Era: After foreseeing the future, I changed my fate using spatial abilities.

Chapter 163 Meeting
"Big brother?"

As if by conditioned reflex, Yan Nan felt a tightness in the skin on the back of his head when he saw the dangerous glint in the man's narrowed eyes.

Yan Dong shook his head at him, not intending to say anything more.

Although his younger siblings are not much younger than him, as the eldest, he practically raised them all by himself.

Therefore, Yan Dong has always been accustomed to taking on all the responsibilities for them, hoping that his younger siblings can live a carefree and comfortable life.

Even now, it's not easy to change this mindset in a short time.

Yan Nan carefully tucked the two small, newly wrapped paper packets into his inner pocket, then unconsciously pulled his outer cotton coat up and pressed it down.

Although he didn't know how much money his elder brother had sent, Yan Nan could guess what the medicine he had received from his expression.

It's really like a tiger being bullied by a dog!
He ground his back teeth, and a glint of fire suddenly appeared in his eyes. He had to take several deep breaths to suppress it.

"Xiao Nan, I'm going to work on the farm later. You stay here and take good care of Dad."

This was a bonus from Shi Dali, who was fairly satisfied with the simplicity of the project.

In short, being able to temporarily relieve the two of their heavy work is undoubtedly the best thing for the father's current situation.

"Brother, how about I go do the work..."

"listen to me."

"Oh."

……

Several days passed in the blink of an eye. Yan Ziyu had finished all her medicine. Her wound had not worsened further, but it had not fully healed either.

He has been suffering from a persistent low-grade fever, yet he still has to grit his teeth and complete the heavy tasks assigned to him by his superiors every day, despite his limp.

This creates a vicious cycle, slowing down his healing process and making things worse if it continues.

In just a few days, he lost a lot of weight, and his body became incredibly thin.

That once well-fitting cotton-padded coat now looked as empty as if it were hanging on a skeleton.

The two brothers, Yan Dong and Yan Nan, were anxious to see what was happening, so they could only work hard every day to finish their own tasks so they could turn around and help him.

The reclamation farm is sparsely populated, and each person has to be responsible for reclaiming more than ten acres of land. In addition, they also have to fertilize the land before it freezes.

Not only do they need to turn over the soil, plow the land, and break up stones and tree roots, but they also need to water the soil, fertilize it, and spread manure and wood ash. They don't get enough to eat or sleep, and even with their physical condition, they can't withstand a day of this kind of work.

Not to mention the injured father and the frail mother.

While getting their food, Yan Nan quickly searched through the crowd for Mingyu and her daughter.

Upon seeing that familiar figure, a surge of joy immediately welled up in his eyes.

You have to understand that getting food from a cell is done in shifts, and no one wants to be the only one to have this rare opportunity to go outside, so getting a turn is purely a matter of luck.

The siblings' eyes met unexpectedly, and after nodding in tacit agreement, they walked past each other and lined up in the same queue.

"Big brother, how are you, Dad, and little brother?"

“We’re fine. Dad… his leg isn’t healed yet. How about you and Mom? Is anyone bullying you over there? How are you feeling? Are you able to hold on?”

Thinking about the hardships and suffering he had endured these past few days, Yanxi sniffed hard and blinked away the tears that had involuntarily welled up in his eyes.

I had to be strong in front of my mother so that I could support her and not dare to lose any strength.

She knew that her mother cried secretly every night, both out of heartache and worry.

"With me here, they won't dare do anything. Don't worry about us, brother. I'll take good care of Mom. As for Dad..."

"Don't worry about me, and don't worry about Mom either. I'll try my best to help Dad with his injury."

Lowering his eyes slightly, Yan Dong knew that these words were just meant to comfort him. All the letters he had sent out had been returned, and with no one to turn to for help and nothing to his name, what good could he do to solve his current predicament?

With a forced smile, Yan Dong quickly reached out and ruffled her hair, pretending not to see her wet eyelashes. "Our Xixi has grown up, so I'm leaving Mom in your care now."

"Yes! I will..."

"It's your turn. What are you all mumbling about? Hurry up!"

The rare moment of tenderness was interrupted, and the expressions on the brother and sister's faces were not good, their gazes even colder than each other's.

The person who was making a fuss was so cold that their hand holding the spoon trembled involuntarily, but seeing that neither of them were pushovers, they didn't say anything more. However, their hand trembled as they served the food to them, as if they were having a cramp. The already meager amount of minced meat in the sauerkraut and minced pork stew with glass noodles ended up with hardly any minced meat left.

Having already discerned the mindset of these petty people, the two suppressed their anger and, instead of arguing with him as he wished, turned and left.

"Hey~"

The man's lips curled up, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes: "I thought he was some tough guy, but this is all?"

As they were about to part, the two looked at each other one last time, and had to swallow the words they hadn't had a chance to say.

Just as Yan Dong took a deep breath and was about to turn around, he saw Shi Dali, with whom he had previously made a deal, rushing towards him in a great hurry.

"You, Yan Dong, come with me now!"

"Big brother?"

Upon hearing this, Yanxi immediately stopped in her tracks, quickly turned around and took a few steps forward, subconsciously trying to shield him behind her.

Thinking of how the person in their room had been taken away and then returned, Yanxi's expression couldn't help but show a hint of urgency.

"It's alright, Xixi, you go back first. It's getting cold, the food will get cold soon."

Ignoring their thoughts, Shi Dali shoved all the vegetables and flatbread from Yan Dong's hands into the hands of the guard beside him, saying, "Enough with the nonsense, hurry up!"

Shaking his head at her, Yan Dong quickly left with Shi Dali under Yan Xi's worried gaze.

After being led out of the checkpoint and into a row of guards' dormitories, Yan Dong raised an eyebrow but his expression remained unchanged.

"Brother Dong!"

"Xiao Xu, is that you?"

It wasn't until he was roughly pushed and shoved into a room, and saw the anxious person inside buzzing around like a fly, that his face changed noticeably.

Turning back to look at the already closed door, Yan Dong could no longer contain his excitement and quickly stepped forward, "What are you doing here at this hour?"

"Since I have nothing to do, I'll run this errand for Abei. Dong-ge, these are all the things he asked me to bring. Take a look."

For ease of carrying, Suning packed all the urgently needed items into two large suitcases during preparation.

Large items like quilts are really hard to carry, so I can only bring more money and tickets and let him figure something out here.

Wang Xu was delayed for most of the day because of this; otherwise, he would have arrived much earlier in the morning.

"I only have this many cotton coupons, so I bought two cotton quilts. I'll stay here for a few more days and then I'll think of a way to get more."

"No rush. Someone brought us cotton-padded clothes, trousers, and bedding when we left. These two, plus yours, should be enough."

"Oh, right, and there's the most important thing!"

Wang Xu hurriedly took out the small bag he had hidden in his arms and handed it over, saying, "Abei heard about Uncle Yan's injury, so he specially got this medicine. Remember to give it to Uncle Yan when you get back."

Following Su Ning's instructions, he explained the contents of the several porcelain bottles to him one by one.

Yan Dong hugged the medicine bottles tightly, almost bursting into tears. "Xiao Xu, thank you!"

It was a lifesaver, incredibly timely!
"Hehe, I didn't do anything, I just ran an errand for my older brother."

"Thank you, brother, and Uncle Wang too."

Wang Xu chuckled and touched his nose. He was always a carefree and irresponsible person, and it was the first time he had been thanked so formally. He was really not used to it.

As for what was said about the Yan family, he scoffed at it and didn't take it to heart at all. Regardless of whether the Yan family was in a mess or not, as long as he, his brother, and the people the Wang family had chosen were still there, that was enough.

It was because of his reputation that no one cared whether he was at home or not, which is why he was entrusted with important responsibilities.

Thinking of this, Wang Xu subconsciously straightened his back: He was still useful!

With a grin that seemed to stretch from his mouth to his eyebrows, Wang Xu happily turned around and pushed the two large suitcases over one after the other. "Shi Dali said he only has ten minutes. Dong-ge, you take your things in first, and I'll come see you again tomorrow!"

"Don't worry, I've already given them enough benefits. They won't check anymore. Dong-ge, just take it with you."

"Okay, we can talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay, sure!"

Now that the medicine was available, Yan Dong naturally wanted to go back as soon as possible to give it to his father. As for the news from the outside world, he would have time to inquire about it in detail tomorrow.

Carrying two large boxes of things out, Yan Dong was relieved to find that none of the guards jumped out as he walked to his lodgings. He secretly thought to himself: it must have cost a lot to get them to keep their eyes closed just for this.