Zhen Xiaohu and her younger siblings stood guard in front of the bandits. They were vying to be the first to fight the bandits, and this game unexpectedly attracted the children's attention.
The bodyguards arranged by Chief Lin didn't care about them. As long as they didn't help untie the bandits, they could do whatever they wanted. These bandits had taken the lives of ordinary people, and not killing them directly was the greatest mercy.
"Big brother, I want to play Wu Song fighting the tiger!" Gou Dan looked at the bandit's den with shining eyes and asked Hu Zi with great interest.
He picked up a stick from the fire pit and used it to hit things around. Not satisfied, he remembered the story Zhen Wanwan had told them and decided to learn from the tiger-fighting hero.
"Ah, well..." Tiger hesitated. The bandit was quite badly injured. What if Gou Dan accidentally killed him?
He still couldn't bear it and said, "Dog Egg, listen to me. If we kill these bandits, Chief Escort Lin will be unhappy, and we'll definitely get a beating from Grandma when we get home."
Dog Egg couldn't help but shudder as he recalled the scene of Old Lady Li chasing him around the yard with a bamboo stick: "Then let's not play..."
Erni suggested in a soft, sweet voice, "Second Brother, we can play hide-and-seek!"
"Tch, only girls like to play such childish games," Gou Dan said dismissively.
Asking a grown man to play hide-and-seek is just making him a laughingstock.
"Dog Egg, you're not allowed to bully Erni!" Da Ni saw her younger sister being wronged and naturally had to stand up for her.
The twins were born only half a year earlier than Da Ni, and they grew up together. Back then, Li Zhenzhen, relying on the fact that she had given birth to a son, would pester Grandma Li for good things every day, so Da Ni's nutrition didn't keep up.
Dog Egg is mischievous and often bullies Da Ni, and the two of them still hold a grudge!
They argue from time to time, neither of them giving in. Da Ni hates Gou Dan and the other two girls the most, and this time they almost got into a fight again.
"Let me tell you, Da Ni! I'm your brother. If you dare lay a hand on me, I'll teach you a lesson." Gou Dan threatened Da Ni fiercely.
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Hu Zi hurriedly stepped forward to mediate. His younger brother and sister were both his, and it was inappropriate for him to take sides.
Moreover, the younger sister is not strong enough to beat Gou Dan, so Hu Zi naturally wouldn't dare let them fight, as it would be bad if the younger sister got hurt.
"Stop arguing, how about this, let's play hide-and-seek with your sister for a while first, and then play Ultraman fighting monsters?"
The suggestion was approved by everyone, and Tiger breathed a sigh of relief. The group then began to play hide-and-seek.
"Sigh, there's so little grain, how will we have enough to eat on the road?" Old Mrs. Li said worriedly, standing on the already opened grain sack.
As soon as Zhen Wanwan entered, she heard her mother complaining. She was also worried about how to move the grain out without arousing suspicion from Zhen's family.
After all, they only believed that they had been taught medical skills by immortals, and they hadn't revealed a single word about the space.
After Old Lady Li took out the food for tonight, Zhen Wanwan quietly poured more food into the bag. She had done this countless times before, and each time she only dared to pour out enough for a few days.
But with so many people eating at home, the rice bag was visibly getting flatter. She had to think of a way to get food legitimately!
Before she could come up with a good idea, she saw Tiger running back, covered in sweat and in a hurry.
"Little Tiger, slow down! Your mother hasn't finished cooking yet! Why aren't your younger siblings back?" Zhen Wanwan teased him with a smile.
Tiger's eyes lit up when he saw Zhen Wanwan. He rushed forward and tried to pull her away, saying, "Auntie, hurry up and come with me."
Zhen Wanwan almost twisted her ankle and exclaimed, "Ouch! Why are you being so clumsy today? Didn't you see I was about to fall?"
"Auntie, I'm so sorry, I was in such a hurry that I didn't notice. Is the baby in your belly alright?" Hu Zi hurriedly helped Zhen Wanwan up, looking at her prominently protruding belly with concern.
He was so overwhelmed with joy that he only came to his senses when he heard Zhen Wanwan's complaining voice. He secretly blamed himself for almost hurting his aunt.
Zhen Wanwan wasn't really blaming him: "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Thinking about what he had just witnessed, Hu Zi's face was full of smiles. He tried his best to control his voice and whispered in Zhen Wanwan's ear.
Seeing Zhen Wanwan's shocked expression, he said with a smug and proud tone, "Auntie, we have to hurry over there, or we'll be doomed if others snatch the good stuff first."
"Great! You guys are really great, take me there quickly!" Zhen Wanwan urged excitedly.
It was like a pillow being delivered just when she was sleepy; she never expected her children to give her such a big surprise!
She followed Hu Zi around in a long circle and finally arrived at a remote cave. The cave was very small and some distance from the villagers, so no one lived there.
Tiger continued his journey into the cave without stopping. Pointing excitedly to a narrower opening inside, he exclaimed, "Auntie, it's in here!"
Once he saw Zhen Wanwan nod, Hu Zi was the first to crawl into the cave, leading the way for her.
Without hesitation, Zhen Wanwan bent down and squeezed in. After climbing about three meters, the width and height of the cave gradually increased, but it was still only wide enough for two adults to walk side by side.
The two hurried and finally arrived at their destination. Zhen Wanwan looked at the cave, which was about fifty or sixty meters long, and found it filled with food. Her heart pounded.
The first thing that comes to mind is that we won't have to go hungry while traveling.
"Tiger, Dog Egg, Erniu, hurry up and go find your father! Oh, and Dani, go back and tell your grandma and your mother to bring a few empty baskets."
She was absolutely ecstatic!
With so much grain, it could feed thirty or forty people three meals a day, or even an army of ten or twenty thousand for two or three years.
"My dear Erni, you guard the cave entrance. If anyone comes, call me!"
Seeing Erni obediently walk to the cave entrance to keep watch, Zhen Wanwan threw more than ten bags of grain into her spatial storage without thinking.
She had thought it through clearly. They couldn't possibly embezzle so much grain, and the villagers certainly couldn't carry it all away. It would be better to collect a few more bags of grain into her space before the villagers arrived, and then sell them in town to make a good profit.
Although she had abundant resources and didn't have to worry about starving, in ancient times, you had to pay with silver to buy things, houses, or carriages.
Aside from the little bit of silver she originally possessed, she had no extra money on her. By the time the famine was over, she would need far too much silver.
Not only did she have to repair her house and buy a car, she also had to raise her child! Before she could figure out what business to start to make money, she could only rely on selling goods to earn a living.
Knowing that she would need money more and more in the future, Zhen Wanwan acted faster and faster, and soon all the grain in one corner was moved into her space.
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