Chen Xiang ignored Zhu Wen's flattery and squinted at the Zhu family members who were still discussing with their heads down.
Grandma Zhu picked up the tree branch from the ground and listed out the problems she was about to encounter.
"First, we need to solve the first problem: our tribesmen. If we don't solve this, they will definitely steal our food as soon as we have it. The second problem is: if the escorts want to kill us, when should they do it?"
"The last question is also the most important: how can our current identities help Jiangyang City get out of this predicament?"
"We have no idea about the current situation in Jiangyang City, who the enemy is, when the enemy will launch an attack, or in what form."
These issues are closely related.
Everyone stared blankly at the numbers drawn by Old Lady Zhu on the ground, their faces full of worry. Each question could turn a person's black hair white with worry.
"Mother, we're not fortune tellers. We can barely manage to solve the problem of our clansmen, but as for the others, well..."
Tao collapsed in despair, hanging his head and crying loudly, so loudly that it attracted the attention of others.
Zhu Xixi was awakened from her deep sleep by her aunt's crying. Her eyelids opened and closed repeatedly as she curiously looked at the gloomy faces of her family members.
"Alright, stop crying. If the guards really want to kill us, then we'll have no choice but to fight to the death."
Old Mrs. Zhu was already upset, and hearing Tao's crying made her even more irritable. She angrily and sternly stopped her.
After overhearing her grandmother and aunt's conversation, Zhu Xixi roughly guessed what they were talking about.
It seems the escort is about to deal with the Zhu family. The book also mentions that after the fall of Jiangyang City, the escort felt that the Yuan Kingdom was doomed.
Unwilling to continue escorting prisoners to the border, he harbored murderous intent and, at Zhu Yanyan's urging, killed the Zhu family members who were a burden to him.
They encountered refugees, and although the Zhu family fought desperately, they were ultimately wiped out.
Thinking about the final fate of her family, she suddenly became anxious, pursed her lips, and rolled her dark eyes as she thought seriously.
Suddenly, she remembered the carriage that Zhu Yanyan had prepared in the space, which contained weapons, medicines, and food.
Thinking of this, she waved her little hands excitedly.
[Zhu Yanyan knew that the Turks had disguised themselves as bandits to attack the city, which is why she deliberately made these preparations.]
Fortunately, Xixi had made preparations beforehand, secretly hiding the carriage in the bushes.
Otherwise, if Zhu Yanyan takes these carriages away, we won't even have a chance to survive!
Thinking about these things, Zhu Xixi instantly became uneasy. Her eyebrows turned slightly red, her little face twisted with sadness, and she burst into loud sobs.
Liu listened to everything her daughter said. When she found her daughter crying, she stood up in a panic and gently shook her daughter.
"Xixi, what's wrong? Are you hungry? Or did you pee?"
She gently soothed her daughter while frantically checking her diaper.
Grandma Zhu looked up at her daughter-in-law's distressed expression, then quickly stood up and took Xixi from her arms.
"I'll do it!"
Because of what her daughter was saying, Liu was in a daze and became somewhat distracted while taking care of her daughter.
After taking Zhu Xixi from her, Grandma Zhu sat on a stone stool, took out a dry swaddling cloth, and skillfully changed her granddaughter's clothes.
Then, he held his granddaughter in his arms, gently rocking her, and showed a loving smile.
"Don't cry, little one. Grandma's here. We've changed the swaddling cloth. Are you comfortable now?"
With tears welling in her eyes and her lips pursed, Zhu Xixi stared blankly at Old Lady Zhu's weathered face, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.
Despite the stinging sensation in her nose, she waved her little hand and placed the carriage from the bracelet into the grass.
Then, it waved its little hand, trying to point towards the bushes.
[My baby isn't hungry or sleepy.]
There's no way I can tell you that I've already prepared weapons for your survival.
Hearing her granddaughter's anxious voice, Grandma Zhu smiled gently and softly.
"My little one, go to sleep! Grandma's here, Grandma's keeping you company."
Zhu Xixi, who didn't want to sleep, fell back asleep after being rocked by her grandmother. After soothing her granddaughter to sleep...
She then handed her granddaughter to her daughter-in-law, saying, "Xixi is asleep, you should all go to sleep early too!"
"Mother, how can we sleep after so many things have happened?" Tao Shi was too weak to speak, propping herself up on her feet with her head drooping, muttering softly.
Grandma Zhu glanced at her daughter-in-law's comical appearance and couldn't help but laugh. "If you can't sleep, go into the woods to find herbs."
"Third son's wife, have you finished drawing the patterns for the medicinal herbs?"
"I've finished drawing part of it." Upon seeing this, Madam Sun hurriedly took out a small notebook from her bundle and handed it to her mother-in-law.
Grandma Zhu took the notebook, flipped through a few pages carefully, and nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, lifelike."
"Those who can't sleep, come with me for a stroll in the woods!"
After saying that, Grandma Zhu picked up the bamboo basket without hesitation and handed the notebook to Sun. "I can't see clearly at night, so pick the ones that look good, and then sort them after you get them back."
Tao was feeling very annoyed. Upon hearing her mother-in-law's words, she quickly stood up and dusted herself off.
"Let's go. We can't sleep anyway, so we might as well go for a walk in the woods. Maybe we'll find something."
The others shared the same idea, each carrying a bamboo basket, and followed Old Lady Zhu into the woods.
Just as Zhu Dabao and Zhu Xiaobao were about to leave with the others, Old Lady Zhu turned back to look at them and gave them a serious instruction.
"Da Bao and Xiao Bao, stay at the campsite to sleep, okay?"
The two looked at each other, then lay down obediently on the straw mat, dejected.
Zhu Wen watched the backs of Grandma Zhu and the others with curiosity, then shook Chen Xiang anxiously, "Boss, what if they run away?"
"Are you crazy? Zhu Shengan can still live after escaping?" Chen Xiang ignored the behavior of Old Lady Zhu and the others, patted the quilt and lay down casually.
Seeing this, Zhu Wen nodded and lay down as well.
As the Zhu family entered the forest, they compared the herbs in their notebooks with the herbs on the map, and carried torches as they searched for herbs that could be sold in the pitch-black woods.
Zhu Xixi was fast asleep in Liu's arms, and in her dream, she entered the space again.
She wanted to see if Zhu Yanyan, who had fainted from fright, had woken up, so she swam desperately to the shelf.
She peeked out and looked at Zhu Yanyan lying on the ground.
Then, waving her chubby little hands, she made all the mischievous items return to their original positions.
At this moment, Zhu Yanyan finally woke up from her fainting spell. She groggily raised her head and stared in astonishment at the shelves that had been restored to their original state. Her face was full of shock.
"How is that possible? I clearly saw the goods on these shelves moving."
"Could it be... that she's back?"
The more Zhu Yanyan thought about it, the more frightened she became. Her face turned pale, and she shrank back in fear, crawling away from the space on her knees.
Zhu Xixi looked at Zhu Yanyan's flustered appearance with suspicion, and the more she looked, the stranger she felt.
Who is she? Where did she come from?
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