She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

"I'm just feeling sorry for the young master. That's ten taels of silver! I've never seen ten taels of silver in my life." Yao Daniu scratched his head and gave a simple, honest smile.

"You brat, you just have to get into a fight and get hurt to be happy, right?" One of Yao Daniu's uncles slapped him on the back of the head, saying with exasperation.

"Well, it's just a minor injury at most. It'll heal in a few days, won't it?" Yao Daniu muttered, unconvinced.

But then suddenly the young master's voice came from behind.

“It’s worth it!” Lian Chengmo looked at Yao Daniu and said with a slightly heavier voice.

For a moment, those nearby who heard this all turned their heads to look, seemingly surprised by Lian Chengmo's words.

Lian Chengmo has always been taciturn. He would consult with Yao Lizheng about anything and rarely spoke to the villagers. The Yao and Li families were all unfamiliar with him.

Although they were somewhat grateful for the benefits that Lian Chengmo's series of schemes brought to everyone, his noble and aloof temperament had always been an invisible fortress.

All the villagers felt inferior in his presence, thinking that Lian Chengmo was a high-ranking official's son, a very powerful figure, and someone they couldn't compare to.

But now, the young master says they are worth it?

It was worth spending ten taels of silver, or even mortgaging the documents representing his identity, just to pave the way for them.

"Human life is always more important than money. Don't underestimate yourselves, and don't take today's events to heart."

"Mo did all of this voluntarily because you are worthy. Your lives and health are far more important than ten taels of silver or a document."

For some reason, when everyone looked over, Lian Chengmo subconsciously said these words.

These were the words he had kept hidden in his heart since his past life, the words he most wanted to say to A-Yu.

If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't afford to fill the quota, why would Ayu have been forced to join the army at such a young age?

Human life is always more important than money, always!

After saying this, Lian Chengmo subconsciously looked at Ayu, who was tugging at his clothes as they walked, and immediately met his admiring gaze.

It felt like time had turned back to that moment.

"In my heart, my elder brother is the most powerful person in the world. One day, he will surely be able to become a king or prime minister."

"Big brother, you're amazing!" Lian Chengyu laughed heartily and praised his older brother when he saw him looking over.

The two voices seemed to transcend time and space, entering Lian Chengmo's ears together.

"Big brother is the best!" Little Shuang'er in Banxia's arms raised her little fist and shouted in a childish voice.

This immediately brought Lian Chengmo back to his senses.

Looking around, everyone was looking at him with admiration and gratitude. For the first time, Lian Chengmo felt a rare sense of shame.

He wanted to say that he wasn't as amazing as everyone thought, but his throat suddenly became dry.

At this moment, he kept everyone in his heart, and it seemed that the number of people he wanted to protect had increased.

"Oh dear, everyone, let's hurry on our way. We still need to find a suitable place to camp, it's getting dark soon." Banxia keenly noticed Xiaoguban's embarrassment and quickly changed the subject loudly.

Sure enough, everyone focused on their journey again.

Then, Banxia received a grateful look from Lian Chengmo.

Someone chuckled and said, "Haha, no big deal."

After leaving the village at the foot of the mountain, the group walked for another half an hour before finally seeing the official road leading to the next county town, Li County, in the distance.

When Lian Chengmo saw the road, he told everyone to go back to the previous bend and set up camp to rest.

Only people from that village used to travel this road, and they camped at the bend in the road so that they wouldn't be seen even if someone passed by on the main road.

However, necessary precautions still needed to be taken. The villagers of Yaoli Village divided the work and quickly set up tents of various sizes.

After so many days, when they couldn't even lie down and sleep in the mountains, they were finally able to get some rest.

After setting up the tent, Banxia lay down without any regard for appearances. Even if the King of Heaven himself came, he couldn't stop her from lying down.

After Wu and her father-in-law set up the tent, they immediately started cooking. They hadn't dared to light a fire in the mountains these past few days and had been eating dry rations most of the time.

The other children are fine, but my niece is still injured and needs to eat something good to recover.

Fortunately, the children were very sensible. When the group stopped, Qi Yun took the two older children, Lian Chengyu and Qi Changshan, to collect firewood, which saved Wu Shi a lot of effort.

Seeing that everything was ready, Lian Chengmo picked up his younger sister and placed her next to the little girl, telling her not to run around, before turning to find Yao Lizheng.

Xiao Shuang'er was delighted to see Banxia, ​​and with a smile, she lay down next to her, hugged her arm, and said she wanted to sleep with her.

Qi Juanbai, who was writing on the ground out of boredom, immediately ran over when he heard the commotion. The little boy lay down on the other side of Banxia and hugged her arm, saying he wanted to sleep together.

"..." Banxia, ​​who was just resting with her eyes closed, was wondering how she could explain to the two little ones that she really wasn't sleeping.

"Then you all close your eyes and sleep well, and don't make any noise to disturb my sleep." Banxia lay flat and spread her arms.

Oh well, I'll just treat it as taking care of the kids. Dinner will probably take a while, so I'll let the two little ones stay with me and be quiet for a bit, so I don't have to watch them.

Banxia's idea was indeed good. The two little ones really thought she was sleeping, and lay quietly beside her without making a sound. It was hard to tell if they were really asleep.

This made Banxia sigh that children from poor families mature early. Look at those unruly children in her previous life, they were always asking for this and that, never had a peaceful day.

Unlike the rest of her family, they are all incredibly well-behaved. Even when she's not around, they take good care of themselves and never run off to cause their parents any worry.

Looking at the two little ones' closed eyes, Banxia closed her eyes again. Sigh, these days in the mountains have been so tiring.

The only advantage was that it made it much easier for her to find "favorite wild vegetables," and later she no longer insisted on that one type, because her injuries had almost healed.

Except for the scab that hadn't fallen off the wound on my shoulder, tender new flesh had grown everywhere else.

Inside the tent, Banxia and the others lay quietly, while outside, Qi Gu would occasionally glance up at his cousin's tent.

My older cousin has been inside for a long time, and my younger cousin and my sister Xiaoshuang'er, why haven't they come out yet?

"Gu'er, if you miss your cousin Banxia, ​​go and play with her," Madam Wu said gently, patting her youngest son with one hand.

"No, Gu'er will help Mother!" Qi Gu hesitated for a moment, but still gave up.

He didn't know why his cousins ​​went into the tent and didn't come out, but his brother said he wanted to help their mother.

His older brothers were all helping to gather firewood. He was too young to gather firewood, but he could help his mother keep the fire burning and add a piece of firewood every now and then.

Although Qi Gu is only three years old, he is very sensible.