Reborn as a Happy Wife in a Rural Family
Chapter 151: Wuyou Arrives

Chapter 151: Chapter 151: Wuyou Arrives

As expected, a carriage and four ox carts arrived before nightfall, swaying and bumping along.

When they reached them, Wuyou jumped down from the carriage.

The young girl leaped from the carriage and ran straight to Gu Qingli. The sight made the displaced people anxious. Young lady, aren’t you afraid of falling if you run like that?

At the same time, hope flickered in their eyes; they desperately wished these ox carts were here to pick them up.

Seeing the carriage arrive, Gu Qingli let out a huge sigh of relief in her heart. She wouldn’t have to walk to Qiyang County in the dark.

"Miss." Wuyou rushed to Gu Qingli’s side, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at her master, who resembled a beggar.

They had journeyed entirely on muddy roads, getting splattered with mud. From time to time, they had also helped others join their group. They were as wretched as could be.

"It’s good you’re here. Hurry and make the arrangements; I’m starving."

Gu Qingli reached out and pinched Wuyou’s cheek. With the carriage here, she could finally appease her rumbling stomach.

Wuyou nodded emphatically. "Yes, yes, I’ll make the arrangements. Wuqing, take Miss to the carriage. There’s food and blankets inside."

"Right away!" Wuqing replied cheerfully, quickly helping Gu Qingli into the carriage.

"Miss, please eat something in the carriage first. I’ll let Daniu get on later. I need to go help Wuyou now."

Given Daniu’s smell, Miss would probably lose her appetite, Wuqing thought.

After helping Gu Qingli into the carriage, Wuqing spoke to her.

"Alright, go ahead."

Gu Qingli boarded the carriage and sat on the soft couch. A wave of exhaustion washed over her.

She moistened her dry lips and touched her empty stomach. Best to drink some water and eat first.

Since they had started receiving and treating the displaced people around noon, she hadn’t had a single drop of water or a grain of rice.

She was so hungry her stomach ached.

There truly hadn’t been time to eat, as several patients were in critical condition.

With a mere thought, a cup of water materialized in her hand.

GLUG, GLUG...

Gu Qingli downed the cup of water in one go. Only then did she feel as if she had come back to life. She immediately put the cup away, took out food, and began to eat.

The driver outside was a member of the Secret Sect. Even from his position, he could smell the fragrant aroma of food. He gulped, his mouth watering. He and his companions hadn’t eaten since receiving their mission and leaving the city eight hours prior.

Gu Qingli even heard him swallowing hard. She put down her bowl and chopsticks, retrieved a basket of fruit from her Space, lifted the curtain, and handed it to him.

"Take this and eat."

Secret Guard No.15 was stunned for a moment, then quickly accepted the basket with both hands.

"Thank you, Ma’am."

"Go on, eat. See if any of the displaced people don’t have food and give them some."

"Yes, Ma’am." Secret Guard No.15 set the basket down, secured the horse, and then carried the basket over to the displaced people who had already boarded the ox carts.

"Are these carts really here for us? Young lady, did your Miss arrange this?" the woman who had boarded an ox cart asked Wuqing. This mother and son had been among the first to follow them and were quite familiar with Wuqing.

"Yes," Wuqing nodded.

"Your Miss is truly a great benefactor."

The government officials hadn’t cared about them, the survivors. Instead, it was a young lady who had extended a helping hand.

Without the ox carts, without the young lady’s medical treatment, it would have been very difficult for these people to live to see tomorrow!

"Mom, look, that big brother is handing out fruit," her son said, tugging her sleeve and pointing at Secret Guard No.15.

"Would you like some, Little Fish?" Wuqing had seen it too; it was the fruit Miss had taken out. She asked the child named Little Fish.

Little Fish, just over four years old, was delicate and adorable, though a bit too thin. He looked at Wuqing with his large, grape-like eyes and nodded.

Wuqing patted his small head, walked over to Secret Guard No.15, took two apples from the basket, and returned to Little Fish and his mother.

"Here." She gave both apples to Little Fish and his mother. They had no food on them and, like Gu Qingli’s group, hadn’t eaten since morning.

"Thank you!"

The woman’s hands trembled as she accepted the apples. These were precious fruits, something only wealthy families could afford, and she had given them two! That young lady truly has a heart of gold.

These fruits would ensure she and her son wouldn’t go hungry tonight.

She quickly put one apple aside, wiped the other clean with her sleeve, and held it to Little Fish’s mouth.

"Quick, Little Fish, take a bite."

"Mhm."

Little Fish took a crisp bite of the apple.

At this, the nearby displaced people swallowed audibly, craning their necks to look.

"Mommy, you try too. It’s yummy!" Little Fish mumbled, his mouth full, pushing the apple towards the woman’s lips.

With tears welling in her eyes, the woman took a bite.

「On the other side」

Wuyou, having finished arranging for the ox cart to return to Qinghe Village, came back to check on the displaced people who had boarded the other carts.

"We’re almost ready. Let’s go." Wuyou observed that everyone seemed stable enough to make it through the night; they just needed to reach the County City.

"Alright, let’s inform Miss, and then we can depart."

The two approached the carriage. "Miss, everyone has boarded the carts. Can we leave now?"

Gu Qingli, having heard Wuyou, put away her bowl and chopsticks and said, "Yes, bring Daniu up, and let’s leave quickly."

"Alright."

Wuqing went to Yun No. 18 to get Daniu. Yun No. 20 was accompanying the ox cart back to Qinghe Village.

The driver was one of their own people, but he didn’t know the route. Since it was nighttime, Wuqing had Yun No. 20 accompany the cart heading back.

Yun No. 18 was carrying Daniu on his back.

Daniu was currently curled up asleep in a cotton-padded jacket provided by one of the refugees.

Wuqing said to Yun No. 18, "We’re leaving. Be careful on your journey."

Yun No. 18 nodded.

Wuyou and Wuqing boarded the carriage, set Daniu down, and the carriage began to move.

"You two eat quickly."

Gu Qingli took out a few more apples and placed them in Wuyou’s and Wuqing’s arms.

The two nodded and began to crunch on them.

Gu Qingli also had an apple for dessert.

"Wuyou, was the road difficult?"

"Yes, Miss. Fortunately, the drivers are our own people," Wuyou nodded.

"How are things in the County City?"

"It’s manageable. With us there, Zhao Shijin wouldn’t dare to be negligent. The displaced people with nowhere to go have been allowed into the city, and inns have been compulsorily requisitioned."

"Can everyone be accommodated?"

Wuqing nodded and added, "It’s a tight fit, but his county yamen’s rear courtyard is also housing people. Additionally, wealthy merchants, officials, and nobles in the city—anyone with vacant properties—have been compelled to take people in. Our Gu Clinic has also been delivering grain and clothes, as well as providing house calls for medical treatment."

"Miss, you truly have incredible foresight," Wuyou added after Wuqing finished.

Gu Qingli smiled faintly. She didn’t have incredible foresight; those preparations had originally been for Xiao Yunjing.

Still, this way, the refugees had a temporary place to settle, resolving their most pressing needs. During those three days of heavy rain, if no one had managed them, if they had no food, no clothes, and no shelter from the rain, who knows what would have become of those refugees.