"Alright. I'll go get you some grain. I don't know what kind is needed. As for daily necessities, I don't need them for now. Moreover, I wouldn't dare use them directly in ancient times. Just pack whatever you think is appropriate. But after the famine ends, I'll figure out how to change the packaging. They might even sell for a good price!" Su Muqing said as she jumped off the ox cart, preparing to go inside to get the grain.
Seeing her jump off, Su Mingyong thought she had something to say. "Qing Jie'er, what's wrong?"
"Third Uncle, I'm fine. My leg is just a bit numb from being hung up like this. I'm getting off to walk around for a bit. I'll sit down again later." Su Muqing smiled at him.
"Okay, call me if you need anything," Su Mingyong said, turning around and pushing the wooden cart back to the end of the line.
While Su Mingyong was walking back, Su Muqing quickly retrieved a bag of rice from the front left into her space. Then, she casually found a container, manipulated it with her mind, poured a little more than half of it in, and immediately put the rice bag back on the ox cart.
The rice bag, now back on the cart, looked noticeably deflated. Su Muqing repeated the process, pouring some flour into her space.
"Xiao Xue, this is all I can give you for now. I'm fleeing famine and have a baby to feed. I don't know when we'll reach the next stop. So... how about I add you to my fixed trading candidate list? When I can restock, I'll prepare more. Then I'll trade with you." Su Muqing was telling the truth. She had actually given a considerable amount, at least ten catties of rice and ten catties of flour.
She hadn't noticed before that the server had a function to add backup friends. Otherwise, she would have definitely added Chen Yuan. After all, Chen Yuan had no shortage of meat!
"Mmm, mmm, okay. Fixed candidates can also send messages. I'll try to find a team on my end too. Then we can trade long-term." Lin Xue was very happy looking at the rice and flour in the box. Whether it was the apocalypse or a natural disaster, grain was the most precious thing for a weak and delicate girl.
"There's not much time left, let's trade quickly," Su Muqing said, dragging her into the candidate list. Then she put the box into the quantum box. After the other party also put theirs in, both sides began the transaction.
"Trading in progress... Trade successful."
"Why did you give me so much?" Su Muqing looked at the several half-person-high boxes in front of her. She had only been focused on putting things away just now, and the quantum box used for storage didn't have an option to display quantity or weight. So she really didn't know the other party had given so much.
"It's okay. But after you find a place to resupply food, you must contact me! I'll try to look around the mall." Lin Xue had made up her mind. Once she adjusted her state, she would go shop around the entire mall, collect everything she could, and then hide and wait specifically for trades. If she encountered danger, she would hide in her space! It was perfect.
Wait, no! With such a big advantage, she could completely assemble her own team! She might even make a name for herself in the apocalypse!
"Okay, I will. Keep in touch."
"Mmm, keep in touch! Bye. I'm going to cook!"
"Bye~ Go ahead!" Su Muqing saw that Lin Xue's condition had improved a lot and she was no longer as scared. She smiled and waved goodbye. Just then, Su Cuiping, who was looking for her, saw her.
"Are you swatting mosquitoes? You're smiling so happily if there are mosquitoes. Look, I have several bites on my face... Oh no, Xuan Ge'er is also badly bitten!" Su Cuiping irritably scratched her face. The mosquitoes on the road seemed to have a vendetta against her, only biting her face.
Su Muqing was startled to see the several large red welts on her face. When she heard that the baby was also bitten, she hadn't felt any mosquitoes herself! She quickly turned the baby's face to look. Good heavens, it turned out all the mosquitoes had bitten the baby.
On the chubby little face, there were five or six red bumps of varying sizes. They looked pitiful yet cute. Su Muqing couldn't help but laugh, then quickly took out a small jar of mosquito repellent from her sleeve. She opened it and handed it to Su Cuiping.
"Quickly scoop some out with your hand and smear it on the mosquito bites. Smear some on each bite." Su Muqing instructed her on how to use it.
"It smells so good! What is this? Did that madam give it to you again?" Su Cuiping asked Su Muqing as she walked backward, applying the medicine to the baby.
She felt a bit envious. Envious that Su Muqing could meet such a good person.
"Mmm! Yes, she said it's an imported product. She prepared it specifically for her daughter. I don't know what an imported product is." Su Muqing was fabricating a story. To prevent Su Cuiping from asking further, she pretended to be clueless.
"I heard my father mention it. Imported products are shipped from very far away by boat, and they are very expensive. I didn't expect that madam to give you such an expensive item," Su Cuiping said, sharing the information she knew since she saw Su Muqing didn't understand.
"Is that so? That madam, she is truly a very good person. Is the baby's application done? If so, give me the ointment, and I'll help you apply it." Su Muqing didn't want to continue this topic and offered to help apply the medicine.
Indeed, Su Cuiping was distracted. She handed over the ointment in her hand.
Who knew, as they were walking, they felt something was wrong. Everyone else had slowly stopped? Something seemed to have happened ahead. They could even faintly hear groans and screams.
"Women and children, hide in the back. All men, stand in the front," Su Minghui shouted along the line.
Su Cuiping pulled Su Muqing behind the ox cart. Su Mingyong and his group quickly ran to the front.
After a while, they walked back, shouting to the people who were hiding, "It's fine now, everyone come out. Rest here for a while, and we'll be notified to depart later."
"Third Uncle, what happened ahead?" Su Cuiping ran up to Su Mingyong and asked what had happened. Su Muqing followed.
"What are you young girls asking about these things for?" Su Mingyong didn't want to tell them these messy affairs, also afraid of scaring them.
"Third Uncle, please, please! Just tell us! It's precisely because we are girls that we should know more about the dangers of society. That way, we can prevent them in advance! Don't you agree, Third Uncle?" Su Muqing also joined in the persuasion.
Su Mingyong, unable to refuse the two girls, could only tell them, "There's a group of rioters ahead. They've banded together to rob people who are few in number or traveling alone on the road. They also abducted several girls. Just now, they probably ran into some tough opposition and were beaten until their limbs were broken and were thrown onto the road we are taking. So it's a bit blocked up ahead. We'll rest here for a while. Once your father and the others have cleared it, we'll continue on our way."
Hearing Su Mingyong's words, Su Muqing couldn't help but frown. It seemed that fleeing famine wasn't as simple as she thought, just needing enough food and drink. There were many unknown dangers on the road.