As for the Liu family, Mu Wanting subconsciously looked at Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu remained indifferent and showed no intention of speaking. Shen Yujiao then approached.
“Aunt Liu is not a good person to our third branch of the family, nor to the Liu family. She is the eldest daughter of a concubine in the Liu family.”
The Zhao family arrived, and Mu Wanting also summoned members of the collateral branches, including the concubines from the second and third branches who were on good terms with her. Here, everyone could do whatever they wanted.
There were more than sixty people on their side, and Chen's mother looked at Mu Wanting with some worry.
"Isn't this too much? Too much of a burden?"
Mu Wanting shook her head: "It's okay, we still have plenty of food in our cart. If we run out of food, I'll let them know."
However, in order not to arouse suspicion, Mu Wanting still turned the rice into porridge and ate the meat, but added a lot of potatoes or radishes to it.
More and more wild vegetables appeared in the food, and no one said anything; they ate quite happily.
The eldest son's family also contributed money to the meal.
Madam Shen sighed, "You would rather call some unrelated people over than your own brothers."
Mu Wanting raised an eyebrow: "These people are all those who have been relatively kind to the Third Branch of the family along the way, and have made contributions to the Third Branch of the family in one way or another."
"But some brothers only think about framing each other along the way. Sometimes, blood ties are not enough."
Mu Wanting thought she had come to her senses, but it turned out she was still just as stubborn.
Madam Shen was furious. She tried to say something several times, but after stammering "you, you, you" for a long time, she finally couldn't utter a single word.
Mu Wanting didn't want to argue with this old woman; if she got angry, she'd still be the one to blame. She left after saying what she had to say.
The few people who came here to eat were all enjoying their meal immensely.
The wild vegetables were delicious, the meat was of excellent quality, and all the other food items were of exceptionally good quality, with prices remaining the same as before.
It's fortunate that I'm with Mu Wanting, otherwise I wouldn't be able to eat so well.
Even though it was just porridge, everyone was still very full.
After finishing the meal, everyone spontaneously started looking for wild vegetables around them. They couldn't just eat for free, could they?
Finally, the Zhao family handed the wild vegetables to Mu Wanting.
Mu Wanting asked, "Where did you find it? Take me there; there might be a water source."
Upon hearing about the water source, no one dared to delay and they all took Mu Wanting there, even borrowing shovels from the officials.
Sure enough, there was some groundwater below. The convicts worked together to dig for an hour and found a water outlet from which water was constantly seeping out.
Upon seeing this, Shen Lijun's eyes lit up, and he immediately came over with a water bottle, while the other diggers, exhausted, were pushed aside.
Mu Wanting stood in front of him.
"Second Uncle, this is water that everyone worked so hard to dig to save lives. While others were digging, you just stood by and watched. Now that it's finished, you're blatantly stealing it. Isn't that going too far?"
Shen Lijun scoffed.
“You said yourself that I’m your second uncle, so what’s wrong with me drinking a little water from you? Besides, this water isn’t even yours.”
Mu Wanting said, "But these were all dug by everyone. If you want water, you'll have to wait in line."
Shen Lijun was humiliated, and his face turned somewhat ugly.
"Mu Wanting, don't be so stubborn. I'll leave after I get the water."
Shen Xinghe and Shen Xingyi also came over.
"Second Uncle, there are so many of us, we might not even have enough to eat. Besides, if you want to drink, you have to ask each of the people who are digging the water. You've already pushed them away."
Shen Lijun tried to force himself to drink water, but was pulled away by the Zhao family.
Because of Shen Lijun's interruption, the water, which had finally become clear, was stirred up again, and everyone had to wait a while longer.
After the water was collected and they returned, Old Madam Shen sighed softly.
"Wan Ting, you are capable, but why can't you tolerate others?"
Mu Wanting was too lazy to argue with her. Old Madam Shen said, "Sit down, Grandma wants to have a heart-to-heart talk with you."
Here we go again, they're going to use mind control on her again.
Mu Wanting smiled, but her eyes betrayed her impatience. At that moment, Shen Xinglan spoke.
"Mu Wanting, come here for a moment and help me with acupuncture."
Mu Wanting felt as if she had been granted a pardon and immediately went over. Just as she was about to take out her silver needles, Shen Xinglan stopped her hand.
"Let's do acupuncture tonight. It's been a long time since I've had acupuncture, and I might not be able to handle it later."
Mu Wanting then realized that Shen Xinglan had come to her rescue.
She didn't want to go out right now, so Shen Xinglan smiled and said, "Since you don't want to go out, then continue teaching me how to weave straw hats."
Shen Xinglan has only learned one-fifth of it so far.
She sighed and began to teach Shen Xinglan.
Because the tent was enclosed, Shen Xinglan held her in his arms, kissing her every now and then, his gaze becoming increasingly intense.
Even though Mu Wanting was extremely annoyed, she still had to continue teaching him.
Soon, Zhao Zhiyuan's voice could be heard from outside.
"Wan-ting, I caught two rabbits, where should I put them?"
Mu Wanting jumped up almost impatiently.
"I'll take you to release it."
Then Shen Xinglan pulled her into his arms, holding her waist.
"You are not allowed to go."
Mu Wanting was somewhat helpless.
"Shen Xinglan, this is serious business. Can't you be reasonable?"
Shen Xinglan's eyes were deep and unfathomable as he kissed her again.
"You are not allowed to go to him."
Mu Wanting pushed him away: "You don't like me anyway, so what do I care who I go to?"
Shen Xinglan mumbled something, but Mu Wanting didn't hear it.
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