She had previously researched the drug, which would kill a person within a year at most, but after soaking in the hot spring, her second brother's lifespan was extended to five years.
Five years can feel both long and short, especially when you're aimlessly searching for a cure.
"Mu Wanting..."
Upon hearing Shen Xinglan's voice, Mu Wanting immediately left the space.
Then they went around to Shen Xinglan's side from the other side.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Xinglan said, "Dinner is ready."
Mu Wanting hadn't thought about eating while she was in her spatial dimension, but now she's gone to eat at the third family's place.
The taste is as good as ever.
Murong Rong was starving, and she didn't want to eat the food the refugees were eating. She just stared longingly at Mu Wanting.
"Sister, we're all family. You won't mind if I eat something from you, will you?"
Mu Wanting scoffed, "Isn't there something ready over there? This is a family meal; it wouldn't be appropriate for you to join us, would it?"
Murong Rong smiled and said, "It's appropriate. We are sisters."
Shen Yujiao put her hands on her hips and scolded, "Someone like you has the nerve to call yourself a sister? My sister-in-law's reputation was ruined by you, and you even caused her death. It's already kind of her not to kill you. And you have the nerve to ask my sister for food."
Murong Rong frowned. Mu Wanting deserved it. If Mu Wanting hadn't stolen her happiness, would she have hated her so much?
Seeing that Mu Wanting ignored her, Murong Rong was furious. Just as she was about to ask Zhao Zhiyuan for help, she saw Zhao Zhiyuan walk to Mu Wanting's side, and Mother Shen served him food.
Even after being glared at by Shen Xinglan several times, he still watched Mu Wanting eat with satisfaction.
Her eyes turned red with anger.
Zhao Zhiyuan kept his eyes fixed on Mu Wanting, his gaze filled with deep affection.
This time, it was Mu Wanting who saved him again. If it weren't for Mu Wanting, he would have really died at the hands of these cannibalistic bandits.
Throughout the journey, he looked at Mu Wanting as if she were glowing; he couldn't take his eyes off her at all.
If before it was liking, now it's deep love.
Tell me, how many women in the world can compare to Mu Wanting?
After everyone finished their meal and slept through the night, they set off early the next morning.
The miners who were rescued earlier were grateful to Mu Wanting and were willing to follow them.
Especially after learning that this beautiful and kind girl was also providing food, they didn't want to go anywhere else and only wanted to work for her.
After being fed for so long, everyone's health has improved significantly. Even the miners have gained weight and are able to do some physical labor.
They hadn't left the area with many refugees yet, so everyone stayed together.
If you encounter a group of refugees, it's better, since they don't have much experience.
If they encountered those mountain bandits, the situation would be quite dire.
They had no weapons; the weapons they had were stolen from other attacking refugees—just hoes and sticks.
However, those bandits were armed with real machetes, and they couldn't compete with them; countless of their weapons were destroyed.
After everyone was injured in the first round, Mu Wanting bandaged them up and opened the cart to take out the weapons inside.
Only then did everyone notice that the tightly bound cart actually contained weapons.
After distributing the weapons, Ma Dazhuang frowned.
Clearly, this had challenged the authority of their officials, and if things went wrong, it was entirely possible that the officials would be overthrown.
"Mu Wanting, this weapon..."
Mu Wanting said, "Sir, please rest assured."
What else could Ma Dazhuang do but believe?
The officials were indeed weak in the face of those mountain bandits.
Moreover, Mu Wanting now has so many people and so many weapons, which is quite dangerous for them, the officials.
With the help of these refugees, they quickly achieved victory.
Moreover, Mu Wanting also discovered that among the miners, there was a man who was exceptionally brave, cutting people down as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
Mu Wanting called the man over, and upon learning that his name was Jiang Chen, she raised an eyebrow.
Although this person was not as brilliant as Song Xie, he was still a rare talent. She had heard of him in the capital in her previous life. Mu Wanting summoned Song Xie and asked him to teach Jiang Chen martial arts.
After several defeats, the bandits were driven back one after another, and several refugees on this side also showed their talents. Mu Wanting asked them for their opinions one by one.
He then assigned them to Song Xie, intending to recruit them for his own use.
At first, the refugees didn't know what those who were called away were going to do, until they discovered that their food was better than what they had.
Although it can't compare to a three-bedroom house, the meals include both meat and vegetables.
So whenever they encountered bandits, they fought bravely to kill them.
More and more people were selected, and Mu Wanting asked them if they were willing to go to the Northwest with her.
Those who wanted to go could go to Song Xie's side; those who didn't wanted to go could return to the ranks of refugees.
But given the current difficult situation, it doesn't matter where we go, so everyone agreed.
Then they discovered that what Song Xie offered was not just better food, but also martial arts training.
These ordinary people still admire those important figures who know martial arts, but they can't come into contact with them at all in normal times.
Knowing they could practice martial arts, they worked even harder.
With each subsequent expansion, Song Xie's team grew to 200 people, and more and more people were willing to go there.
Once they were out of the refugee area, Ma Dazhuang came to Mu Wanting to discuss with her the idea of dispersing the refugees.
These refugees were like a sword hanging over the heads of the officials. If Mu Wanting didn't want to resist, it would be fine, but if she did, the officials would be in a difficult position.
So Mu Wanting prepared a sumptuous dinner that evening, and after everyone had finished eating, she shared her thoughts with them.
"It's safe now. If you want to live and work in peace here, you can go to the county magistrate. If you don't want to stay here, you can come with me."
She could not possibly let go of the people she had worked so hard to subdue; when she arrived in the Northwest, what she needed most was manpower.
Upon seeing that the surrounding environment was indeed very nice, one-third of the people said they could stay.
However, two-thirds of the people were willing to follow Mu Wanting.
Actually, this ratio is already higher than Mu Wanting had imagined.
Mu Wanting didn't say much, but left some food for those who were willing to stay.
As for the remaining two-thirds, she filtered out the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, leaving only a thousand elites in the end.
"It doesn't mean we'll never see each other again. The environment in the Northwest is harsh right now. Let's wait until I've made the Northwest a habitable place before you all come back."
Upon hearing this, the remaining half of the people echoed in agreement.
Mu Wanting led half of the group away, but Song Xie followed at a distance.
Ma Dazhuang didn't know what Mu Wanting had said, but seeing that she had left some grain, he assumed it was settled.
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