Qin Luo handed the small water sac filled with watermelon juice to Mu Xiuyu.
"Yes, brother is right, we are all followers of Lord Kang!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Wu Hua's voice was heard.
"Luo Luo, quickly bring in all the water bags of my other believers!"
Qin Luo rolled her eyes dramatically. She knew it!
If Wu Hua were released, she'd probably be swindled out of even her underwear.
As a beast, he's far too trusting of people.
Qin Luo filled the water bags of Qin Yundu and the other two with watermelon juice one by one.
They took out two more large water bags.
These two large water pouches were obtained by exchanging silver ingots given to Qin Liang by Liu Zheng with Qin Liang when Qin Liang traded water pouches with others.
She also mentioned that Liu Zheng told her to spend money, but she didn't. Instead, she exchanged the money with Qin Liang for two water pouches, which she considered as spending the money.
Qin Liang readily agreed and promised that she would go out and spend money again once they arrived at the resettlement area.
Qin Luo planned to assign the Cloth Bag Squad the task of distributing watermelon juice.
"Yun Du, Yun Hao, Yun Ze, you each give some to your elder brothers Yun Yang and Chang En. Xiao Yu, give some to Uncle Mu Xiao, and tell him that Doctor You has some too, so he doesn't need to send any. Also, give one of these to your uncle and aunt, and the other to your younger cousin and aunt. Do you agree?"
Cloth Bag Squad: "Agreed!"
"Okay, let's split up!"
After everyone dispersed, Qin Luo walked up to Liu Zheng with two water pouches and handed them to her.
Liu Zheng held the water pouch with a puzzled look on her face.
"Luo Luo, haven't you guys had any water? Your water pouches are all full. Drink some yourself, we still have more in our pouches!"
Qin Luo shook Liu Zheng's water pouch; its weight suggested they hadn't drunk from it, no wonder their lips were so dry and chapped.
Qin Luo leaned closer to Liu Zheng and opened the water pouch he had brought.
"Auntie, drink up! This was given to us by Lord Kang; we all have some!"
Liu Zheng smelled the sweet aroma from the water pouch and couldn't resist taking a sip.
"It's so delicious! It tastes like bitter melon juice, and it even has ice in it. Husband, you should have some!"
Qin Liang also took a sip.
"How refreshing! I'll take it to Xiaoqi and Uncle!"
Qin Luo handed the other one to Qin Liang.
"Uncle, give this to my youngest uncle, and give me two empty water pouches too!"
Qin Liang and Liu Zheng didn't ask any further questions and poured the water from the water bag into the bucket.
He handed the empty water pouch to Qin Luo, who stuffed it into her cloth bag and went to find Qin Ling and the others.
The Qinling Mountains are letting everyone stop and rest for a bit; it's already noon, and they can also eat some dry rations.
Qin Luo handed the water bag to Qin Ling.
"Grandpa, this was given to you by Lord Kang. Please share some with Doctor You and the others!"
Qin Ling didn't ask any questions, he just patted Qin Luo's head and said...
"Good child, please help your grandfather thank Lord Kang!"
After Qin Luo agreed, she returned to Qin Liang's side.
As soon as she returned, the Cloth Bag Squad looked at her with sparkling eyes.
Their eyes seemed to say: We are so envious. Could you please ask Lord Kang if we could be friends with him too?
"Don't even think about it. It's always Master Kang looking for me; I can't find it anywhere!"
The Cloth Bag Team was somewhat disappointed until Liu Zheng and Tao Zhi called them to dinner.
They rushed over in a swarm.
Qin Luo was actually on the verge of a breakdown every time it was mealtime.
She's from the south and prefers rice, but now she has to eat noodles every day...
Eating noodles is fine, but there are only flatbreads and steamed buns...
There wasn't even a piece of pickled mustard greens, and the steamed bun was so dense that it was really hard for her to swallow without drinking water!
Now all she can do is hope that Liu Zheng won't be holding her while she sleeps tonight!
That way she can go to the space and eat the super delicious rice grown by Wu Hua!
Everyone's conserving water these days, so she can't even eat a bite of bread and drink a sip of water.
I'm afraid it wouldn't be good if the villagers saw it...
You can't not eat, with so many eyes watching; if you don't eat, it means you're not feeling well.
She had to finish what she ate; who could understand her suffering!
After Liu Zheng finished distributing steamed buns to everyone, she stared blankly at Qin Luo holding a steamed bun.
He asked, "Luo Luo, what's wrong? Can't you eat? You've suffered these past few days. You haven't had a decent meal since you recovered. Just bear with it a little longer. When we get to a city where food is available, I'll buy you meat. Now, be a good girl and eat your steamed buns, okay?"
Luo Luo smiled brightly at Liu Zheng.
"Auntie, I can eat, so don't worry about me. I just drank too much bitter melon juice and I'm not hungry yet!"
Liu Zheng tidied the stray hairs by Qin Luo's ear, looking at her now that she was healthy and well!
Then I recalled the past.
“When you weren’t well, I always teased you, asking you to call me Auntie, but you never did. I even made a vow at Fuhua Temple back then, saying that I would go there to fulfill my vow when I got better. We’ll be passing by there in a few days, but we probably won’t have time to go up. When we do, let’s kowtow together in the direction of Fuhua Temple, and we can donate money to the temple another time when we have the chance!”
Qin Luo hugged Liu Zheng's arm and rested her head against her: "Auntie, thank you!"
"Silly child, eat up! We still have a long way to go!"
Liu Zheng ate her steamed bun while glancing at Qin Luo, gesturing for her to eat quickly.
Qin Luo could only start gnawing on it little by little.
Wu Hua ate cookies and drank juice in the comfortably warm space, and said to Qin Luo with heartache.
"Luo Luo, how about I open some more canned meat and pickled vegetables for you? There's plenty of those things. I'll open them and pour them into a big basin for you, so you can eat with your clansmen and villagers!"
Qin Luo thought about it and still refused.
"Forget it, I'll sneak out to my space to eat tonight! There are too many people in the village. It's alright since they're all from the same clan; they're all very united and won't be jealous. At worst, they might ask you for a little something for their own children. But there are also many villagers who are hard to judge right from wrong. If you don't give them any, they'll say you're heartless and acting like a landlord!"
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