The stubborn donkey nuzzled Zhen Wanwan's hand in a human-like manner, delighted with her pancake, and then happily ate its own snacks.
After an incense stick has burned.
Using the light of the moon and torches, they set off.
Because they were in a hurry, the Zhen family had the younger children ride in a donkey cart, while Zhen Wanwan had to walk alongside them, her back aching as if it weren't her own.
It was around four or five in the morning. Apart from the firelight they lit on the official road, it was pitch black all around. If someone were to walk alone at night, they would probably be terrified.
Despite the pain in her feet, Zhen Wanwan tried her best to keep up with the brigade headquarters.
Her desire for a carriage grew stronger, and she began to plot how to get one.
Otherwise, it would take more than half a year to travel south, and by then the weather would be cold and snowy, making the journey even more difficult.
well……
Zhen Wanwan's heels were badly chafed, and she felt pain with every step she took. She regretted not wearing sneakers.
I was careless.
She had previously given each member of the Zhen family a pair, but she found them too hot and since she spent most of her time on the road sitting in the car, she only wore sneakers.
Her heels are so chafed now she wants to curse!
An hour after Zhen Wanwan and her group left, the thief indeed brought a group of fierce-looking bandits over.
The leader carried a large knife, was blind in one eye, and was tall and strong, but his expression was chilling.
He looked around with a gloomy expression, as if searching for something.
"Black Wolf, where is he?"
The one-eyed man asked the lewd thief.
The thief was also puzzled; he had been here a while ago, and he had rushed back to report the news.
"Boss, they were probably scared and left early."
"You useless thing! I told you to come out and hunt, and before we even got our hands on anything, you let it go!" One-Eyed Dragon slapped the black wolf and then scolded it angrily.
Black Wolf was seething with anger and wanted to explain, but he was interrupted before he could even open his mouth.
“There are carriages and horses a kilometer away. Quickly follow me and we’ll ambush them! We can’t let this prey escape.”
One-Eyed Dragon raised his hand to signal his men, and then led the way to leave.
Unfortunately, they were too naive this time and ran into a tough opponent, unaware that they would pay with their lives for it.
Zhen Wanwan and the others were unaware that they had escaped another disaster. She was already planning how to get another car!
Lost in thought, he heard a man's voice.
"Why don't you ride in my donkey cart, Miss Zhen?" the scholar suggested somewhat shyly.
"Thank you, Brother Qu. I can walk a little further."
Because she needed to avoid suspicion, Zhen Wanwan declined after thinking it over.
The scholar's name was Qu Huaiyuan. He had previously passed the preliminary examination and was considered a respectable scholar in the group.
“Zhen, come up here. I was thinking that you are pregnant and walking for too long is not good for the baby, so I asked Huaiyuan to call you.”
Although Qu Zhangshi's eyesight was still poor, when she heard Qu Huaiyuan say that Zhen Wanwan had walked a long way, she felt kind and wanted to invite her to get in the car.
"Aunt Qu, are your eyes feeling better?" Zhen Wanwan asked with concern.
Ms. Qu smiled and thanked her, saying, "Thanks to the medicine you sent, my eyes are no longer dry."
Zhen Wanwan remembered that not long ago, in order to thank Qu Huaiyuan for helping her write the names of her clansmen, she took out eye drops from her space as a thank you gift.
Qu Huaiyuan was truly grateful. Since his mother had this medicine, she no longer couldn't sleep all night because of eye pain.
She had originally intended to cultivate a good relationship with Qu Huaiyuan so that she could send her child to school once the famine was over.
Therefore, Zhen Wanwan generously said, "I still have plenty. If you use them all, I'll get you more."
Qu Zhangshi genuinely liked the medicine and also had a very good impression of Zhen Wanwan, and wanted to get closer to her.
So she happily accepted, saying, "I really like using this medicine, and I won't be polite with you."
Then she slowly made room for the child on the donkey cart: "Girl, come and sit down quickly. We've been walking for so long, the child can't take it!"
At this point, it would seem pretentious for Zhen Wanwan to refuse again, so she got into the car following Aunt Qu's advice.
"Brother Qu, I'll have to trouble you to be my groom for now," Zhen Wanwan joked to Qu Huaiyuan.
"Hahaha, you little rascal, you're quite the chatterbox. Your Brother Qu is easily embarrassed, I wouldn't dare to joke with him so easily."
Upon hearing this, Qu Huaiyuan scratched his head and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
He was just too shy to talk to girls, but his mother kept teasing him, making him lose face in front of Zhen Niangzi for no reason.
Despite his reluctance, he happily agreed.
Li Zhaodi, who was not far away, felt both heartbroken and disgusted by this scene. What did Zhen Wanwan have that made her so special?
How could someone so unchaste be worthy of a gentle and refined gentleman like Brother Qu!
No matter how many daggers she glared at Zhen Wanwan, it didn't affect anyone else's mood at all.
Night had long since fallen, and fearing that the thieves might catch up, the group did not stop for lunch, but instead ate some wild vegetable buns.
Zhen Wanwan sensibly refused Aunt Qu's kind offer of food. She returned to the Zhen family's motorcade, where her mother handed her a wild vegetable bun.
And a peeled hard-boiled egg.
"Mother, where did you come from?" Zhen Wanwan asked in shock.
Grandma Li looked around before explaining in a low voice, "Don't ask so many questions. When you go to the outhouse later, eat this egg."
"Remember, don't let anyone see you!"
After giving her instructions, Old Lady Li hurriedly distributed the grain to the rest of Zhen's family.
As Zhen Wanwan felt the soft, bouncy egg in her hand, tears welled up in her eyes. Her mother always wanted to save the best food for her.
She felt her heart slowly being warmed by Grandma Li. In her previous life, as a left-behind child, her feelings for her parents were only limited to the biological father-daughter and mother-daughter relationship.
Things are different now. She has gained family affection and no longer needs to envy her classmates who have good family relationships.
Although the members of the Zhen family sometimes have their own agendas, she has already developed a sense of belonging to the Zhen family.
This will be her home from now on.
From dawn till dusk, the groans and complaints in the group turned into panting.
They were clearly exhausted and numb.
After Zhen Wanwan had countless thoughts of dying and giving up, Chief Escort Lin finally announced that he would stop and take a break.
It was the first time she had ever felt that Lin Biaotou's voice was like heavenly music.
"Damn it, I'm exhausted."
"I can't go on anymore. I need to lie down and rest. If I keep walking, I'm afraid I'll faint halfway down the road."
Many villagers rely on their own two feet to walk and also need to pull carts by hand. They are also short of food, and this is the limit they have reached.
Zhen Wanwan felt that the further she went into Luoping County, the more trees there were. These trees were very large, and even the thinnest ones required an adult to hug them.
Most of the branches had already dried up.
After a long day of tension, it was time for everyone to get some rest.
However, before nightfall, some villagers in the procession began to cry.
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