After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

The atmosphere inside the room became even more subtle, and everyone could hear Zhang and Mei's every breath clearly.

Zhang He's breathing even carried a hint of anxiety.

Mei Xiangyun's words did indeed cause Zhang He, who had been calm and collected at the beginning, to fluctuate in her emotions at this moment, and even the way she applied the medicine slowed down a bit.

In this tense atmosphere, Mei Xiangyun forced herself to calm down and immediately realized that her words had been too confrontational.

That really shouldn't be the case.

She felt a little regretful.

After calming down and thinking about it, she realized that her words were too petty.

After all, they saved my life.

This question was just a casual remark, and to others it would be insignificant. Why should she cause unpleasantness between the two of them over a few words, and treat her savior with such hostility?

Overwhelmed with guilt, she broke the silence first.

"I only heard this secondhand, and the news is still uncertain. Please don't take offense, sister-in-law. Besides, your family's household registration is already here, so there's nothing to worry about."

She spoke softly, her words of comfort tinged with a hint of guilt.

Zhang He felt a heavy weight in her heart.

After hearing Mei Xiangyun's words and recalling some previous news, she responded to Mei Xiangyun with even less of a friendly smile.

But one shouldn't hit a smiling face. Since the other person offered a way out, I couldn't be cold. I composed myself and said with a forced smile, "I'm not worried."

Afterwards, while applying the medicine, she quietly changed the subject.

"...Sister Li said she was using all the medicine for you, but I think you don't need it anymore. After a few days, my sister's injury looks like it's mostly healed. I think she just needs to rest for another three or four days, and she should be fine."

It was awkward and abrupt. Mei Xiangyun assumed that Zhang He had been upset by her words earlier, so she didn't say anything more, just nodded repeatedly and thanked her again.

This injury healed really quickly.

Apart from a few larger wounds that were still slightly painful, she could not easily feel any pain in the other wounds on her body. She only felt a few itchy spots on her body, which she guessed were already scabbing over.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, sister-in-law. I'm young and speak my mind, please don't take offense. If you have any questions for me, please feel free to ask."

In addition to expressing her gratitude, Mei Xiangyun took the initiative to speak again to show her sincerity.

Seeing that Mei Xiangyun's tone was no longer as cold as before, her expression also softened.

Zhang He's eyes lit up; her extinguished hope was rekindled. She adjusted her mood slightly and came up with another plan: to be honest with him and gain his trust.

"To be honest, if it weren't for the war, our family wouldn't have come all the way to Tingzhou to look for our relatives. But fate is cruel, and we haven't found them."

"I just heard from my sister that she travels between Jiangzhou and Tingzhou with our parents all year round, and also has relatives in this town. I wonder if my sister has ever heard of the Liang family in this town?"

Given her previous rudeness towards Zhang He, Mei Xiangyun was quite willing to listen to Zhang He's thoughts this time.

Mei Xiangyun listened attentively, pondered for a moment, then looked up uncertainly and asked Zhang He:

"Is it the Liang family mansion that was once on par with the Zhou family mansion?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang He tightened her grip and quickly grabbed Mei Xiangyun's hand, "Sister, you've really heard of it?"

His eyes, however, unconsciously scanned Mei Xiangyun's expression, looking for any changes.

Mei Xiangyun nodded.

"I had heard about it years ago, but I haven't been here for many years, so I don't know exactly what happened. There are rumors that they moved away..."

Her expression remained unchanged, except for her slightly furrowed brows and a hint of doubt in her eyes as if she were thinking. Her tone was very calm, revealing no other emotions whatsoever.

He was talking about things that had nothing to do with him.

Zhang He felt it was hopeless; her husband would definitely be very disappointed if he knew the news.

But if they were truly members of the Liang family, they wouldn't have been able to hear these words without showing any emotional reaction.

Zhang He, unwilling to give up, added fuel to the fire, saying worriedly, "We don't know if it's true or not. We've also heard that they were murdered, dozens of people wiped out overnight, but we don't have any real information. We've run out of money here, so we can only ask around for directions..."

Zhang He sighed deeply, her voice gradually weakening, and two tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, making her look very sorrowful.

Mei Xiangyun was also feeling unwell, so she took Zhang He's hand and gently comforted her:

"Sister-in-law, don't overthink it. I've only heard the news that the Liang family moved away. I haven't heard anything else. It's probably just a rumor, something some people made up to scare people."

It was a very indifferent tone, as if the speaker was detached and had nothing to do with it.

At that moment, Zhang He gave up.

……

Outside the hospital

Xu Wenjie carried a full load of water and pushed open the courtyard gate.

I saw two children sitting in front of the stove, their bodies hunched over and their heads drooping. They were using a wooden stick to scoop out the ashes from the stove and gesturing left and right.

Xu An was writing, Xu Zhuzhu was drawing little figures, but Zhang He and Mei Xiangyun were nowhere to be seen.

Xu Wenjie asked the two children what was going on, and Xu Zhuzhu gestured towards the house with her chin.

She said unhappily, "Mother and Sister Mei are whispering in the room, and they won't let my brother and me listen."

Xu An pursed his lips; he didn't want to hear it.

Xu Wenjie nodded and poured the water into the large water tank. The large water tank was full, but there was still a little less than half left to fill it.

He knew that fetching water was just Zhang He's way of signaling him to go out and using the opportunity to gather information. He could have chosen not to fetch water, but since he was already there, he felt it wouldn't be worth it to go back and forth without doing so.

Naturally, he wouldn't rashly go in and disturb them now, but quickly went out again, saying he was going to Li Quanfu's house.

Xu Zhuzhu is a person who combines activity and stillness. When she wants to be still, she is lazy and so lazy that ten oxen could not move her. When she wants to be active, even her own father cannot persuade her.

Of course, not necessarily one's own mother; one's own mother can take physical action.

She was bored at the moment and thought it would be good to go to Hu San Niang's house to play. Since the weather was nice today, she insisted on going with her.

Normally, if Xu Wenjie needed to go out for something unimportant, he would ask Xu Zhuzhu if she wanted to come along. But this time, unexpectedly, Xu Wenjie refused to take her with him no matter what.

No matter how much Xu Zhuzhu threw a tantrum, cried, or threatened, her father still didn't agree.

This time, Xu Wenjie didn't even bother to stop and comfort her; instead, he went straight out the door.

Xu An, who was silently writing nearby, saw Xu Zhuzhu.

Xu Zhuzhu had a sullen face.

There is a difference between adults and children, otherwise her parents wouldn't be thinking about how to keep things from them at the first moment.

In that instant, she felt a sense of frustration, as if she had all the strength in her body but didn't know where to direct it.

I secretly prayed that time would pass quickly.

Seeing that she was unhappy, Xu An took the candy that Xu Zhuzhu had "bribed" him from his pocket and stuffed it into Xu Zhuzhu's mouth.

"Zhuzhu, Father must have something important to do, so let's not disturb him."

Of course she knew, otherwise why would she insist on going along?

The melted chocolate in her mouth, along with the taste of home, calmed Xu Zhuzhu's agitated mood a little.

This is Xu Zhuzhu's last chocolate bean.

The food, hidden in the little piggy bank by the bedside, was eaten up without her noticing or knowing when.

Perhaps she couldn't control herself while eating after returning from the garbage dump at night, and as a result, she chose to suffer from intermittent amnesia.

During this time, she cleaned the trash cans inside and out. Although her points increased, there were no snacks in the trash cans for a very long time.

She felt a little disappointed, but immediately scolded herself for having such thoughts.

This is probably just the worst aspect of human nature: when people are well-fed and clothed, they think of lustful desires.

That's what I said, but deep down I still had some small expectations.

But then again, I wonder what her father is up to.

Seeing that her father's expression was unusual as he left, with his brows furrowed and his mind preoccupied, she realized he was quite troubled.