Chapter 26

The eight sisters-in-law and Mo Hanyue had been drooling over the braised beef jerky, and with Old Lady Mo's words, they no longer had any qualms about eating it.

"Mother is right, we are no longer the wives and daughters of wealthy families. Now being able to fill our stomachs is already very good."

"Forget about all these rules, I Yang Manxin don't want them anymore."

It must be known that extremely hungry people will think anything tastes good when they see food.

What's more, the braised beef jerky He Zhiran took out looked very appetizing, and even seemed to smell better than what they had eaten before.

Seeing the once graceful and proper women sitting on the ground and wolfing down the food, He Zhiran spoke up to remind them.

"Don't hurry everyone, there's more in the package. We can take out more if it's not enough."

Anyway, the items in her space had a regenerative function, so there would be as much braised beef jerky as needed.

Old Lady Mo took a bite of the braised beef jerky and felt it was the most delicious meat she had eaten in her life.

However, she did not agree with He Zhiran's words.

"Keep some of what your parents gave you for yourself, you don't have to take it all out to share."

"Mother, I still have a lot!"

He Zhiran said, and took out another large handful of braised beef jerky to distribute to everyone.

Seeing this, Old Lady Mo did not try to persuade her further. After all, she herself also really liked eating it.

Looking at the Mo family women sitting there and ravenously eating steamed buns and braised beef jerky, the people from the other four families were already green with envy. Why did the Mo family get to eat white flour buns?

And the guards had taken the initiative to give them water pouches.

They knew their own stomachs were rumbling with hunger, and if they wanted a drink of water they had to go beg the guards, who might reward them with a mouthful if they were in a good mood.

Because they had learned their lesson from the whipping earlier in the day, those people were furious but did not dare voice their grievances aloud.

Their eyes were like fire, staring fixedly at the Mo family members eating and drinking over there.

With so many unfriendly gazes on them, the Mo family women were not oblivious.

However, following Old Lady Mo's instructions, none of them looked up, only kept their heads lowered as they ate the white flour buns.

After the Mo family women had eaten and drank their fill, Old Lady Mo took the initiative to move next to He Zhiran and whispered: "We have to think of a way to let Jiuye eat something too."

Even without Old Lady Mo's reminder, this was something He Zhiran had thought of.

"Mother, wait a little later, after everyone else is asleep, I'll bring food for my husband."

Mo Jiuye lying prone on the wooden cart had also smelled the aroma of the braised beef jerky.

This man who usually did not care much for food started unconsciously swallowing mouthfuls of saliva.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of others he had already lost consciousness, so he could not jeopardize the plan for a mouthful of food.

Mo Jiuye endured the torment over there with great difficulty, while the Mo family women finally ate and drank their fill.

Old Lady Mo instructed everyone to find a place to rest on their own.

Speaking of resting, except for He Zhiran, the other women's faces fell.

"Mother, we're just going to sleep like this?" Although Mo Hanyue knew this was the case, she still could not help but complain a little.

Old Lady Mo was also very helpless.

"Hanyue, our Mo family is not what it used to be. It's already a luxury that we are alive, so don't think too much."

Hearing this, Mo Hanyue's tears flowed down uncontrollably.

However, she was sensible enough not to say anything more about it.

Old Lady Mo had given birth to ten children, and Mo Hanyue was her only daughter. Mo Hanyue had been doted on since she was little.

Seeing her daughter's appearance, Old Lady Mo's heart ached terribly.

But she had no choice but to bow to fate and make Mo Hanyue accept reality sooner.

"If you can't even endure this much bitterness, then you are not fit to be a child of our Mo family."

Being able to become a child of the Mo family was what Mo Hanyue was most proud of.

Her father and brothers were all great heroes who defended the Great Shun Dynasty. Hearing her mother say she was unworthy of being a Mo family child, she immediately stopped crying and hurriedly wiped away her tears with her sleeve.

"Mother, the Mo family is not afraid of hardship, and Hanyue is not afraid either."

After speaking, she curled up and lay down next to Old Lady Mo.

Old Lady Mo did not dare look at her daughter again, it pained her more the more she looked, so she could only turn her head elsewhere.

He Zhiran lay right against the wooden cart to make it convenient to bring Mo Jiuye food later at night.

In her previous life, she had often slept outdoors during missions in the wilderness, so she did not find any of this too unbearable.

Seeing the mother-in-law and the others lying down to rest, the sisters-in-law did not show any similar thoughts either, huddling closely together as they slept on the ground. Perhaps because everyone was exhausted from traveling, they fell asleep soon after lying down.

He Zhiran did not sleep, only leaned there pretending to doze.

Just as she was about to open her eyes to observe and see if everyone was in deep sleep, she discovered the second sister-in-law had sat up.

The second sister-in-law groped silently to He Zhiran's side and whispered: "Youngest sister-in-law, are you asleep?"

He Zhiran also replied in a volume only the two of them could hear: "Not yet, second sister-in-law, do you need something?"

In the moonlight, it was evident the second sister-in-law had a conflicted expression, clearly having something to ask for.

"That... um... youngest sister-in-law, I want to ask you for a white flour bun."

As the second sister-in-law spoke, she was noticeably very nervous, stuttering and continuously tugging at the hem of her clothes with both hands.

He Zhiran immediately guessed the second sister-in-law's intention, it was nothing more than wanting to bring it to her maternal family.

However, she did not want to be the kind of pushover who did foolish good deeds, after all those several families were hostile towards the Mo family.

Even if the second sister-in-law's maternal family had not insulted the Mo family like the other families, the hatred in their eyes towards the Mo family was impossible to conceal.

"Second sister-in-law, you didn't eat your fill?" He Zhiran deliberately played dumb.

The second sister-in-law vigorously shook her head.

"No, it's because I want my nephew to eat."

Hearing this, seeing that He Zhiran had not given her a bun, the second sister-in-law knew she was probably unwilling.

"Youngest sister-in-law, my father and the others must have some misunderstanding with the Mo family. With so many people earlier, we did not get to talk about this.

I figured, while it was late at night and everyone was asleep, I would bring a bun to my nephew, and also ask what exactly happened."

Seeing the second sister-in-law had said this much, He Zhiran could not remain indifferent.

Moreover, the other party wanted buns for a little child to eat. The grudges between adults had nothing to do with little children.

It was a good opportunity to find out at the same time why those families harbored such great hostility towards the Mo family.

He Zhiran took out a white flour bun from the bag, and also reached into her package to take out two slices of braised beef jerky.

"Second sister-in-law, take these."

Seeing there was also braised beef jerky, the second sister-in-law thanked her profusely, moved.

"Thank you youngest sister-in-law, I will definitely ask about the situation clearly before coming back."

"Second sister-in-law, go quickly!" He Zhiran revealed an innocuous smile.

After the second sister-in-law had gone far away, He Zhiran looked around again.

The guards had dispersed to the vicinity of each family, with one person on night watch duty at each location.

The one in charge of watching the Mo family was The Eighth Old Zhou. He had probably intentionally been lenient, and seeing the second sister-in-law head towards the Xie Family direction, did not try to stop her.