The Lu family initially thought he was talking nonsense, but when they looked in the direction of his little hand, they actually saw He Jiuniang's figure.
The sky was somewhat dim, and even though He Jiuniang's face was not clearly visible, her clothes were recognizable as the ones she wore when she died.
He Jiuniang walked with difficulty, carrying a person on her shoulder.
"It really is from the third brother's family!"
After seeing it for himself, Madam Sun's eyes lit up, and she ordered, "Eldest and Second Eldest, go and take a look!"
Seeing their sister-in-law, who had just been buried the night before, return late at night, the two Lu brothers weren't afraid, but they found it somewhat unbelievable, since they were the ones who buried her themselves.
He quickly stepped forward and unloaded the man from He Jiuniang's shoulder before asking, "Third sister-in-law, what happened?"
"It's a long story, let's go through it first."
He Jiuniang deliberately breathed heavily, looking like she was exhausted.
"mother!"
As soon as they entered the door, Gou'er broke free from Sun's arms and wanted He Jiu Niang to hold him.
Sun said to her second daughter-in-law, "Second daughter-in-law, give that cornbread to the third daughter-in-law."
That was the last cornbread the family had. They had traveled all day and hadn't eaten anything, but now she asked her second son's wife to give the whole cornbread to He Jiu Niang.
He Jiuniang had a hard life; she was a wife bought by the Lu family.
On the second day of their marriage, her husband left to work as a镖师 (bodyguard/escort) and never returned. During their escape from famine, he even withheld his own food rations, leading to her starvation to death.
The Lu family had no objection to what Sun said, and the second son's wife, Qin, did not hesitate and went to get the cornbread.
He Jiuniang hurriedly said, "No, no, Second Sister-in-law, I'm not hungry!"
She wasn't hungry at all; she ate and drank her fill in the space before coming out.
Madam Sun said disapprovingly, "You've already died once, haven't you learned your lesson! Just eat what's offered, don't act like the Lu family mistreated you!"
According to the original owner's memories, He Jiuniang knew that Sun was a kind-hearted old woman with a sharp tongue. She was not angry when she heard Sun say this, but instead patiently explained.
She said that after she realized she was not dead, she crawled out of the ground and was robbed by a group of people. She took advantage of the chaos to pick up a bundle and ran away. Later, she found that it was full of food and water. She ate her fill and then had the strength to find her family.
"It's good that you're alive, it's good that you're alive!"
The eldest daughter-in-law, Yu, patted her hand, genuinely happy for her.
The others nodded in agreement; staying alive was the most important thing!
Later, she said that she encountered this unconscious man on the way. Seeing that he was dressed in extraordinary clothes, she decided to save him. In fact, she was attracted by his different status and thought that he might be able to help her and her family flee the famine.
Upon hearing her words, Madam Sun, who had originally intended to blame her for meddling in other people's business when she was barely able to take care of herself, suddenly found herself speechless.
It seems like the third son's wife died once, and then became smarter after she came back.
However, the Lu family didn't have time to think too much about it, because they were all dazzled by what He Jiuniang took out of her bundle.
White rice, meat-filled buns, and several bamboo tubes of water—these were things that could save their entire family's lives!
Those rice and meat buns, let alone now on the road fleeing famine, even at home, were things we only dared to eat during festivals!
No wonder that bundle was so bulging!
He Jiuniang heard the whole family swallowing, especially the children, whose eyes were wide open, and said, "Besides that, there are some other small things that I have put away carefully. I will take them out when we need them. Tonight, everyone will have two meat buns to fill their stomachs, and we will save the rice to cook porridge later."
As she was about to distribute the steamed buns to everyone, Mrs. Sun slapped her hand: "I can tell you're someone who doesn't know how to manage money! How can you eat such good food all at once? Give each person half a bun, and save the rest for the road!"
Upon hearing this, the children's bright eyes dimmed considerably, but the thought of having meat buns to eat made them even more excited.
Those were meat buns, something my family used to be reluctant to eat!
He Jiuniang was speechless, but she could understand. In this day and age, these things were indeed hard to come by.
However, she had a spatial ability and didn't need to be stingy, so she advised, "Mother, it's too hot. If we don't eat them soon, the meat filling inside the buns will go bad. Rather than let them spoil, we should let everyone have a good meal."
"The third brother's family is right. It's better to eat them now than let them spoil. We've been starving for days. Two buns aren't enough to fill us up, let alone half a bun."
Old Lu, who had been mostly silent, finally spoke up. Although Sun felt a pang of regret, she ultimately did not object.
The Lu family consists of thirteen people, young and old. Each person received two buns, and there were three left over. They decided to save them for the children to eat early the next morning.
Once the whole family had food, they stopped talking, lowered their heads and ate their own food. After finishing, they would take a sip of water and immediately feel incredibly comfortable.
He Jiuniang sat in the corner with her adopted son, Gou'er, in her arms. After feeding him a meat bun, she secretly took some milk from her spatial storage, poured it into a bamboo tube, and fed it to him.
"Mommy, sweetie!"
The dog squinted its eyes and drank contentedly, a smile appearing on its sickly little face; in that instant, it was as if a withered tree had come back to life.
Looking at the thin dog, He Jiuniang couldn't help but feel a little sad. Although the child was almost three years old, he looked at most one year old. This was all due to long-term malnutrition and illness.
The other children in the Lu family were also malnourished, but they were in better shape than Gou'er. With the care of the adults on the way, they looked quite energetic.
She thought to herself, since she had used the original owner's body, she must raise this child well, which would be a way of repaying the original owner's kindness.
The dog still had a fever. After eating and drinking his fill, he fell into a drowsy sleep. When no one was paying attention, He Jiuniang took out a fever-reducing patch from her space and put it on his forehead, hoping that the fever would subside by tomorrow morning.
The child was too weak, so He Jiuniang didn't dare to give him medicine for the time being. Using fever-reducing patches was the most appropriate thing to do.
After the whole family had finished eating, Old Man Lu pointed to the man on the ground and asked He Jiu Niang, "What happened to this young master?"
On such a hot day, many people faint, mostly from thirst or heatstroke. In such cases, they usually wake up quickly after being rescued. However, this young man remained unconscious, which is puzzling.
He Jiuniang waved her hand, feigning ignorance: "I don't know either. I just thought he fainted from thirst. I gave him some water on the way. Whether he wakes up or not depends on his fate."
In reality, the man was poisoned. He Jiuniang recognized him at a glance, and indeed, seeing his extraordinary status, she thought he might be useful. That's why she took out silver needles from her spatial storage to help him drain the poisoned blood and detoxify. However, she couldn't reveal her abilities in front of the Lu family, so she could only pretend to be stupid.
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