Su Man described Grandma Zhou's clothes and appearance. Du Yuan pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "I saw the old man you mentioned in the woods to the east."
Wasn't that where they'd left Grandma Zhou? She probably knew she couldn't walk far in her old age, so she simply stayed there and waited for death.
Knowing where Grandma Zhou was, Su Man breathed a sigh of relief. She threw the food she had packed to him, "Here are some food and a fruit knife for self-defense...ahem, a dagger."
Du Yuan refused to take it. "No, I have already received great kindness from my benefactor. I must not ask for food from her again. Moreover, she is a woman. It is better to keep the dagger for self-defense."
Su Man raised an eyebrow. He knew how precious food was. Three pancakes could be exchanged for a child. Real money and silver were not as attractive as food.
It seems that Du Yuan is a man of integrity.
"Just take it if it's given to you. Why are you talking so much?"
Su Man forced it into his mouth and said, "Okay, take care of yourselves."
"Why!"
Du Yuan caught up again, "Just now I heard that benefactor said that he wanted to find his mother-in-law. I have received such a great favor from you, so I should at least accompany you to find your family."
Su Man looked at Du Yuan and had an idea in mind.
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"Brother, why hasn't that evil woman come back yet? Could it be that she found some food and stole it herself?"
Zhou Pingping whispered to Zhou Anan, who held the scissors and looked at Qin Mosheng warily, "I don't know either."
As soon as Su Man left, Qin Mosheng turned her bag upside down and found nothing inside except a few tattered clothes.
Qin Mosheng felt annoyed. All his words as saints were in vain as they were still so vulgar.
He thought, if it wasn't hidden here, it was probably hidden on his body.
No one knew how much she had hidden. If she had taken it out earlier, he wouldn't have to worry about satisfying his appetite every day and become as vulgar as these country folk.
If he had not encountered the famine, he should be studying peacefully at home, waiting for the day of the imperial examination to become the top scorer and be appointed as a marquis or prime minister.
What a pity, what a pity.
Well, although he is a scholar with his own integrity, he has to be patient and deal with Wang Man for the sake of expediency.
King Goujian of Yue slept on firewood and tasted gall, and Han Xin also endured the humiliation of being kicked in the crotch. From this perspective, for the sake of his own ideals and ambitions, and for the court to not miss out on talents, it is not a big deal for him to deal with Wang Man a little.
When she came back, he would talk to her more, pretend to be close to her, and find out if she had any food hidden on her body.
Just as he was thinking, Zhou Pingping suddenly looked behind him, "That evil woman is back!"
Qin Mosheng didn't look back, but adjusted his sitting posture and sat upright.
In his opinion, even if he wanted to be with Wang Man, he didn't need to condescend to her. If he just said a few more words to her, she would be fascinated by him.
"Hey, why is there someone next to her?"
Qin Mosheng was stunned. Is there anyone else?
Su Man came side by side with a tall man. They were talking and laughing, and looked very happy.
Qin Mosheng's face fell as he saw it. He thought it was really stupid to bring back such a shady person at this critical moment!
In the blink of an eye, the two of them had walked up to him.
Su Man ignored Qin Mosheng's sour face and introduced, "This is Brother Du Yuan. I just saw Brother Du trapped in a trap and rescued him. Brother Du happened to be looking for someone too, so he joined us."
Du Yuan followed the plan the two had just made up, "If it weren't for you, I would have died long ago. You are my benefactor."
These words were sincere, but they were extremely unpleasant to Qin Mosheng's ears.
Originally, he was the only male in this small team and held absolute dominance. But once Du Yuan joined, many things changed.
What's more, Du Yuan is different from him who is a scholar. He is tall and strong, and looks like a simple-minded and reckless man.
Su Man saw Qin Mosheng's hostility and thought that he was trying to get involved with Xiong Jing. She deliberately said, "Brother Du still has some food on him. We are really taking advantage of him by traveling with him."
When they heard there was food to eat, their eyes lit up.
Zhou Pingping swallowed, staring at Du Yuan's bag, "Is there really anything to eat?"
Du Yuan glanced at Su Man, and Su Man nodded slightly.
Du Yuan took out two quails from his bag and handed them to Zhou Pingping and Zhou Anan, "Eat."
Meat!
These days, not to mention meat, they haven't even had enough to eat the roughest dry biscuits. Now, when they saw the meat, the two children grabbed it and started to chew it without saying a word.
Qin Mosheng on the side swallowed his saliva. He was already extremely hungry, and seeing the two children eating so happily, his stomach felt like thunder and burning. His mouth opened unconsciously, as if he could eat it right away.
No matter how greedy he was, he was not a child who could just ask for it. As a scholar, he knew etiquette and had a sense of shame, so he naturally would not do such a thing.
Seeing that most of it had gone into the stomachs of the two children, Qin Mosheng swallowed the saliva that was gushing out of his mouth and said arrogantly, "Food is in short supply right now. It's really ignorant of you to eat so much at once. Why don't you save it quickly?"
The two siblings have experienced a period of displacement and know the importance of food.
The head knows it, but the mouth is still reluctant to let go.
Not to mention them, even an adult might not be able to endure being hungry for such a long time.
Zhou Anan was the older brother and was more rational. He pulled the quail out of his mouth reluctantly and found a small cloth bag to wrap it up.
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