The fat wife is rebellious: she was spoiled by the group on the way to escape famine

Except for the naughty Hu Zi, the other children are quite sensible, especially the three girls, who make Jiang Jinhe's heart particularly soft.

Since she recovered from her illness, Yingzi has been extremely attached to Jiang Jinhe. The second wife of the Song family did not interfere too much in this regard.

Perhaps it was because Jiang Jinhe would occasionally give some snacks to Yingzi who was looking at him eagerly.

During the journey, Yingzi would often break away from Zhang Chunxiang's hand and run towards Jiang Jinhe, like a lovable puppy, waiting to be petted, and then return to her mother contentedly. Even though Huzi laughed at her for being useless, she still enjoyed doing it.

The bonfire was burning brightly, and after about a meal's time, the men returned home with a full load.

All the hunting results came from Song Wenqin. This was their first time setting foot behind this sacred mountain, and the prey was more abundant than on the other side.

Although Song Wenqin was the leader of the team, the others did not actually contribute much effort, and almost all the prey were Song Wenqin's achievements.

"Hey, boss, you're really good at catching so many prey! Come give them to me, I'll clean them up and we can roast them!"

As soon as Zhang Chunxiang saw the two pheasants in Song Laoer's hands, she wanted to take them away, and her words seemed to indicate that she intended to enjoy the harvest alone.

Before Song Wenqin could speak, someone in the team was dissatisfied and directly refuted him.

"Song San brought these back alone, and we just helped carry them back. We didn't even do anything. What's the matter? Do you two want to keep these two chickens for yourself?"

Zhang Chunxiang's words instantly aroused public anger and everyone began to criticize her.

Song Lao Er immediately defended himself:

"I'm so sorry, everyone. I'm a naive woman. I said the wrong thing in my excitement. I apologize on her behalf. The prey was caught by my third brother, so he has the final say. So please stop arguing."

After hearing Song Laoer's apology, everyone gradually quieted down, but this tolerance was also based on the fact that Song Laoer was Song Wenqin's second brother.

After all, brothers are connected by heart. If Song Wenqin considers the brotherhood, if they continue to pester him, he will be the only one who suffers.

Song Wenqin kept silent most of the time and only ordered his men to send all the hunting spoils to Jiang Jinhe.

Jiang Jinhe then led the women in preparing the game, grilling it together for everyone to share. After sharing the meat, she specially reserved a few plump pheasants to make smoked meat, giving each family a few pieces as food storage. She said solemnly:

"Everyone knows that most of these prey are the work of my husband. I'm sharing them among you because we're all in this together and we're all from the same hometown. Let me make it clear first. If you feel it's unfair, just raise it to my face. Don't gossip behind my back. Let me know, and don't blame me for being merciless."

Jiang Jinhe's words are intended to nip the problem in the bud and avoid unnecessary disputes.

Although she could handle it, she didn't want to waste her energy on it. Walking every day was tiring enough, so how could she have the energy to deal with the intrigues?

Everyone was naturally convinced, knowing that Song Wenqin was the only one responsible for everyone's livelihood and had no right to gossip about others.

After the meal, each family returned to their tent.

Yingzi quietly left a small piece of boneless chicken and shyly handed it to Jiang Jinhe.

Jiang Jinhe's eyes were gentle as he accepted it with a smile. He took the little girl in his arms, fed her with his own hands, and even added a few slices of bacon.

Not far away, Hu Zi saw this and shamelessly asked for it, but was frightened by Jiang Jinhe's glance and shrank back, throwing himself into Wang Fenlan's arms and crying.

During the journey, although Jiang Jinhe treated Yingzi well, Song Laoer and his wife still had complaints about Jiang Jinhe and secretly instigated Yingzi to hide the food she gave them.

After a few times, Jiang Jinhe noticed this and insisted that Yingzi eat it on the spot and no longer give it as a gift. Yingzi had no choice but to comply.

Two days later, when they were still halfway to Yecheng, the refugees encountered each other more frequently.

Jiang Jinhe became alert and asked Song Wenqin to investigate. He then learned that they were all fleeing from Yecheng and wanted to make a living in the capital.

Jiang Jinhe had a bad premonition and after discussing with others, decided to go with the flow and go to the capital.

During the change of route, Song Wenqin's face gradually became worse and he was full of worries.

Jiang Jinhe asked out of curiosity at first, but received no response.

After that, although she no longer asked any questions, she secretly speculated in her heart that perhaps this matter was related to her life experience.

Inspired by the novel and the TV series, Jiang Jinhe boldly hypothesized that Song Wenqin might be an orphan of the royal family, or a martial arts master with a deep hatred, who was patiently waiting for the right time, and would strike back immediately when the time came.

Her thoughts were like wild horses running wild, and she was constantly compiling stories, so much so that the way she looked at Song Wenqin during those days became meaningful.

Others did not understand the truth and mistakenly thought that Song Wenqin was exhausted from feeding everyone, so the complaints in the team disappeared without a trace. They were afraid that they would accidentally anger him and be abandoned.

Song Wenqin's unusual behavior made the team unusually quiet. There was no gossip for several days. Everyone became more obedient and easier to manage. Jiang Jinhe saved a lot of trouble these days.

Although Jiang Jinhe felt that this idea was not very bright, she secretly hoped that Song Wenqin would be fine with it.

However, things are unpredictable and something unexpected happened the next day.

"My wife, I have some urgent matters that require me to go out for a few days." Song Wenqin paused, turned his head to avoid Jiang Jinhe's sight, and continued, "I'm sorry to have troubled you with all the things at home these days."

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Jinhe seemed to be frozen in place, with only one question lingering in her mind: Is he planning to throw all the troubles onto herself?

The words of refusal were on the tip of his tongue, but were suppressed by Song Wenqin's sad face.

Perhaps, he really has difficulties that are difficult to tell?

To gain peace of mind, Jiang Jinhe still asked: "You...will come back, right? No..."

Before he finished speaking, Song Wenqin quickly assured him, "No, no, I will definitely come back after I finish dealing with things."

Jiang Jinhe was relieved for the time being. Even if he didn't return, this village could not imprison her.

I have no relatives or friends, so the worst that can happen is that I have to take Yu Yu, Xiao Lan, the child, and a few good neighbors with me on a long journey.

As for the rest of the people in Ayuan Village, she doesn't need to worry about them.

Before leaving, Song Wenqin did not reveal anything to Jiang Jinhe, but secretly left two people behind to protect her.

In the following days, only Jiang Jinhe led the refugees forward step by step.

When night fell, everyone realized that Song Wenqin had not returned, and tension spread, fearing that he would be overwhelmed and escape alone.

Everyone rushed towards Jiang Jinhe, but their words were more polite than they were to Song Wenqin in the past.

"Madam Jiang, where's your man? Why hasn't he returned yet? Is he in danger? Do you need us to rescue him?"

Jiang Jinhe was surprised at first by the look of him considering her, but then she realized: they could only rely on her at the moment, so they naturally had to be polite to her.

After figuring it out, Jiang Jinhe smiled and said, "He has important matters to attend to and will be back soon."

Despite this, everyone was still uneasy, and someone asked cautiously, "So, when will Third Brother be back? We, we are worried about him."

Jiang Jinhe knew it very well. They were probably worried that they would have no food without a chef.

"I'm not sure when I'll be back, but don't worry, I'm here for the time being and I won't let you go hungry."

The frank words made everyone blush. The village chief stammered, "That's not true. We can also contribute our share. How can we let you do all the hard work alone?"