The rain was pouring down like a thunderstorm.
The carriage struggled to move on the muddy road, and eventually they stopped temporarily under a thatched hut by the roadside for travelers to rest.
"See, I was so prescient, otherwise we would have gone hungry." Mu Run handed a sesame seed cake filled with pickled vegetables to Fu Yunchen.
Fu Yunchen took it and smiled, "My wife has foresight."
Mu Run fed the horse pulling the cart four savory sesame cakes and chose a sweet red bean paste sesame cake for herself.
"It's so delicious." Mu Run ate the sweet sesame cake, her face full of satisfaction. "Of all the things in the world, food is the most delicious."
"Have you ever gone hungry?" Fu Yunchen pulled out a bag of beef jerky and a small jar of wine from the suitcase at the back of the carriage.
Mu Run replied, "Of course, everyone has experienced hunger."
“What about that kind of hunger that's on the verge of death?” Fu Yunchen asked.
Mu Run thought for a moment. She herself didn't have one, and as for Xin Lian... "It seems she doesn't."
“I have,” Fu Yunchen replied.
Mu Run asked in surprise, "You?"
“When I was young, my family was destroyed and I was hunted down by my enemies. I could only eke out a living in the most chaotic and lowest-level black streets, often going two or three days without eating anything.” Fu Yunchen handed Mu Run a piece of beef jerky.
Mu Run suddenly didn't know what to say. He silently took the beef jerky and looked up at the person who was more than a head taller than him. "It's really not easy. It must be good genes to grow so tall after all that hardship."
"Gene?"
"Uh!" I accidentally used a modern term, "It's genetics. One of your parents must be tall."
Fu Yunchen pondered for a moment and said, "My father is quite tall. When I was a child, he looked like a mountain to me."
"You're the same way. To me, you're like a mountain."
"..."
"What should we do?" Mu Run looked at the rain that was getting heavier and heavier, and it was getting dark soon. "I should have stayed in the capital. Now we're in the middle of nowhere, it's going to be difficult."
"Wait for the rain to stop, then continue walking towards the mountain villa. It's not far now."
"Oh." Mu Run felt a bit cold. "Let's go inside the carriage for a while. It's too damp and cold outside."
"Us? Ha~ Aren't you afraid of me anymore?"
"I am afraid, it's my body's instinctive reaction to danger. But I'm not stupid, I know you wouldn't intentionally hurt me."
Fu Yunchen's expression softened further. "...Go inside and rest."
Mu Run entered the carriage, laid out a soft mattress, and eagerly crawled inside.
She had a terrifying and frightening day, and was exhausted both physically and mentally. She fell asleep soon after.
After she fell asleep, Fu Yunchen personally drove the carriage and continued on their journey...
In Yongping Lane in the capital city, there is a small inn called Shangyang.
The inn's half-closed door had a sign that read "Closed for Repairs".
Inside the gate, Old Liu stood under the eaves, a pipe in his hand, watching the rain pouring down, occasionally taking a puff of smoke.
Qiao Dongzi dried his rain-soaked hair with a cloth and came out of the house. He said to Liu Lao Er, "Lao Liu, the sudden lockdown of Beijing and the search for people everywhere, could it be related to my sister-in-law?"
Liu Lao Er took a puff of his cigarette. "The eldest brother was in such a hurry to send his sister-in-law off, most likely because of her."
"Just because my sister-in-law looks like that Princess Xiaoyu?"
"What the boss means is not just similar, but exactly the same."
"Exactly the same?"
"There are strangers in the world who look alike, but exactly the same... Think about it, under what circumstances would two people look exactly alike?"
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