Traveling Through Farmhouses: Taking the Baby on a Famine Escape

It rained after Wang Daniu and the others left, which meant the sweet potatoes they planted didn't need irrigation.

Just as Zhou Jingyang and his brother led their horse and mule into the stable, the Jin couple, who hadn't been seen for a month, returned.

Upon seeing the tiger, Zhou Fu quickly grabbed a hoe from the ground and rushed in front of Zhang Xixi, shouting, "Boss, boss, I'm stopping you, run!"

Zhang Xixi laughed when she saw Zhou Fu's legs trembling, yet he still stubbornly stood in front of her. This guy was quite protective of his master.

"Put down the hoe, this is my pet."

Zhang Xixi looked at Xiao Jin and his wife and called out, "Xiao Jin, come over and say hello!"

Before Xiao Jin and the others could even say hello, the Zhou brothers, Jingyang and Zhou Jing, came out of the stable and shouted, "There's a tiger! Ah!"

Sun Xiuxiu, who was in the kitchen, also ran out. When she saw that there really was a tiger, she was so scared that her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.

Zhang Xixi looked around at the group and said, "Xiao Jin, take your wife back first."

Little Gold roared, "Yes, Master!"

Seeing how obedient the two tigers were to Zhang Xixi, Zhou Fu overcame his fear and went to the kitchen door to help Sun Xiuxiu up.

Zhang Xixi shouted loudly to the Zhou brothers, "Come in quickly, don't get rained on in the yard. This is my family's pet tiger, it doesn't eat people."

"Master, really?" The Zhou brothers rushed to the main room.

"It's true, everyone in the village knows that my family has a tiger."

Even so, Zhou Fu's family was still afraid and walked around the west wing.

Zhang Xixi didn't try to comfort them anymore; they'd get used to it!

She walked into Xiao Jin's room, and Xiao Jin immediately came over and fawned, "Master, are you thinking of tigers?!"

Zhang Xixi bent down and patted Xiao Jin's head, then looked at Xiao Hua, "You two have had a good time on the mountain, you've both gotten fat!"

Little Jin roared a few times and pointed to Little Flower's belly, saying, "I haven't gotten fat, it's because I have a baby!"

Zhang Xixi looked at Xiaohua's belly and exclaimed, "Xiaohua is pregnant!"

Little Jin nodded its big head. The tiger has a descendant!

Tigers' gestation period is generally around 100 days, which means the family will be getting a new member in a little over three months.

Little Jin used its tiger paws to pull the wooden basin over, then looked up and roared at Zhang Xixi, "Master, water, water!"

Zhang Xixi smiled and said, "I know, don't worry!"

"System, I need two buckets of mid-grade spiritual spring water!"

"Okay, host!"

Xiao Jin looked at the two buckets of spiritual spring water on the ground, but instead of drinking from them, he pushed both buckets in front of Xiao Hua.

Seeing this, Zhang Xixi sighed. Xiao Jin actually knew how to care for his wife. Having a baby really changes things; he's become more sensible. But Xiao Jin is their capable helper in guarding the house, so they can't let him suffer.

"System, I need another bucket of mid-grade spiritual spring water!"

Xiao Jin saw another bucket of water on the ground and looked at Zhang Xixi gratefully. "My master is so kind!"

After greeting Xiao Jin, Cuihua came over with an umbrella. "Auntie, I saw Brother Wang go back. Do I still need to cook tomorrow?"

"No need for now, we'll do it when they arrive. Wait a moment, I'll settle your wages for this month."

Zhang Xixi had Cuihua sit in the main room before heading to her bedroom. She took out four hundred coins from her storage bag, then took out a portion of osmanthus cake from the cabinet and handed it to Cuihua.

"Take this pastry back for the child!"

Cuihua said gratefully, "Thank you, Auntie!"

"Then I'm going back!"

After leaving Zhang Xixi's house, Cuihua looked around to make sure no one was watching, then stuffed the osmanthus cake into her sleeve and hid it to secretly give to the child that night.

The rain hadn't stopped, and Zhang Xixi figured it was almost time for school to end, so she asked Zhou Fu to take an umbrella and pick up the children.

For the next few days, it rained continuously, sometimes lightly and sometimes heavily, which made Zhang Xixi a little irritable.

Although he no longer had to worry about things at home, he had been feeling a bit irritable these past few days. Zhang Xixi counted the days and realized that her period was coming again!

Period cramps are so painful!

After finishing breakfast, Zhang Xixi returned to her bedroom and checked her toiletries and daily necessities. Her face wash and toothpaste were almost gone, and she only had enough lotion and cream for tomorrow. She even had only three sanitary napkins left. She decisively opened the system shop.

"System, three sets each of toiletries and skincare products, a box of sanitary napkins, and two health pills!"

"Okay, host!"

The system was delighted; the host hadn't been this generous in a long time!

Zhang Xixi left behind two sets of toiletries and skincare products, and put the rest away. She took one of the health pills and planned to take the remaining one tomorrow.

"I'll buy a Marrow Cleansing Pill next time. Maybe it can completely change her constitution," Zhang Xixi thought to herself.

I didn't go out all day. Time always flies when you're idle. After dinner, Zhang Xixi gave toothpaste and skincare products to the two babies and Zhou Yujie.

"Mom, you went to town today, why didn't you bring me any candied hawthorns?" Da Bao asked.

"I didn't go!" Zhang Xixi said, puzzled. How could Da Bao have connected it to the town?

Da Bao looked at the things in his hand again, "Then what is this...!"

Zhang Xixi looked at the skincare products before realizing what they were, "These are from before. I saw that you had all used them up, so I took them out for you."

Da Bao nodded, "Mom, next time you go to town, remember to buy us candied hawthorns!"

"Okay, you little glutton!"

Erbao took the things directly and put them in the room. When he came back, he urged, "Dabao, quickly put Dazui in Xiaojin's room."

"Okay! Big Mouth is very clean, so we can't let it sleep with us!" Da Bao pouted.

Erbao said with a stern face, "How many times have I told you, no way!"

Da Bao and Er Bao went to the west wing while chatting, and Zhou Yujie also said goodbye and went back to read.

Before going to bed, Zhang Xixi went to Xiao Jin's room. Only Xiao Hua was waiting at the door, looking outside, probably waiting for Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin went hunting in the mountains early this morning, but I don't know where he went. He hasn't come back yet.

Zhang Xixi patted Xiaohua's head and placed the spiritual spring water in front of it. "Xiaohua, drink the water first. Don't worry about Xiaojin, it should be back soon!"

As soon as Zhang Xixi finished speaking, Xiao Jin's tiger roar came from outside.

Zhou Yujie was pouring water in the kitchen when he heard the noise. He immediately opened the door to let Xiao Jin in and then closed the door again.

When Zhang Xixi came out, she saw Xiao Jin dragging a deer into the yard. "Xiao Jin, put the deer in the yard and we'll take care of it first."

Hearing the commotion, Zhou Fu came out and quickly went to the kitchen to get a knife and a wooden basin.

Xiao Jin put the deer down and wanted to run to the west wing. He wondered how his wife was doing and whether his son was behaving well today!

Zhang Xixi quickly stopped it, "What's the rush? Get yourself ready first, and wait!"