Chapter 13: Digging for Water Sources
"Why are you taking care of me? I went out to look for Xue'er and came back, and you didn't even know!"
When Hui Niang heard this, she was confused.
Wang glared at her coldly, "Have you forgotten what you did when I asked you to go out with me to look for someone? You pretended to be dead?"
After hearing Wang's reminder, Hui Niang finally remembered.
When Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Gu asked her to go out and look for someone together, she did mutter that she was too tired and would look for someone later.
Hui Niang's face flushed red as she thought of what she had said.
But she still muttered shamelessly: "She came back just fine, didn't she? She knew she was going to make people worry by running around, but she still didn't bother. How can she blame me?"
Hearing this, the old lady hit her with the crutch again, causing her to run away in pain.
When Gu Feixue saw this, she completely understood.
Hui Niang is a person who is not worth sympathizing with even if she starves to death.
Gu Feixue sneered: "Yeah, I shouldn't run around."
"However, I, who went out for a wandering, found some food, so you don't have to eat it."
Upon hearing this, Hui Niang immediately perked up and screamed, "What? You found food!"
Hui Niang's roar immediately attracted everyone's attention, and many people looked over here with dark circles under their eyes.
Suddenly, many people came crawling towards this side from all directions.
The skinny body and the stiff way it crawled made it look just like a zombie.
Although there were palm trees to eat, it could only keep them from starving to death. These refugees were always in a state of extreme hunger.
Gu Feixue's heart tightened when she saw this scene.
At this time, everyone who crawled over also saw the two roasted sweet potatoes in her arms.
It is a staple food that can fill your stomach!
Countless people eagerly asked her, "Where did you find the sweet potato? Hurry... Hurry, give it to me! Let me have a bite!"
These people crawled towards her like zombies, their eyes full of ferocity and desire.
But they simply didn't have the strength to compete with Gu Feixue. Gu Feixue took a few steps back, which was enough for them to climb for a long time.
At this time, Gu Feixue looked at her father more firmly.
"Father, think of a way. We must take them to the heart of the mountains!"
"There are at least ten acres of wild sweet potatoes there, and there's also mountain spring water to drink."
But after hearing this, Gu Lang hesitated: "Xue'er, how far is it from here to the heart of the mountain?"
When Gu Feixue came back, she checked the time and estimated that it had been two hours.
But even if she ran fast, at the speed these people crawled, they might not be able to crawl over even in six hours.
So, she changed her words to: "More than half an hour!"
Hearing that it would only take half an hour, Gu Lang was indeed tempted.
He looked back at the victims and saw that half of them could hold on for another half hour.
But the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, women and children were unable to hold on for more than half an hour.
He began to have trouble.
At this moment, Gu Lang accidentally saw a piece of bluish-white jade exposed from Gu Feixue's neck.
Having served as the Minister of War for many years, he naturally recognized at a glance that this was jade that only belonged to the royal family.
Gu Lang quickly reached out to grab it, and after taking out the jade pendant, his pupils shrank sharply!
Yuchi Shuo!
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it’s actually His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
Gu Lang couldn't care less about anything else. He quickly pulled Gu Feixue aside and asked her quietly, "Xue'er, tell me, where did you get this jade pendant?"
Looking at her father's excited expression, Gu Feixue realized that the owner of this jade pendant must be no ordinary person.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for his father, the Minister of Revenue, to be so excited.
Gu Feixue rolled her eyes and asked, "Dad, this is the benefactor who brought me to the heart of the mountains. Do you know him?"
Hearing this, Gu Lang looked around again and then told her carefully.
"Xue'er, do you know where this great benefactor is? Daddy is going to see him soon. If we meet this great benefactor, our family will be saved!"
After hearing this, Gu Feixue finally understood that this person would definitely be able to clear Gu Lang's name.
Thinking of this, Gu Feixue hurriedly said: "Dad, it was this great benefactor who asked me to come back and tell you that you must take everyone to that place."
Hearing this, Gu Lang's eyes darkened and a shrewd light flashed in his eyes.
He obviously heard that Gu Feixue was lying to him, but he understood what Gu Feixue meant.
After thinking for a long time, Gu Lang asked her seriously for the last time: "Xue'er, please don't lie to me. Tell me, did you find a lot of wild sweet potatoes in that place?"
"If there weren't so many wild sweet potatoes to save so many people, we wouldn't be able to go. We would all die if we went."
Gu Feixue met his determined and serious eyes and nodded vigorously: "Dad, you have to believe in that great benefactor, and you have to believe in me too."
"If there's not enough food for everyone in the heart of the mountains, I'll die as a token of my guilt!"
Her words were powerful and her eyes were filled with infinite seriousness.
Gu Lang's mind wavered.
At this time, Hui Niang, who was not far away, vaguely heard something.
She suddenly felt something was wrong, and the next moment, Gu Lang turned around and walked towards everyone.
"Everyone, listen to me. I just got the news that the official grain-raising area is in the heart of the mountains not far ahead."
"We must go immediately!"
Hearing this, all the people lying on the ground glowed with excitement.
"Great, we are saved!"
"Mother! Mother, please wake up quickly. We are saved. The imperial court has sent people to rescue us!"
"Son, son, wake up! Do you hear me? We are saved!"
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Countless people seemed to have infinite strength, and at this moment, excited voices rose one after another.
Gu Feixue also saw the hope that could motivate them. These elderly, weak, sick, disabled, women and children are the concern of all of them.
She looked at her father and said firmly, "Dad, there is no time to lose. Let's get everyone going now."
Gu Lang nodded, but didn't wait for him to speak.
Hui Niang suddenly cried out, "Oh my! Master, how could you be so senile? How dare you believe the words of a seven-year-old girl?"
"Does her return with two wild sweet potatoes prove disaster relief from the imperial court? Stop lying to us. We can only be saved if we follow this road to Yunzhou City!"
"Don't try to trick us into going to the heart of the mountains. There might be tigers and wolves in there. Wouldn't we just be food for them if we went there?"
"I don't want to risk my life for these two wild sweet potatoes. Besides, I have to dig in the soil to find the sweet potatoes. Where would I get the strength to do that?"
Hui Niang's light words immediately made everyone lose confidence.
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