Chapter 57: Begging for water

There were mobs behind them, and just because they left early didn’t mean they could rest easy, especially since they had been delayed for some time on the road.

They needed to prepare to continue their journey before it got dark.

The death of Uncle Yang Liu and the three others had weakened Wan Sanye’s standing, so he did not attract too much attention in the group.

Su Yin looked at Mr. Wan San. “Now that I have taken you out of the city, you should fulfill your promise.”

Mr. Wan San smiled and said, “Miss Su, it’s not that I don’t want to give it, but I don’t have that much money with me right now.

But don’t worry, I have property in other places. Yongqing County is just a place where we go for business.”

“Our next stop is Nanping County. What a coincidence! I also have property in Nanping County. I’ll pay you as soon as we get to Nanping County.”

“I can trust you, but…” Su Yin paused, “You have to have a deposit to do business, right?”

She looked at him. In his pocket, there was the expensive ring he had taken off.

Master Wan San understood instantly, took out a gold and jade ring from his pocket, and handed it to Su Yin.

“Not enough.”

Such a ring paled in comparison to fifty thousand taels.

Wan Sanye took out another ring set with rubies.

Su Yin still shook her head.

Wan Sanye continued to dig out more rings.

After he took out all five rings, Su Yin finally stopped with satisfaction.

Wan Sanye looked at this black-hearted girl speechlessly.

He was truly penniless now, and all his valuables had been taken away by her.

“Mom, Fatty is going to join his relatives in Nanping County, and he’ll be following us these days.”

Su Yin pulled out a beautiful ring and handed it to Mother Su. “This is the reward from Fatty.”

Mother Su looked at the ring, then glanced at Master Wan San and nodded in agreement.

The people from Xinghua Village quickly packed their belongings and prepared to leave.

In fact, most of their possessions were gone. They fled in such a hurry that they couldn’t bring much.

There was nothing left to deal with.

Out of the more than thirty households, only ten that entered the city managed to save all their belongings.

There was no road through the forest, so they couldn’t continue walking through it.

They followed the mountains around Yongqing County and walked around to Nanping County.

Su Yin picked up the kettle and took a sip before hanging it back up.

Aunt Wang held her grandson and granddaughter’s hands and walked towards them with a flattering smile on her face.

“Girl Su, do you still have water at your house? Could you give my grandson and granddaughter a sip?”

Aunt Wang’s house was robbed by refugees earlier, and then they encountered bandits.

Almost all the pots and pans in the house were thrown away, and the earthen jar of water was long gone.

In the morning, the family relied on dew to barely moisten their throats.

The sun was shining in the afternoon, and they sweated a lot, their bodies severely dehydrated, and their throats extremely dry.

The adults could tolerate it, but the children couldn’t.

Aunt Wang felt sorry for her children and could only approach Su Yin and ask for water.

They also learned from Madam Xu and others that the water supply in the city was also tight, and they had to pay for water if they wanted it.

They understood even if Su Yin didn’t give them water.

Aunt Wang looked embarrassed, but for the sake of her children, she had to come up and beg.

Before leaving Yongqing County, the owner of the foot shop had filled them with water for free. Su Yin and her family weren’t short of water for the time being.

She glanced at the little baby who was only two or three years old. The peasant child didn’t have enough to eat or wear warm clothes.

His body was thin and frail, but his eyes were bright. The two little guys were looking at her eagerly.

“Aunt Wang, please wait a minute.”

Su Yin took out a bamboo tube from the mule cart. Her cousin Yang Hua had made it when she was resting. She kept it in the cart without use.

The water gourd scooped up a bamboo tube of water and handed it to Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang took the hand and thanked her hurriedly, “Thank you, thank you so much.”

The two children were so thirsty that they held Aunt Wang’s hand with their little hands.

Two little guys, you take a sip, and I drink it in one sip. After finishing the drink, I handed the bamboo tube to Aunt Wang’s mouth.

“Grandma, drink.”

Aunt Wang thanked her again and left with the two little ones.

As soon as they left, Su Yin caught sight of a small figure at the end of her eyes. He was wearing tattered clothes and was skinny. His big eyes were full of longing.

When she glanced across, the little girl opposite noticed her and turned her face away in a hurry, not daring to look at her.

Su Yin glanced at the large and strong family walking in front of the little girl, and waved to the little girl.

The little girl was stunned for a moment, her bright eyes a little confused.

The little girl left her parents quietly without the whole family noticing.

“Sister Su.” The little girl said timidly, her voice was very small, as fine as the sound of a mosquito, and her small lips were already dry and cracked.

Su Yin scooped some water and put it into the bamboo tube, “Drink.”

The little girl was stunned again, as if she didn’t believe it.

“Drink quickly, don’t let your parents find out.”

Su Baozhu stood in front of the little girl.

The little girl’s little hands holding the bamboo tube were trembling a little. She drank in small sips, and her eye circles turned red unconsciously.

Su Yin reached out and rubbed the little girl’s head.

The little girl lives in such a family, which is pitiful and pathetic. Even if outsiders want to do anything, they can’t do anything.

This is the Great Yong Dynasty, not Blue Star. There are no laws restricting parents here, otherwise there would be no such thing as parents ordering matchmakers.

A single word from a parent can determine the future of their children.

Regardless of whether she was given food or drink, she had to do it secretly.

Once her parents knew that they were good to her, the family would definitely get involved and take advantage of the little girl.

If you don’t give it, they will use other methods to torture the little girl and make you feel guilty to force you to compromise.

Once you compromise, you are waiting to be plastered on by this family.

Su Yin had seen this kind of thing before when he was at Blue Star.

They won’t have any scruples just because it’s their child.

After the little girl finished drinking, she wiped the water from her lips and sneakily ran back behind her mother.

Mother Su looked at the child and sighed, “It’s pitiful for this child to meet such parents.”

If the neighbors hadn’t looked down upon her and secretly gave her some food and drink from time to time, the girl would have been hungry long ago and died.

The Da Zhuang family has gone too far, but no one has the right to interfere in their family’s affairs.

Da Zhuang woke up from the cart and shouted to her mother, “I’m thirsty.”

The strong woman quickly took out the bamboo tube, and he snatched it away and drank.

“Don’t drink too much, Da Zhuang, save some.”

She reminded anxiously, but the boy who was used to being a bully didn’t listen at all.

He only stopped after drinking enough, and finally said something resentful.

“Mom, you don’t even give me a sip of water. Don’t you feel sorry for your son anymore?”

The strong mother said quickly: “What nonsense are you talking about? How could I not feel sorry for you?

You are my darling, I don’t feel sorry for you. Who do you feel sorry for?”

Da Ya walked behind, watching the interaction between her mother and her brother, with envy in her eyes, but that envy was quickly wiped out by reality, and eventually turned into despair.