C1713 Doing Bad Things out of Good Intentions
C1713 Doing Bad Things out of Good Intentions
Not long after that, Huang Feng and the others saw the husband of the woman. And her two sons. After all, this place was not modern. It was a relatively feudal ancient place, so when faced with such extreme circumstances... When they needed to consider selling their children to maintain their lives, the first thing they thought of was... Selling their own daughters.
Of course, other than Huang Feng and the others, no one felt that there was anything wrong with this matter. Even the girl herself felt that she should be sold. It was not her two younger brothers. It was just that she had to distinguish them from her two younger brothers. She was still quite sad.
Su Yumo and the other girls also had a lot of emotions in their hearts. Previously, they had only seen things like selling children in books. But they never thought that one day, they would see it with their own eyes. They would even buy one back.
"Actually, what you did just now wasn't necessarily to help them." After everyone had gone on their way for a while, Huang Feng suddenly spoke.
"Why?" Su Yumo and the other girls were confused.
"It's just an ordinary family. Just give them something to eat. In the end, giving them silver in front of everyone might bring them disaster." Huang Feng said, "You have to know that there are many hungry people around here. When one is hungry to the extreme, one can do anything."
"Ah! Then didn't we do bad things out of good intentions?" Xie Mengjiao exclaimed. She was the one who gave the family silver just now. Furthermore, in consideration of her conscience, she even gave some more. Originally, she wanted to improve the life of that family. But... Now that she heard what Huang Feng said, she suddenly felt that... It was as if she had done something bad.
"Maybe. Maybe I was thinking too much." Huang Feng smiled, then his face turned serious. "I'm not sure if that family has met anyone with ulterior motives. But we seem to have met a few blind people. "
Su Yumo and the other girls heard him and looked to the side. Sure enough, they saw a few people wearing tattered military uniforms looking at them with good intentions, as if they were ready to make a move at any time.
The little girl was so scared that she arched towards Su Yumo's arms. Along the way, the little girl saw quite a number of deserters and robberies. But... At that time, their family was very poor, and no one cared about them. However, it was obviously different now.
Su Yumo and the other girls weren't too worried. They had Huang Feng with them. Furthermore, they also cultivated internal energy. Although there was still a huge gap between them and those peerless experts in novels, however, it was not a problem to deal with a few wandering soldiers.
The girls also guessed that it was possible that their attire attracted these people... After all, the clothes they wore weren't cheap either. It could also be that when they gave the money to the family, they were seen by these people. Because of this, these people had their eyes on them.
However, if it was the second situation, then the family from before would also be in the same danger. Su Yumo and the other girls prayed in their hearts that it was not the second possibility.
"Kid, we have our eyes on you for a long time. Hand over all the money you have." The few wandering soldiers surrounded Huang Feng and the others. They sized Su Yumo and the other girls up and down. The leader of the group said to Huang Feng with a warning look on his face, his eyes slanted.
"What if I don't hand it over?" Huang Feng sat on the horse and said without changing his expression.
"You don't want to hand it over? That's the same as the previous family!" The leader said with a fierce expression, "That family also refused to hand it over like you did in the beginning. Your grandfather slashed a few times. Didn't the money end up in our hands? "
"You killed them?" A vicious look flashed across Huang Feng's eyes.
"That's right." The man said proudly and took out some silver pieces from his hand. He said, "The money is still warm."
"You are courting death!"
Huang Feng shouted loudly. Then, he disappeared from the horse's back. Before the man could react, his head and body had already been separated. The remaining deserters looked at him blankly. They seemed to not know what had happened. However, right after that, their heads were the same. They flew into the sky, their blood splattering everywhere.
Several corpses fell to the ground with a bang. At this moment, Huang Feng had already returned to his horse, and was staring coldly at the corpses. The people who were passing by also looked at Huang Feng in fear. They never thought that this man who was dressed like a noble young master... He was actually so powerful that when he passed by, he would always stay far away from them. They were afraid that Huang Feng would target them.
Su Yumo and the other girls looked a little sad. They never thought that Huang Feng had guessed correctly. They thought that they had done something good, but in the end, it had brought disaster to the family.
The little girl seemed to have understood something. She sobbed and Su Yumo held her in her arms to comfort her.
Huang Feng and the others immediately decided to turn around and go back to see how the family was doing.
After walking for a while, they found the corpses of the family members. The few people who were saying grateful words in front of them had now turned into cold corpses by the roadside. The people who passed by only took a few glances at the chaotic scene. Those people could not even guarantee their own safety, so how could they meddle in other people's business? They didn't have that kind of mentality, nor did they have that kind of ability.
The girl came out of Su Yumo's arms and cried loudly while lying on top of her family. Su Yumo and the other girls' faces were also very gloomy, and they also felt some self-blame in their hearts. Although they were not the ones who killed them, but... They were also related to him and the others.
"Don't be sad. This kind of thing is very common in these years. Even if they aren't killed by those military ruffians today, it won't be easy for them to survive." Huang Feng came over to comfort them.
Huang Feng had been to many spatial zones, so naturally, he had seen a lot of things. He had also seen a lot of such miserable scenes. In this era of war, the situation had always been unstable. The ones suffering were naturally the civilians at the bottom.
Just these people in front of them, they had left their homes and escaped from their homes. They had gone to other places to find a chance to live. In fact, in the end, those who could really live and settle down in other places... After all, there weren't many of them. Most of them died on the road. Most of them died of hunger.
Therefore, even if the family wasn't killed by those ruffians today, it was hard to say whether they would be able to survive after that. Even if they had already given the family money previously, it was still the same, unless they had taken them in back then.
However, this was obviously impossible. There were a lot of disaster victims around. Even if they wanted to take them in, they could not take in so many. Even if they were kind enough to take in a lot of people, there would still be trouble in the end. Perhaps the government would also think that they had ulterior motives and would even send troops to suppress them.
Therefore, Huang Feng knew from the beginning that he could not do much about the current situation, unless he pacified the war. However, it was obviously not easy.
Hearing Huang Feng's words, although Su Yumo and the other girls were still sad, they felt a little better. Thinking about it carefully, they knew that what Huang Feng said made sense.
After that, they worked together and buried the family by the roadside. Although they couldn't bury them in their hometown, it was still better to bury them. It was better than exposing them by the roadside.
The girl cried for a while. Su Yumo and the other girls finally calmed her down after much difficulty. After that, they took her and left.
The girl was very sensible, even though she was still very sad in her heart. But she did not cry anymore. She did not want to act like she was crying in front of Su Yumo and the other girls. If that was the case, she felt that Su Yumo and the other girls would be annoyed. Her mother had told her not to bring any trouble to the ladies. She had to be obedient.
Although her mother was dead, the girl clearly remembered her words. That was why she endured her sadness and left with Su Yumo and the other ladies.
Seeing the girl being so sensible, Su Yumo and the other girls felt even more heartache. They also liked her even more. Although they would not stay in this time and space forever, however, Huang Feng still had some power here. Therefore, it wouldn't be a problem to arrange a child here.
After that, the group continued on their journey. This time, the girls had learned their lesson. No matter how pitiful the people around them were, they did not dare to express their kindness easily. Who knew if they would be targeted again and end up harming others. It had to be known that among these people who fled, there were many who were hungry. In order to fill their stomachs, they couldn't do anything.
The rations Su Yumo and the other girls brought were also limited. It was impossible to give everyone rations. Furthermore, time did not allow it, so the girls could only harden their hearts.
Huang Feng did not care. He had seen this kind of scene many times. In the beginning, he was like Su Yumo and the other girls. He couldn't help but want to help. However, after a few times... He gave up. He knew that what he did wouldn't change anything. Unless it was a fundamental solution.
Therefore, although Huang Feng felt uncomfortable seeing such a miserable scene, he could still pretend that he didn't see anything.
The group continued on their way to the border. More and more people were escaping from the area. Some of them were looking for trouble. Regarding this, no matter if it was Huang Feng, Su Yumo, or the other girls, they were not polite at all.
Especially Su Yumo and the other girls. Because of what happened before, they were very unhappy in their hearts. They needed to vent their anger, so they naturally wouldn't show any mercy when they attacked.