Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

"Mom, there's no time to explain now. I'll tell you later. Saving people is the most important thing first!" Yang Qingfeng said, and walked quickly towards Xiuying. "Sister, we're in big trouble in Jizhou."

Xiuying immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly made arrangements: "Dad, please take this child to the guest room. Shiliu, hurry up and ask Aunt Wu to come over right away. Qingfeng, come with me to the main hall."

The eldest and second daughters stood in the yard in a daze, feeling as if they had been forgotten by everyone. But at this moment, they also knew in their hearts that saving the black dog was the top priority.

"Are you hungry?" A cool voice sounded beside their ears. They looked up and saw Lamei walking towards them.

The eldest girl nodded subconsciously, and the second girl also touched her belly and nodded vigorously.

However, the two little guys didn't dare to say anything, but just looked timidly at the lady in beautiful clothes. Her clothes were embroidered with lifelike butterflies, and the flowers on her head were so beautiful that they made her look very pretty.

The two little brats suddenly realized that La Mei was looking at them, and hurriedly lowered their heads as if they had done something wrong. They thought it was impolite to stare at the young lady like that.

Lamei had a gentle smile on her face. She gently stretched out her hands, took the eldest girl with one hand, and the second girl with the other, and walked towards the kitchen, saying softly, "I'll cook noodles for you, okay?"

The girl looked up, her eyes sparkling with gratitude, and said, "Thank you, Miss."

Erniu also quickly followed suit and said in a baby voice, "Thank you, Miss."

Lamei bent down slightly and gently touched the heads of the eldest and second girls with her hands. "Don't call me Miss, just call me Lamei."

Seeing that everyone was well-organized, Guihua ordered the servants to bring the luggage from the oxcart into the house. Then, she led the large yellow ox toward the cowshed. Along the way, the ox mooed, as if telling Guihua about the hardships of the journey.

When they arrived at the cowshed, Guihua's eyes were filled with heartache. She quickly brought a bundle of fresh green grass and handed it to the big yellow ox. She gently stroked its head and said tenderly, "Thank you for your hard work, Niuniu. You are the best! Thanks to you, Uncle Qingfeng and Brother Afan were brought back safely."

This large yellow ox was the first cow purchased by Xiuying's family. From the first day it arrived, Guihua was responsible for its care. In Guihua's heart, it was no longer just a cow, but also a friend.

In the kitchen, the sauerkraut noodles made by Lamei were finally out of the pot, and the fragrance instantly filled the air. Lamei took out two ceramic bowls and filled each one for the eldest and second girls.

"Eat quickly."

Big Girl and Second Girl stared at the bowl of noodles, their eyes sparkling with surprise and curiosity. They had never tasted noodles so tempting before. In their minds, meat was always a rare treat enjoyed by the rich, and now it was being put in noodles.

Not only that, there are golden eggs and emerald green vegetables in the noodles. Only a wealthy family can eat noodles so luxuriously.

The two of them could no longer talk and began to eat voraciously, as if they were afraid of missing a single bite. Soon, the noodles in the bowl were gone, and finally even the noodle soup was drunk clean.

After eating, the eldest and second girls rubbed their bulging bellies contentedly and yawned simultaneously. They hadn't gotten a good night's sleep on the long journey, and now they felt the exhaustion wash over them like a tide.

When I was hungry before, I didn’t feel anything, but now that I’m full, I feel sleepy all of a sudden and can fall asleep while standing.

Lamei gently took the hands of the two little guys and said softly, "You two, go to my room and sleep there for one night. I'll arrange a good place for you tomorrow."

After saying that, La Mei called the maid beside her and ordered, "Take these two children to my room and take good care of them." The maid obeyed the order and took Da Niu and Er Niu to La Mei's room.

After arranging the two children, Lamei turned and went to the main hall. Yang Qingfeng and Afan had already told Xiuying everything that had happened in Jizhou.

Xiuying's eyes instantly grew solemn. She had indeed considered that Jizhou's business difficulties might be due to taxes, but she had never imagined that the Jizhou prefect would be so audacious as to turn the prosperous Jizhou into his own private property. This was no small matter; to put it more seriously, it was clearly an act of treason!

Xiuying stared at Yang Qingfeng and Afan and asked, "Have you revealed your identities?"

Yang Qingfeng quickly responded: "Sister, I never told the people over there that we are villagers of Futian Village. I just said that we came from outside and wanted to open a shop in Jizhou."

Ah Fan also said, "Don't worry, Sister Xiuying, we are dressed like this. Even if our parents were standing in front of us, I'm afraid they wouldn't recognize us. We will definitely not reveal our identities."

Xiuying nodded slightly, looked up at the inky black sky outside, and after a moment's silence, she said to the two of them, "You two should go back inside, change your clothes, and get some rest. We'll talk about anything tomorrow."

After hearing this, Yang Qingfeng paused and asked with worry in his eyes: "Sister, you will definitely save the black dog, right?"

Xiuying nodded, turned around and walked towards the guest rooms without saying anything. She knew in her heart that Hei Gou must not die. If she died, the only witness would be gone, and the entire Futian Village would be doomed, and would surely fall into the hands of that corrupt official.

In the guest room, the black dog was lying quietly on the bed. Aunt Wu had carefully treated his skin injuries, and Shi Liu had also changed him into clean clothes.

Xiuying walked quietly into the guest room, looked at Aunt Wu with a worried look, and asked, "Aunt Wu, how is the child now?"

Aunt Wu slowly raised her head, sighed heavily, and said, "Alas, this child has too many wounds on his body. His scapula was even pierced by a hook. There's hardly a single spot on his body that's healthy. It's truly a miracle that he's been able to hold on until now."

I just helped stop the bleeding, but it's only temporary. The most important things now are, first, preventing his wound from getting infected; any carelessness could be life-threatening; and second, finding a way to lower his temperature; a persistent high fever would be extremely damaging to his body. As for the rest, it's up to his luck."

Xiuying looked at Aunt Wu with gratitude and said, "Thank you for your help, Aunt Wu."

Aunt Wu smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Why are you being so polite to me? We are all family."

Xiuying turned to look at Shiliu and ordered, "Shiliu, accompany Aunt Wu to get some prescriptions."