Luo Xiangyun and his wife hardly slept a wink the whole night.
I was afraid that Jun'er would be cold when she woke up the next morning.
Perhaps God heard their cries, and Jun'er's fever subsided a little that night, and it was finally not so hot anymore.
But his condition was not optimistic. He was weak to begin with, and not only were the medicinal materials incomplete, but the food was also insufficient. Mrs. Luo's eyes were always red.
Children have delicate stomachs and cannot eat those wild vegetable dumplings at all, but at this moment, where can she find something easier for Jun'er to eat?
As a lady from a noble family, Mrs. Luo remained quiet even when she was sad, and silently shed tears while holding Jun'er.
Luo Xiangyun went with Grandma Zhou to look for herbs. His child's life was at stake, so he couldn't be as calm as usual. He simply did what he could.
Su Man secretly took eggs from Mimi, made egg cakes, and sent them to Mrs. Luo.
"Mrs. Luo, I still have some food here. Please feed it to Jun'er."
Mrs. Luo bowed and thanked him, "Thank you so much, benefactor. We mother and I are sorry for causing you so much trouble."
She thought it was some food like sweet potatoes and wild vegetables, but when she saw what was in Suman's bowl, she was stunned for a moment.
"This...Egg Custard!"
If she were in the palace, she would definitely not lose her composure like this for a bowl of egg custard, but now that they have experienced famine and banditry, they naturally know how precious eggs are.
Mrs. Luo had tears in her eyes. If she hadn't been holding Jun'er in her arms, she would have knelt down.
"My benefactor, this must have been something you saved from your own teeth. You were reluctant to eat it yourself, but gave it to us. I really have no way to repay you..."
Su Man laughed dryly and said, "It's not that precious."
Mrs. Luo thought Su Man was just being modest. "My benefactor, please don't lie to me. I'm lucky to not be hungry now. This bowl of eggs is worth gold."
Su Man felt a little guilty after being praised by her, so she had to change the subject and said, "Since we are of the same mind and on the same path, let's not talk so much. Let's eat it while it's hot."
Although eggs are not as delicious as delicacies, they are much more nutritious than wild vegetables. After eating a bowl of hot and tender egg custard, Jun'er's face looked a little better.
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In the next few days, everyone worked on building the ship.
Although I had prepared myself mentally in advance, I still realized how difficult it was when I actually did it.
First of all, there was a shortage of tools. It was extremely difficult to cut down a tree, let alone process it into a ship's hull.
To accommodate more than fifty people, a small raft or boat is not enough, and a large boat will take even longer.
Not to mention that these people still need to eat and drink every day. After seven or eight days, they have almost eaten everything that can be picked and eaten on the mountain, and they are about to run out of ammunition and food.
Although everyone still worked from sunrise to sunset every day, they were all worried, wondering if they could persevere until the end of the work.
Su Man felt that this was not a solution.
So that night, Su Man found the village chief and had a detailed discussion with Luo Xiangyun.
...
"Based on the current situation, it's impossible to build a boat that can accommodate more than fifty of us."
Su Man's straightforwardness made the village chief and Luo Xiangyun fall silent.
In fact, they all realized this problem, but no one broke that thin layer of window paper.
Once they admit this, it means they are implicitly admitting that their last hope is gone and they can only stay where they are and wait to die.
Luo Xiangyun sighed softly, "My benefactor is right, but right now, apart from building ships, we have no other way out."
"Yes, we must build a boat, but we can build a smaller one first."
"boat?"
The village chief was puzzled. "How can a small boat accommodate all of us?"
"There's no need to seat all of us. As long as there's enough space for Master Luo, it's enough."
"This... benefactor means that you want me to go first?" Luo Xiangyun was surprised.
"Yes." Su Man nodded.
Luo Xiangyun refused repeatedly, "How can I let everyone sacrifice so much for me?"
"It's not about sacrifice, but cooperation. Since we are trapped here, it is the government's obstruction. As long as Mr. Luo can find someone to restrain the prefect of Liancheng, we will be safe."
Su Man looked at the river and pointed to the south. "From here to the south, it takes seven or eight days by water. But Songcheng in the north is much closer, and it only takes four or five days to get there. I just don't know if the prefect there is the same as the prefect of Liancheng..."
Su Man looked at Luo Xiangyun.
Luo Xiangyun shook his head. "No, the prefect of Songcheng was a student of my father's many years ago. Although he is not honest and upright, he would not do such a thing as taking human life."
Su Man breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. "That's good. Let's build a small boat first and have Mr. Luo go find the prefect of Songcheng and have him report this matter to the local governor."
"When the imperial court learns of what the Liancheng prefect has done, the refugees here will be saved."
"But..."
Luo Xiangyun hesitated a little, "This round trip will take at least ten days. I'm afraid you, my benefactors, won't be able to hold on here."
Su Man was helpless. "If this goes on any longer, not to mention others, Jun'er might not be able to hold on any longer."
When mentioning Jun'er, Luo Xiangyun's attitude was no longer firm.
Jun'er has been relying on the medicinal soup prepared by Grandma Zhou to stay alive these days. Her health is getting weaker day by day. If she continues like this, she might die before the big ship is built.
Luo Xiangyun gritted his teeth and said with determination, "Since my benefactor trusts me so much, I must fulfill my mission."
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