Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

Lian Rongrong ordered her men to take back the silver, gave the villagers a good beating, and then happily drove the eleven donkey carts south.

There were enough donkey carts to accommodate the entire Lian family. Each tent compartment, in addition to the stored supplies, could also hold at least three people.

In this way, everyone can choose freely.

Logically speaking, although the Lian family is a large family, everyone except Lian Rongrong has their own small family.

It was most appropriate to distribute the items according to the individual families. For example, the parents, the eldest brother and sister-in-law, they all naturally chose the donkey cart.

But when Wen Hui's expectant gaze fell on Lian Yicheng, the young general of the Lian family turned around, walked up to Lian Rongrong, and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Little sister, your second brother will go with you and Fu Bao."

"This... isn't a good idea?" Seeing Wen Hui's disappointed look, Lian Rongrong gave Lian Yicheng a somewhat awkward look.

But that damned second brother was like he was blind, stubbornly ignoring it.

“What’s wrong with it? Do you think you can catch a train? Even if you could, we can’t let you freeze outside in this cold weather.”

Seeing that Lian Yicheng was deliberately being unyielding, Lian Rongrong simply said directly, "But your second sister-in-law is still waiting for you."

Although Lian Rongrong doesn't like Wen Hui, there's no reason for her to make an enemy out of nowhere, is there?

Lian Rongrong didn't want to get involved in what was going on between the couple.

But unexpectedly, Wen Hui not only didn't appreciate it, but instead pretended to be magnanimous and said with a smile:

“I’m fine. It’s my little sister who needs more care. Yue’er and I will ride in the same carriage. Chen Si can help us drive.”

Since Wenhui had already said so, Lian Rongrong naturally couldn't say anything more. She could only sigh helplessly and get into the donkey cart she had chosen earlier.

Lian Rongrong had prepared the cart well in advance. It wasn't anything special compared to other donkey carts, except that it was mostly filled with Fu Bao's things.

Baby formula, diapers, down comforters, cod liver oil...

Of course, besides Fu Bao's products, there were also some of Lian Rongrong's favorite snacks, such as chocolate and potato chips.

These things weren't necessities, so even Rongrong didn't bring many with her. Since there weren't enough to go around anyway, it was better not to share them.

After the vehicles were allocated, two of the eleven donkey carts were left unattended, so these two carts were used as supply carts.

One carriage was driven by the guards in turns, while the other was assigned to Qi Yuan.

When Qi Yuan learned that Lian Rongrong had actually let him drive a cart full of supplies all by himself, he couldn't help but come to Lian Rongrong's donkey cart.

"Hey, aren't you afraid I'll run away with a truckload of supplies?" Through the tent, Qi Yuan could only see Lian Rongrong's shadow.

But for some reason, just looking at the outline of the tent made Qi Yuan feel very interested.

Lian Rongrong turned her head slightly, looked at the equally indistinct outline outside the tent, and calmly replied:

"If what you want is supplies, you won't help us."

Besides, I'm more worried about leaving my family and you together than about supplies.

For me, people are always more important than things.

Qi Yuan was slightly taken aback, as if every word this girl said could touch something long sealed in his heart.

For the first time ever, Qi Yuan didn't argue with Lian Rongrong. Instead, he obediently turned around and returned to the donkey cart that Lian Rongrong had arranged for him.

Qi Yuan had thought that Lian Rongrong would at least leave some unimportant supplies to keep an eye on him, but when he saw what was in the tent, he realized that the girl was really careless.

The tent was piled with rice and flour, as well as the instant noodles and other snacks they would eat that day.

Qi Yuan's lips unconsciously curled up slightly, and he thought to himself: If I had any bad intentions, this carload of stuff would be enough for me to get through the whole winter.

Donkey carts are not as easy to control as oxen and horses, so the caravan could only move slowly in the snow. But having carts for transportation and tents to block the wind was better than walking in the snow and ice.

The Kunshan area is surrounded by mountains, and the reason why the Dasheng Dynasty chose to establish its capital in Shengdu was because of the natural defenses of Kunshan.

Such a barrier would be easy to defend and difficult to attack in wartime, but it is fraught with danger for those fleeing south now.

Fortunately, the city has been building mountain roads in recent years, which, although difficult, are still wide enough for convoys to pass through.

However, the mountain road has sheer cliffs on the left and a bottomless abyss on the right; a slight misstep could result in certain death.

The group walked cautiously, and in half a day they had only covered ten miles.

Fu Bao has had milk powder several times in the car and has slept for several hours.

Although this little guy knows a lot, his body is still that of an infant, and babies under one month old spend most of their time sleeping.

Looking at Fu Bao's sleeping face, Lian Rongrong felt a warm feeling in her heart.

"Miss, look outside!" Chun Tao excitedly pointed outside.

Lian Rongrong leaned closer and looked out through the small window of the tent. She saw that many refugees had appeared on the white mountain road at some point.

The refugees walked in twos and threes, some wearing cotton-padded clothes, others simply wrapped in cotton quilts.

Even donkey carts struggled to move through the heavy snow, let alone the refugees who didn't even have cotton shoes.

Lian Rongrong couldn't help but feel sorry for him, but reason told her that now was not the time to let her sympathy run wild.

"Chuntao, go and tell everyone that they must not easily give aid to refugees."

Chun Tao was slightly taken aback, but this girl was clever. She quickly realized the lesson the villagers had learned, so she readily agreed and turned to get out of the car.

Eleven donkey carts made up a considerable convoy, and it took Chuntao quite a while to finish delivering the message.

Qi Yuan's car was at the back of the convoy, and he had seen Chun Tao moving through the convoy early in the morning.

Therefore, when Chun Tao walked towards Qi Yuan, Qi Yuan was not surprised at all.

"Does your young lady have some instructions?" Before Chun Tao could speak, Qi Yuan had already guessed Chun Tao's purpose.

Chun Tao was always wary of Qi Yuan, so she didn't approach him but deliberately kept her distance.

"Our young lady said that we must not take it upon ourselves to provide relief to refugees." Chun Tao said and left without lingering for a moment.

After Chun Tao left, Qi Yuan glanced at Lian Rongrong's car in the distance, a slight smile playing on his lips, and murmured to himself:

"You've finally made some progress."

The convoy continued forward, drawing the attention of refugees on both sides of the mountain road.

For these refugees, such a convoy was already extremely luxurious, not to mention the strange tents that followed.

All the refugees who saw the caravan along the way dreamed of owning such a donkey cart, but the poor had long been accustomed to looking up to the lives of the rich.

They may have fantasies, but they dare not actually hope for them. Of course, unless someone stirs things up.

The convoy continued forward for a while, and ever since Chun Tao relayed Lian Rongrong's words to everyone, there had been no quiet moment in Wen Hui and Wang Yue's car.

Wang Yue seemed to have finally found her own moral high ground, and she kept accusing Lian Rongrong of having no compassion.

Meanwhile, Wen Hui, who had remained silent throughout, seemed to have found an opportunity for revenge in this incident.