Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 165 Inevitable
Mrs. Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the Shen sisters would not blame her or complain about her. After a brief conversation, Mrs. Shen left Shaohua Garden to go about her business.

Because the results of the Tongsheng examination had just come out, the academy gave them a seven-day holiday, so Shen Fuyu and the Shen sisters rested in the mansion.

……

The next day.

Shen Fuyu and the Shen sisters were out and about when they suddenly discovered that many refugees had come into the city. They were skinny and squatting on the roadside begging.

"Wow, miss, please be kind. We haven't eaten for three days and the child is starving to death."

Shen Fuyu and the other two looked like ladies from wealthy families, dressed like they were. Suddenly, a ragged man came running over, his hands and feet covered in mud, and he was so thin that his eyes were bulging out.

The man was holding a three-year-old child in his arms, kneeling in front of the Shen sisters and kowtowed continuously, as if he would not get up unless the Shen sisters gave something in return.

"Ladies, the weather is dry and I have no other choice but to take my child out to beg. If I had a way to make a living, I wouldn't do this. Ladies, please be kind. I just want a steamed bun. Just give it to my child. I'm not hungry."

The man's eyes were full of tears, and his hands holding the child were shaking. He looked at the child with heartache. Shen Mengning felt a little soft-hearted and immediately bought five buns on the roadside.

"Here." Shen Mengning's voice was gentle.

The man subconsciously wanted to step forward and take the meat bun, but when he touched Shen Mengning's white and tender slender hand, he became a little timid for a moment, fearing that he would defile Shen Mengning after contact.

Shen Mengning looked up at the man, as if she had sensed what he was thinking. She immediately stuffed the meat bun into the man's arms with a gentle and kind smile.

"Eat."

"poor thing!"

Shen Mengwu's eyes were full of heartache. The girl who was raised in the boudoir had never experienced the evil of human nature, so she was very innocent. Shen Fuyu calmly placed the Shen sisters behind him, blocking all other eager gazes.

A large number of refugees entered the city, including some hungry people who were bound to do something immoral.

Shen Fuyu adjusted his facial expression and looked at the man who was carefully feeding the child meat buns.

"Uncle, where did you flee from? There are suddenly so many refugees in the city. Has the court said how to accommodate you?"

Seeing the child's satisfied smile, the man's eyes were filled with gratitude. Naturally, he answered all the questions Shen Fuyu had, without saying anything more.

"Miss, we fled from the south. The south has been suffering from drought since the year before last. Food prices have skyrocketed, and we can't afford it. Some bullies also like to enter the village to steal food. We were forced to go north. There were originally over 10,000 of us, and many died along the way."

"We heard that there was no drought in the north and that the weather was good, so we wanted to settle down there. However, the situation there wasn't much better, so we decided to enter the city and beg for a living. We were lucky enough to be able to enter the city, but now the city gates are closed. There are many refugees outside the city, all of whom have come from all over the world. I'm not sure where they are exactly."

The middle-aged man honestly told Shen Fuyu all the information he knew.

Shen Fuyu nodded, his heart sinking.

Refugees from all over the world?
That means there must be many other cities over there.

A bad premonition gradually spread in his heart, and Shen Fuyu was not in the mood to drag the Shen sisters out for a walk.

"Uncle, please have a meat bun first, don't save it."

Shen Fuyu also gave the middle-aged man some advice.

Hungry people will do anything. The middle-aged man with the meat buns in his hands can be called a living target. If he doesn't finish eating, the refugees will definitely rush forward and snatch the meat buns away as soon as they leave.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then seemed to react and ate all the remaining meat buns. He secretly left half and stuffed it into the child's clothes.

The middle-aged man couldn't help but shed tears. What a sin! Will God give them a way to survive?

"Miss, Miss, let's go home first."

There was no point in thinking about it, so the Shen sisters nodded obediently and left with Shen Fuyu.

Shen Fuyu walked hurriedly.

The bad premonition became stronger and stronger, and Shen Fuyu felt extremely uneasy.

As they were about to return to the Shen Mansion, Shen Fuyu had no time to breathe a sigh of relief.

Dozens of refugees surrounded Shen Fuyu and the Shen sisters. In the dark and deserted alley, the refugees showed evil smiles.

Step by step, he approached Shen Fuyu and the other two.

Seeing this scene, Shen Mengwu frowned slightly, and calmly held the whip at her waist.

"What do you want to do?" Shen Fuyu protected the Shen sisters behind him, staring intently at the refugees. "You have to think clearly about what will happen if you offend us. If you leave now, I will pretend that this never happened and I won't hold it against you."

Unexpectedly, the refugees were not afraid at all. Instead, they licked their lips and rubbed their hands. There was no flesh on their cheeks and their bones were protruding.

"Hahahaha, you little brat, you dare to scare us! No matter who you are, you can't even afford to eat. It's better to die happily than to starve to death. After all, dying under the peony flowers is a romantic experience, don't you think?"

"Da Zhuang, what are you talking about? Tell them to hand over all the money. I just saw it. These kind-hearted young ladies can buy meat buns for other refugees, but can't they have pity on us?"

"Yes, hand over all the silver you have and we will let you go."

"Don't blame us, ladies. We only chose this method because we were desperate. Who else would take such a risk? Well, if we have to blame someone, blame the injustice of the world. The weather was good, but suddenly a drought hit, and the local officials didn't do anything. To avoid starvation, we had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

The refugees were brought together for profit, so naturally some of them had vicious hearts, while others just wanted to have a meal.

Shen Fuyu took a deep breath and didn't want to fight with the refugees in such a place.

If he only wanted money, Shen Fuyu would be willing to use money to buy peace.

She took off her purse.

"There are thirty taels of silver in it, enough for you to have a full meal."

The Shen sisters were also very considerate and readily threw the silver to the refugees.

The three of them together had a total of one hundred taels. The refugee's eyes suddenly lit up. They had never seen so much silver before.

Without waiting for the refugees to speak, Shen Fuyu took the Shen sisters away from this place of trouble.

Unexpectedly, two tall but very thin men suddenly blocked Shen Fuyu and the Shen sisters.

"Ladies, please be kind and let us two brothers have a good time."

The man licked his lips and looked at the three people with greedy eyes.

(End of this chapter)