He Shi has become smarter and realized that the Mo family and the Zhou family no longer want to talk to her. In order to survive, she has to make changes!

Because everyone ignored her, she felt isolated. She found it difficult to do anything, and even getting food and drink became a problem. Finally, she began to reflect.

After realizing what had happened, I felt I should restrain myself and at least put on a show.

So, it's not as noisy anymore.

She doesn't dare to cause trouble anymore; she has no one backing her up!

Hungry and thirsty, I had no choice but to bow my head.

Seeing Ah Lian made He feel happy, as if she had found a companion.

Having someone worse off than yourself makes you feel a lot better.

If someone knows less than she does, then she's not the worst; she can still show off her seniority!

Just like when freshmen arrive, the older students inexplicably feel a sense of superiority.

This was He's mindset at that moment!

Ah Lian really didn't understand. Her family wasn't very united or organized, so she felt quite lost and didn't know what to do.

Everyone else knows what to do, they all have work to do, and no one is idle.

If someone is willing to lend a hand, that would be wonderful.

Ah Lian went out with Madam He to gather firewood.

He was pleased and pretended to know a lot, but she was unknowingly tricked into revealing a lot of information by A-Lian without realizing it.

Ah Lian then made a decision: she didn't want to go back to her home anymore; she wanted to stay!

Following these people, you definitely won't have a bad life. Look at all those families with so much stockpiled goods, pushing carts, carrying them on their backs, and using oxcarts and donkey carts. They're not stingy at all!

As long as she can't find her family, these people won't just abandon her. So, the most crucial thing is that her family can't be found!

She had to figure out a way to avoid finding her family!

Even if you find it, pretend you don't know it!

Ah Lian started to think about it.

With delicious food and drinks available, she would never want to go back!

You know, when she got back, she had to do everything, she never had a break, and she couldn't eat or sleep well!

She gets scolded all the time, and no matter what she does, she's never satisfied. It's so much better here; nobody bothers her, and she doesn't have to do anything!

She's much more relaxed now, and she can even take a ride. If she stays there long enough, she might even get a new set of clothes!

She was startled, or perhaps this was God helping her escape her suffering and embark on the road to happiness!

She fainted because she was scared!

It could be considered a blessing in disguise. If her family hadn't pushed her out to shield her, she definitely wouldn't have had this experience.

Because she is the eldest daughter, she has to take care of everyone!

In a critical moment, he was pushed out to give his family a chance to escape!

Regardless of whether she can actually stop it!

Even if she had ten sturdy wooden sticks, she was a frail woman and knew no martial arts; she was no match for the tiger!

No wonder she doesn't want a family; she's really tired. She wants to choose her own life and doesn't want to be dictated to by others!

She prayed silently that she would never find those heartless family members!

I reckon they probably can't find them. People who run faster than rabbits when something happens are terrified of dying. I wonder if they've already run more than ten miles away by now!

It's best to run far away!

She doesn't want to see it again!

If it weren't for her strong will to survive and her desire to live, she probably would have been scared out of her wits and become an idiot!

Madam He didn't know what A-Lian was thinking. Seeing that she was quiet and well-behaved, she thought she was easy to manipulate, so she started to act aloof again.

Su Nanxi didn't have time to worry about that. She checked the cave and found no problems. Staying there for one night should be fine.

She went outside and picked a large pile of grass, then put it inside the cave.

The village chief noticed something; it looked like a herb that repels snakes and insects!

Yes, Su Su is so thoughtful!

It's always good to take precautions!

There was no water source outside the cave; Liu only discovered a small stream after walking a distance.

Therefore, everyone will have to travel a bit more this time.

After we were almost done making preparations, it was already getting dark.

After everyone had eaten their fill, they sat down to the side with satisfied expressions.

According to previous rules, someone was arranged to keep watch at night.

People start to feel sleepy as soon as they are full. Many people, especially children, are so tired after a long day that they fall asleep as soon as they can lean on something.

The kind that won't wake up even after being picked up and shaken a few times!

She sleeps so well, there's absolutely no need to coax her to sleep!

The adults were also very tired, and apart from those on night watch, they all went to sleep in twos and threes.

Mo Qinghe, as usual, stayed up for the first half of the night.

Su Nanxi didn't fall asleep so quickly. She sat down next to him and handed him the bamboo tube.

He took it naturally, opened the lid, and drank it. Mmm, delicious!

The water my wife gives me always tastes better; it's especially sweet!

There must be his wife's constant care in there!

He wanted his wife to stay up with him to keep watch, but he couldn't bear to part with her. Keeping watch was hard to endure, and it pained him to leave her behind!

So, after Su Nanxi stayed with her for a while, Mo Qinghe urged her to go to sleep.

Su Nanxi handed him the cloth bag she had just taken, saying, "You can eat something to relieve boredom at night!"

Mo Qinghe smiled knowingly and said softly, "Thank you, wife! I will! You should go to sleep now, you must be tired after a long day."

Su Nanxi nodded, got up and left.

Upon arriving at the Mo family's residence, Su Nanxi noticed four dogs guarding the area in front. Looking back at Mo Qinghe's aloof figure, Su Nanxi called a wolfhound to keep Mo Qinghe company.

With a dog by my side, I probably won't be so lonely!

The other people on night duty were also very tired, and they would probably fall asleep soon, leaving Mo Qinghe all alone. How lonely he must be!

"Xiao Wu, you can go keep watch too. You only need to keep watch for the first half of the night. Xiao Han can keep watch for the second half."

Xiao Wu and Xiao Han were still sitting up, neither of them were asleep.

To outsiders, these two were just children, so the village chief didn't assign them to night duty.

Su Nanxi remained silent, so the two accepted the arrangement.

Upon hearing Su Nanxi's words, both of them nodded in understanding.

Xiao Wu immediately got up and sat down next to Mo Qinghe.

Mo Qinghe turned to look at Su Nanxi, who nodded at him, and then Mo Qinghe turned back.

Since it's my wife's arrangement, let's go together!

He believed Su Nanxi must have had a reason for doing so.

Xiao Wu said directly, "Su Su was worried that you would be lonely, so she asked me to keep you company!"

Mo Qinghe hummed in response but didn't react further. However, he felt a sweet warmth in his heart. His wife still loved him the most!

He's not tired at all!

Seeing that the two of them sat down without saying a word, just sitting there blankly, Su Nanxi sighed. That was their way of getting along. Let them be. Time to sleep!

Everyone quieted down, but Ah Lian couldn't fall asleep.

She wasn't used to it, it felt very unfamiliar, and she felt uneasy. She closed her eyes and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

She really wanted to sleep, but terrifying images kept flashing through her mind!

She's tried so hard to stop thinking about it, but it still comes to mind!

I might as well just open my eyes.

After looking around, his gaze finally settled on that aloof figure in front of the fire.