjun wanted to give salt and the old lady was vehemently declining, the villagers arrived.

These villagers were no more than seven or eight elderly men and women.

The situations in these old ladies’ households were similar to the old lady’s. All the able-bodied men in their families had been conscripted, leaving only them and some children behind, while the mothers of the children had long taken refuge in the city with relatives.

However, the recent loss of the Village Chief had greatly shocked them. Even though only the old and the young were left at home, it did not mean they were lambs to the slaughter!

If the entire family of the Village Chief could die defending the village, then they, who were one foot in the grave, believed it would be worth it if they could drag one or two villains to hell before they died!

Thus, when the people heard the old lady was threatened by outsiders into her own yard, these old men and women came with scythes and axes, their faces filled with rage.

However, upon arriving with such fury, they saw the old lady and the foreigner, seemingly exchanging New Year’s gifts, insisting and refusing... salt?

The crowd was dumbfounded.

The old lady couldn’t help but laugh when she saw these old neighbors come over, "I was just about to look for you all."

"????"

The crowd was even more confused. What was going on? Wasn’t it an invasion by enemies?

"It’s like this, these kids came from Biluo, originally wanting to go to the Old Imperial Capital, but they encountered bandits on the way and got separated from their family in the chaos of fleeing."

Then the old lady went on to explain in detail how she invited them to eat melons in the field, how she mentioned making jam, right up until they discussed using salt to buy the watermelons.

Listening to these twists and turns, the crowd was just as wide-eyed as the old lady.

"You all... "

They wanted to ask if there was enough salt to exchange.

However, seeing the bowl of salt in Bai Junjun’s hands, everyone fell silent.

This full bowl of snowflake salt was worth at least ten taels of silver!

It wasn’t just about buying their rotten melons. Even if they bought all the melons in the field, it would be more than enough.