Chapter 15: Floating Mind
The group gathered in a mighty procession on the training grounds. After carefully counting the number of people and confirming that there were no omissions, Lin Xiaofeng waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
The power of the autumn heat was incredible. The group set out in a mighty procession. Even after resting for a few days before setting off again, everyone was still listless.
After the county magistrate's son recovered, the county magistrate gave Shen Jinan a lot of convenience and sent him a lot of daily necessities. Shen Jinan accepted them all. These were all prepared for the two little ones.
Even with Shen Jinan's care, the two little kids were not in very good spirits. Their fair and tender faces looked lifeless. Shen Jinan felt so distressed that he really wanted to give the children an ice cream to cool them down!
But she knew in her heart that this was unrealistic. After groping in the space for a long time, she found the improved version of cherry tomatoes that she had collected before.
Although the size has not changed much, it is more juicy and more thirst-quenching. Moreover, its small size makes it easier for the two little ones to hide.
While no one was paying attention, Shen Jinan stuffed a handful of fruit into Sui Sui Huan Huan's hands: "It's still the same game as before, we can't let others find out!"
They had played this game many times, and the two little kids only knew that if they hid well, they would get something delicious. Their eyes suddenly lit up, and Suisui patted her chest with her little hands and said in a baby voice, "Don't worry, Mom!"
Shen Jinan smiled and stuffed a cherry tomato into their mouths. Looking at their smiling faces, his heart felt as sweet as honey.
It was so hot that Shen Xitang couldn't maintain her image anymore. She pulled her sleeves to fan herself. However, her hair was messy and her clothes were dirty. People would believe she was a beggar.
After not having enough to eat for several days, I had no energy to travel and gradually fell behind the team.
Lin next to her was not much better than her. Her skin had lost its former radiance in the past few days. She had not eaten good food for a long time, and her face looked sallow.
"It's so hot out here! If it weren't for that little bitch Shen Jinan, I wouldn't have to suffer this!"
Shen Xitang was full of resentment. He wiped the sweat from his face and looked in the direction of Shen Jinan.
It must be Shen Jinan who whispered something in the officials' ear. Someone has been making things difficult for them recently.
"Stop talking, or your dad will get angry again if he finds out!"
Lin glared at her. Minister Shen was dissatisfied with Tang'er a few days ago.
"Mom, do you still have the change you had before? Give it to me to exchange for some food." The voice was weak, but the hatred in Shen Xitang's eyes was as real as if he had returned from hell.
Because of Shen Jinan, they didn't get any food on their days off, and they were starving every day.
When Lin heard this, she immediately became alert, as if she was looking at a liar instead of her own daughter: "What do you want to do? Even if you go to your father to complain, I'm gone!"
Is this still the mother who knows how to act and handle things properly?
Shen Xitang was speechless and rather impatient, complaining non-stop: "I'm starving to death. The road to exile is so long. If I starve to death, no one will care about you."
She raised her chin to indicate, her eyes full of disapproval: "Rather than relying on that person, you might as well take the initiative to go out and starve!"
Lin Shi listened to her threatening words, and her heart was itching with hatred. She also knew in her heart that Shen Jinan was indeed unreliable. She was now in the same mind as those people in the Gu family and did not listen to her at all. But she wanted money...
"You also know that I used all the money to buy aphrodisiacs for you last time..." Not only did she fail to accomplish her mission, but she was also punished and the news became known to everyone. As a result, people now look at her with a strange eye. She had no choice but to make herself like this. Even if Mrs. Lin doted on her daughter, she couldn't help but feel some resentment in her heart.
Upon hearing this, Shen Xitang's face turned pale. Not only was her innocence almost ruined, but now those men were looking at her with lustful eyes, which was disgusting!
It’s all the fault of that little bitch Shen Jinan! Shen Xitang cast a resentful look towards Shen Jinan, but did not see Shen Jinan. There were only the two little guys sitting there quietly, with their backs to the light, which was a bit dazzling.
But the more Shen Xitang looked, the more she felt something was wrong. She slapped Lin suddenly, scaring her: "What are you doing? You're going to scare your mother to death!"
Shen Xitang didn't look at her, but still stared at that direction with a frown, afraid of missing something: "Mom, why do I feel like something is wrong?"
"What's wrong? I think you're so hungry that you're losing your mind. Everything you see is wrong." He accused her with disgust, but his eyes were still looking in the direction Shen Xitang was looking.
"Aren't they just the two little bastards Shen Jin raised? What's so good about them?"
Lin was disappointed. She thought Shen Xitang had discovered some clues that could be exchanged for a delicious meal, but it turned out that her excitement was in vain. She had wasted her energy in vain.
"We haven't had enough food or warm clothes along the way, why don't her two little guys from Shen Jinan seem to have changed? Could it be that the little bitch still has some food hidden?"
Part of the food exchanged on rest days has to be given to these officials. They will turn a blind eye only if they get benefits. The rest is almost enough to eat during the days in prison.
Shen Jinan's family is a representative example of the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled. How could they possibly be so fair, tender, and smooth? There must be something fishy going on! There must be something fishy going on!
Even though she had been punished many times for this, Shen Xitang still had doubts in her heart. No, she was certain. She was called away in the middle of the night. Who would believe that she didn't sell her body? Just look at how comfortable her family was!
This is too unbelievable! How could someone like Shen Jinan use the money from selling himself to support those little bastards!
Upon hearing this, Lin subconsciously said, "Did Gu Yanqing really endure being cuckolded?"
He doesn't look like that kind of person, does he? Wasn't it said that Prime Minister Gu was once very cunning and that anyone who offended him would suffer a bad fate? How could he be so carefree and live off his wife?
In an instant, all kinds of thoughts flashed through Lin's mind, and he was shocked.
"We need to clarify this. If the Gu family can get this benefit, why can't we?"
Shen Jinan, this bitch, is so ungrateful!
Shen Xitang was extremely jealous!
Why were they all hungry while those two kids had food? She immediately walked towards the two kids, ready to find out what was going on.
Lin was afraid that she would act impulsively, so she hurriedly followed and whispered, "Let's see what's going on first and don't act rashly!"
Having suffered a loss last time and having been warned, she did not dare to let Shen Xitang do whatever he wanted.
"Don't worry!" Although she said this, she didn't care in her heart. Once she found something to hold against Shen Jinan, she would kill him!
Shen Xitang gathered her hair and forced a smile, trying to make herself look less embarrassed, then went to the little beanie.
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