Wu Xingwang said confidently, "Young Master Yun, rest assured, although I am just a businessman, I value my promises the most. I will do my best to fulfill what I promised you."
"The amount of grain is too large, and it would be too conspicuous to leave the city during the day. I'll send someone to bring it out and meet up with you tomorrow morning, how about that?"
Yun Ye frowned and said, "Alright, my third brother will escort Boss Wu into the city so he can get acquainted with the place. Please take good care of him tonight."
"No problem, no problem."
Wu Xingwang understood their thoughts perfectly well. If it weren't for the matter of Luo Chucheng, he might have had some ulterior motives, but when he saw that Yun Mo had only brought a mere three hundred men and wiped out over a thousand bandits in Luo Chucheng, all his thoughts vanished instantly.
Finally, the Lin family clan chief decided to send thirty people to help transport the grain purchased by the villagers.
Lin Yinan didn't want to travel too much, so she didn't go into the city with Lin Yiheng.
Young Master Wu glanced at Lin Yinan from afar, then turned away reluctantly. His father had said that a woman like Miss Lin was beyond their reach.
After Yun Mo and the others left, Yun Ye sent out more than a hundred secret guards to gather information along the way.
Wu Xingwang is indeed a man of his word.
Early the next morning, Yun Mo and Lin Yiheng brought back the grain, along with Wu Xingwang and ten guards, who brought another 500 jin of grain.
He respectfully cupped his hands towards Yun Ye, "Young Master Yun, this five hundred catties of grain is my way of thanking you for taking care of me along the way."
"Since Mr. Wu is so kind, I will respectfully accept his offer."
Yunye accepted the food without any hesitation; at this point, no one would complain about having too much grain.
"Young Master Yun, if you continue along the path you just followed, you will reach Nandu County in the Great Yan territory in five days, but..."
Wu Xingwang hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Yunye readily agreed, "Mr. Wu, please speak freely. What's wrong with Nandu County?"
Wu Xingwang said, “Your Great Yan Kingdom is really strange. The entire northern region has not seen a drop of rain since last year and has been suffering from drought for a long time. Last night, I heard from the shopkeeper at home that the Southern Capital Prefecture is also in the same situation. You must be extra careful on your journey.”
"Thank you for informing us, Mr. Wu. We'll take our leave now." Yunye cupped his hands in greeting.
Yun Mo also respectfully bowed, saying, "Until we meet again."
The village chief of Linjia Village was distributing grain to the villagers according to the registered list.
The villagers were overjoyed to have enough food to survive.
"Mother, why didn't you take out some silver to provide for your own provisions back then?"
Lin Qiutao looked enviously at the villagers who had successfully bought grain, and blamed Yu Suqin, whose family didn't have much grain left.
"I never thought they would actually be able to buy it."
Thinking of the meager amount of money, Yu Suqin felt a pang of heartache. She glanced helplessly at Lin Zhaohui, blaming it all on her son for being so useless.
He was afraid of the hardship of night watch, and he was afraid of getting hurt or losing his life when he went out to deal with bandits.
"We're almost out of food, what are we going to do?" Lin Qiutao could only worry helplessly.
Yu Suqin sighed, "I'll go to my girlfriends and see if I can borrow some."
Lin Zhaohui ignored the mother and daughter's words and stared at Lin Yiheng and Lin Yuanzhi, who were chatting and laughing, with a complicated expression. They all loved to show off, while he had become the most useless and pathetic one.
Lin Qiutao was unwilling to accept this. "Mother, look, Lin Yinan's family has surpassed the village chief's family, and even the clan chief's family."
Yu Suqin rolled her eyes at her and remained silent.
What could she do? It was one thing if her son couldn't compare, but even her daughter... all she knew was to be jealous all the time, so let's not even mention her.
Oh! Why is her life so miserable!
Having bought the grain, everyone pressed on with renewed vigor and traveled for two consecutive days.
That afternoon, the sky suddenly turned gloomy.
Without warning, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from the sky.
People were startled. Immediately afterwards, a deafening rumble of thunder, like the sound of giant drums, exploded in the air.
"It's going to rain!" someone in the group shouted.
The entire team was thrown into chaos, with everyone scrambling to find tarpaulins to cover the food and supplies.
Just as the important food supplies were covered with tarpaulins, large raindrops began to fall, quickly turning into a torrential downpour, soaking everyone to the bone.
The team is currently on a mountain road with uneven slopes and forests on both sides, making it impossible to stop and set up camp.
Yun rode over on horseback to inform the villagers, "There's a flat area ahead, everyone hurry up, you can rest when you get there!"
Lin Yinan dismounted and led the horse slowly with the group, his whole body soaked in sweat.
She had raincoats and umbrellas available, but there were people in front of and behind her in the queue, so she couldn't take them out.
She could only let her wet clothes cling to her body, revealing her round belly.
Several younger children, along with the injured Lin Xiaomei, were covered under an oilcloth. The family's only two raincoats were draped over Old Mrs. Zhao and Li Shulan, while the others followed the group in the rain.
Hu Shao handed the ox rope to Lin Fu to lead, and walked ahead to snatch the reins from Lin Yinan's hand, suddenly noticing her protruding belly.
He stared wide-eyed in astonishment, "Sis, your stomach..."
Lin Yinan's sharp gaze swept over him, and Hu Shao swallowed back the words he was about to say.
His heart was pounding; his sister was pregnant!
Then, Hu Shao cleverly took off the large outer robe that Li Shulan had made for him and draped it over Lin Yinan's shoulders, so that her belly wouldn't be so obvious.
Hu Shao said considerately, "Sister, you sit on the horse, I'll lead it."
"No need. It's better to walk in the rain than to sit and get soaked. You won't feel so cold if you walk," Lin Yinan said calmly.
Hu Shao was worried. Given his sister's condition, it was really not suitable for her to be out in the rain. What if she got sick?
As if he had thought of something, he took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket, opened it and found several slices of ginger inside.
He had shamelessly begged Doctor Lü for this when he passed through Luochu City.
"Sister, keep it warm in your mouth."
Lin Yinan knew this thing wasn't very useful, but she couldn't bear to disappoint him, so she took it and put it in her mouth.
The group finally stopped after struggling through the rain for fifteen minutes.
The villagers quickly found a place to set up tents to take shelter from the rain.
Lin Yinan spotted a spot near the edge of the valley and, together with Hu Shao, led their horses there.
Another family in the village also took a liking to the place, but the woman there was unreasonable and domineering, and she had also been caught in the rain.
Seeing Lin Yinan leading the horse over, he rushed forward and pushed her away, saying, "This is the place I set my sights on first, and no one can take it from me."
Lin Yinan was so cold that her whole body was stiff. Caught off guard by the push, she was about to fall, but fortunately Hu Shao caught her in time.
She didn't fall, but the clothes she was wearing fell off, instantly revealing her round belly under the wet clothes. Lin Yinan put one hand on her belly, her face was ashen, but her eyes were burning with anger.
The woman showed no remorse whatsoever; instead, she pointed at Lin Yinan's stomach, exclaiming, "Ah! Your stomach! You, you're pregnant?!"
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