My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 121 Dry, Bitter Pancakes
While holding Yuan'er's hand, Lu Youtang glanced at Liu Xiangbai. Seeing that he wasn't looking in her direction, she quickly took out a piece of chocolate that she hadn't been able to eat that day and stuffed it into Yuan'er's palm.

"delicious."

Yuan'er pushed the food back, "I don't want it, you eat it yourself."

Lu Youtang blinked, looked at the chocolate in her palm, hesitated for a moment, then tore open the wrapper, folded it in half, and handed it to Yuan'er. "It's delicious!"

Although Lu Youtang, who is still young, loves to eat chocolate, she now has a younger sister, so of course she has to share it with her.

Moreover, my younger sister has just lost her mother, so she must be feeling bad. In the past, when I was unhappy, my mother and father would feed me candy, and it would make me happy.

Yuan'er looked at the small piece of chocolate in Lu Youtang's palm, wondering what it was, and shook her head, saying, "You..."

But before she could finish refusing, Lu Youtang took advantage of the moment she opened her mouth and stuffed the half-chocolate in her hand!

Yuan'er was dumbfounded, staring blankly at Lu Youtang, "?"

Lu Youtang was looking at her with a smile.

The chocolate melted in her mouth, and the sweet taste spread throughout. She couldn't resist taking a couple of sucks, and her eyes lit up noticeably. Delicious.

Seeing her reaction, Lu Youtang laughed, "I didn't lie to you, it really is delicious."

Yuan'er nodded emphatically, "Yes!"

She had never eaten anything so delicious.

Seeing that she liked it, Lu Youtang stuffed the other half of the chocolate, along with its packaging, into Yuan'er's hand, saying, "You can have it all."

Yuan'er gripped the thing in her hand tightly, but looked at her with a puzzled expression, "Aren't you going to eat it yourself?"

Lu Youtang licked her lips. "I've eaten it before, so I'll just watch you eat it now."

Yuan'er was surprised. Was it because she had eaten it before that she was no longer going to eat it now?
She knew from a young age that food wasn't always available, and that if there was anything edible, she had to hold onto it tightly, or she would go hungry.

Seeing that Yuan'er was no longer as resistant as before, Lu Youtang took the opportunity to make another request, "However, since you ate what I gave you, you have to stay here with me tonight and you can't leave."

Yuan'er hesitated, glancing at Shunyu out of the corner of her eye. After a moment of inner turmoil, she couldn't bear to part with the half-eaten chocolate in her hand. "Mmm!"

She immediately put the remaining half into her pocket, thinking she would eat half and take the other half home.

Lu Youtang assumed that she wanted to save it for later.

She didn't understand what exile was; she only knew that her whole family was going to a very far place where there were no playmates from before, and that they would have to keep walking along the way.

So she was very happy about Yuan'er's arrival. Now that she had someone to keep her company, even if the other person didn't like to talk, it was still very good.

Lu Youtang thought happily, "Grandfather said that Sister Shunyu is destined for great things, so I can't disturb her. So I'll disturb Sister Yuan'er instead!"
Little sister Yuan'er probably doesn't need to do anything important, right?

At night, Mrs. Xu urged the children to go to sleep, as they were at a crucial stage of growth and couldn't stay up late.

Inside the tent, Lu Youtang fell asleep early because she was tired from practicing calligraphy and reading.

The other children were all asleep, but Yuan'er suddenly opened her eyes and found that everyone around her was asleep. She immediately prepared to go out and take a look, but when she was about to get up, she found that Lu Youtang was holding her hand tightly.

She frowned, carefully trying to pull her hand away, not wanting to wake Lu Youtang. Just as she was about to succeed, Lu Youtang suddenly rolled over, hooking her leg up and her other hand up as well. Yuan'er: "."

The next day, Lu Youtang ate a pancake with water, talking to Yuan'er from time to time about the dream she had the night before.

Mrs. Xu felt that it was a good thing that her daughter was no longer clinging to her all the time, and that she could finally relax a bit.

Lu Yang's face was long and drawn. His daughter had been chasing after that Yuan'er for the past two days and hardly spoke to him anymore. Now she even had to tell Yuan'er about her dreams.

It really broke my heart, my dear father.

It's a good thing that her daughter has playmates, but Mrs. Xu really can't bear to look at her husband.

Seeing that Yuan'er had finished her pancake, Lu Youtang tore off a piece of her own pancake and handed it to her.

Yuan'er wanted to take it, but thinking of the half-chocolate from last night, she refused.

Last night, because of Lu Youtang's sleeping posture, I was unable to get up and go out in the end, and could only close my eyes and sleep.

I only have seven days. In order not to arouse suspicion in the team, I have made many preparations. Five days have already been wasted. There are only two days left. I must take the person away quietly before the next stop.

The Lu family members were eating dry rations, but their minds were on the food their ancestors had sent them before. It was hot and delicious, especially the small steamed buns, with their thin skins, generous fillings, and rich, flavorful broth. It was a pity that their ancestors hadn't sent these delicacies in the mornings since the last time.

Lu Xingyao, in particular, was eating the dry, hard flatbread while his mind was filled with the delicious food sent by his charming and great ancestors.

Sigh, if I had known we couldn't eat now, I would have eaten more when we had plenty. Why did I have to be so modest? It all ended up in the old man's stomach.

Many people could only eat half a piece of bread before they couldn't finish it; it was cold and hard, so they had to save it to bake over a fire later that evening before eating it.

Liu Xiangbai seemed somewhat distracted.

A few days ago, my wife said that she is now doing business for the gods and has made a lot of money. She has moved back to the capital with her daughter and has also brought back some of the guards that her father had dismissed to guard the house. She has even invited back the old woman who used to take care of her daughter.

This should have been a good thing, but last night he wore an eye mask, hoping to see his wife, but only saw his daughter. He then learned that his wife had been very busy lately, leaving early and returning late, and sometimes not even sleeping because she was busy with accounts.

He felt sorry for his wife who was working so hard outside, but he could do nothing about it and could only watch helplessly.

Liu Xiangbai's longing to reunite with his wife and daughter grew stronger, but he could only gradually move further and further away from them.

Gu Xingzhao had been very busy these past few days, running around preparing for the opening of the new supermarket. She took the opportunity to visit Gugu before leaving home in the morning. Seeing Liu Xiangbai looking preoccupied, she realized that He Zhen hadn't contacted her recently. However, it was almost time for her to sign a contract with someone else, so she could only wait until later to see He Zhen.

She put the large bag of cookies and jelly, along with some rice balls, into the bamboo basket. Without Uncle Li's breakfast stall, and with the restaurant she had booked not yet open for business, she would have to make do with rice balls for now.

Lu Xingyao's arm injury has healed a lot, and he has been taken back to the job of carrying bamboo baskets. Now, carrying the bamboo baskets, he feels a little uncomfortable with how light they are.

As he was thinking, his shoulder was suddenly gripped, the entire bamboo basket sank, and his body was pulled down along with the basket.

Gu Xingzhao was startled and instinctively reached out to help!
Lu Xingyao was stunned for a moment, "?"

Upon seeing this, the tribesmen nearby immediately stepped forward to help support the bamboo basket, saying, "Oh dear! It seems that Brother Yao will need to rest for a few more days with this injury. Let me carry it!"

Here's the first update. Moving is exhausting. I'll post the second update before noon tomorrow. Everyone, go to sleep now, and check back after noon tomorrow.