When Zhou Jiaojiao and Chu San arrived at the backyard, they actually saw several refugees tied up outside. They were all young men and women. When they saw them, some of them who were still conscious immediately shouted for help.

"Help! They're bullying the weak. We were just walking in front of the yard, trying to hide from the rain, and they tied us up. Help!"

Chu San paused.

However, Zhou Jiaojiao was not so easily fooled. She taught Chu San how to identify people in his ear.

"Let's go in first." Zhou Jiaojiao did not generalize and took Chu San into the inner courtyard. The old woman who led the way was still the same, and they still went into the guest room.

As Zhou Jiaojiao stepped in, she heard a coughing sound. It was the voice of a young woman. She pretended not to hear it and did not show any abnormality.

After the woman coughed for a while, the faint cry of a baby could be heard, but it was so weak that people with poor hearing would not even be able to hear it.

The old lady looked at Zhou Jiaojiao, asked her to sit down, and took the initiative to say, "Excuse me, young lady."

"No need to bother. The old lady has also paid me, so I should do my job." Zhou Jiaojiao said frankly without saying any nonsense. She placed the wooden fish in front of her and slowly started to beat it.

Seeing this, the old lady just looked at her deeply, and was quite satisfied. She did not interrupt anything and listened silently, with the Buddhist beads in her hand.

After the chanting was over, the sky was pitch black.

The old lady opened her eyes and asked her name.

Zhou Jiaojiao smiled faintly and introduced Chu San first, "This is my husband Chu Chengshan. My name is Zhou Jiaojiao. I am grateful to the old lady for looking at me."

The old lady nodded, but didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she changed the subject and asked, "Did those people outside see it? Are you not going to plead for them?"

"Are you talking about those kidnapped refugees, Madam?" Zhou Jiaojiao didn't expect her to ask. "Madam, can you tell me what they did wrong?"

"You don't think we are bullying others by taking advantage of our power." The old lady paused while touching the Buddhist beads. To be honest, it was a bit strange. The more chaotic the times, the harder it was for the nobles to protect themselves, especially when the situation was unclear.

There are many ordinary people who hate the aristocratic families.

Naturally, no one cares who is right or wrong. In short, they are a wealthy family, and now they finally get a chance to bully them. No one will miss such a good opportunity.

The refugees were staring at them all the way. If they hadn't been prepared and brought extra guards, they wouldn't have been able to walk even a dozen miles.

Zhou Jiaojiao listened and simply expressed her own opinion: "I just think that everyone is having a hard time right now. Anyone who truly wants to survive wouldn't go out of their way to make enemies and do something thankless. The old lady doesn't look like someone who would enjoy bullying others. Of course, the most important thing is, if she really was bullying, I'm afraid everyone would have been in an uproar a long time ago. It's impossible for her to be so quiet."

"God knows what is right and what is wrong. It's enough for everyone to know it." Zhou Jiaojiao only said that she would not do anything against her conscience, and she would not meddle in other people's affairs. She asked Chu San to deal with those people before just to protect herself.

The old lady looked at her twice more and couldn't help but sigh, "It's rare to meet someone as insightful as Miss Zhou."

"The old lady listened to what I said and didn't despise it, which shows that she is also a mentor." Zhou Jiaojiao didn't mind saying something nice.

The old lady really laughed.

She thought for a moment, then gave Zhou Jiaojiao a jade pendant and said, "You and I are destined to be together. I admire you very much. If we can meet again in the future, you can take out this jade pendant and give it to me. I can grant you one request."

Zhou Jiaojiao understood the deep meaning behind her words. Although she had given him the jade pendant, she actually did not know his identity, let alone his name. Moreover, he was still on the run. Even if he settled down in the future, the chance of meeting him might not be great. He must be in the back house often. Only if she became a member of a powerful family would she have the chance to meet him at various banquets.

Of course, the implication is that she has to survive safely and achieve something. In other words, this jade pendant is actually not very effective, and the possibility of meeting the other party in the future is also very small. It is just for such a fate, and no one cares whether they will really meet in the future.

After Zhou Jiaojiao figured it out, she didn't think too much about it and took it directly and decisively.

"Thank you, old lady."

She placed the jade pendant directly and frankly in Chu San's arms, not caring whether the jade pendant was valuable or not, which was inconsistent with her status.

The old lady saw it and admired her even more.

"Thank you for your help today. What do you want this time?" The old lady took the initiative to mention it. If it were in the past, she would definitely be anxious about how the family could leave Yuzhou safely. But today she was able to relax for a rare time, just because of Zhou Jiaojiao's presence, she was naturally happy to be generous.

"Madam, I'll be frank. I want to ask if there's anything for the baby. My baby will be born soon. The journey has been incredibly difficult. Not only can't I find a wet nurse, I can't even find a goat. I can't even find a milk-producing fish. I'm really worried about what's going to happen after the baby is born."

The old lady's eyes fell on her belly and she shook her head regretfully. "The only thing I can feed my child besides rice milk is a wet nurse. Of the two, only rice can give you some long-term preservation, but a wet nurse is useless. If you don't feed your child enough, she won't be able to produce milk."

"However, I suggest that you eat well and try to produce more breast milk." The old lady suggested to her, "How about this, I can spare some oats, black sesame seeds, peas, peanuts, almonds, wild rice stems..."

"Eating these can help with milk production. Of course, if you can drink fish soup, pig's trotter soup, and eat more meat, it will naturally be easier to produce milk. If that doesn't work, these whole grains that are easy to store are also one of the solutions."

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