"Don't talk nonsense about whether she's a fairy or not." Qian Xiuzhu saw that there were few people around and lowered her voice. "We know she's a good person, but do outsiders know that? They don't know. How can they tell a fairy from a monster? Only you, me, and Erlang know this. We have to keep it to ourselves."

"Did Dalang ask you about the pancakes and sausages? If they ask you next time, just say I prepared them. With a mother like me in front of you, Sister Xu won't attract too much attention."

Boss Jiang was also worried about Qian Xiuzhu, but he knew that his wife had made up her mind and would not change it easily, so he had to nod in agreement.

On the last night, except for the people who were on guard, everyone packed up and went to bed early. After all, it was the last peaceful night and they had to rest well. After this night, they didn’t know when they would be able to sleep peacefully again.

At the hour of Mao the next day, the sound of a striking gong echoed through the forest, waking everyone up.

"Everyone, wake up! I'll give you half an hour. Once you're ready, we'll head over the mountain!"

The village chief's shouting voice was endless. Jiang Huaixu slowly moved out of the tent and looked up at the sky. The morning light shining through the leaves made his eyes hurt.

Jiang Wei called out to her, "Little sister, hurry up and wash your face and rinse your mouth. We're leaving soon!"

A quarter of an hour later, Jiang Huaixu stood in the crowd and listened to the village chief repeat the precautions.

When they were about to set off, an old man burst into tears as he looked at the scene below the mountain. When one person started crying, others followed suit.

Some people even knelt down and kowtowed towards the mountain.

The village chief's eyes were filled with tears as he choked up and said, "Everyone, please join me in bowing. I hope our ancestors will bless us with a smooth journey. If there are any promising sons in the Jiang family in the future, we will definitely rebuild the ancestral hall and continue to worship there."

Everyone knelt down reverently in the direction of Shili Village, and after kowtowed, they started to move.

Each family either carried the load on their backs or shoulders, and even if they tried to reduce the load as much as possible, it was still strenuous. The mountain road was difficult to travel on. Although there were two strong young men leading the way, they still had to stay on their toes, as a poisonous snake or something might jump out from the bushes and be fatal.

After walking for only a short while, Jiang Huaixu used a stomachache as an excuse to dive into the woods and run towards the camp.

When she arrived at the place where the villagers lost their things, she didn't care what she got, and put all the objects that passed through her hands into the space.

After she had almost finished collecting, she galloped back to the team without stopping.

"Little sister, why are you so slow? If you don't come back soon, I will stop and wait for you!" Jiang Wei tidied up the hair hanging on Jiang Huaixu's lips.

Jiang Huaixu took the bundle of clothes and nodded calmly to Qian Xiuzhu who was looking over at him, then said, "My stomach hurts, so I'm a little slow."

"I was wondering why you kept looking back. I thought you were so lazy that you got tired after just two steps!" Jiang Sanlang laughed particularly loudly. "Little sister is smart. Even if we're far away, she can still find us by following the trail. You'd better be more careful and be cautious in everything you do!"

Jiang Wei was so angry that she wanted to hit him, but Jiang Dalang stopped her, "We are on our way, stop making trouble."

Then he said to Jiang Sanlang, "Third brother, if you feel relieved, go and help our parents."

Jiang Sanlang shook the bedding on his back and dared not talk nonsense anymore.

The team was not disturbed and continued to move forward.

At first, everyone chatted occasionally, but as the sun rose higher, no one had the time to talk anymore.

After walking for about two hours, the village chief asked everyone to stop.

"Rest here for half an hour and fill your stomachs. At this rate, we'll be down the mountain in another three hours. Once we're down, let's find a place to rest. Tomorrow, each household will send one person to town to get some carts back."

Someone asked, "Village Chief, is there anyone else selling carts in town?"

"No matter whether there is one or not, we have to go and take a look. Maybe a blind cat will encounter a dead mouse."

One sentence shut everyone up.

Jiang Huaixu sat under the shade of a tree and ate some freshly made coarse flour pancakes and some dried wolf meat.

"Sister, meat."

Jiang Rong stared at the pieces of dried meat that Jiang Fu had placed aside, her eyes full of desire.

Jiang Fu was soaking the pancakes for Jiang Rong to eat. If she didn't soak them, the pancakes would be too hard and Jiang Rong's teeth would have difficulty eating them.

"The meat is too hard. Sister Rong, can you fill your stomach first?" She handed a softened pancake to Jiang Rong's mouth and coaxed her in a low voice.

They eat more meat these days than before the disaster, which is already very good.

Jiang Rong was very obedient. Even though her black eyes could not move away from the dried meat, she still obediently opened her mouth and ate the biscuit.

After seeing this scene, Jiang Huaixu reached out and rubbed Jiang Rong's head, took out a sausage wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to Jiang Fu.

"If Sister Rong can't eat dried meat, let her eat this. If she doesn't have any, ask your aunt for it."

Jiang Rong is young, but very sensible. She didn't cry or make a fuss along the way. Even if her short legs made it difficult for her to walk, she would still walk for a while, which made people feel at ease.

Along the way, Jiang Huaixu held her many times and thought he was kind and amiable, but the little girl seemed a little afraid of her and rarely moved when she was held in her arms.

"Second cousin, how can this be possible?" Jiang Fu waved her hands to refuse.

Although she didn't know where those strange and delicious cakes and sausages came from, she was very grateful to her aunt for not hiding anything from them. How could she ask her second cousin for food again?

Jiang Huaixu held her hand and said, "Just take it. Rong Jie'er is still young."

After saying that, he added, "Do it secretly. Watch her finish eating and don't let others see."

Accepting the sausage, Jiang Fu nodded with tears in her eyes, "I understand, second cousin."

Jiang Yao saw this scene from a distance and her eyes couldn't help but flash. She had never lacked food on a normal day, and she really couldn't adapt to sleeping in the open air all of a sudden.

The mute family was really lucky. They could catch wolves, pheasants and rabbits, but no one in her family had this ability.

She got angry when she thought of this, and sighed at Jiang Zhou who was chewing on a rough bread, "Second brother, can't you learn hunting from your second cousin so that I, your sister, can benefit from it?"

Jiang Zhou paused in stuffing the pancake and rolled his eyes at Jiang Yao. He and Jiang Erlang were usually very good friends, and he had no idea when Jiang Erlang learned how to hunt.

"You make it sound so easy, why don't you learn it yourself?"

"You..." Jiang Yao didn't continue talking after seeing Jiang Huaixu being called away by Jiang Wei. "Humph, I'm too lazy to talk to you."

She stood up, brushed off the grass debris on her body, and walked towards the Jiang Fu sisters.

"Sister Fu, why are you following your uncle? Where are your parents?" Jiang Yao asked while squatting in front of the two sisters.

Jiang Fu was a little surprised by Jiang Yao's question.

She thought that her parents didn't want them and that everyone knew that they had left alone.

She and Jiang Yao had been in contact quite often before, and they got along quite well. But after their parents left, they hadn't spoken much. She hadn't expected that the first thing Jiang Yao asked her was this.

"My sister and I will live with my uncle's family from now on." She bit her lip, her face full of stubbornness.