Mo Qianshang sneered: "Who are you yelling for in the deep mountains and forests? Let me tell you, if I ever hear this nonsense again, I will assume it was spread by you, oh, and by Widow Chen!"
"When you get back, tell her that if she talks nonsense again, she'll be in big trouble tonight!"
As Mo Qianchang spoke, she pulled a wood-chopping knife from her basket and swung it forcefully. A clear sound of it cutting through the air could be heard, which almost scared the two of them so much that they wet themselves.
This was hardly a time for arguing. The two of them scrambled to their feet and, supporting each other, ran downhill, shouting as they ran, "Mo Qianshang, are you crazy? You're a madwoman!"
Mo Qianshang sneered and put the wood-chopping knife back into the basket.
With such fighting ability, they still gossip behind people's backs. When they are discovered, they still can't beat others. What do they deserve?
People who spread rumors should be punished!
Mo Qianshang breathed a sigh of relief, not caring what kind of trouble they would cause after returning to the village, and walked towards another pine forest.
She had been wandering around for half a day, and all she found in the mountains were common mushrooms. The ones she had picked when she first arrived seemed to have disappeared.
Although the surrounding mountains and forests are vast, she only explored a small section. It seems that she won't find any expensive medicinal herbs nearby and will have to wait for an opportunity to explore the deeper mountains.
Mo Qianshang has a lot of wilderness survival experience, but back then, she would get a lot of information in advance for every place she went to, so she knew the general situation of the local area and the equipment was more complete than it is now.
Now, if she were to venture into the deep mountains empty-handed, she would have to be at least 90% certain of success; otherwise, she would really want to sigh.
Even if you don't find anything valuable, it's still good to explore the surrounding terrain and vegetation.
After walking around for a while, and seeing that it was almost time to eat, Mo Qianshang slowly returned to their place.
"Mother!"
As soon as Qianya saw Mo Qianshang, she ran over and hugged her leg: "Mom, why didn't you take me with you when you left!"
When Qianya woke up late in the morning, Mo Qianshang didn't wake her up. By the time she woke up to eat, her mother had already left.
Upon seeing her adorable daughter, Mo Qianshang's mood, which had been ruined by those two women, improved considerably.
“You’re all still growing, and I can’t get you to wake up, so I naturally want you to sleep for a while.”
When Qianya heard that her mother was doing this for her, her pouty lips curved into a smile: "Did you find anything delicious, Mother? Are there any wild vegetables?"
For Qianya, being able to eat wild vegetables is a treat these days. Although she has eaten meat these past two days, even at such a young age, Qianya doesn't feel that it's something she should eat every day.
Mo Qianshang patted her head: "There are wild vegetables, mushrooms, and other vegetables, all of which you can eat. I'll have Aunt Yao cook them for you later."
During the meal, Qin Heming suddenly brought up another matter: "Mother, have you been to the county town? Was the county town fun?"
Mo Qianshang glanced at him: "What, you want to go to the county town?"
As soon as she said that, several children looked up and stared at her.
"..."
Although Mo Qianshang had been fleeing famine with several children, she was used to traveling alone. The thought of having to take four little ones with her wherever she went still made her feel a little sad.
The children are good children, but raising them is not a happy job, especially raising four children.
However, going out on the street is still possible, since she has already entrusted her daily care to Xiao Yaoshi.
With Xiao Yaoshi accompanying them, as long as they don't get lost, it's fine. These days are chaotic; if you lose your child, you'll have nowhere to cry.
Unfortunately, there was nothing around them, and they had to walk to get to the county town. To make matters worse, they lived on a mountain, so even if Mo Qianshang bought a carriage, there was nowhere to keep it.
Mo Qianshang began to doubt whether her decision to live in the mountains was the right one.
“Alright, let’s go tomorrow then. But let me make this clear beforehand: the county town is quite a distance away. We don’t have any transportation, so don’t complain about getting tired on the way.”
When they were fleeing famine, they couldn't get into the county town and had to wander in the wild. Being able to go to the county town was a great joy for the children. What was a little walking?
"We're not tired, Mom, we're not tired!"
Seeing them become happy again, Mo Qianshang felt helpless. Children are so easy to coax; she didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.
As Xiao Yao sewed clothes nearby, she watched this harmonious scene with a smile. However, a thought suddenly occurred to her, and she asked in a low voice, "Mo Meizi, if we can't find the father of these children, are you just going to keep raising them?"
Mo Qianshang smiled and said, "What else can I do? Tomorrow I will go to the county town and ask someone to send a message to our original Fushou Village. That will be enough for me."
After hesitating for a long time, Xiao Yao didn't know what to say. She could only sigh softly, "Sigh, it's pitiful if no one takes care of this child, but if you take care of him all the time, you'll be a stepmother for life. Will you ever be able to get married again? Will you even want your own child?"
After she finished speaking, she knew that it was useless to say these words and that nothing could be changed now, so she could only sigh again.
Mo Qianshang was more open-minded. These children were originally Mo Qianshang's responsibility. Now that she had become Mo Qianshang, she had to fulfill this responsibility. If she were to abandon the children so easily, wouldn't that be like killing the donkey after it had served its purpose?
Even if she didn't believe in karma, she didn't want to do anything too inhumane since something like time travel could happen.
She was open-minded, but her carefree expression seemed to Xiao Yao Shi more like resignation than acceptance of everything, which made Xiao Yao Shi, who had also suffered a lot, feel a pang of heartache.
Mo Qianshang had no idea what the sewing man next to her was imagining as he looked at her. She looked at the four little ones and wondered what their father would be like.
These four children are clearly different from ordinary farm children. Even though they all look malnourished because they haven't received good care recently, you can tell from their facial features and bone structure that this family has extraordinary genes. The children's parents must be good-looking, truly outstanding individuals.
Mo Qianshang couldn't help but think of Qin Baiyi again.
Speaking of which, could this masked person be... no, no.
Mo Qianshang stopped her strange thoughts. First, the man was really young and didn't seem like the father of four children. Second, although the children were attached to him, they all called him uncle.
Children are just young and inexperienced, they're not stupid. If that man really was their biological father, how could they not recognize him?
The more Mo Qianshang thought about it, the more she felt that her idea made sense. So, if that's the case, Qin Baiyi was very likely sent to protect the children. She hadn't had much contact with these children before, which was why she felt so conflicted about them.
He wasn't familiar with the children, but he treated them with special care, even to the point of being harsh on her, his stepmother.
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