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Chapter 371. Escaping the Huang Mansion 37

371. Escaping the Huang Mansion 37

"Are they really different from other armies?" Mu Wanqing asked. Although she had worked for the Huang family before, before she entered the Huang family when she was a child, Mu Wanqing had personally witnessed a relative of hers who did business in town limping back home, clutching his stomach.

At that time, Mu Wanqing was young and could not remember almost anything clearly, but she remembered that one thing very clearly.

The relative who ran a business in town was kicked in the stomach by an army officer for being a little slow in serving him. After being kicked to the ground, he was kicked several more times.

When the relative explained why he was limping, he was crying: "He smashed up the business I had worked so hard to build."

Therefore, in Mu Wanqing's memory, the army has always been an image of being cold and inhuman.

“Ah, this army will be different from all the previous armies,” Lu Renkui explained to Mu Wanqing. “It is an army composed of the people, and naturally it will serve the people.”

After listening to Lu Renkui's explanation, Mu Wanqing was still a little confused.

“Well… just think of it this way: among all the armies out there, the armies of these three people in front of you, and the people who lead them, are genuinely concerned for the people,” Lu Renkui said. “So they won’t do anything to you.”

At this moment, Huang Muyan finished speaking with the two young soldiers in her hometown dialect. During her conversation with the two young soldiers, Huang Muyan felt that these three people could be trusted. After hearing the two young soldiers say that they had joined the Red Army, Huang Muyan felt that it was okay to follow them.

Huang Muyan often saw the word "Red Army" in the newspaper. She felt a sense of familiarity with it and her intuition told her that it was a word with a bright future.

The soldier, who was around 20 years old, breathed a sigh of relief when the three minors agreed to come with him. He then stepped forward and said, "I'll take you to our place first. Change your clothes; it was raining so hard earlier, don't catch a cold."

After the oldest soldier left, Mu Baiyuan turned to look at Huang Muyan, who nodded, indicating that the three men could be trusted.

Mu Baiyuan then carried Mu Wanqing on his back and followed Huang Muyan and the soldier walking in front.

The two soldiers walked up to Mu Baiyuan, who was carrying Mu Wanqing on his back, and started chatting with him.

The girl asked, "Is that your sister on your back?"

Mu Baiyuan said, "Yes."

The boy asked, "How old are you two this year?"

Mu Baiyuan replied, "I'm 15, and my sister is 13."

The girl asked, "You're about the same age as us—have you two not eaten yet?"

The boy said, "Yeah, I heard your stomachs growling really loudly just now. I have some leftover steamed buns from this morning, do you want some?"

Mu Baiyuan said, "I'm not hungry."

As soon as Mu Baiyuan finished speaking, he felt his stomach begin to vibrate, followed by a series of clear gurgling sounds.

The rumbling sound was particularly loud, attracting the attention of Huang Muyan and the oldest soldier who were chatting in front. They turned around to see whose stomach was making the noise.

Seeing Mu Baiyuan blushing and lowering her head because her stomach was growling too loudly, Huang Muyan slapped her forehead and hurriedly opened a small hole in her box, took out the food she had hidden in the box earlier—a few easy-to-preserve sesame cakes—and took out two of them.

After stuffing one of the sesame seed cakes into Mu Baiyuan's mouth, Huang Muyan said, "Look at my memory, I should have let you two eat first."

After saying that, Huang Muyan stuffed another piece of sesame seed cake into Mu Wanqing's mouth.

Mu Wanqing got off Mu Baiyuan, so that Mu Baiyuan wouldn't have to do the difficult task of eating a pancake while carrying her on his back.

Then it turned into two slightly older people walking in front, and four children walking side by side behind them. Two of them were eating sesame seed cakes, while the other two were staring at the sesame seed cakes in their mouths and watching them eat.

The reed marshes suddenly didn't seem so scary anymore.

Having been hungry for a while, Mu Wanqing wolfed down a large bite of the sesame seed cake, swallowing it without chewing it properly, which made the girl next to her a little worried.

"Don't eat so fast," the girl said, pulling out her water bottle from her person, opening the lid, and watching Mu Wanqing chew. "Eating such big mouthfuls can easily cause choking."

"Are you going to work? Do you want some water?" the girl asked, handing the water bottle towards Mu Wanqing.

Mu Wanqing had just taken a bite of the sesame seed cake that was too big and was having trouble swallowing it when the girl handed her water, which was like a godsend. Mu Wanqing took the water bottle and took a big gulp, softening the oversized sesame seed cake in her mouth.

With difficulty, Mu Wanqing swallowed the sesame seed cake in her mouth, took a deep breath, and then spat it out. She then said to the girl, "Thank you, sister."

"You're welcome. My name is Lan Ai. What's your name?" The girl was holding a water bottle, waiting for Mu Wanqing to stop swallowing so she could hand it over.

"My brother calls me Xiao Wan, but I don't know my full name," Mu Wanqing answered honestly.