Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

After thinking for a moment, Friday rubbed his hands together and approached Qiao Tai, bowing and scraping as he said, "Sir, I've been starving for days. Please have pity on me and give me some food."

The other beggars had been drooling as they watched Qiao Tai and the others eat, but now that they saw the people who had come to beg for food on Friday, they followed suit and joined in the begging.

"Sir, please have pity on me, I haven't eaten for days."

"Yes, we are starving to death. Sir, please have mercy on us. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Sir, you will surely live to be a hundred years old."

These beggars were glib and adept at reading people; they knew these lords loved to hear flattering words.

He also believed that doing good deeds and accumulating merit could lead to a long life. He'd already gone this far, and besides, Qiao Tai was quite concerned about his reputation.

Hearing this, Qiao Tai said to Butler Su, who was standing next to him, "Butler Su, give each of them a pancake."

“Master, we don’t have much food either.” Knowing that Qiao Tai was soft-hearted, Li Chunhua quickly spoke up.

Qiao Tai patted the back of her hand: "Madam, these people look quite pitiful, let's help them if we can!"

"Master~"

Butler Su looked at Jordan and Qiao Feng with a troubled expression, unsure whether to give them the money or not.

Qiao Feng and the Jordan brothers exchanged a glance, and Jordan nodded: "Butler Su, let's do as Father says."

On Friday, he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, young master! May you live a long and healthy life, and have many grandchildren!"

"Thank you, Master and Young Master. May you live long and healthy lives!"

The beggars, having each received a pancake, happily returned to their corner.

After eating the cakes, they used the same method to ask Master Qiao for some water.

Zhao Lian shook her head. At this rate of giving, Master Qiao would be begging for food in less than ten days.

No, no~

He won't last ten days, he'll run out of water in three days. This food will probably last him a few more days.

Because several carriages were parked at the entrance, and fearing they might be stolen, Jordan had Teng Fu and Liang Chong take turns guarding the entrance at night.

With the two of them guarding the entrance, everyone felt much more at ease. However, Chen Guang didn't dare to let his guard down, because the beggars were all inside the dilapidated temple.

They wouldn't dare to make any rash moves at night, but who knows what they might do when they're sound asleep in the dead of night?

Chen Guang and his son Chen Yong took turns watching their every move.

On Friday, they certainly knew that Chen Guang and his son were watching them.

He had a little scheme in mind, thinking that he could sneak something away while everyone was asleep in the middle of the night.

Thus, the plan had to fall through. They were already hesitant to act rashly with guards at the entrance, let alone with Chen Guang and his son watching from inside. They had no choice but to abandon the idea.

Zhao Lian certainly saw through the beggars' little scheme, but she didn't take it to heart, because with so many people watching, they couldn't cause any trouble.

That night, no one slept well because it was quite dirty, and everyone just sat on the ground and leaned against something to sleep.

Finally, dawn broke, and as the sky began to lighten, Zhaolian woke everyone up.

"Everyone, wake up! Wake up! We need to get going!"

It gets light early now, so let's get going before the sun comes up. Traveling when the sun is high in the sky will be a real ordeal. Besides, we don't have much water left.

Adults will get up as soon as they are called, but children don't want to get up.

"Don't make a sound, I need to sleep!" Zhao Fu turned over and went back to sleep.

"Zhaofu, wake up! We have to go!" He Mu patted Zhaofu's face.

Zhao Fu ignored him and continued to sleep soundly. Zhao Feng nudged him a few times, but he still wouldn't get up.

Zhao Lian glanced at him, noticing his eyelashes fluttering, and knew he was actually awake. She deliberately said, "Big sister, don't worry about him. Let him stay here and sleep. We'll leave! If we lose one person, we'll get one less portion of food."

Zhao Fu jumped up immediately: "You jinx, what a vicious heart you have!"

Zhao Lian glared at him: "Awake? If you're awake, hurry up and leave!"

Qiao Dun was unwilling to get up, so Qiao Tai had Liang Chong carry him directly onto the carriage.

As the group exited the door, the beggars, seeing them leave, wanted to follow, because they would get food if they did.

Seeing that they were following, Chen Guang quickly told Zhao Lian about it.

"Miss, should I teach them a lesson?" Chen Guang asked with a questioning look on his face.

"Like this~"

Zhao Lian then began to speak to Chen Guang in this and that manner.

"Miss, that's a really good idea." Chen Guang said with admiration.

Zhao Lian deliberately let the others go first, while they followed behind.

The beggars followed behind them, stopping and starting intermittently. After walking for a while, Chen Guang deliberately stopped, blocking the beggars' path and trying to shoo them away.

"Don't follow us anymore, or don't blame me for being impolite. To tell you the truth, we're out of food too."

"Sir, please let us follow you. We're truly desperate," Zhou Wu said with a mournful face.

Zhao Lian's voice came from inside the carriage: "Uncle Chen, let them stay. We still have some food."

Friday was overjoyed: "Thank you, Miss."

They began their journey, with Chen Guang driving the carriage behind them. The beggars followed not far behind.

"Miss, we don't have much food left, why are you still letting them follow us?" Chen Guang deliberately slowed down and asked loudly.

Upon hearing this on Friday, he grabbed his younger brother and hurried to catch up with the carriage on Saturday, straining his ears to eavesdrop.

Because he always felt that something was off about this!

"Sigh, there really isn't much food left."

Chen Guang was filled with worry: "What will we do then?"

"It's worth it for us to take some grain and exchange it for a few living people!" Seeing several figures following behind the carriage, Zhao Lian deliberately lowered her voice.

"Miss, what do you mean?" Chen Guang asked deliberately, his eyes already catching sight of a beggar eavesdropping behind him.

"They're a bit old and thin, probably not much meat on their bones, but they're still food. These few should be enough to feed us for a while. We need to give them some food to keep them occupied and not let them know."

Maya!

When he heard this on Friday, his head was buzzing. Had he heard correctly? They had just said that the people were old and thin, with no meat on their bones, and that these few people would be enough for them to eat for a while.

Could the "them" that the little girl was talking about be just a few of them? I started to panic on Friday and Saturday.

The two brothers exchanged a glance, and both saw panic in each other's eyes.

"Brother, are these people planning to eat us?" Zhou Liu asked, trembling.

"Whom should I ask?"

On Friday, he was also very worried. In this day and age, everyone was starving. He couldn't be sure that the other party really had such an idea. Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.