Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 366: Going to the ’Neighbor’s’ House

Chapter 366: Chapter 366: Going to the ’Neighbor’s’ House

This must have been the village chief’s wooden table used for entertaining guests, which now served as a dining table for the group.

The villagers had provided pickles, which Sasa ceremoniously arranged a bit of each kind.

However, the pickles without any additional flavor were definitely mediocre; most importantly, they had underestimated the potency of the pickles—they were the strong kind of dish that could easily accompany a large bowl of rice with just a tiny bit!

Even though Bai Sasa had cooked four pounds of rice, resulting in thirteen bowls, two per person still felt insufficient, and most of the pickles were left over.

It was the first time everyone had leftovers, and they were all stunned.

Just then, children happened to come by for a visit.

The children were holding sorghum buns with no vegetables or seasoning, but they were happily nibbling away, anxiously picking up even the smallest crumbs that fell to the ground to eat.

Seeing this scene, Bai Sasa waved them over and when the children approached, she handed them the pickles, signaling that they could eat them with the sorghum buns.

The children were initially shy, but Xiao Shan and Xiao Yu enthusiastically stuffed pickles into their hands, explaining that it was originally sent by their parents, and sharing it was no big deal.

Finally, the children accepted them and soon became lively thanks to the pickles.

All the leftover pickles in the bowl were finally finished, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The hard years had long since ingrained in them the habit of clearing their plates, leaving anything uneaten was truly distressing.

By nine o’clock in the evening, calls from families to bring the children home to sleep echoed through, and so the children left in a swarm, promising Xiao Yu and the others to go together the next day to the fields behind the hill to look for wild vegetables.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Shan happily nodded in agreement.

This scene was as if war had never happened outside, nor had bandits ever existed; they were just ordinary rural children living peaceful and tranquil lives.

Bai Junjun slightly curled her lips and affirmed her resolution to find a picturesque and tranquil place to live a quiet life.

After dinner, Bai Sasa used the stove to boil a pot of water for everyone to bathe.

The bathrooms in rural houses naturally lacked shower facilities, and it was customary to heat water and carry it to the washroom for bathing.

Since everyone was staying only for a few days, they had no inclination to make large adjustments; they made do with what was available.

Everyone took turns to bathe and then went back to their rooms to sleep.

Soon, the children drifted into sleep.

Around Zi Hour, two figures appeared in the village chief’s courtyard.

It was Bai Junjun and Li Wenli.

The two had agreed before dinner to visit a neighbor’s house, and now it was naturally time to go.

And when visiting a neighbor, one must not go empty-handed, right? But they had nothing valuable to bring, and the pickles were presumably disliked by neighbors; left with no choice, they had to bring their most important dagger instead.

The two slowly made their way towards the rumored Bandit’s Den.

At that time, the white banner at the entrance of the village chief’s house fluttered as if blessing their journey.

During their visit, Bai Junjun specifically inquired about bandits from the elderly men and women.

It turned out that this group of bandits had arrived about half a month ago, totaling about thirty people—all robust adults armed with knives.

They had taken over the Zhao Family Village ahead, and no one knew the condition of those inside; for half a month, no one from Zhao Family Village had been seen outside, leading to assumptions that they were all gone.

While Zhao Family Village was called a village, it actually resembled a settlement more.

This area was much more grandiose compared to where they were in Xinding Village, with most houses made of blue bricks and large tiles, and protected by a dirt wall presumably set up to prevent invasions by bandits.