allonlinenovel Chapter 160: The Widowed Mother in Famine 2
Chapter 160: The Widowed Mother in Famine 2
"Master, there is a spiritual spring space here, but it still has no master."
Xiaoying also ran out to play, and it was spotted at a glance.
Nan Xi was a little afraid. The spiritual spring in Ji Nanning's space was poisonous. Nan Xi still remembered it clearly. She didn't want to be involved in any cause and effect.
"Master, don't worry. This spiritual spring space can be used. Your soul is powerful and you are a cultivator. As long as you integrate it into the Qiankun Tower, you can open the second floor of the Qiankun Tower."
Nan Xi was a little surprised that the Qiankun Tower actually had this function.
What are you waiting for?
Nan Xi put the wooden hairpin directly into the Qiankun Tower, and felt the Qiankun Tower tremble. As expected, it became a little different. The Qiankun Tower had seven floors, each clearly defined.
Each floor of the tower sparkles with a different light, as if the mysteries between heaven and earth are waiting to be revealed layer by layer.
In the past, she could only use her spiritual consciousness to enter the space and store and retrieve items, but now her physical body can also enter the space.
Nan Xi took a deep breath, and with a thought, she disappeared in the room and came to the second floor of the Qiankun Tower.
This place is completely different from the first floor. It is a spiritual spring space full of vitality.
Clear springs gushed out from the ground, gathered into streams, and gradually expanded into lakes. The spring water was so clear that you could see the bottom, and green lotus leaves floated on the water. Occasionally, koi fish jumped out of the water, splashing ripples.
Nan Xi could feel that the spiritual energy here was several times denser than that of the outside world, and every breath seemed to be inhaling and exhaling the essence of heaven and earth.
She walked to the nearest spring, squatted down, and gently scooped up a handful of spring water. The spring water was cold to the touch, but it had a warm power that went straight to her heart.
This is not only an excellent place for cultivation, but also a holy place for the soul to be purified.
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At the entrance of the village, the village chief Li Qingshi was already counting the number of people and preparing to set off.
Zhao Kangping looked at the team and said to the village chief, "Village chief, Lin Xuan's family hasn't arrived yet. Let's wait a little longer."
Li Qingshi thought for a moment and said, "Then you go and take a look. By the way, tell them to hurry up. We will set off in half an hour at most. If you are late, we won't wait for you."
"Hey."
Zhao Kangping hurried to the foot of the mountain. He and Lin Jin used to go hunting together often. Now that Lin Jin was gone, he had to take better care of him.
The Lin family was quiet. In the yard, Lin Xuan was picking wild vegetables with his two younger siblings.
Zhao Kangping pushed the door open and walked in, "Xuan Zi, what are you doing...?"
Lin Xuan quickly stood up and answered, "Uncle Zhao, my mother said that our family will not move with the village, we want to stay."
It was Zhao Kangping who just came to inform him that the village was going to be relocated, so Lin Xuan quickly explained to Zhao Kangping when he saw him.
"Nonsense, the Hu soldiers in the north are not easy to mess with. There are also refugees and bandits. They don't care if you are a good citizen or not. They will even treat you as food. Quickly pack up your things and follow me."
As Zhao Kangping spoke, he began to shout into the house.
"Sister-in-law, hurry up and pack up with the children. It will be too late if you are late."
Nan Xi walked out of the house. Zhao Kangping was the only family the Lin family had good relations with in the village.
Unfortunately, the Zhao family has two elderly people with limited mobility. His wife was injured after giving birth and cannot do heavy work. The child is also young, only eight years old this year.
The Zhao family was also unable to take care of themselves and had no spare energy to take care of the Lin family.
At that time, the original owner's family could not keep up, and Zhao Kangping even pleaded with the village chief, wanting to let the original owner ride on the ox cart, but the villagers were unwilling to give up their seat.
Zhao Kangping had no other options, because his family relied on his younger brother's help to keep up with the village team.
Later, the original owner's family fell behind, and he sent some food. Food in a famine year was more valuable than gold and silver.
Nan Xi felt that Zhao Kangping's family would definitely not have an easy time in the end. When they encountered danger on the way to escape famine, families like the Lin and Zhao families would be the first to become cannon fodder.
"Brother Zhao, I've thought about it. My family is weak and can't keep up with the pace of the village. If we get left behind, what will we do on the way?
The road was not peaceful. When we encountered refugees and robbers, everyone fled in all directions. How could they care about us, the weak women and children?
So let’s stay in the village.”
Zhao Kangping was stunned. He had not thought so much. He just thought that it would be safer to act together with the villagers. After thinking about it carefully, what Sister-in-law Lin said made a lot of sense.
He couldn't help but think of his own family. His younger brother also has a child. They are already busy taking care of their parents, and they need to take care of their wife and son. If they encounter bandits, can he really protect them?
Zhao Kangping shuddered. He couldn't imagine this outcome. He bowed to Nan Xi.
"Sister-in-law, just make up your mind. I'll leave first."
Nan Xi nodded and watched Zhao Kangping walk out of the courtyard.
If Zhao Kangping could listen to him, perhaps his family's lives could be saved.
Li Cuiyun prepared the meal and came to call Nanxi to eat. Nanxi went to sit in the main room where the meal was already served.
A bowl of steamed corn bread, a bowl of corn porridge, and a bowl of fried wild vegetables.
Four people sat at the table, waiting for Nan Xi to serve them the food.
Nan Xi calmly picked up the spoon, stirred it, and filled everyone's bowl with half a bowl.
Li Cuiyun widened her eyes. Why did her mother-in-law fill every bowl with the same food today?
She looked up at her mother-in-law. Her three children had the same expression, none of them understood what had happened to their mother today.
The original owner distributed the rice by giving each of his two sons a spoonful of thick rice first, then a spoonful of semi-thick rice to himself and Lin Ya, and the rest was for Li Cuiyun.
At this time, there was basically not much rice left, and most of it was rice soup. However, Li Cuiyun had already gotten used to it. She could eat another steamed bun and feel half full.
Li Cuiyun felt a little restrained. She pushed the rice bowl over and said, "Mom, you should eat it. I'll just eat the steamed corn bread."
Nan Xi picked up the bowl and took a sip. "Just eat when I tell you to. Why are you nagging?"
Li Cuiyun suddenly felt relieved. She picked up the bowl and took a sip, her heart deeply moved.
Although my mother-in-law was always mean to me, she gave me some thick porridge today, which showed that she still cared about me.
The mother-in-law must have had a poor appetite today, so she couldn't eat. In the evening, she picked some tender wild vegetables and made a bowl of dish specifically for her mother-in-law.
Nan Xi didn’t know that Li Cuiyun was thinking so much. She took a bite of the wild vegetable and put it down.
There was no oil in the dishes, and there was no extra water to wash the vegetables. There was still sand in the dishes that had not been washed away, and it hurt my teeth to eat them.
Watching the children eating with gusto, Nan Xi sighed inwardly. Food was hard to come by in famine years, and water was even harder to come by. Such meals were already delicacies for them.
I have to improve the food in the future. If I keep eating like this, my body will be damaged.
After the family had finished their meal, Li Cuiyun cleaned up the dishes and went to wash them. Lin Ya took Lin Le to dry wild vegetables at home, and Nan Xi took Lin Xuan out to check on the situation.