Chapter 5: Fighting for Food with Rats
The four yamen runners all changed their expressions after hearing these words that were a mixture of accusation and criticism.
Two of them had ashamed expressions on their faces, while Li Chang and Hu Si beside him had complicated and obscure expressions that were difficult to discern.
Everyone in the Huo family was either crying with their hands covering their faces or feeling indignant. Sang Ning's words touched their hearts, but no one had ever dared to say it openly before.
Unexpectedly, the first person to speak up for the Huo family was the daughter of their enemy.
Is it ironic?
Sang Ning looked at the expressions of the four yamen runners and it seemed that two of them still had some conscience.
Well, this is life.
But she thought too well, and then she was whipped on the head!
Oh shit!
It’s that Li Chang again!
However, the old lady stepped forward and stood in front of him.
Li Chang's eyes were gloomy and very ferocious.
"Fourth Madam seems to have forgotten that your father was the greatest contributor to the downfall of the Marquis' Mansion!"
He didn't want to admit that he was actually scared by this woman just now, and he felt guilty.
It was as if he was facing those nobles in the capital who could decide life and death with a wave of their hands, and he almost knelt down for a moment.
hateful!
"Therefore, I am ashamed to associate with the Sang family. From now on, I will sever all ties with them!"
"As an official, he exploited his power and framed loyal officials. As a father, he sold his daughter for fame and fortune, and was heartless and ruthless. He is a complete and treacherous villain, and everyone deserves to kill him!"
Sang Ning pushed the old lady away and spoke with great righteousness and without any burden.
In fact, she was just pretending, and that recklessness had passed.
He stared closely at Li Chang's hand, ready to hide at any time.
Everyone in the Huo family had different expressions.
"Ha! This is hilarious! You even severed ties with the Sang family. It's obvious they don't want you anymore, so you should have declared your loyalty to the Sang family..."
Li Chang wanted to fight again, but Hu Si pulled him back and he let go.
But his sinister eyes stared at everyone in the Huo family, like a poisonous snake waiting for an opportunity to bite people in the dark night.
One of the two yamen runners who looked ashamed just now was called Du Shan, and he was the head runner here.
He scolded Li Chang and then said, "Fourth Madam, we, the little people, dare not comment on Marquis Boyang's affairs, but don't worry, we will not deliberately make things difficult for you along the way.
To be honest, we did have some salt with us, but not much water left. There is no water source in this area.
How about this, we'll go a little further, and when we get to town, I'll let you borrow water from the locals on your own."
"Okay, thank you." Sang Ning suddenly felt relieved.
Escaped.
She had plenty of water, but she lacked salt.
She would go out for a walk and find something to eat when the time came. Now there was nothing in the space except a pool of spring water and some unknown flowers and plants growing by the water.
The Huo family couldn't believe that the ferocious yamen runners who had been with them all the way actually compromised and made such a promise.
It's all because of Sonning.
Although it was a big risk, there is no such thing as destruction without construction. The other women didn't have this courage, but she actually...
Originally they hated Sang Ning very much, but now they feel complicated and find it unbelievable. Is this really Sang Ning'er?
Sang Ning ignored everyone's gazes. Her ankles were rubbing against the chains, and the pain in her back was excruciating.
I can't wait to wash myself in the spring water.
The old lady's eyes were complicated. She looked at Sang Ning again and again before she said, "Ms. Sang, what you said just now was very good. I didn't expect... that you would be the first to stand up."
As for anyone else in the Huo family, the old lady would hand everything over to her without hesitation.
But Sang...
"Old Madam, experience brings wisdom and maturity. We are in this situation now, and we need everyone's efforts to get through it. No one can be a flower in a greenhouse anymore. You should also gradually let go and stop thinking of yourself as the only umbrella to protect us."
The old lady was shocked.
The look he gave Sang Ning was even more surprising.
After walking another ten miles, we finally arrived in the town, but everyone's faces changed.
The town was dilapidated and desolate, with half-collapsed houses, bare walls, withered trees and a desolate atmosphere.
The well at the entrance of the village was cracked and dry, without a drop of water.
The whole town was as silent as a huge tomb.
Where is the human figure?
"How could that be! This town is nearby..." Du Shan was shocked.
A year ago, this was a bustling town with people coming and going, but now...
Is the drought already that severe?
His face was solemn and worried. They had only walked halfway west, and it was already so dry that there was no one living within a hundred miles. The future of the journey was not optimistic.
There is a desert in the middle...
"Meirong Town..." Sang Ning read the words on the stone tablet weakly.
Everyone looked at her with strange eyes.
Finally, seven-year-old Huo Jintang corrected him hoarsely, "Aunt Four, it's Furong Town."
"Ah? Ha! I'm dizzy and I must have seen it wrong."
What are you seeing?
Who wrote this rubbish? She looks so beautiful!
After the long journey, everyone was tired, hungry, thirsty, dizzy, and had chapped lips, but no one paid any attention to it.
Except for the boy lying on the ground.
He saw Sang Ning secretly grinning, looking very embarrassed.
His actions were playful and childish, completely different from his previous loud and angry rebuke of the yamen runners.
What kind of person is she?
"Fourth brother, does your back hurt?" asked the eldest sister-in-law worriedly.
Although the raft was covered with hay, the road was rough and it was inevitable that we would be injured by stones.
Huo Changan shook his head, "Sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
Li Yuzhi and Huo Jingya dragged Huo Changan together. Their shoulders were already bleeding and burning with pain, but Huo Changan's back must not be much better, but he just didn't say it.
"If my sister-in-law was strong enough to carry you, she wouldn't have let you suffer like this..."
Huo Changan felt a stab in his heart, "Sister-in-law, don't say that again."
Huo Jingya licked her cracked lips and whispered angrily, "I think Sang Ning'er is fine. She died faster than anyone else! Let her carry Fourth Brother on her back tomorrow."
As soon as Sang Ning's anklets were untied, he couldn't wait to "find water" and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
That's why Huo Jingya said that.
In addition to Sang Ning, Li Chang and Hu Si also went to find food and water, leaving Du Shan and Tian Kaiwu to guard here.
Thinking of those two evil-hearted yamen runners, Huo Changan frowned.
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As soon as Sang Ning reached a deserted place, he ran into the space.
She drank it all in one gulp.
As soon as the Lingquan water enters the throat, the burning throat immediately feels better, just like a raging fire meeting a heavy rain. The contrast is so refreshing!
The spring water reflected Sang Ning's dusty face.
In fact, Sang Ning'er looks very similar to Sang Ning, but because Sang Ning'er is a few years younger, she looks more childish, with big eyes, a small nose and a small mouth, and a kind of naivety that makes her ignorant of the world.
It's just that she is too thin now, unlike her who eats delicious food every day and is plump.
Sang Ning was very satisfied that his appearance had not changed much. He admired it for a while and then took off his torn clothes.
She tore off a piece of her trouser leg and wiped the wounds and dirt on her body with water, leaving only her face unwiped.
“Plop!”
A big black fish jumped up, bent its body into an arch, and then dived into the water again.
There are fish in here!
Sang Ning shouted excitedly and was about to go down to catch it, but then he thought of something.
This space was connected to her thoughts, and at the beginning she used her thoughts to scoop water into her palms to quench her thirst.
So she reached out.
Sure enough, the big black fish swam towards her.
Sang Ning had an idea in mind.
Hehe, tonight I’m going to add ginger, fennel and cumin to it and make it satisfy my stomach!
After coming out of the space, Sang Ning began to search one house at a time.
Everyone in this town had fled the famine, and every house had locked its doors. Sang Ning visited several houses and found each one very simple.
poverty!
She found two clay pots, a few coarse ceramic bowls, and some dried-up garlic cloves, and threw them all into the space.
Luckily, she found another nest of mice!
In the mouse's hole, I found a handful of soybeans, a pile of peanuts, and corn kernels!
"I'm sorry, Brother Rat, I'll requisition these!"
Who would have thought that others traveled through time to eat wild delicacies, but she had to snatch food from rats!
How sad!
Sang Ning didn't mind the dirt and happily threw all the food into the space to wash it clean.
Before leaving, she found a wooden wheelbarrow hidden under a haystack in the corner of the yard.
This thing would be considered a small fortune for an ordinary farmer in ancient times, right?
But thinking of Huo Changan lying on the raft and being dragged away...
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