The shrewd Mu Wanting chose to remain silent and obediently ate her meal.
Shen Xinglan's eyes were filled with cold light.
"Is the food for government officials not good enough? Why do they always come here to freeload?"
Su Yu smiled innocently: "That's right, how can your second aunt's cooking compare to Mu's?"
“If our boss weren’t so shy, he would have come too.”
Shen Xinglan scoffed: "You were the ones who suggested changing the cook back then."
"That's right, I was strongly against it at first. That's why I felt confident coming over for a free meal, while our boss felt embarrassed to come."
Shen Xinglan was too lazy to say anything more. He had realized that Su Yu was really shameless.
He practically screamed "Don't come over here to freeload!" on his face, but Su Yu still ate without a care in the world and even made perfect excuses for himself.
After finishing her meal, Mu Wanting began packing her luggage.
"The carriage can't carry us up the mountain. Everyone should carry what they can on their backs, and abandon what they can't carry. Shen Xinglan will use her wheelchair for the rest of the way. When the wheelchair can't go on anymore, we'll have someone else carry her."
Everyone agreed with Mu Wanting's arrangements and immediately went to pack their luggage.
The carriage was also left behind, and she secretly stored it and the horse into her spatial storage when no one was looking.
Before the space was upgraded, it could only hold inanimate objects, not living ones.
Now that her space has been upgraded, she can not only grow crops, but even house animals.
She just took a moment to check on the medicinal herbs in her space, and they've all grown to maturity!
The wild vegetables are ripe now, and even if they're still in the field, they'll remain in their best condition for consumption.
Unlike the calm atmosphere in the third wife's house, Zhang Caiyun kept cursing and swearing the whole way, with Xu Wencui occasionally chiming in.
"This doesn't look like it's going to flood at all. This magistrate is making a mountain out of a molehill. I heard he was advised by some expert, but I think this expert is just a charlatan who's wasting people's money and resources."
Mu Wanting sneered: "If Second Aunt doesn't believe me, you can stay at the inn by yourself."
Zhang Caiyun snorted: "I would like to stay, but the officials won't allow it."
"I hope that even if my second aunt really suffers a flood, she will still be able to say such things."
Zhang Caiyun rolled her eyes: "Then there won't be any flooding!"
Mu Wanting didn't want to argue with her anymore, but Zhang Caiyun's insults became increasingly offensive and wouldn't stop.
"Second Aunt, if there's a flood, you give me one hundred taels of silver. If there isn't, I'll give you one hundred taels of silver, how about that?"
Zhang Caiyun's eyes lit up, but she didn't speak immediately.
Instead, he asked several other villagers who had also come up the mountain and learned that there would be no flooding in the area. Only then did he look at Mu Wanting with a smug expression.
"Go ahead and bet, I'm not afraid of you."
Mu Wanting asked Su Yu to be a witness, and then ignored Zhang Caiyun.
The path up the mountain became increasingly difficult. At first, Zhang Caiyun could still curse a few times, but later she could barely breathe and naturally had no energy left to curse.
Fortunately, the road is wide enough that the wheelchair can still move around.
Mu Wanting then pushed Shen Xinglan's wheelchair together with Shen Xingyi.
We traveled on and off, and as darkness fell, a torrential downpour began.
Ma Dazhuang had no choice but to find a cave nearby to shelter from the rain.
The cave was already inhabited by people, who were full of complaints about Magistrate Qian's order.
Ma Dazhuang immediately asked Zhang Caiyun to cook dinner.
Poor Zhang Caiyun was exhausted after a long day and could barely breathe, yet she was still forced by the officials to cook. She had never suffered like this before.
But this hardship was something she eagerly sought out.
Meanwhile, the third branch of the family had already bought dry food at the inn, including meat pies and various pastries. Mu Wanting also brought out a few cold dishes, as well as some dried wolf meat that she had been storing.
Even if the family doesn't cook, the meals at the third house are so plentiful that they're enviable. Eating delicious food quickly replenishes your energy.
Zhang Caiyun had prepared the meal, which was bland, and there wasn't even a single convict left to buy food. Ma Dazhuang's face was extremely grim.
I wanted to replace Zhang Caiyun, but I didn't have a good reason.
The rain in Jinzhou intensified in the middle of the night, as if the sky had burst open.
Soon, a loud bang was heard outside. Su Yu immediately went out of the cave to see what was happening, and his face was extremely pale.
"It's bad, boss! The dam has breached! Countless farmlands and houses have been destroyed. We are at risk of being affected."
Ma Dazhuang immediately woke everyone up.
"Let's go, let's go, let's go quickly."
Zhang Caiyun's expression changed, and she murmured to herself.
"Has a flood really occurred?"
Ma Dazhuang raised his whip and lashed it at her.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go!"
Zhang Caiyun jolted awake, immediately realizing what was happening, and turned pale as she tried to run away.
But Mu Wanting grabbed his collar and said with a smile.
"Second Aunt, there's been a flood, and you lost one hundred taels to me."
As soon as Mu Wanting finished speaking, Zhang Caiyun was so angry that she wanted to hit her.
"Escape is the priority now; we can worry about the money later."
If Mu Wanting could die in this flood, she wouldn't need to give it to her.
Mu Wanting was unwilling to let go, because Zhang Caiyun might die in the flood, and then the money would be lost.
"Give it to us now, or nobody's leaving."
Zhang Caiyun's eyes widened; she simply couldn't believe that Mu Wanting really wasn't leaving.
"Sure."
At first, Zhang Caiyun was not flustered at all.
But as time went by, all the prisoners left, leaving only Su Yu, Shen Xinglan, Mu Wanting, and her. Cold sweat dripped down her forehead.
These three are all young and strong; even if they leave a little later, they can catch up with the main group as soon as possible.
She's different. She was exhausted after a long day of cooking and washing dishes.
But giving Mu Wanting one hundred taels would be tantamount to taking her life. The second branch of the family only has five hundred taels left in total.
But then I thought, it's not worth risking my life for a hundred taels of silver!
She immediately handed over one hundred taels of silver to Mu Wanting and angrily went to catch up with the main group.
Mu Wanting took out one hundred taels of silver and handed ten taels to Su Yu.
"A tip for your hard work."
Su Yu initially didn't want to accept it, but after seeing Shen Xinglan's ashen face, he happily stuffed the ten taels of silver into his pocket.
"Call me again if there's something good like this next time."
Mu Wanting smiled and tried to push Shen Xinglan up the mountain.
But things are different now. The mountain roads are muddy, making it difficult for ordinary people to walk, let alone push a wheelchair.
Shen Xinglan's eyes were deep and she said in a deep voice, "There's no need to push me anymore, you should leave now."
The three people present all knew what it meant to let go of Shen Xinglan now.
After spending so much time together, Mu Wanting couldn't just stand by and watch Shen Xinglan die.
"Let me carry you on my back."
Shen Xinglan shook her head and refused. Su Yu said, "With me here, there's no reason for a woman like you to carry him."
With that, he picked up Shen Xinglan and left the wheelchair behind.
Mu Wanting was the last person left in the cave. She stored her wheelchair in her spatial storage and chased after them.
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