Lin Ruffian took two quick steps and walked to the side of the Shen family. Even if Song and Zhao were unhappy, there was no reason to chase him away since the road was open.
He was relatively honest and nothing happened when he fell next to the Shen family's team.
It was dark in June, and the team had been walking for more than two hours without a break.
Some children could not walk anymore and kept crying, so the adults had to put them in strollers or carry them on their backs.
When it was too dark to see the road clearly, everyone stopped again.
There was nowhere to stay at night, so we had to randomly choose a place on the road to stop. Everyone sat down close to the road so as not to block the road.
Since we were going to spend the night here, we didn't just make do like we did at noon. We all put the pots up and started to boil water and cook.
Some people also take advantage of this time to make the grain into bread or other things that can be eaten directly.
They came out to escape famine, and they didn't have enough time to set up a pot and cook in the morning and at noon.
There is no river nearby, and the water they use is the one they brought with them when they left. If they can't find a water source before it runs out, that's all the water they have, so they are especially careful with what they use.
Many families kill chickens and ducks in the morning. In this hot weather, they can’t be kept for long, so they just cook soup and have a good meal. However, some people roast the meat, tear it into strips and keep it, which can be eaten for several days.
They walked all day today without meeting anyone else. Shen Yu'an saw that everyone was sitting or lying on the side of the road in a relaxed manner.
She turned sideways and whispered something to her father, then saw Shen Rong stand up and walk towards the village head.
Chen Lizheng's wife and daughter-in-law were cooking. In the pot was thick multi-grain porridge, an old hen was being stewed, and there were a few multi-flour pancakes next to it.
The food in his family is pretty good. Some families would just put the wild vegetables they brought out in the pot and sprinkle some salt on them, and that would be considered a meal.
Chen Lizheng's wife saw Chen Rong coming over first. She put the lid on the pot and said with a pout, "We are escaping from famine, what do you want to do by coming here at this time?"
She thought Shen Rong must have come here at this time because he saw that they had cooked meat and wanted to eat for free.
Shen Lizheng glared at his wife and cursed, "Shut your mouth, you idiot."
His wife didn't dare to challenge Shen Lizheng, so she could only glare at Shen Rong and turn sideways to block the pot.
The head of the village looked at Shen Rong and asked kindly, "What is the matter that brought Mr. Shen here?"
"Uncle head of the village, everyone has been tired all day. It's time to rest after dinner. But we are in the wilderness after all. Do you think we should have some people from each family take turns to keep watch at night?" Shen Rong said.
The village head smiled and said, "You are very thoughtful. I will arrange for people to take turns to keep watch."
Shen Lizheng was also quick to act. After thinking it over, he stood up and told her that he would be keeping watch.
Although the people who were assigned to the task were a little reluctant, they didn't say much when they heard that they only had to guard half the night and then switch shifts with the next round of people.
Every family has someone to keep watch at night, no matter how many people there are in a household, only one person will be sent, and five people will be arranged at a time.
Everyone was tired after a day of traveling, and after simply filling their stomachs, some people lay on the ground and began to snore.
On the Shen family's side.
Several people wrapped the freshly baked dry food biscuits and roasted chicken and duck meat in oilcloth and put them into the carriage where Xiao Zhang was.
The rest of the people cooperated tacitly to take the oilcloth and quilts from the ox cart and spread them on the ground.
Little Zhang looked at the people making the 'beds' outside and called Chen Yu'an, saying, "Why don't you come up and sleep with me? There's still plenty of space in this carriage."
"Yes, you go to the carriage to accompany your third aunt, we will watch over you outside." Old Mrs. Shen pushed Shen Yu'an into the carriage and continued to clean up outside.
Little Zhang looked at Shen Yu'an who came in and said with a smile: "I'm only four months old, there's no need to take care of me so closely. In my opinion, it's okay for me to go out and sleep on the floor with you guys."
Shen Yu'an knew that she felt bad that several elders were outside under the sun and moon while she was lying in the carriage, so he hurried to comfort her.
"Don't think like that, Third Aunt. We don't know how long we'll be here. We're bumpy outside all day long, and it's not like home. There's no doctor around, so you'd better be careful."
After comforting her, Shen Yu'an looked at Xiao Zhang's slightly bulging belly again, put his hand gently on it, and said with a smile: "Little sister, do you want your mother to stay in the carriage?"
As soon as the voice fell, Xiao Zhang's stomach moved slightly. Shen Yu'an felt the feeling coming from his hands, and looked at Xiao Zhang with his eyes wide open in surprise.
"She...did she kick me just now?" Shen Yu'an asked excitedly.
Xiao Zhang was also very excited. After being pregnant for so long, this was the first time the little life in her belly moved.
She lowered her head and looked at her belly, her eyes full of maternal love.
"It likes you. Your uncle has called it many times but it didn't respond. If he knew, he would be jealous of you."
Shen Yu'an felt the warm touch of his hand, and slowly transmitted a trace of gentle mental power through his palm to Xiao Zhang's belly.
She closed her eyes and felt carefully, and felt two small balls of light playing with the trace of mental power in Xiao Zhang's stomach.
She took her hand back, took Xiao Zhang's hand and put it on, saying, "You can feel them too."
Little Zhang put her hand there in a daze. Just now, when Shen Yu'an put his hand there, she felt her stomach was particularly warm, and the usual bloating and pain disappeared.
But she still noticed what Shen Yu'an said and asked, "Why do you say it's them?"
"Well... maybe this is called... a woman's sixth sense." Shen Yu'an shook his head and said pretentiously.
Little Zhang laughed and scolded, "You damned girl."
The two of them were in a mess in the carriage, and the Shen family outside were terrified when they heard it.
Song looked at the carriage worriedly. Her third brother's wife is still pregnant, so she must not hurt anyone without any care.
He immediately rushed to the carriage and asked through the curtain, "Girl, what are you doing in there? Don't hurt your Third Aunt."
"Sister-in-law, it's okay. I'm talking to An'an." Little Zhang lifted the curtain and stuck her head out and said.
"Okay, then if she doesn't sleep well, let her sleep outside." Song made the arrangement and then retreated.
The crowd gradually quieted down, and everyone except a few people who were on night watch fell asleep.
Lin Chunyan, who had just returned from the night watch, found that the people on night watch had been replaced. When she came back, she saw Lin Popiah staring at her with lustful eyes.
Lin Chunyan glared at him in shame and anger, then returned to her seat and lay down.
After a while, she heard some noise behind her. She turned sideways quietly and found that it was Lin Popiah, the night watcher, sneaking towards the ox cart of Mr. Shen's family.
She thought that she seemed to have seen Shen Yu'an and Xiao Zhang sleeping there just before she went to bed.
She turned back quietly again, with a malicious smile on her lips.
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