Lu Shiyan and Li Shi returned after more than half an hour, but their luck was not good this time, and they did not find a water source.

Looking at the shriveled water pouches on the two people, Zhou Qiongniang and the others showed expressions of disappointment.

Although Jiang Tangtang suggested boiling the beef yesterday, everyone ate it together after it was cooked.

Even though the whole family was extremely thirsty because of the lack of water, no one blamed Jiang Tangtang.

"How can we be so lucky every time, finding water every single time?" Madam Su said with a slightly ingratiating smile, looking at Jiang Tangtang. "Sanlang's wife, look, aren't we on our way?"

After applying the silverwort to her temples and taking a nap, Jiang Tangtang felt much better. She stood up first, took Lu Chenyan's hand, and got onto the oxcart: "Let's get going!"

Lu Shiyan took the water bag off his waist and returned it to everyone, and then had his luggage loaded onto the car.

Although not all members of the Lu family were able to get on the bus, everyone felt much more relaxed after their luggage was loaded onto the bus, and the journey was much faster than before.

The Fang family, however, did not have it so easy.

The family members were exhausted from arguing over the inheritance, and now they all found it very difficult to travel.

Seeing the Lu family's strong horse pulling the carriage, with the Lu family's luggage placed on it, and the two younger children from the Lu family's eldest and second branches taking turns riding the ponies, everyone in the Fang family showed envious expressions.

Fang Mingming started crying again, demanding to ride a pony.

Fang Mulin urged Lu Cuilan, "Go and tell the child's uncle to let Mingming sit down too."

Zhu Dong'e was unhappy that the fourth branch of the family received larger steamed buns during the family division. She pouted and said sarcastically, "The fact that he bullied someone else's son has just been exposed, and he immediately went up to ask to ride the little horse. Only the fourth brother would do something like that."

“Those outsiders wanted to take advantage of my Mingming, and they slandered him when they failed. But you, as his aunt, also slandered my Mingming. Do you have any manners as an elder?”

After protecting her son, Lu Cuilan put on a serious expression and said, "Although we've separated now, we're still blood relatives. Blood is thicker than water. You wouldn't be hoping for our misfortune just because we've separated, would you? What good would it do you if we were to suffer?"

Zhu Dong'e smiled and said, "Fourth sister-in-law, I didn't expect you to suffer. I was just kindly reminding you that it's best to know when to stop! Don't be too shameless, or you'll end up not being able to go back to your parents' home."

"Thank you for your kindness, Third Sister-in-law. My family plans. But you don't need to worry about my family's affairs. My family and I just had a little misunderstanding. But my family is right here. If I have any difficulties, my family will not abandon me."

Lu Cuilan changed the subject, "But you, with so many brothers, sisters-in-law, and nephews, whose families are better off than mine, didn't even send a word when you left to escape the famine. Is it because you've offended them with your thick skin, or are they afraid you'll be a burden to them?"

She sighed dramatically, "I'm afraid I can never rely on a family like this in my entire life!"

Zhu Dong'e, having been hit where it hurt, lost all interest in arguing with Lu Cuilan. She snorted coldly, turned away, and urged her children to hurry on their way.

Although Lu Cuilan said she had won, she was too embarrassed to go to the Lu family again to ask her son to ride a pony.

But Fang Mingming kept crying and making a fuss, insisting on riding the pony.

On such a hot day, carrying heavy luggage, Lu Cuilan was already exhausted and had no patience to coax her son.

But Fang Mingming was the son she had sought medical help from all over the world and longed for for many years. Even if she lacked patience, she couldn't bear to scold her son.

Finally, he vented all his anger on his daughter, saying, "Hurry up and comfort your brother! What good are you after raising you all these years?"

In the countryside, most villagers favored sons over daughters. However, Lu Cuilan was unable to conceive again after giving birth to a daughter. Therefore, unlike other families, she rarely showed affection for her daughter, Fang Peiru.

Although Lu Cuilan devoted most of her energy to her son Fang Mingming after their marriage, and didn't show Fang Peiru the same affection as before, Fang Peiru still lived a better life than other girls in the village.

Recently, however, Fang Peiru acted recklessly and ran around, resulting in her personal money being stolen.

The thought of the stolen money pained her, and she found Fang Peiru increasingly unpleasant to look at.

Fang Peiru felt extremely wronged when faced with her mother's cold face. Ever since her younger brother was born, everything she saw was her brother.

Even her marriage was to pave the way for her younger brother.

She used to always speak highly of Song Jun, telling her to hold onto him and help her younger brother after he graduated high school. Even now, when her mother supported her marrying her cousin, she felt it was also because of her brother.

Fang Peiru thought bitterly that she wouldn't care about them anymore once she married her cousin. The thought of marrying her cousin stirred her heart again, and she couldn't help but look ahead.

Lu Shiyan sat casually on the carriage shaft, whipping the oxcart. Although he was doing the work of a coachman, his demeanor was even more noble than that of a young nobleman, giving people a sense of unapproachability.

She couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. It had only been a short time since she last saw him, but her cousin seemed to have changed completely.

Not only is he more handsome than before, but his temperament has also changed.

"Big sister, take me to ride a pony! I want to ride a pony too!" Fang Mingming shook her arm vigorously, interrupting her thoughts.

Fang Peiru had no time to think further and had no choice but to patiently deal with her younger brother.

Fang Mingming was being unreasonable, crying and making a fuss, insisting on riding a pony. Fang Peiru was so annoyed by his tantrum that she tried to pull her younger brother forward to plead with Lu Shiyan.

Even though Lu Shiyan deliberately slowed down the carriage to accommodate the other members of the Lu family, it was still much faster than the Fang family's.

There's nowhere she can catch up with.

Gradually, the distance between the Lu family and the Fang family grew wider and wider, until finally the Lu family disappeared from sight.

Fang Peiru was extremely flustered.

Wang Ergou was also panicked.

Because he had spent a lot of time plotting with Fang Peiru at noon today, he hadn't had a chance to coordinate with her to implement the plan. He would just have to wait until Lu Shiyan left alone next time to figure out a way.

If he gets lost from the Lu family, all his plans will fall through.

Wang Ergou was giving it his all in chasing the Lu family, while the Fang family was also worried about falling behind and being robbed by refugees, so they were determined to catch up with the Lu family.

While the rest of the group was exhausted and out of breath, Jiang Tangtang sat listlessly in the carriage, arguing with the system.

She insisted that the system's failure to inform her beforehand that the character value must be maintained at 60% in order to use the scanning function was a malfunction on its part.

If she had known beforehand that the character value had to be maintained at 60% to use the scanning function, she would have used the scanning function first and then activated the reward.

It was a system error that caused her to miss one scan, and the system must compensate her.