That night, Tang Baozhu was lying in bed chatting with people in the red envelope group. Before she knew it, the conversation turned to her worries from the day.
Farmer Tang Mianmian: It seems like there are signs of a natural disaster here; it hasn't rained for a long time.
Consort Su Rushi: Is this the natural disaster that caused death in my past life?
Farm girl Tang Mianmian: Yes.
Ancient Physician Zhang: What a coincidence! Today, I heard from a colleague that Tongcheng and the area south of Tongcheng are also experiencing drought, and it seems that the emperor has already ordered people to start disaster relief.
Farm girl Tang Mianmian: …………
Physician Zhang from ancient times: What's wrong?
Farmer Tang Mianmian: I live in Tongcheng, so is there any possibility?
Physician Zhang in ancient times: The dynasty was named Liang
Farm girl Tang Mianmian: The name of the country is Liang
There was a moment of silence in the red envelope group.
Consort Su Rushi: So you two are in the same place? My goodness, what a coincidence!
Mr. Xu from Modern Times: It feels so good to be able to meet online friends in person.
Farmer Tang Mianmian: There was no such thing as disaster relief in my past life. Why is there disaster relief in this life? It is because there was no disaster relief that I died.
Consort Su Rushi: Is it possible that the imperial envoy in charge of disaster relief was incompetent, or that he was corrupt?
Modern CEO Xu: Very likely. We've seen too many movies and TV dramas where corrupt officials embezzle disaster relief funds, leaving the common people to suffer in the end.
Ancient Physician Zhang: I didn't pay much attention to this in my previous life. The only thing I knew was that the disaster relief was delayed and many people died. Farm girl Tang Mianmian, can you be sure that there was no such thing as disaster relief in your previous life?
Farm girl Tang Mianmian: Of course I'm sure, otherwise why would I have been reborn? It's because I died on the road while fleeing famine. Not long after I was reborn, I moved to a new place to see if I could survive until I die of old age.
Physician Zhang from ancient times: I have something to attend to, so I'll go down first. I will definitely investigate. Although as a physician, I don't have much power, I still have some connections in my family.
Farm girl Tang Mianmian: Go quickly, and make sure to investigate this matter thoroughly so that there won't be any more tragedies from your past life.
Consort Su Rushi: If in your past life, it was because of a corrupt official that Mianmian's whole family had to flee famine, then Mianmian, your enemy is that corrupt official. You must avenge your past life.
Ancient Physician Zhang: Revenge will be difficult. The imperial envoy's family is quite powerful. Mianmian is just an ordinary person and can't fight against him. So she left.
Farm girl Tang Mianmian: Bye-bye, thank you for your help, Doctor Zhang.
Tang Baozhu stared at the chat messages above, lost in thought. She had managed to evade the male and female leads, but had somehow returned to square one. The famine was man-made. Even though there were imperial envoys providing disaster relief, why hadn't they done so in her previous life?
After leaving the red envelope group, Tang Baozhu lay on the bed, thinking about what the original owner of the body had experienced in her previous life. She didn't want to think so badly of others, or perhaps something had happened to the imperial envoy in the end, which was why the disaster relief was not completed.
Well, I've already prepared for natural disasters. The cellar is full of food and water. One of my storage rings has also been bound to me, and it also contains some food and water. I secretly stored it all when my family wasn't looking, just in case, so I'd have a way out.
Tang Baozhu had something on her mind, so she naturally couldn't sleep that night. She didn't know what time she finally fell asleep, and when she woke up, it was already broad daylight outside.
Even after living in ancient times for so many years, she still hadn't learned how to tell time by looking at the sun. Next time in the red envelope group, she'd ask Mr. Xu from modern times to help her buy a watch! She didn't care if he would suspect anything, since everyone in the group seemed to be reborn, and she was the only one who had transmigrated.
After getting dressed and combing her hair, which was in the style of ancient times for a nine-year-old girl, she still couldn't manage to comb her hair properly. This was another challenge, as her hands were already skilled enough to embroider.
The young girls who were learning their craft at the same time could all style their hair very beautifully, but Tang Baozhu always styled her hair very perfunctorily when she did it herself, unless Tang Li Shi styled it for her, in which case it would look particularly beautiful.
When she came out of the courtyard, Tang Li was hanging clothes out to dry. When she saw her daughter get up, she quickly came over and asked, "Were you too tired yesterday? If you are, rest for a while longer."
"Mother, I'm fine. I was just a little worried because I heard there are signs of drought outside. Where's Father? Did he go out so early?"
Tang Baozhu made up a random excuse, not wanting her mother to worry so much.
“Your father went out to buy things. It’s because the news of the drought in the capital is getting worse. Almost every household has someone going out to buy things, because they are worried that they won’t have enough things at home and they will suffer.”
“Baozhu, don’t worry so much. Every year when new grain arrives, we replace the old grain in our cellar. Besides, the cellar is so well hidden that no one will find it. There’s also a more conspicuous cellar in the kitchen, and the grain there is enough for our family to eat for half a year. We won’t let our Baozhu suffer.”
“Mother, aren’t you and Father worried about my eldest brother and the others? Why don’t you ask them to move here? Once the drought is over, you can let them go back.”
Tang Li was silent for a moment, but quickly recovered as if nothing had happened. "Your father and I sent a letter back a long time ago, telling them to prepare in advance. I think there shouldn't be any problems. Although your sisters-in-law aren't very good, your eldest brother and the others listen to your father and me. They will be prepared."
"As for coming here, let's just forget about it. There's a saying that it's easy to invite a god but hard to send him away. If your sisters-in-law throw a tantrum and try to stay regardless of their shame, your brothers won't be able to stop them. They are their own sons, don't I know them well? The reason we were able to leave so smoothly was because your eldest brother and his brothers knew we didn't have much money. If they knew we bought a house and a shop here, they wouldn't stop your sisters-in-law from making a scene."
It seems that the mother knows her son best. If Tang Li hadn't said anything, she really wouldn't have noticed. After all, she had heard her sister-in-law making a fuss during dinner before leaving home last time, and her brother was able to control her. It seems that Tang Baozhu was overthinking things.
"Alright, let's not talk about them anymore. Baozhu, are you hungry? I've heated up your breakfast in the pot. I'll bring it out for you. Go wash up first."
When Tang Lishi started talking about her sons, her daughter-in-law became unhappy and quickly changed the subject, going directly to the kitchen to bring breakfast to the living room.
"Thank you, Mother. I'll go wash up now."
After washing up, Tang Baozhu went straight to the living room. On the table was a bowl of porridge, a steamed bun, a small dish of pickled vegetables, and a bowl of steamed egg custard. Relatively speaking, this was already quite a feast.
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