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

However, just as Zeng Zhengen walked out of the yamen, she saw a crowd of people gathered in front of a notice wall, and they were talking about something.

Originally, Zeng Zhengen was not going to pay attention, but when she accidentally heard someone mention the words "seriously ill" and "King of Liang", she stopped in her tracks.

During the days of fleeing famine, she also heard a little about the current situation in the court. The Prince of Liang is the younger brother of the current emperor, and is deeply favored by the late emperor. However, when the late emperor was in power, he did not pass the throne to the Prince of Liang, but to the current emperor. After the new emperor ascended the throne, the Prince of Liang was exiled to his fiefdom, and the Prince of Liang's fiefdom was in Jinzhou City in the south, not far from Lingzhou City.

Zeng Zhengen secretly calculated in his mind that if they, a group of refugees, wanted to find a safe place to stay, it would probably not work through ordinary means, but this seemed to be a rare opportunity right now.

She didn't care about anything else and hurriedly squeezed into the crowd, walked closer to the notice and looked at it carefully.

The notice clearly stated that the prince of King Liang was seriously ill and had been treated by many doctors but to no avail. King Liang therefore issued a reward. If a miracle doctor could go to Jinzhou City and cure the prince's illness, not only would he be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, but King Liang was also willing to grant the miracle doctor a request. Except for the matter of usurping the throne, King Liang could satisfy all other requests.

Zeng Zhengen was overjoyed after reading the notice. This was like a pillow being delivered to you when you were sleepy. She immediately came up with an idea and stopped wandering around the city. She went straight to the city gate. However, she remembered one important thing before leaving the city—she took out most of the instant noodles that the system had rewarded. She had originally thought about taking it out, but because she was mistaken for a refugee and was worried about causing unnecessary trouble, she gave up for the time being.

This time, when she walked out of the city gate with a sack of instant noodles, Pan Yang and a group of villagers outside the city were already waiting anxiously.

"Girl Zeng, you finally came out! If you didn't come out, I would have sent someone in to look for you." Pan Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her.

They had already agreed that if Zeng Zhengen did not come out in another quarter of an hour, they would arrange for several young and strong villagers to go in and look for her.

Zeng Zhengen also knew that he had been in the city for a long time, so he hurriedly explained: "Uncle Pan, I happened to encounter some things in the city, so I was delayed for a while."

When Pan Yang heard her mention "encountering something", the anxiety on his face increased a little.

"Girl Zeng, what happened?" Pan Yang asked.

"Uncle Pan, it's not a big deal, you don't have to worry too much." Zeng Zhengen said.

Although Zeng Zhengen said this, Pan Yang was still worried.

Without waiting for Pan Yang to continue asking, Zeng's mother on the other side was already waiting impatiently.

"Zeng'er, how is it? Has the government of Lingzhou City said it will accept refugees?"

Zeng Zhengen shook his head and sighed, "No, the government of Lingzhou City is unwilling to accept refugees."

Then, she told everyone everything she had learned from the officers and soldiers. After hearing these words, the villagers showed despair on their faces.

"This God really doesn't give us a way out! We finally escaped here after going through so much hardship, but in the end the government wouldn't take us in. What a miserable life!"

"If I had known this would happen, I would have stayed at home and starved to death instead of suffering this!"

The villagers couldn't help but start wailing, the atmosphere became more depressing, even Pan Yang fell silent, his brows furrowed, looking a little helpless.

Seeing this, Zeng Zhengen hurriedly interrupted the crowd's cries, "Shut up! Are you shouting like this to let the soldiers discover our identities as refugees?"

Her stern shout immediately silenced everyone. Zeng Zhengen had always been kind to everyone along the way, but this time her serious attitude frightened everyone, and they all shut their mouths and looked at her quietly.

Realizing that his tone just now was a bit too harsh, Zeng Zhengen immediately slowed down his tone and continued to comfort: "Don't panic, everyone. I have thought of a way. We will soon find a place to settle down."

When they heard her say that there was a way, everyone immediately turned their eyes to her, waiting for her to continue speaking with anticipation.

Zeng Zhengen told everyone in detail about the notice she saw in the city, and also told them about her plan. After listening, everyone thanked her again, and Zeng Zhengen almost got tired of hearing her words of thanks.

"Okay, don't say that. We are all from the same village, and it is only natural for us to help each other." Zeng Zhengen waved his hand, signaling that everyone did not need to thank him anymore.

Pan Yang looked at Zeng Zhengen and sighed, "Girl Zeng, if it weren't for your help along the way, we might not be alive today. You are the benefactor of our Dapo Village. From now on, whenever you need anything, the villagers of Dapo Village will definitely help you."

Other villagers also nodded, expressing their willingness to serve Zeng Zhengen in the future. Zeng Zhengen smiled and exchanged a few more pleasantries with everyone, but in his heart he wanted to end these topics quickly.

Then, Zeng Zhengen placed the instant noodles she took out of the system in front of everyone. When the villagers saw the big bag of things she brought out, they were immediately puzzled.

In order not to arouse suspicion, Zeng Zhengen had already removed the outer packaging of the instant noodles and put them into a large oil paper bag, and then put a gray sack on the outside, which looked like an ordinary bag for sundries. Therefore, the villagers did not know what was inside.

When they heard Pan Yang's question, everyone turned their eyes to the bag, their eyes full of confusion.

Zeng Zhengen did not beat around the bush and directly opened the sack and took out a piece of instant noodles from it. She explained to everyone: "This is called instant noodles. I bought it in a town before. It is very convenient to eat. You can eat it dry or soak it in boiling water."

She carefully explained to everyone the different ways to eat instant noodles, and everyone listened attentively with curiosity written all over their faces.

"Mr. Zeng, is this 'poop' really that magical?" A villager was obviously a little skeptical and couldn't help asking.

Zeng Zhengen did not explain much. He simply crushed the instant noodles in an oilcloth bag, added seasoning, shook it well, and passed it to everyone to try.

After the villagers tasted it, their eyes immediately lit up and they all praised it highly.

"Girl Zeng, this is much more delicious than dry food!"

"It's really delicious." Zeng Zhengen nodded and said with a smile, "It's also convenient and you won't get hungry easily after eating it."

Pan Yang looked at the instant noodles in Zeng Zhengen's hand, thought for a while and finally said, "Zeng girl, this is really good stuff! My kids love it too. Can you share some and sell some to us?"

Pan Yang was thinking about his children at home, so he wanted to buy some to satisfy their cravings.

This was exactly what Zeng Zhengen was waiting for, and he agreed readily after hearing it.