The boy pursed his lips, took the girl's hand and slowly walked over to Ningxia. He didn't say anything, just looked at her.
Mu Yuanqing felt a headache. Not only were the two children skin and bones, but their breathing was also pitifully light. Most of the people who showed up at Chen Zhifang's house were orphans. Judging from their physical condition, the siblings probably wouldn't survive the scorching sun month.
Chen Jin jumped in and spoke again, "Ningxia, why don't you take them with you? Aren't you going to the Bluebird base? There are a lot of families looking to adopt children these days. You can take them there and find a family to adopt them. That would be a good deed."
"How did you know I was going to Bluebird?"
"Kaile told me. I sent him some food when he left."
Ningxia scoffed. "Don't let him run into that kid." She raised her lips slightly and tilted her head. "No, it's impossible."
The monkey wanted to say something, but he had no right to do so and could only watch the atmosphere become tense.
"Well, I'll give you one of the guns I got this time, and half of the bullets. Just consider it as accepting my mission." Chen Jin gritted his teeth. He really couldn't bear to see these two children with nowhere to go. In today's world, children are hope. Ningxia has the ability to take care of them, so of course he hopes Ningxia will take them with him.
Mu Yuanqing pondered for a moment and then spoke up, "I have some newly developed seeds from the Agricultural College, new Nanzhao mutant grains that are resistant to high temperatures and severe cold. I'll give them to you as well. I'll just entrust you to send these two children to the Qianzhou base."
Ningxia tilted her head and met the boy's stubborn eyes, which touched some emotional strings. She avoided his gaze as if to escape, and thought for a while before speaking, "Given your physical conditions, you two may not survive if you follow me. Think it over."
The boy was so smart that he couldn't speak for a while. He and his sister bowed to the people in the room, then hobbled to Ningxia. His meaning was very clear.
Ningxia crossed her arms and did not refuse the things handed to her by Chen Jin and Mu Yuanqing. She sighed deeply and thought, "Forget it, just think of it as finding two companions. She has been alone for too long. Even if she is on the road to death, at least there are three of them, and the road to the underworld will not be so boring."
The group parted ways, and no one asked each other where they were going. After all, they were just chance acquaintances.
Ningxia went to the livestock stop, took the mule, and then left the base with her two children. Just as she had arrived, no one paid her any attention. After having lived in her "home" for over five years, no one noticed she was leaving. Ningxia looked back at the huge "Shuguang" (Dawn) written on the Shuguang base. Something in her mind crossed her mind, and a glint of light filled her eyes. She lowered her head, smiled softly, and left without a trace of regret.
When the little girl saw the mule beside Ningxia, she cheered loudly, "Big horse! Big horse! Oh~" Her voice was a little dry, but still cute. Ningxia found it novel and didn't think it was noisy. It was just that her body was tilted and unstable, as if she was about to fall to the ground at any time.
"How old are you? What's your name?" Ningxia asked casually.
The boy pursed his dry lips, and the sound he made was like coarse cloth burned by fire, harsh and harsh to the ears. "My name is Lin Yi, I'm thirteen. Sangsang is nine years old."
The two children were not in good mental and physical condition. After all, they had just escaped death. Ningxia still had the supplies given by Chen Jin and Mu Yuanqing in her backpack. She slowed down and handed over the water bottle on the side of the backpack.
Lin Yi looked down at his sister's peeling lips before taking it and bowing deeply, "Thank you, sister."
Ningxia frowned and wanted to say something, but no sound came out after she opened her lips. She reached out and picked up the stumbling Sangsang. The little girl was surprisingly brave and didn't make a sound. Her round eyes stared straight at Ningxia.
It wasn't until she sat on the mule that her round eyes blossomed into a smile, her face full of curiosity. Despite her frail figure, she still made people feel sympathy. Lin Yi also sat on the mule soon after, and the little girl smiled even more happily.
It was still some distance from where Ningxia was hiding her supplies, and since the mules were unloaded, sending the two younger ones up would help get there faster. Ningxia led the mules, clearing all the woods around the base, even creating a few trails, so the journey was relatively smooth.
Soon the sun was directly above the sky, and dense light and shadows shone through the lush forest onto the ground. Ningxia didn't stop at all, and after turning several times, it stopped at a cliff where many vines were densely hanging.
Ningxia stepped forward and swung the dagger a few times. There was a hidden world in the vines, a cave half a person's height. Ningxia helped Lin Yi and Sangsang get off the mule, tied the mule to a place with lush green grass next to the stone wall, and then bent down to enter the cave.
Lin Yi behind him looked down at his sister, held her hand tightly, and walked behind Ningxia. The cave entrance seemed to be only half a person's height, but there was actually a different world inside.
The cave is about 20 square meters and about two stories high. It is not a completely enclosed space. There is a large hole on the top, and sunlight shines in. The cave is not very bright, but not dark either. There are two large sacks piled up in the corner.
Ningxia walked over, took out a bag and handed it over, "Pick out the right one to wear."
Lin Yi took it and looked at it. It was a bag of clothes, from inner clothes to outer clothes. There were also shoes, but they didn't fit well. Fortunately, fabrics are expensive now, so Ningxia couldn't bear to throw away these rags of various sizes.
Although they were not new, they were much better than the thin and loose clothes they were wearing. Lin Yi moved his lips and wanted to say something but in the end he didn't say it. He took it and put it on Sangsang obediently.
Seeing the two children dressed, Ningxia stood there with her hands on her hips, thinking for a long time, then squatted down again and swiftly took out the small milk pot with a long handle that had been with her for several years.
There was still plenty of water in the kettle, so Ningxia poured half of it in, lit the alcohol stove, carefully took out two eggs, and put them in the pot.
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