A peasant girl with a special ability uses herself and two wolves to escape famine!

"What do you want to ask?" the common people asked the two men warily.

"What's the situation in the city now? We're refugees. Are there any inns left? I see all the shops are closed." Xia Ning asked, looking at him. Was it really necessary? This was his territory, and there were government officials nearby. What could she do? What would she dare to do?

"No water, no food. If you want to come here for supplies, you've come to the wrong place."

"I saw there was still water in the well over there, didn't I?" Xia Ning was speechless. Lying to her face meant the cornbread was wasted.

"Who knows how long the well water will last!" The man's eyes were filled with despair.

“If you want to buy grain, there really isn’t any in the city. And outsiders aren’t allowed to fetch water either. Didn’t you see the government has people watching over you? Of course, if you really want it, it’s not impossible, but you’ll have to pay silver.” He noticed that the two men were different from the other famine refugees; they didn’t look like they had ever gone hungry, and they even had a mule cart.

The fact that the mule is still alive in this heat means it's being fed water.

There must be quite a few wells in the city, right?

"There are quite a few, but only five wells still have water. All of them are guarded." He felt distressed just thinking about it, and he heard that the water levels in the wells that still had water were dropping very quickly.

The well dried up so quickly?

"I'd like to buy some medicinal herbs. Is the pharmacy still open?"

"Go knock on the door. Most shop owners live in their shops because they're afraid of things being stolen." Having received a favor from them, he would naturally tell them everything he knew.

"Since there is no water or food in the city, why don't you go out and flee the famine to find a way to survive?" Xia Ning asked, puzzled. Were you just going to stay here and wait to die?

Upon hearing this, the people's eyes reddened, their sunken eyes devoid of any spirit. "Where can we go? Where isn't there water? We've brought our families along, how far can we go?"

They knew this couldn't go on, and in fact, the family was discussing and preparing to flee the famine.

Xia Ning remained silent. Indeed, staying meant death, and leaving didn't guarantee survival either. The people were suffering terribly!

"The wealthy people in the city have long since left. I heard that the government can't hold on any longer either, and the magistrate's family has already left."

Even when fleeing famine, the upper class has more options than ordinary people, like the young man in front of us, who has a mule cart and stored grain.

"Thank you for telling me the truth, brother." Xia Ning cupped his hands in greeting. "How is the security situation in the city?"

"Everyone is out of food. The rich have all left, and no one is trying to steal from anyone else, so things are relatively peaceful. But you should still be careful; your mule carts are quite conspicuous."

Xia Ning nodded. People were struggling to survive, yet they were still raising mules—it was indeed remarkable. However, she couldn't bring herself to give up the cart and walk. At least, that wasn't the time yet.

After asking all the questions she wanted to ask, Xia Ning stuffed another steamed bun into the other person's hand. Amidst the other person's profuse thanks, she drove away.

"Should we leave the city?"

He felt that this place was not very safe, and there didn't seem to be anything there.

“We’re not leaving. Didn’t they say those rich people ran away? Let’s stay at their houses for a few days and collect everything they didn’t take. We can also check out their shops and buy everything they have.”

Her space needs to be constantly stockpiled with supplies for upgrades. The furniture of the wealthy is definitely all good stuff, and she might even be able to find some treasures.

“Okay.” Jiang Yi naturally supported the idea of ​​stockpiling goods.

The affluent areas are even easier to find. Just walk around the city and see which area has nice houses and spacious houses. That's the place.

"Jiang Yi, head south."

She could see the large mansion from afar.

Jiang Yi listened carefully at the tightly closed gate of the mansion. "Xiao Ning, no one's here."

"Pry the door open."

It was a large courtyard with three sections. Upon entering, she saw several large, withered trees. They were already dead, and she would store them in her spatial storage to use as firewood. Apart from the courtyard gate, the other rooms were unlocked.

Not a single grain of food remained in the cellar; nothing but empty jars and vats. The furniture, blankets, and porcelain ornaments were all still in the room. Some wardrobes still contained clothes and bedspreads that hadn't been taken.

After Xia Ning had collected everything within sight, she moved on to the next household.

While she was receiving the goods, Jiang Yi had already gone out to check. It turned out that all the dozens of households in the vicinity had moved away.

Since no one was home, it was unclaimed property, and she accepted it without a second thought.

Can't she pick up things that others have discarded?

After taking in five households, they arrived at a five-courtyard house. Xia Ning stopped and chose a relatively clean room. "Let's rest for a bit and continue tonight."

Jiang Yi basically agrees with whatever she says.

After feeding them, take out two basins of ice. If possible, the two of them won't have to sleep in the same room.

Holding an ice basin in one hand and a bath tub in the other, Jiang Yi, who had been sent to the next room, looked displeased. Why couldn't they be in the same room? Wouldn't two basins of ice make things a little cooler?

Xia Ning felt uncomfortable with someone else's bed, so she put it away in her space, took out her own original bed, laid out a straw mat, took out two buckets of ice, and a bucket of water. After taking a bath, she lay down comfortably and soon fell into a deep sleep.

She was woken up by the heat. After the ice melted, the summer night was stuffy and poorly ventilated, with an unbearably high temperature. Covered in sweat again, she took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then opened the door.

Jiang Yi was already waiting at the door.

"What are you doing standing at the door?" Such a big doorman startled her.

"You're awake. Nothing to do. I'll wait for you here." Jiang Yi truly despised his own uselessness. All the deliveries had to be done by Xiao Ning, and he and his brothers relied entirely on her for food and drink. Apart from rushing the carts and prying open doors, he couldn't help her with anything.

Seeing that he was covered in sweat, Xia Ning took out a bucket of water: "Go take a shower." Now that we have the means, there's no need to make yourself suffer.

"No need, I already rinsed with yesterday's water this morning. It's hot, and I'll be covered in sweat again after washing."

"You used yesterday's water?" Xia Ning stared wide-eyed at the man in front of her in disbelief.

"Yes, there's still some left. You can put it away later." Jiang Yi didn't think there was anything wrong with what he was doing. He had seen clearly the whole way that everyone was struggling to even drink the bathwater, let alone take a bath.

She was somewhat bewildered. Bathwater could be reused repeatedly? Dude, they really don't lack water, what are you talking about?

Actually, she didn't throw away the water after showering; she saved it separately, hoping it might come in handy.

After finishing our meal, looking at the pitch-black night, we decided to continue collecting the goods.

"it is good!"

He liked Xia Ning receiving goods; the more things there were, the more secure he felt.

After visiting more than a dozen households that night, we sat together, ate watermelon, and rested for a while.

"Jiang Yi, after we finish collecting these things, I plan to knock on the doors of the general store, the fabric store, and the herbal medicine store tomorrow to see if anyone is home. If they are, let's buy them all."

"Okay, but we haven't received much silver these past few days." These people fled the famine, taking all the valuables they could with them.

"Who wants silver? They need food now."

"If we give them to them, will we have enough to eat ourselves?" He was a little worried. In his whole life, his biggest fear was going hungry. Especially for Xiao Ning and the wolf, they couldn't go hungry.

"That's enough. You forgot, I still have land, and I can farm it myself."

Jiang Yi felt even more guilty. The land was planted by Xiao Ning himself. He was just a freeloader with two burdens to support.

[PS: Thank you so much to all the readers who urged me to update! Thank you so much for following along, muah~~~]