In a year of natural disasters, the young woman had billions of resources to build a paradise.

Jiang Mianmian did it on purpose.

She walked and stopped frequently, glancing back every now and then.

After arriving at the gate of the house, they carefully inspected it again before going inside.

He seemed very careful and cautious.

After a while, Jiang Jiman came out from around the corner.

A cold smile played on his lips. "You think you've got some guts? You're nothing special."

The door was tightly closed, but he gently pried it open a crack and looked inside. The main room door was open, and the room was full of food!

His eyes widened suddenly. "So many things?"

Jiang Mianmian, who was inside the house, turned around abruptly. "Who's outside?"

As he spoke, he rushed outside.

Jiang Jiman broke out in a cold sweat, turned around and ran, hiding behind the corner.

After waiting for a while, the gate only opened but didn't close. Realizing something was wrong, he immediately ran back along the alley.

Now that the girl has noticed something, she certainly won't leave the things here anymore.

They might have to be transported back to Lingxiao Tower overnight!

In that case, he can just go to Lingxiao Tower to ask for it tomorrow.

Jiang Jiman made up his mind and stopped running, his steps becoming much lighter.

Jiang Mianmian was also quite happy. The young woman was very meticulous in her work, arranging things neatly into categories.

One hundred catties each of white rice, brown rice, white flour, and black flour, enough for each person to eat for two months at a rate of ten catties per month.

There are baskets of red beans, mung beans, soybeans, and millet, totaling about 40 to 50 jin (20-25 kg). This is enough for cooking porridge, sprouting beans, making soy milk, or making tofu.

Jiang Mianmian only bought a few red dates and longans, as long as they were available in plain sight.

The weather was cold and gloomy, and they were all young women; they needed to eat these foods to get enough nutrition.

The vegetables I bought were radishes, cabbages, and various melons, one basket of each kind.

She has prepared rapeseed oil, salt, sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar as seasonings. With these, she can cook a variety of dishes. Moreover, most of the seasonings are small and easy to take out other things from the warehouse without attracting attention.

They didn't buy much cooked food, as Seven Sisters were worried that the food wouldn't keep well, so they only prepared enough for ten days.

They also managed to buy bedding, cotton, clay stoves, small pots, and herb seeds.

As Jiang Mianmian took inventory, she packed the items into the warehouse. Everything that had been mentioned that day was now ready!

With the gifts from the Ye family today, even without the supplies in the warehouse, it would be enough for them to live in the cave for two or three months!

After storing all the supplies, the house was empty.

She climbed onto the roof beam, took ten packs of compressed biscuits, and stuffed them inside.

These biscuits are wrapped in food-grade kraft paper, which is waterproof to a certain extent and will not pollute the environment.

This little bit of stuff is nothing to her, but if it's found by refugees after the flood, it might save a life.

Even if it doesn't increase merit points, it's still accumulating good karma. If they are blessed, may Jiu Niang and the others live in peace for generations to come.

After finishing all that, she found some rice, steamed buns, and dried meat, and stuffed them into two large baskets.

Then they headed straight for the gathering place of the little beggars.

The two children were waiting at the crossroads. When they saw her, one ran back to tell her, while the other, a taller boy, came up to greet her. "Sister Mianmian, you've finally come!"

"Quick, help me carry one."

Jiang Mianmian handed him the basket she was carrying, and then took the one off her own back and held it in her arms.

The two walked deeper into the area together, and she whispered, "You did a great job. I'm going to find that old Taoist priest to ask for a reward for you."

The source of the folk song was, of course, some unknown wandering Taoist priest.

The child's eyes lit up. "Thank you, Sister Mianmian! Are these all for us?"

This is much more than what Sister Twenty-Five said back then!

"Well, there's one more small favor I need to do."

"no problem!"

As they were speaking, seven or eight children rushed out.

They saw the plump, white steamed buns in the basket and cheered softly.

The oldest and most powerful little beggar who had been talking to her was the leader, named Mouse.

Jiang Mianmian took out about ten folded sheets of paper from her basket and handed them to him. "Can you drop these into the homes of those wealthy families in the city?"

"No problem, we'll go right away!"

The mouse patted its chest and assured them.

"Be careful, and what's said in the song is probably true. You'd better head east too."

Jiang Mianmian suggested, "Or would you like to come with me?"

These little beggars are very close to Brother Twenty-Five, and they have taken good care of him in the past, so she is willing to lend a hand.

To everyone's surprise, the mouse politely declined, saying, "There are so many of us, we could eat you out of house and home, so forget it, hehe."

After a few jokes, the mouse began assigning tasks to the group.

Jiang Mianmian stopped trying to persuade her and went to the house listed in the female household registration document to store all the things in the warehouse.

They returned to Lingxiao Tower and discussed their explanations again with Jiu Niang.

They then put the gifts from the Ye family into the warehouse before going to sleep.

She slept soundly, unaware that many others were unable to sleep that night.

The Ye family home was brightly lit.

Old Madam Ye half-closed her eyes, leaning against the soft pillows. "Did Wei San see what was written on that note?"

"It's too far away to see, but it must be the same as what they gave us."

Granny Zhao guessed.

"Hehe, I don't think so."

Madam Ye smiled slightly, though she had other thoughts in mind.

Suddenly, a maid lifted the curtain and came in. "Madam, Madam Wang said she got a box of the finest bird's nest and brought it to you personally."

"Let her have some tea and snacks in the flower hall first."

"It's time to meet," the maidservant acknowledged, bowed her head, and retreated to make the arrangements.

As Madam Ye grew more certain of her suspicions, she slowly got up, dressed herself, and went to see Madam Wang.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Madam Wang took out a slip of paper. "Has the old lady received this? How come it's exactly the same as the folk song in the city? Could it be that the talk of natural disaster is true?"

She asked three questions in a row, her expression urgent.

Taking the note, Madam Ye glanced at it and nodded, "Perhaps it's true."

"Then, what are your plans? Are you really going to leave?"

The Wang family didn't want to believe the suddenly popular folk song, but tonight, it inexplicably appeared in their own yard!

The paper is fine and white, the ink is extremely dark, and the handwriting is clear. It is clearly not something that Rongguo could produce!

She was restless; could it really be a warning from heaven? That's why she sought out the Ye family.

"We'll be leaving in the next couple of days. Wherever we go, the east is the safest place."

Madam Ye didn't put on airs and gave a definite answer.

"Thank you very much, Madam."

Madam Wang took her leave in a daze.

Granny Zhao asked in surprise, "Why are the things they received different from ours?"

The note she brought back contained only one sentence: "A great plague strikes in the South Sea, and the north is cold; yet the sun shines on Fusang, and peace remains at dusk."

Although it also directed them to go east, it clearly told them that there would be a plague in the south, and that the north would likely be extremely cold!

Madam Ye chuckled, "They're just trying to curry favor with us."

It's not the same if only one person has it and everyone else does. Besides, she might believe what that girl says, but others might not.

Instead of spreading rumors indiscriminately, it's better to speak out yourself; that will be more convincing.

"Prepare for another day, and we'll go to the estate early the day after tomorrow. We'll also send out two more groups of people to bring back our businesses in the south and north. Oh, and tomorrow morning, go and invite her to stay at the estate with us. Let her bring whoever she wants."

Even including Lingxiao Tower, there are only about ten women, which the Ye family can afford to support!

Now, she desperately wants to meet this 'savior'!