The whole family stocked up on supplies two years in advance, so they could live a life of luxury wh

As soon as Xing'er stepped out of the inn, the manager called her back.

"Little girl, wait a minute."

"I have something to say."

Xing'er turned around with a puzzled look and asked:

"Shopkeeper, what's wrong?"

The old shopkeeper walked over, looked around, and whispered:

"Girl, you're young and don't know, but there are prostitutes around here at night. It's dangerous for you to go out alone!"

"Taking pictures of flowers?"

Xing'er was stunned for a moment, trying to recall what a "flower-picking machine" was.

The waiter, wiping the table with a rag, also offered his advice:

"Little girl, you can't afford to mess with these people who take advantage of people. Once it gets dark, this place gets a bit chaotic. You'd better not go out alone, or you might not be able to come back tonight."

Xing'er smiled:

"It's okay, I'll just go out and buy some things and be right back."

"Then you should be more careful."

"Okay, thank you."

She smiled and said goodbye to the shopkeeper before leaving the shop.

They left the inn.

Xing'er looked around and spotted a deserted alley. She quickly walked into the alley, and after saying "in" once inside, she swiftly entered the space.

Xing'er immediately felt comfortable upon entering the space.

She first went into the lakeside cabin, found a Peking duck, placed it on the table, and then poured herself a glass of cola.

Once she finished preparing it, she started eating voraciously.

The crispy duck skin, tender duck meat, sweet and salty sauce, spicy scallions, and refreshing cucumber all combine to create a delightful experience.

The wonderful taste exploded in my mouth instantly.

The taste is absolutely amazing.

For Xing'er, who was still eating dry food at noon, taking a bite of Peking duck at this moment was simply a delicacy!

She was so moved she almost cried.

Happiness is indeed something that comes from comparison.

Xing'er ate a whole roast duck in one go, and couldn't even drink any more cola. In the end, she had to stand up and walk around several times before she could finish the cola.

After finishing the roast duck, I took a nice hot shower in the bathroom.

After tidying up, they returned to the lakeside to sit and rest.

She was still thinking about what food to bring for her older sister and two older brothers. There shouldn't be any roast duck for sale in this town, at most roast chicken, but a roast chicken costs seventy or eighty coins.

Taking it out is too extravagant.

Mutton was an expensive commodity in Daliang, and only high-ranking officials and nobles could afford to eat it. Cattle were protected, and the imperial court forbade their slaughter.

After thinking it over and over...

Xing'er simply made a steamed pork dish herself in her space.

It weighs about a pound and is worth about forty coins in Baisha Town.

To reward her brothers for their hunger, she steamed pork that was about 70% fat and 30% lean, so that they would have some oil in their stomachs.

As for the eldest sister...

She was too weak, so we didn't dare to feed her too well for a while. We just made a small bowl of white rice with the gravy from steamed pork.

Looking at the meat gravy rice she had prepared for her older sister, Xing'er suddenly thought of a rural child from the reality show "Transformation".

His name seems to be Liang Xun.

She remembers clearly that Liang Xun couldn't digest an egg and had to be taken to the hospital. The doctor said that his long-term hunger had made his stomach and intestines weak, and he couldn't even digest a small egg.

The female doctor cried when she saw him, and after the examination, she insisted on giving Liang Xun 100 yuan.

Her eyes welled up with tears when she saw that.

The best food that the eldest sister, Li Chunhua, had ever eaten since she was a child was tofu and tofu skin, not to mention that the three years she had spent in the Liu family must have been even more difficult.

Thinking of this, she quickly put another box of gastrointestinal medicine in her bag.

After tidying up, she put all the vegetables in the bamboo basket.

She then left the space.

Because it was still early, she couldn't go back too soon.

So Xing'er decided to stroll around the town first.

There is no curfew in Daliang, so even after dark, there are still merchants coming and going in the town and some cooked food shops are still open.

However, most of the shops have already closed.

She was wandering around, watching merchants looking for lodging and meals, when suddenly a commotion broke out behind her.

Xing'er turned her head and looked.

A middle-aged man wearing a worn silk shirt and with a somewhat sorrowful expression was tightly gripping a little girl who looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old.

The little girl's eyes were red and teary; she tried to break free from the middle-aged man's grasp, sobbing softly.

"I...I don't know you!"

"I want to go home!"

"Let me go!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately raised his voice, feigning deep sorrow and indignation. He looked at the onlookers and cursed:

"You brat, you want to run away after just a few words with your mother!"

"It's getting dark, why aren't you coming home with me? Are you planning to go find that other guy?"

As he spoke, he forcefully dragged the girl into an empty alley.

Beside them stood a gaunt woman who earnestly advised them:

"Daughter, listen to your father, let's talk about it when we get home..."

Most people around glanced at her, shook their heads, and walked away, assuming she was just an ordinary family disciplining a disobedient daughter.

Xing'er didn't think much of it at first.

After all, there were rebellious girls in ancient times.

That's normal.

Seeing that the girl was in her adolescence, she was even more understanding.

Just as she was about to leave, the little girl started crying and screaming like a madwoman:

"You're not my dad...!"

"I...I want to go home!"

The voice just fell.

The woman who had just spoken slapped the little girl across the face and cursed:

"You think you can take advantage of my limited abilities?"

"I've already told you, marriage is decided by the parents, so don't try anything funny!"

The little girl was slapped for no reason and was so frightened that tears streamed down her face.

"you...."

"You're talking nonsense!"

"I don't know you at all, I...I want to go home!"

"Father...Mother, save me, save me~"

She shouted desperately, but the people walking on the street just shook their heads.

The little girl became even more frightened upon seeing this, and even began to punch and kick the middle-aged man and woman, crying out in terror:

"open.....!"

"Let me go...!"

"Auntie, uncle, please help me! Please believe me, I'm not their daughter... I'm not!"

The little girl practically screamed those last words.

Xing'er narrowed her eyes upon hearing this and stared intently at the three of them. She noticed that the little girl's shoes were covered in the distinctive yellow mud from the mountains, but the soles of the middle-aged couple's feet were very clean.

There was only a little bit of ordinary dust.

The little girl's cheeks were dark and red, and she wore coarse linen clothes and slightly oversized straw sandals. Her attire was different from that of the middle-aged couple.

This couple is dressed in silk, and they don't look like farmers.

Moreover, the little girl's accent was different from that of the middle-aged couple.

How can a daughter refer to herself as "I" while her parents refer to her as "me"?

She then carefully observed the expressions in the three people's eyes.

The little girl looked at the passersby with despair, and her eyes were filled with terror as she looked at the people who claimed to be her parents, as if she had seen a monster.

A hint of greed gleamed in the eyes of the middle-aged couple.

Xing'er immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Especially considering what the shopkeeper at the inn said about taking pictures of flowers.

I am!

Could it be that we really encountered ancient human traffickers?

Adhering to the principle of helping other girls, she quietly followed the middle-aged couple to see what they were up to!