The village chiefs of the next two villages said a few more words, and then the crowd dispersed.
The old lady of the Guo family smiled and spoke to Liu Yuelan: "When she first came here that day, I thought that Er Ya was a good child. What did I say?"
That old woman Wang wouldn't listen to Er Ya, and as a result, she lost a lot of grain for nothing.
Which parent doesn't like others praising their child? Liu Yuelan's mouth was practically stretched to her ears with a grin.
The five households in Nanshan Village, especially the village chief, are now extremely proud.
Although Song Ning wasn't his family member, he had brought honor to Nanshan Village today, and he finally got to hold his head high in front of Luo Wenxin.
On this day, seeing so many people in Dongyuan Village and only five households in Nanshan Village, he felt uneasy.
But now, what good is having a lot of people? All those people are no match for one Song Erya.
After the meal, each household discussed who would watch the luggage, and almost all of them, the women, took on this task.
Men have to push carts during the day and get a good rest at night.
To let her parents get some more rest, Song Ning volunteered to keep watch at night.
At this moment, Song Xiu'e came over from behind: "Er Ya, you all should rest for a while and let your uncle keep an eye on things."
Song Dahai didn't refuse: "Okay, we'll change it later tonight."
They wanted the mule to rest, so they unloaded the cart and the three of them laid out straw mats on it and lay down.
Many families gathered some dry grass in the nearby fields, hoping to dig up some wild vegetables, but after searching for a long time, they couldn't find a single wild vegetable seedling. No wonder there are so few people living here.
The surroundings gradually quieted down, but in the middle of the night, Song Ning suddenly heard a sound not far away.
Just then, Song Dahai and Zhu Shun changed shifts. Song Ning glanced behind him and figured something must have happened at the Jiang family's place.
Liu Yuelan, who was beside him, had already gone over. After a while, she came back and continued to lie down, sighing.
“Jiang’s Shi Tou has seemed listless these past few days, and it’s gotten even worse tonight. He’s vomiting, having diarrhea, and having cramps. The Jiang family is so worried that they haven’t been able to eat for the past two days.”
Grandma Jiang and her husband only have this one grandson, and they cherish him dearly.
Many children died on the way to escape famine; quite a few of them died along the way.
Upon hearing these symptoms, Song Ning wondered to himself: Could it be heatstroke?
The medicine she got from the pharmacy didn't actually treat heatstroke, but she had some at home.
He quietly climbed into the car, slipped into the space, found his medicine box, and sure enough, it contained medicine.
The child was still young, and she wasn't sure if it was heatstroke, so she didn't dare give him too much to drink. She poured out half a bottle and then scooped some water from her spring.
Although her spring water doesn't work for common ailments, what if it does?
Something is better than nothing.
The medicine smelled rather unpleasant, and Song Ning was worried that the child might vomit it up after drinking it, so she also gave him a piece of candy.
Song Ning carefully got out of the car, took the cup, and quietly walked over.
No one in the Jiang family could sleep now. Sun was holding her child and crying, while Jiang's mother was by her side. Everyone else looked worried.
As soon as Song Ning came over, she called out softly, "Sister-in-law."
Upon hearing the sound, Granny Jiang looked up and was about to get up.
Song Ning quickly stopped her and then squatted down.
"Er Ya? Why are you here so late?" Sun asked, wiping away her tears.
Song Ning handed over the cup in her hand and whispered, "Sister-in-law, I heard from my mother that Shitou is sick. I just happened to get some medicine for vomiting at the pharmacy last time. Why don't you let Shitou try it?"
"Really? Will the stone survive?" Mrs. Sun asked with tears in her eyes, her voice filled with surprise and delight.
"I can't guarantee that this medicine will really work, but even if it doesn't work, it won't do any harm. If you're okay with it, sister-in-law, just drink this little bit and try it."
How could Mrs. Sun not be worried? If her son continued like this, he might not survive. As long as there was medicine, that would be enough.
"Er Ya, we will remember your great kindness. From now on, we will definitely repay you like a cow or a horse."
Everything is scarce on the road of fleeing famine. This medicine can save lives in critical moments. The fact that we can offer it now is a great favor.
Sun quickly took the cup, but when the medicine was brought to his lips, the taste was too strong, so Shitou kept his mouth tightly shut and refused to drink it.
There was no other way; Jiang Yongshou had to pry it open himself up to force the medicine down his throat.
As soon as the medicine went down, Song Ning quickly stuffed a piece of candy into her mouth, and the child immediately quieted down.
Before the Jiang family could say anything more, Song Ning made a shushing gesture.
"Let's rest first, we can talk about it tomorrow."
Song Ning took the cup back, got up and left, then put the cup back into her spatial storage.
This is a small cup from her home. Luckily it's nighttime and the lighting is poor, otherwise someone would definitely see it.
After feeding the child the medicine, Mrs. Sun held the child and sat for half an hour. Seeing that the child had stopped crying, she finally smiled.
Jiang Yongshou finally felt relieved and said with concern, "You should get some sleep too. I'll keep watch for the rest of the night."
The daughter beside her tugged at Sun's sleeve and asked, "Mother, is my brother alright?"
My mother was holding my younger brother and crying, but I didn't dare to ask.
She lovingly patted her daughter's head: "Go to sleep now, your little brother will be fine by dawn."
The night passed peacefully, but as soon as dawn broke, there was some commotion.
People get up to light fires and cook, and only after they are full will they have the energy to continue their journey.
The Song family takes turns eating. There wasn't enough room for everyone in the car, so Song Ning ate first with Xiao Mei and Zhao Di, and then the four adults ate.
Today their breakfast consisted of steamed white flour buns and a dish of pickled vegetables.
While others were eating dark, hard, dry rations, they were eating soft, white steamed buns. The family ate very carefully, afraid that someone might come over.
However, everyone was busy eating breakfast at that time and didn't have time to pay attention to them.
New refugees kept arriving on the road, and every time I passed them, I couldn't help but glance at their vehicles.
They outnumbered each other, and the road was narrow; looking both ways along the road, all you could see were their people.
After breakfast, the village chief called out, "Let's go!"
The daily escape has begun again.
After traveling for less than two hours, a wider road appeared ahead. While the mules and oxen rested and grazed, Song Ning stood on the cart and took out her binoculars to look into the distance.
The road stretched as far as the eye could see, and there were more people on it than they had met the day before, all of them on foot.
Song Ning changed direction and found a small path next to her that also led to the main road ahead.
Although the roads there are difficult to travel, there are fewer refugees and it is safer.
Song Ning jumped off the cart, still hesitating whether to tell the village chief about this, when he looked up and saw two people standing next to their mule cart.
It was Old Man Liu and Liu Hong.
When she met up with Dongyuan Village before, she had thought that she would definitely run into the Liu family.
There had been no movement for the past two days, and she thought it was because the village chief of Dongyuan Village was afraid to come. Unexpectedly, they came to her door.
"Moon Lady, we're out of food. Please give us some." Liu Hong said without any politeness.
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