Her daughter's words were sometimes clear and sometimes indistinct; she vaguely heard the names of the cannibal and Xiuya.
While she was still in a daze, Wen Xiuying pulled Song Zinan and came to Liu Shi with a wronged expression.
"Meixin, you're awake? I'm so sorry about earlier, the children's quarrel didn't disturb you, did it?"
Perhaps because of her daughter's warning, Liu felt uncomfortable whenever she saw Wen Xiuying again.
"It's okay, kids just bicker."
Wen Xiuying knew that Liu was easy to fool, and nodded with a smile, "Zinan keeps asking for fish soup, but I haven't been able to catch him. Look."
Following her gaze, Liu looked at Old Lady Zhu, who was currently cleaning a fish.
She instantly understood what Wen Xiuying meant, but instead of responding, she picked up the fish soup and started drinking it right in front of Song Zinan.
"Mother, I want to drink fish soup." Song Zinan stared blankly at the fish soup in Liu's hand and swallowed.
Seeing that Liu Shi made no move, Wen Xiuying turned green with anger and pulled Song Zinan up.
"What are you eating? Can't you see they're ignoring you? How can you be so shameless?"
"Come on, let's go home and find your sister! Ask her for some good food."
Liu knew that Wen Xiuying's words were meant for her, and she gazed thoughtfully at Wen Xiuying's retreating figure.
Wen Xiuying recounted what she had received from Liu Shi and, with added embellishments, complained to Zhu Borong.
Zhu Borong was so angry when he heard that his wife and son had been bullied that he rushed out.
This group of exiled soldiers only managed to reach Jingyang Town thanks to his daughter.
Even the guards treated Yan Yan with utmost respect; if it weren't for Yan Yan's innate good fortune...
Old Mrs. Zhu and her ilk can eat such delicious fish, yet they still have the nerve to insult his son and daughter-in-law.
He grew angrier the more he thought about it, and rolled up his sleeves, ready to go and reason with Old Lady Zhu.
"Oh, Auntie, there are so many fish, why don't you give your nephew a few too?"
Grandma Zhu pretended not to hear Zhu Borong's words, rolled up her sleeves, and bent over to clean the fish scales and innards on the ground.
Then, rub salt onto the cleaned fish and hang it on a tree branch.
Zhu Borong looked embarrassed, and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he immediately revealed his ugly face.
"Oh, you guys are really shameless. You stole my fish, and now you don't even bother to greet me?"
"If it weren't for my Yan Yan, would you even have fish to eat?"
After finishing processing the dried fish, Old Lady Zhu wiped her wet hands on her body and looked at Zhu Borong with a cold smile.
"Bo Rong, we found the fish ourselves, how did it get involved with your Yan Yan?"
"Auntie, if my Yan Yan hadn't been born with good fortune, would you have been able to find the fish?"
Zhu Borong grew angrier the more he thought about it, completely disregarding the bonds between relatives, and shouted at the top of his lungs.
When it comes to good fortune, Old Mrs. Zhu is the most qualified to speak on the matter, and she also put on a smug pose to refute it.
"Who said it's your Yan Yan's good fortune? It's all thanks to my Xi Xi. We found the fish as soon as she was born. It has nothing to do with your Yan Yan."
Zhu Yanyan, who had come from her own camp, heard this and arrived with Wen Xiuying's help. She retorted somewhat angrily.
“Grandma, now that everyone has found the fish, it’s not unreasonable for everyone to share a little, right? After all, we’ll all be traveling together in the future.”
While speaking, Zhu Yanyan quietly glanced at Old Lady Zhu and muttered to herself.
"Cannon fodder is cannon fodder. He's petty and narrow-minded. No wonder he died a gruesome death. He deserved it."
Hearing the commotion, Liu quickly picked up Zhu Xixi and came behind Old Madam Zhu, asking in a low voice.
"Mother, what's wrong? Why are you arguing?"
"It's alright, you should go back now."
Grandma Zhu was worried that her daughter-in-law would catch a cold, so she quickly grabbed a coat and draped it over her back, intending to take her granddaughter away.
Not wanting her mother-in-law to suffer, Liu didn't call her daughter over. "Mother, I'm fine."
Zhu Yanyan noticed that Liu was holding Zhu Xixi in her arms and pretended to kindly remind her.
"Sister-in-law, why are you still keeping this troublemaker around? She's a little jinx; don't let her ruin your whole family."
These words instantly enraged the Zhu family, who all stood up to defend Xixi and angrily cursed Zhu Yanyan.
What are you saying?
"You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth; if you can't speak properly, then don't speak."
"I know my own character, what right do I have to comment on Xixi?"
Zhu Haotian couldn't argue, so he could only stand behind the group, silently cheering them on with a wooden stick. He would nod once for every curse they made.
Zhu Chenfeng didn't want to get involved in the argument, so he went to his sister-in-law and said, "Sister-in-law, let me carry you, you can rest for a bit."
Liu was also worried that her daughter would be frightened by the argument, so she handed her daughter over to Zhu Chenfeng.
Although she wasn't good at arguing, she couldn't lose in a fight; she had to prove her daughter right.
Zhu Chenfeng sat to the side holding his little niece and gently tapped her little hand with his finger.
"Xixi is so cute, she'll have rice porridge to drink soon."
Hearing the noise, Zhu Xixi frowned unhappily and slowly opened her wet eyelashes.
As a result, when she opened her eyes, she saw a handsome man with a refined and elegant appearance, and her big eyes gradually brightened.
[Third Uncle? Third Uncle is so handsome too, with a high nose and thick eyebrows. Xixi likes him very much.]
[It's just a pity that I trusted Zhu Yanyan too much, always thinking she was a talented woman and defending her at every turn!]
Zhu Chenfeng stared blankly at his little niece, cold sweat running from his feet to his forehead.
Confucius said, "The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits." He never believed in things like lucky stars or ghosts.
Hearing these sounds with his own ears completely threw his world into chaos.
Uncle, you should focus more on Auntie; she's a truly talented woman.
Otherwise, Third Aunt would be framed by Zhu Yanyan, unexpectedly encounter bandits, and have her chastity defiled.
These bandits are very fierce; I don't know if Uncle can protect Aunt.
[Ha! Xixi is sleepy again!]
After muttering to herself, Zhu Xixi went back to sleep. Because she was so hungry, she had to force herself into sleep mode.
I hope to wake up to fragrant goat milk or rice porridge.
Zhu Chenfeng was startled again by his niece's inner thoughts. He looked around in alarm and found that no one was reacting.
Only then did he believe that he had really heard about the future, that Zhu Yanyan had framed his wife and caused her to lose her innocence?
Faced with everyone's attacks, Zhu Yanyan felt very wronged and looked at Zhu Chenfeng, who was sitting behind Old Lady Zhu, with choked sobs.
"Cousin, your wife and aunt have misunderstood us. We were just trying to help everyone, we really didn't mean it."
Knowing Zhu Yanyan's thoughts, Sun obediently shut her mouth, suppressing her grievances, and turned to look at Zhu Chenfeng.
Zhu Chenfeng, holding Xixi, silently turned to the other side, completely ignoring what he had heard, his expression indifferent.
Grandma Zhu was somewhat surprised by her son's behavior. She hadn't expected that the boy had changed his ways and would no longer defend Zhu Yanyan.
Even Sun Jiayan was happy about Zhu Chenfeng's change and secretly suppressed her smile.
Seeing that the only person who could protect her was suddenly ignoring her, Zhu Yanyan angrily shut her mouth.
Wen Xiuying didn't want to strain her relationship with Old Lady Zhu, as she would need them to protect her from danger on the road in the future!
"Alright! It was our fault, Yan Yan, apologize quickly, you'll be living with your great-aunt from now on!"
Zhu Yanyan understood the implication, and suppressing her anger, she nodded perfunctorily to the group, "It's Yanyan's fault. Yanyan shouldn't have meddled in other people's business."
After saying that, she turned and left without hesitation.
"Aunt, please don't be offended, this child is just like that."
Wen Xiuying glanced at her daughter's little tantrum, gave a perfunctory smile, and turned to leave.
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