Chapter 79 Survival of the fittest, it all depends on one's luck
Mr. Lu understood Shen Yunyue's meaning. He held the two candies tightly in his palms and carefully examined the incense sticks inside the bag.
"This mugwort fragrance is really good, thank you Miss Shen for your love!" A faint smile appeared on the old face full of ravines.
After saying that, he returned to Lu’s place.
The Pei family didn't have much contact with them, except for the last time when that little woman deliberately provoked trouble.
The others didn't speak.
This time, someone also came and asked for mugwort incense sticks.
In addition to the large bunk bed that Shen Yunyue and the others were in, there were many other people living in another large bunk bed.
Mr. Lu had already divided half of it out and had someone from the Lu family deliver it to the other large bunk room.
The He family finally came and took it.
Shen Yunyue didn't make it difficult for him, but just glanced at He Lushuang coldly.
He raised an eyebrow and chuckled before turning to the woman in front of him.
He kept saying:
"Sister-in-law, please be careful when using this. Otherwise, if someone wicked and short-lived dies from the poison, don't blame me."
The young wife knew that Shen Yunyue was making an indirect criticism.
He hurriedly said with a smile:
"Miss Shen, you're joking. Everyone uses your incense sticks and nothing happens, so how come a few people can still falsely accuse you?
If you don't follow the right path yourself, you can't accuse others of it."
She took the incense stick with both hands, bowed slightly and thanked him before leaving.
He Lushuang was so angry that she bit her back teeth.
If looks could kill, Shen Yunyue would have been tortured to death thousands of times.
After giving everyone some incense, Shen Yunyue sat back next to Fu Xuanheng.
There were several pots of charcoal fire.
The room suddenly became much warmer.
The musty and damp smell in the room was dissipated a lot.
Someone was standing at the door, waiting for rainwater to drink. Shen Yunyue reminded her:
"Let's go to the kitchen and boil some water! Drinking raw water in the middle of winter can easily make you sick."
The woman turned around.
A delicate face has become so thin that it has lost its recognizable appearance.
"Miss Shen. Can you give us the herbs you boiled?" She looked at Shen Yunyue expectantly.
It’s better than having no herbal medicine to drink!
Shen Yunyue thought about it and felt that this continuous heavy rain was more severe than before.
She also didn't want everyone to fall ill here. If something happened, the Shen family wouldn't be able to escape.
Ponder for a moment and sigh:
"Okay. How about this? I bought some typhoid medicine in Mingfeng Town and have a few doses left. I'll give them to you all, and we can all boil some medicine together. Is that okay with you?"
Everyone in the bunk bed was very happy when they heard Shen Yunyue's question.
Several days of heavy rain made them discouraged.
I know it will be even harder to survive this time.
"Okay. Thank you, Miss Shen."
"Don't thank me. I just don't want everyone to die here." Shen Yunyue didn't expect anyone to repay her.
That's all I can do.
As for the others, even if there was food in the space, she would not use it to rescue these people.
She understands the principle of repaying kindness with resentment.
Monkey came to Shen Yunyue without waiting for Peng Scarface's instructions.
“Miss Shen, give me the cold medicine. I’ll find a few people to boil the medicine and distribute it.”
"Thank you for your help, sir."
Shen Yunyue took out the tightly wrapped herbs from her small bag.
The monkey looked at it and said with a smile:
"Miss Shen is really thoughtful. When we were in Mingfeng Town, we just wanted to fill our stomachs. We never thought that we would need cold medicine on rainy and snowy days."
Other members of the Shen family:……
They hadn't thought about this aspect, as Shen Yunyue was taking care of them all the way.
Seems like I'm used to it.
When I got to town, I couldn't think about anything else.
Even Liu Xiaoyun naturally regarded Shen Yunyue as her backbone. Shu Bao's rations and other things were all arranged by Shen Yunyue.
She got off the bunk bed, holding the accumulated diapers in her hand.
"Sister-in-law, please help me put the wet diapers on the brazier to dry. I'll go wash the diapers first."
Mo Yiran also followed suit.
"Go ahead, I'm here."
Shen Lu rubbed her old waist and got off the big bunk, "Sister-in-law Xiaoyun. I'll go with you."
"Thank you, second sister-in-law." Liu Xiaoyun didn't act pretentiously. The two of them walked out carrying the wooden basin.
Fu Xuanting sat in the shop in a daze.
She was terrified, seeing that everyone had no food. The sky was still pouring with rain.
Realize the fragility of life.
He opened his mouth and said hoarsely:
"Sister-in-law, what do you want me to do?"
"Please help bake the diapers." Shen Yunyue assigned her to help Mo Yiran with the work.
Hesitated for a moment.
Fu Xuanting gritted her teeth and helped to bake the diapers.
She was afraid that if she didn't do anything, everyone would abandon her.
Peng Scarface and several others nearby had serious expressions on their faces, looking at the rain outside and discussing something in unison.
"What should we do? If it continues to rain for another three to five days, more than half of us will die." Old Huang sighed with a straw in his mouth.
The man with the mustache, who was usually busy flirting, lost the mood and sat among them to think of a solution.
"The nearest village is incredibly poor. If a rat passes through, it's eaten by the villagers. Don't even think about exchanging food there."
"Shall we set off then?" asked the man with a mustache.
When the topic of departure came up, everyone fell silent.
Setting off in this weather is a dead end.
"Everyone is free to go out and find food. Survive or perish on your own, it all depends on your luck."
Several old servants expressed their opinions.
Scarface Peng thought for a moment and twitched his lips slightly:
"Go to the woods and dig up roots and bark. There's always something to fill your stomach. Just get through these few days."
Hearing the conversation among the escorts, everyone felt sad.
The two steamed buns we used to have a day are no longer available.
You have to find your own food.
At the Lu family, Mr. Lu and his men looked at the head of the Lu family. He made up his mind and said:
"Let's take a few people out to find food."
Patriarch Lu lowered his head in thought.
After a few breaths, he raised his head and looked at everyone.
"Be careful. Put on the thickest raincoat in the family and come back safely." Patriarch Lu also had a loyal attendant following him. After a moment, he said:
"Let Luo Wang go with you."
"Yes." Mr. Lu agreed.
He came over to the Shen family again, "Shen girl. Did your Shen family send someone out to find food?"
"Grandpa Lu. Uncle Si will be out soon."
"I'll go too." Shen Ci Tong got down from the bunk bed and put on his shoes.
"Yunyue. It's time for uncle to do something."
Shen Zhou frowned worriedly, "But you're powerless, what are you going to do if you get into the woods?"
Shen Citong sighed solemnly:
"Who among the other elders' families is born to beg for food in the forest? Even our family's Yunyue, a girl as young as a young girl, goes to dig sweet potatoes. If I don't stand up, I'm afraid I won't be able to face Cixuan in the afterlife."
His words made several people from the Shen family's main branch feel embarrassed instantly.
"Uncle."
"Yunyue, don't try to persuade me. I feel ashamed."
"No, I didn't persuade you. Put on your padded jacket, and take a dagger and a tinderbox with you." Shen Yunyue handed him the tinderbox and a small waterproof cloth bag while speaking.
There are also two bamboo tubes.
One bamboo tube contains sweet water, and the other contains liquor.
There are quite a few things prepared for Shen Citong.
I just hope that he can return safely even if he encounters any problems, without dampening his enthusiasm.
Shen Citong responded.
Master Shen quickly took off his jacket and said, "Boss, wear my jacket. I won't feel cold staying in the house."
"Dad, please wear it." Shen Citong looked at his old father's increasingly thin face and still felt reluctant to let him go.
"There's a charcoal brazier in the room, so you have to take off your jacket later." Master Shen took off his jacket and threw it to him without saying a word.
Other families also counted the heads and went out.
This time, even the main family would send out their direct descendants, especially men who were just over fifty years old and still alive.
Everyone has packed up.
Ah Si came in carrying a wooden bucket. Without saying a word, he distributed the medicine to everyone in the Shen family.
"Ah Si, I'll go out with you to the woods to find something to eat." Shen Ci Tong took the bowl and drank the warm medicine in one breath.
A warm feeling rises from the mouth to the stomach.
"Sir, please wait a moment. I'll go get the barrel to the stable."
"Go ahead."
Shen Citong responded happily.
When they set out, there were monkeys and several escorts leading the team.
They have to make sure some of these people come back.
Fengbu and Luo Wang came to Ah Si and discussed in low voices. These people were not satisfied with just digging up grass roots and tree bark.
Their goal is hunting.
Ah Si knew that unity was strength, and at this moment only unity could work.
Wait until these people go out.
The dormitory room was quiet.
From the low thatched hut opposite came screams of pain.
Listen carefully.
A woman from the Peng family frowned, "Madam, why does it sound like Aunt Ru's voice to me?"
The housewife of the Peng family raised her head and glanced at him calmly.
"Don't mind other people's business, just do your own thing."
The little woman had a look of worry on her face, but she didn't dare to say anything.
She always felt that things would not be peaceful.
Looking at the Shen family, they were all lying or sitting on the bed. They were much happier than them who could only stay on the floor.
I started to feel unbalanced again.
He also forgot Shen Yunyue's kindness in giving him the medicine, and he never thought that the mugwort incense in the charcoal basin was also given by the Shen family.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and his eyes became filled with poison.
"Logically, the Shen family should also change their position." She said whatever was on her mind.
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