After a startling glance, the curtain of the carriage was lowered, and the young man’s face could no longer be seen, and the carriage gradually moved away.

The Gu Family also set up their mule carriages and set off.

There were more victims on the road than in the previous days, and everyone in the convoy cheered up and headed on their way.

At noon, Uncle Ma asked them to stop and have a rest and eat solid food.

Gu Fei drank some water and ate the steamed bun. As she was eating, she saw Mrs. Qian next to them taking out a coarse grain steamed bun, breaking it into two halves, handing half to Lian’er, and putting the other half in her sleeve.

Gu Fei frowned and couldn’t help but say: “Auntie, you just give Lian’er half a bun. Won’t she feel hungry? Besides, she has to walk with Bao’er on her back!”

Mrs. Qian rolled her eyes and said, “It’s none of your business. Lian’er is the girl I bought. Even if I don’t feed her, it has nothing to do with you.”

Mrs. Chen pulled Gu Fei: “Forget it, it’s useless even if you tell her, you can’t control it.”

Just as she was talking, Bao’er came over with an egg in his mouth, knocked the steamed bun in Lian’er’s hand with a snap, and stuck out his tongue at Lian’er: “Damn girl, you crybaby!”

Lian’er cried a lot this morning, and Bao’er saw it.

Gu Fei was so angry that he picked up half of the steamed bun and handed it to Lian’er. He glared at Bao’er fiercely and said, “You kid, why are you so bad? You can’t even let others eat peacefully. If you dare to do such a thing again. I’ll let Third Brother hit you!”

Bao’er made a face and ran away.

Lian’er’s face was blank. She took half of the steamed bun and stuffed it into her mouth without dusting it off.

Gu Fei hurriedly grabbed it, patted it, pulled Lian’er aside, handed her the steamed bun, and broke off half of the bun for her.

Lian’er held the steamed bun in her hand and looked at Gu Fei blankly: “I know you are kind-hearted. But you don’t need to worry about me. It doesn’t matter whether I eat or not. Anyway, I don’t want to live anymore.”

Gu Fei frowned: “What nonsense are you talking about? Look at these people, who are not struggling to survive!”

“Have you forgotten why your mother sold you?”

Lian’er lowered her head and remained silent.

Gu Fei continued: “Your mother sold you so that you could survive. Those people who beat your mother and brother to death for food also wanted to survive.”

“How can you say such a thing when you still have something to eat?”

“Do you want your mother to die without feeling at ease?”

Lian’er raised her head and gave a smile that was uglier than crying: “What’s the point of living for me? My parents and brothers are gone. I’m a lonely ghost in this world.”

“You can still burn paper money for them during the Ghost Festival if you are alive, but if you die too, your family will not even have anyone to burn paper money in the underworld. Your whole family will still suffer from poverty. Think about it.”

Lian’er blinked slowly and suddenly said: “Yes, I have to burn paper money for them and burn a house for them to live in so that their life in the underworld will be easier.”

Gu Fei smiled: “That’s right. Only when people are alive can they have hope. Eat quickly. Eat, so you can go on your way.”

Lian’er quickly stuffed the steamed bun in her hand into her mouth. Once a person has the motivation to live, she will find ways to live.

She knew that if Mrs. Qian saw this white-flour bun, she would take it away!

Mrs. Qian had seen it a long time ago.

It was just, that Gu Fei was over there, so it was hard for her to go and grab it.

She quickly calculated in her mind. Since Gu Fei was willing to raise Lian’er for her, it was just right. She didn’t have to give her half of the bun.