Sweet Dreams in Famine Years: The System Leads to a Brilliant Life

"They are going to take a detour." Wang's father said in a low voice, revealing a bit of anxiety in his tone.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she became even more flustered. Didn't the money-loser say she would send wolf meat? Why hasn't she shown up in such a long time? Could it be that she didn't plan to send them meat at all?

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became. The Queen Mother hurriedly picked up Wang Jingang who was sitting on the ground and anxiously shouted to the King's father, "Master, get up quickly! Take your things and let's go with them. We must not let them leave us behind!"

Wang's father obviously realized this and immediately jumped up from the ground, not looking like a wounded person at all. Wang Dachui also stood up quickly, put his things on his back, and the family hurriedly chased after the team ahead.

At this time, Zeng Zhengen just wanted to step back a little and find a cool place to rest. Therefore, after walking about a mile, she stopped and chose a big tree as a resting point.

"Mom, let's rest here for a while." Zeng Zhengen said to his mother.

Seeing this, the others also stopped.

Some people in the team had already started to take out pots and bowls to prepare lunch, and Pan Yang's daughter-in-law was also busy preparing food. Zeng Zhengen saw this and felt nervous. He quickly walked up to Pan Yang and whispered, "Uncle Pan, there are so many refugees around watching our team. We should all eat some dry food for lunch to avoid causing trouble."

Zeng Zhengen's reminder made Pan Yang suddenly alert, and a trace of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Although they were not short of food for the time being, cooking in a big way under the eyes of the refugees would inevitably attract prying eyes. If they were surrounded, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Yue girl, thanks to you!" Pan Yang said gratefully, then hurriedly ran to the villagers and asked them to put away the pots and bowls first and eat some dry food to get by.

"It's really thanks to your reminder, otherwise our team would be in big trouble." Pan Yang said with lingering fear.

Zeng Zhengen smiled and said softly, "Uncle Pan, we are all in the same boat, so we should remind each other of certain things."

After returning from Pan Yang, Zeng Zhengen returned to Yang's mother.

Zeng's mother had already taken out the wild vegetable pancakes she had prepared and gave two to each person. When it was Wang Huan's turn, Zeng's mother didn't give her any. Wang Huan didn't dare to refute anything, after all, she had taken the initiative to share her food rations for a few days with the Wang family, and now she could only endure it silently.

As everyone was silently eating wild vegetable pancakes, footsteps suddenly came from afar. The Wang family caught up with them breathlessly, especially Wang's mother, who looked around the crowd anxiously and finally saw the Zeng family. She immediately strode over and grabbed Zeng's mother's hand with a smile on her face.

"Oh, my relatives, I finally caught up with you!" As the Queen Mother said this, she pretended to be in tears, tightly held Zeng Mother's hand, and began to waile.

However, Zeng's mother continued to eat the wild vegetable pancake in her hand and watched her "hard work" coldly. She did not say anything and did not respond with any expression.

Wang Mu thought Zeng Mu would soften her heart and comfort her as usual, and even thought about how to play the victim in order to get more benefits. But unexpectedly, Zeng Mu said nothing and seemed extremely indifferent.

This sudden silence made the Queen Mother a little embarrassed, and she didn't know how to continue her complaint. She was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly wiped away the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Oh, my dear, your family seems to have plenty of food. Could you lend us some?" The Queen Mother smiled and tried to persuade us. "Don't worry, I will definitely return it to you once we are settled down!"

Wang Jingang, who was standing by, stared at the wild vegetable pancake in Zeng's mother's hand, swallowing his saliva. His stomach had been growling with hunger for a long time. Although Wang Huan had secretly given them a few wild vegetable pancakes before, they had long been divided up by Grandpa and Dad. If Grandma hadn't hidden a pancake and gave him half, he would probably still be hungry.

Zeng's mother completely ignored Wang Jingang's eager eyes, and just looked at Wang's mother coldly, and replied mercilessly: "My dear relatives, I'm so sorry, our family's food is barely enough for our family, how can we share more with you?"

The Queen Mother's smile froze, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face. She said dryly, "But didn't you give us some before? As the saying goes, help others to the end, and send Buddha to the west. Besides, our two families are relatives, isn't it natural for us to help each other?"

Zeng's mother slowly finished the last bite of the wild vegetable cake, picked up the water bag and drank a sip of water, then slowly spoke: "Indeed, our two families are relatives, and it is right to help each other. But that is also based on the premise that we can take care of our own family. Now everyone is fleeing famine, and we don't have much food. If we give all the food to you, won't our family starve?"

Although Zeng's mother had made her point clear, Wang's mother still refused to give up and kept pestering, "But didn't Huan say that your family still had some wolf meat? We don't want much, just give us one wolf meat!"

"Eat meat, I want to eat meat!" Wang Jingang shouted from the side, not knowing how to be shy at all.

Zeng Zhengen finally couldn't stand it anymore. He sneered and looked disdainful. "Auntie, you are really shameless. We fought so hard to get those wolves back. And you want to give us wolf meat just by talking? Is your mouth made of gold?"

Zeng Zhengen's words were blunt, and the sarcasm in his tone was very obvious. The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, and seemed to have not yet reacted, but soon, her face suddenly turned red, and then she cursed: "I am talking to your mother. You are a married daughter, and you are like water spilled. What qualifications do you have to interrupt?"

The Queen Mother put her hands on her hips, looking like a shrew, and started scolding Zeng Zhengen.