Rebirth of an Old Farmer: Escape from Famine with Children and Grandchildren

He tightened his grip on the reins, then suddenly leaned over, picked up a piece of horse manure next to the horse's hoof with the firewood, and put it into the basket behind him.

When Xu Xiangxiang witnessed this scene, her face froze.

She took a slight step back, her voice a little stiff, "Brother Kou Zhong, are you willing to trade your horse for some water?"

"Let me think about it. A horse is worth a lot of money. How about this, for each horse, I will give you ten buckets of water. Fair enough!"

Kou Zhong turned his back to her and remained silent for a long time. Madam Chi sensed that something was wrong and was about to go forward to find out what was going on, but she only heard Kou Zhong hum softly in response.

When he turned around, his expression had returned to its former calm and steady state. "Okay, how many horses do you need in total?"

Xu Xiangxiang hadn't noticed the subtle change in Kou Zhong's attitude yet, and continued to fawn over him, "Three horses are enough!"

"Thirty buckets of water, then. We can't get that much in a short time. Miss Ma, where are you planning to go?"

Xu Xiangxiang was a little displeased by his polite address, but looking at Kou Zhong's indifferent expression, a hint of fascination inexplicably flashed in her eyes.

Kou Zhong caught this subtle change and couldn't help but frown. He didn't expect that this woman was so good at hiding her true emotions.

Xu Xiangxiang finally came to her senses and cleared her throat awkwardly: "We are going to Huizhou."

Kou Zhong nodded and said, "It's on our way. How about providing us with thirty buckets of water, one bucket a day for thirty days?"

Xu Xiangxiang readily agreed, and looked on joyfully as Kou Zhong untied the horse's reins and announced loudly, "Brother! We have a horse now!"

The three brothers came over upon hearing the noise, surrounded the horse and looked at it carefully, checking it from head to toe, and even turned over the horse's mouth and hooves for a closer look.

After some inspection, they reluctantly accepted the deal.

However, when he heard that he would be given thirty buckets of water, Brother Ma's expression changed slightly, and he glared at Xu Xiangxiang reproachfully out of the corner of his eye.

Xu Xiangxiang was completely unaware and jumped back to the donkey cart as happily as a swallow, excitedly instructing her brothers to get rid of the donkey.

Sun Wan was a little surprised. The little girl who was innocent and harmless just now suddenly revealed her greedy side.

"We can enjoy donkey meat hotpot tonight!"

Ma Sange looked up with a confused look on his face: "But little sister, although I know donkey meat, what is fire roast?"

Xu Xiangxiang blinked and said mysteriously, "Hey, Third Brother, you'll know when I'm done!"

Brother Ma nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll be waiting to feast on you!"

Brother Ma Da Ge and Brother Ma Er looked at each other with bitter smiles and shook their heads helplessly.

"Little sister, you were too generous just now. The food is fine, after all, we are indeed short of it, but as for the horses, at most we can give them three buckets of water."

"There are so many of them, and with so many horses, they must be desperately short of water. There's no need for us to rush to provide them with water."

Hearing this, Xu Xiangxiang's eyes flashed with an indescribable emotion: "Brother, don't worry about this."

"I know it well!"

Faced with their sister's stubborn attitude, the three brothers who usually doted on her could only sigh and give up.

Never mind, the water belongs to my sister after all, and there's no way she'll use it up anyway, so let her be. But that guy who flirted with my sister needs to be careful.

Xu Xiangxiang knew nothing about this. She went back into the carriage, grabbed a handful of chestnuts from a small box, and began to chew them contentedly.

But what was going on in my mind was the things happening in the house.

She doesn't belong here, she came from the modern times.

The world looked like something out of a science fiction novel she had read before.

The novel depicts a world on the verge of chaos, with public discontent rising everywhere, warlords occupying land and becoming kings, and heroes appearing one after another.

Among all the overlords fighting for the world, she likes Kou Zhong the most, who is known as the "Purple Star of Jiangnan".

The book says that Kou Zhong started from Jizhou, became famous in Huizhou, and eventually swept across the south of the Yangtze River on his own and dominated the area.

He is handsome, has extraordinary temperament, is a master of military strategy, and is known for his wisdom and accurate predictions. Most importantly, he is the youngest among these overlords.

He unified Jiangnan at the age of 25, a true young man of great potential.

While reading, Xu Xiangxiang was immediately attracted to this character and eventually became his loyal fan.

In online comment sections, forums, and even other platforms, she cheered for him, gave her all, and became an absolute die-hard fan.

Unexpectedly, after traveling through time, she returned directly to the age of fifteen when Kou Zhong was still a teenager!

At this time, Kou Zhong was in a difficult period of fleeing and surviving.

After learning all this, Xu Xiangxiang was not disappointed. Instead, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep for several nights.

This is a great opportunity for Sun Zhuoyu. She also plans to get along well with Kou Zhong. If they can have any intersection in the future, then her food, clothing, housing and transportation will not be a problem.

As a die-hard fan, Xu Xiangxiang didn't feel that Kou Zhong was in such a state of misery at the moment. Instead, she felt full of pity for him.

Fortunately, the time travel also brought her a benefit - a fully equipped modern kitchen with all the necessary appliances and utensils, and even a constant supply of tap water.

With the help of this kitchen, Xu Xiangxiang led the Ma family to a "win without effort" and became the darling of the family. She suggested that everyone go to Huizhou for refuge.

Hard work pays off, and she finally met Kou Zhong.

Recalling the conversation with Kou Zhong, Xu Xiangxiang couldn't help but giggle, and her affection for Kou Zhong grew even deeper.

The curtain was lifted, and seeing this, Ma Sange shook his head jealously: "What are you thinking about? Why are you smiling so foolishly?"

Of course Xu Xiangxiang couldn't say that she was thinking about Kou Zhong, so she coughed lightly and said, "It's okay!"

Then he opened the curtain and stole a glance at Kou Zhong in the distance.

At the same time, Kou Zhong was also recalling his previous experience.

Those immature emotions were buried deep in the disdain in the girl's eyes before they had a chance to sprout.

Kou Zhong lowered his head in thought. Chi Dong came closer and bumped his shoulder: "Are you still thinking about that little girl?"

Kou Zhong shook his head: "When it comes to a woman's reputation, don't talk nonsense."

Chi Dong curled his lips. He understood Kou Zhong's feelings. After all, he also noticed Xu Xiangxiang's disgust.

"That girl has fair skin and good looks. You can tell at a glance that she's the daughter of a wealthy family. She's not the same kind as us."

There was a dull pain in a corner of Kou Zhong's heart.

But he pretended to be indifferent: "I understand."

Upon hearing this, Chi Xi exchanged glances with Chi Dong and sighed slightly.

The young boys were worried about the young girl, while the adults were discussing the water source...

Things started out normal, with just ten buckets of water, but then thirty more buckets appeared in the blink of an eye. Given their broken carriage, could it be a treasure chest filled with water?

"And there's more," Wang Cuihua said mysteriously, lowering her voice, "I saw with my own eyes that the eldest brother of the Ma family exchanged water for a bag of flour from someone else's family."

"Five buckets of water in exchange!"

Hearing this, everyone felt a chill down their spines.