Later that night, Mu Wanting brought bedding to everyone. The rainy night was cold, and she couldn't let the farmhands get sick.
Aunt Qin, Shen Yiran, Aunt Liu, and Shen Yuru were in a small tent.
Aunt Qin was so moved that her eyes reddened, and she pulled Mu Wanting aside for a long time to have a private talk.
"Thank you, Wanting. Yiran and I can't stand the cold, and we were worried that we would catch a cold."
Aunt Liu thanked him politely as always, but she always made people feel distant. When she left, it always felt like a gaze was following her.
Shen Shurong, Shen Guangping, Shen Haipei, Shen Yanchen, Shen Xingyi, and Shen Xinghe were assigned to a large tent.
The six people were making the wooden basins and bowls that Mu Wanting had instructed them to make. Although the designs were not very nice, at least they didn't leak.
Mu Wanting prepared three sets of bedding.
As soon as she opened the tent, she heard a chorus of "Second Sister-in-law" coming from inside.
Except for Shen Xinghe, everyone else had a smile on their face.
Shen Xingyi took the initiative to come over and help Mu Wanting hold the bedding.
"Wanting, it's still raining. You can ask me to come and get it."
Mu Wanting said, "You must be tired after traveling all day, so walking this part of the road is nothing to me."
Shen Guangping smiled brightly and said, "I'll have blankets to cover myself with tonight. This is the first time I've had blankets to cover myself with after being exiled for so long."
Shen Haipei and Shen Yanchen only glanced at Mu Wanting when she came in; otherwise, they were making wooden bowls and were quite indifferent.
On the way back, Shen Xingyi held an umbrella for Mu Wanting and escorted her into the tent.
Madam Shen also went to fetch Old Madam Shen. When Shen Yujiao and Madam Shen saw Mu Wanting come in carrying bedding, the two of them quickly took it and started making the bed.
Madam Shen sat to one side, scrutinizing Mu Wanting.
But she wasn't afraid of any scrutiny at all, and openly let Old Madam Shen look at her.
After laying out the bedding, Mu Wanting smiled calmly at Old Madam Shen.
"Grandma, get some rest. Staying up late will hurt your eyes."
Madam Shen gave Mu Wanting a sharp look and gave a cold "hmm".
Mu Wanting then took the bedding to the carriage.
Shen Xinglan had bedding, but Shen Mingjiao didn't. How could she manage holding the child?
But as soon as she reached the carriage, Shen Mingjiao pulled her inside.
"Second sister-in-law, it's not good for me to sleep in this carriage with Qin'er. Why don't you come and sleep in the carriage? I'll take Qin'er to find my mother and sister."
After saying that, he quickly carried Qin'er off the carriage.
As soon as Mu Wanting turned her head, she met Shen Xinglan's deep eyes, and Mu Wanting felt a little uncomfortable again.
But then she remembered that they had slept in the same bed together before, so she didn't think anything of it.
Shen Xinglan slept in the middle of the carriage; she had originally intended to sleep on the side seat.
but!
It's too narrow, it's uncomfortable.
She sat up, and Shen Xinglan opened her eyes.
"What is it?"
Mu Wanting coughed lightly.
"I'm a restless sleeper at night, and I'm afraid I'll roll off and hit you, so I'm going to sleep in the tent."
Then she picked up the umbrella, opened the carriage curtain, and quickly went to the tent to sleep, where it was warm and spacious.
Shen Mingjiao was disappointed in him.
"Second sister-in-law, why did you come back?"
Mu Wanting smiled and said, "It's a good place to sleep."
While she was sleeping soundly, Shen Xinglan found it difficult to fall asleep.
Mu Wanting is acting very strangely.
In the past, she would have been overjoyed to have the opportunity to be alone with him in a room.
Now that she can be alone in a room, she doesn't want to.
Then I remembered Mu Wanting's words, that she was afraid of hitting him.
She knew perfectly well that the carriage was more comfortable and that she could spend time alone with him to cultivate their relationship, but she resisted these temptations and went to sleep in the tent, which was not comfortable at all.
Mu Wanting, she probably really loves him.
He closed his eyes, and all he could see was her gentle smile and her affectionate eyes.
Since she loves him so much, he might as well give her some tenderness.
......
They were sleeping soundly, and the officials who had finished setting up their tents also went to sleep.
But the other prisoners huddled under the rocks, shivering all night.
It got colder and colder as we went on. Everyone was tired and cold, but there was nowhere dry, so we couldn't sleep at all.
Those who had been injured by wolves before, after being drenched in the rain, experienced alternating chills and fever, and quickly developed a fever.
Those who were weak, who stayed up all night trying on clothes, also developed fevers.
The next morning, very few people were able to get up, and even the wailing was much weaker.
The three family members woke up refreshed, looking even better than yesterday, thanks to the warm bedding and the absence of mosquito bites.
But when we got up, everyone was in poor condition.
The officials were getting anxious. They needed to ensure the survival rate, but this rain, combined with the previous wolf attack, might kill another twenty or thirty people.
This isn't even the worst of it. We haven't gone very far, and so many people have already died or been injured. What will we do if we encounter even bigger disasters in the future?
Ma Dazhuang eventually found Mu Wanting.
He knew that Mu Wanting was quite capable.
Even knowing that the Mu family is incredibly cunning, they will inevitably have to compromise again since he took the initiative to come to them this time.
As expected, Mu Wanting looked troubled.
“We were all exiled together, and I couldn’t bear to see so many of them die or be injured. But my medical skills are unique, and I can’t just give them away for nothing.”
Ma Dazhuang coughed lightly: "Then what do you suggest?"
Mu Wanting sighed, "Please take me with you on every shopping trip from now on."
Ma Dazhuang got hit in the face by the abacus beads, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.
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