Zhen Wanwan carefully observed Guaibao's every reaction.
Only when I saw his overly pale face turn rosy did I feel relieved.
It seems this thing can not only cure diseases, but also improve physical condition!
Thinking of Grandma Li and Grandpa Zhen's health, Zhen Wanwan silently set herself a small goal!
She wants to work hard to earn money so that everyone in the Zhen family can have medicine in the future!
Thinking of that shady shop called Tmall Genie, she couldn't help but grit her teeth.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. As long as there's a way to buy it, she's already very satisfied!
Zhen Wanwan and the others quickened their pace, preparing to find a sheltered place before dark.
Therefore, everyone just ate a few bites of steamed buns for lunch.
Fortunately, everyone was riding in carriages and didn't have to walk, otherwise they would have been starving long ago with only this little food.
The roads in Leling Prefecture are different from those in Xinyang Prefecture, which are winding and circuitous.
Most of the time it's a main road, with occasional smaller intersections.
As Zhen Wanwan and the others walked along the main road, they encountered several groups.
It's strange, very few people walk on this main road.
Most people bypassed the main road and took side roads, and everyone walked separately, with very few carrying large bags or small packages.
Occasionally, you might encounter groups of people, each with a fierce look on their face and several knives tied to their waists.
Zhen Wanwan had a bad feeling; there might be something wrong ahead.
Seeing that they were approaching the fork in the road again, Zhen Wanwan became a little anxious. She was afraid that if they continued to walk blindly, they would run into problems.
At this moment, she encountered another group of people, and Zhen Wanwan decided to ask them what was going on.
She rolled down the car window and looked around.
They spotted a slow-moving oxcart ahead, with children sitting on it and an old man leading the ox.
Zhen Wanwan took a white steamed bun out of her bag.
"Second brother, stop next to that old man for a moment."
"Okay!"
Zhenfu waved the rope, adjusted the direction, and moved closer to the oxcart.
Zhen Wanwan tried her best to speak to the old man in the gentlest tone: "Hello, sir!"
"Huh? What did you say?"
The old man's hearing might be a little impaired, and he couldn't hear Zhen Wanwan's words clearly.
Zhen Wanwan raised her voice and stretched her head as close to his ear as possible.
"I'd like to ask you something! Do you know why people don't take the main road?"
"Huh? What are you listening for?"
Why is everyone taking the side roads instead of the main roads?
"What do you mean by 'master'?"
Zhen Wanwan coughed twice; her throat hurt from shouting earlier!
Seeing the old man's bewildered expression, she chose to give up.
"It's nothing! You can take this!"
Zhen Wanwan stuffed a few steamed buns into the old man's hands. Seeing that he slowly accepted them, she then handed them to her grandson in the car.
"Wanwan, why are you asking him? He's obviously senile!"
Grandma Li watched with amusement as her daughter suffered a setback.
Seeing this, Zhenfu, who was sitting outside the carriage, stopped the carriage in a slightly more spacious open space and got out.
"Mother, sister, wait here for a moment, I'll go over and find out what's going on."
As he spoke, he plunged into the crowd.
The three horse-drawn carriages and one donkey cart following behind also stopped.
This time, only the Zhou family, the Qu family, and the Dongzi family left with them, because Lin, the head镖师 (bodyguard), was going back to his mother-in-law's house with his wife. They separated after leaving the city gate of Leling Prefecture.
As for the other villagers, they were on different paths, so naturally they each went their own way.
Surprisingly, Wang Er and his wife were determined to go with his family.
At this moment, Wang Er was taking good care of Zhen's donkey cart, and it looked even better than what Old Master Zhen had taken care of.
This Wang Er was the villager who almost fell off a cliff on the rugged mountain that day, and was finally saved by his second brother.
Since Wang Er was rescued by them, his family has often helped them with chores.
They even took away the job of gathering firewood for the Zhen family from the Dong family.
Dongzi even got into a fight with Wang Er because of this, and it was only after her older brother stepped in to mediate that the two families were able to live in harmony.
Seeing that Zhenfu had left on business, Wang Er asked his wife to watch the donkey cart while he went to guard Zhenwanwan's carriage.
In case the horses suddenly go berserk and injure the people inside.
The carriage was stuffy under the scorching sun, so Zhen Wanwan opened all the windows and curtains.
She laid Tianbao down on the ground, and because there was a thick quilt, she wasn't worried about her bumping into something.
She then pulled out milk powder from under the car seat, preparing to make milk for the twins.
With Grandma Li's help, one of them changed diapers while the other prepared formula.
Grandma Li took out the heavy diapers, put them in a bamboo basket, and prepared to burn them that night.
"Sigh, I don't know where you bought the cotton to make diapers. They're useful, but they're too expensive!"
Looking at the bulging diapers, Old Lady Li said with a pained expression, "With this money, we could have made several quilts!"
Zhen Wanwan handed the blue baby bottle to Grandma Li and then held Tianbao in her arms.
Hearing Old Lady Li's complaints, Zhen Wanwan explained without changing her expression, "I just happened to come across something that I thought was useful, so I bought it! It didn't cost much money."
"If you want a quilt, we can buy some when we pass through Songjiang Prefecture later! I heard that cotton there is cheap."
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Li stopped worrying and began to calculate the family's finances.
Autumn is just around the corner, and winter will arrive in another three or four months.
Make a new quilt for everyone in the family before winter.
As the two were discussing their future plans, they saw Zhen Fuyou walking over with a serious expression.
He stood with a frown under the car window on Zhen Wanwan's side.
He said in a low voice, "There's a riot by displaced people up ahead! They've taken over a mountain and become bandits!"
Zhen Wanwan was shocked. There was never a moment of peace. She hadn't encountered anything good on the way!
No wonder there were so few refugees on her journey; she had gone up the mountain to become a bandit!
"Second brother, have you found out how many men they have?"
Zhenfu raised three fingers with difficulty.
"three hundred?"
Zhenfu shook her head absently: "Three thousand!"
"Second brother, are you telling the truth?" Old Mrs. Li heard it clearly from inside the car.
"Oh, Mother, how could I dare lie to you about something like this! I've checked with several people! It's absolutely true!"
Grandma Li was so shocked by the news that she broke out in a cold sweat!
Fortunately, they didn't walk blindly, otherwise they would have become easy prey for those refugees.
Zhen Wanwan also felt fortunate, although she had never witnessed a refugee riot.
But I've read quite a few novels; the minor ones involve buying one's life with money, while the major ones result in losing one's life!
She watched the refugees passing by, dressed and carrying only cheap things.
But if you look closely, you'll find that there are a few families whose skin is so white and tender that they don't look like villagers who do farm work at all!
"Second brother! You..."
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