Su Yin silently withdrew her gaze and looked at the four people. "You can see that we are not rich and powerful, and we have limited things. In the valley, I said that it is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. Before arriving in Anping County, you four might as well think about how you should go in the future."
"When you are in trouble, I can help you, but no one can help you for your whole life. You four should think carefully about how to go on in the future."
Su Yin looked at Su Baozhu, "Aunt, bring some food and drinks to the four of them."
"good."
Su Baozhu took four pancakes from the carriage, scooped a bamboo stick of water over, and handed the food to them.
The four of them were already extremely hungry, and after getting the food, they wolfed it down.
Some people ate too fast and the food got stuck in their throats. They quickly drank some water to suppress it.
"Eat slowly." Su Baozhu looked at the four poor people with sympathy.
Shopkeeper Li and his family of three watched them eat pancakes and drink water, and couldn't help swallowing.
In that place, they had nothing to eat and were already starving.
Su Yin took three pancakes and a bottle of bamboo water and handed them to the family of three.
Shopkeeper Li kept thanking him, "Thank you, thank you."
Just as Shopkeeper Li's son was about to eat the pancake, the fisherwoman hurriedly stopped him and said, "Drink some water first to moisten your throat before eating."
The family of three drank some water first and then began to eat the pancakes. They were very hungry and although they seemed to be eating slowly, they were actually very fast and finished a pancake in no time.
After they finished eating, Su Yin did not take back the bamboo tube they had used, but gave it to them directly.
The team set off, and Manager Li and his family and four women followed behind Su Yin's team.
The fisherwoman looked at her husband and asked, "Will they agree to let us stay?"
Her brows were filled with worry.
Shopkeeper Li was not sure either, "There is hope that he will be kept."
Everyone is having a hard time now, and what Miss Su said is also realistic. Food and water are both in short supply.
Having three more people at once is quite a burden.
It is normal for the other party to hesitate.
Su Baozhu glanced at the seven people following behind and asked Su Yin in a low voice, "Yin Yin, what are you going to do with these seven people? Are you going to take them in?"
Su Yin did not answer directly, but asked: "If it were you, what would you do?"
Su Baozhu fell into deep thought, and spoke after a long while, "Shopkeeper Li and his family can be taken in. Shopkeeper Li is a doctor and can treat illnesses. Now that everyone has just fled from the famine, their bodies can still hold on. If they get sick in the wilderness later, there will be people to treat them. As for the four..."
She sighed heavily. "They are indeed pitiful and their plight deserves sympathy, but they are four mouths to feed after all. There is not much food, and water is even more scarce. I suggest that when we arrive in Anping County, let them fend for themselves."
Su Yin patted her shoulder with one hand, "Not bad, you analyzed the pros and cons very well."
At times like this, the clearer your mind must be, and you must not drag yourself into the quagmire because of good intentions.
This may seem selfish and cold-blooded to some people, but in order to survive, not actively hurting others is the greatest kindness. If you make too many demands, that is not kindness, but saintliness.
Su's mother, who was sitting in the back, was also listening to the conversation between the two. She wanted to speak several times, but in the end she said nothing and sighed heavily.
Su Yin noticed it, "Mom, what do you want to say?"
Mother Su said softly, "The four of them were lucky to have escaped death. But the road ahead will be difficult, and I don't know if they can survive."
Seeing that Su's mother had been talking for a long time and didn't say anything else, Su Yin smiled and said, "Mom, I thought you wanted to persuade me to keep them."
Mother Su glared at her fiercely, "Is your mother such a confused person? What kind of world is this? Our family is not rich, so how can we afford to support so many people? If we meet your father and your brother in the future, we will have enough mouths to feed."
Su Yin felt a little ashamed. She had misjudged her mother. Seeing her hesitant look, she thought she wanted to plead for them.
When Su Xiaozhong and the twins were mentioned, Su's mother became depressed. "I don't know how your father and the others are doing. Have Xinyang and Xinguang been bullied by Xinzhi and the other kids?"
"It'll be alright as long as Dad is watching."
"Don't mention your father. He's been holding back for so long that he can only fart." Just after she finished complaining, Su's mother couldn't help but say, "I don't know when your father will come to his senses. His parents don't take him seriously at all. Sometimes I think it would be better if your father wasn't so filial."
If the last sentence was heard by the elders in the clan, Su's mother would definitely not escape criticism. In extreme cases, the Su family would directly ask her to divorce him.
If it weren't for her foolish filial piety, her father would indeed be a good husband and a responsible father.
He will not beat or scold his wife, but will feel sorry for her and help her with the housework.
He does not treat his daughter with contempt as most men in the village do. He is not so patriarchal as to ignore his own daughter's life or death.
These two points alone far surpass most men of this era. Not to mention this era, even many modern men cannot compare to him.
But his foolish filial piety, coupled with his parents' partiality, has infinitely discounted the other two advantages, causing people to ignore his good points.
As the sun went down, Su Yin found a place to stop on the official road.
It was still more than ten miles from here to Anping County, but Su Yin did not continue to rush. The previous experiences had made them all have a stress response to camping outside the city gate.
As soon as they stopped, the Zhang family and Nan Jingzhi's group behind them also stopped.
Seeing that they had all stopped to rest, the scattered refugees also followed suit and looked for suitable places to set up camp. Each household kept a distance from each other.
Everyone was doing their own thing in tacit understanding without disturbing others.
As soon as the team stopped, the four women who were rescued actively stepped forward to help.
The same is true for Shopkeeper Li and his wife.
Su Baozhu couldn't bear it any longer and directly ordered them to take care of the mules and horses.
Yang Dashan found Su Yin and asked, "Yin Yin, what are you going to do with those seven people?"
"Uncle, I also have something to discuss with you."
Su Yin called the other six heads of the family to sit in a secluded place.
She wanted Manager Li's family to join, but she also had to ask the opinions of several other families.
"This shopkeeper Li is from the same hometown as us. He opened a medicine shop in the county town. I met him when I was buying medicine. Shopkeeper Li is not only good at medicine, but also has a wide range of knowledge. He has been to many places, including the south where we are going on this trip."
"I want to keep his family here. One reason is to make plans for the future. If someone knows the way and the situation, it will save us a lot of trouble."
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