After the two left, Zhu Chenfeng placed his niece next to his sister-in-law and looked into the woods with a heavy heart.

Grandma Zhu had already cooked the fish soup and was calling out to the whole family to drink it.

Having not eaten meat for a long time, the group wolfed down the food in their bowls.

After taking a few bites, Zhu Haotian looked at his mother somewhat guiltily, "Mother, this isn't the last meal, is it?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Old Mrs. Zhu said angrily as she refilled her son's bowl.

Not only did Zhu Haotian doubt Old Lady Zhu's actions, but even Tao Shi felt that her mother-in-law was acting strangely today.

Not only did they beat Zhu Borong up, they also prevented the other tribesmen from sharing the perch they had caught.

Because of all these things, Tao looked at her mother-in-law with trepidation, "Mother, did you quarrel with your cousin?"

Tao's words made everyone who was engrossed in eating stop eating and look cautiously at Old Lady Zhu.

Grandma Zhu knew she had done too many terrible things before, no matter how she explained.

Neither her son nor daughter-in-law would believe her, so she simply kept quiet, sighing as she filled everyone's bowls with fish.

"Eat up! Mother won't be confused anymore."

Hey! My family, now's not the time to relax. We need to think more about how to face the impending danger.

Those bandits aren't so easy to deal with; Zhu Yanyan is determined to push us to our deaths!

The granddaughter's sweet, childlike voice successfully reached Zhu Chenfeng's ears, and this reminder made him instantly lose his appetite for the fish in his bowl.

After dinner, the Zhu family sat quietly around the fire, all with heavy hearts and somber faces, and no one spoke.

"Mother, I want to explore the surrounding areas."

Zhu Chenfeng could no longer sit still and decided to speak first, looking nervously at Old Madam Zhu.

"What path are you exploring?" Old Mrs. Zhu didn't quite understand what her son meant.

Zhu Chenfeng didn't know how to explain, mainly because he himself wasn't sure if what Xixi said was true.

"I've just been feeling uneasy these past couple of days, and I wanted to go and scout things out to put my mind at ease."

Grandma Zhu nodded in understanding, thought for a moment, and then looked at her second son with a worried expression.

"Second brother, why don't you go with the third brother? Mother is worried about him going alone."

"Mother, the house can't be without a man. Why don't I go alone? My second brother is just a scholar and can't help much, so he can stay at home."

Zhu Haotian never had many objections to his mother's arrangements, but he was worried about his third son's frail health.

The group's preoccupied appearance quickly attracted the attention of the clansmen. Zhu Yanyan sat in the tent and took out a medical kit to apply medicine to Zhu Borong.

Upon hearing Tao's cries, he coldly snorted, "Serves her right. So what if she stole our fish? If the family is not on good terms, it will fall apart sooner or later."

“That’s right, that old woman Zhu is a shameless slut who made your father get beaten for no reason. Daughter! You must help your parents get revenge.”

Wen Xiuying was adding firewood to the stew pot. After touching the injury on her face, she became more and more upset and angrily complained.

"Mother, don't worry. Dealing with this kind of person is as easy as crushing an ant. There are still six months before we reach the border. The road ahead will become increasingly difficult, so we must be extra careful."

Zhu Yanyan didn't take these people seriously at all. They were going to die on the road sooner or later anyway, so there was no need to dirty her hands.

What made her uneasy were the various dangers she would encounter next, including bandits and natural disasters.

We need to find a way to avoid these dangers.

Zhu Borong was completely obedient to his daughter's words, and he would never object to anything she told him to do.

"Yan Yan, whatever you ask us to do, your father and mother will obey."

Zhu Yanyan sneered, glanced at her fat, big-eared cheap father, packed up her first-aid kit, and turned back to the tent.

At this moment, Zhu Zinan, who had just finished sleeping, rubbed his eyes and came out of the tent. He immediately became interested when he saw the first-aid kit in Zhu Yanyan's hand.

"Give me."

Zhu Yanyan coldly watched Zhu Zinan's reckless behavior, and instantly became enraged, pushing him to the ground.

"Get out of here, you little bastard."

Zhu Zinan, who had fallen to the ground, kicked his legs angrily and burst into tears, crying, "Dad, Mom, Zhu Yanyan hit me!"

"Alright, alright, Mom has stewed some meat for you, get up and eat."

Wen Xiuying rushed to her son's side, picked him up with heartache, and turned to glare fiercely at Zhu Yanyan.

The meat porridge at the tent camp woke Zhu Xixi from her sleep; she thought she had just overheard Zhu Yanyan talking to her family.

Could it be that Xixi's ability to hear things from afar has also been restored?

However, before she could be happy for long, she became so hungry that her mouth trembled and tears streamed down her face.

The Zhu family, whose atmosphere had been somber, became anxious upon hearing Zhu Xixi's sobbing.

"Oh dear, Xixi is awake. Second son's wife, quickly bring over the cooled rice porridge."

As she spoke, Grandma Zhu reached out to hug Zhu Xixi, who was in Zhu Chenfeng's arms, and saw that her granddaughter's big eyes were filled with tears.

Her heart ached for her too. "Oh dear, sweetie, don't cry. If you cry, Grandma will be sad too."

Liu felt sorry for her daughter and quickly held up a bowl so that her mother-in-law could feed her rice porridge. Seeing her daughter suffering like this, she was very distressed.

Her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife, her eyes instantly welled up with tears, and she choked out as she spoke.

"Mother, why don't you let me feed her?"

“Eldest daughter-in-law, I know you feel sorry for Xixi, but Xixi is a sensible girl. She will also feel sorry for you and refuse to eat. It would be better to let her have rice porridge, which can fill her stomach.”

Grandma Zhu knew that her eldest daughter-in-law loved her daughter, but compared to her granddaughter not having enough to eat and her daughter-in-law suffering, she thought it was better.

It would be better to let my granddaughter eat some rice porridge. Although it is not as nutritious as breast milk, it can fill her stomach.

Zhu Xixi ate the rice porridge with gusto, and although it didn't have much flavor, she still ate it with great relish.

He even twitched the corner of his mouth at Old Lady Zhu, trying his best to make his mismatched features look happy.

Grandma Zhu looked at her granddaughter's adorable face and nodded happily, "Eldest daughter-in-law, look how happily our Xixi is eating. This child is so pretty."

This made everyone curious and gather around to look at Zhu Xixi. The rice soup was very thick, even thinner than rice porridge.

You can smell the rich aroma of rice when you get close.

Zhu Xixi couldn't open her mouth yet, so she could only smack her lips and suck up the rice soup from the spoon. After taking a sip, she swallowed it.

She squinted her eyes happily and giggled.

That's delicious!

Her adorable appearance instantly melted the hearts of the whole family. Seeing Xixi eating so happily, everyone's worries finally subsided.

The aroma of rice porridge wafted on the breeze to Zhu Borong's tent. After smelling the aroma, Zhu Zinan looked up at Wen Xiuying.

"Mom, I want to eat porridge too."

"Why eat porridge? Wouldn't meat be much better? They want to eat it but can't even get it!"

Wen Xiuying didn't understand her son's thoughts. She smiled indulgently, put down the bowl in her hand, pondered for a moment, hugged her son, looked at Zhu Yanyan, and said with a smile.

"Why eat porridge? With your sister here, we might even get to drink goat milk, right, Yan Yan?"

Zhu Yanyan was eating a meat soup made with cured pork. She glanced coldly at Wen Xiuying and Zhu Zinan without saying a word.

When Wen Xiuying saw that Zhu Yanyan didn't say anything, she kicked Zhu Borong, who was wolfing down his food.

After sensing his wife's hint, Zhu Borong wiped the grease from his mouth and looked at his daughter with a smile.

"Yes, my daughter is a lucky star reincarnated. She can point out where there is food with just a little effort. It's just a goat, you'll definitely have a way to deal with it."

Zhu Yanyan was speechless at her greedy family members and angrily put down the food in her hand.

"Dad, Mom, I'm not the Alchemist's lamp, I can't just give you whatever you want. At a time like this, you're dreaming if you still want goat's milk."