The Lu family members were startled. The surroundings were quiet, and they did not notice anything unusual. But since the third son's wife said that, there must be someone there!

He Jiuniang lowered her voice and said a few words, then suddenly said loudly, "Everyone should go to sleep early, we have to travel early tomorrow morning."

After saying that, the family actually found a flat place to lie down and rest.

Several horses stood quietly by, particularly eye-catching in the dead of night.

Seeing that they had all fallen asleep, the two people not far away quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Big brother, they're asleep, let's make our move!"

As he spoke, the man couldn't help but lick his lips, staring at the horses with a fierce glint in his eyes. If he could eat horse meat at this moment, he would be happier than a god.

"Wait a little longer."

The man addressed as "Big Brother" raised his hand, his face full of vigilance.

They followed the trail after seeing horse manure on the road, only to discover that this peasant family actually owned four horses.

The fact that this family of peasants could survive unscathed in this chaotic world, and even have four horses by their side, shows that this family is not simple and we must not let our guard down.

"If we wait any longer, it will be dawn!"

The people around him were so eager that you could hear him swallowing as he spoke.

Having come this far, he could hardly listen to anything and stepped closer to the Lu family.

Seeing this, the leader cursed him as an idiot and then followed helplessly.

Their target was the horse, and they dared not disturb the Lu family. They quietly approached the horse and began to untie its ropes.

"Big brother, we've struck it rich!"

The impatient man grinned lewdly. They could eat one horse themselves and send the rest to Ganzhou City to make a lot of money.

The other person remained silent, wanting only to quickly lead his horse away, when suddenly he felt a chill on his neck.

Where to go?

A steady male voice rang out, and the two petty thieves knew they were doomed.

With the few longswords they had just acquired, the Lu family wasn't afraid of the two petty thieves. The eldest and second eldest brothers swiftly tied them up and threw them by the fire, where they were to be watched by the rest of the family.

"We...we were just so hungry, we wanted...we wanted..."

The petty thief was terrified. He had witnessed many bloody scenes along the way, and he was worried that he would become someone else's meal.

The other glared at his partner without saying a word, and began to question why he had cooperated with this pig-like person.

"Mother, they are hungry."

The dog pointed its little finger at the two petty thieves, and He Jiuniang nodded: "Mother knows."

Just when He Jiuniang thought her son would feel sorry for them, she heard him say, "But they are bad people. All thieves are bad people!"

"Yes, they are bad people. My son is so smart!"

To reward her son, He Jiuniang kissed him on the face, making the child giggle.

The dog has been in good spirits these past few days, and its body is much stronger. It also smiles more often.

The other kids watched the two petty thieves with great interest, hoping they might find some silver on them.

The two petty thieves felt extremely uncomfortable under their gazes, and the leader said, "Kill me or torture me, it's up to you!"

They're quite assertive.

Old Lu subconsciously turned to He Jiuniang and asked, "Third son's wife, what do you think we should do?"

Seeing that they were dressed in tattered clothes and couldn't possibly have any money, He Jiuniang said, "We have horses, but no carts. If these two can make two carts for us tonight, we'll let them go."

The simplified version of the cart was quite easy to make. He Jiu Niang originally planned to tell her eldest and second eldest son about this first thing tomorrow morning, but unexpectedly, two free laborers came.

Old Lu's eyes lit up. That's it! Now that there are horses, it's not safe for several children to squeeze onto their backs. If we could make two carts, each pulled by two horses, not only could the children ride on them, but even the adults could.

The petty thief's face was as black as charcoal. He had been starving for days and had no strength left. How could he possibly help them make a cart?

Before she could refuse, He Jiuniang said, "If you make it well, I can give you two rice balls."

As he spoke, he actually took out two fist-sized rice balls to show them, and then put them back in his bag.

The meaning is clear: if they don't do it, this family won't let them off easily; if they do it, they can get two rice balls.

The two exchanged a glance, and decided to eat the rice balls.

"There was no axe or rope..."

Before the thief could even speak, He Jiuniang pulled the two items out of her large bundle.

Everyone: ...

This bag really holds everything!

The trees are readily available; you can cut down as many as you want, make them into planks, and then tie them together with rope.

The wheels were even simpler; they just needed to find a few tree stumps and cut them into round shapes. Although they were a bit cumbersome, they had two horses pulling the cart, so it wasn't a big deal.

To prevent them from escaping, the eldest and second eldest brothers were put in charge of supervising the work. When the group of children woke up the next day, two extremely simple carts were already secured behind the four horses.

"A carriage! A carriage! We have a carriage now!"

The eldest grandson of the Lu family, Leizi, excitedly rushed out, and several of the younger ones also ran over to see. Back when they were at home, they couldn't afford a horse-drawn carriage, but now they had two on the road of fleeing famine, and they were even two-wheeled, looking very impressive!

"Will this work?"

Looking at the heavy wheels, Qin couldn't help but worry. What if someone fell and got hurt?

"Don't worry, I just tested it, and it's quite safe as long as you go slowly!"

The second son patted his wife with a grin, but his eyes were fixed on the carriage. It was strange that the carriage belonged to their family!

The two petty thieves were exhausted after a long night and wished they could just collapse and sleep, but they kept a close eye on He Jiuniang, reminding her not to forget the rice balls they had agreed on yesterday.

He Jiuniang didn't bother to deny it for the sake of two rice balls, so she took out the rice balls and threw them to them.

The Lu family felt extremely distressed to see two fist-sized rice balls being given away so easily, but considering they didn't have to walk today, they held back and said nothing.

They still had the rice balls they had made earlier and the dry rations they had scavenged the night before, so they didn't need to start a fire for the time being. The family ate a simple meal and drank some water before preparing to continue their journey.

Old Man Lu also loved the carriages. He drove one of them while his eldest and second eldest sons needed to catch up on their sleep. So He Jiuniang took over the other carriage herself.

The children were drowsy in the car, leaning against each other and dozing off. Only the little dog was in good spirits, sitting next to He Jiuniang and looking around.

"Mother, bad people are following us."

He tugged at He Jiuniang's sleeve, gesturing for her to look back. He Jiuniang looked and, sure enough, saw the two men from last night following closely behind them.

What are they trying to do?

Sun saw it too, and frowned as she looked at He Jiu Niang.

He Jiuniang didn't know either, so she simply didn't answer. She just pulled on the reins and waited for the two men to get closer before asking, "What, do you want to do hard labor for us?"

There were only two of them, so even if they fought, the Lu family wasn't afraid. But they were worried that the two of them might be up to no good and might make a surprise attack from the shadows.