Marry the first wife

"I eat it quickly, you use it quickly."

Xu Ning looked longingly at the hot porridge that was still smoking white. His empty stomach made a "gurgling" sound, and he curled up and clenched his hands quietly.

Fu Yao paused while holding the bowl, pretending not to hear anything and continued her movements.

Xu Ning looked at Fu Yao with some embarrassment, and found that her expression was as usual, and then she slowly calmed down.

The two planned to take a short rest here for one night and continue their journey tomorrow.

The next morning, Fu Yao woke up early and asked the pastry chef to prepare more snacks that were easy to carry on the road.

The next journey is all by land, and there may not be food by chance like taking a boat. Some people also prepare meals specially for them to buy with money.

As the saying goes, money is not everything, but nothing is impossible without money.

Overland, the mountains are high and the forests are deep. It will be good to have a place to live.

Thinking about it, Fu Yao couldn't help but get a headache. What's going on?

"Eat more in the morning. You've been on the road all day. No one will cook for you when you're hungry." Xu Ning mocked with a cold face.

In his opinion, Fu Yao was weak and thin after a few days on the road, and those who didn't know thought he was depriving her of food, which was obviously caused by unbalanced nutrition all year round.

Fu Yao ate with her head down, and after being scolded by Xu Ning for being cold-hearted and warm-hearted, she obviously ate more towards meals that were easy to fill and easy to fill her stomach.

As for whether it was nutritious or not, she didn't even think about it. It would be nice to have a full meal.

Silently assessing the time in his mind, Fu Yao got up and left with Xu Ning after eating.

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A month later.

"Two guests, if you go straight to the east, you will see the towering peak that is the symbol of Cangwu County." Fu Yao and Xu Ning looked in the direction the man pointed, and saw a mountain peak breaking through the sky from a distance. In front of me, the shadow of the mountain peak is hidden among the clouds.

"That means we will arrive at Cangwu County after we reach that mountain, right?"

Fu Yao asked softly, quietly covering up the shock in her heart.

This is the first time she has seen such a high mountain. There are many mountains in Shangjing, but they are not too high. She has seen a lot along the way, but mountains of this level are still rare.

The old man who filled the tea nodded heavily.

Sitting in the temporary tea tent, enjoying the hard-won relaxation, coolness and comfort.

Fu Yao turned to look at Xu Ning with a smile flashing through her round eyes, "Aning, you said before that there is a rumor in Cangwu County, why don't you tell me what it is now?"

When talking about Cangwu County with Xu Ning before, he once said that it was just taken away by him later.

"Didn't I tell you? I'll tell you when I get to Cangwu County."

Xu Ning was a little annoyed. He would tell this rumor, but not now, let alone in this place.

Fu Yao originally wanted to say, "It doesn't make much difference if you tell me sooner or later. She will know in the end anyway." ’ Seeing Xu Ning’s angry and embarrassed look, she immediately said nothing.

I can only comfort myself in my heart. It is normal for children to have a temper.

After eating a bowl of herbal tea, the two of them headed straight for the mountain towering into the clouds, with the dawn of victory right in front of them.

"Aning, what kind of livelihood do you think we can do when we arrive in Xiahe County?"

Fu Yao and Xu Ning walked side by side, imagining their future life.

Even if they saved a lot of money along the way, they obviously still had less than twenty taels of silver in total, so they had to plan carefully. Xu Ning pursed her lips without saying a word and walked straight along the road. People around her had asked this question dozens of times along the way.

At first, he was a little patient in responding to her questions, but after too many times, he couldn't bear it anymore, and it wouldn't take long for Sister Fu Wan to overturn her previous idea.

There is not much difference between saying it and not saying it.

Thinking of this, Xu Ning quickened his pace and walked forward.

The closer we get to Xiahe County, the more obvious the feeling of desolation is. There are even people lying in twos and threes on the road, all of them are sallow and skinny. It is obvious that they have not been able to eat a full meal for a long time.

The further we go, the more and more such people become.

Fu Yao casually grabbed a person who was walking in the same direction as them and asked in a low voice: "Auntie, do you know who these people are?"

The aunt glanced at the people whose bodies were already cold and sighed: "These people are all fleeing from the border. They don't have enough food and clothing, so it's natural that this is the case."

Hearing this, Fu Yao's heart trembled, "What about you?"

"Me too." After saying that, the aunt with slightly concave cheeks hurriedly turned around and hurried away.

With trembling hands, Fu Yao turned around tremblingly and looked at Xu Ning, who was still expressionless at this moment. A trace of confusion quickly flashed in her eyes, and there was nothing else but fear in her heart.

Xu Ning was startled, then silently raised his hand and pulled Fu Yao forward.

Fu Yao's steps never stopped for a moment in shock. Seeing the miserable condition of these people, how could she not think of her own tragic situation in the near future.

Now, the two of them are not one of them.

"Don't worry, we will not be reduced to this situation no matter what." Xu Ning gritted his teeth, his voice filled with unparalleled determination.

Even if he becomes like this, he will try his best to keep his sister alive.

Fu Yao held Xu Ning's hand with her backhand and said in a trembling voice: "Aning, we will get better, right?" Losing faith in the face of battle is tantamount to throwing yourself into chaos.

Xu Ning nodded without hesitation.

Along the way, they deliberately avoided matters related to Yizhou. Unexpectedly, they could escape from the first day of the lunar month but not the fifteenth day. However, they finally encountered something.

The two of them walked firmly towards Xiahe County. Once they got here, they had no way of turning back.

They didn't dare to take out the bread and money from their bags on the way, because they saw with their own eyes that someone was raising a murderous knife against another person for a mouthful of food.

He even deliberately starved for several days for the sake of his own life, which made it even more obvious that the two of them were the same type of people.

After all, these people will do anything to survive now.

"Miss, wake up quickly..."

Half asleep and half awake, Fu Yao vaguely heard a familiar voice. She opened her eyes and saw Gu Yu standing not far away with a smile on her face, watching quietly, and kept saying: "Wake up quickly..."

Wanting to chase but being restrained by the rope under her feet, Fu Yao watched helplessly as Gu Yu disappeared from sight.

Suddenly he opened his eyes, shivering in the cool breeze, and his whole body suddenly woke up.

In the ruined temple, Fu Yao and Xu Ning huddled in a small corner, clinging to each other for warmth.

There were tears in his eyes, and the room was completely silent. Only a thin figure could be seen holding a big knife in his trembling hand, and the other hand was pointing towards the old woman who had eaten a full meal in the evening.