Mother Shen gave him a knife, and Zhao Zhiyuan then fought alongside Mu Wanting.
Shen Xinglan found it an eyesore.
Because everyone was quite skilled in combat, and Mu Wanting had secretly set several traps.
The Xiongnu were quickly annihilated, and the exiled prisoners lost ten more, leaving only 180 exiled prisoners.
However, due to the large number of people they faced, they were all injured to varying degrees. Mu Wanting bandaged up the more serious injuries.
They quickly left the area, as the terrain ahead was complex.
They had already reached the desert area, but they didn't have enough water. They waited for a long time but couldn't find a suitable water source.
A group of people already had dry lips.
They sat there exhausted until evening. The officials gave them some black bread and then they went back to rest.
Mu Wanting always kept water in her water pouch and would give it to everyone from time to time to quench their thirst.
Compared to other families in dire straits, the third branch and the collateral branches of the Zhao and Shen families are considered quite good.
Shen Lijun looked on with envy: "Mu Wanting, we're all members of the Shen family. You can't just stand by and watch us die of thirst, can you?"
Mu Wanting raised an eyebrow: "How come it's my fault again?"
"You have your own water, but we, the second wife's family, don't. Why don't you offer to share it with us?"
Mu Wanting couldn't help but roll her eyes. It's ridiculous to expect others to deliver things to your door.
Mu Wanting couldn't be bothered with this bunch of scoundrels from the second wife's family.
Finally, it was one of the children from the second wife's family who came up to Mu Wanting and started crying.
"I want to drink water, Mu Wanting, I want to drink water."
Not only did she cry and make a fuss, but she also kicked and stomped on the sand, which ended up in Mu Wanting's face.
Mu Wanting remained indifferent, not bothering to pay any attention.
Shen Lijun was furious.
"What a heartless niece-in-law! If we hadn't been implicated by your third branch of the family, would things have come to this?"
The third branch of the family were practically sick of hearing this, Zhao Zhiyuan frowned.
“Since you are from the same family, you benefited from the prosperity of the third branch of the family. Now that the third branch has fallen on hard times, it is no big deal for you to be exiled along with them.”
Mu Wanting said, "Don't talk to him too much. You can't talk about ice with a summer insect."
As soon as Mu Wanting finished speaking, she saw Zhao Zhiyuan turn his head and look at her with bright eyes.
In truth, Mu Wanting barely spoke to him along the way; no matter what he said, she only told him to go back.
He was overjoyed to take the initiative to talk to him now.
Mu Wanting didn't bother with it; she found the place too noisy and found a sheltered spot to cook.
Shen Xinglan quickly came over to help.
Just as I took the pot out, the wind picked up again in the desert, and dust filled the air. The food I made probably wouldn't be edible.
So they set up the tent, and then Mu Wanting started cooking.
This time, they also had some meat in their car, which they had replenished from the town they had visited earlier.
Even though Mingming has been gone for a long time, the meat is still fresh.
Mu Wanting explained that she had salted the surface of the meat to keep it fresh.
For this meal, she didn't cook anything ordinary; she made pork ribs, thinking that everyone could have some soup, since the loss of moisture in the desert is really significant.
When the food was ready, the prisoners were all drooling, and they could hear Shen Lijun cursing and swearing.
Even Chen's mother frowned as she listened, but Mu Wanting's expression remained unchanged.
Recently, Madam Shen happened to be eating at the third branch of the family's house, and she sighed as she ate.
"I find it hard to swallow when I think about how I can eat and drink well while the first and second wives have nothing to eat."
Mu Wanting kept her eyes down, completely oblivious to the old lady's advice.
The old lady is Shen Lijun and Shen Linong's mother, but she is not their mother. Why should she take care of them?
She took care of the third branch of the family because she was already married to Shen Xinglan, and the people in the third branch treated her very well.
Madam Shen glanced at Mu Wanting several times, and seeing that Mu Wanting remained unmoved, she sighed again.
"My poor Li Nong and Li Jun."
Shen Yujiao rolled her eyes and opened her mouth to say something, but a glance from her mother silenced her instantly.
Aunt Qin placed some meat on Shen's plate, her eyes filled with a smile.
"Miss, please eat."
Chen's mother paused for a moment, instinctively wanting to throw the meat away, but remembering how hard it was to come by, she forced herself to hold back.
Seeing that Mother Shen had eaten the meat, Aunt Qin's eyes lit up, and a glint of tears flashed in her eyes.
It was about an hour later when they finished eating and preparing the meal.
When they went out again, they saw that the prisoners were covered in yellow sand and looked grimy.
Then compare them to them, who are clean and well-fed.
Shen Linong walked over to them and tried to reason with them politely.
"Wan Ting, I see you still have some leftover food. Why don't we buy some?"
Mu Wanting nodded: "Okay."
As long as you pay, everything is negotiable.
Moreover, the eldest son's recent performance has been quite good, and the clothes he makes are also very good. He has made quite a bit of money from those clothes.
The eldest son was invited into the tent by his mother to eat. Several of the concubines ate while crying.
"It's been so long since I've had such delicious home-cooked food."
"Exactly, I don't even know what kind of days we've been through along the way."
When Madam Shen saw the eldest son's wife enter, she felt a little better, thinking that Mu Wanting must have taken her earlier nagging to heart.
She couldn't help but look at the second wife's family.
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