"Thank you, village chief, for speaking up for my sister. Here's a bowl of porridge as a thank you." Sang Yu said as he placed a bowl of porridge in front of the village chief.
"This child... The village chief will take it." The village chief also has children at home, and they haven't cooked such thick porridge in a long time. No wonder Chen Caiying wanted to steal it.
We have only been walking for eighteen days, and every household still has some food left. If we really reach a point where there is nothing to eat, who knows what will happen.
After the village chief left, Zhou Peng and others who had quickly finished their meal gathered around.
"Sister Zi, Sister Fang, I'm so sorry. We drank your porridge and didn't have time to help protect the child." Zhou Peng said apologetically. His words reflected the feelings of others.
"Yes, yes, I'm really sorry for what happened just now." Li Shaotian also echoed. They took the porridge and were busy eating it. Just as they reacted, the village chief came over.
"It's okay. Everyone, relax. Let's pack up and get ready to go." Fang said in a hypocritical manner.
Oh my goodness! This eldest family is so generous, giving away such delicious porridge just like that. If the Sang family keeps these eight kilograms of rice for themselves, it will last them for three days.
Zi Shufen still felt uncomfortable, but she said nothing. They were so close. She, a pregnant woman, and her younger brother and sister-in-law were already inside the house, but they didn't rush over. Sang Ling wasn't their child, after all. Of course, they weren't that enthusiastic.
Everyone packed up and continued on their way. The Sang family was still at the end.
"Brother Zhou, why are you here too?" Sang Huo asked. Zhou Peng was three years older than Sang Huo.
"We came to accompany you. I'm ashamed of what happened this morning," Zhou Peng said. The Sang family could afford thick porridge, and he and his wife discussed it and decided that following the Sang family would be beneficial.
In this famine, they didn't know if they could all reach the capital of Munan Prefecture safely. Moreover, even if they did get there, they didn't know if the local magistrate would receive them. There were countless starving people along the way. Some places were even worse off than their village.
Their village had just been relocated after the water supply ran out. Every household still had some food left. In other places with severe drought, everyone in their village would have become a fat commodity.
"Why are Brother Li and Sister Li here too?" Sang Huo's voice was loud. Every member of the Sang family could hear him. Even the eldest wife's family, Sang Jin, who were walking at the end, could hear him clearly.
Her second uncle was no fool; he was reminding them. That ungrateful bandit had arrived this morning. It was obvious they were just trying to take advantage of the Sang family. They were no different from bandits; they all wanted other people's things.
"Brother, go tell them that they can follow them, but the Sang family won't provide them with food. They can just follow them on their own." Sang Jin just wanted to see the attitude of Zhou Peng's family.
She didn't have to worry about Li Shaotian and his wife. With Li Jingyu around, they would definitely follow the Sang family.
"Okay." Sang Yu immediately ran to the front and told his uncle what Sang Jin meant. It seemed like Sang Yu was also on the path of doting on his sister.
Ever since the Sang family knew that Sang Jin could practice and was a formation master, even though she was only five years old, her say in the family was second only to that of Father Sang.
Originally, the person with the most say in the Sang family was Old Man Sang, followed by Sang Mu and Old Lady Zhuang, and finally Sang Huo.
The others just obeyed and had no say. Although Fang looked very fierce outside, she really had no say at home.
Fortunately, Sang Huo loves his wife and sometimes listens to Fang's advice. Sang Mu, needless to say, is a complete slave to his wife.
Later, after her daughter woke up, she became more of a daughter slave. Sang Jin's voice in the Sang family went from being nothing to second only.
Knowing that she still possessed the innate Dao body in this life, Sang Jin would send her spirit to the secret realm whenever she rested to plant the herbs needed for refining the Heavenly Dao Pill. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't find enough.
For the next few days, the Sang family ate the spiritual rice that Sang Jin had brought. Since he was only responsible for the Sang family's food, Sang Jin took another twenty pounds and put it into the same sack. He also took a piece of spiritual beast meat.
The Zhou Peng family was stunned. Although the Sang family was fleeing famine with them, they looked different no matter how they looked at them.
The Li couple didn't react that strongly; they were used to it. Their master was unfathomable, and there was always more food than could be eaten. Every day, they would prepare three dishes and a soup for him.
To facilitate his secular life and blend more easily into the Sang family, Li Jingyu secretly took the Li couple in as servants, signing a mortal indenture with them. On the surface, they were Li Jingyu's parents, but in reality, they were servants.
After all, Xiao Jin had told him not to be so high-profile, so he pretended to be someone else to get closer to Xiao Jin.
"Jing Yu is here to bring food to our little Jin again. Let Uncle Sang see what he cooked today." Sang Mu came over after smelling the delicious food. He was originally the one leading the Sang family and walking in front.
Although it consisted of three dishes and a soup, each portion was generous. It was enough for the four members of the Sang family's eldest branch. Father Sang and his family also wanted to eat, but they couldn't afford to compete with the younger generation for the food. After all, it was a gift from someone else.
Now that they could eat their fill every day, he and his wife were content. Even when they had enough to eat, Old Lady Zhuang didn't skimp on the food for the two daughters from the second wife's family. Fortunately, her eldest granddaughter had found a divine master somewhere.
From then on, the Sang family never lacked food. They could even get a meal of meat occasionally. Old Mrs. Zhuang was in a good mood, and the two little granddaughters from the second house also became cheerful. Grandma, who had always disliked them, surprisingly stopped scolding them every day.
They also released their childish nature, laughing and playing all the way.
"They are all ordinary things." Li Jingyu replied indifferently.
This child seemed to be gentle only towards Xiao Jin. He spoke to everyone with a calm demeanor. After a few days of getting along, he got used to it.
"This child...the ordinary food you mentioned is not as good as what Uncle Sang's family eats during the Chinese New Year." Li Jingyu asked someone to cook different dishes for Xiao Jin every day.
Li Jingyu had already been practicing fasting, so he had no use for the spiritual rice and spiritual birds. He kept these spiritual birds in captivity just to feed Xiao Jin. For this reason, when he was in the Eastern Wilderness Continent, he had searched for food and recipes everywhere, storing all kinds of fruits, vegetables, and rice in his personal space.
Of course, his treehouse was also filled with various food containers, condiments, and daily necessities. They were all collected from his previous trips to the mortal world. He had once imagined that one day he could live here with Xiao Jin in his space.
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