Traveling Through Farmhouses: Taking the Baby on a Famine Escape

The villagers had just walked over when they came into contact with the paper figure. Everyone looked at the strange person in the black cloak with curiosity, since there was no such person in the village!

The villagers looked you over for a while before asking, "Who are you?"

The paper figure didn't speak, mainly because it couldn't speak; it simply pointed at Zhang Xixi's figure and tried to walk straight ahead.

The villagers looked in the direction he was pointing. Could he be looking for Zhang? But they had never heard of Zhang Xixi knowing such a strange person!

Some villagers stopped in their tracks. Such precious medicine wasn't like cabbage; they figured they might as well stay here and watch the excitement instead of joining the crowd.

Zhang Xixi turned around at this moment and immediately walked up to the paper figure, pretending to be startled, and said, "Master, what brings you here!"

Chen and Zhang Wenbo looked at Zhang Xixi with suspicion: "Girl, what's this...?"

Zhang Xixi winked at Chen Shi, "Mother, eldest brother, this is my master, but he can't speak, so..."

Chen immediately chimed in, "So this is the master you mentioned earlier, but his attire is rather..."

The paper doll immediately looked sharply at Chen, interrupting Chen's next words, and pointed to the resurrection grass in Zhang Xixi's hand.

"Master, is this what you want?"

After seeing the paper doll nod, Zhang Xixi lowered her head and hesitated for a moment, but still pretended to be reluctant and handed the resurrection grass to the paper doll. In the eyes of the villagers, it looked like Zhang Xixi didn't want to give it, but had no choice but to give it due to pressure.

The paper doll put away the dendrobium and waved its hand. Zhang Xixi immediately had the system move the things she had bought in advance to the ground, pretending they were given to her by the paper doll. The paper doll nodded and quickly flew away!

The onlookers were stunned. Was this person a god?

Zhang Xixi happily pounced on the food on the ground, determined to play her part completely, "Thank you, Master!"

The villagers then came to their senses, looked at the two bags of rice and a small bag of brown sugar on the ground, and all came forward to ask Zhang Xixi questions.

A young woman asked, "Third Aunt, is that person a deity?"

“Nonsense, if someone can conjure things up with a wave of their hand, they must be a god!” said another Zhou family daughter-in-law.

"Da Bao's mother, does your master still take on apprentices? What do you think of my grandson?" These were the words of Old Wang, who often staged accidents to extort money.

"Yes, Da Bao's mother, what do you think of my granddaughter?"

"If your master won't accept you, I'll take you as my master."

"Da Bao's mother, did that deity say when he would help you become an immortal?!"

"What other magical arts do those immortals possess?!"

"..."

Zhang Xixi was instantly overwhelmed by the noise from the village women, which gave her a headache.

"Everyone, listen to me first!"

No one paid any attention to her, so Zhang Xixi had no choice but to raise her voice and say sternly, "Shut up, can't you give me a chance to speak?"

Chen also helped from the side, scolding the women and telling them to disperse, otherwise Zhang Xixi would not be able to breathe.

Zhang Xixi coughed a few times before saying, "First of all, I don't know if my master is a god. I only know that he is very capable. Secondly, he didn't teach me anything. Whenever I find something precious, he will appear and ask me to give it to him. He will also give me some food and supplies. I can't beat him, so I can only compromise, just like today."

The villagers didn't believe it and questioned, "Then why do you call him master!"

Zhang Xixi smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be more intimate to call him Master? He'd give me more things then! Look at all this stuff on the ground, it's worth 300 taels of silver. I'm just a nobody, I have no choice but to bow my head!"

The villagers rolled their eyes. It turned out they had worked for nothing. They should go find the resurrection herb instead!

Zhang Xixi mentally gave a V-sign. Finally, the product was brought to light, and all her worries were resolved. That was wonderful!

Some people, however, hadn't left yet. They were examining the things on the ground, calculating in their minds that these things wouldn't have been worth that much silver in the past, but now it was a year of famine, and grain couldn't be bought even with money.

A woman dressed in green looked at Zhang Xixi and asked, "Third Aunt, if we also find the herbs, will your master accept them? I'm not greedy, just give us some food."

Zhang Xixi paused for a moment, then replied nervously, "Well, I don't know either. My master has a rather strange temper. He doesn't have many things that he likes, and he only gives you what he can give you, without any bargaining."

The man nodded: "We know that, but could Third Aunt help us make the connection?"

"That's no problem, but let's make it clear first, don't blame me if something is missing." Zhang Xixi wondered if this person had some precious medicinal herbs.

"Of course!"

"Third Aunt, if we find something, could you help us make a connection?" Zhou Yurong asked on behalf of the others.

"Okay, just remember what I said before, don't cause me any trouble no matter how much you get." Zhang Xixi thought to herself, could it be that these people have also found some good medicinal herbs? They're doing a pretty good job of keeping it a secret!

Seeing that everything was over, Chen hurriedly shouted, "Disperse! Everyone, disperse!"

"Da Bao's mother, we'll help you carry this grain back. Could you share some with us all?" Old Wang said shamelessly.

Chen immediately retorted, "You old hag, trying to take advantage again. Don't you know how shameless you are? My family isn't short of people, why would we need your help?"

Old Mrs. Wang immediately wanted to argue with Mrs. Chen, but her daughter-in-law pulled her away, and they walked off cursing.

Zhang Xixi was talking to Zhang Wenbo and didn't notice what was happening. "Big brother, do you believe me now?"

Zhang Wenbo had doubts, but he nodded nonetheless. "Little sister, are you sure you want to act as a go-between for the villagers? People's hearts are unpredictable. I'm afraid you'll end up pleasing neither side in the village."

Chen also worriedly said, "Daughter, your older brother is right. Don't think too highly of the villagers. When it comes to their interests, they might squeeze you dry if you're not careful. It's better not to make connections with them. Just tell them that your master doesn't want those things anymore."

Zhang Xixi hesitated for a moment, "Mom, it can't be as scary as you say, can it? Besides, I've already said it! Actually, I just wanted to help the villagers, since many people in the village have helped us before."

Chen scolded, "Don't you know your own limitations? You're thinking of helping others? Why don't you just fly to the moon!"

Zhang Xixi thought to herself, "I only thought of helping because I knew I had the ability; it's just that I didn't want you to know that."