After Du Mingxian and Ling Silang left the city, she spoke up, "Grandma seemed to have something to say earlier, but she didn't say it in the end."

"Since the old lady is hesitant, it means she hasn't made up her mind yet, so let's not interfere anymore."

"indeed."

The weather was fine, the autumn air was crisp and clear. The two sat in front of the car, driving and talking as they went, while looking at their surroundings.

The two had only traveled about ten miles from the county when they suddenly noticed the difference between them and those in Dahe Village. All the grain in these villages had been destroyed. Some families had already run out of grain and barely managed to save some for the autumn harvest. But who knew that God had no intention of letting these people harvest any grain at all.

Just as things were about to end, a torrential downpour extinguished all hope for life.

Even before anything has happened, there are already refugees on the streets.

"If this continues, things might get messy at home."

The Ling family is no longer the same as before, having nothing. Now, the Ling family owns a large workshop, and if any refugees come, they will definitely rush to the Ling family's place first.

"When we get to the county ahead, we'll write home and ask them to buy some guards to take back and keep, just in case."

Ling Silang thought of his family's temperament, "Let's write to the clan chief and the village chief and ask them to organize people to patrol the village in advance. Right now, only those who live close to us and those girls who have married into our village know some of the news, and some have already harvested their grain."

"There are plenty of people who refuse to accept grain, so the Ling family is even more hated in comparison."

Du Mingxian was very worried. "We can't go on like this. I'm afraid something might happen at home. Should we go back first?"

Anyway, Ling Silang's health has recovered. He had been thinking about going to the capital as soon as possible, and also about traveling around and seeing the landscapes of the motherland. But he has only been away from home for a short time, and he has already seen such things.

Ling Silang hesitated for a moment, then said, "We're leaving, haven't we told the Wang family yet?"

"Your godfather sent someone with a gift to celebrate your passing the imperial examination. I heard he's not home right now; he's out of town."

"Then forget it. I was thinking about whether to let the Wang family off the hook."

Du Mingxian instantly understood his intention: "You want to go around and see the world, to learn about the people's situation?"

"I want to see it."

Du Mingxian didn't refuse. "Go wherever you want. We're out here to have fun anyway. It's good for you to get to know people better."

Ling Silang nodded slightly. Now he doesn't need to worry about reading at all. He can just glance at a few books and the knowledge will be absorbed into his brain. In his wife's words, he's like he's cheating.

The two decided to go around and take a look. Before they had gone far, they saw a pregnant woman with a man beside her, looking very anxious. The pregnant woman was even clutching her stomach.

Upon seeing Du Mingxian and Ling Silang, the two cried out as if they were begging for help, "Please, kind people, help us!"

Du Mingxian stopped the carriage. "What's wrong with you all?"

The pregnant woman was in a hurry. "My stomach hurts, and I just fell. I want to go see how the baby is. My family is poor and we don't have a car, so this is the only way I can get out of the village."

Du Mingxian sensed something was wrong, but didn't say much. "Our carriage has limited space, so we can only take one more person."

The two were at a loss. The pregnant woman kept frowning. "No, I can't do anything by myself. It would be best if my husband came with me."

Du Mingxian frowned, "But when we came out, we brought a lot of things, so the carriage was crammed full, barely enough for one person, not two."

The two were at a loss. After hesitating, the pregnant woman said to the man beside her, "Then let's wait for the next person who is meant to be."

The man refused, saying, "No, we've finally found a kind person willing to help you, we can't refuse. We'll just follow them."

“How can a two-legged person be faster than a four-legged beast? Listen to me, my husband.”

The man hesitated, giving the woman a deep look. “If you can’t keep up, I will try my best, but you must get on the carriage now. Running any further won’t be good for our baby.”

"My husband, I can't bear to part with you."

"It's alright."

Du Mingxian watched the two talking without saying a word. Ling Silang glanced at Du Mingxian and saw that she looked like she was watching a show, so he simply stopped worrying.

Anyway, with this girl around, there's nothing she can't do, so I don't think there should be any major problems.

The woman, heavily pregnant, suddenly knelt down in front of Du Mingxian. "Miss, please, have mercy and let my husband sit with me in the carriage."

"As you can see, space is limited, there really isn't that much room." After Du Mingxian finished speaking, she lifted the curtain to let them see that the carriage was indeed piled with a lot of things.

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