Jiang Shuyue lifted a corner of her hat: "Madam is right, my little girl just wants to ask for some well water."
The woman was kind-hearted. When she saw Jiang Shuyue's extraordinary beauty, she said kindly: "The emperor accepts beauties from all over the world. With this girl's beauty, why don't you go to the palace and try your luck for your future."
Jiang Shuyue smiled lightly: "Thank you, madam. I am married and my child is still young. We have finished the dry food we brought. Now, I am here to ask for some water to cook porridge for my child."
Most of the people here thought that entering the palace was an honor, and Jiang Shuyue knew that the woman had no ill intentions.
Entering the courtyard, while the woman was entering the house, Jiang Shuyue had a thought and the spiritual spring water poured into the bucket beside the well.
When the woman came out again, she was filling several water bags with water.
"Alas! When will it rain today! If it weren't for the support of my old well, the people in our village would have to leave to escape." The woman sighed.
"Who knew? I heard from people who came out of the capital that people fleeing the famine couldn't enter the city gate. No, everyone went to other places."
Receiving favors without repaying them, Jiang Shuyue told the women that they would not be able to enter the capital, so that they would not have to go in vain if they could not survive.
After a while, several people came to ask for water.
At this time, a woman walked in from outside. She looked at the refugees queuing up to fetch water.
She smiled and said: "Madam Wu, there are more and more refugees these days. Why don't you sit by the well and collect money. You can charge a penny for a bucket of water. You can collect a lot in a day."
The woman looked slightly cold: "You already said that we are all refugees, how can I collect their money? Don't make such a joke, I don't want to be poked in the spine."
Jiang Shuyue cast an admiring look at the woman. Along the way, there were indeed villagers selling water. There were not many people who could not take advantage of them.
"That's right! It hasn't rained in our hometown from winter to spring now. We really had no choice but to leave our hometown. Our family has no food. Where can we buy water?" A middle-aged man stood up and said.
"Yes, many people have sold their sons and daughters along the way. We are so grateful for the kindness of our master." Someone stood up and agreed, bowing deeply to the Wu family's wife.
Mrs. Wu was moved, and she said to everyone: "It's not easy. This is a century-old well in my house. It has never dried up. Don't worry, everyone can draw water."
Everyone thanked him again.
The woman who encouraged Mrs. Wu to collect the money felt shameless and left in anger.
"Sister."
Su Jin came over and took the water bag from her hand.
As night fell, a pot of porridge was cooked, and Aunt Su was the first to serve a bowl to Grandma Xu.
There is a little marinated chicken in the porridge, which makes it delicious without pickles.
After dinner, Sui Sui and Shui Sheng pestered Su Hui to tell stories.
"Do you want to listen to Little Red Riding Hood or Du Shiniang sinking the treasure chest in anger?" Su Hui asked the two of them with a smile.
Jiang Shuyue told her these stories, especially the story about Du Shiniang sinking the treasure chest in anger. She liked it very much.
After listening to the story told by her sister, she realized that a woman should not put all her hopes in her husband. If the husband is ruthless, it will be a disaster.
"Auntie, Sui Sui likes to listen to the story of Calabash Baby." Sui Sui raised her head, her soft and cute look was very cute.
"this……"
"Auntie hasn't heard the story of Calabash Baby yet."
As a result, the painting style changed and became Sui Sui telling stories to Su Hui and Shui Sheng.
Qiu Ju washed the dishes and fed all the dishwater to Ma. Lin Miao carried a wooden bucket and returned with water for tomorrow morning.
Jiang Shuyue raised her head and looked up at the sky. The moon and stars were sparse tonight.
She shouted to Qiu Ju: "Qiu Ju, let's go for a walk around the area together."
"Miss, I look at those people with bad eyes, so be careful tonight."
"Let's go to the opposite side and see how far away Ren Yazi is from us." Jiang Shuyue pointed to the bonfire burning in the distance.
Along the way, most of the people fleeing the famine were dragging their families with them. There were mule carts, ox carts, and many people were walking on foot.
The two of them walked around the area but didn't see Ren Yazi's carriage.
Suddenly, not far away, a familiar figure came into view. A man and a woman walked into the woods aside.
The man walked in front, followed by the woman, both of them sneaking around.
Qiu Ju's eyes widened, and she tugged on Jiang Shuyue's sleeve and said, "Miss, do you think that person looks like Widow Li? Why did he go with a man?"
Seeing the figures of a man and a woman disappearing quickly by the woods, Jiang Shuyue turned her head: "It's not surprising that people have similar appearances."
"No, miss, Widow Li's house is right next door to Shui Sheng's house. I can recognize her even after she turned into ashes. It's really her!"
"So what if it's her? It's hard for her to be a widow with a child. In order to survive, it's not a bad thing if she has someone to help her along the way."
Qiu Ju sighed.
"Miss, you are right. There are many people who gave up their sons for a bag of rice along the way. Widow Li lives with others in order to survive. She is much nobler than those who sell their sons and daughters."
When the two went back, they saw Su Jin coming out to look for them.
The two of them had a very tacit understanding and kept silent about seeing Widow Li.
At night, there was silence all around, not even the sound of crickets.
Aunt Su and Su Hui slept in a carriage, Grandma Xu and Shui Sheng slept in a carriage, and Jiang Shuyue and Qiu Ju slept in a carriage with Suisui.
Su Huairen, Su Jin, Su Nan and Lin Miaoshou spread straw mats on the ground and slept next to the horses.
Su Jin was afraid of horse thieves at night, so he wrapped the reins around his wrists before going to bed.
Hearing Qiu Ju's even breathing, Jiang Shuyue moved her mind and put Sui Sui into the space.
In order to let Suisui sleep soundly, Jiang Shuyue put a piece of pajamas into his hand.
Every half an hour, Jiang Shuyue went into the space to see if he was sleeping peacefully.
Everyone was bumpy along the way, and they were all trapped and exhausted, and soon fell asleep.
Suddenly, a cry of surprise rang through the night sky.
"Catch the thief! Someone stole the child."
Su Jin and others suddenly stood up from the ground.
"Sister, Suisui is here!"
When Jiang Shuyue heard the exclamations in the distance, she put Suisui back into the carriage.
She opened the car curtain and said, "It's okay in Sui Sui. Come and see Shuisheng."
"Catch him." Lin Miaoshou saw a few people shaking not far away and quickly chased after them.
"No, Shui Sheng is missing!"
"Hurry up!"
Immediately, several men and Sunan rushed out.
Qiu Ju hugged Suisui into her arms fearfully.
Grandma Xu was woken up by everyone's shouts and saw no one around her.
Immediately he burst into tears: "Shui Sheng, my grandson! This man is a murderer!"
"Grandma Xu, don't worry, everyone is chasing her." Aunt Su, Su Hui and Jiang Shuyue hurriedly ran over to comfort Grandma Xu.
"I'm going to take a look." Grandma Xu said as she got off the carriage.
Aunt Su had no choice but to help her get out of the carriage.
Listening to the cries of the fleeing people opposite, Grandma Xu's eyes darkened and she fainted.
Jiang Shuyue quickly pinched the acupuncture points.
On the other side, Lin Miaoshou chased him out and saw the thief getting on his horse.
He ran back and took a horse to catch up.
For a moment, there were cries, curses, and the sound of horse hooves, all in chaos.
