Chapter 40 The Road Ahead is Difficult, Water and Food Shortages
Ningbao shook her head. Actually, her master was quite good to her, except for being a little stingy and nagging...
Ningbao snapped out of her daze, saw her grandfather's worried look, and quickly gave him a cute smile.
"Grandpa, don't worry. There are many kinds of fortune telling, and some of them can indeed harm your health. But ordinary fortune telling is fine. Rest assured, Ningbao will never do anything that will harm your health."
I want to grow up well and stay with my grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, and brothers forever…
Mu Dasheng breathed a sigh of relief after Ning Bao repeatedly assured him that it would not harm his health.
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Now, not only Mu Dasheng's family is without water, but most households in Shanglin Village are also without water, and the village chief is currently very worried.
Around noon, as they reached the foot of a desolate mountain, Village Chief Lin stopped them and said in a deep voice,
"We'll travel for half a day today, and then half of the men will go out to find water and food."
Although we've only been out for two days, we've basically run out of water. We're running low on food and water, and we can only last for another two days at most.
If we don't replenish our supplies, we won't be able to reach the south at all, so this journey will be very difficult, but we have no choice but to persevere in order to survive.
Each household must send one person to fetch water. If a household has more able-bodied people, one more can go, but not all of them can go; people need to stay at the camp.
The water we find will be divided equally among everyone, and whoever finds the other food gets to keep it.
However, we are all from the same village, and I hope that we won't have any conflicts over food.
It's not easy for anyone when they're away from home. We're all family, and we see each other all the time. When something happens, we should all take a step back.
Let me make this clear from the start: anyone who causes trouble should pack their things and get out of here.
Those who remain at the camp in the afternoon must take good care of their women and children, and must not leave the group or gather in groups to make noise.
As you've seen along the way, the refugees outside are starving. If you're alone at this point, don't say I wouldn't send someone to look for you.
Even if we find it, it might already be someone else's soup...
Mu Youcai set up his camp between the village chief's house and Mu Dachang's house. For the past two days, whether traveling or setting up camp, everyone's houses were next to each other.
Now he had squeezed himself between them, and Mu Youcai looked at the village chief and Mu Dasheng somewhat embarrassed.
"Second Uncle, Village Chief Uncle, I'm sorry, I'd like to squeeze in with you today."
He glanced at his cursing mother, lowered his eyebrows, and continued speaking.
"I'm going to go with the villagers to look for supplies later. Zhao Di hasn't woken up yet, and Pan Di and Lai Di are still young. I'm afraid my wife will be bullied by my mother if she's alone, so..."
Mu Youcai hesitated to finish his sentence, knowing his mother's temperament; if she started throwing a tantrum, a fight was inevitable if someone tried to stop her.
What he's doing now is clearly causing trouble for the village chief and his second uncle's family.
The village chief's wife waved her hand dismissively.
“Youcai, don’t think too much. This place is big, so just set up camp here. Don’t worry about your wife and children. Your second aunt and I are here. Your mother can’t cause any trouble.”
Li Guizhi responded,
"Yes, don't worry about Cai. Your mother is all talk and no action, but she's actually the easiest to deal with."
Don't worry, I've been her sister-in-law for so many years, I have experience dealing with her.
Now that you've separated from your family, you should think more about your wife and children. If you're able to, take care of your parents in the future; if not, focus on your own little family first.
Your wife has had a tough time these past years, and your daughters are all good girls. You can't be like your mother, favoring boys over girls.
Mu Youcai nodded.
"Don't worry, Auntie, I won't."
Whether it's a daughter or a son, they are both my children and I love them both. It's just that Chengrong is now...
Mu Youcai shook his head helplessly.
“Chengrong is my mother’s lifeblood. Right now, I can only take care of the other girls first. I’ll figure out how to properly discipline Chengrong once things settle down.”
He also had a lot of headaches about his only son, Mu Youcai. The child was spoiled rotten, but he, as the father, couldn't discipline him at all.
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