17 What Did He Mean?

Thinking about his elder brother's words, Xiao Han said, "Then let me ask her."

"Do you think she's going to tell you? You don't have to do anything since I'll keep my eyes on her." Xiao Shao said calmly.

Xiao Han glanced at his elder brother who had already turned his head to stare at Xu Xiang again. He jumped off the sleigh and couldn't help but said, "Elder Brother, do you know that if you have been looking for someone for a long time, in the end, you will fall in love with that person?"

Xiao Shao snorted at him, but didn't speak. He obviously didn't believe his younger brother's words. Xiao Han just shrugged and walked towards Xu Xiang. Looking at his younger brother's thin back, Xiao Shao lowered his eyes and muttered something. In the next second, a black shadow flew away from there.

Not far from the sleigh, Xu Xiang was busy arranging the supplies on the mule cart. After working for more than half an hour, she finally sorted all the things in the mule cart. Seeing that there was nothing to add from her space anymore, she took two paper bags containing warm meat buns from the cart.

As soon as she turned around, she saw Xiao Han walking over. She smiled at him and said, "Er Lang, you came at the right time."

Seeing her holding two paper bags, he asked, "Do you need my help, Elder Sister Xu?"

She shook her head and said, "Not for now."

After saying that, she handed him the two paper bags while saying, "I bought something for your family in the city. Bring them back for your family to enjoy. If you need more water, just come and fill it with the water inside the wooden barrel."

Xiao Han opened one of the paper bags and saw a warm steamed meat bun inside. Looking at the big steamed meat buns, he swallowed, and said, "Elder Sister Xu, you keep giving us food and water. How will we repay you in the future? I'm afraid even if I sell myself, it's not enough to pay you back."

After hearing what he said, Xu Xiang chuckled and said, "It's okay, just accept it. You don't need to pay me back, because I did this to repay your life-saving grace. If you repay me again, wouldn't that mean I don't have any way to pay you back? Then how can I repay your life-saving grace?"

He looked at her smiling face, lowered his eyes to hide the complicated emotions in his eyes, and said softly, "Thank you, Elder Sister Xu."

Looking at him, she said, "Well, hurry up and share it with your family. I'm going to rest first."

He looked up and nodded at her. "Then you should rest well."

"Um. Good night, Er Lang."

"Good night, Elder Sister Xu."

After saying goodbye, Xiao Han returned to the sleigh and handed four meat buns to his elder brother. Before leaving, he didn't forget to say, "Elder Brother, after eating those meat buns, you should stop staring at Elder Sister Xu. Otherwise, if people saw it, they would gossip about the two of you."

Xiao Shao watched his younger brother go away blankly. He looked down at the four warm meat buns in his hand in silence.

"...." 'What did he mean?'

Picking up a meat bun, he took a big bite, and finished the meat bun in two bites. While eating the meat buns, he quietly looked at the mule cart with its cover down.

'Since I can't stare at her, I'll need to find another way to find out her purpose of getting close to my family.'

After eating the meat buns, he called his family, and they slept together on the sleigh. That night, the Xiao family slept peacefully without dreaming. At dawn, the officers had already woken up the prisoners.

"Wake up, wake up! Don't be lazy! Hurry up and start walking!"

One of the prisoners stood up from the ground, rubbed his stomach and asked the officer weakly. "Sir, aren't we going to get our rations first?"

The officer glared at him and said, "What rations?! Starting today, there will only be one meal a day!"

Hearing what the officer just said, many prisoners were shocked and protested. They eat only one small hard steam bun for a meal. But now, the officers are even reducing meal times to once a day. How can they survive like this?

A couple approached the officer and knelt before him. They burst into tears and begged him.

"Sir, please give us something to eat. My wife can't hold on any longer. I beg you, sir. Please be merciful." The husband kept banging his head on the hard ground until his forehead bled.

The officers feel sorry for them, but they really can't give out more rations. These prisoners may not know it, but this is the last place they can resupply. In addition, the county magistrate only gave them half the normal amount of supplies. If they don't cut off their rations, there won't be enough supplies until they reach their destination.

The officer hardened his heart and said, "I can't help you. You'd better save your energy and start walking. The sooner we reach our destination, the sooner you can start your new life."

After leaving this sentence, he continued to wake up the other prisoners, leaving the weeping couple behind. Hearing the commotion, Xu Xiang woke up and saw the desperate faces of the prisoners. Not knowing what just happened, she calmly got out of the mule cart, sat in the driver's seat, and drove towards the place where the sleigh was.

When she arrived, the Xiao family was already awake and ready to leave. Xiao Han, who was sitting in the driver's seat, saw her coming, and greeted her with a smile on his face.

"Good morning, Elder Sister Xu. Did you sleep well last night?"

"Good morning, Er Lang. I sleep well." She greeted him back with a smile.