Chapter 208 Critical Situation

"Mother-in-law, don't cry, I'll treat you to a steamed bun." Yu Qiuer took out a white flour bun wrapped in a handkerchief from her bag.

She didn't finish her meal in the morning, so she planned to bake some steamed bread slices in the evening, which would be a perfect opportunity to give to her mother-in-law now.

Tears streamed down the old woman's bark-like face. She looked at the steamed bun placed in front of her and swallowed her saliva.

Shitou helped her up and let her sit back on the millstone where she had been sitting before.

"Little girl, you eat. Grandma is not hungry." The old woman shook her head, as if she was worried that the little girl in front of her would not believe her. She even spread out the tree root in her hand to show her, "Look, Grandma has food to eat."

When Yu Qiuer saw the black tree roots, she couldn't help but feel tears welling up in her eyes.

She had never eaten anything like this in her entire life, even during the most difficult times.

Yu Qiuer suppressed her bitterness and stuffed the steamed bun into her hand without saying anything. "Mother-in-law, I have a lot of steamed buns. You can eat them. Don't worry about me being hungry."

She grinned and said, "Eat it quickly, it's so fragrant and soft."

The old woman wanted to return the steamed bun, but when she saw the dust on the snow-white bun that was stained by her hands, she shuddered and finally gave up refusing.

But she didn't eat it. Instead, she carefully stuffed the bun into her arms and smiled at Qiu'er, "I'll take it back to nourish my daughter and wife."

Yu Qiuer winked at Shitou and sat down next to the old woman to ask her about the situation.

Pan Yingying jumped off the carriage and pushed Fat Tiger, who was about to jump off, back.

Yu Chaosheng grabbed Batian's head and said, "Your mother has to go do something important, don't make trouble."

Batian was dissatisfied, so he turned around to push the other person, and a fight broke out between the man and the tiger.

Pan Yingying walked towards the village entrance, and Honglian and Lumei immediately followed and protected her.

"There was a war, and all the males in the village were captured by the soldiers, even six-year-old children were not spared."

"It was not enough for them to capture all the men, they also took away food, and many girls and wives in the village were also insulted."

"Some people couldn't stand it and committed suicide."

“So many people are running away!”

“None of the people who were taken away have returned.”

"My daughter and daughter-in-law were hidden in the cellar by me, and they luckily escaped."

"There is no food. My daughter is born mentally retarded. I am old and cannot plant crops. The seeds have been eaten up. My daughter-in-law is pregnant..."

The old woman's intermittent voice reached Pan Yingying's ears. She clenched her fists and turned her head to look at Long Er.

Long Er understood and took a bag of steamed buns from the carriage.

"Mother-in-law, we are passing by here. It is too late. Can we go into the village and stay for one night?" Pan Yingying handed over the steamed buns. "This is the reward."

Give them some steamed buns that can be eaten immediately first, and leave some rice for them when they leave.

Pan Yingying thought to herself and smiled softly at the old woman.

The mother-in-law is a wise person as she was able to find a way to protect her foolish daughter and daughter-in-law at such a critical moment.

When the old woman looked up, she was met with a smiling face. The owner of the smiling face looked like a fairy in a painting. She did not show the slightest disdain or contempt for an old woman like her. She was stunned immediately.

When he reacted, he quickly knelt down again, calling out "It's the Goddess!"

Pan Yingying didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She held the girl and took out another steamed bun and put it in her hand. "I'm not some goddess. I'm just an ordinary person. Mother-in-law, please take us into the village and let your daughter and daughter-in-law fill their stomachs first."

The old woman nodded repeatedly and led them towards the village. The scene in the village was no different from what they had imagined, decayed, dilapidated, and filled with death.

The mother-in-law's house is at the end of the village. The courtyard is quiet and there is no sound at all.

She pushed open the door, led a few girls in, and went to the place against the earth wall to pull out a bundle of firewood.

After the firewood was pulled away, a wooden board was exposed, and Lumei stepped forward to help move it.

"Mom... my stomach... hurts so much..." A faint voice came from the gap between the wooden boards.

Everyone present had practiced martial arts and had sharp ears and eyes, so they could naturally hear the sound from the bottom of the cellar.

"Oh no, something's happened to the pregnant woman!" Yu Chun'er shouted, and Lu Mei quickly moved the wooden board away. The little girl jumped down without thinking, so fast that Pan Yingying didn't have time to catch her.

Wang Xueer was only one step behind and jumped down without hesitation.

Pan Yingying noticed the half-broken scalpel in her hand and calmed herself down a little.

"The pregnant woman is about to give birth!" Yu Chun'er shouted from below, "This sister is also having a high fever!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the old woman's legs went limp and her vision went dark.

But she knew she couldn't fall down at this moment, otherwise none of the three people in the cellar might survive.

"Goddess of salvation, please save my family. Our family has never done anything bad. Please save them..." She knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed to Pan Yingying regardless of anything. No one could stop her.

Pan Yingying grabbed her tightly and said, "Mother-in-law, now is not the time to talk about this. Saving people is more important."

Seeing her gloomy expression, the old woman dared not say anything more and wiped her face with her torn sleeves.

Pan Yingying glanced at Yu Qiuer, "Qiuer, do you know what to do?"

Yu Qiuer nodded heavily. In this world, it was difficult for women to give birth, so she and her sister had put special effort into this aspect.

Pan Yingying poked her head out to take a look at the cellar. It was not big, and could accommodate four people. She took a deep breath and raised her voice, "Chun'er, what's the situation down there now? Can we transfer the patient up?"

After a moment, Yu Chuner's voice rang out from below, "Yes!"

Pan Yingying responded, "Then you guys come up and make preparations first, and let the adults come down to transfer the patient."

She turned her head and looked at Lu Yi who followed her, "Prepare the tent and disinfect it, quickly!"

Lu Yi let out an "Ah" and turned and ran away.

While Chun'er and Wang Xue'er climbed up, Lumei, who had the strongest strength, went down and first carried up a skinny girl. Then she brought a stretcher and went down with Honglian to carry out the pregnant woman.

The pregnant woman looked to be about 18 or 19 years old and was in very bad condition. Her whole body was swollen and her hair was wet with sweat and stuck to her face.

The old woman rushed over and grabbed her hand, saying anxiously: "Lan Ya, don't be afraid, the goddess will save you, don't be afraid!"

The daughter-in-law named Lan Ya nodded with difficulty, and then her expression changed, obviously she was in extreme pain.

"The tent is ready!" Qing Yi ran over to inform, and the group quickly moved to the larger yard next door.

Outside the large military green tent, Yu Chuner and Yu Qiuer were wearing masks and white coats, and were being disinfected by Lu Yi.

Seeing Lan Ya coming, Huang Yi hurried over with a set of sterilized hospital gown.

Everyone worked together to change Lan Ya's clothes, and then Lu Yi pushed her into the tent.

Yu Chaosheng and his men were in the opposite yard, and seeing that everything was in order here, they did not come over to cause trouble.