Liu heard everything her daughter was muttering, and her face gradually darkened. She followed behind Old Madam Zhu with her head down, deep in thought.

The group arrived in Jiangyang City without incident, but the city gates were crowded with refugees today. Many of them had fled famine from the south and wanted to settle down in the city to make a living.

Because the number of refugees was too large, Jiangyang City had no choice but to close its gates and drive them out.

Faced with the crowded city gate, Zhu Wen suggested that everyone go around to the south gate to enter the city, where there might not be too many people.

There were simply too many refugees, and Old Lady Zhu was worried that it would be dangerous to stay any longer, so she immediately agreed to Zhu Wen's suggestion.

The three hurriedly changed direction and headed towards the south gate. After circling around for half an hour, they finally arrived at the south gate.

However, there were more refugees at the south gate than at the east gate, and even the most starving refugees climbed up the human ladder to the city gate.

In an effort to get the refugees to leave, the guards stationed at the city gate all threw stones at the refugees who were standing on the wall.

"Grandma Zhu, leave quickly, this place is about to descend into chaos."

Upon seeing this, Zhu Wen disregarded the money and, while reminding Old Lady Zhu, turned and jogged away.

This was the first time Old Lady Zhu had ever encountered such a scene in her life, and she was immediately frightened by what she saw.

With blank expressions, they stared at the huge crowd in front of them, knowing full well that it was a dead end, yet still scrambling to climb the city wall.

"Mother, hurry, chaos is brewing here."

Liu was terrified by the scene before her. Trembling, she grabbed Old Lady Zhu and ran back.

The two jogged for what seemed like an eternity before finally entering the woods, where they collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

"Mother, why are there so many refugees? Is the Yuan Kingdom really going to fall into chaos?"

Liu was trembling all over, leaning on Old Madam Zhu and sobbing in fear.

[You must not back down. You must take the silver back with you. Otherwise, if the officials find out that Jiangyang City is in chaos, they will definitely target you.]

Grandma, Mom, you have to pull yourself together, sob sob sob...

Zhu Xixi cried sadly after seeing her grandmother and mother slumped on the ground, their faces pale.

Grandma Zhu was brought back to her senses by her granddaughter's cries and encouraging voice. She gasped for breath, trying to calm her flustered emotions.

After what seemed like an eternity, she took a deep breath and helped her daughter-in-law up with both hands.

"Don't panic, Meixin. Let's deal with the Turks first. The Yuan Kingdom won't be in chaos for now. The officials will keep the refugees under control for the time being."

With encouragement from Grandma Zhu and her daughter, Liu also recovered from her panic and gently shook her body, trying to calm her daughter in her arms.

"Mother, what do we do now?"

"Mother, let's go to town to buy grain. Xixi's bracelet can hold the food, so the bad guys won't be able to steal it from us."

[XiXi's bracelet can hold so much food! Come look at me, Mommy, Mommy!]

Zhu Xixi waved her little hands frantically, revealing her secret weapon, in order to let her mother see her bracelet.

To everyone's surprise, her actions did not attract Liu's attention, but instead caught the eye of Old Madam Zhu.

Grandma Zhu's nose tingled, and she forced back tears as she looked at her granddaughter. She glanced at the blazing sun in the sky and asked, her voice choked with emotion.

"Is it because it's too hot? Is Xixi feeling unwell?"

"Perhaps, coupled with the fact that she just ran a distance, she might not be feeling well."

As she spoke, Madam Liu untied the swaddling clothes from her arms, took out a water jug, poured water onto a handkerchief, and used it to wipe her daughter's body.

At this moment, Zhu Xixi was only wearing a thin bodice, and even so, her face was flushed from the heat, and her sparse hair was completely wet.

But Zhu Xixi didn't think it was a big deal. She stretched out her hand towards Old Lady Zhu, waving her arm.

Grandma, Grandma, look at me, look at me!

Grandma Zhu thought her granddaughter wanted a hug, so she quickly wiped herself off and carefully took her granddaughter in her arms.

"Xixi, you're such a good girl, Grandma will feed me some rice porridge."

Seeing this, Liu quickly took out a kettle from the bamboo basket, poured the water into a bowl, and handed it to Old Lady Zhu.

But Zhu Xixi didn't want to drink rice porridge at all; she could go into her space to drink milk when she was hungry.

She needs to hurry into the city to buy food, otherwise those bad guys will steal it.

Grandma, Xixi isn't hungry. Hurry and go to town to buy some supplies; we're going to have a famine.

The Yuan Kingdom is about to fall into chaos; Xixi's bracelet can hold a great deal of grain.

Grandma, let's hurry and get into the city from Shiqu.

The stone canal is similar to a modern sewer system, used for drainage during floods. However, due to the drought and lack of floodwaters, it has been left unattended and neglected.

This is the most suitable passage into the city, and it's the only place where no one is guarding the entrance, allowing for a smooth journey into the city.

Zhu Xixi became very anxious when she thought of the descriptions of famine in the book, fearing that a famine might break out.

With refugees rising up everywhere and the Yuan Dynasty in chaos, people will resort to cannibalism, and those already in exile will likely not have a good life either.

Grandma Zhu had just fed Zhu Xixi some rice porridge when she spat it out, waving her little hands and her face turning red.

Seeing this, Liu quickly took her daughter from her mother-in-law's arms and anxiously looked at her mother-in-law, "Mother, Xixi might not be hungry. Are you alright?"

“It’s alright, it’s too hot. Let’s go back to camp earlier. Let’s put Xixi in my bamboo basket and I’ll carry her on my back so she can stay cool.”

As she spoke, Grandma Zhu unloaded her bamboo basket, opened the lid, and found that a soft quilt had already been laid out inside.

Liu was also worried that her daughter would suffer from heatstroke if she held her in her arms, so she quickly and carefully placed her daughter in the bamboo basket.

She originally wanted to carry her daughter on her back, but her mother-in-law stopped her and shook her head.

"You didn't rest properly after childbirth, so don't do heavy work. I'm still young, it's fine."

After saying that, Old Lady Zhu squatted down in front of the bamboo basket, carefully stood up, and nodded to her daughter-in-law.

"Mother, there are refugees outside the city gates. How are we supposed to get into the city?" Liu Shi turned her head to look in the direction of Jiangyang City, her eyebrows furrowed, her heart filled with unease, as she helped Old Lady Zhu up.

Old Mrs. Zhu pretended to lower her head and ponder for a moment, then turned to her daughter-in-law with a serious expression. "Meixin, do you remember what Xiao Pei said about how the Turks entered the city?"

"You mean Shiqu? The Turks entered the city through Shiqu, which means if we go there now, we might encounter the Turks?"

After a moment of contemplation, Liu suddenly became excited, looking at a dry stream not far away with a mixture of excitement and fear.

"Mother, there's a stream ahead. The stone canal of Jiangyang City might be nearby."

Following Liu's gaze, Old Lady Zhu looked around at the area near the stream and nodded slightly in agreement.

Zhu Xixi nestled in the small bamboo basket, tilting her little head up curiously, wanting to use her clairvoyance to help her see the exact location of the stone canal.

However, she was too uncomfortable huddled in the bamboo basket, which blocked her view and made it impossible for her to see what was in front of her.