Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Where did this man come from? Is he trying to steal her food?

Zhao Yan rolled her eyes silently and turned to look at the source of the sound.

A man dressed in dark brocade robes walked over, fanning himself with a folding fan.

Head held high, chest out, eyes unbothered.

Like... well, a victorious rooster.

Zhao Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and she quickly turned her head to the side, curling the corners of her lips into a smile.

Shen Yu walked straight past Zhao Yan and her daughter, reached into his pocket, and tossed a five-tael silver coin onto the stall.

"Boss, pack it up for me quickly, I'll give you a tip if you give me any extra."

Yo ho.

He's a rich young master.

Zhao Yan estimated that the remaining braised chicken feet and pig's head meat would only cost half a tael of silver.

This isn't double the price; this is clearly a case of being ripped off!

Or they're just easy targets who willingly walk right into your trap!

Although she felt very uncomfortable, Zhao Yan wouldn't go out of her way to compete with a complete idiot for food.

Never mind, I'll come earlier next time to buy it.

Zhao Yan, holding her daughter's hand, prepared to leave.

Seeing this, the stall owner quickly called out to stop the person.

"Young lady, please wait a moment."

Zhao Yan stopped abruptly upon hearing the sound.

The middle-aged stall owner looked at Shen Yu and threw the silver back to him.

"Excuse me, sir, but our shop operates on a first-come, first-served basis. This young lady has been waiting in line for quite some time, so she should be given priority."

"These ladies will take all the rest. We've sold out of braised food for today, so please go home now."

As soon as the stall owner finished speaking, the customers who were still waiting outside the shop shook their heads, sighed, and turned to leave.

It seems everyone knows that the stall owner is a man of his word and rarely changes his mind.

Shen Yu held the silver coins, his eyes wide open.

"I said, boss..."

"Young lady, it's five hundred and three coins in total. I'll round it down to five hundred coins."

The stall owner ignored Shen Yu, weighed the remaining braised food, packed it up, and handed it to Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan admired the stall owner's honesty and integrity. She took the packaged braised food with one hand and handed over a piece of silver with the other.

"Boss, is this enough?"

"That's enough, young lady. You can have more if you want."

The stall owner weighed the silver in his hand and said with a smile.

"Yes, I wish the shop owner great success in business."

Zhao Yan nodded to the other person, then turned and left with her daughter.

As for Shen Yu, who was being ignored, she wouldn't go out of her way to curry favor with him.

Everyone likes good things.

She had been here for several days and hadn't had any braised food in a long time; she was really craving it.

But before he had taken two steps, an embroidered folding fan suddenly appeared in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Yu's fair face appeared before Zhao Yan and her daughter.

Shen Yu grinned and said, "Young lady, I wonder... would you be willing to part with your braised food? I'm willing to pay three times the price."

He was originally the young master of Baiweizhai, the largest restaurant in Shanyang County. He had just turned twenty the day before yesterday when his father kicked him out of the house and ordered him to check the accounts of various branches in Shanyang County.

After traveling for two days and one night, we finally arrived at our first stop, Baima Town, this morning.

After getting off the carriage, he followed the scent and came over.

I never imagined that such delicious food could be found in this remote and impoverished town of Baima.

After he's tasted it, he'll have to go back and discuss the collaboration with the boss.

His restaurant was in dire need of this kind of braised food.

He stared intently at Zhao Yan... at the braised food in his hand, his eagerness making Zhao Yan feel like he hadn't eaten in eight hundred years.

The price was double just now, but now it's triple.

Zhao Yan felt that he was definitely being taken advantage of.

Shen*zhen, the sucker*yu, took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Yan.

"Young lady, is this enough? If not, I have more."

Zhao Yan was about to shake her head in refusal when her daughter gently tugged at her hand.

"Mom, is there something wrong with this uncle, just like you were before? Why doesn't he go buy some food? I can hear his stomach growling."

Yang Xiaomi tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "Mom, why don't we give him a little to try? It's okay if I eat one less piece."

Yang Xiaomi recalled the discomfort of hunger she had experienced in the past and gave the uncle in front of her a sympathetic look.

This uncle is so pitiful. He has money but doesn't know to buy food. He must be stupid.

Shen*Fool*Yu stared longingly at Zhao Yan, then pushed the silver forward a little further.

"Young lady..."

"I can give you half, and you can pay me the normal price."

Zhao Yan cut the braised food in half and stuffed it into Shen Yu's arms.

Seeing how generous she was, Shen Yu originally wanted to just throw the silver at her and leave, but Zhao Yan insisted on paying the original price. He had no choice but to search for a while before finally pulling out a piece and a half tael of silver from his pocket.

"Wait a minute, I have some change, I'll give it to you."

Zhao Yan took the loose silver, counted out two hundred and fifty large coins from her bosom and returned them, then pulled her daughter away.

Go now.

Several diners who hadn't gone far were still watching intently from a distance.

If she doesn't leave now, she might not even be able to keep the remaining half.

Shen Yu held the copper coin in his hand, watching Zhao Yan and her daughter leave, feeling a surge of gratitude.

Two hundred and fifty...

This young lady is not only beautiful, but she's also willing to share half of his braised food with him.

Good man!

After dividing up half of the braised food, there wasn't enough left to eat.

Zhao Yan went to the butcher's stall and bought three more pounds of pork ribs and two pounds of pork belly. The stall owner gave her an extra bone.

She encountered people buying groceries on the street and bought some seasonal vegetables.

When it was almost time, she took her daughter's hand and hurried towards Willow Lane.

……

Chenjiagou.

When Zhao Qiaolan returned home, she couldn't shake off her unease.

After breakfast, she went out with a bamboo basket slung over her shoulder.

On the way, they met a woman who was also going up the mountain to find wild vegetables. After exchanging greetings, they walked together, chatting and laughing, towards the mountain.

When they arrived at the Yang family's gate, Zhao Qiaolan suddenly lowered her voice and said to her companion, "Hey, guess what I saw today? I saw that silly woman Yang Sanlang carrying two wild rabbits towards Tian Xiu'e's house."

Some people questioned, "Impossible, right? Isn't that Zhao the Fool the Yang family's daughter-in-law? Why doesn't she bring the good things home? What's the meaning of giving them to Tian Xiu'e?"

"That's why I say she's foolish! If she were a shrewd wife, she would have hidden the things away and kept them for herself, not giving them to anyone else."

"That silly wife of the Yang family is just lucky. We go up the mountain every day, how come we've never caught a rabbit?"

Zhao Qiaolan didn't take it seriously and just pursed her lips.

"What good luck? Good luck that she was sold by her own grandmother? Good luck that she had a mother-in-law like Yang Zhangshi?"

Was she lucky enough to have her mother die at birth? Or was she just an idiot?

Did you know that her brother passed away two months ago, and her nephew from her maternal family hasn't come to ask her to come back? She just caught two rabbits, and you call that good luck?

I think she's just too unlucky; she's brought misfortune to her father, mother, and the whole family. She's a jinx!