"I know that."
Jiang Niangzi gently tugged at her sleeve and poured him a cup of wine: "It's because I've been waiting for you all along."
"So that's how it is."
Cheng Shanshan sat opposite him.
Although she had some doubts in her heart, she did not show it on her face, but sighed softly: "Sister, my house was burgled today, which is really upsetting me."
Madam Jiang was full of surprise: "How could you be robbed? Don't you keep so many dogs?" She paused for a moment before continuing, "What did you lose, sister?"
"Food."
"How much was lost?"
Cheng Shanshan didn't answer the question directly, but instead said indirectly, "There's a lot to say, after all, even a single grain of rice is very precious these days."
“Sister understands you.” Jiang Niangzi immediately took Cheng Shanshan’s hand, her eyes sincere: “Don’t worry, Shanshan, I may not have much else, but I have plenty of food. If all else fails, you can move in with me.”
Cheng Shanshan was somewhat surprised: "You want me to move here?"
"yes."
Jiang Niangzi nodded: "It's not safe for you to be robbed over there. Why don't you bring your family to my place? Anyway, I have enough room for many people. You don't need to worry about food and drink; we have everything."
Seeing that Jiang Niangzi seemed to have been prepared for a long time, Cheng Shanshan couldn't help but ask, "Why does Sister Jiang look so happy?"
Do I look happy?
Jiang Niangzi immediately corrected her attitude and explained, "I just feel that these days, it seems like no one is having an easy time. If you could come here and keep me company, we could help each other out."
Cheng Shanshan was silent for a moment before taking a sip of the wine on the table: "Speaking of help, I do have something I'd like to ask Sister Jiang for help with."
Jiang Niangzi: "You speak."
“This time I not only lost some things, but my father is also missing. Sister Jiang, could you help me look for him?” As she spoke, she looked up at Madam Jiang: “When I came here, I heard that he came here yesterday.”
"Your father?"
There was something unusual about Jiang Niangzi's face.
However, being the smooth talker she was, she quickly suppressed her emotions: "I've never seen your father before. Who's been gossiping about you like this?"
"Someone I don't know well."
"Then be careful not to be used. After all, many people are jealous of your good relationship with your sister and want to sow discord." As she spoke, she looked at Big Fish standing next to her: "Big Fish, can you help my darling Shan Shan find her father?"
"yes."
The big fish immediately nodded.
"Thank you in advance." Cheng Shanshan immediately stood up.
After she left, Madam Jiang's smile quickly vanished: "Go and find out who she met today."
"yes."
The big fish left immediately.
Ye Mingxingshu.
The evening breeze was unusually cool.
If the previous food was considered simple, the current food is simply unbearable to look at.
In particular, when Rice Ball looked at the lump of green vegetables in front of her, she couldn't help but cast a resentful glance at Cheng Shanshan.
Its appearance made Cheng Shanshan both laugh and cry: "It's not that I don't love you, it's just that there's not much food to eat right now, and these wild vegetables were obtained with great difficulty by Brother Huo."
"Awoo."
Although I don't like rice balls.
But they still ate it willingly.
However, the other guards did not move.
Seeing this, Bai sighed and felt even more guilty. After dinner, she couldn't help but hide in a corner and cry. When Cheng Shanshan saw her, she quickly explained, "The wind blew into my eyes."
“Mother, I know your personality very well. You don’t need to pretend in front of me.” Cheng Shanshan said as she sat down next to Bai Shi, then looked up at the sky. “My so-called father was never a good person. I don’t really understand why you can’t forget him.”
“He… used to be a very good person, gentle and refined, unlike other men. He was also very good to me back then.” As Bai said this, she gave a self-deprecating smile: “I don’t know how he turned out like this.”
Cheng Shanshan didn't say anything.
After a moment of silence, the surroundings became completely still.
After a moment, Bai looked at her and suddenly said, "Shanshan, thank you for making me realize that a leopard can't change its spots." She paused before continuing, "Then you don't need to look for Cheng Sijin anymore. After all, you can't stop someone from leaving if they want to."
"good."
Cheng Shanshan smiled slightly.
She could tell that Bai was serious when she said that, and she truly saw an unprecedented determination in her eyes.
Madam Bai raised one hand: "Mother promises that she will never cause trouble for Shanshan again."
"good."
He responded again.
A light shone in the eyes of both mother and daughter.
She originally thought that she had stockpiled all the things in the space so that she wouldn't have to go hungry and could live a good life. However, one thing after another happened, leaving her feeling more exhausted than ever before.
Fortunately, we've finally seen a change in the Bai family, which is some consolation...
...
The next day.
Dawn was just breaking.
The city of Heian was in an uproar once again.
The reason this time was that Madam Jiang had disappeared.
Along with her disappearance, an entire warehouse of rice and grain was also taken away.
The group, who had been surviving on a meager amount of porridge each day, were now on the verge of tears: "What are we going to do? We've dug up all the wild vegetables on the mountain. Are we going to have to eat tree bark next?"
"The bark is almost gone, I feel like we'll have to eat clay."
"Stop talking, I want to cry."
These people all felt despair.
Upon learning of the situation, Cheng Shanshan rushed to Jiang's rice shop.
Huo Mingchen had arrived long ago, his face extremely gloomy: "There isn't a trace."
Looking at the empty building, Cheng Shanshan was filled with doubt: "Was it because I tested her yesterday and gave myself away that she left?"
"No, it was all premeditated."
That Lady Jiang probably never intended to help anyone in the first place.
I was simply forced into this role and had no choice but to play the good guy for a few days.
Huo Mingchen clenched his fist: "It's my fault, I was careless."
"Brother Huo, now is not the time to blame yourself. The key is what to do in the future." Cheng Shanshan glanced worriedly at the people gathered outside, her concern evident. "How about I find a reason to take out some food?"
Since she decided to stay, she was already prepared to face this.
But Huo Mingchen refused decisively: "No."
"But what if you don't take it? Have you thought about what the consequences would be?"
Your safety is the most important thing.
Insatiable greed!
These people cannot be satisfied with just a little food.
Cheng Shanshan thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Brother Huo, I remember that the place where Ping'an City is connected to the outside world is a river, right?"
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