Becoming an Old Country Girl: Heading to Flee the Famine with a Baby

Can anyone relate? How did I wake up and find myself time-traveled? Couldn't they have made me a princess? Who is so unlucky to be reborn as a country girl with a child out of wedlock?

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Chapter 111 Wanting to Divide the Family

Zhen Fugui looked at Zhen Wanwan with a blank expression.

What business is it of his?

Zhen Wanwan pointed to the freshly grilled fish in the pot and asked.

"You caught this fish, so whether you sell it or not is up to you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Fugui touched the fifty-one taels of silver in his pocket, feeling somewhat tempted.

But seeing how much his younger sister drooled over the fish, he still chose the opportunity to make money.

He was already quite satisfied with earning fifty taels of silver since the fish was free anyway.

Greed will lead to disaster!

Thinking of this, Zhen Fugui shook his head firmly: "We won't sell it! We'll keep it for ourselves! We can pack up what we can't finish and eat it on the way."

Zhou Ersao urged again, "Have you thought this through? This is three taels of silver!"

"We mean it! Everyone's had a tough journey, so let's have a good meal and drinks tonight."

Customers who had come in to buy grilled fish left with regret upon seeing this.

Aside from the head chef and the servants in the kitchen, only Zhen Wanwan and a few others remained.

Thinking that they wouldn't be able to eat in the lobby because there were too many of them, Zhen Wanwan went to find the innkeeper again.

In the end, they traded two pounds of fish for the right to have dinner in the backyard.

The innkeeper even generously set up a table in her guest room.

Thinking of the shopkeeper's different attitude from when they first met, Zhen Wanwan couldn't help but laugh!

Because she had to take care of the twins, Zhen Wanwan left a portion of grilled fish for one person and took it back to her room.

She skillfully prepared formula and changed diapers for her babies, Guabao and Tianbao.

The two little ones obediently let their mother do whatever she wanted, quietly eating while holding their bottles.

Zhen Wanwan sat at the table, enjoying her meal, and then secretly took a bottle of cola from her spatial storage.

Eating grilled fish without a carbonated drink is like missing its soul!

"Waaaaah... It's so spicy... But it's so delicious!"

Having been here for over a month, this was the first time she had ever eaten spicy food.

At first, she thought it was because it was inconvenient to cook with chili peppers on the way to escape famine!

Little did they know that the locals had no idea that chili peppers were a dish!

Her older brother even thought that the bell peppers were too spicy and therefore poisonous!

I wonder if my older brother would be terrified if he knew that he put chili peppers in this grilled fish.

The more she thought about it, the funnier it seemed. She wondered if these people who had never eaten chili peppers before would cry from the spiciness.

What Zhen Wanwan didn't know was that everyone in the backyard was initially enjoying their meal.

Those who couldn't handle the spice had tears and snot streaming down their faces.

People who can handle spicy food are constantly picking up pieces of food even when they can't stand the spiciness.

This scene made the innkeeper's mouth water with envy!

The grilled fish must have been delicious! Otherwise, why would they all be so moved to tears?

Even Qu Huaiyuan, who is usually very conscious of his image, was breathing heavily from the spiciness.

It wandered around the dining table and water tank, busy and happy.

Upon seeing this, the wives and girls all laughed and said, "Hahaha... This is the first time I've ever seen Mr. Qu like this!"

Even Aunt Qu couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Don't even mention you, this is the first time I've ever seen this either!"

Amidst the teasing of the crowd, Qu Huaiyuan blushed with embarrassment and quickly finished his dinner.

Zhen Wanwan was enjoying her meal and had no idea about Qu Huaiyuan's predicament.

Meanwhile, Young Master Liang and Miss Liang listened to the commotion below and ate the inn's food without any appetite.

"This stuff is so awful! How could anyone serve it here!"

Miss Liang spat out the fish with disgust, looking at the fish on the table as if it were garbage.

Her personal maid asked in bewilderment, "Miss, I personally bought these fish from those wealthy families!"

"I guarantee it was scraped off by that clown's fish!"

Miss Liang glared angrily at the maid: "Is this a problem with the fish?"

It's clearly a people problem!

The maid lowered her head, feeling deeply wronged after being scolded.

The clown wouldn't sell to them, what could she do?

"I don't care! Tell the kitchen to make me a grilled fish exactly the same as theirs!"

"Yes! This servant understands!"

Upon hearing this, the maid was about to go out to run an errand when she was stopped by someone!

"Come back!" Young Master Liang said to Miss Liang with displeasure, "Have you forgotten why we came out here!"

He looked at Miss Liang with a gloomy expression, his eyes showing an unusual coldness.

"You should really put away your spoiled princess attitude! There are too many people and too many eyes in the inn."

"If we alert the people of Zhuyuan, neither of us will survive!"

Ms. Liang was startled and shrank back in fear.

"Brother~ When can we go home?"

Young Master Liang snorted coldly: "If Zhu Yuan dies, perhaps we can go back."

Wanting that ruthless person to die is harder than climbing to heaven!

Miss Liang couldn't help but shed tears, and asked sobbingly, "Then where are we going?"

"Where to?" Young Master Liang tapped his fingers up and down on the table, pondering for a moment before saying, "I need to think about it carefully..."

Think about how to evade Zhu Yuan's pursuit and conceal that they are from the Liang family.

After Zhen Wanwan finished eating and drinking, she put everything away.

After Old Lady Li returned to her room, she instructed the innkeeper to bring her water to wash her feet.

After a quick wash, the two went to bed to prepare for sleep.

Zhen Wanwan looked at Old Lady Li with a puzzled expression, her lips curving into a smile that hadn't stopped since she entered the house.

"Mom, what's making you so happy?"

Old Mrs. Li carefully drew the curtains and took out a bag of silver.

"This is what your older brother just gave me! He said it was money he earned from selling fish."

So that's how it is!

However, Zhen Wanwan was still puzzled and said, "You didn't want the money I won just now, so why are you so happy to give it to me, Big Brother?"

"You're a young woman with two children; you'll need money for many things in the future!"

She sighed, "I refused to take your money because I was afraid your sister-in-law would have some reservations."

“Once we find your aunt’s family, I plan to separate from the family and live separately. Your father and I will live with your second brother.”

Zhen Wanwan asked in surprise, "Why are you splitting up the family property out of the blue? And if you and Dad live with Second Brother, won't Eldest Brother have something to say about that?"

"Your eldest brother has a wife, children, and a family; he's definitely not doing badly. If it weren't for the fact that your second brother's wife is a good-for-nothing, I would also..."

Grandma Li spoke of Li Zhenzhen with a hint of anger.

She patted Zhen Wanwan's hand and continued, "Your second brother is a good-for-nothing, and Gou Dan and Er Ni are still young. If I don't take care of them, I'm afraid this family will go bankrupt sooner or later!"

Zhen Wanwan remained noncommittal; she thought her second brother was quite nice.

"Then there's no need to separate the family!"

Old Mrs. Li poked her forehead with her finger: "If I don't separate the family, your sister-in-law will have a problem with it!"

"The burden of the family will also fall on your eldest brother's shoulders. Do you think your sister-in-law has any thoughts about this?"

Zhen Wanwan fell silent. That was the truth; the main reason was that they had come as refugees.

There is no land, no fields.

If the eldest brother were to divide the family property, he would only need to support his wife and two children, plus the support payments for Old Lady Li and Old Master Zhen.