As soon as the sky began to lighten, everyone got up and, taking advantage of the cool morning air, hurried on their way.
Otherwise, they'll be the ones who suffer when it gets really hot.
If it weren't for years of famine, ordinary families would eat two meals a day. But in the last two years, due to natural disasters and man-made calamities, farmers have had no harvest. Every meal they eat is one less meal they could have, so many poor families only eat lunch.
If they were too hungry at night, they would close their eyes and go to sleep. That's how Zhen's family lived. Now, on the road of fleeing famine, Old Lady Li is giving everyone an extra half a wild vegetable bun every day.
Since Zhen Fugui and Zhen Fuyou need to take turns pulling the cart, we'll give them one more person.
cluck cluck~
Zhen Wanwan heard the occasional sounds of hunger coming from all around her, and rubbed her stomach, which she had just eaten breakfast in her spatial dimension.
She couldn't help but feel fortunate that she had more space to protect herself than others; otherwise, given the current situation, it was uncertain whether she would have been able to survive the famine!
While everyone was packing their luggage, Zhen Wanwan took a walk to digest her food and unknowingly approached the carriage of a wealthy family.
Just then, a maidservant got out of the carriage, carrying a food box in her hand. She must have just served her master breakfast.
Caught off guard, Zhen Wanwan made eye contact with the other person a few times, feeling a little embarrassed, and was about to return to Zhen's home.
"Madam, please stop!"
Zhen Wanwan was somewhat confused.
Then he withdrew his foot, which he had just taken a step with, to see what she wanted to do.
"Is there something you need, young lady?"
The maid in front of me looked to be only about 15 years old. She was graceful and poised in every move, with delicate and charming features. She had two small dimples when she smiled, and she looked extremely cheerful.
She walked over carrying a food box and said kindly, "Is this lady pregnant?"
Seeing Zhen Wanwan's wary expression, she quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand! I didn't mean any harm. This was given to you by my wife."
After she finished speaking, she opened the food box, inside which was neatly arranged a bowl of porridge and several pastries, which seemed to have been specially separated.
Zhen Wanwan did not accept immediately, but asked in return, "I have never met your wife before, why are you sending me food?"
Upon hearing this, the maid was not angry. One should always be wary of others, so she kindly offered an explanation.
“My wife was having her meal just now when she saw you coming. She is a very kind-hearted woman, and now, thanks to the blessings of Guanyin Bodhisattva, she is several months pregnant.”
She said with a smile, "It's still early, and the lady thought you probably haven't eaten yet, so she asked me to bring these to you."
Zhen Wanwan was somewhat surprised, seemingly not expecting this reason. While admiring the kindness of this lady, she was also worried about her.
With so many people suffering from famine these days, some starving families often resort to petty theft. If they were to reveal on the road that they had plenty of food, it would likely cause them a lot of trouble.
She couldn't bear to see such kind people get hurt, so she decided to remind them.
Zhen Wanwan bowed to express her gratitude, and then said, "Madam is kind-hearted. The future young master and young lady will surely be intelligent and accomplished."
The maid was delighted that Zhen Wanwan was so agreeable, and her fondness for her increased immediately. Without further ado, she handed over the food box.
"Thank you for your kind words. Please take the food with you."
Zhen Wanwan accepted the food without any pretense, and moved the food from the food box to a different location using the bowl she had secretly taken from her spatial storage.
Siqin was increasingly satisfied with Zhen Wanwan, who knew how to advance and retreat.
After putting her things away, Zhen Wanwan asked, "May I ask how you are addressed, young lady?"
Why didn't Zhen Wanwan just ask the man's wife's name?
Just kidding, the names of wealthy women and ladies aren't easily revealed to others.
"The maidservant is called Siqin."
“Miss Siqin, I have a piece of advice for you, and I hope you can pass it on to the lady.”
Siqin frowned and said with some curiosity, "Just tell me directly."
Zhen Wanwan carefully considered her words, trying not to be too direct and ruin their goodwill.
“I overheard my elderly mother talking about how there was a wealthy family in our town who was good at distributing porridge, and that they saw an old woman on the street who was starving to death.”
So they kindly gave her food, but that very night a group of thieves broke into the wealthy family's home and stole the food.
"It was only later that we learned that the thieves were starving refugees who had taken advantage of the wealthy people who were giving food to the old woman during the day."
Fearing that the other party might not have connected this to their current predicament, Zhen Wanwan directly pointed out, "I see that many families in our team are barely clothed and have little food stored up. I'm afraid there will be trouble once the food runs out."
Siqin initially thought the woman wanted to inquire about her family's background, which displeased her. However, after hearing what the woman said, she broke out in a cold sweat and turned pale.
After calming down, he realized that with so many guards, these refugees were no threat, but he still needed to inform his wife about it.
"Thank you for the reminder, Madam. Siqin will report to my wife truthfully."
Zhen Wanwan watched her expression change and realized that she had remembered it, so she felt relieved.
After saying goodbye to each other, Zhen Wanwan returned to her family's resting place.
Unexpectedly, I ran into Li Zhenzhen. She had a few bruises on her face and her eyes were red, probably because she had cried again last night.
"Second sister-in-law," she greeted.
Clearly, she had made a fool of herself this time. Li Zhenzhen didn't respond, but just glared at her fiercely.
Zhen Wanwan sighed; she was destined to take the blame for this!
Under the moonlight, everyone tidied up the bedding, and the children were also urged to go to the outhouse, for fear that they would need to relieve themselves on the way and waste time.
Grandma Li was directing Xiao Hu to take his younger siblings to the big rock behind the house to relieve themselves, while she stood guard nearby, afraid that the children might be kidnapped in the blink of an eye.
There are many loose stones on the road, and you could easily slip and fall if you're not careful. But for some reason, Zhen Wanwan's eyesight is exceptionally good now.
The obstacles on the ground did not affect her walking, probably because she was not nearsighted.
Thinking about something, she quickly walked up to Old Lady Li.
"Mother, this was given to me by the lady of the wealthy family up ahead. I can't finish it all. You, Father, and my brothers and sisters-in-law should have some too."
Zhen Wanwan brought back more than just the two things Siqin had given her; she also took out eight-treasure porridge from her spatial storage, just enough for the whole family's breakfast.
Grandma Li exclaimed in surprise, "So many? Why would they want to give them to you?"
Zhen Wanwan repeated Siqin's answer, which finally put Old Lady Li at ease. After hearing the explanation, she sighed and said, "They are a kind-hearted family. They can still share their food with others at a time like this. They are truly compassionate!"
Grandma Li turned to Zhen Wanwan and said, "If they need help in the future, we'll try our best to help them."
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