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

Chapter 49 Discussing Settlement

Wen Dashan sat wearily at the entrance of the dilapidated temple, his eyes glazed over as he watched the mule cart approach. When he recognized Wen Yuxia and Wen Yunhong on the cart, he stood up excitedly.

Before he could even speak, tears streamed uncontrollably down his face. Wiping them away, Wen Dashan choked out, "Da Ya, Xiao Qi, Grandpa has finally been waiting for you!"

Wen Yunhong nimbly jumped off the mule cart and ran towards Wen Dashan like a joyful little bird. His little mouth opened and closed repeatedly as he eagerly called out, "Grandpa, Xiao Qi missed you so much!"

At the same time, Wen Yuxia slowly got off the mule cart. Her steps were slightly heavy, and her eyes were also glistening with tears.

"Grandpa, I'm back with Hong'er," she said softly.

Just then, Madam Yang rushed out of the dilapidated temple, her face full of joy, but her eyes were slightly moist.

"Da Ya, Xiao Qi, our family is finally reunited!" She couldn't help but burst into tears, her sobs heart-wrenching: "Da Ya, your uncle, your uncle... he's gone, sob sob sob..."

Upon hearing this, Wen Yunhai could no longer contain his grief and burst into tears, sobbing, "Waaah, Dad, Hai'er misses you so much..."

Looking at the scene before him, Wen Dashan's face showed a helpless and sorrowful expression. He sighed softly and turned to Wen Yuxia, saying, "Ever since your uncle passed away, everyone's mood has become exceptionally heavy..."

Wen Yuxia quickly stepped forward, stretched out her arms, and gently embraced Yang's trembling body, whispering in an extremely gentle voice:

"Aunt, don't be too sad. The dead cannot be brought back to life, that's an unchangeable fact. Although Uncle has passed away, my eldest cousin and the others still need your care..."

Upon hearing these words, Madam Yang raised her hand and hastily wiped away the tears streaming down her face, saying somewhat embarrassedly:

"Look at me, I've been so foolish, I'm not even as sensible as you, a child."

After saying that, she sighed deeply, and hope rekindled in her eyes. For the sake of the children, she had to be strong and bravely face the future.

"Grandpa, let's go into town now," Wen Yuxia said, feeling a pang of sadness as she looked at the tattered cotton-padded coats worn by Wen Dashan and the others.

After entering the city, Wen Yuxia first went to a clothing store and bought new cotton-padded clothes for Wen Dashan and the others. Then she found an inn to stay in.

After washing up, Wen Dashan, Yang Shi, and Wen Yunhai went to the room of Wen Yuxia and her brother and Fubao.

Seeing the three of them dressed in new clothes from head to toe, Wen Yuxia finally felt relieved. A family should share both happiness and hardship.

"Grandpa, Aunt, Eldest Brother, please sit down and eat. My sister specially prepared minced meat porridge for you," Wen Yunhong warmly invited Wen Dashan and the others to sit down.

People who have been hungry for a long time shouldn't eat too much at once; they need to let their stomachs recover slowly. Wen Yuxia instructed the kitchen to cook a pot of minced meat porridge.

The aromas of minced meat congee, large meat buns, and stir-fried eggs with chives mingled together. Wen Yunhai took a deep breath and said with a look of delight, "So fragrant."

"Grandpa, Fu Bao said that Hong'er and I can register our household in Nanzhou Prefecture," Wen Yuxia asked Wen Dashan for his opinion on the matter after dinner.

Her and Wen Yunhong's household registration was in the prefectural city, while the Wen family's household registration could only be in Mengzhong County, which was closest to Nanzhou Prefecture, or Xinchuan County, which was a little further away.

Whether one's registered residence is in the county town or the village is up to the Wen family to choose.

Wen Dashan looked at Fu Bao in surprise. The little guy was quite capable; he managed to register Wen Yuxia and her brother's household registration in the prefectural city and even let them choose the village to settle in.

“Da Ya, without land, where will you get your food and supplies? If you insist on registering your household in the city, then go to Xinchuan County. It's closer, and I can send you grain.”

Wen Dashan planned to settle down in a village near Xinchuan County and strongly urged Wen Yuxia to move to Xinchuan County town.

With a smile, Wen Yuxia took out several silver notes from her bosom and softly told her grandfather:

“Grandpa, I saved three people along the way. Fu Bao was going to Nanzhou Prefecture, so she traveled with me. The other two left on their own after they recovered from their injuries, and they left me a lot of silver before they left.”

In order to put Wen Dashan's mind at ease, and also to help her family as much as she could, Wen Yuxia specially prepared a silver note with a face value of one hundred taels for each of Wen Dashan, Yang Shi, Wen Zibai, and Wen Zihua.

Handing the silver notes to Wen Dashan, Wen Yuxia earnestly instructed, "Grandpa, please take back and give the silver to Second Uncle and Third Uncle. Make sure the house is built with large bricks and tiles."

She disliked the low, mud-brick houses and hoped her family's house could be built more grandly.

Wen Dashan clutched the silver notes tightly in his hand, his heart filled with gratitude and relief. Da Ya had not only prepared the money for him to build a house and buy land, but also for the first, second, and third wives.

When you get home, you must tell your children and grandchildren that you can be unkind to anyone else in this life, but you must never mistreat Daya.

"Grandpa will accept the silver without hesitation. The house will be registered in Hong'er's name. That will be your home from now on. Once you two are settled in the city, remember to send me a letter with your address."

Fearing that his two sons would return to Mengzhong County to look for him, Wen Dashan planned to set off for Xinchuan County early the next morning.

"Father lives with our eldest son's family, so he doesn't need a separate house. The one hundred taels of silver that Daya gave Father can not only build a house for Hong'er but also buy him several acres of good land!" Madam Yang continued.

Wen Yuxia smiled and said, "It's good that the house is in Hong'er's name. That will be our old house from now on. Hong'er and I will go back to visit Grandpa and Aunt when we have time. Please take good care of Grandpa."

Wen Linshi was a brother-supporting demon. On the way to escape famine, she would rather serve her family members for food, drink and toilet needs than cook a meal for Wen Dashan. Wen Dashan's old age still had to be arranged by Yangshi.

Having promised Wen Dashan that he could choose any village to settle in, Fu Bao naturally had to keep his word, she said:

“Grandpa Wen, if you want to choose which village to settle in, you'll have to come with us to Nanzhou Prefecture. It won't be too late for you to head to Xinchuan County after my maternal grandfather has arranged everything.”

Yang, standing to the side, smiled and said, "Father, let Hai'er accompany you to Nanzhou Prefecture. I'll go to Xinchuan County to let my second and third brothers know I'm safe."

Wen Dashan chuckled and said, "I forgot about that."

He was secretly overjoyed. Fu Bao's promise to let him choose any village to settle down was true.