Su Muqing was merely curious. She had no intention of prying into his privacy. Besides, they were all just fleeing disaster together. With natural disasters incessant, everyone was desperately poor. Apart from a bit of food, there was nothing else worth coveting.
However, Su Muqing wasn't worried at all. With their skills, if anyone harbored malicious intentions, even all the able-bodied men of Houxi Village combined might not be able to handle them. Therefore, trust the capable, don't suspect the untrustworthy!
After chatting for a bit longer, Su Muqing prepared to take her leave. Before departing, as a show of politeness (absolutely not for his good looks!), she specifically went to visit Lu Yuzhi, and then left.
Lu Yuzhi had been awake for quite a while today. Later, Xu Fu thought he was crying and withdrew. When he returned, he found that the person had fallen asleep again.
Xu Fu had been worried for a while then. However, after carefully examining his complexion, he found that it had indeed improved significantly compared to before, which put his mind at ease.
Upon returning, Su Muqing went directly to Su Minghui to discuss the matter.
"Really? You really persuaded them? They're really willing to travel with us?" Su Minghui was truly excited, asking three times if it was true!
Their village had quite a substantial population. With the batch of women they had taken in yesterday, there were now over one hundred and thirty people in total. However, excluding the elderly, women, and children, the number of truly capable young and middle-aged adults wasn't that large, likely just barely a third.
He had personally witnessed the capabilities of those people yesterday. If it were them, facing such a mob, they might not have been able to retreat unscathed.
At that time, Su Minghui had intended to befriend them and even considered discussing with the villagers whether to have each family contribute some food as payment for their companionship, seeking only a little protection.
Unexpectedly, today, this young girl had saved that family's female dependents. Not only had they agreed to travel together, but they had also indicated they would help if danger arose. This was simply wonderful!
"Yes! Really, really, really! It's all settled," Su Muqing playfully replied with three "really"s.
"Hahahaha! Qing girl! You're truly amazing! You've done another good deed for our village! When we distribute the goods later, I'll tell everyone in the village. Alright! You go take a nap! These things will be distributed soon. I'll go talk to them later," Su Minghui said, laughing heartily and patting Su Muqing's shoulder, telling her to go rest first.
When the goods were distributed later, Su Muqing would still need to be present, as she was the one who found the silver. Previously, the villagers already had some reservations about the siblings not needing to contribute labor but enjoying resources.
Now was the perfect opportunity to change their perception of her! Since they had now connected with that group of people, it was likely that some provisions would need to be given to them, which would allow him to feel more at ease.
Su Muqing returned to the hall and felt that in just this short while, the way people looked at her had changed again. Although they smiled at her, many in their eyes held suppressed disdain.
What was going on? Had her statement about not distributing the silver just now caused them some resentment? It shouldn't be! Didn't she say later that the distribution would happen?
These people were truly something. It seemed they wouldn't feel at ease until they had the goods in hand. Their opinions of her probably fluctuated. They certainly had many faces.
Su Muqing ignored the gazes of others and walked directly to the resting area. By chance, Xuan Ge'er had woken up from his nap. Wang shi and the others were also preparing to look for her. They didn't expect her to have already returned.
"How was it? What did you say?" Su Cuiping was the first to lose her patience, grabbing her and asking for the outcome.
Her mother had already told her and Lin Rongrong that her father intended to foster good relations with that group of people, and it was a perfect opportunity for Su Muqing to act as a liaison.
Su Muqing winked her left eye and playfully made an "okay" gesture. "All good!"
"What?" Su Cuiping looked at her making those strange gestures and didn't quite understand her meaning.
Su Muqing nudged her shoulder. "Sorry, forgot! Remember this, this gesture means it's done!"
Wang shi was also very happy when she heard it was settled. She quickly asked anxiously, "Is it all agreed? Should we give them something?"
Before, they had encountered people trying to steal things on the road, but they were all minor skirmishes. They had never witnessed anything like last night, with so many people armed.
"I don't know about that. Uncle said he would go talk to them later." Anyway, she had already settled it with Xu Fu and the others.
If the village wanted to give them something, they should accept it directly. In the future, their third brother and the others would be assigned shifts to search for supplies together. Even if it was part of Su Muqing's family's quota, they would provide assistance when there was danger.
At that time, Xu Fu naturally refused after hearing her words. However, Su Muqing felt that such an arrangement put the people of Houxi Village at an advantage.
After all, their hunting prowess was not on the same level as the villagers. They couldn't just have them work for free without giving anything in return!