They kept walking until the midday sun became too hot for everyone to bear. The headman then asked the team to stop and let the villagers find a place to rest and have lunch. Then they continued their journey an hour later.

The villagers found a place and started cooking lunch.

Huo Jinqian found a spacious place with his back against a big tree to rest.

Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Liang, Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Lao, Mrs. Xie, Mrs. Zhong, Mrs. Huang, and Mrs. Yu began to prepare lunch.

Huo Jin and Zhang Chan followed everyone. The three brothers Huo Zhicheng, Huo Zhiyuan and Huo Zhijun decided that they should eat and live together while fleeing the famine, so that it would be more convenient for them to take care of their parents.

Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Lao, Mrs. Yu, and my third aunt will definitely have no objection.

Before fleeing the famine, they got along very well and were very united.

Because everyone was kind, Zhang Chan treated her three daughters-in-law equally and did not show partiality to any of them.

Another point is that Huo Jinqian is a scholar and his family's land will be exempted from tax. If there is such a bad thing, why would they make trouble?

While the women from the three families were busy preparing lunch, Gao Zhijun washed the herbs she had dug and planned to boil a pot of water for the villagers to take with them to prevent heatstroke.

Huo Jinxiu ran over and saw Gao Zhijun washing the herbs. She helped wash them as she was very familiar with them: "Sister, can I call you that?

My name is Huo Jinxiu, and I am from the third room."

Huo Jinxiu was afraid that Gao Zhijun didn't know her identity, so she explained.

Gao Zhijun looked at Huo Jinxiu while washing the herbs.

Her face was small, palm-sized, and beneath her arched brows were a pair of dark, clear, deer-like eyes, with long, quivering eyelashes. If it weren't for her slightly dark, yellow, and rough skin, she would have been a true beauty.

Why is it that the Huo family only produces beautiful women and handsome men? Although Huo Jinzhou, Huo Jinhao, and Huo Jinting are not as handsome as Huo Jinqian, they have regular facial features and are also handsome men.

Looking at Huo Jinxiu who was helping her wash the herbs, with her sincere eyes and no ulterior motives, Gao Zhijun wanted to object but couldn't, so she just nodded slightly and uttered a "hmm" in a nasal tone.

Although she didn't say it out loud, she knew she agreed. Huo Jinxiu smiled brightly and said happily, "Sister, what are these herbs used for?"

Since my sister is quiet and doesn't like to talk, let her do the talking.

Looking at Huo Jinxiu chattering non-stop, like a happy little bird, Gao Zhijun was infected by her joy and said patiently, "These herbs are for the villagers to boil water to drink. They can prevent heatstroke, that is, sunstroke."

When she heard it was for preventing sunstroke, Huo Jinxiu's eyes lit up and she looked at Gao Zhijun with envy: "Sister, you are amazing. You know all these. I can't do that. Apart from needlework, I don't know anything else."

Looking at the somewhat lost Huo Jinxiu, Gao Zhijun looked at a loss, as if she had made Huo Jinxiu unhappy. She wanted to comfort her, but she couldn't. She just stiffly uttered a few words: "If you want to learn, I can teach you!"

"Really, sister, are you willing to teach me?" Huo Jinxiu, who had a look of loss on her face just now, immediately showed a bright and cheerful smile as if she had been injected with chicken blood.

He was happy for only a moment, then he began to wilted again: "But I can't read, I'm afraid I can't learn it."

Hearing this, Gao Zhijun breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought she had upset her. "It doesn't matter if you can't read. As long as you know the herbs and remember their properties, that's all."

"Really? That's great. Don't worry, sister. I will definitely study hard."

Huo Jinxiu said happily and excitedly, her smart eyes moving around like a bright and dazzling night pearl, shining with dazzling light.

Her smile is an innocent and lovely one, so beautiful.

"Yeah!" Gao Zhijun still spoke sparingly.

Huo Jinqian sat down and began to write the contract. From time to time, he looked at the interaction between the two women in the distance.

Although I couldn't hear what they were saying, I knew it was a good thing when I saw my cousin smiling happily.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. If someone familiar saw him, they would definitely think that Huo Jinqian was possessed by evil spirits because he was actually smiling.

The daughters-in-law of the Huo family were cooking and observing Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinxiu from time to time.

Seeing her daughter smiling so happily, Yu Shi also smiled: "Second sister-in-law, your daughter is really capable!"

Hearing the third brother's wife praising her daughter, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but laugh: "Indeed, Jun'er is a capable person.

Not only does she know martial arts, she can also heal illnesses."

Looking at his proud second brother and sister-in-law, Lao Shi felt a little jealous and envious. What should he do?

Before, only my third brother’s wife had a daughter, which made both families extremely envious.

Now, her second brother's wife has adopted a goddaughter, so she has to envy her two younger brothers and sisters because she has no daughter.

No, I also want to adopt a goddaughter.

However, when she saw the daughter adopted by her younger brother and sister-in-law, her ability made her look at the girls in the village with disgust.

She said sourly, "I'm the only one who doesn't have a daughter. You all have daughters."

Looking at the jealous sister-in-law, Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Yu smiled at each other. The sister-in-law was jealous.

The two hurried to comfort her: "Sister-in-law, maybe you can also recognize a well-behaved daughter!"

It's fake, so fake. Don't you feel guilty for treating me like this?

So, I said angrily, "Can it be too fake?"

This made Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Yu laugh awkwardly, and they said a little embarrassedly, "Don't be angry, sister-in-law. It doesn't matter if we don't have a daughter. A son is also very good."

Lao said disdainfully, "What good are these little brats? They're all here to collect debts. They're nothing compared to a soft and gentle girl."

"How about, second sister-in-law, can you give me your goddaughter?"

Lao Shi felt that he was very smart to come up with this idea.