During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

Qin Hao, though young, was quite precocious. He looked at Qin Shuangshuang's actions with curiosity and even went up to check his sister's forehead. Only after seeing that she didn't have a fever did he feel relieved and excitedly run towards Zhou Shi.

"Mother, mother!"

"My sister isn't stupid anymore! She can hit people now, and she can even eat by herself!"

Zhou was stunned for a moment. Yes, Shuangshuang was a mentally challenged child. She would have to be told a sentence several times before she could understand it. She would never fight back or talk back when hit or scolded. Why did she suddenly change her personality today?

Did you hit your head and it's fixed now?

Overjoyed, Zhou burst into tears and rushed to Qin Shuangshuang's side. As if to confirm her identity, she asked in a daze, "Shuangshuang, do you still recognize me?"

Qin Shuangshuang's stomach finally felt a little better. Her eyelids drooped and she had no strength at all, but when she saw Zhou Shi's expectant gaze, she still called out weakly, "Mother."

"Hey!" Zhou was genuinely happy. Her daughter was finally no longer mentally challenged. Seeing that Qin Shuangshuang was starving, she immediately turned around, picked up the wild vegetables that had fallen on the ground, and set up a small pot to cook wild vegetable soup, completely ignoring the Qin family.

Seeing this, Old Lady Qin kept cursing. Qin Shuangshuang looked at her and became much more obedient. She thought to herself, "This slut seems to have become a different person. She looks like she's possessed by a ghost."

She turned and whispered something in Old Qin's ear, her malicious eyes glancing at Qin Shuangshuang from time to time. Old Qin covered his eye, which was bruised and swollen from Qin Shuangshuang's beating, nodded slightly, and then got up and walked towards the other refugees. They were too far away to hear what she was muttering, but her intuition told her that Qin Shuangshuang was never up to anything.

With a worried expression, Zhou fed Qin Shuangshuang and wiped her mouth with heartache, while also worrying that the Qin family would cause some trouble again.

Sure enough, a short while later, a group of refugees, all men, followed behind Old Qin and his companion. Their eyes greedily scanned Qin Shuangshuang and Zhou Shi, as if they were appraising goods.

"Zhou, if you obediently hand over Qin Shuangshuang, I'll be very sorry and spare your life. Otherwise, you and your jinxed daughter can wait to be boiled together." Old Mrs. Qin had a sinister and treacherous look on her face, like a high and mighty punisher, casually deciding the fate of Qin Shuangshuang and her mother.

"What are you doing?" Seeing that the newcomers were hostile, Zhou quickly shielded Qin Shuangshuang and Qin Hao behind her, her face grim. Although she was afraid, she stood in front of her two children.

"What are you doing? Humph."

Old Qin snorted coldly, pointed to the wounds on his body, and said, "Qin Shuangshuang is disobedient and has harmed her elders. What do you think I should do?"

"Guys, if we kill Qin Shuangshuang today, we can at least have a meat feast. If we miss this opportunity, we might not be able to eat for several days."

Upon hearing this, the refugees who had been sitting and watching couldn't help but join the group behind Old Qin. Each of them had a wolf-like gleam in their eyes, wishing they could kill Qin Shuangshuang and her daughter together and eat them.

"Enough with the nonsense, let's get started."

A middle-aged man called out urgently, and soon more and more people arrived. How could there be enough meat for just two people? At most, they could only share some meat soup.

"Wait!" The other side had a large and powerful force, while this side consisted of two women and a child. Anyone could see the disparity in numbers, so Qin Shuangshuang hurriedly called for a halt.

"Your goal is simply to fill your stomachs. What if I said I could fill your stomachs?"

Qin Shuangshuang was gambling, gambling that these people had not completely lost their humanity, and gambling that they did not want to bear the burden of human lives.

As expected, as soon as Qin Shuangshuang said this, someone hesitated and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

Seeing her nod emphatically, the man seemed relieved and went back to his tree to rest in the shade. "I'll trust you this once."

Seeing this, Old Lady Qin immediately became furious. Seeing that the duck she had in her grasp was about to fly away, she began to spit and denounce.

"You little brat, you've always loved to talk nonsense at home since you were little. You dare to lie to people at a time like this? You're really courting death."

"Don't go. How can a baby like her feed everyone? She just wants to get away. Don't be fooled."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, hoping that Qin Shuangshuang could offer something edible, but Old Lady Qin's words also made sense...

"How about this," Qin Shuangshuang said again, seeing everyone's hesitation, "Words are no proof. Those who are willing to believe me, stand behind me and I'll find food for everyone to eat for free."

"If you don't believe me, this time you'll have to barter for food."

"Hmph," the eldest son of the Qin family sneered, mocking, "You think you're a savior because your brain is broken? You're so young but you have such a big mouth."

After hesitating for a moment, the family that had initially left walked hesitantly behind Qin Shuangshuang. He didn't want to eat human flesh, but he wanted his wife and two children to live.

Two more households joined Qin Shuangshuang's group, bringing the total number of people on both sides to just over ten, indicating a significant disparity between them.

"I have all my assets here. Please keep them safe for now. If I, Qin Shuangshuang, fail to keep my word, you can take them all."

There were also some loose silver and a little dry food inside, all of which Zhou had saved up by living frugally along the way.

After saying that, Qin Shuangshuang ignored everyone's gaze and walked into the depths of the forest. She had just heard the trees talking, saying that there were many mushrooms in the depths.

The deeper you go, the denser the jungle becomes, and if you're not careful, you might get cut by unknown herbs and be poisoned.

For some reason, Qin Shuangshuang always felt an extremely high affinity with flowers and plants. Even the grass that was next to her would spread its leaves to make way for her. Could it be because she could hear her own thoughts?

"Look at me, look at me! I'm so beautiful with all these colors!"

"Wow, this red and purple are so pretty. I wish I had some too." Another voice, filled with envy, rang out.

"Hmph, this is something I was born with. I use this to scare people so they won't dare touch me."

Qin Shuangshuang followed the sound and found several broken and rotten pieces of wood at the source. She reached out and pried the wood apart.

"Hey who is it? It's so bright! Quickly cover me with the blanket."

Qin Shuangshuang couldn't help but chuckle. This mushroom was quite the actor! She spotted several colorful mushrooms, so vibrant and beautiful, that she immediately wanted to pick them.

The next moment, someone grabbed her sleeve. It was Zhou Shi, who had rushed over out of concern. She pulled Qin Shuangshuang back with a worried expression.

"Shuangshuang, this is poisonous and you can't eat it." While saying this, he made Qin Shuangshuang spin around and checked her over her entire body. He only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that she was alright.

Qin Shuangshuang felt a warmth in her heart. In her previous life, she lacked family affection and had never felt care. Seeing Zhou's concern, a warm current flowed through her heart. She unconsciously softened her tone and placed her hand on Zhou's hand to comfort her.

"Don't worry, Mother, I have a way to make them edible."