"Oh, what are you doing? Get up, get up." Niu Hua'er stepped forward quickly, grabbed Yang Cuilian's arm and pulled her up: "We are all poor people fleeing from famine. We can't take them in."
Yang Cuilian's eyes dimmed, and she held her frightened daughter with her eyes red: "Yes, I forced it and made it difficult for you..."
What happened last night made Yang Cuilian deeply alienated from the Li family's father and daughter.
After the Song family left the inn this morning, Li Xiufen even persuaded Old Man Li to let the three Hu brothers go and escape with them on the grounds that they had to take care of each other.
The so-called "mutual care" is just an excuse. Li Xiufen was afraid of dying on the way to escape, so she wanted to sacrifice Yang Cuilian to win over the three Hu brothers.
Yang Cuilian knew very well what this meant. She lost her last hope for the Li family and her daughter. She decisively broke up with them and ran out with her three-year-old daughter Niuniu.
Yang Cuilian knew that orphans and widowed mothers who fled for help were the easiest targets for people with evil intentions. She was not afraid of death, but wanted her daughter to live well, so she thought of asking for help from the Song family who had rescued her.
Following the footsteps left by the Song family, the couple spent a lot of effort to catch up.
As both women and mothers, Niu Hua'er couldn't bear to see the helpless couple, so she looked at the Song family father and son, wondering what they were thinking.
The father and son looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
They admired Yang Cuilian's decisiveness and sympathized with the couple's plight. However, those who have experienced it will know how difficult it is to escape.
Now they can't even guarantee the safety of their own family, so how can they have the energy to take in two outsiders!
Besides, they also have ulterior secrets, and taking in unfamiliar people is a hidden danger after all.
After thinking about it, Song Wufu said in a deep voice: "You two can follow us, and you can take care of food, drink, and accommodation on your own. If you encounter danger, we will help if we can, and don't complain if we can't help you."
Song Xixi looked at the excited Yang Cuilian and agreed with Song Wufu's approach.
Song Cai and Niu Hua'er also thought this was a good idea. They would be able to catch up with the fleeing team in two days. By then, everyone would be on the road together and look after each other, so there should be no problem.
"Thank you so much, my benefactor! Thank you so much, my benefactor!" Yang Cuilian, who originally had no hope, cried with joy and pulled the ignorant Niu Niu to kneel down again.
The number of people fleeing the famine increased from four to six, which was somewhat inconvenient for the Song family.
The most obvious thing is that Song Xixi cannot take food and water from the [food bag] anytime and anywhere. When eating, she has to avoid the Yang family and her daughter.
Seeing that the mother and daughter could only rely on grass roots and bark to feed themselves, Niu Hua'er would often show a tangled look, but would not offer to help them. She would only help take care of Niu Niu when Yang Cuilian went to find food.
Niu Niu is a quiet and well-behaved little girl who doesn't like to talk. When a few adults tease her, she will smile shyly and hide in Yang Cuilian's arms, refusing to come out no matter how much the adults coax her.
But Song Xixi is an exception. The little girl seems to like her very much. Every time everyone stops to rest, the little girl will go to Song Xixi and sit down.
Due to some unpleasant experiences in her previous life, Song Xixi didn't like children very much.
At first she was annoyed by Niuniu's approach, but later she saw that the little girl had a quiet temper and would not cry or ask questions in her ears, so she lowered her guard and pretended that the little girl didn't exist.
Niu Niu was not afraid of her indifference, but was afraid of annoying her. She only dared to take a sneak look at her when she wasn't paying attention, and then covered her mouth with her little hand and snickered, revealing a pair of crescent moon eyes.
Yang Cuilian felt strange about her daughter's strange behavior and asked with a smile: "Niuniu likes Sister Xixi?"
Niuniu nodded her head fiercely: "I like it!"
Yang Cuilian asked: "Why do you like it?"
Niu Niu scratched her head, a look of confusion on her face: "I just like it..."
Yang Cuilian smiled helplessly and warned: "Then you have to be good and don't cry in front of Sister Xixi, do you know that?"
Niuniu said "Hmm" and walked towards Song Xixi with her short legs.
Seeing that Song Xixi did not show any objection to Niu Niu's approach, Yang Cuilian secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hoped that the two little girls could get along harmoniously.
At noon the next day, everyone failed to find the village and had to stop and rest in a sunny place.
Yang Cuilian entrusted Niu Niu to Niu Hua'er and went to the wild to find food and water.
After a while, Song Wufu and Song Cai came back on the pretext of looking for food. Song Xixi took out the family's lunch from the [Gourmet Bag] - six meat floss rice balls and a basin of hot milk.
Three of the rice balls are Song Xixi’s lunch.
Since taking the Junior Dali Pill, Song Xixi's food intake has increased dramatically, and she can eat as much as three adults.
001 said that this body was born with deficiencies and acquired a severe deficiency. Under the impact of the power of the primary power pill, the energy required by the body skyrocketed.
When Song Xixi's body recovers, her food intake will return to normal, at most a little larger than that of ordinary people, and not as exaggerated as it is now.
Song Xixi was so hungry that her chest pressed against her back. She ate three meat floss rice balls in one breath, and was about to drink the milk in one gulp when she caught a glimpse of Niu Niu not far away, touching her shriveled belly and looking at Yang Cuilian.
direction of departure.
Smelling the fragrance of milk, Song Xixi suddenly lost her appetite.
After thinking about it, she found a toffee that she had not finished eating the day before yesterday from the [Gourmet Bag], peeled off the candy wrapper and walked to Niuniu: "Open your mouth."
Niuniu didn't know why, but she still opened her mouth obediently.
The next moment, there was a piece of fragrant and sweet toffee in the little mouth.
In the Jin Dynasty, where material was scarce, sugar was a rare commodity, and only wealthy families could afford to buy sweet treats. Not to mention toffee, no one except Song Xixi could buy it.
The taste stimulation brought by the sweetness made Niu Niu widen her eyes in shock. This was the first time that the little girl tasted sugar in her life.
Song Xixi felt cute inexplicably, and her fingers were about to move. When she realized it, her hand had already pinched the little girl's fleshless face. It was soft, but too thin, and there was something missing in the feel.
The little girl blinked, threw herself into her arms, and rubbed her little face against her chest: "Sister Xixi, Niuniu likes you so much!"
Song Xixi's body stiffened, and she picked up the little girl's collar and tried to tear it off.
But facing this little face full of dependence, she couldn't exert any effort at all, and could only let the little girl rely on her like a koala.
Song Wufu and the others looked on with smiles. They did not blame Song Xixi for feeding her, nor were they worried that Niu Niu would annoy her. They hoped that she could become more lively under Niu Niu's pestering.