The other villagers following behind the two were also very happy to see those people unloading supplies. With these things in the village this year, everyone could have a good year.
Without Su Minghui having to give any orders, those people spontaneously went to help. Each of them carried eighty to one hundred jin of grain on their shoulders, their waists bent to the point of not being able to straighten up, but there were happy smiles on their faces and their spirits were particularly high.
Just as everyone was busily moving supplies, suddenly, from another entrance to the village, an old woman dressed in dusty clothes, leaning on a stick, walked over.
Although she was leaning on a wooden stick, her speed was not slow at all. Within a few minutes, she had walked into the crowd. Her dirty hands pawed at the person next to her, and she tiptoed to peer into the crowd.
Seeing that the people in front were blocking the way, she forcefully squeezed through the crowd with her small stature, and in just a few moves, she had made her way to the front of the crowd.
"My Qing'er~"
Su Muqing, who was chatting with Su Minghui and waiting for Lu Yuzhi, suddenly heard an indescribable voice that made her shudder...
How to put it?
It was clearly that kind of old, shrill voice filled with sarcasm and spite. Yet, the person deliberately used a tone full of affection and warmth, causing Su Muqing to shiver and her skin to crawl.
She turned her head to look at the source of the sound and saw a skin-and-bones old woman, leaning on a wooden stick in the crowd. She looked so thin and small, probably weighing only seventy to eighty jin.
The old woman's face was full of smiles, but what attracted the most attention were the wrinkles and the drooping skin on her face. She looked like an old witch from fairy tales, conspicuous and glaring.
Su Muqing stared at her for several glances, but for a moment, she really couldn't recognize who this person was. She looked at the people around her with some suspicion, her confusion evident on her face. Su Minghui's expression turned instantly ugly and very awkward when he saw the person who had arrived.
Before Su Minghui could even explain her identity, the old woman, leaning on her wooden stick, ran towards them, shouting as she ran.
"Grandma's Qing'er~ my good granddaughter~ I've finally seen you, come quickly and let Grandma have a look..."
Grandma? What grandma?
Alright! So it was her... Now Su Minghui didn't need to say anything more. Su Muqing had already guessed her identity. It turned out to be her adoptive father's greedy and snobbish old mother.
She just hadn't expected that in just half a year, she would have aged so much. And her current figure, she probably weighed less than half of what she used to. It seemed that this escape from famine had really made her suffer a lot.
"Qing'er~ Qing'er~ hurry and let Grandma have a look!" Su Chenshi reached out to hold Su Muqing's arm.
Su Muqing smiled and quickly crossed her hands in front of her chest, dodging her outstretched hand. "Old Mrs. Chen, I truly didn't expect to have the chance to see you again in this lifetime."
Su Chenshi's expression obviously froze for a moment upon hearing her words, but after a while, she put on a fawning smile again. She automatically ignored Su Muqing's words and continued to chat with her as if talking to herself.
"Hehehehe... Yes, yes, yes, Grandma has a strong life to survive this disaster. This is all thanks to you. Not only me, but your uncles and cousins are also here. We've been hoping to see you sooner so the family can be reunited."
"Look, look, after not seeing you for a few months, my Qing'er has really become more and more radiant. She's simply a beauty in the making." Su Chenshi kept praising Su Muqing, making outsiders who didn't know their relationship think they were very close!
"Oh? Aren't you a seductive vixen? I seem to recall you always calling me a little fox spirit before..." Su Muqing had no good feelings for this old woman, and her words were quite stinging, leaving her no face at all.
"This... this is all in the past. I was muddled in the past and spoke without restraint... I..." Su Chenshi was so choked up that she couldn't continue her praises anymore.
Su Minghui stepped forward and pulled her aside, saying with displeasure, "Aunt, why are you out in such cold weather? Hurry back and rest!"
Su Chenshi refused to go back and kept rushing towards Su Muqing. "Why can't I come? Qing'er is the daughter of our old Su family, she is my granddaughter, and Xuan Ge'er is my grandson! Now that she has great abilities, how can I not come?"
"Hurry back! Don't you feel ashamed with so many people watching?" Su Minghui was truly speechless with this old woman; her thick skin was incredible.
Su Chenshi was old and looked thin, but she had a lot of strength. Before Su Minghui could notice, she shook off his hand and ran towards Su Muqing again.
"What shame do I have? What is there to be ashamed of? Did I say anything wrong? Qing'er! Have you forgotten your father? He is the son of our old Su family, the flesh that fell from my body. Now that he's gone, you can't abandon us!"
Su Chenshi ran in front of Su Muqing and grabbed her clothes. "Now all your uncles have followed and come to this area. Except for your youngest aunt, all your other aunts were not fortunate enough and all died on the road... We are all family, you must help them!"
Su Muqing pulled her clothes free and then looked at Su Chenshi with a playful expression. "Oh? Only your maternal niece survived. So what do you want me to help them with? Do you want me to help each of them find a new wife?"
Seeing that she didn't refuse outright, Su Chenshi's heart instantly became active. "Of course, it's necessary to marry wives. Grandma thinks that now you are the City Lord, and I hear you are the highest official in this area. I think you are still young, and you are a girl. It is best to have your own family members to help you when you are handling affairs outside. This way, you can be more at ease and also help your uncles, right?"
"You want them to become officials? Pfft..." Su Muqing asked, and as she spoke, she covered her mouth and laughed.
Su Chenshi didn't pay attention to Su Muqing's mockery and was still trying to promote her son. "Yes! Your uncles are all capable, especially your youngest uncle, who used to study. An old immortal once calculated for him, saying that he was reincarnated from a celestial being dedicated to studying, and he would surely have great achievements in this life. If you let him help you, it will definitely be fine! Besides, they are all blood relatives with your father. If you help them, your deceased... your father will surely be comforted in the afterlife! Don't you think so?"
Hearing Su Chenshi mention Su Mingyuan, Su Muqing's expression immediately turned ugly. She pulled out her sleeve and, as if touching something dirty, patted her clothes with some disgust.
Su Chenshi had been extremely harsh and cruel to her before, but she hadn't cared. She wasn't the original host anyway. Even if she were the original host, she had no blood relation to Su Chenshi, so it was normal not to be close.
However, Su Muqing would never forget Su Chenshi's vicious expression when Su Mingyuan was dying. Although they had already severed ties and their relationship had been very strained, she still pretended to have forgotten everything, wanting to get away with it.
Su Muqing looked at the old woman in front of her with a cold smile. "I can't believe that after more than half a year, you haven't changed anything except that old face. You say family? And you want me to help your sons become officials? How did you cultivate such thick skin?"
Hearing her words, Su Chenshi wanted to scold her for being disobedient and unfilial, but considering their current situation, she could only mumble repeatedly about Su Mingyuan. "I, I, I know I was wrong before, but at that time, I was too scared, that's why I did that. I was afraid of dying in this disaster... Your father is my own son, you must believe that I still love him!" Su Chenshi's words were accompanied by two streams of turbid tears that flowed down her wrinkled old face.
Did she not know how good Su Mingyuan was to her? He had always been the most filial since childhood. She truly regretted it now. If time could be turned back...
Su Muqing turned her head away, not wanting to see her feigned emotions, and even more unwilling to speak to her further. "Remember, letting you stay here is already the greatest kindness I've shown you. If you dare to appear before me again and mention my father to displease me, then don't blame me for taking back this little kindness!"
"Qing'er~ you can't be so heartless! They are your paternal uncles, we are all family..." Looking at Su Muqing's receding back, Su Chenshi cried uncontrollably and still wanted to go up and beg for mercy.
"Guards, take her down and hand her over to Su Mingfu and Su Minggui. Tell them that if they can't manage their own mother, then they should all move elsewhere, so they don't come out and make trouble every three days." Su Muqing got up to find Lu Yuzhi. Su Minghui saw that Su Chenshi still wanted to pester her and ordered someone to carry her away.
The onlookers couldn't help but shake their heads. This Su Chenshi, ever since she knew Su Muqing was the City Lord of Huaxia City, had been showing off in front of them every few days, saying how capable her granddaughter was.
At first, those who were bought didn't know the truth and really thought this old woman was Su Muqing's paternal grandmother, who had gotten separated during the escape from famine. After being deceived by Su Chenshi, this family lived quite well in the village for a period of time.
They didn't dare to show off in front of Su Minghui, but from time to time, they would put on airs in front of those who joined the village later.
Later, when those people heard the real relationship between them from the villagers who knew the inside story, everyone stopped interacting with them and no longer respected them.
Lu Yuzhi's supplies had been unloaded, and they had also visited all the necessary places in the village. As it was almost noon, the villagers enthusiastically invited them to stay for lunch.
The two politely declined the villagers' invitation, saying they had to go to the next location to meet Leng Ren and the others. They then left the village in their cars with their guards. Su Minghui did not accompany them back this time as he had to distribute supplies to the other villagers.
They drove back to the city, where Leng Ren and the others had been waiting for a while. Su Muqing brought them all into the space. Time passed slower inside the space, allowing everyone to rest a bit more after a busy morning.
Upon entering the space, everyone cried out that they were hungry and, without Su Muqing having to do anything, they went to the kitchen to rummage around. Everyone was familiar with the kitchenware and ingredients in the space kitchen.
While everyone was busy, Su Muqing immersed herself in the various malls and trading posts within the space, buying whatever she found suitable.
For example, in the trading post for the apocalypse, the types of items updated daily were different, so she traded and stocked up on everything she could whenever she had time. The prices were also much cheaper than in the space mall.
In just a moment, Leng Ren and the others brought a pot of bright red hot pot to the dining hall. Others also brought out the cleaned and cut ingredients one after another.
Seeing that Leng Ren and the others had finished preparing the meal, Lu Yuzhi went to Su Muqing's room door and called out to her. "Muqing, the hot pot is ready, are you done with your work?"
"Coming right away..." Lu Yuzhi's appearance interrupted her immersive shopping.
Su Muqing quickly completed the transaction, and she and Lu Yuzhi went to the dining hall. Everyone sat around the table and enjoyed a delicious meal of red oil hot pot.
After a lively hot pot meal, everyone rested for another hour. After replenishing their energy, they left the space together. Outside the space, only about half an hour had passed.
They had rushed to visit only a few places this morning, and there were still over a dozen left. Su Muqing replenished the supplies on each vehicle, and everyone started their busy work again, continuing to visit other villages and resettlement sites.
Su Muqing and Lu Yuzhi arrived at a resettlement site outside the city, which was relatively close to the Thousand Poison Cult from before.
Several months had passed. Of the women who had been persecuted back then, except for a few who were still very weak, most of the others had recovered quite well under Su Muqing's divine medicine.
However, the children were truly pitiful. The harm they had suffered back then was too severe, and all the children were disabled for life. They were either deaf, blind, unable to speak, or had suffered severe head trauma and became intellectually disabled, unable to take care of themselves.