Su Miaomiao said it was nothing, just to be more careful, and then asked Cai and Xi to go back to work, so everyone could eat and rest early.
Cai and Xi then hesitantly went back to work, planning to brew some herbal tea.
Cheng Hao and Su Miaomiao then turned their attention to the people around them, watching their restless expressions, and continued to observe the development of the situation calmly.
"We've used a lot of our drinking water, haven't we? It's used up quickly when there are many people. Starting tomorrow or the day after, we'll have to send people out to find a water source."
Su Miaomiao said this in a low voice, feeling uneasy.
Cheng Hao reached out and gently scratched her head, telling her to relax, "Don't worry, just follow your plan, step by step."
Su Miaomiao nodded.
Soon.
Cai and Xi had brewed two large pots of herbal tea, and they were very vigilant the whole time.
The patrol guards would not let the refugees get close.
Although they were pitiable, their own lives were not stable either.
They couldn't help them.
Cai stirred the herbal tea and muttered in a low voice, "The way these people look at us is really frightening. It's a good thing Miaomiao is so clever and resourceful, telling us not to cook. Otherwise, even this herbal tea would make them's eyes turn red with desire. If we had cooked food, what would have happened then?"
Xi also nodded in agreement, "Exactly. I'll secretly take out some biscuits and hand them out, and tell them to stay in the carts. We absolutely cannot let these people see them, otherwise, who knows what might happen?"
After she finished speaking, she said goodbye to Cai and immediately went to find Ji Bo for dry rations.
She was thinking that a jar of jam would be enough for each carriage.
She would send more herbal tea later.
This herbal tea was still scalding hot, and it had to be cooled down before it could be distributed to everyone.
Seeing Xi leave, Cai felt uneasy. Suddenly, she heard Li Datou shout angrily, "What do you few want to do?" She shuddered, her heart pounding like a drum, and followed his gaze.
She saw a few people sneaking towards the convoy, and Li Datou caught them red-handed. Seeing that they had been discovered, they quickly raised their hands to show they had no ill intentions and said in a hoarse voice, "We are not bad people, we are just too thirsty to bear it, and we came to ask for some water."
Li Datou immediately drove them away and said, "No, no, how precious is water now? We don't have enough for ourselves, how can we lend it out? You should go and ask somewhere else. There is running water in the temples. You should go to them. We have no water, just like you!"
What he said made sense.
But those few men were still pestering them. After a while, a woman holding a child also rushed out, begging them for a little water to moisten her child's throat, otherwise, they really wouldn't be able to survive the rest of the journey.
Li Datou was annoyed by their pestering, but he understood that their water was running low. The convoy had so many people, and it was a serious matter. In this hot weather, they only had drinking water, and not much of it.
How could they give it away?
Besides.
If they gave it to one person, could they give it to everyone? Looking at the refugees whose eyes made them feel uneasy, if they opened this door, they wouldn't be able to close it.
Li Datou could only gruffly pat his saber, making a clanging sound, to scare them, "There is none, so don't come near!"
And these refugees were all scared back several steps by him.