He has a spatial ability and saves three children on his escape route.

Chapter 46 Severing Ties with the Wang Family

Village Chief Wang cleared his throat twice and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Da Ya, we all see how much you've done for the village, but one more person means one more share of food. Besides, a child who's only a few years old is just a burden..."

Wen Yuxia knew that traveling with the villagers during the famine was much safer than traveling alone with her two children, so she softened her voice and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, Fubao will come with me and won't participate in the village's food rations. Do you think that's alright?"

With a broad smile, Village Chief Wang said benevolently, "If Daya wants to take her, then let her. Grandpa Village Chief isn't an unreasonable person."

The old folks in the village had asked him to intervene because of the grain issue. Now, they've satisfied Wen Yuxia's demands while also reaching an agreement not to give Fubao any grain rations.

The problem was perfectly solved. Village Chief Wang waved his hand and said, "Everyone, disperse, disperse, don't crowd around here anymore."

With no excitement to see, the villagers walked back to their own settlements in twos and threes. Ignoring Wang Wu's pleading eyes, Wen Yuxia took her meager belongings and, along with Wen Yunhong and Fu Bao, found another place to rest.

Fu Bao called out anxiously, "Sister!"

Because of him, Wen Yuxia had a falling out with her family. He felt guilty, but also confused as to why Wen Yuxia hadn't told her family that he could help villagers settle in the wealthiest county in Nanzhou Prefecture.

Wen Yuxia patted Fu Bao's head and said softly, "Fu Bao, I will escort you to Nanzhou Prefecture. You help us find a good place to stay. This is our promise. No one else or anything else is worth your worry. I'll take care of everything."

“Mmm,” Fu Bao nodded obediently.

In the days that followed, thanks to the wild beef provided by Wen Yuxia and the money Wang Ping spent to buy food for the villagers along the way, the villagers no longer needed to search for food, and their travel speed increased considerably.

Finally, at the entrance of Mengzhong County, Village Chief Wang saw Village Chief Yang. He grasped Village Chief Yang's hand tightly, his eyes filled with tears, and said in a trembling voice, "Village Chief, I...we've finally caught up!"

Along the way, because they lacked travel permits, they were unable to pass through each county town they reached. Fortunately, Wang Ping and Wang Dashu had travel permits and silver, which allowed them to enter the towns and buy grain.

Apart from Wen Yuxia and her brother, all 65 villagers from Xiaowang Village, including him, came here without exception.

Village Chief Wang wiped away his tears of sorrow, and then, Village Head Yang spoke in a condescending tone:

"Old Wang, the magistrate of Mengzhong County has people distributing porridge at the city gate every day. Today's porridge has already been distributed, and tomorrow you can enjoy some fragrant rice porridge."

There are many thatched huts outside the city for resettling disaster victims. Only those who have registered through proper channels can move in. Yang Lizheng handed the road pass to Village Chief Wang and told him to take the villagers to the city gate to register as soon as possible the next morning.

Upon learning that the villagers from Xiaowang Village had also arrived, villagers from Dawan Village and Li Village came to the place where the Xiaowang Village villagers were staying, looking for their relatives and intending to invite them to stay temporarily in the thatched hut.

Wen Dashan also arrived. He excitedly peered into the crowd, his gaze sweeping across the entire scene. He saw Wang Ping, Wang Wushi, Wang Erzhu… but he didn't see Wen Yuxia and her brother.

He strode forward and asked anxiously, "In-law, where have my eldest daughter and youngest daughter gone?"

"They separated from us in Haichuan County, and I don't know where they are now," Wang Ping said awkwardly.

Wen Dashan shouted angrily, "Old Wang, Daya and Xiaoqi are your own grandchildren! How could you let them leave alone?"

Without Daya and Xiaoqi, it's better to disown this marriage with the Wang family. What kind of lousy in-laws are they? He even thought of taking the Wang family to stay in their thatched hut temporarily. Wen Dashan stormed towards Village Chief Wang.

Village Chief Wang was a shrewd man. As soon as he saw Wen Dashan, he took the initiative to confess that Wen Yuxia had taken in Fubao on the road and promised that the village wouldn't have to pay for Fubao's food rations in order to get the villagers to keep him.

Originally, Wen Yuxia had no intention of leaving Xiaowang Village, but Wang Hu made things difficult for her in every way. First, he wouldn't let Wen Yuxia eat the grain that Wang Ping bought for the villagers, and then he revealed that the silver was found by Wen Yuxia, and that Wen Yuxia had more silver than Wang Ping and Wang Ershu.

The villagers, tempted by greed, demanded that Wen Yuxia hand over half of her silver to the village as a settlement allowance for their arrival in Xinchuan County. Wen Yuxia naturally refused, and so, under cover of night, she left with Wen Yunhong and Fubao.

Village Chief Wang said apologetically, "Brother Da Shan, Da Ya has helped a lot along the way, but, but I am the village chief, and I have to consider everyone's needs. You, you understand, right?"

Wen Dashan was both angry and amused. During the difficult times when there was no food, it was Da Ya who helped the villagers of Xiaowang Village find several hundred catties of taro. When food ran out, it was Da Ya who hunted wild buffalo.

After that, when there were places to buy grain, the villagers of Xiaowang Village revealed their greedy nature. "Hmph, Xiaowang Village, Village Chief Wang, Wang Ping, you're all something else! I, Wen Dashan, will remember this debt!"

Wen Dashan said coldly, "The Wen family and the Wang family are no longer related by marriage. The descendants of the Wen family will never marry into the people of Xiaowang Village. Please ask Village Chief Wang to tell Wang Ping to stop harassing Daya and her brother."

Wen Yuxia is more capable than the villagers of Xiaowang Village. If the villagers of Xiaowang Village could make it here safely, Wen Dashan believes that Wen Yuxia will definitely arrive safely as well.

Back at the thatched hut, Wen Dashan announced his decision, "Zibai, you guys go to Xinchuan County to settle down first, I'll wait for Daya here."

Mengzhong County also received disaster victims. Village head Yang had them rest and recuperate while waiting for the villagers from Xiaowang Village. Now that the Xiaowang Village villagers have arrived, Village head Yang should make a decision tomorrow regarding whether they stay or leave.

To avoid missing out on Wen Yuxia, Wen Dashan decided that regardless of whether Yang Lizheng settled in Xinchuan County or not, his family would go to Xinchuan County, because he had told Wen Yuxia that Xinchuan County was their place of residence.

After Wen Zisong's death, the brothers Wen Zibo and Wen Zihua seemed to have realized something, and they took better care of Wen Zisong's four children than their own.

Wen Zisong's wife, Yang, also changed her previous selfishness and meanness, and silently protected all the children in the family, and the relationship between the sisters-in-law became more and more harmonious.

Madam Yang spoke first, saying, "It's not right for Father to stay here alone waiting for Daya. Yunhai and I will stay here with Father. Second and Third Brothers, take the others and go to Xinchuan County first."

"Father, I want to stay and keep you company too!" Wen Zibo and Wen Zihua said in unison.

"Grandpa, wouldn't it be better if we all waited here for Daya? Why do we have to split up?" Wen Yunhai asked, puzzled.

Wen Dashan chuckled and said, "Da Ya has silver on her. If she crossed the city, she might have already gotten ahead of us."

"Oh, I understand," Wen Yunhai nodded thoughtfully.