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

"Big sister~" Zhao Lian wanted to say something, but Zhao Feng interrupted her with a sentence: "Don't say anything more. You can be so heartless as to abandon Father. I can't do it."

From now on, you go your way, and I'll go mine; we'll keep to ourselves and never interfere with each other.

After saying that, Zhao Feng strode forward and followed He Mu.

"Zhaofeng, it's almost dark, where are you going?"

Yan Guihua, standing to the side, was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet.

Zhao Lian said calmly, "Grandmother, let her go. You can keep her by her side, but you can't keep her by her heart. My eldest sister's heart is not with us."

Zhao Feng suddenly stopped and turned to Yan Guihua, saying, "Grandmother, it's getting dark now. My father and I will stay here outside for the night and set off again tomorrow morning."

"Okay, okay."

Yan Guihua nodded repeatedly. Although Zhao Feng was gentle, she was actually strong-willed. If she got stubborn, not even eight oxen could pull her back.

It's a mess outside right now, where can we send them out so late at night? Let's wait until dawn.

No matter how much everyone tried to persuade her that night, Zhao Feng insisted on her own idea and insisted on going with He Mu.

Seeing that she wouldn't budge no matter how they tried to persuade her, everyone had no choice but to shut up.

Zhao Lian took out more than 20 pancakes from the ones Sun Shangxiang had fried, carefully wrapped them in oiled paper, and asked Zhao Di to give them to Zhao Feng.

Zhao Di didn't take the pancake, and looked at Zhao Lian with suspicion: "Sister, why don't you take it to your elder sister yourself?"

Zhao Lian shook her head: "It seems like my older sister has a problem with me. If I give it to her, she might not accept it."

"Ah~"

Zhao Di sighed, "We're all sisters, how did things turn out like this?"

"Alright, second sister, stop talking. Go and give it to eldest sister."

At this moment, Zhao Feng and the others were sitting on the ground next to the thatched shed, having spread some straw on the ground.

Zhao Di pulled Zhao Feng aside and secretly slipped her a wrapped pancake: "Big sister, these pancakes are from my younger sister. We're still almost a thousand miles from Hengnan Prefecture, and there are too many unknown risks along the way. My younger sister said you should follow behind us so we can look out for each other."

"okay!"

Zhao Feng frowned, looking somewhat impatient: "Zhao Di, if she has something to say to me, why doesn't she come to me herself? What kind of business is it to have you do it?"

“Since we plan to go our separate ways, she shouldn’t try to make arrangements for us. My father and I know what we’re doing.”

Seeing Zhao Feng's displeasure, Zhao Di quickly shut her mouth.

It really was a case of the more I tried to help, the more trouble I made. I had only intended to say a few good words for my second sister in front of my eldest sister, but I didn't expect my eldest sister's reaction to be so strong.

Upon returning, Zhao Di said to Zhao Lian guiltily, "Sister, I think I made a mistake again. I didn't know things would turn out like this. Eldest sister seems even angrier."

"Alright, second sister, it's not your fault."

Zhao Lian's lips twitched slightly. Well, it really is hard to be a good person!

With her words as a guarantee, I won't bother trying to win her over anymore.

In her previous life, she was a mother. After transmigrating to this world, she always felt sorry for the sisters, so she always tried her best to be good to them within her means.

Instead of being grateful, Zhao Feng felt that she was always pitying and giving her charity. Fine! From now on, she would withdraw her kindness to avoid doing something thankless.

That night, Zhao Feng and He Mu stayed under the eaves outside. The next day, when they heard noises coming from inside the thatched hut, they got up early to pack their things.

Li Chunhua tentatively asked, "Zhaofu's father, are we really not planning to go with them?"

He Mu nodded blankly: "Didn't you see what they said yesterday? They just don't want us to follow them. Don't worry, as long as I have food to eat, you and your son won't go hungry."

“Dad, don’t be so nice to her. Li Chunhua is two-faced. She’s an ingrate and can’t be tamed.”

After saying that, Zhao Feng rolled her eyes at Li Chunhua: "Li Chunhua, if you want to enjoy a life of luxury, go find your Master Qiao, don't follow my father."

Li Chunhua forced a smile: "Zhaolian, don't overthink it, I was just asking casually."

"Humph!"

Zhao Feng snorted coldly: "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You're only following your father now because you have no one to rely on. If you had any other options, you'd run faster than a rabbit."

He Mu said with a gloomy face, "Alright, Zhao Feng, you're meddling too much. It's not your place to lecture your father about what he does."

"But Father~"

"Stop talking, let's hurry up and go while it's still early and not so hot!"

Zhao Feng wanted to say something more, but He Mu interrupted her, so she had no choice but to shut her mouth in frustration.

Seeing Zhao Feng being scolded, Qiao Dun stuck his tongue out at Zhao Lian and made a face, looking smug. His face, which had been swollen from being beaten by Zhao Fu yesterday, had just recovered from the swelling, and now it looked rather comical.

Li Chunhua grabbed Qiao Dun and said, "Dun'er, hurry up and follow Uncle He. Don't provoke her, or she might take her anger out on you."

He Mu laughed and stretched out his hand to Qiao Dun: "Come on, Qiao Dun, come with Uncle He!"

"No!" Qiao Dun slapped He Mu's hand away without any politeness and glared at him fiercely: "You're a bad person. Don't you dare try anything with my mother, or I'll be very rude to you."

Zhao Fu glared at Qiao Dun and raised his fist: "My mother was originally with my father. If you're so capable, then don't come with us."

This little brat, he actually saw through it! He Mu's face stiffened when Qiao Dun said such a thing.

Seeing He Mu's unpleasant expression, Li Chunhua quickly scolded, "You little brat, Uncle He is a good man. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up."

After saying that, Li Chunhua said to He Mu apologetically, "Qiao Dun is ignorant and speaks without respect. Don't take it to heart."

"Let's go!"

Not long after He Mu and the others left, Zhao Lian and the others also set off.

Having rested for a few days and with some postpartum weight gain, everyone felt strong and energetic. At noon, they found a shady spot to rest, ate a piece of bread, and continued on their way.

Even the elderly couple, Liu Laogen and Yan Guihua, didn't complain of being tired; they walked twice as fast as usual that day.

After traveling for several days, Zhao Lian arrived at a county town. The streets were lined with shops, and people were coming and going, creating a lively and bustling scene.

It finally looks a bit normal, no longer as lifeless as those places before.

However, there were quite a few disaster victims on the street, all dressed in rags and begging in the street with broken bowls in their hands.

Zhao Lian found a restaurant and invited everyone inside.

The waiter, seeing that Zhao Lian and her companions were dressed in tattered clothes, immediately put on a stern face and walked over, waving his hand to shoo them away: "Go away, go away, where did these beggars come from? Get out of here."