"If you take this pill, you will die from the poison in half a month if you don't have the antidote. If you really want to come with us, take it. You'll be home in about half a month. If you behave well, I'll give you the antidote, and then I'll consider whether to take you in." Take the pill if you're willing, otherwise forget it.
San'er hesitated for only a few seconds before snatching a pill and swallowing it. She didn't want to live a life of being chased and blindly fleeing anymore. She could tell that these three people were not simple characters and had the ability to save her life. She was determined to seize this opportunity.
Seeing this, Daya also took a pill and swallowed it, then licked her lips and tilted her head back to ask, "Is there any more? I'm not full."
Song Tantan: "..." This is definitely a foodie. Instead of taking the steamed bun, she asked her for medicine. Her brain must be fried.
Seeing that her two companions had eaten, Ah Feng had no choice but to eat as well. She didn't want to eat it, fearing that she would die without the antidote. But if she didn't eat, she couldn't go with them. As a woman with a limp, she would probably die even faster while fleeing. After thinking it over, she had no choice but to take the risk.
If we're going to die together, then we'll die together. There's no way out for either of us. I might as well fight alongside my two sisters. Even if we die, at least we'll be together.
So the three of them got into the carriage and left with Song Tantan and his group. Although the carriage was deliberately made bigger, it was still cramped for six people, and Qiu Ping had to be carried by Daya.
It was too hot for Song Tantan to hold, so she let Da Ya hold her. Qiu Ping didn't know Da Ya and didn't want her to hold her. She wanted Song Zhuiyan to hold her, but Song Zhuiyan was pregnant and it was impossible for her to hold her, so Qiu Ping had no choice but to accept it.
The carriage smelled bad. Although everyone had washed up, the smell of sweat from the large number of people was still unpleasant. So Song Tantan went outside and sat on the edge of the carriage with Ye Moxun, taking turns driving.
Song Zhuiyan was already experiencing severe morning sickness due to her pregnancy, and she couldn't stand the smell of sweat. She pretended to be asleep while leaning back, then slipped into her spatial dimension to sleep.
She was quite carefree; with three girls, whose intentions were unclear, she dared to go into her space to sleep without worrying about being harmed.
Song Tantan was cautious enough to know that her aunt had gone into her spatial dimension to sleep, so she sprinkled some muscle relaxant powder on her, causing the three of them to become paralyzed inside the carriage and unable to do anything bad.
They spent the night outside. Song Tantan and Ye Moxun set up a yurt and then let Song Zhuiyan go inside to rest. Although she slept in the space during the day, her body was still inside the carriage, and it was very uncomfortable for her to be curled up and not move.
So as soon as she got off the carriage, she started doing stretching exercises to loosen up her muscles and bones. When Xiao Qiuping saw her doing this, she also tried to do it, which amused Song Zhuiyan, who praised her for being clever.
“When we get home, I’ll find someone to teach you some kung fu so you can protect yourself when you grow up. Girls need to learn to protect themselves and not always rely on others. It’s better to rely on yourself than to ask others for help. Men are especially unreliable; their words are deceitful. Women need to learn to be independent, and financial independence is the most important thing.” Song Zhuiyan stroked Qiu Ping’s head, speaking calmly and seriously.
San'er stood aside, listening thoughtfully, seemingly understanding but not quite, completely confused. A-Feng and Daya, on the other hand, didn't understand at all and didn't care.
Ye Moxun twitched his lips as his aunt complained that his uncle had abandoned her and the child to go to war and was not taking care of her.
"Auntie, Qiuping is still young, why are you telling her these things?" Song Tantan found it amusing. Sure enough, a pregnant woman's temperament changes a lot. She would often become melancholic. Her aunt used to be such a carefree person, she would never say so many resentful things.
“You have to start instilling these ideas in your child from a young age so that she will remember them. But I was just saying it casually; I wasn’t specifically trying to teach her.” Song Zhuiyan did a few stretching exercises and then sat still in front of the tent.
"Tantan, I want to eat barbecue, and I also want to eat eggs and pickled plums." Her daily routine consists of nothing but sleeping and eating. She doesn't know how long this state will last. If she continues like this until the baby is born, she might eat herself into a pig.
"What should we do?" San'er and the others came over and asked.
Ye Moxun ignored him as if he hadn't heard and continued with his work.
"Go gather some firewood and see if there's any water nearby to fetch, we need to cook," Song Tantan said.
After the three people had walked away, Song Tantan shook his head and said, "The more people we bring, the more trouble we'll have, and we won't be able to take out many things from our space."
"It's all because you're too kind and brought trouble upon yourself," Ye Moxun chuckled.
Song Tantan frowned and retorted, "It's not too much trouble. These are all young girls. So many young men in our family haven't found wives yet. Bringing these three back will give the young men more choices."
"Those three all ran away from brothels. Who knows if they've been violated? They said only the big-breasted girl was violated, and the other two weren't, and you actually believed them?" Ye Moxun sneered again.
"What did you just say? Say it again!" Song Tantan stared at him menacingly.
Ye Moxun was taken aback. He was about to say that the three people were not trustworthy and that the girls from the brothel were not simple-minded, but as shrewd as he was, a bad premonition immediately flashed through his mind. He seemed to have said something he shouldn't have.
"Big-breasted girl? You were acting all high and mighty before, but it turns out you've been secretly observing her for a long time, only noticing her chest and nothing else?" Song Tantan said aggressively, her finger almost pointing at his nose.
Ye Moxun was taken aback, grabbed her mischievous hand, and quickly explained, "I didn't pay attention on purpose. I just have good eyesight and glanced at her casually. That person has such distinctive features. I don't know what to call her. Should I call her by her name? I can't remember it, so I called her that."
Song Tantan thought for a moment, and realized that if Ye Moxun really called her "San'er San'er", it would sound even more grating to her.
"I'll believe you this time, but watch your words next time. Your tone was too harsh; it made me feel like you had ulterior motives." Ha, men.
Ye Moxun: "..." He never mentioned it again, and there would be no next time.
"I need to change their names, but what should I call them?" Song Tantan began to think seriously.
When the three girls returned with the firewood, Song Tantan had already thought of a name for them. She took out a bag of rice and a pot and asked them to start a fire and cook.
"To make meat porridge, I have some dried rabbit meat here. Chop it up and put it in with the rice to cook until it's tender. When it's almost done, add some dried vegetables and salt." Song Tantan sat to the side watching the three of them work.
"I've given you names. If you want to sell yourselves into my family, you'll have to change your names. You can't use your original names." Song Tantan said this, which meant she had decided to take them in.
San'er beamed with joy, "Young hero, we will all listen to you. Thank you for bestowing upon us a name."
"Don't keep calling me 'Young Hero.' I think you've already figured out that I'm not a man, but a girl just like you. Just call me by my name. My name is Song Tantan."
“No, that won’t do. That would break the rules. We’ll call you Miss. If you need anything from now on, just let us know, and we’ll do our best.” San’er seized the opportunity to express her determination.
Song Tantan didn't insist anymore. Let her call her "Miss" if she wants. "San'er will be called Hong Rose, Afeng will be called White Peony, and Daya will be called Lavender."
Ye Moxun and Song Zhuiyan: "..." Could you be any more perfunctory?
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