Chapter 961 Fleeing the Famine? There's No Way to Escape 8

The wet nurse glared at Ning Yan unhappily. "Miss, the young master is sick. He finally wants to eat. Why won't you let him eat?" She turned to Xiao Bao and said, "Young master, just eat as you please. Don't listen to her." She then muttered under her breath, "Just a country bumpkin, yet she's so nosy."

Ning Yan ignored her and said to Xiao Bao, "Young Master, you've been sick for several days. You can't eat these greasy things for now, otherwise you'll feel nauseous or have a stomachache. Once your fever has completely subsided and you've recovered for a day or two, you can eat whatever you want, okay?"

Xiao Bao blinked his big eyes twice, then pushed away the nanny's hand that was still holding the chicken leg: "I don't want to eat it. I want steamed egg custard."

The wet nurse was furious. She just couldn't understand what kind of magic this vixen had used to make the young master listen to her so obediently.

But she couldn't stop feeding Xiaobao, so she had to hold her breath and continue working. After feeding the child and wiping his hands and feet, Xiaobao stretched out his arms for Ning Yan to hold him, saying, "Sister, go to sleep."

Ning Yan was amused by him; the little guy was really adorable. However, she didn't hesitate. The child had a fever and wasn't suitable for a bath. She didn't need to bathe and didn't want to bathe in this room. After all, the wet nurse was obviously going to stay with them at night. However, she could only keep watch, while she would go to bed with the young master.

"Okay, let's go to sleep together."

After carrying the young master to bed, Xiao Bao stood on the bed and reached out to the nanny: "Change your clothes."

Wet nurse: ...

Ning Yan was even happier; she was truly growing to love this child more and more.

The wet nurse obediently stepped forward to help the child undress and change clothes. After she finished, the baby immediately said, "You can leave now. My sister and I are going to sleep."

Wet nurse: ...

Ning Yan: Well, so they're not even letting the wet nurse keep watch at night anymore?

Xiao Bao didn't care what his wet nurse thought; he turned his back as soon as she left.

"Sister, hurry up and change your clothes, I don't want to see."

Ning Yan was so touched! How could this child be so considerate? He was still sick!

Ning Yan didn't make a fuss. She quickly changed into her nightgown and got into bed. Xiao Bao was probably already sleepy. He fell onto Ning Yan and his breathing became even in no time.

He reached out and touched the child's forehead; it was still burning hot. He took out a pill from his divine palace, thought for a moment, and divided the pill into two uneven pieces, putting the smaller piece into the child's mouth.

The little one was probably not sleeping well to begin with. When he felt something in his mouth, he opened his eyes in a daze, saw that it was the person he liked smiling at Ning Yan, and then closed his eyes again.

Ning Yan couldn't resist kissing the little guy on the cheek. The little guy didn't open his eyes, but a faint smile appeared on his lips, and his little hands wrapped around Ning Yan's neck.

Ning Yan hugged the little one, and soon they both fell asleep.

The candles in the room did not go out; they burned until dawn.

Footsteps sounded outside, and Ning Yan woke up with a start. She reached out and touched Xiao Bao, whose fever had subsided and whose face had returned to normal color. She breathed a sigh of relief, then quietly got up and changed into the clothes that Lu Chengwen had sent. The comfortable texture of the fabric made her feel even more relieved. After quickly combing her hair, Ning Yan stepped out of the room.

As expected, there were people guarding outside the room. "Miss Ning, would you like to wash up?"

“Young Master’s fever has subsided, so there’s no need for me to stay here. I’ll take my leave now. I’ll wear this outfit with me. Please thank Master Lu for me.”

In fact, Lu Chengwen was only twenty-five years old. Ning Yan kept calling him "Master," which made the two maids' lips twitch.

"Yes, Miss Ning."

Ning Yan asked the innkeeper for the Ning family's room number and had water brought up for her to wash up. The Ning family members were already up, and when they saw Ning Yan return, they all followed her around asking her questions.

"Miss, what's going on? I see a bunch of maids and servants in the Lu family, why would they ask you to look after the child?"

Ning Yan washed her hands, face, and rinsed her mouth before replying to her mother, "That child is sick and has cried until his voice is hoarse. The Lu family can't soothe him, but he stops crying when he sees me. The Lu family patriarch asked me to help take care of him because of his son. I thought it wouldn't be tiring, so I thought I'd take care of him and even get some benefits in return."

Look, this outfit I'm wearing was a gift from Master Lu.

Grandma Ning pulled Ning Yan's clothes and looked at them. "Good heavens, this outfit must cost at least five taels of silver!"

This question touched on Ning Yan's blind spot. She could recognize the fabric of the clothes, but she really didn't know how much a set of clothes like this would cost in this world. After all, the original owner of this body had never worn nice clothes in her life.

"Who cares how much? It's just a set of clothes."

Let's quickly buy some water and food today and then we'll be on our way.

"Yes, yes, preparing food and water is the most important thing." These words were naturally spoken by Ning Song. He was eager to go out for a walk. The system would give him tasks as soon as he woke up. Even if he went out to pee in the middle of the night, he would still accumulate steps. He just wanted to keep walking and walking. By the time he reached Jiangnan, he would probably have enough money to settle down.

So the whole family went downstairs for breakfast. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Ning Song and his father immediately took a horse-drawn carriage to the grain shop.

Unexpectedly, the area outside the grain shop was now packed with people, all of whom wanted to buy grain!

A sign stood in front of the grain shop, which read: Rice 200 coins per pound, Wheat flour 180 coins per pound, Brown rice 100 coins per pound...

Each person can buy two jin of grain with their household registration certificate. The store provides one thousand jin of grain every day until it is sold out.

The father and son gasped in shock upon hearing about the grain price.

"Dad, what are we going to do? It says on the sign that we can only buy four catties at most, and by the time it's our turn, it'll probably all be sold out." The price isn't the most important thing; the important thing is that there are only a thousand catties of grain in total, and by the time it reaches them, it will be all gone.

Elder Ning was also getting anxious. What could they do? Although their carriage still had some grain, they could never have too much.

Famine Relief System: [Host, your family doesn't need to buy food at all. As long as you complete your daily tasks, you will never lack food.]

Ning Song's brows relaxed, and he immediately called to his father, "Father, let's go back. Let's buy some more water with the shopkeeper and take it with us. The grain that Peach Fairy gave us is enough to eat. Grain will definitely be cheaper in the south. If we buy too much now, we'll lose out when we get there."

Ning Laoda sighed. That makes sense, but having food in hand makes one feel less anxious. Tao Xian Niangniang is good to their family, but who knows if she can stay good to them forever?

However, worrying won't help; we can't buy food by staying here. We might as well listen to our eldest son.

"Okay, let's go back!"

Old Master Ning got back into the carriage and drove back. He glanced at his son, who was still walking in the same direction, and couldn't understand why this silly boy insisted on not taking the carriage.

Back at the inn, Ning Song had just completed a task, and the reward was fifty catties of rice.